Moving from a 125g to 180g Journey
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do you have a fish list?
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Fish list is as follows:
Tank Inhabitants
1. 1 Blue regal tang
2. Fairy wrasse #1
3. 1 Flameback angel
4. Fairy wrasse #2
5. 2 Pyramid butterflies
6. 1 Bartletti anthias
7. 1 Black Percula
8. 1 Kole Tang
9. 3 Lyretail anthias
10. 2 pajama cardinals
11. 1 yellow belly damsel
12. 1 possium wrasse
13. 1 yellow tang
14. 12 green chromis
Tank Inhabitants
1. 1 Blue regal tang
2. Fairy wrasse #1
3. 1 Flameback angel
4. Fairy wrasse #2
5. 2 Pyramid butterflies
6. 1 Bartletti anthias
7. 1 Black Percula
8. 1 Kole Tang
9. 3 Lyretail anthias
10. 2 pajama cardinals
11. 1 yellow belly damsel
12. 1 possium wrasse
13. 1 yellow tang
14. 12 green chromis
jsdancer
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Well looks like the peppermint shrimp are doing their job. They have almost found every anaptasia in my tank that I was aware of. Who knows of the ones I am not aware of lingering in the back and crevices of the rocks.
Thanks guys for the advice on this situation. No need for a copperband butterflies!
Thanks guys for the advice on this situation. No need for a copperband butterflies!
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Well hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and are all geared up for xmas!
My tank of course isn't flawless but just wanted to update everyone.
As far as equipment I have not added anything. I had a bit of trouble with the ca reactor. Leaaking Co2 some where. I have not had time to set it up again but will here in the next week or so.
I have on hand some 2 part solution and started dosing. I am still noticing growth which is good of course.
I'll post some pics soon.
In the meantime I have added some fish which I have wanted to have for sometime now.
I couple of red sea babies. A red sea sail fin tang and a purple tang. The purple tang has lateral line. He had been in the store for weeks and is a robust eater and got him at a very,very good price.
Of course the yellow tang causes a bit of trouble here and there but nothing constant.
I also pickup an acro from my lfs which they got it from walt smith. Yellow with blue polyps. No idea what it is called but a nice size colony.
I have it at the bottom so that it can become acclimated to my lights and will gradually move it up.
My tank of course isn't flawless but just wanted to update everyone.
As far as equipment I have not added anything. I had a bit of trouble with the ca reactor. Leaaking Co2 some where. I have not had time to set it up again but will here in the next week or so.
I have on hand some 2 part solution and started dosing. I am still noticing growth which is good of course.
I'll post some pics soon.
In the meantime I have added some fish which I have wanted to have for sometime now.
I couple of red sea babies. A red sea sail fin tang and a purple tang. The purple tang has lateral line. He had been in the store for weeks and is a robust eater and got him at a very,very good price.
Of course the yellow tang causes a bit of trouble here and there but nothing constant.
I also pickup an acro from my lfs which they got it from walt smith. Yellow with blue polyps. No idea what it is called but a nice size colony.
I have it at the bottom so that it can become acclimated to my lights and will gradually move it up.
jsdancer
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I have been looking forward to this for some time now. I can officially say now that I have been successful at keeping this sps coral. The following is a record of the growth of this beautiful coral purchased at WWC on 11-17-2008
Taken 11-18-2008
Taken 02-27-2009
Taken 06-28-2009
Taken 08-30-2009
Taken 10-04-2009
Taken 12-31-2009
:bounce3:
I am looking for its continued growth.
Taken 11-18-2008
Taken 02-27-2009
Taken 06-28-2009
Taken 08-30-2009
Taken 10-04-2009
Taken 12-31-2009
:bounce3:
I am looking for its continued growth.
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Please follow this thread to see 6 month update photos:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1798985
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1798985
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New Equipment
New Equipment
Just added a controller to my system. I purchased an Aqua Controller Jr. So far I have to say that it is a real treat. I am not sure why I did not think about this as a vital piece of equipment. My favorite features are the control over the Co2, the alarms, the wave maker, and the moonrise to moonset.
Now mind you I am still not confortable just setting it and forgetting it.
Too much of a control freak for that.
Next on the journey is an ATO system.
New Equipment
Just added a controller to my system. I purchased an Aqua Controller Jr. So far I have to say that it is a real treat. I am not sure why I did not think about this as a vital piece of equipment. My favorite features are the control over the Co2, the alarms, the wave maker, and the moonrise to moonset.
Now mind you I am still not confortable just setting it and forgetting it.
Too much of a control freak for that.
Next on the journey is an ATO system.
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Due to work related travels things have been a bit erratic with my tank. I had a big drop in alk and my prized ORA green birds’ nests started to look awful. As a matter of fact all my other birds nest and stylophoras suffered tremendously. I lost two stylos and ORA's purple stylo is still hanging on.
That is what prompted me to buy the ACJR controller. I wanted to make sure that while I was away things were still running, like my Co2 working when it needed to. Since my alk was directly related to the ca reactor and the co2 tank, I felt that I couldn't take another drastic mistake like this while away even for a weekend.
