110g Mixed Reef V2

[JDigital]

But your only 999.... I am 1000!

Let me rephrase that... 999th reply, as Post 1 is not a "reply" like the rest. I am the 1000st reply. :D


And in Celebration, I wanted to post this for anyone needing a desktop wallpaper. Hope you don't mind Doug. ;)

Two Versions:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/IMG_0458.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/IMG_04582.jpg

[kien]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mang

thank you!!! i will sleep better at night now mang! :-)

[Carmen]

Aw I wanted to be the 1000!!! Way to go Josh...bet you been stalking the board all night waiting!

Awesome Tank Mr. fishytime!:wink: You deserve the recognition!:mrgreen:
That would make an incredible wallpaper!:wink:....

[JDigital]

Aw I wanted to be the 1000!!! Way to go Josh...bet you been stalking the board all night waiting!

Awesome Tank Mr. fishytime!:wink: You deserve the recognition!:mrgreen:
That would make an incredible wallpaper!:wink:....


Well you know what they.... You snoooooooze, you loose. :lol:

[lorenz0]

you know kevin did get the 1000th post lol

[JDigital]

you know kevin did get the 1000th post lol

Post, yes, Reply No. :wink:

Replies are what it keeps track of next to views... Not posts. ;)

[fishytime]

Can somone please explain to me what a "mang" is ?!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mang

thank you!!! i will sleep better at night now mang! :-)


Too funny mangs:lol:

[fishytime]

I wanted to be the 1000 poster
Kevin

OMG!:surprise: Kevin posted in my thread!!!!:razz:

[fishytime]

And in Celebration, I wanted to post this for anyone needing a desktop wallpaper. Hope you don't mind Doug. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/IMG_0458.jpg



heck no I dont mind.....in fact its gonna be my wallpaper!:biggrin:

[fishytime]

Aw I wanted to be the 1000!!! Way to go Josh...bet you been stalking the board all night waiting!

Awesome Tank Mr. fishytime!:wink: You deserve the recognition!:mrgreen:
That would make an incredible wallpaper!:wink:....

Mr????? Thanks Girly:redface::redface:


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4011.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4013.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4014.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4015.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4016.jpg

[Red Coral Aquariums]

OMG!:surprise: Kevin posted in my thread!!!!:razz:

With this thread sometimes going in and out of PG13 I've stayed on the outside looking in.
You have done a great job on your tank Doug keep it up and I will try to hit the 2000 one also.
Kevin

[fishytime]

*sigh*........ever have one of those weeks????......I found one of my sexy shrimp eating an acan:neutral:.........it didnt do much damage when I noticed so I moved the acan over to the big tank........kinda out of the frying pan and into the fire......the acans are in the small tank to begin with because my regal tang has a taste for them.....the next day the sexy was on another acan frag happily munching away:mad:......so I moved that one over to the big tank too....

I placed them somewhat close to a small crocea (the one surrounded in yellow polyps).....I guess the change in flow caused the clam to wonder directly up and on to the second acan frag.....the next morning the clam was dead:sad:.......I dont quite understand why.......

the next day I lost my pyramid butterfly........

next day the acan frag that the clam tap danced on, mostly melted......

next day I find my lineatus wrasse on the floor.............:cry:

I love my tank:crazy::boom:

[Delphinus]

Ouch.. :(

[JDigital]

Duuuuuuuuuude......... :cry:

Sorry to hear about the Lineatus... (and everything really).

[Leah]

Doug

Sorry to hear about your.... oh so crappy week....wish I could do more to help. :sad: If you want to talk just call me anytime. I am pretty sure I know how you are feeling.

[christyf5]

*sigh*........ever have one of those weeks????......I found one of my sexy shrimp eating an acan:neutral:.........it didnt do much damage when I noticed so I moved the acan over to the big tank........kinda out of the frying pan and into the fire......the acans are in the small tank to begin with because my regal tang has a taste for them.....the next day the sexy was on another acan frag happily munching away:mad:......so I moved that one over to the big tank too....

