Finally Upgraded-Pics Included!!!
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Leviathan
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Ok,
Well I am just about back to normal, wait I was never normal to begin with!
Back to MY normal self, with a small exception that occured last night and has been hurting since, which I intend to contact the hospital about in the morning.
Anyhow,
I will try to get some pictures of the changes I made, and give a rundown of everything in the next couple days.
Well I am just about back to normal, wait I was never normal to begin with!
Back to MY normal self, with a small exception that occured last night and has been hurting since, which I intend to contact the hospital about in the morning.
Anyhow,
I will try to get some pictures of the changes I made, and give a rundown of everything in the next couple days.
Leviathan
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melev said:
Edit*
I had given a long drawn out story, but I will compact it, its boring to hear all the details.
Long story short, for the last year or so my Gallbladder has been giving signals it had been in trouble.
It all came to a head 8 weeks ago, when I started having VERY VERY sever attacks that would lay me out on the floor/ground for anywhere from an hour to 3-4
In short, it was starting to rupture, and after seven weeks of all kinds of tests ( heart, various cancers, etc.... ) an ultrasound finally hit the mark.
I was told I had the worse Gallbladder the hospital and doctors had ever seen, and that it was at the point of causing serious problems even fatal.
Its been 2 weeks tomorrow since the surgery, and aside from sore from the incissions, I had been doing great. Until last night, and I am going to have to go back to the doctor and or hospital I think. Hopefully I just pulled something but there is something not right.
Anyhow, thats the compact story, if you want details just ask. I will answer any questions about it that I am able too.
Chris
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Leviathan
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Ok,
Finally got a few pictures last night that I am not ashamed of!
I have only had time to load the full tank shot onto my website ( which is FINALLY being updated throughly ) but will have some coral closeup pics probally by tomorrow for you all.
Some of the changes that I decided on were as followed:
I decided to make this a mixed reef, I know its not everyone cup of tea, but I really liked the 75 gallon one I had running for 4 years. To me the mixture of LPS/SPS/Softies/Clams looks better than a system devoted entirely to SPS. Dont get me wrong a mature healthy SPS dominated system is nice, but there is typically no sense of motion, and in an aquatic environment id like to see a little.
Anyhow, another small change I made was some tweaks to the aquascape. I decided to bring it down lower, for me it makes it easier to keep a high flow system for the SPS I keep, but still have spots for LPS/Softies that require lower flow areas. Dont ask, for some reason it really is easier for me this way. Plus I like it better, it looks more 3D.
Another change has to do with filtration. Like I stated earlier, I am going back to what always worked best for me. One of thoses things is not running carbon 24/7. I am only going to run carbon once a month for no longer than a week. I think that running it 24/7 has advantages in a heavily stocked grown out system, but mines still in it infancy and I dont see a need to run it that much. I will adjust my use of carbon as time goes on, if needed.
I also, took out one of the Seio1100's and replaced it with 2-MJ1200's. I am able to get a move chaotic flow on one side and a more gentle flow on the other that way. Also at some point I am going to set up a 20gallon SPS ONLY system, and wanted the extra Seio for it. In addition, I put 2-MJ600's behind the rocks on the bottom ( pointed at an angle to the bottom ) to help keep the BB setup clean of pileups, its really working well I should add.
One last change I made was the switch back to 20K's. I liked the XM10K's but did not really like the colors of the corals. I am a firm believe that its a combonation of correct lighting/good filtration nutrient export/proper water flow & stable correct parameters that are needed for coral health and coloration. Not simply focusing on just one aspect. Since all the others are correct I decided to try out the 20's again, and so far I am really happy with them. Even more so then when I ran them before. My colorations is a lot better, and it seems my growth and polyp extension ( especially on the SPS ) is much better also.
So here is the system as of last night, most of theses changes above were made several weeks ago, but as stated earlier I have been much to sick to do much posting/picture taking. Like I said earlier, I will get some closeup pics by tomorrow.
Chris
Finally got a few pictures last night that I am not ashamed of!
I have only had time to load the full tank shot onto my website ( which is FINALLY being updated throughly ) but will have some coral closeup pics probally by tomorrow for you all.
Some of the changes that I decided on were as followed:
I decided to make this a mixed reef, I know its not everyone cup of tea, but I really liked the 75 gallon one I had running for 4 years. To me the mixture of LPS/SPS/Softies/Clams looks better than a system devoted entirely to SPS. Dont get me wrong a mature healthy SPS dominated system is nice, but there is typically no sense of motion, and in an aquatic environment id like to see a little.
Anyhow, another small change I made was some tweaks to the aquascape. I decided to bring it down lower, for me it makes it easier to keep a high flow system for the SPS I keep, but still have spots for LPS/Softies that require lower flow areas. Dont ask, for some reason it really is easier for me this way. Plus I like it better, it looks more 3D.
Another change has to do with filtration. Like I stated earlier, I am going back to what always worked best for me. One of thoses things is not running carbon 24/7. I am only going to run carbon once a month for no longer than a week. I think that running it 24/7 has advantages in a heavily stocked grown out system, but mines still in it infancy and I dont see a need to run it that much. I will adjust my use of carbon as time goes on, if needed.
I also, took out one of the Seio1100's and replaced it with 2-MJ1200's. I am able to get a move chaotic flow on one side and a more gentle flow on the other that way. Also at some point I am going to set up a 20gallon SPS ONLY system, and wanted the extra Seio for it. In addition, I put 2-MJ600's behind the rocks on the bottom ( pointed at an angle to the bottom ) to help keep the BB setup clean of pileups, its really working well I should add.
One last change I made was the switch back to 20K's. I liked the XM10K's but did not really like the colors of the corals. I am a firm believe that its a combonation of correct lighting/good filtration nutrient export/proper water flow & stable correct parameters that are needed for coral health and coloration. Not simply focusing on just one aspect. Since all the others are correct I decided to try out the 20's again, and so far I am really happy with them. Even more so then when I ran them before. My colorations is a lot better, and it seems my growth and polyp extension ( especially on the SPS ) is much better also.
So here is the system as of last night, most of theses changes above were made several weeks ago, but as stated earlier I have been much to sick to do much posting/picture taking. Like I said earlier, I will get some closeup pics by tomorrow.
Chris
Leviathan
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I meant to add, my plan is to use the upper right hand bridge/shelf for SPS to keep them higher and in a more chaotic flow from the LPS/Softies. You can see I am keeping the majority of the softies down in the bottom 3rd of the tank, this will be pretty consistant from here on out. It gives me a good amount of room for everything, while still keeping them somewhat seperated.
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