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Reefmack
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ledford1 - I'll send you a private message on what I believe is the lowest cost supplier of the tank. Go back a page or three to see some info. from someone who has just installed a sump.
If it's not too late, I'd avoid the ebay sale - it might be an older tank model. Just my opinion - it may be fine, but I don't think Red Sea uses UPS for shipping tanks, unless things have changed. They usually use Fed Ex.
If it's not too late, I'd avoid the ebay sale - it might be an older tank model. Just my opinion - it may be fine, but I don't think Red Sea uses UPS for shipping tanks, unless things have changed. They usually use Fed Ex.
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LaurentSeattle
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MbDave: Open a build thread! I will tag along. I plan starting one later on, when my first tank has matured.
The eBay sale: The ad clearly states it is one of the latest model and the seller has 100% good feedback.
The eBay sale: The ad clearly states it is one of the latest model and the seller has 100% good feedback.
LaurentSeattle
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Rue: I finally found a good picture of the blue shrimp:
Reefmack
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Laurent - that pic doesn't at all look like the Heteropeneus longimanus that I found on the net 
nappi82 - great pictures of the anemone hosting the clown! Nice fish too!
For all the picture lovers (like me) here's a closeup I got a few days ago of my devils hand leather:
nappi82 - great pictures of the anemone hosting the clown! Nice fish too!
For all the picture lovers (like me) here's a closeup I got a few days ago of my devils hand leather:
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LaurentSeattle
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Right here, in the Nano section. Some others have done so already.
ledford1, Just wanted to let you know that that is the same seller I bought my tank from. It shipped right from RSM and was fully covered under the warranty, which I have used twice with no problems. I'm not sure about the shipping though as mine came fedex freight.
In other news I got my salifert calcium and alkalinity tests. I added some of the Kent marine part a and b to increase the levels slightly. Hopefully I can get this purple hair algae under control.
All the livestock is doing well, except the urchin is a bulldozer and keeps knocking all my corals over.
In other news I got my salifert calcium and alkalinity tests. I added some of the Kent marine part a and b to increase the levels slightly. Hopefully I can get this purple hair algae under control.
All the livestock is doing well, except the urchin is a bulldozer and keeps knocking all my corals over.
Stuart60611
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Successful Fishing!
Successful Fishing!
Well, I just wanted to update the thread that using the plastic bottle DYI trap, I was able to catch the yellow tail damsel. I set the trap just outside his cave home and baited it with some pellets. I caught my six line wrasse twice in the trap first, but after about 3 hours, the damsel finally broke down and went in after carefully checking the trap out for a couple of hours. Luckily, I saw it happen and quickly got the bottle out of the tank b/4 he could escape.
Now I am just hoping that my gramma reverts to his old behavior and stops hiding all the time. Glad to get the damsel out. He started to become a bruit and even started taking a couple shots at my valentini puffer.
Successful Fishing!
Well, I just wanted to update the thread that using the plastic bottle DYI trap, I was able to catch the yellow tail damsel. I set the trap just outside his cave home and baited it with some pellets. I caught my six line wrasse twice in the trap first, but after about 3 hours, the damsel finally broke down and went in after carefully checking the trap out for a couple of hours. Luckily, I saw it happen and quickly got the bottle out of the tank b/4 he could escape.
Now I am just hoping that my gramma reverts to his old behavior and stops hiding all the time. Glad to get the damsel out. He started to become a bruit and even started taking a couple shots at my valentini puffer.
donna53w
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Re: Successful Fishing!
Re: Successful Fishing!
That's really good news. Your Gramma should be out & about as soon as it realizes there is no threat. Good to get the damsel out, before it stressed the other inhabitants to the point of getting ick. Your tank will be peaceful once again.:rollface:
Donna
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That's really good news.
Your Gramma should be out & about as soon as it realizes there is no threat. Good to get the damsel out, before it stressed the other inhabitants to the point of getting ick. Your tank will be peaceful once again.:rollface: Donna
lpsluver
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Stuart...I'm glad to see you had success geeting that damsel.
Update...As promised here are some final pictures of my working fuge. Let me know your thoughts.
And a close up of the fuge section.
Michael/Maxreefer...feel free to upload the fuge pictures to my RSMreefer profile. It is a 19 gallon fuge with an Octopus NW-110 skimmer and a Mag 5 return. Has a DIY overflow.
Update...As promised here are some final pictures of my working fuge. Let me know your thoughts.
And a close up of the fuge section.
Michael/Maxreefer...feel free to upload the fuge pictures to my RSMreefer profile. It is a 19 gallon fuge with an Octopus NW-110 skimmer and a Mag 5 return. Has a DIY overflow.
I took a one-year break from the hobby as I relocated to Charlotte from Atlanta. Now that we're settled in, time to get started again.While I was used to a larger tank (previous tank was a 150G - primarily SPS), we wanted to go smaller this time around and found a good deal on an AIO with the Red Sea Max.
The set up is really a good deal, considering that you get a tank, lighting, pumps and skimmer all in a neatly packaged unit. While some may think it's a premium, add it up - you won't save much by purchasing individually. Morevover, how many times have you seen a reef set up that looks cluttered - e.g., skimmer here, ATO there, bucket here, lights there. There's some price to be paid in getting a nicely packaged system. Also, I have not had any issues with the tank - skimmer works well, no micro bubbles, temp runs 1.5 - 2 degrees higher than the ambient room temperature. So far so good.