I placed them somewhat close to a small crocea (the one surrounded in yellow polyps).....I guess the change in flow caused the clam to wonder directly up and on to the second acan frag.....the next morning the clam was dead:sad:.......I dont quite understand why.......

the next day I lost my pyramid butterfly........

next day the acan frag that the clam tap danced on, mostly melted......

next day I find my lineatus wrasse on the floor.............:cry:

I love my tank:crazy::boom:

wow I thought it was only me that had those kind of weeks . Sorry to hear about your critters.:neutral:

[Leah]

With this thread sometimes going in and out of PG13 I've stayed on the outside looking in.
You have done a great job on your tank Doug keep it up and I will try to hit the 2000 one also.
Kevin

:shocked: :bolt:

PG13 :redface: I guess we haven't done as good a job as we could have :wink:... if that is the rating your giving us. :sad:

I am sure we could bump that to at least PG18 if you like. :twised:

[Carmen]

*sigh*........ever have one of those weeks????......I found one of my sexy shrimp eating an acan:neutral:.........it didnt do much damage when I noticed so I moved the acan over to the big tank........kinda out of the frying pan and into the fire......the acans are in the small tank to begin with because my regal tang has a taste for them.....the next day the sexy was on another acan frag happily munching away:mad:......so I moved that one over to the big tank too....

I placed them somewhat close to a small crocea (the one surrounded in yellow polyps).....I guess the change in flow caused the clam to wonder directly up and on to the second acan frag.....the next morning the clam was dead:sad:.......I dont quite understand why.......

the next day I lost my pyramid butterfly........

next day the acan frag that the clam tap danced on, mostly melted......

next day I find my lineatus wrasse on the floor.............:cry:

I love my tank:crazy::boom:

Super sorry Doug. That is one lousy week.........:sad: I do know how you feel.

[kien]

Sorry to hear Doug! When it rains it pours huh? Except in this hobby it is more torrential with typhoons :-(

Just remember, the sun will come out tomorrow :-).

Catch you later this afternoon :-D

[Lance]

Holy crap Doug! What a run of bad luck! So sorry man! :sad:

[JDigital]

:shocked: :bolt:

I am sure we could bump that to at least PG18 if you like. :twised:


Please don't.

[fishytime]

Thanks everyone........

I decided to help myself feel better by bringing home this.....
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4066.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4068.jpg

Ive always wanted a hawkfish, but Ive always had shrimp in the tank.....that is until my mysyery wrasse ate his way through 8 pepermints and three cleaners.....

[fishytime]

I did a water change yesterday and this is what "low tide" looks like in my tank.....
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4038.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4039.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4041.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4042.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4046.jpg

[Leah]

Please don't.

Wow Josh!

[Leah]

Very nice fishy you got there. :wink:

[Carmen]

Love the Hawkfish! :smile: And great shot of him. Hope it does indeed make you feel better! And hoping for a better week for you!:wink:

[fishytime]

Very nice fishy you got there. :wink:

Love the Hawkfish! :smile: And great shot of him. Hope it does indeed make you feel better! And hoping for a better week for you!:wink:

Thanks Girlys.....I think he's tre-cool too.....

I went a little pic crazy too.....I took 150 shots between two cameras and ended up keeping 90........there was an upload to photobucket:lol:....

here we go :wink:

pocilopora

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4115.jpg

acan maxima

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4112.jpg

My favorite coral in the tank....this week

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4107.jpg

Blue stag

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4106.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4104.jpg

Freakin nems everywhere......have I mentioned nems is evil???

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4103.jpg

A Loripes.....awaiting placement

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4102.jpg

[ALBERTA REEF]

Freakin nems everywhere......have I mentioned nems is evil???

