Hopeful Reefer
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Are these the concrete rocks we were all criticizing? Just don't look the same that's all...more pics!! 
430gal., L-shaped display
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EnglishRebel
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WATER -- YEAH
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hidnReefAquatic
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finally got water cograts,is it just me or do all reefer like to take on pain in the *** projects ??????????????
"Umm fish?"
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Thanks, y'all! Yep, same ol' rocks. It helps when you can't see them. 
It's full!! I'm still not circulating the water through the tanks downstairs. I figured that maybe I should let the sandstorm die down just a little.
FTS, living room side:
FTS, foyer side:
FTS, bathroom side (don't need a curtain any more ):
It's full!! I'm still not circulating the water through the tanks downstairs. I figured that maybe I should let the sandstorm die down just a little.
FTS, living room side:
FTS, foyer side:
FTS, bathroom side (don't need a curtain any more
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"Umm fish?"
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Well, thank you. Is that in a good way or a bad way?
MatthewLaw
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preetty incredible!!
you have a great family to put up with your hobby!!
you have a great family to put up with your hobby!!
"Umm fish?"
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Thanks!
Put up with? My family are active participants. My lovely bride loves the tanks but doesn't care for the set up or nuts and bolts. My kiddo wants to house some Banggais in her room so she can breed them. (When she can carry the water, she can have a tank in her room.)
The coral plan is for the short leg of the "L" (and the first thing visitors see when they come inside) to be a large Euphyllia garden. They are, honestly, my favorite coral and the movement will be something that'll immediately draw the guest closer. That part of the tank gets less water movement from the closed-loops and the light is 20,000K to bring out the fluorescence and 250Ws because they're okay with lower light.
I thought the pillar protecting the inside corner of the L would be nice with some plating Montipora. I'd like to have a large Favia (or some sort of brain) somewhere.
The only coral that made it through the whole ordeal of the remodel is an Acan colony that came with my first tank when I bought it. I was trying to catch a small ... something (no one could ID it) ... that kept showing up on the coral, so I had the colony in a small micron mesh basket. That saved it, as the bacterial bloom couldn't get to that coral. But, it and a few other Acans that I have need to go somewhere.
Otherwise, encrusting montis for the areas where the concrete is too close to the glass (sigh) and other hard corals for the rest. The long leg of the aquarium is lit with 400Ws 14,000K lamps for a little more yellow and more intense light.
Oh, and the family loves clams. So, you can bet there'll be at least one (thus killing my hopes for pygmy angels).
I turned on the returns to the main tank tonight. Now the whole system is in the middle of a sandstorm but it'll hopefully die away sooner as the bacterial population catches up to the new living space.
Oh, BTW, thanks y'all! 100,000 views is pretty cool!
Put up with? My family are active participants. My lovely bride loves the tanks but doesn't care for the set up or nuts and bolts. My kiddo wants to house some Banggais in her room so she can breed them. (When she can carry the water, she can have a tank in her room.)
The coral plan is for the short leg of the "L" (and the first thing visitors see when they come inside) to be a large Euphyllia garden. They are, honestly, my favorite coral and the movement will be something that'll immediately draw the guest closer. That part of the tank gets less water movement from the closed-loops and the light is 20,000K to bring out the fluorescence and 250Ws because they're okay with lower light.
I thought the pillar protecting the inside corner of the L would be nice with some plating Montipora. I'd like to have a large Favia (or some sort of brain) somewhere.
The only coral that made it through the whole ordeal of the remodel is an Acan colony that came with my first tank when I bought it. I was trying to catch a small ... something (no one could ID it) ... that kept showing up on the coral, so I had the colony in a small micron mesh basket. That saved it, as the bacterial bloom couldn't get to that coral. But, it and a few other Acans that I have need to go somewhere.
Otherwise, encrusting montis for the areas where the concrete is too close to the glass (sigh) and other hard corals for the rest. The long leg of the aquarium is lit with 400Ws 14,000K lamps for a little more yellow and more intense light.
Oh, and the family loves clams. So, you can bet there'll be at least one (thus killing my hopes for pygmy angels).
I turned on the returns to the main tank tonight. Now the whole system is in the middle of a sandstorm but it'll hopefully die away sooner as the bacterial population catches up to the new living space.
Oh, BTW, thanks y'all! 100,000 views is pretty cool!
MatthewLaw
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glad to see they're supportive.
i am sure you must have spent/spend countless hours with the systems.
as long as you all can enjoy teh setup then it seems like a great experience!
how large of a tank do you need for those Banggais?
i am sure you must have spent/spend countless hours with the systems.
as long as you all can enjoy teh setup then it seems like a great experience!
how large of a tank do you need for those Banggais?
"Umm fish?"
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Oh, yeah. I wouldn't be doing this without them. The Banggais could probably get by with a 20 gal. tank or so for a pair. But I wouldn't put a kiddo in charge of a saltwater tank right off the bat. Heck, she still can't remember to fill up the water dish for the cats. It's quite the learning curve. So, I'd be the one doing the maintenance and I've setup this whole system so I _don't_ have to carry any water anywhere.
So, she can wait and enjoy the tanks downstairs.
So, she can wait and enjoy the tanks downstairs.
MatthewLaw
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hahah. that is a very fair response.
i guess you could start her with a few basic parameter tests to teach responsibility? like with your supervision, it is her job to check nitrate every few days!
i guess you could start her with a few basic parameter tests to teach responsibility? like with your supervision, it is her job to check nitrate every few days!
"Umm fish?"
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Yeah, 'cause the reagents in those tests only cause cancer in California. So, she should be safe as long as she's here, right?
She's actually a very responsible kiddo and has a great heart. It's just tough with only children to get them to understand that there are other beings in the world and that their needs are important, too. But, we're getting there. She has tons of empathy. She's just not always right there with the follow through. But she's a kid. She'll get there.
She's actually a very responsible kiddo and has a great heart. It's just tough with only children to get them to understand that there are other beings in the world and that their needs are important, too. But, we're getting there. She has tons of empathy. She's just not always right there with the follow through. But she's a kid. She'll get there.
MatthewLaw
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i am sure that she is learning about responisibilty simply by watching you and how you care for the tanks.
EnglishRebel
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++1 on that.
"Umm fish?"
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Well, maybe. I sure think she's learning that there are plenty of ways to screw up a tank. Hopefully she's also learning to think through things and not continue to make the same mistakes. I do hope that she's picking up that you have a responsibility to do your best for animals you decide to care for. But thanks!
"Umm fish?"
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A quick update, I picked up a Balanophyllia a week or so ago and have been trying to nurse it back to health. It came in really starved. Well, I got my first look at the tentacles this afternoon! Absolutely no extension up 'til today (on an azooxanthellate coral, sigh). It's the coral on the right.
"Umm fish?"
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In my defense, I was being good.... I've been watching the sand blow around the tank. Watching as the copepods started showing up. In short, watching the diatoms grow. I just couldn't stand it any longer. I had to add fish.
So, FTS:
I love that photo. And a close-up:
So, FTS:
I love that photo.
And a close-up:
MatthewLaw
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black ocellaris?
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