nuxx
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Hahah, I don't think it looks good at all right now!
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Hahah, I don't think it looks good at all right now!
nuxx
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Hey guys,
Sorry for the long delay in posting!
It's been a busy few weeks.
Finally got the tank back up to 1.026 and put my 12 week QT'ed snails and crabs back into the tank. Too bad I didn't feed them enough in QT and 3/4ths of the snails were taken out by the crabs.
After a few days of putting the snails and CUC back in, they have taken out about 1/3rd of the hair algae.
Wrapped up three groups of quarantined fish (three less tanks to take care of!) and moved the fish over to the display.
Added the following:
- Small Crosshatch Trigger Male
- Small Crosshatch Trigger Female
- Supermale Flame Wrasse
- Small Female Flame Wrasse
- Large Lineatus Wrasse Male
- (5) Lyretail Anthias Females
I'm going to run the lights at about 1/3rd power for the next two weeks until we get back from Maui.
Here is a video of them in the tank... they are a bit skittish, but have started acting more normal after a day or so.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/33RVI8BxyLE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Also bought 12 Nassarius and 12 Turbo Snails. I ordered extra large, and WOW they are the largest I've ever seen. They are going into the fishless frag tank for a 12 week QT. I'll supplement some food in the tank for them.
Ordered some coral as well, really happy with the pieces I got.
Already had the following in the frag tank:
- Large Frogspawn
- Multiple Head Trumpet
- Unknown Green/Blue SPS Pieces
Put the following into the tank for a 12 week QT:
- Neon Hammer
- Golden Torch
- Long Tentacle Plate
- Ricordia Mushroom
- Orange Scoly
- Some Pieces of Acropora
- Some Zoas
Really looking forward to getting some coral in the big tank
Here's a video of the frag tank:
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3q6SuGt_sdQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
After we get back from Maui we'll order some more fish as well
Sorry for the long delay in posting!
It's been a busy few weeks.
Finally got the tank back up to 1.026 and put my 12 week QT'ed snails and crabs back into the tank. Too bad I didn't feed them enough in QT and 3/4ths of the snails were taken out by the crabs.
After a few days of putting the snails and CUC back in, they have taken out about 1/3rd of the hair algae.
Wrapped up three groups of quarantined fish (three less tanks to take care of!) and moved the fish over to the display.
Added the following:
- Small Crosshatch Trigger Male
- Small Crosshatch Trigger Female
- Supermale Flame Wrasse
- Small Female Flame Wrasse
- Large Lineatus Wrasse Male
- (5) Lyretail Anthias Females
I'm going to run the lights at about 1/3rd power for the next two weeks until we get back from Maui.
Here is a video of them in the tank... they are a bit skittish, but have started acting more normal after a day or so.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/33RVI8BxyLE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Also bought 12 Nassarius and 12 Turbo Snails. I ordered extra large, and WOW they are the largest I've ever seen. They are going into the fishless frag tank for a 12 week QT. I'll supplement some food in the tank for them.
Ordered some coral as well, really happy with the pieces I got.
Already had the following in the frag tank:
- Large Frogspawn
- Multiple Head Trumpet
- Unknown Green/Blue SPS Pieces
Put the following into the tank for a 12 week QT:
- Neon Hammer
- Golden Torch
- Long Tentacle Plate
- Ricordia Mushroom
- Orange Scoly
- Some Pieces of Acropora
- Some Zoas
Really looking forward to getting some coral in the big tank
Here's a video of the frag tank:
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3q6SuGt_sdQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
After we get back from Maui we'll order some more fish as well
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nuxx
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In the frag tank I'm running some older "Cheap Chinese" LEDs.
They have 55 or so blue and white 3 watt LEDs in them. The whites are turned off letting the coral acclimate.
nuxx
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Starting a new frag / grow out tank
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2472158
Lots of other things going on, will talk about them when I get a little more time
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2472158
Lots of other things going on, will talk about them when I get a little more time
Philly_Reefer
New member
hows the algae boom going?
nuxx
.Registered Member
Pretty much gone, just a little hair algae on the overflow.