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4103.jpg

Ya Tell me about it. :lol:

[Delphinus]

Nems not evil. Sheeeeeesh. :p

[the marine apprentice]

got the pleasure of hangin out at dougs for a beer tonight while we were down in calgary and i will say.. awesome job doug your tank is now the best looking tank i have seen tied up with johns. great job man. oh and tks for the beer and the frag and bulbs. my ol lady almost freaked cuz she thought i spent all that money today lol

[bauder1986]

Way wicked tank Doug, and that orange whachamacallit looks stellar under the moonlights :biggrin:

[Fishward]

Freakin nems everywhere......have I mentioned nems is evil???


Ill take one off your hands if you're trying to get rid of em... got a clown who would love a home.

[fishytime]

Ya Tell me about it. :lol:

I told you they were splitters Cory:lol:

Nems not evil. Sheeeeeesh. :p

Tony......I respect your experience with nems but.........they are sooooo evil:biggrin:

Ill take one off your hands if you're trying to get rid of em... got a clown who would love a home.

Dude......did you not just read what Cory and I said????:wink:

[fishytime]

got the pleasure of hangin out at dougs for a beer tonight while we were down in calgary and i will say.. awesome job doug your tank is now the best looking tank i have seen tied up with johns. great job man. oh and tks for the beer and the frag and bulbs. my ol lady almost freaked cuz she thought i spent all that money today lol

Way wicked tank Doug, and that orange whachamacallit looks stellar under the moonlights :biggrin:

Hey gents......was good to see yous two....the whatchamacallit is a montipora samerensis if you care to know Josh.....Thanks Guys!.....Im honored to be ranked up there with Johny-bye.......:redface:


heres some more of those pics

blue polyp birdsnest

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4082.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4081.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4078.jpg


a couple neat starfish and spsscape shots....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4075.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4074.jpg

purple hairy.......you thought I was gonna say something dirty didnt you.....mushrooms

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4073.jpg

Got frags????

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4088.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4087.jpg

[JDigital]

I wish more people had frags that big! Cool pics dude.

[bauder1986]

hey thanks doug, now that is written down in front of me I can now sit here and say to myself a hundred times till i remember it haha

[fishytime]

I wish more people had frags that big! Cool pics dude.

More people can have frags like this....they are going to the shop:biggrin:
thanks bud!

hey thanks doug, now that is written down in front of me I can now sit here and say to myself a hundred times till i remember it haha

took me a while to remember that one too....



More pics(you-all surprised?)


orange tonga shroom

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4072.jpg

"Super Mario" shroom

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4071.jpg

Yellow birdsnest

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4070.jpg

orange linkia star

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4067.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4065.jpg

[freezetyle]

"Super Mario" shroom

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4071.jpg


Ha you can totally tell that whoever named that grown up in the 80/early 90's and was a nintendo fanboy/girl.
Cool looking shroom either way.

[fishytime]

Ha you can totally tell that whoever named that grown up in the 80/early 90's and was a nintendo fanboy/girl.
Cool looking shroom either way.

Eh?.......I played nintendo:neutral:.....way to make a guy feel old Jon.....:razz:

A round of softies


Blue zoas

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4058.jpg

"Im sure they have a name but cant be bothered to look it up" zoa

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4064.jpg

green hairy shrooms

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4063.jpg

purple/green zoa

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4061.jpg

green fuzzy shroom

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4062.jpg

blue palys

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4060.jpg

[kien]

very nice stuff :-) Love those Nintendo mushrooms. Let me know if you need to get rid of any :wink:

[ElGuappo]

i think those orange zoas are called pumpkin patch..:wink:

[fishytime]

very nice stuff :-) Love those Nintendo mushrooms. Let me know if you need to get rid of any :wink:

Hey brother.....anytime mang......not sure if I can actually get any out for ya but it would be an excuse for you to come and see the tank:wink:

i think those orange zoas are called pumpkin patch..:wink:

Thanks Mikey!....

