My JBJ 28gal Nano Build Thread

cdrewferd said:
ange, as always great looking tank. I have a quick question on your carbon and GFO. How much are you running in your reactors? I'm looking to start running these but for the BRS ROX 0.8 it says I only need 2TBSP for my 29g, and only 3TBSP of their high capacity GFO. doesn't seem very efficient to run that little amount in seperate reactors.
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Thanks cdrewford! Lately I have been using 1/3 cup of HC GFO or Phosban, and just a little more ROX0.8 then that, and I change it out every month.

On the GFO, start slow as it can cause a drop in Alk / pH that can shock your system and corals.
 
Thanks. How big of a container have you been buying and how long does it last being changed out every month? That BRS HC GFO is pricey.
 
@cdrewford, I buy the small one and it should last AT LEAST 6-mo, and I use it on my pico also.

@captmrbls, thanks for the comment!

Unfortunately, my ORA tricolor valida RTN'd on me today. Looked perfectly fine this morning, but after work all the tissue was gone except for about half an inch at the tips. Nothing was done out of the ordinary in the tank and everything else is fine... Bummer...

But on a lighter note, Ive been contemplating a replacement for the location! :) Im thinking a turaki or echinata would look nice...
 
ange062 said:
Unfortunately, my ORA tricolor valida RTN'd on me today. Looked perfectly fine this morning, but after work all the tissue was gone except for about half an inch at the tips. Nothing was done out of the ordinary in the tank and everything else is fine... Bummer...

But on a lighter note, Ive been contemplating a replacement for the location! :) Im thinking a turaki or echinata would look nice...
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sorry to hear that was a nice frag. Always frustrating when one just kinda implodes trying to figure out why.

My vote is on the echinata. I saw you on the thread over at sps. I love my Hawkins one of my favorites. I am trying to get a Carolinia now if I can find one. Yellow with green polyps that would be nice in your tank as well but you cannot do wrong with either of your choices.
 
Hey, did your clowns mate well? When I bought my snowflakes they were suppose to be a mated pair. HA, yeah right, there will most likely be a death in the tank. Which makes me want to throw up on my feet because I have a feeling I am going to lose a beautiful fish...plus expensive.
 
tandldel said:
sorry to hear that was a nice frag. Always frustrating when one just kinda implodes trying to figure out why.

My vote is on the echinata. I saw you on the thread over at sps. I love my Hawkins one of my favorites. I am trying to get a Carolinia now if I can find one. Yellow with green polyps that would be nice in your tank as well but you cannot do wrong with either of your choices.
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I ended up getting the turaki, but no pics for a few weeks until it colors up! It was sky blue when it came in about a month ago, but has since browned out from being underlit so I need a couple of weeks under the Radion to get it back to looking good!

krkosiba said:
Hey, did your clowns mate well? When I bought my snowflakes they were suppose to be a mated pair. HA, yeah right, there will most likely be a death in the tank. Which makes me want to throw up on my feet because I have a feeling I am going to lose a beautiful fish...plus expensive.
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Mine get along fine, but I also watched them at my LFS for over a month before purchasing. That being said, I think they are both still unsexed juveniles, they don't show the "paired" behavior. Aggression is normal to some extent during the pairing process, check out this thread:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=215098
 
Awesome Tank

Awesome Tank

Thank you so much Ange for giving such a detailed Nano experience. I went through and read every post on this thread and let me tell you I have learned a lot from your posts, so thanks. I have a 28g jbj HQI that has only been up for a week. At work now :headwally: , I will post a pic of it later. Thanks again... -Paul-
 
paulyboy18 said:
Thank you so much Ange for giving such a detailed Nano experience. I went through and read every post on this thread and let me tell you I have learned a lot from your posts, so thanks. I have a 28g jbj HQI that has only been up for a week. At work now :headwally: , I will post a pic of it later. Thanks again... -Paul-
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Paul, welcome to RC!!! And thanks for the comments on my tank, always great to hear that this "document" has helped someone along their reefing journey.

I'll be keeping an eye out for your thread! Feel free to drop by or PM anytime if/when you run into obstacles... :)
 
So I was close to running out of the Kent Tech Ca/Alk/Mg I have been using for ages and decided to try out the BRS stuff since it's much cheaper and doesn't require "shake before use" so that I can finally use a dosing pump!!

So today I ordered up the BRS 2-part total kit, and at the same same got a Tunze Osmolator and Bubble Magnus 3-way doser from my LFS. I'm really stoked about having the tank automated for 4+ days on it's own as my work travel schedule is going to pick up. At the same time, thinking about daily testing again to get my dosing schedule right kinda sucks.

And on top of that, I'm a bit disenchanted with the whole thing after numerous pest battles!! I've had AEFW nail two colonies and pyramid snails trying to knock out my clams. Kind of embarrassing to admit over here, but this thread is supposed to document progress to might as well put it out there:

AEFW:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2123829

Pyram Snails:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2119984

I'm making forward progress on both accounts. Looking forward to knocking out those pests and setting up a QT tank to prevent future occurances. Good thing I have yet to deal with fish sickness like ich, *knocks on wood*. Either way makes my GHA battle seem a little irrelevant...

Maybe I'll post some new pics in a few weeks, until then, I am on hiatus trying to get my relative disaster under control...
 
Why be embarrassed? It happens...when I first started my tank over a year ago I encounted the worst single-cell algae bloom. (possibly on record)

Picture says it all. Now that is embarrassing! :(
 

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krkosiba said:
Why be embarrassed? It happens...when I first started my tank over a year ago I encounted the worst single-cell algae bloom. (possibly on record)

Picture says it all. Now that is embarrassing! :(
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I'd take a very beginning issue over a well established tank with I don't even want to count how much money in livestock in it issue. :)

No offense, but AEFW when I first started I could give a crap, but with 10+ acro's and 16 SPS colonies in my tank at a lot more then zero dollars each, and pyrams trying to kill my not so cheap clams I am a little bitter. :)

At this point I don't care about aesthetics, I'm just on full blown damage control...
 
Ange. Really sorry to hear about both issues. I read both the threads and you are pursuing it with good due diligence. The advice on both threads is very sound. Do not be embarrassed it's unfortunately a part of the hobby and it sucks when it happens. I know I haven't dipped all my corals prior to putting in the dt and a qt is not always available. Best of luck and stay persistent I'm sure you will get it under control. Thanks for sharing this--- not everyone is willing to share the bad but this is how we all move the hobby forward and help when we can.
 
tandldel said:
Ange. Really sorry to hear about both issues. I read both the threads and you are pursuing it with good due diligence. The advice on both threads is very sound. Do not be embarrassed it's unfortunately a part of the hobby and it sucks when it happens. I know I haven't dipped all my corals prior to putting in the dt and a qt is not always available. Best of luck and stay persistent I'm sure you will get it under control. Thanks for sharing this--- not everyone is willing to share the bad but this is how we all move the hobby forward and help when we can.
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Thanks man! I really shouldn't be too upset, both pest issues seem very mild compared to many other cases I have seen, so hopefully I can beat it quick and the lesson has been learned. This is just a good excuse to setup another tank to QT in... Or turn this tank into the QT and setup a 50-60g custom built starfire shallow cube with an oversized custom stand... ;)
 
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