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Nick's Miracle Build
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Hawkin again. I have like 3 colonies. Everytime I break something I glue it somewhere else in the tank.
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Well. I ran out of time again. Actinic turned on...
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More pictures from today.
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Peninsula end
Some fish
Simply amazing pictures. It looks like the ocean.
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Here's the updated video.
Man, social media is brutal. Within minutes of posting it, I already got a thumbs down. Lol
Watch in 4K!
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Man, social media is brutal. Within minutes of posting it, I already got a thumbs down. Lol
Watch in 4K!
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You probably already know this but people are mean, jealous, vindictive, ignorant, and a host of other things one could argue. Sometimes it is a honest mistake when they wanted to give a thumbs up and hit the wrong one, others maybe due to duration or music choice. Usually, when the later two happen, people will at least post and say way. Personally I'd just say water off a ducks back and ignore it.
I liked it. Your tank shows dedication, patience, and of course balance. Really good fish selection with some stand out corals. Attention getting for sure. If I was to give feedback I'd say you could shorten the video down. But that is my opinion. I honestly didn't mind and watched all the way through. I've said it already but keep up the good work.
I liked it. Your tank shows dedication, patience, and of course balance. Really good fish selection with some stand out corals. Attention getting for sure. If I was to give feedback I'd say you could shorten the video down. But that is my opinion. I honestly didn't mind and watched all the way through. I've said it already but keep up the good work.
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Thanks guy.
I'm applying the stabilizer feature on the video. I think it degrades the quality of the video though. If it does too much, I'll remove it.
My wife told me that most people will get seasick watching your videos lol. But hey, I'm really trying! Hoping to get better and better at video.
I think I will just stay with the same subject instead of moving the camera through the tank.
I'm applying the stabilizer feature on the video. I think it degrades the quality of the video though. If it does too much, I'll remove it.
My wife told me that most people will get seasick watching your videos lol. But hey, I'm really trying! Hoping to get better and better at video.
I think I will just stay with the same subject instead of moving the camera through the tank.
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I use a D500 to do the 4K video. I then use Cyberlink Movie Maker to compile the video. I don't think I should move the camera by hand lol. Next one will be better. 
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Alright. Looks like I will have to upload a new version without the music.
Woke up to two claims of copyrighted material on the video and therefore, the video has some restriction. What a way to waste my hour of trying to find the suitable songs in my own CD library to put on the video.
Woke up to two claims of copyrighted material on the video and therefore, the video has some restriction. What a way to waste my hour of trying to find the suitable songs in my own CD library to put on the video.
Great video and a nice tank!
I've read your startup build. There is one thing unclear to me: Do you have this beautiful tank in your basement or did I misunderstood and is this part of your living room?
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Thanks Matt. Are you kidding? Your tank has one of the best SPS collection I've seen!
They're both gigantea carpet anemones. I find they're the most stable anemone in terms of their location. You can check the December video and compare it to this one and you will see the two giganteas are pretty much in the same spot. If you swing over to my Elos tank video, you can also see the two anemones stays pretty much in the same spot for almost 2 years.
They're the only kind of anemone that I would trust in a heavily stocked SPS tank.
I do like other anemones though. I'm planning on connecting another tank to the system and do an anemones tank.
Thanks! My previous tank of 200gallons was in my family room. It was too much saltwater in the living space for our comfort. When I got the approval to upgrade the tank, we also agreed to finish the basement and have the tank down there. I'm expecting to spend more time down there once it's completely finished.
Beautiful Tank Nick. Definitely going to keep an eye on the progression.
I'm curious what your experience was in moving the Gigantea Carpets. I had a very small one and it was great other than trying to move it into place. It was extremely sticky and just very difficult to deal with overall. Curious if you have any tricks.
Also, have you lost any fish to your carpets? I lost my mystery wrass
I'm curious what your experience was in moving the Gigantea Carpets. I had a very small one and it was great other than trying to move it into place. It was extremely sticky and just very difficult to deal with overall. Curious if you have any tricks.
Also, have you lost any fish to your carpets? I lost my mystery wrass
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When I first got the two giganteas, the lfs owner was not comfortable of handling them. His exact words were "they're all yours." We've became friends through the local reef club so I wasn't offended and rather handle them myself than risk of damaging them. Like an idiot, I handled them with my bare hand. The green one did not pose a problem but I got stung by the purple on the arm and I can still see somewhat of a scar even til now.
When I placed them in the previous tank, I used the aqua gloves. When I had to move them to this tank, I wrapped my hand with clear plastic bag and tried to caress both of them on the underside to make them shrink. Since I didn't want to use any of the old rocks from the previous tank, I had to try to peel them off the rock with my fingernails. I was able to do just that with the green one. However, the purple one was too large and the foot was too much for me to try to peel it off the rock without hurting it. I decided to just take out the whole rock with it attached and put it in a 5 gallon bucket for the transfer. I placed the rock into the new tank. This rock was the seed for my bubble algae and aptaisia. Actually, the aptaisia and bubble algae were already on my LPS so I probably couldn't avoid them either way. I have taken care of the aptaisia with a dozen of peppermint shrimps. They cleaned them up real good. I put 5 emerald crabs and they all hang out on one island. That island has no bubble algae. I guess I'll have to buy a lot more to take care of the bubble algae.
Do not rush when transferring anemones. If they're attach to the rock and you can't get it off, take the whole rock with you.
I have not lost any fish solely due to the giganteas. Sick fish that are weak get blown from the pump into the anemone is a goner.
I have not seen any snail shell near the giganteas either. When I had a red haddoni, under it was a snails graveyard, literally. For that reason, I'm not inclined to keep haddoni anemones.
When I placed them in the previous tank, I used the aqua gloves. When I had to move them to this tank, I wrapped my hand with clear plastic bag and tried to caress both of them on the underside to make them shrink. Since I didn't want to use any of the old rocks from the previous tank, I had to try to peel them off the rock with my fingernails. I was able to do just that with the green one. However, the purple one was too large and the foot was too much for me to try to peel it off the rock without hurting it. I decided to just take out the whole rock with it attached and put it in a 5 gallon bucket for the transfer. I placed the rock into the new tank. This rock was the seed for my bubble algae and aptaisia. Actually, the aptaisia and bubble algae were already on my LPS so I probably couldn't avoid them either way. I have taken care of the aptaisia with a dozen of peppermint shrimps. They cleaned them up real good. I put 5 emerald crabs and they all hang out on one island. That island has no bubble algae. I guess I'll have to buy a lot more to take care of the bubble algae.
Do not rush when transferring anemones. If they're attach to the rock and you can't get it off, take the whole rock with you.
I have not lost any fish solely due to the giganteas. Sick fish that are weak get blown from the pump into the anemone is a goner.
I have not seen any snail shell near the giganteas either. When I had a red haddoni, under it was a snails graveyard, literally. For that reason, I'm not inclined to keep haddoni anemones.
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