270 Gallon SPS tank for JBNY
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mranthonymb
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wow this tank is great, i love the fish you picked. i also want to have a lot of smaller fish in my reef
Here you go!
Very nice Joe! I'm loving this one.
when are you going to update your website?? Very nice as always 
funnyguyMI
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Hey Joe,
Just came across your build thread. Congrats on a great looking tank. Good work on the stand too!
I'm considering upgrading to a 270, and was thinking about using the Luminarc reflectors like you originally did.
I didn't read much in your thread about the decision to switch to the new fixture. What about the Luminarcs didn't you like?
Thanks,
-Mike
Just came across your build thread. Congrats on a great looking tank. Good work on the stand too!
I'm considering upgrading to a 270, and was thinking about using the Luminarc reflectors like you originally did.
I didn't read much in your thread about the decision to switch to the new fixture. What about the Luminarcs didn't you like?
Thanks,
-Mike
screamingibis
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:celeb3:new pics, please
jackson6745
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Jettareefer
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+1 on the updates!
JB NY
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OK, so here is the update, My tank currently has no coral in it, but lots of fish. Here's what happened.
That last pic from 4/2010 is the last time I had anything good happening in the tank.
So that is where I am.
Really this has just been an extremely difficult and frustrating time for reef keeping for me. I am used to occasional setback, but this just seemed to be a never ending series of bad luck that lasted years. I am hopeful that this year it will all come back.
That last pic from 4/2010 is the last time I had anything good happening in the tank.
- 6/2010 Bryopsis starts to show up in the tank.
- 8/2010 Bryopsis starts to choke off the growth of lots of SPS. Coral die off begins
- 11/2010 Bryopsis gone and lots of coral too, the die back of SPS reveals a sponge called Collospongiais sp growing in my tank. This sponge slowly grows and kills everything, nothing eats it, getting it out is very difficult and it easily rips apart, but it grows and covers anything, I had not seen it because of the amount of coral in the tank before.
- 3/2011 Not getting anywhere with the sponge, start to bring in some reef friends with ideas, using muriatic acid works the best, inject it under the sponge and it will kill off the area, have to use that method carefully though, try that for a few months.
- 8/2011 Give up the fight, I have to remove all rock from the tank and start over. Keep some coral, the sand, and the fish.
- 10/2011 buy new rock (Marco rock), needs to cure at a friends tank.
- 3/2012 due to issue outside of my control new rock doesn't get into a tank to be cured until March, leave it there for two months.
- 6/2012 Old rock gets removed new rock goes in. Let the tank adjust for the summer.
- 8/2012 start with new corals things are looking better.
- 10/2012 Hurricane Sandy hits the area, lost power for three days, have a generator but due to my own mistakes have issues with temperature.
- 12/2012 Most of my new corals die off from problems from the hurricane.
- 1/2013 While putting some new corals in the tank, notice that two fish have ick pretty bad no new fish have been added in years, also have not had any disease in my tank in years and years.
- 2/2013 losing fish due to what is either ick or velvet, fish get some ick then eventually turn very pale and then die. Over the next two months I lose more than half the fish, two fish that I have had for over 12 years die. Sad times, not adding any coral to the tank during this time while things work themselves out.
- 4/2013 Let the tank go for a month or so to make sure nothing is still going on in there.
- 6/2013 Tank looks better no fish are dying, start adding fish but no corals.
- 7/2013 Decide to leave the tank alone for a while, I am remodeling our Kitchen in a few months (ripping the whole thing out), the tank sits right next to the wall I am going to remove as part of the kitchen remodel, no point in doing anything with the tank until after the remodel is done, in case construction dust gets in the tank and causes problems.
- 10/2013 Start remodel. Tank stays covered for a good part of the construction, wow is there dust everywhere!
- 12/2013 Done with kitchen, will start getting the tank back after the new year.
- 2/2014 Got some more fish in the tank and getting tank in better shape.
- 3/2014 Tank is in good shape will be starting to put corals in the next week or so.
So that is where I am.
Really this has just been an extremely difficult and frustrating time for reef keeping for me. I am used to occasional setback, but this just seemed to be a never ending series of bad luck that lasted years. I am hopeful that this year it will all come back.
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