gold maxima

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4055.jpg

bleu/green deep water Aussie

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4054.jpg

X-men zoas

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4053.jpg

I used to know the name to this one but.....:redface:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4052.jpg

blue crocea

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4050.jpg

favia

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4049.jpg

[JDigital]

Sweet pic of the Favia!!! :shocked!:

[fishytime]

Sweet pic of the Favia!!! :shocked!:

Sometimes I get lucky:wink: Thanks mang!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0078-1.jpg

chameleon crocea (changes color from purple to green depending on the angle you look at it)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0077-1.jpg

blue tonga rhodactis

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0076-1.jpg

blue/gold crocea

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0075-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0074-2.jpg

[Leah]

:biggrin1: WOW!! Doug,

Wanna trade tanks, right now? :mrgreen: :biggrin: :wink: :lol:

[fishytime]

:biggrin1: WOW!! Doug,

Wanna trade tanks, right now? :mrgreen: :biggrin: :wink: :lol:

thanks Leah:redface:
um......thats not fair.....you've already got a head start on tearing things down:wink:


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0071.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0066.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0065-1.jpg

purple polyp monti

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0064-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0063-2.jpg

Icicle milli

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0062-2.jpg

[fishytime]

I bumped up the flow again......I decided to replace a Koralia 2 I had hidden behind the rockwork with a Tunze 6045.....the K2 is rated at 600gph and the Tunze is rated at 1200gph....I have the Tunze pointed from the back of the tank through an opening in the rock towards the front of the tank....the increase in flow has severely irritated some hairy mushrooms that are in the vicinity:biggrin:

I had a near miss the other day.....I came home from work and looked at the tank for a couple minutes and hit the computer as usual......I sat at the puter for a few and went to the kitchen to get a bevvie....I came back in the living room to find my flame angel on the floor.......my flame angel jumped????? WTF!....Ive never heard of an angel jumping before......anyway, I scooped him up and back in the tank he went......I didnt see him for about an hour and then there he was.....chasing my neon dottyback like nothing had even happened....Whew! I briefly thought about putting him in the sump to give to a friend that probably misses her flame.....but this was the third fish I bought and has been with me for over two years.....

A. Prolifera

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0060.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0059-2.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0057-3.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0056-2.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0055-2.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0053.jpg

[Leah]

[QUOTE=fishytime;501782]thanks Leah:redface:
um......thats not fair.....you've already got a head start on tearing things down:wink:

Doug,

:redface: So I am guessing here...that would be a no. :wink:
:p

[Doug]

:thumb: Just beautiful. Both the corals and the pics.

[Carmen]

I bumped up the flow again......I decided to replace a Koralia 2 I had hidden behind the rockwork with a Tunze 6045.....the K2 is rated at 600gph and the Tunze is rated at 1200gph....I have the Tunze pointed from the back of the tank through an opening in the rock towards the front of the tank....the increase in flow has severely irritated some hairy mushrooms that are in the vicinity:biggrin:

I had a near miss the other day.....I came home from work and looked at the tank for a couple minutes and hit the computer as usual......I sat at the puter for a few and went to the kitchen to get a bevvie....I came back in the living room to find my flame angel on the floor.......my flame angel jumped????? WTF!....Ive never heard of an angel jumping before......anyway, I scooped him up and back in the tank he went......I didnt see him for about an hour and then there he was.....chasing my neon dottyback like nothing had even happened....Whew! I briefly thought about putting him in the sump to give to a friend that probably misses her flame.....but this was the third fish I bought and has been with me for over two years.....

[/IMG]

Aw...I really do miss my Flame:wink:. (More than you know) It was my favorite...
But I'm glad yours is okay! Weird that it jumped??? Something chasing it?

[JDigital]

Maybe the flame just wanted to join u for a beverage. Haha

Pics look really good (even on my blackberry).. :)

[Trocar61]

Doug your tank looks freaking amazing. Are you happy with the 110 or do you wish it was larger? Im still looking for that perfect size Aqarium. and still brain storming what i want to set up. my 90 is on its way out the door so ya must decide on what size i want to have.