I realize the stock lighting has limitations, so we decided to set this up as a softie and LPS tank.So, day one - bought sand and salt.I'm impatient, so I decided not to do any mail order rock. I bit the bullet and bought all of my rock local, paying premium $ for very cured rock - ranging in price $5 - 7.99/lb. I transported the rock from my local stores in a cooler full of SW to prevent any die-off. This would prevent cycling peaks and allow me to move more quickly.
I don't have any pics of day 1-4. Days 2-4, I added rock. Day 3, I added a green chromis and on day 5 I added a small GSP and two tank-bred baby oscellaris (3/4").
Day 5
The set up is really a good deal, considering that you get a tank, lighting, pumps and skimmer all in a neatly packaged unit. While some may think it's a premium, add it up - you won't save much by purchasing individually. Morevover, how many times have you seen a reef set up that looks cluttered - e.g., skimmer here, ATO there, bucket here, lights there. There's some price to be paid in getting a nicely packaged system. Also, I have not had any issues with the tank - skimmer works well, no micro bubbles, temp runs 1.5 - 2 degrees higher than the ambient room temperature. So far so good.
I realize the stock lighting has limitations, so we decided to set this up as a softie and LPS tank.So, day one - bought sand and salt.I'm impatient, so I decided not to do any mail order rock. I bit the bullet and bought all of my rock local, paying premium $ for very cured rock - ranging in price $5 - 7.99/lb. I transported the rock from my local stores in a cooler full of SW to prevent any die-off. This would prevent cycling peaks and allow me to move more quickly.
I don't have any pics of day 1-4. Days 2-4, I added rock. Day 3, I added a green chromis and on day 5 I added a small GSP and two tank-bred baby oscellaris (3/4").
Day 5
Reefmack
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lpsluver - the sump/fuge turned out great - good job! I really like that.
dme330i - the tank looks great! Those multicolored mushrooms from Nemofish in Atlanta are gorgeous. Wow, when you said you were impatient you were right on! Looks like your starting to get some brown diatom algae, but you might have enough coral in the tank already to starve the other rock from light Did you get the rock from Nemo Fish, Fintastic, Frank & Pegs, Petland or ? How does Nemo Fish in Atlanta compare to the Nemo Fish on Monroe Road? If they have what I want Nemo Fish in Charlotte has great prices, and Chris is a nice guy and a great help. Good luck with the new tank & let us know how it's going. Nice to hear someone didn't have to suffer through the microbubble problem.
I was going to ask the same question fotoman did - is that a chaeto holder in back or???
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Update: I did my weekly water change this morning, and after I dropped the tank level by about 3-4 gallons I removed some small patches of algae, then commenced to removing some Xenia. When I got done & went to bring the level back up with fresh SW, I noticed the tank was already close to back to the original level - I forgot to turn the ATO off while I was working in the tank! Siphoned some water back out again, adjusted my stored SW up a bit with a minor salt addition and luckily got my salinity back.
I may post this in the DIY thread as a "Near perfect Xenia removal tool"......
I had a brainstorm of using a wide office clamp to hold onto Xenia while cutting off the base below the clamp with scissors. I even tied a piece of string to the clamp with a weight on the other end should I drop the clamp - not needed. I found that the clamp has strong enough springs that it will grab the Xenia, and with a twist rip it off the rock, and even hold onto it while removing a whole hunk in one piece. It's even easy to grab small colonies off the rock. The Xenia (elongata) had grown so big that it was shading my Crocea clam, and in contact with 1/2 the mantle and the clam's mantle was only opening half way. After removing the Xenia the clam immediately open up fully and after several days is getting full light exposure once again.
dme330i - the tank looks great! Those multicolored mushrooms from Nemofish in Atlanta are gorgeous. Wow, when you said you were impatient you were right on! Looks like your starting to get some brown diatom algae, but you might have enough coral in the tank already to starve the other rock from light
Did you get the rock from Nemo Fish, Fintastic, Frank & Pegs, Petland or ? How does Nemo Fish in Atlanta compare to the Nemo Fish on Monroe Road? If they have what I want Nemo Fish in Charlotte has great prices, and Chris is a nice guy and a great help. Good luck with the new tank & let us know how it's going. Nice to hear someone didn't have to suffer through the microbubble problem.I was going to ask the same question fotoman did - is that a chaeto holder in back or???
>>>>>>>>>>>
Update: I did my weekly water change this morning, and after I dropped the tank level by about 3-4 gallons I removed some small patches of algae, then commenced to removing some Xenia. When I got done & went to bring the level back up with fresh SW, I noticed the tank was already close to back to the original level - I forgot to turn the ATO off while I was working in the tank! Siphoned some water back out again, adjusted my stored SW up a bit with a minor salt addition and luckily got my salinity back.
I may post this in the DIY thread as a "Near perfect Xenia removal tool"......
I had a brainstorm of using a wide office clamp to hold onto Xenia while cutting off the base below the clamp with scissors. I even tied a piece of string to the clamp with a weight on the other end should I drop the clamp - not needed. I found that the clamp has strong enough springs that it will grab the Xenia, and with a twist rip it off the rock, and even hold onto it while removing a whole hunk in one piece. It's even easy to grab small colonies off the rock. The Xenia (elongata) had grown so big that it was shading my Crocea clam, and in contact with 1/2 the mantle and the clam's mantle was only opening half way. After removing the Xenia the clam immediately open up fully and after several days is getting full light exposure once again.
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