Minh's 320 reef
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I finally got my carpenter to put the trimming on the tank. It looks really nice. Now I just have to get the room texture and paint.
I am not what you call a finish carpenter. I can do the rough works, and get things fairly precise, like what is needed in a stand, but my wife (and I also) would not let me do anything out of the fish room. Which is just as well because she thinks I spend to much time with my tanks as is.
Here is a picture of the trimming of the tank. The wall support under the tank is actually the tank stand. My tank go all the way to the sheet rock of the wall, so the tank is like a picture on the wall rather than a recess back 4 inches from the front of the wall. This make it look a lot better IMO.
My tank is finally coming along. Hope in a week or two, we get the room texture and paint.
I am not what you call a finish carpenter. I can do the rough works, and get things fairly precise, like what is needed in a stand, but my wife (and I also) would not let me do anything out of the fish room. Which is just as well because she thinks I spend to much time with my tanks as is.
Here is a picture of the trimming of the tank. The wall support under the tank is actually the tank stand. My tank go all the way to the sheet rock of the wall, so the tank is like a picture on the wall rather than a recess back 4 inches from the front of the wall. This make it look a lot better IMO.
My tank is finally coming along. Hope in a week or two, we get the room texture and paint.
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OrionN
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Hugo,
I did not think the fish were of breeding potential. Also it is much better to breed two Picasso clowns and get a few platinum rather than breed Platinum and get deformed fish. The most I would breed is one good platinum with one Picasso, then the percentage of Picasso and Platinum get a lot higher. Platinum is just a extreme Picasso
OrionN
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I got my Ca reactor and Kalk reactor crank up to supply Ca for my Gigas and the growing SPS. I measured the Ca about 450 and alkalinity at about 3.7. Both a little on the high side but nothing seem to suffer from it.
Coraline is cover everywhere. almost 100 coverage on the rock. Even on the sand, coarser rubles and dead snail shell are covered. Even the live snails are all cover with coralline.
Coraline is cover everywhere. almost 100 coverage on the rock. Even on the sand, coarser rubles and dead snail shell are covered. Even the live snails are all cover with coralline.
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Reefing is my middle name
That carpet wall is amazing and that coralline is crazy. Great update.
OrionN
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I got two sea urchins to eat the coralline but I think I will get more. I like the way they eat a band across the coralline then another species of coralline grow there given multiple shades of purple instead of all uniform purple shade. I think I will get two or three more of another species. I got two tuxedo sea urchin at this time.
trueblackpercula
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Yes they work and work well, but keep an eye on them as some have reported that the eat Sps as well.
DiscusHeckel
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Minh,
You have stunning clams and anemones.
What is your current light specification?
I had Tuxedo urchins in the past. They were completely reef safe. However, they picked up and carried any loose frags, snails and crabs with them:
You have stunning clams and anemones.
What is your current light specification?
I had Tuxedo urchins in the past. They were completely reef safe. However, they picked up and carried any loose frags, snails and crabs with them:
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DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
A friend of mine who knows more about urchins than I do has once said to me that Pin-cushion urchins are better at eating coralline algae than tuxedo urchins. It might be worth investigating this ...
BattleAthletics
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The monti cap you gave me bleached at Glenn's tank. Everything else looks good though
OrionN
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I got so much you can have another huge chunk if you want. Even bleach they recover very fast once you correct the stressor. Fot too high ligh, I just leave it be, they will recover
justinky,
Thanks
OrionN
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I can't treat him either. My wife let me do a lot of things and help me a lot but doing 100% water change everyday she cannot do. I hope he will be fine. She will call me if there is any problem but I afraid I can only tell her to flush the anemone. I don't think she like the smell when she have to do that.
