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It's the micro-sun LED. Sorry for the delay. Here is a link to the write up on it. http://reef-builders.com/2011/09/27/wavepoint-micro-sun-led/ (remove the - between reef and builders.
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Stylo328
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It's been a while since I updated this thread and much has happened - fortunately most good.
The QT is several weeks in and is going strong. There are currently about 25 fish in hypo, pending transfer to the main tank.
The coral collection has grown steadily and we are probably nearing 100 frags in the tank.
All systems are functioning as expected and fortunately we have no nuisance algae or any unwanted pests that have been identified.
My hope is to make a formal list of all fish and corals in the system, along with a current photo so that I can effectively document growth, health, response to system changes, etc...
Should I chronicle the list within this thread or would that be pretentious and off-puting?
The QT is several weeks in and is going strong. There are currently about 25 fish in hypo, pending transfer to the main tank.
The coral collection has grown steadily and we are probably nearing 100 frags in the tank.
All systems are functioning as expected and fortunately we have no nuisance algae or any unwanted pests that have been identified.
My hope is to make a formal list of all fish and corals in the system, along with a current photo so that I can effectively document growth, health, response to system changes, etc...
Should I chronicle the list within this thread or would that be pretentious and off-puting?
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Yes!
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Stylo328's 187 (60x30x24) Build Thread
BTW, for those that missed it earlier in the thread, my friend DGASMD has given me a 300-gallon poly tank for water storage. My family and I will be making the drive on Sunday to pick it up. Pictures, and install info, forthcoming.
Thank you my friend!
BTW, for those that missed it earlier in the thread, my friend DGASMD has given me a 300-gallon poly tank for water storage. My family and I will be making the drive on Sunday to pick it up. Pictures, and install info, forthcoming.
Thank you my friend!
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So, we had a small catastrophe yesterday. I rushed home to grab the wife and kids as we had plans for dinner to celebrate my nephews birthday.
As soon as I walked through the door, I noticed the water in the QT was cloudy to the point that I could not see into the tank. I saw the tangs gasping and at least one fairy wrasse was dead.
I ran to the local LFS (who chose this opportunity to give me crap for not spending enough money in his store. Needless to say, my LAST visit there) and grabbed 40 gallons of NSW.
Rushed back to the house, did a water change, consisting of the 40-gallons of NSW and about 10-gallons of RO. Total loss consisted of one lyre-tail anthias, a yellow coris wrasse, and a blue-sided fairy wrasse. The rest of the fish seem to be eating and doing fine today. The water is still a bit cloudy though.
I am running carbon and a bio-wheel filter marineland filter. Tank has been up for several weeks and this is the first issue I've had. I really think this had something to do with some new food I tried the night before.
I fed the fish the pellets and put in two of the marine grazer discs (one on each side of the eggcrate). The fish did not take to the pellets at all, and when I was siphoning out the water, I found that the discs had dissolved into a clumpy mess on the floor.
Does anyone have any experience with this food brand? Or have any suggestions on what may have caused the issue yesterday and residual cloudiness today?
Thanks in advance.
P.s. cannot wait to have 300-gallons of NSW in the garage; yesterday would have gone much smoother.
So, we had a small catastrophe yesterday. I rushed home to grab the wife and kids as we had plans for dinner to celebrate my nephews birthday.
As soon as I walked through the door, I noticed the water in the QT was cloudy to the point that I could not see into the tank. I saw the tangs gasping and at least one fairy wrasse was dead.
I ran to the local LFS (who chose this opportunity to give me crap for not spending enough money in his store. Needless to say, my LAST visit there) and grabbed 40 gallons of NSW.
Rushed back to the house, did a water change, consisting of the 40-gallons of NSW and about 10-gallons of RO. Total loss consisted of one lyre-tail anthias, a yellow coris wrasse, and a blue-sided fairy wrasse. The rest of the fish seem to be eating and doing fine today. The water is still a bit cloudy though.
I am running carbon and a bio-wheel filter marineland filter. Tank has been up for several weeks and this is the first issue I've had. I really think this had something to do with some new food I tried the night before.
I fed the fish the pellets and put in two of the marine grazer discs (one on each side of the eggcrate). The fish did not take to the pellets at all, and when I was siphoning out the water, I found that the discs had dissolved into a clumpy mess on the floor.
Does anyone have any experience with this food brand? Or have any suggestions on what may have caused the issue yesterday and residual cloudiness today?
Thanks in advance.
P.s. cannot wait to have 300-gallons of NSW in the garage; yesterday would have gone much smoother.