[fishytime]

:thumb: Just beautiful. Both the corals and the pics.

Thanks man......great name! BTW:wink:

Maybe the flame just wanted to join u for a beverage. Haha

Pics look really good (even on my blackberry).. :)

All he had to do was ask:mrgreen:
Thanks again and:hail:

[fishytime]

[QUOTE=fishytime;501782]thanks Leah:redface:
um......thats not fair.....you've already got a head start on tearing things down:wink:

Doug,

:redface: So I am guessing here...that would be a no. :wink:
:p

Maybe I will bring ya a little somethin from it.....hows that?

Aw...I really do miss my Flame:wink:. (More than you know) It was my favorite...
But I'm glad yours is okay! Weird that it jumped??? Something chasing it?

Amazing how quickly you become attached huh?
The incident has got me thinking hard about the dynamics in the tank....I need to re-home the big boys....the angel has always thought he was the boss of the tank.....and Ive recently seen him challenging my naso.......perhaps that's what happened...the naso is a bit of a turd hisself...maybe he showed the angel who's boss....

[fishytime]

Doug your tank looks freaking amazing. Are you happy with the 110 or do you wish it was larger? Im still looking for that perfect size Aqarium. and still brain storming what i want to set up. my 90 is on its way out the door so ya must decide on what size i want to have.

Thanks man....

I would honestly love to go bigger....my dream tank would be 24"Tx36"Dx96"L (360g)......but alas, I rent:neutral:......so this tank is still somewhat manageable to move.....
I say go for length....the first time I saw my regal blast the length of the tank, I was like....I need to go longer!:mrgreen:


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0050-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0049-2.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0044-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0043.jpg

[Trocar61]

So I found what I am going with. 48''LX30''Wx20D thats the size that will fit in my office so pretty sure thats what it will be. Now need to find the proper lights for it. do you think the 8 bulb new tek light would work for this?

[fishytime]

So I found what I am going with. 48''LX30''Wx20D thats the size that will fit in my office so pretty sure thats what it will be. Now need to find the proper lights for it. do you think the 8 bulb new tek light would work for this?

If the tank is 30" front to back then I personally would put two 6 bulb units over it:wink:

[Carmen]

Amazing how quickly you become attached huh?
The incident has got me thinking hard about the dynamics in the tank....I need to re-home the big boys....the angel has always though he was the boss of the tank.....and Ive recently seen him challenging my naso.......perhaps that's what happened...the naso is a bit of a turd hisself...maybe he showed the angel who's boss....

Ya...I feel lost without my Flame! Like something is missing...:wink:




http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0050-1.jpg



Man.......those hairy mushrooms are outta control! If ya manage to frag em ever...let me know:wink:.

[fishytime]

Ya...I feel lost without my Flame! Like something is missing...:wink:

Man.......those hairy mushrooms are outta control! If ya manage to frag em ever...let me know:wink:.

I know exactly how you feel....:neutral:

now she says she wants some hairy shrooms.....she couldnt have mentioned that before, like when I tore that side of the tank apart to get the tonga shrooms out for her.......geez!......J/K Girly.....I'll see what I can do

[Carmen]

No...just trying to bug you Doug! Don't try fragging those shrooms or you'll upset the balance of that side again and have another rock avalanche! I am sure I can live without another hairy shroom...but I am really looking to fill up that top with sps...got a frag for me?:lol:

[bauder1986]

hey doug, i found some red samirensi to compliment the orange one.....just gotta remember where i found it :neutral: Cant wait to be in Calgary again to drool over your tank again.