Next round of CUC should get it.
Also haven't even opened the gfo reactor yet lol
Philly_Reefer
New member
time to open that puppy up, happy to hear that tho
nuxx
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I guess a lot going on
We started a site that sells hard to find fish and tons of coral:
https://www.coralimports.com/ (Reef Central Sponsor)
We were working so hard on the site, the tank had to take a little step back.
Now that the site is up and we've put in about half of the content (all that's been in stock over the past 6 months), we have a little more time to play with the tank.
The green algae I was seeing ended up turning into Hair Algae... yay!
To battle the hair algae we started dosing Vodka. After about a month our nitrates had zeroed out and the hair algae started to get lighter in color and also came off very easy. Some of the algae was at least 5 inches in length and covered all the rock, a lot of the sand, the rear panel and overflow.
I bought an Algae Mower Vac and was able to remove 90% of the algae manually. The rest has really looked to be dying off now. Also the filter pad we had in the sump was completely covered in algae, looked like a green snotty mess, you couldn't see any of the blue pad.
Last night I noticed ALL of the algae on the pad had completely gone away, it looks brand new now!
I'm probably going to half the dosage of Vodka in a week or two if I don't see any more algae growing.
Next up for the big tank is getting two more Kessil A360WE fixtures and setting up a DoS pump to do 3 gallons of water changes a day.
Also have 5 Huchtii Anthias and a CBB finishing up QT in the next two weeks. Once they're in the display, I'll see about getting some new fish. Thinking an Achilles for the frag tank and maybe a pair of Golden Rhomboidalis Wrasses and Midas Blenny for the display.
More is happening on the frag tank front...
The 150 Gallon custom frag tank was built by A.G.E. in Dallas and is 60x36x16". Having the stand made out of metal and should have it done tomorrow. Also using a standard 75 gallon tank as the sump.
Hopefully I'll have the tank on the stand Sunday and start filling it up and letting it cycle.
Here are some pics of the tank:
I'll try to keep everyone updated better with both the display and frag tanks in the coming weeks!
We started a site that sells hard to find fish and tons of coral:
https://www.coralimports.com/ (Reef Central Sponsor)
We were working so hard on the site, the tank had to take a little step back.
Now that the site is up and we've put in about half of the content (all that's been in stock over the past 6 months), we have a little more time to play with the tank.
The green algae I was seeing ended up turning into Hair Algae... yay!
To battle the hair algae we started dosing Vodka. After about a month our nitrates had zeroed out and the hair algae started to get lighter in color and also came off very easy. Some of the algae was at least 5 inches in length and covered all the rock, a lot of the sand, the rear panel and overflow.
I bought an Algae Mower Vac and was able to remove 90% of the algae manually. The rest has really looked to be dying off now. Also the filter pad we had in the sump was completely covered in algae, looked like a green snotty mess, you couldn't see any of the blue pad.
Last night I noticed ALL of the algae on the pad had completely gone away, it looks brand new now!
I'm probably going to half the dosage of Vodka in a week or two if I don't see any more algae growing.
Next up for the big tank is getting two more Kessil A360WE fixtures and setting up a DoS pump to do 3 gallons of water changes a day.
Also have 5 Huchtii Anthias and a CBB finishing up QT in the next two weeks. Once they're in the display, I'll see about getting some new fish. Thinking an Achilles for the frag tank and maybe a pair of Golden Rhomboidalis Wrasses and Midas Blenny for the display.
More is happening on the frag tank front...
The 150 Gallon custom frag tank was built by A.G.E. in Dallas and is 60x36x16". Having the stand made out of metal and should have it done tomorrow. Also using a standard 75 gallon tank as the sump.
Hopefully I'll have the tank on the stand Sunday and start filling it up and letting it cycle.
Here are some pics of the tank:
I'll try to keep everyone updated better with both the display and frag tanks in the coming weeks!
nuxx
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There are lots of builders in the North East. The company that built my display is in the NE
We had it shipped to Texas.
