Atomikk's 65 Reef
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ga_reefer_guy
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I forgot to ask you Atomikk what are you growing in the fuge cheato and where did the fuge from?
Atomikk
SPS OG
The totals so far.. and they say this hobby is not that expensive..
Lets see... and this is in canadian funds...
65gal Tank w/ overflow : 220
Stand : 100
Canopy : 0
XM Bulbs : 240
Red Sea Berlin Skimmer : 240
RO/DI 24gpd : 220 (bad deal)
Overflow plumbing : 70
Other plumbing : 100
HOB 10g Refugium: 160
30g Sump (Tank) : 50
2 mag 7 pumps : 260
LR 33lbs : 300
DR 50lbs : 180
Bat Reflector w/ 2VHO and 2MH sockets: 100
PFO dual ballast : 120
Test Kits (Ca, other I already had): 20
Additives (Garlic, Iodide, Strontium, Kalk) : 65
Miracle Mud : 60
MaxiJet 2x400, 600: 70
Corals, Fish, Inverts : somewhere in the 300 range
(I might have missed something)
Yeah DUH! Red Sea Salt 2x: 50
CaribSea Aragonite 60lb : 65
TOTAL SO FAR : $2980 Canadian or $2515 US
Lets see... and this is in canadian funds...
65gal Tank w/ overflow : 220
Stand : 100
Canopy : 0
XM Bulbs : 240
Red Sea Berlin Skimmer : 240
RO/DI 24gpd : 220 (bad deal)
Overflow plumbing : 70
Other plumbing : 100
HOB 10g Refugium: 160
30g Sump (Tank) : 50
2 mag 7 pumps : 260
LR 33lbs : 300
DR 50lbs : 180
Bat Reflector w/ 2VHO and 2MH sockets: 100
PFO dual ballast : 120
Test Kits (Ca, other I already had): 20
Additives (Garlic, Iodide, Strontium, Kalk) : 65
Miracle Mud : 60
MaxiJet 2x400, 600: 70
Corals, Fish, Inverts : somewhere in the 300 range
(I might have missed something)
Yeah DUH! Red Sea Salt 2x: 50
CaribSea Aragonite 60lb : 65
TOTAL SO FAR : $2980 Canadian or $2515 US
Atomikk
SPS OG
OK, so my light system finally arrived. I caught the UPS guy and made sure that he delivered it! Freaking had to pay $100 CAN for brokerage fees. Never again will use UPS!
Anyhow.. the light installation was easy and it ran without a hitch. I let only 1 250w MH light on and the difference was amazing!! I couldnt believe how much clear white light there was! Within 1 hr eveything that I had (coral wise) perked up towards the light. Its unreal. I didnt even need the second light.
But, I still wanted to see how it looks with two 250s. It was freaking bright to the point of "who needs this much light". I had the bulbs roughly 8-10" from the water surface. I figure that I might just run 1 light for now until i get into heavy SPS.
I will definitely post some pics tomorrow when the lights in the tank come on.
Another thing I did today. My CBB was found to have some small outbreak of ich. He is eating fine now (i tricked him into eating mysis shrimp from a crevace in the rock), but still scratches from time to time. I found this product by www.nosickfish.com called 'ICK' and was coral and invert safe. The bottle was less than 40ml and ran for 65$ CAN (and that was the cheapest I found it to be, its 45$ US on their website). I had testimonials from fellow reefers (in Toronto), and store owners rave about this product. Apparently 1 drop treats 25g of water. So I bought it and put it in my tank. I am praying for good results. I will keep you all updated on how he is doing and the effects (long term and short term) of this medication.
Anyhow.. the light installation was easy and it ran without a hitch. I let only 1 250w MH light on and the difference was amazing!! I couldnt believe how much clear white light there was! Within 1 hr eveything that I had (coral wise) perked up towards the light. Its unreal. I didnt even need the second light.
But, I still wanted to see how it looks with two 250s. It was freaking bright to the point of "who needs this much light". I had the bulbs roughly 8-10" from the water surface. I figure that I might just run 1 light for now until i get into heavy SPS.
I will definitely post some pics tomorrow when the lights in the tank come on.
Another thing I did today. My CBB was found to have some small outbreak of ich. He is eating fine now (i tricked him into eating mysis shrimp from a crevace in the rock), but still scratches from time to time. I found this product by www.nosickfish.com called 'ICK' and was coral and invert safe. The bottle was less than 40ml and ran for 65$ CAN (and that was the cheapest I found it to be, its 45$ US on their website). I had testimonials from fellow reefers (in Toronto), and store owners rave about this product. Apparently 1 drop treats 25g of water. So I bought it and put it in my tank. I am praying for good results. I will keep you all updated on how he is doing and the effects (long term and short term) of this medication.
Atomikk
SPS OG
OK The PICS are here...
My GSP in MH
My CBB looking at my GSP
Ohh my 'little' horseshoe crab.. moving that sandbed around...
The PFO ballast. The thing is HUGE!
My temporary assignment of the reflector. I will soon build a new canopy.
Another shot of the reflector.
Tank at 3.5 months ( i think)...
Side shot... the lights make it look BIG.
Group shot.. i guess they were all dying for attantion...
My GSP in MH
My CBB looking at my GSP
Ohh my 'little' horseshoe crab.. moving that sandbed around...
