OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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jnarowe
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Well I have a 96 x 60 and I will put two on each end to start. I imagine that once the reef has taken shape I may need to put two on the back panel as well.
I would suggest a minimum of one on each end to start so you can get some alternating current going. Then you could determine if you need more. Maybe one on each end will be enough since they have a very wide field of effect, and then one or two on the back panel once your reef grows in.
I would suggest a minimum of one on each end to start so you can get some alternating current going. Then you could determine if you need more. Maybe one on each end will be enough since they have a very wide field of effect, and then one or two on the back panel once your reef grows in.
jnarowe
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Tried posting last night but couldn't get RC to take it...
HOP Nice of you to notice! My son brought home strep throat which I caught. Then I had a hemmoroid go postal on me, and then when I got over the strep, I caught a nasty cold! All-in-all, a screwed up week. I think having a stroke plays a part in my system not dealing with bacterial or viral incursions very well and when one thing hits it's a bit of a domino effect.
Word of Warning to all Reefers: Do not mix eating prunes and using suppositories. The resulting fumes may kill your fish!
I am just starting to feel better today and I have so much bookkeeping and other work to do. In the mean time I was accepting bids for an integrated POS/E-commerce solution for our store and couldn't even respond to them. Bad timing to say the least.
As far as my tank goes, it is doing well. I am running out of algae and the fish are FAT. The blennie can barely swim. He looks so rediculous I can't even describe it well other than to say he looks like he's carrying a manatee baby. :lol:
I have a patch of GSP that dislodged from its rock and has settled on the tank bottom. The question is, should I move it to another rock or leave it. In a smaller tank I would just grab it and re-mount it but in this tank it is 35" just to touch it. I am debating whether to let it grow on the bottom as an aquascaping technique or whether that will invite trouble in the future.
Clams, scallop, and zoas all seem to be doing well and in part because my water is high in nutrients. It's time to clean the skimmer stones as it has become very sensitive to feedings etc. and will quite skimming at the drop of a hat. Doing this chore requires some work and I haven't done it yet so there is a bit of a mental block. I know what needs to be done but just haven't done it.
The rics I got are all gone. Not even one lived off that beautiful hell rock. I have the rock in QT and probably in the neighborhood of 100 different things are growing on it. It is a bizarre creature pizza. I have some observations though: There is a largish wormlike creature with twin tentacles it pokes out to "taste" what's around on the rock. It senses light changes and stays well hidden but I have seen that it is fairly good sized and living inside the rock and the sponges. The brittle stars are growing. I have yet to see one entirely outside the rock but I am sure that will come in time. I am feeding the QT filter feeder food to see what grows and have noted a lot of worm or larvae appearing on the glass. I found one that is larger and it has bristles down its sides but at this size I really cannot tell what it is. The rock is covered in various tube worms, coraline, sponges, and even some ricordia cells that are bright neon green under the moon lights. If I can get my camera to work in macro mode as Marc has suggested, I will post some pictures of the rock. It is an ID project for sure.
mrcrab No ETA and it's really starting to grate on me especially since I know some people have received theirs and the "powers that be" know I am sitting here with a 1000g display and no powerheads! and don't worry about the whole hi-jacking crap. This is a forum for discussion and it doesn't really matter to me what people post here. I am not going to get bent about off-topic stuff because it really doesn't matter and my ego isn't so large as to get ruffled by that.'
For instance, I just got a package from RC with my new RC hat, sticker, and thong panties...yes you read right! Unfortunately our mail box was destroyed and our mail is being held at the P.O. so my wife is the one who got the package first. She opened it and blew my surprise! I was so bummed! Anyway I would post a pic. but you all know what they look like right??:lol:
HOP Nice of you to notice! My son brought home strep throat which I caught. Then I had a hemmoroid go postal on me, and then when I got over the strep, I caught a nasty cold! All-in-all, a screwed up week. I think having a stroke plays a part in my system not dealing with bacterial or viral incursions very well and when one thing hits it's a bit of a domino effect.
Word of Warning to all Reefers: Do not mix eating prunes and using suppositories. The resulting fumes may kill your fish!
I am just starting to feel better today and I have so much bookkeeping and other work to do. In the mean time I was accepting bids for an integrated POS/E-commerce solution for our store and couldn't even respond to them. Bad timing to say the least.
As far as my tank goes, it is doing well. I am running out of algae and the fish are FAT. The blennie can barely swim. He looks so rediculous I can't even describe it well other than to say he looks like he's carrying a manatee baby. :lol:
I have a patch of GSP that dislodged from its rock and has settled on the tank bottom. The question is, should I move it to another rock or leave it. In a smaller tank I would just grab it and re-mount it but in this tank it is 35" just to touch it. I am debating whether to let it grow on the bottom as an aquascaping technique or whether that will invite trouble in the future.
Clams, scallop, and zoas all seem to be doing well and in part because my water is high in nutrients. It's time to clean the skimmer stones as it has become very sensitive to feedings etc. and will quite skimming at the drop of a hat. Doing this chore requires some work and I haven't done it yet so there is a bit of a mental block. I know what needs to be done but just haven't done it.