[fishytime]

No...just trying to bug you Doug! Don't try fragging those shrooms or you'll upset the balance of that side again and have another rock avalanche! I am sure I can live without another hairy shroom...but I am really looking to fill up that top with sps...got a frag for me?:lol:

There are three of them creeping their way closer to a bunch of sps that is on a rock that is on top, that Im gonna have to deal with sooner or later( I tried hitting them with TA aptaisia destroyer but that only angered them:lol:).....like I said I'll see what I can do....

are you becoming a sps junkie Girly?:wink:....What do you like?:biggrin:

[fishytime]

hey doug, i found some red samirensi to compliment the orange one.....just gotta remember where i found it :neutral: Cant wait to be in Calgary again to drool over your tank again.

I see your like me......."hey I like that".......get distracted........"hey where was that????"

you guys are welcome to pop by for a bevvie anytime man......

[Carmen]

There are three of them creeping their way closer to a bunch of sps that is on a rock that is on top, that Im gonna have to deal with sooner or later( I tried hitting them with TA aptaisia destroyer but that only angered them:lol:).....like I said I'll see what I can do....

are you becoming a sps junkie Girly?:wink:....What do you like?:biggrin:

Kinda getting to like my fuzzy sticks more and more!:lol: And I gotta fill up the top with something that loves the halides.
You know what I like.:smile:

[fishytime]

I do know what you like.....but I was talking about sps:razz::lol:


Here's a couple more shots that I thought were kinda cool

starfish & clam
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4119.jpg

I got this neat yellow sponge all over one end of the tank at the bottom...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4120.jpg

[fishytime]

looky what I got.....
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4127.jpg






its a must have for anyone who frags coral......
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4121.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4122.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4123.jpg

the big cutters look like they could cut through a finger!
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4124.jpg


the kit comes with 7" straight head cutters, 5" curved tip cutters, 6" forceps, 4" fine tipped tweezer, 6" scissor, 3 different scalpels( two that can be sharpened and one that has replaceable blades), replacement blades for the scalpel and even a bottle of glue!

I picked up these as an extra, 10" forceps
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4126.jpg

[Carmen]

Ooooo, ahhhh, sexy! Kinda dangerous!:lol:

That starfish pic is super neat! He better watch he doesn't get pinched in those clams. Very nice, colorful!

oh the sps.....bright green:mrgreen: and I like em fuzzy too!:smile: Or whatever you have fragged will do!

[fishytime]

Ooooo, ahhhh, sexy! Kinda dangerous!:lol:

That starfish pic is super neat! He better watch he doesn't get pinched in those clams. Very nice, colorful!

oh the sps.....bright green:mrgreen: and I like em fuzzy too!:smile: Or whatever you have fragged will do!

I know I am:mrgreen:........ but,Carmen!.....you need to keep comments like that to pm!..........................................oh... .you were talkin bout the frag kit weren't you?:neutral:..................nevermind:redface:

but ya......I will be able to do some backyard surgeries now:lol:....All Im qualified to do so far is boob lifts and butt implants.....you interested?:lol:

it would be bad to get an appendage pinched by a clam:wink:

[Carmen]

but ya......I will be able to do some backyard surgeries now:lol:....All Im qualified to do so far is boob lifts and butt implants.....you interested?:lol:



You think I need one?:redface:

[kien]

Ahh.. There's nothing like a Friday evening with canreef and Doug's thread :)

:pop2:

[JDigital]

Ahh.. There's nothing like a Friday evening with canreef and Doug's thread :)

:pop2:

That stupid little smiley gave me a craving for popcorn now Kien! :twised:

[fishytime]

You think I need one?:redface:

lord no! I dont think you need any of that!.....your the one that thinks you need to work out:razz:

[fishytime]

Ahh.. There's nothing like a Friday evening with canreef and Doug's thread :)

:pop2:

That stupid little smiley gave me a craving for popcorn now Kien! :twised:

Im noticing already that the board seems to be starting that spring/summer slow down.......just trying to keep things fun and interesting:wink::lol:..........now Ive got a craving for popcorn:twised:

[fishytime]

I just had a bomb dropped on me:neutral:......my landlord wants to move into my suite to simplify his life while his house is being built.....Ive got three months to move............this sucks:cry:

[Delphinus]

Wow. :( Dude that really sucks. :cry:

Although maybe that's enough time to find a place that can accommodate the tank? Tanks can be moved ... I'll do what I can to help if you choose to go that route. Don't hesitate to ask!!