Don't worry guys the PH is that of the inside of the ca reactor chamber the acjr controls it by turning on if the ph in the chamber rises to 7.7 and it shuts off if the ph drops below 6.5. So far it’s working really well.
One the other things my tank was experiencing on the 6th and 7th month since start up, was red cynobacteria. My local LFS (WWC) indicated that my bulbs were still not due to be changed but I needed more flow. I thought with 4 Koralia's and 2 maxi jets plus the return pump should be enough flow. One of the WWC guys suggested that I remove the koralia's flow caps. WELL WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! The flow became more random covered more area than a direct flow. I also added 6 Mexican turbo snails, 12 blue legged hermits, 12 red legged hermits and 12 narcious snails for sand sifters. NO more red slim, the furry coat of hair algae in the back glass was gone and so was the red cynobacteria. No chemicals were added.
Once things were back in control I decided it was time to add some fish and coral.
I added a mystery wrasse
I added two sunburst anthias, a poor man’s mystery wrasse and a spotted tail blenny
What a cutie this guy is.
That is what prompted me to buy the ACJR controller. I wanted to make sure that while I was away things were still running, like my Co2 working when it needed to. Since my alk was directly related to the ca reactor and the co2 tank, I felt that I couldn't take another drastic mistake like this while away even for a weekend.
Don't worry guys the PH is that of the inside of the ca reactor chamber the acjr controls it by turning on if the ph in the chamber rises to 7.7 and it shuts off if the ph drops below 6.5. So far it’s working really well.
One the other things my tank was experiencing on the 6th and 7th month since start up, was red cynobacteria. My local LFS (WWC) indicated that my bulbs were still not due to be changed but I needed more flow. I thought with 4 Koralia's and 2 maxi jets plus the return pump should be enough flow. One of the WWC guys suggested that I remove the koralia's flow caps. WELL WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! The flow became more random covered more area than a direct flow. I also added 6 Mexican turbo snails, 12 blue legged hermits, 12 red legged hermits and 12 narcious snails for sand sifters. NO more red slim, the furry coat of hair algae in the back glass was gone and so was the red cynobacteria. No chemicals were added.
Once things were back in control I decided it was time to add some fish and coral.
I added a mystery wrasse
I added two sunburst anthias, a poor man’s mystery wrasse and a spotted tail blenny
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In keeping up with my weekly testing I noticed that even after my bi-weekly water changes I was still measuring phosphate. I decided that I need something that was going to be more of a permanent fixture to the system. I added NextReef's MR1 media/substrate reactor. I choose this model that handles up to 250g because of not only its availability at LFS but because of its quality construction and the ease of its setup. I had it up and running in less than 15 mins.
I also added some new corals mostly sps's and zoe's:
Pink stylo
Added another red planet after losing the last one to alk drop
A WWC tri-color acro
This millie cam from Craig’s' tank a coral corral in Tampa
What a find at WWC A. Hokoesamanis
I also added some new corals mostly sps's and zoe's:
Pink stylo
Added another red planet after losing the last one to alk drop
A WWC tri-color acro
This millie cam from Craig’s' tank a coral corral in Tampa
What a find at WWC A. Hokoesamanis
jsdancer
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Ooops Naldor,
you are right it is! I'll edit! Thanks!
you are right it is! I'll edit! Thanks!
I also added some new corals mostly sps's and zoe's:
Pink stylo
juan that looks more like a pink Pocillopora
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This past Sunday I attend my first ever marine show. It was fun and exciting!
I saw some people from my local club, some people that I thought had left the hobby. I even met the infamous Jason fox! For a 1st ever in Orlando it went very, very well! Lets hope it returns.
Now for my goodies, I apologize for the fact that I may not remember the actual names.
Aquacultured acro
Unknown Echinata
Unknown acro
Lukani's
Some zoes to round things off.
I saw some people from my local club, some people that I thought had left the hobby. I even met the infamous Jason fox! For a 1st ever in Orlando it went very, very well! Lets hope it returns.
Now for my goodies, I apologize for the fact that I may not remember the actual names.
Aquacultured acro
Unknown Echinata
Unknown acro
Lukani's
Some zoes to round things off.
jsdancer
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I started to think about easier reef keeping and read about miracle mud in last TOTM feature. After doing some reasearch I felt that this would more than likely not be for me. So far knock on wood I have great color and growth. I can attribute this to good water qualty and my 250 radiums. What I wanted to make sure was that all my animals were being feed including my filter feeders and sps's. Many do say that by feeding the fish most sps are fed. I wanted more assurance.
I decided that the addition of some products maybe worth a try.
I started adding the following from Brightwell and Dr. G's:
Microvore diet
Zooplankton-S
Copepods
I will give it about a two month trail period and see how things are going. I want to keep an eye on water quality.
I decided that the addition of some products maybe worth a try.
I started adding the following from Brightwell and Dr. G's:
Microvore diet
Zooplankton-S
Copepods
I will give it about a two month trail period and see how things are going. I want to keep an eye on water quality.
dragonfish_!
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love the zoes !!!
jsdancer
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Thanks! I just bought some and won some in a local TOTM. Will post those soon!
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