Abbott's 40 Breeder

[Chris Abbott]

I didn't document this as well as I should have because I rushed it and was embarrassed by the outcome. After rethinking it I am going to put it out there for everyone to see why the experienced folks will always tell the newbies that nothing good happens fast in this hobby.

 

[Chris Abbott]

These a few of the last pics I have from the 20 long I started a few months ago. The RBTA had found a nice spot and looked amazing. I did have to move the Monti but it was growing very fast along with this Slimer.

 

[Chris Abbott]

I decided for some dumb reason that my algae problem was harder to fix because I had no sump. In reality I am just impatient and needed some kind of project to work on
so I picked this tank and stand up from a fellow club member. Thanks for the great deal Tradewinds!

I drilled it and built a large overflow in the left corner out of some acrylic. I heated it with a plumbing torch to put the bend in it.

 

[kegogut]

Nice looking slimer.

 

[twiggyb]

More pics!

 

[Mr D smack]

More pics!

thats what Im saying :deadhorse1:

 

[Chris Abbott]

I didn't take more pics until yesterday. I wanted to put my mistakes out there and then work on resolving the problems. For the time being here are pics from yesterday. About a month ago I transferred the tank contents and added 25 lbs of BRS reef saver rock. I had the rock in saltwater for 3 weeks before the move and tested no phos so i thought it was ok to move forward but I eventually lost the Slimer. I believe it was just a combination of stress from the move and maybe poor acclimation to the leds but it could have been the silicone only curing on the overflow for a week. My levels stayed in check but all the corals looked very stressed. These are from last night. You will see that the top and LEDs have been removed and I went back to my T5 until I get the white/color string in the LEDs updated. It is obviously to small for the tank but the Monti is already coloring back up which tells me I have been cooking my setup with those LEDs.

 

[Chris Abbott]

Here is the Monti I want to show it coming back from the brink, hopefully.

Some GSP frags I am getting ready to meet my donor obligations.

This is the Nepthea I got at the last swap. It is looking good and growing but I am going to grow it out until the spring at very minimum before I try to frag it since I do not have experience in that area. Is that reasonable for club practices or do things grow way faster for others?

I am going to try a better camera when I get back from the racetrack. 1/8 scale RC cars is my other addiction. Thanks for looking, I will try to keep the pics coming from this point.

 

[Tradewinds]

I picked this tank and stand up from a fellow club member. Thanks for the great deal Tradewinds!

Happy to be able to pass along the savings that I got when I purchased the system from VSpeck. :thumbsup: (I'm still using the tank, sump, and plumbing)

Glad to see that you got water in the tank and that things are starting to grow out for you.

 

[Mr D smack]

A Tradewinds post :wave: WOW

 

[VSpeck]

Abbott's 40 Breeder

Happy to be able to pass along the savings that I got when I purchased the system from VSpeck. :thumbsup: (I'm still using the tank, sump, and plumbing)

Glad to see that you got water in the tank and that things are starting to grow out for you.

I passed a good deal to tradewinds, I got a good deal from 88mmsbf :thumbsup:

Looking good Chris. Maybe think about swapping some of the blue LEDs out and putting more colors in.

 

[twiggyb]

IMO you probably lost the slimer due to the tank being so new. Sps just seems to need that 6 month mature mark to do well. I lost sps in my 65 I think due to putting it in too soon.

 

[Chris Abbott]

I am going to slow down and hopefully things will smooth out. I am currently investigating led colors and am going to swap out some whites and possibly add a few others to fill out the spectrum. Luckily the few corals I have seam to be okay with the 4 T5 bulbs for the moment. I just wanted to add a pic to show that I have not done it all wrong.

 

[Tradewinds]

A Tradewinds post :wave: WOW

Too many hours at work lately. :headwally:

But things should be getting back to normal. :beer:

 

[t.priscu]

I liked the pictures. Tank is looking really good.
I bet your monti will bounce back just fine as long as the tank stays stable, I have made some mistakes in my tank almost killing my caps and they have grown back from what I would consider barely a speck of life and color.

 

[Chris Abbott]

Thanks, I think I can see it making some progress already. I will give it a week ang take a comparison shot.

 

[Chris Abbott]

Curious if anyone knows what the blue growth is? It has a bubble like structure and some clear tubes. I noticed it a while back and now that it is growing a bit it I am curious about it.

 

[Chris Abbott]

Soft, some sort of sponge?

 

[smoothdog]

Hard to tell from the pictures but looks like it could be sponge.

 

[Chris Abbott]

Think this scape is a little better use of the rock I have. It is more open and allows for better flow.