a simple sps tank

Mike, just remember that stability is important, removing the sand bed, even a shallow one, is a big destabilizer for the tank. Be careful!
 
Sorry for the late responses guys but i was stuck at work and things to do in the tank:beer:

mhucasey said:
Hee hee, a fish with a face only his mother could love!:-)
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lol,i bet even his own mother would have difficulty loving him now mhucasey:)
I think now his tragedy is complete:p
Having said that i'm still very happy that it didn't cause any serious trouble to him.He eats normally without any problems....except from big balls of course, who makes his life hard when i feed:-)

afernandez said:
Advise to you find coupons!!

Y remove the sand ?
Due to my crazy flow I have a bald mullet sand bed lol
business In the front (bare)
Party in the back (1"-/+) :-D

Tower glass?? I don't know what your Talking about . If your talking about the white return pipe You won't notice that in a little while your eyes will be directed to your corals ;-)
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I was talking about my overflow tower arlin and the glasses it was built with:)
I finally removed them.It was easier than i was expecting(thank god because i had already spend a lot of time removing sand).
You are right,now my eyes hit the pipe all the time but i still prefer it from the tower.Plus now big balls has more room to swim,even if that extra space is not that big:)

Yes my friend ,i removed sand again and boy what dirt that shallow bed had!!!!
And it was only 1 cm-2 cm tops- deep!:hmm4:

Thanks for the support buddy regarding the pipe:beer:

sahin said:
Mike...going bare bottom again..? I have a sanded tank now...but I miss the bare bottom...relentless flow...miss that.

However I have noticed a much larger and viable population of critters in a sanded tank.

Why do you want to change?
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Yes my dear friend,i relapsed again:)
That's what i missed too.I was a bit restrained flow wise.Plus i thought that using bigger size would help having strong flow but that led to having coraline algea on my sand.That i didn't like,plus it was like BB in the look but without it's advantages:(
Sahin you can't imagine how much dirt it had in there.I was expecting some but not that much.It was relatively new(8-9 months) and i had i sand sifting star in there.
Maybe i'll put some back in the next few months.Not sugar size but surely not something that will get coraline on it:-)

mhucasey said:
Mike, just remember that stability is important, removing the sand bed, even a shallow one, is a big destabilizer for the tank. Be careful!
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Thanks for the advice mhucasey!:beer:
You are right!Stability is very important.
Removed half of it 4-5 days ago and tomorrow i'll take out the rest.
Until today everything looks good.
I love the clean look of a bare bottom,especially when it's clean:-)
Will get some pics when i've removed the rest
 
afernandez said:
i must confess.... now i want an achilles tang :spin2 :
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I can feel you arlin buddy:-)
This fish might not have awesome colors and shapes but i can talk for hours about my love for it:inlove::inlove::inlove:
Wish you will get one!:beer:

cugly said:
Me too looking for one right now. ..

Hey Mike go with tropic eden grand select its great best sand i have used by far...bit pricey but well worth ..
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Really?Can't wait to see one in your tank mate!!:beer:

Thank you for the sand suggestion!I'll see if i can get it and if it's possible this will be the one i'll try this time.
Don't care so much about the money,all i want is not to get coraline on itand get blown all over the tank:p

mhucasey said:
+1 on this:-)
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:beer:

So i removed the rest of the sand and now the tank is BB again!
Waiting for things to settle a bit and i'll post some pics...yeah those tragic ones:p
Corals seem to like the change:)
It is crazy how much dirt was laying in just a fist full of sand:spin2:
This time i'll be getting my self a lot of sand creatures/cleaners
 
Hi my good friend:wave:
Everything is good!
I changed my pumps positions and now i'm waiting to see where the detritus will settle.Then i'll make a good waterchange and take some pics.

Beeing BB reminded me how esay life can be:)
That hair algea i had is now dying and i think i'll put one more dolabella to help me get rid of it a bit sooner.The first one i had died after 3-4 days.
Added some more turbos so they can help with the bottom glass.

Colors are a bit better but not even close to nice:headwalls:
I hate it when tank needs time...:p
 
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glaukos said:
Hi my good friend:wave:
Everything is good!
I changed my pumps positions and now i'm waiting to see where the detritus will settle.Then i'll make a good waterchange and take some pics.

Beeing BB reminded me how esay life can be:)
That hair algea i had is now dying and i think i'll put one more dolabella to help me get rid of it a bit sooner.The first one i had died after 3-4 days.
Added some more turbos so they can help with the bottom glass.

Colors are a bit better but not even close to nice:headwalls:
I hate it when tank needs time...:p
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Nice! Good to hear the bare bottom is working out a lot better!
Honestly I've contiplated that idea Afew times but can't pull the trigger.

My last tank had dry reef flakes and after a year or so it clumped up and it was solid like a rock! So when I started this tank i used "sugar grain" or really fine grade and it blew around a lot when I started but now is fine. I started with about 70 pounds and I think I'm down to maybe 30.
 
Mike after changing anything on the tank you are required to post photos. :hammer: You know the rules buddy...dont be breaking the rules. Or else :fun2:
 
Just as a general note of information.....digital photos are free;) You can post them any time...like after a tank change for example:p
 
mhucasey said:
Just as a general note of information.....digital photos are free;) You can post them any time...like after a tank change for example:p
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+1 :lolspin:

You are under pressure now buddy. :lol:

And please dont even come up with Xbox excuse and how it kept you busy for days and days. :lolspin:
 
I note how Mike has posted in numerous other threads and consequently bumped those threads up, whilst this threads drops almost into page two. Well, here is a free thread bump for you my buddy. :D

With Biggles away, I think I have to step in and carry out this thread bumping duty...otherwise some of us may get away with no posting pics. :lol:
 
sahin said:
Mike after changing anything on the tank you are required to post photos. :hammer : You know the rules buddy...dont be breaking the rules. Or else :fun2 :
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You right buddy,rules are rules:-)
Besides i'm too scared to find out what the consequences are in case i break them:o

mhucasey said:
Just as a general note of information.....digital photos are free;) You can post them any time...like after a tank change for example:-p
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:lolspin::lolspin:
afernandez said:
lol
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He got me there,lol
sahin said:
+1 :lolspin :

You are under pressure now buddy. lol

And please dont even come up with Xbox excuse and how it kept you busy for days and days. :lolspin :
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Oooook now,the xbox is not just an excuse...it's a fact-a way of life if you like,lol
Can't drop the joystick down,cod aw is sooooo good!Even though sometimes it should be called "host of duty" but lets leave it there,that's a discussion for another forum:-)
ryanrid said:
haha agreed

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Ok ryan,building an awesome angels tank is not enough for you buddy?Must you tease me too?:p
Lol with the pic!!
sahin said:
I note how Mike has posted in numerous other threads and consequently bumped those threads up, whilst this threads drops almost into page two. Well, here is a free thread bump for you my buddy. :-D

With Biggles away, I think I have to step in and carry out this thread bumping duty...otherwise some of us may get away with no posting pics. :lol:
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Thank god biggles isn't here to chime in...that would be unbearable:lolspin:
Not only you left me alone,in that brown acro club....you came to finish the job huh?:uzi:
I'll post pics in a few mins but please don't expect something nice guys:(
 
afernandez said:
ohhh snap! new sheriff in town! :lol:
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lol
He left our honest brown acro club's presidency and before the blink of an eye he is on another "spanking" post!!:lmao:
Just wait for me to leave that club(if ever) too sahin buddy and just watch me then:strooper::p
 
So after these inhumane posts:lolspin: and pressure i'll show you how bad the tank looks:(
Couldn't you wait until it's a bit nicer huh?
 
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