600 Gallons System - i2ik's Journal

[i2ik]

Sorry for the late repy Kaiden, i was stuck in my studies with a few tests/controls/labs but i took the time yesterday to take some pictures! I sure have not forgotten.

Hope it helps! if you have any more questions about it, let me know

 

[i2ik]

Ok so i also took time to take some pictures of my fishes... and visit my LFS and also took some random pictures.

True Percula Clownfish: just bought them, seem a bit picky on the food, hopefully with time, they will be less picky.

Randall's anthias: Those were my first introducing fishes. Not the easier and safest fishes to go in first. Its been about a month that they are in the tank and up to now, everything is good. Had 8 of them, 3 of them died in the first couple of days, but those one manage to survive and eating very well! I am feeding them from 2 to 5 times a day.

Got this Flaming Red Zooanthids and its quite an amazing color! Love it! Never seen a red zoa as bright as this one!

 

[i2ik]

Oh forgot to include some pictures from the LFS:

 

[i2ik]

Ok and here's the sad part. I decided to install my Calcium reactor since i am starting to fill the tank with more and more corals and want to get my parameters stable before introducing some SPS in but just after filling the reactor with the media and water, i notice a leaking on the bottom part of the media chamber where there is the glue. Dunno if its missing glue there or not, so took some pictures and wrote down to AO to see if they can do something. if not i might just try to put some glue and see if it does fix the problem.

took those 2 pictures, maybe one second from the other to show how fast is the leaking.

 

[i2ik]

I also purchase a 3-4 inches Hippo tang with yellow belly but this one does not seem to have any interested in the food i give. I tried Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, formula one & two and nori but he is not even interested looking at it. Its been 3 days that i got him and none of the above worked. Hopefully, he will find interest in the food in a couple of days and not starving to death.

 

[mariocaz]

A general picture of the tank please!!!

AWESOME, congrats.

 

[Kaiden]

Were did you get the attachments? I don't quite understand how you did it but I think with a list of the attachments I can figure it out.

 

[i2ik]

kaiden, check your PM

 

[i2ik]

FTS: not much in yet, still have some hair algea but its slowly taking off

 

[mariocaz]

Beautiful piece of sea, very well planed!!

 

[i2ik]

Thank You mariocaz

 

[fastfish]

Great setup and very nice aquascaping! I really like your open space LR arrangement. Your fish and coral will definitely benefit from all the free space to live and grow.

What are you feeding your Randall's anthias?

 

[i2ik]

thank you fastfish

for the anthias, i am feeding them mysis and brine shrimp and some cyclop-eeze. thats all they eat for now. I tried formula one and two but they dont seem to be paying any attention to it. I am looking for more food that i could get for my fishes at the moment. any suggestion?

 

[i2ik]

By the way Fastfish, I LOOOOOOOOOVE YOUR TANK and talk you for dropping by!

 

[Green Thumb]

A good way to get them to eat formula flakes is to keep them on the hungry side for a few days by not adding what they do eat and then add a very small amount of flake (just enough flake so that it is completely gone within 2 seconds from other fish eating them)

soon enough the anthias will see alot of comotion happening around the flake and will end up eating them. if their tummy is full of brine or mysis they will not be keen on trying other foods. worked for me. hth

Great tank BTW!!

 

[i2ik]

Thank you Green Thumb for the tip, i will be trying it!

I manage to fix the Ca reactor, its been 2 days with water in and no leak, so i am about to make it work to bring out my parameters.

I am about to go to my LFS to bring back some more rocks, i wanna change it a bit

 

[Green Thumb]

Your welcome

Glad to hear your reactor isnt leaking anymore. What did you do to fix it?

Are you planning on getting the controller for your vortecs?

 

[invincible569]

Nice FTS! How do you like your profilux fans?

 

[i2ik]

Got this favia from a really nice LFS around my place. Its supposed to be greyish and pink as in his show tank. Hope the color will get better eventually.

I got this piece from my LFS for free since it was not doing good and i am hoping i will be able to bring get back healthy! Some kind of deep water acropora from Jakarta.

 

[i2ik]

Green Thumb: I went to Rona and saw some glue for plastic which said it could be use in aquarium without problem. Gave it a try and it worked. Its called: Extreme Repair from Lepage

Edward: I have th module to make the Prolifux control it but have not installed it yet. For now, its running at maximum capacity and its so quiet, that its not even noticeable if you dont concentrate on it. Its also strong enough that at the end of the room, if i put a paper over the arch of the entrance, its going to swing a bit.