The PFO ballast. The thing is HUGE!
My temporary assignment of the reflector. I will soon build a new canopy.
Another shot of the reflector.
Tank at 3.5 months ( i think)...
Side shot... the lights make it look BIG.
Group shot.. i guess they were all dying for attantion...
J Engelken
New member
mh
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I only run 1 250 mh on mine with 2 36w pc and it seems to do fine
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I only run 1 250 mh on mine with 2 36w pc and it seems to do fine
Atomikk
SPS OG
Nuhtty said:
Well thats a nice change
. I will only run 1 for now unless I get into heavy sps (which is likely). For the LPS and soft corals, I will leave only 1 MH. As for the temp increase in the tank, I have witnessed maybe a 1 degree rise... thats it. So the height of the lights is good. I think the trick with the CBB is to get it to eat the food oyu put inside the rocks. When I bought him, he was eating well in the store. The problem with that is, when he enters my tank (with rocks in it), he forgets to eat out of the water column and starts to swim around the rocks. His natural instincts are to hunt for food within rocks' crevices. So now, I have to get him to eat mysis or brine shrimp from the crevices. Its working so far.
The ick medication seems to be working or at least it seems to be containing the ich on the CBB. There are no new spots. He is hungry, and not lethargic. He is a very active fellow.
Atomikk
SPS OG
Here are the updates. The CBB is very, VERY picky at what he wants to eat. He is still active and 'hungry'. The ick is almost all gone (I think). There is still a small patch on the rear fin that cant seem to go away. Its been 5 days, I think, since I started with the medication. I will monitor that patch closely. He doesnt have any dots anywhere except there, so we will see.
As for his eating, man its hard. I even tried tricking him by placing food in the rocks. He does bite into some mysis here and there but that is it. So today I bought some mussels, shrimp, scallops, and salmon fillet. I put in a single mussel and he didnt even sniff it. SO I made him a home-made recipe that I found on the net.
You blend : 5-10 scallops, 50g of Salmon fillet, 4 Shrimp, 3 Mussels (Oysters, Clams), 1 Nori, 10-20 drops of Concitrated Garlic Extract and Salt Water (from tank).
You get an icecube tray, and pour the mush into it. Freeze it and feed accordingly. I test ran the mush recipe into the Cichlid tank, and it was gone in less than 8 sec.
We will see how the CBB will like this ultimate fish recipe. Even I thought about eating the mush (just dump in on the pan, and eat it) .
Also tomorrow I will venture into making the 2 Part calcium doser. I will keep you posted with pics...
As for his eating, man its hard. I even tried tricking him by placing food in the rocks. He does bite into some mysis here and there but that is it. So today I bought some mussels, shrimp, scallops, and salmon fillet. I put in a single mussel and he didnt even sniff it. SO I made him a home-made recipe that I found on the net.
You blend : 5-10 scallops, 50g of Salmon fillet, 4 Shrimp, 3 Mussels (Oysters, Clams), 1 Nori, 10-20 drops of Concitrated Garlic Extract and Salt Water (from tank).
You get an icecube tray, and pour the mush into it. Freeze it and feed accordingly. I test ran the mush recipe into the Cichlid tank, and it was gone in less than 8 sec.
We will see how the CBB will like this ultimate fish recipe. Even I thought about eating the mush (just dump in on the pan, and eat it) .
Also tomorrow I will venture into making the 2 Part calcium doser. I will keep you posted with pics...
Atomikk
SPS OG
OK I am officially FRUSTRATED with CBB's eating BS. Right now I have tried everything but shoving food down his mouth. I have tried Mysis (eats one or two at a time), brine shrimp, UltraRecipe (Scallop, Mussle, Shrimp, Salmon, Nori and Garlic), live Mussle, live clam, Omega One flake food....... still NOTHING. He is still hungry looking around the rocks for food (feather dusters, worms). He is still active. He even looks at my hand with food and swims away (he actually comes 1/2" from my hand, and swims away).
I am down to my last hope .. PE Mysis. Apparently people said that it is the ultimate CBB 'prepared' food. If that doesnt work, I am going for live baby shrimp... or I donno what. I am really reaching for help and hope.
He is ick free, but still has a small white patch (fungus?) on his tail fin. I dont think it has a major effect on his eating pattern, but who knows...
I am down to my last hope .. PE Mysis. Apparently people said that it is the ultimate CBB 'prepared' food. If that doesnt work, I am going for live baby shrimp... or I donno what. I am really reaching for help and hope.
He is ick free, but still has a small white patch (fungus?) on his tail fin. I dont think it has a major effect on his eating pattern, but who knows...
Atomikk
SPS OG
To illustrate what the CBB is doing regularily around the tank, here is a MOV file that I made with the CBB looking for food. Mind you, this is how he is all the time. Is he eating pods? Is he eating nothing? I am running out of options and patience with him...
http://www.flipdrive.com/fileops.php?download=P1010011.MOV
Help anyone?
http://www.flipdrive.com/fileops.php?download=P1010011.MOV
Help anyone?
Atomikk
SPS OG
Lets try again.. its here now..
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=d32756eea9573392f707d2b6
(when you click on the link.. scroll down on the next page and follow the simple instructions)
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=d32756eea9573392f707d2b6
(when you click on the link.. scroll down on the next page and follow the simple instructions)