The rics I got are all gone. Not even one lived off that beautiful hell rock. I have the rock in QT and probably in the neighborhood of 100 different things are growing on it. It is a bizarre creature pizza. I have some observations though: There is a largish wormlike creature with twin tentacles it pokes out to "taste" what's around on the rock. It senses light changes and stays well hidden but I have seen that it is fairly good sized and living inside the rock and the sponges. The brittle stars are growing. I have yet to see one entirely outside the rock but I am sure that will come in time. I am feeding the QT filter feeder food to see what grows and have noted a lot of worm or larvae appearing on the glass. I found one that is larger and it has bristles down its sides but at this size I really cannot tell what it is. The rock is covered in various tube worms, coraline, sponges, and even some ricordia cells that are bright neon green under the moon lights. If I can get my camera to work in macro mode as Marc has suggested, I will post some pictures of the rock. It is an ID project for sure.
mrcrab No ETA and it's really starting to grate on me especially since I know some people have received theirs and the "powers that be" know I am sitting here with a 1000g display and no powerheads! and don't worry about the whole hi-jacking crap. This is a forum for discussion and it doesn't really matter to me what people post here. I am not going to get bent about off-topic stuff because it really doesn't matter and my ego isn't so large as to get ruffled by that.'
For instance, I just got a package from RC with my new RC hat, sticker, and thong panties...yes you read right! Unfortunately our mail box was destroyed and our mail is being held at the P.O. so my wife is the one who got the package first. She opened it and blew my surprise! I was so bummed! Anyway I would post a pic. but you all know what they look like right??:lol:
Toddrtrex
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As far as the GSP on the bottom, you could leave them if you are good on staying on top of things. I, myself, would remove it. The reason I say that is I know myself 
I would see that it is getting close to spreading onto a rock that I don't want it too. I would tell myself, "I will cut it back tomorrow" The problem is that, tomorrow never comes, and now all my rocks are covered in it.
I would see that it is getting close to spreading onto a rock that I don't want it too. I would tell myself, "I will cut it back tomorrow" The problem is that, tomorrow never comes, and now all my rocks are covered in it.
Of course we notice! It cracks me up that we all get a bonding experience here at RC and aside from Melev, I have no idea what most people here look like...
I have to say that thanks to your comment I have to clean coffee off my monitor!
Also, you answered my question about who buys the thongs at the RC store. I'm sure your wife was surprised. Did she know you liked to wear thongs:lol:
jnarowe
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Toddrtrex Got a pic of that?
HOP Your monitor needed to be cleaned anyway!
I was going to post a pic of me wearing the hat on my head and the thong as a neclace but decided that was a bit much...I guess I am recovering from the stroke because maybe a year ago I would have just put it on my head or whatever and posted that!
HOP Your monitor needed to be cleaned anyway!
I was going to post a pic of me wearing the hat on my head and the thong as a neclace but decided that was a bit much...I guess I am recovering from the stroke because maybe a year ago I would have just put it on my head or whatever and posted that!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7326206#post7326206 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Toddrtrex
You know hop, you should talk about that we don't know what most of the people look like and mention jnarowe wearing a thong in the same post
Good point. I should use more discretion in my posts.
We might all wake up to a little shock:eek2: and another closed thread:lol:
jnarowe
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I don' know. The mods don't seem to mind my BS as much as some other members seem to!
Big tanks have pros & cons so make sure you really want one before you do it...It's not easy building one because unless you are rich, much of what you do is DIY and even if you do buy equipment, every installation has its own quirks that need to be dealt with. I am sure though that had I gone with a smaller tank, all my fish would be dead. As a newbee to reefs, volume has helped immensely in keeping me from having tank crashes. of course it could be looked at another way and that is a smaller tank would be less loss in a crash and maybe easier to learn with...
Hope that helps! :lol: (right HOP?)
Big tanks have pros & cons so make sure you really want one before you do it...It's not easy building one because unless you are rich, much of what you do is DIY and even if you do buy equipment, every installation has its own quirks that need to be dealt with. I am sure though that had I gone with a smaller tank, all my fish would be dead. As a newbee to reefs, volume has helped immensely in keeping me from having tank crashes. of course it could be looked at another way and that is a smaller tank would be less loss in a crash and maybe easier to learn with...
Hope that helps! :lol: (right HOP?)
LOL. I would say your right on with that.. Except the rich part
Remember what I do for a living? I'm not rich:lol:
I do think that the volume has helped beyond belief. little quarks that would have crashed a 55 gave me plenty of time to get things straitened out. Someday I'll have enough money to finish the stand!
Remember what I do for a living? I'm not rich:lol:
I do think that the volume has helped beyond belief. little quarks that would have crashed a 55 gave me plenty of time to get things straitened out. Someday I'll have enough money to finish the stand!
jnarowe
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YVW....There are some members that go into a tizzy about off-topic posts or humor that they don't find humorous but for the most part RC members are here to share knowledge and drool over other reefers' accomplishments.
Without the help of other RC members like melev, steveweast, weatherson, spazz, tinygiants, wooglin, hop, bstone, iwan, sanjay, CirolanidHunter, and others, I don't think I could have built (or continue to build) my system at all. Kudos to them all for their willingness to share with others!
Without the help of other RC members like melev, steveweast, weatherson, spazz, tinygiants, wooglin, hop, bstone, iwan, sanjay, CirolanidHunter, and others, I don't think I could have built (or continue to build) my system at all. Kudos to them all for their willingness to share with others!
mrcrab
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Hey Jonathan,
Jumped in on the Vortechs today. Spoke with Marine Depot. They are expecting a pallet (3-400) on 5/26. Their 2 previous shipments were 60 pumps each. They have 43 pre-ordered, oh make that 45 with mine. So you should be getting at least 2 by the end of the month.
Jumped in on the Vortechs today. Spoke with Marine Depot. They are expecting a pallet (3-400) on 5/26. Their 2 previous shipments were 60 pumps each. They have 43 pre-ordered, oh make that 45 with mine. So you should be getting at least 2 by the end of the month.
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