[ALBERTA REEF]

Sorry to hear. When you need help moving the tank. Just call.

[Carmen]

:sad: Sorry........:sad: Wish there was something I could do to help........

[ALBERTA REEF]

:sad: Sorry........:sad: Wish there was something I could do to help........


Carmen you can rent Doug your Basement. You would have a fish boy (pool boy).:lol:

[Carmen]

Carmen you can rent Doug your Basement. You would have a fish boy (pool boy).:lol:

Wish I could...

[blueyota]

Ahh man thats bull ...If ya need help when time comes just let me know !!!!!!!
oh and i work for frags :lol:

[lockrookie]

soak the carpets in skimmate the day before you leave or buy a fish from the market and leave it in a heater vent....heheh it looks like you have lots of help hard part is finding a place

[JDigital]

I just had a bomb dropped on me:neutral:......my landlord wants to move into my suit to simplify his life while his house is being built.....Ive got three months to move............this sucks:cry:


:jaw::shocked::eek: ... That BLOWS... on the bright side (if there can be one) at least you got 3 months.. :wink:

[The Grizz]

That really blow Doug, typical landlord to put some one out while building a house that I bet will be huge.

On another note Doug, can you tell me what you are using for bulbs again on your tank. This time I promise I will write it down. :redface:

[es355lucille]

Hey Doug, sorry to hear that you have to move out. If you need help let us know and we will help you move.

On another note, thanks for installing our hardwood flooring....it looks amazing........We are not completely back to normal but getting closer.

Picture of the new floor.
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu279/es355lucille/IMG_1000.jpg

[fishytime]

Wish I could...

you and me both:wink::lol:

[fishytime]

Thanks guys.......I might just take some of you up on that offer for help.......me moving is not that big of a deal.....its totally the tank that I am worried about........I've moved the tank successfully twice before but never with this much "life" in it before(now close to 20 fish and a titch stocked with coral).......Ive been totally wracking my brain trying to figure out what to do...........everything from selling the tank to fragging it heavily ( to lighten the bioload) to selling all the live stock has crossed my mind.......I have no idea what Im gonna do........I haven't really even started to look for a place yet as there seems to be quite a bit of rentals available here now........

here's a few recent pics.....

heres a couple frags that have been sitting on my frag rack waiting for a place to put them.....

A Loripes (if I remember correctly.....right John?)
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4141.jpg

an Aussie pink and blue tabling acro
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4142.jpg

Pocillopora
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4143.jpg

A. tortusa "cali tort"
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4144.jpg

Aussie deepwater unidentified acro....
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4147.jpg

and here is a frag that I have been waiting for for a long long time...... and I wanna thank Laurier for finally coughing it up:razz::wink: I know getting this frag didnt come at a very good time with me moving and all but Laurier recently moved his tank too and he want an insurance frag out there, just in case.....
"Red Planet"
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4135.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4131.jpg

[christyf5]

Nice corals. I think your loripes may be a lokani. Either way it looks like it has lots of potential. I think the Aussie unknown might be a echinata or turaki.

Love the red planet :love:

[lorenz0]

lol didn't realize how many nubs are on that frag. looking good mang. btw is that tabling acro encrusting onto your frag rack???

[Trocar61]

Hey Doug thanks for the help today. I will be back for more, and want to check out your tank next time I'm down if possible.

[Carmen]

Ok now I know what all the hype is on this RedPlanet! Beautiful!!! Grow it out quick! You're favorite frag customer would love one of those!!!!!!!!:biggrin::mrgreen::wink:

[fishytime]

Hey Doug, sorry to hear that you have to move out. If you need help let us know and we will help you move.

