Lunchbucket's New 58gal RR inprogress - LOTS OF PICS

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That sounds like a possiblity. I have a voltage meter on my surge protector for my home theatre, it is scarey to watch it drop when I turn on the power amp.

BTW --- The tank is really looking great, puts my 58 to shame :p
 
i'm thinking that is a possibility. i've had it do that before WITH the halide running but he never know why it sucked more this time. not really anything to worry about IMO.

thanks for the compliments! i really need to get all these nice corals to grow out..then it will be super nice. i'm sure your 58gal is just dandy. any new pics??

Lunchbucket
 
Here is one from about 3 months ago, might take a new one tomorrow. I changed a few things, and the frags have grown abit. I know what you are saying about getting them to grow. The only time I notice anything is if I am out of town for any lenght of time. I have got to get better about taking growth pictures.

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i better not show that pic to my wife as she wants a flame and a tang and since you have both she will be on my butt about it

Lunchbucket
 
Sorry to hear about the problems with your firefish. I've never had luck with them in the past in my tanks or my mom's. They hid 95% of the time and all eventually ended up jumping to their death.

So did you ever get credit back or anything since both of the CBB's died?

If you would have made it to the LFS sooner you could have picked out a much healthier tang. I would wait until you can get one as soon as they get it in. The longer fish sit in their tanks, the more diseases they are going to have on them when you put them in your tank.
 
Travis - only had one other firefish in my time and it died in my 10gal tank.

i got credit for the 1st one that died which i used to ship the 2nd one. then that one died..no idea why. but they ONLY give credit for one replacement. so my credit got all used up

yeah i wish i would have gotten there tues but after that long day monday and not being able to get off work on tues i figured i would just wait. if all else fails i could get one on thrusday when they get their shipment in again. SL had a NICE yellow eye when i stopped on my way home. i just about pulled the trigger and bought him on my way home but 3 fish adding to my 3 fish would be TOO many. it's either the bangaii and firefish or the yellow eye tang..not both.

i'm still undecided if a yellow eye kole tang is right for my tank or not. i know they are one of the smaller tangs and i've had one before but not sure if it is too much for my tank or the tank is too small for it

Lunchbucket
 
Lunchbucket said:
i better not show that pic to my wife as she wants a flame and a tang and since you have both she will be on my butt about it

Lunchbucket
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LOL, those two are all that remains of my ex-wife :p
But I love those fish, also have a pair of saddleback clowns and a Lemonpeel angel. A bit overcrowded, but I have had them all for several yrs now, too attacked to them. I snapped a few pictures of my fravorite frags. ( left out one that fell into my Haddoni, opps, doing fine but lost some of its color, but still has good PE. )

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Thanks alot. Believe it or not the first one is a frag from a larger one that is in my 75g with "only" 330 watts of PC and that tank is beyond overstocked. That coral is a slow grower, but in the 75 it grows about a CM a year :p ONe of these days I will move it to the 58g. ( 2 * 175 HM + 2 * 96 PC )
 
update - haven't seen the firefish in 1.5days or so. :( :( not sure where he is but the spot he was hiding in we could not see him unless he came out...and we would see him at least once a day. now we haven't seen him. checked all over in the tank and behind and all over around the tank.

also my alk is stable at 9.5. i've lowered the pH a little more to boost my alk up a little higher.

Lunchbucket
 
I bet you'll find that firefish again. If it is not dead on the floor it is probably just hiding deep in a hole somewhere in the rocks.
 
i'm thinking the same thing. i had a firefish one time before and i couldn't find it in a 10gal tank...let alone my 58 that i have now.

hope i see him come out and eat and not get beat up by Mrs. Clown as my wife and i call her :D

Lunchbucket
 
Dudester - i set the set point on my pH controller lower so it wouldn't shut off my co2 at 6.6 it shuts off now at 6.5 :D

melev - LOL...hope this split goes quicker!!

Lunchbucket
 
got me new RO/DI unit. its from Water Treatment USA. it's a 100gpd system. here are somespecs.

Stage 1: 1 micron sediment filter Clear carbon filter housing
Stage 2: 1 micron solid carbon block Our new clear membrane housing!
Stage 3: 75 gpd RO element Faucet or hosebib adaptor
Stage 4 : 10 inch Deionization chamber

also this thing has a sweet flush/flow meter. way cooler then my other DIY one that they sell different places. clear RO housing...pretty sweet! definatly check these guys out. very great CS and fast shipping

i'm off to run some RO through it for about 15min and then the DI. then i can have zero ppm water once again.

oh i'm installing my current auto shut off valve, my ro selenoid for float shut off, and my inline TDS meter. i had all those things so i didn't need them.

Lunchbucket
 
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