What have you done with your tank lately?
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Scubareefman
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Started raising the time on my lights today, it was down to 4 hours a day for the past two days. All of the Dino's seemed to vanished a day ago. I did a 40% water change after blowing all the remaining slime off the rocks and sand Friday.
Fingers crossed that I got the best of them, but my tank needs a bit of light do I'm running them for six hours today.
Fingers crossed that I got the best of them, but my tank needs a bit of light do I'm running them for six hours today.
Scubareefman
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I drove up to St. Charles and popped in to Corals and More again, man that place is great. I picked up a nice blue/pink/red acan frag, a nice fat pineapple coral (light green, peach, and lime with a hint of hot pinks) I was stoked because it didn't have the pinks or lime under the store lighting, and a good sized sand dollar monti. I think the monti was mis-priced after looking it up online I feel like I got to good of a deal 
I am a bit worried about the monti, I may have pulled the trigger on it a bit to early....but I...just....really.....liked....it...............
I do tend to enjoy the softer colored corals, don't get me wrong I love the bright ones too, but I think my tanks coming along great.
I am a bit worried about the monti, I may have pulled the trigger on it a bit to early....but I...just....really.....liked....it...............
I do tend to enjoy the softer colored corals, don't get me wrong I love the bright ones too, but I think my tanks coming along great.
Flippers4pups
Home made abyss
Placed my corals in the tank and finally built a majano zapper. Thing works! Key is to get all the pieces of the flesh out. This was done to my corals to rid them of the little $@&"$@?! Before I placed the corals in the 125. Did so much, I have to replace the graphite already!
When I find time I'll cut loose on a build thread.
When I find time I'll cut loose on a build thread.
makeshift101
Member
Came home from work and started my feeding regiment. I get to my mantis shrimp tank and I see him dangling next to a powerhead....uh oh...
The butthead got both his clubs caught in the little slit of the powerhead. I had to get wire cutters to cut the slit off, and he was freed. He seems to be ok so far. I thought these things where suppose to be smart
The butthead got both his clubs caught in the little slit of the powerhead. I had to get wire cutters to cut the slit off, and he was freed. He seems to be ok so far. I thought these things where suppose to be smart
kegogut
Active member
Pic!
makeshift101
Member
Crappy picture, but its the only one I got
You can see his 2 clubs through the slits though
You can see his 2 clubs through the slits though
makeshift101
Member
I know, its embarrassing :facepalm:
Scubareefman
New member
Tonight after lights out I was searching my tank for creepys and saw them! Peeking out from the bottom edge of my new pineapple coral. Three little green bubbles, harmless looking, mocking me.
I removed the coral and scraped off those little SOB's with a razor, then I rinsed that part of the rock work with RO.
I hope I caught this before a outbreak. My last system was over run with bubble algae and if it happens again I may just have to switch to building bird houses out of tongue depressors. Oh how happy all the little birds would be. But I digress, I hate bubble algae!
I removed the coral and scraped off those little SOB's with a razor, then I rinsed that part of the rock work with RO.
I hope I caught this before a outbreak. My last system was over run with bubble algae and if it happens again I may just have to switch to building bird houses out of tongue depressors. Oh how happy all the little birds would be. But I digress, I hate bubble algae!
kegogut
Active member
Have you tried emeralds?
Scubareefman
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I did with my last tank and they made it so much worse. they eat them by ripping the bubbles open for the soft insides. That pretty much makes them spread like wild fire.
I found one tiny bubble I missed last night. I think my hate of BA now may be pushing me to extremes��
I found one tiny bubble I missed last night. I think my hate of BA now may be pushing me to extremes��
Scubareefman
New member
Yeah I tried a new coral food and pretty sure it's deiciving how potent it is 
The good news is I'm not seeing anymore so I have my fingers crossed. I will test my water in the morning.
I may look into a reactor.
The good news is I'm not seeing anymore so I have my fingers crossed. I will test my water in the morning.
I may look into a reactor.
I swapped out my white sand for black carib sea hawaiian sand in my 75. Personally I don't think it looks as nice, but I need it since it's alot darker. Before my sand used to be the brightest part of my tank and would start to bother my eyes after a while, but now I can't see the black reflecting at all. So far happy with it, since it's a bedroom tank, and the tv is about a foot away. Still have to scrape all the coralline off the back, front, sides to see how it really looks. Thinking about adding a diamond goby to help keep it clean in a couple months.
Scubareefman
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I used the black stuff in a FOWLR tank I ran for years. I found that I liked it over time but it tended to be harder to tel when the sand needed a good vacum.
kegogut
Active member
No pics?
didn't realize I posted this in the Saint Louis forum section, thought it was the new to hobby forum. Here's a pic, still waiting on my green toadstool to get happy, maybe tomorrow. I am liking the black sand allot better since I scraped off all the coralline and can actually see the sand now lol. I'm happy with the switch so far, my eyes feel noticeably better.
kegogut
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didn't realize I posted this in the Saint Louis forum section, thought it was the new to hobby forum. Here's a pic, still waiting on my green toadstool to get happy, maybe tomorrow. I am liking the black sand allot better since I scraped off all the coralline and can actually see the sand now lol. I'm happy with the switch so far, my eyes feel noticeably better.
Im not seeing any pics!
Pife
Active member
It's disappointing isn't it.