There are lots of builders in the North East. The company that built my display is in the NE
We had it shipped to Texas.
I checked out the place you got the tank from... Maryland is only 4 hours away, so I can still pickup something small around 200 gallons but I like the size of your tank and I can get away with making it 34" wide to get through the door. That'll be my next build. Thank you and keep the pics coming.
nuxx
.Registered Member
Yeah Jeff's a good guy
Just went with A.G.E. since I was getting a glass tank for the frag tank and could just pick it up.
Lotuaw
New member
this is a truly lovely tank and i cant wait to see it with coral. i must say i have been really lucky in one fact the misses well we got her a tank this year just a little 38 and last night i showed her some pics of you tank and now we are talking about next year setting up a 180 :dance: i cant wait and who knows maybe some day i can get a tank close to yours
nuxx
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Thanks so much for the kind words
It's still such a work in progress...
Funny I'm constantly thinking of the next tank and what I'd change haha
nuxx
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Well it's been a month since I updated the build.
Still a little bit of hair algae on the rocks that get hit by the sun during the day. I added 10 large Turbo Snails to the tank last weekend after they had been in QT for months. Also added 10 large Nassarius Snails to clean up the sand bed. They are easily 2" in size.
Also added 14 pieces of coral that were sitting in our frag tank for 3+ months. They were Golden Torch, Golden Hammer (Didn't do well in our frag tank), Frogspawn, Neon Hammer and some Zoas and SPS pieces. Also added 5 Huchtii Anthias we had in QT. The Copperband Butterfly we also added stopped eating after 9 weeks in QT after being harassed by the tangs. He died in our frag tank ... But hey guess it's finally becoming a "Mixed Reef" now haha...
We installed our Neptune DoS as well last weekend. I have it feeding new saltwater from a 50 gallon barrel to the area of the sump with the returns. I then have old tank water being pulled from near the skimmer and then drained to our washing machine drain.
Also finally got our new frag / grow out tank on it's stand last weekend. Need to work on the sump and plumbing, then will fill it up
Still a little bit of hair algae on the rocks that get hit by the sun during the day. I added 10 large Turbo Snails to the tank last weekend after they had been in QT for months. Also added 10 large Nassarius Snails to clean up the sand bed. They are easily 2" in size.
Also added 14 pieces of coral that were sitting in our frag tank for 3+ months. They were Golden Torch, Golden Hammer (Didn't do well in our frag tank), Frogspawn, Neon Hammer and some Zoas and SPS pieces. Also added 5 Huchtii Anthias we had in QT. The Copperband Butterfly we also added stopped eating after 9 weeks in QT after being harassed by the tangs. He died in our frag tank
... But hey guess it's finally becoming a "Mixed Reef" now haha...We installed our Neptune DoS as well last weekend. I have it feeding new saltwater from a 50 gallon barrel to the area of the sump with the returns. I then have old tank water being pulled from near the skimmer and then drained to our washing machine drain.
Also finally got our new frag / grow out tank on it's stand last weekend. Need to work on the sump and plumbing, then will fill it up
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nuxx
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Yeah they are monsters. They are the largest I've seen.
The Turbos were really big as well. 10 out of the 10 Nassarius made it through QT, only 6 of the 10 Turbos did. :/
The tank there were in was pretty neglected so...
nuxx
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Added a float switch to our collection cup last night.
I'm skimming wetter with the Swabbie and am a bit worried about overflows...
Wired the float switch to the DC controller from http://autotopoff.com/
I'm skimming wetter with the Swabbie and am a bit worried about overflows...
Wired the float switch to the DC controller from http://autotopoff.com/
dave.m
Active member
I'm not sure I understand the purpose of the test. Sure, the float switch gets tripped, but you wouldn't run a skimmer that wet, even with the Swabbie. Could you please explain a bit more what you're trying to achieve and why it is necessary to do things that way?
Thx
Dave.M
Thx
Dave.M