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The water in the QT is significantly more clear today. The only additional casualty was a carpenter wrasse, who was getting the business given to him by the other wrasses in the tank.
Hopefully I can do a water change in both tanks tomorrow.
As previously promised, here is the coral list. I will post additional pictures starting tomorrow as the tank is on actinics for the night and the pics don't really look that great.
ORA Frogskin
Green Slimer Acro (blue tips)
Cherry Millipora
Bi-color hawkins
Pink branching digitada
Seasons greetings montipora
Oregon blue tort
Bird of Paradise
Montipora Confusa
Orange and green birdsnest
Green birdsnest
Red australomussa
Tri-color orange plate
Bi-color purple plate
Rasta zoas
Bubblegum monster chalice
Joker Favia
Green acanthastrea
Radioactive dragon eye zoas
Orange Montipora Capricornis
Pink Montipora Capricornis
Orange bam bam zoas
Pink polyp Montipora Capricornis
X-men Montipora Capricornis
Seasons greetings Montipora
Orange psamicorra
Eternal sunshine zoa
Pinwheel zoas
Teal stag horn
Darin's bonsai
Pink lemonade acropora
Green pagoda cup
Montipora setosa
Tray's red chalice
Emerald mummy eye chalice
Miami hurricane chalice
Blue trumpet coral
Miami vice zoas
Green millepora
Superman Montipora Danae
Jedi mind trick Montipora undata
12 colors of ricordeas
JF jack-o-lantern lepto
Zoanthids.com's smurf's blood zoas
Orange leptoseris
Goblins on fire zoas
Sunset Montipora
Rainbow Montipora
Mystic sunset Montipora
Purple people eaters
Sunny d zoas
Ponape birdsnest
Fruit loop zoas
UFO zoas
Candy apple red zoas
Mayan sun Favia
Purple and green Favia
Reverse prism Favia
King Midas zoas
Valida tri-color acro
Garf purple bonsai
La lakers mushroom
Lunar eclipse zoas
RBTA (acid rain)
ORA red planet
Blue agave zoas
La lakers zoa
JF PPE cyphastrea
Purple and green cyphastrea
Dragon soul Favia
Sunburst Montipora Capricornis
Orange galaxia
Green and red cyphastrea
Orange acanthastrea
Red acanthastrea
Green torch (tiny frag)
Red and green blastomussa merletti
Punk rockers zoas
Cosmic GPE
Green toadstool
Hopefully I can do a water change in both tanks tomorrow.
As previously promised, here is the coral list. I will post additional pictures starting tomorrow as the tank is on actinics for the night and the pics don't really look that great.
ORA Frogskin
Green Slimer Acro (blue tips)
Cherry Millipora
Bi-color hawkins
Pink branching digitada
Seasons greetings montipora
Oregon blue tort
Bird of Paradise
Montipora Confusa
Orange and green birdsnest
Green birdsnest
Red australomussa
Tri-color orange plate
Bi-color purple plate
Rasta zoas
Bubblegum monster chalice
Joker Favia
Green acanthastrea
Radioactive dragon eye zoas
Orange Montipora Capricornis
Pink Montipora Capricornis
Orange bam bam zoas
Pink polyp Montipora Capricornis
X-men Montipora Capricornis
Seasons greetings Montipora
Orange psamicorra
Eternal sunshine zoa
Pinwheel zoas
Teal stag horn
Darin's bonsai
Pink lemonade acropora
Green pagoda cup
Montipora setosa
Tray's red chalice
Emerald mummy eye chalice
Miami hurricane chalice
Blue trumpet coral
Miami vice zoas
Green millepora
Superman Montipora Danae
Jedi mind trick Montipora undata
12 colors of ricordeas
JF jack-o-lantern lepto
Zoanthids.com's smurf's blood zoas
Orange leptoseris
Goblins on fire zoas
Sunset Montipora
Rainbow Montipora
Mystic sunset Montipora
Purple people eaters
Sunny d zoas
Ponape birdsnest
Fruit loop zoas
UFO zoas
Candy apple red zoas
Mayan sun Favia
Purple and green Favia
Reverse prism Favia
King Midas zoas
Valida tri-color acro
Garf purple bonsai
La lakers mushroom
Lunar eclipse zoas
RBTA (acid rain)
ORA red planet
Blue agave zoas
La lakers zoa
JF PPE cyphastrea
Purple and green cyphastrea
Dragon soul Favia
Sunburst Montipora Capricornis
Orange galaxia
Green and red cyphastrea
Orange acanthastrea
Red acanthastrea
Green torch (tiny frag)
Red and green blastomussa merletti
Punk rockers zoas
Cosmic GPE
Green toadstool
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