On another note, thanks for installing our hardwood flooring....it looks amazing........We are not completely back to normal but getting closer.

Picture of the new floor.
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu279/es355lucille/IMG_1000.jpg


Thanks for both the offer for help moving and the work guys......the floor looks good with some furniture in there again!

[fishytime]

Nice corals. I think your loripes may be a lokani. Either way it looks like it has lots of potential. I think the Aussie unknown might be a echinata or turaki.

Love the red planet :love:

Thanks Christy........I still have a lot to learn when it comes to acro IDs............ps. did you forget to do something??:wink::biggrin:

lol didn't realize how many nubs are on that frag. looking good mang. btw is that tabling acro encrusting onto your frag rack???

You didnt notice?.....you were the one that snipped it!:razz: (thanks again mang!.... that Aussie just might be encrusted to the frag rack.....lord knows its been there for months:redface:

[fishytime]

Hey Doug thanks for the help today. I will be back for more, and want to check out your tank next time I'm down if possible.

Hey....your welcome and anytime man, I always enjoy shootin the breeze about reefs......

[fishytime]

Ok now I know what all the hype is on this RedPlanet! Beautiful!!! Grow it out quick! You're favorite frag customer would love one of those!!!!!!!!:biggrin::mrgreen::wink:

And the sps vultures circle my house.....already a line forming through pms for frags of my RP frag:lol:


I dont have enough water in my house and my fondness for clams has turned out to be a full blown addiction!...............so......................I m gonna be adding another tank to the system after I move. The tank is 24x24x12 (Josh's old cube) and will be lit by a single 250w MH(galaxy ballast, lumenmax elite reflector) or if the budget allows I may order in the 24" 8 bulb ATI, we'll see what happens......I will need to upgrade the return for the system.....Im currently running two in sump return pumps(one for the 110 and one for the "anti-pony" tank).....so Im thinking about drilling the sump and putting a "dart gold" with a manifold on the system....that would free up quite a bit of space in the sump and reduce heat transfer considerably......its all still a couple months away so plans may change:mrgreen:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0085.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0086-1.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0087.jpg


I have a bit of work to do on the tank......the patch covering the holes need to be removed (weeeeee I love scraping silicone) and the "Scary Movie" face that Josh made needs to be exorcised from the tank and a new overflow cut and installed......
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0088.jpg

[Carmen]

And the sps vultures circle my house.....already a line forming through pms for frags of my RP frag:lol:


I dont have enough water in my house and my fondness for clams has turned out to be a full blown addiction!...............so......................I m gonna be adding another tank to the system after I move. The tank is 24x24x12 (Josh's old cube) and will be lit by a single 250w MH(galaxy ballast, lumenmax elite reflector) or if the budget allows I may order in the 24" 8 bulb ATI, we'll see what happens......I will need to upgrade the return for the system.....Im currently running two in sump return pumps(one for the 110 and one for the "anti-pony" tank).....so Im thinking about drilling the sump and putting a "dart gold" with a manifold on the system....that would free up quite a bit of space in the sump and reduce heat transfer considerably......its all still a couple months away so plans may change:mrgreen:


I have a bit of work to do on the tank......the patch covering the holes need to be removed (weeeeee I love scraping silicone) and the "Scary Movie" face that Josh made needs to be exorcised from the tank and a new overflow cut and installed......


But...I'm first in line right?......:wink::lol:

See...I told you that you couldn't be without a reef tank...it's what you're all about...and now your adding on! Yay!

[christyf5]

Thanks Christy........I still have a lot to learn when it comes to acro IDs............ps. did you forget to do something??:wink::biggrin:





dammit I did it right away!! Stupid computers.

[JDigital]

I have a bit of work to do on the tank......the patch covering the holes need to be removed (weeeeee I love scraping silicone) and the "Scary Movie" face that Josh made needs to be exorcised from the tank and a new overflow cut and installed......
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0088.jpg


Best of luck removing that piece of glass doug.. I know I wouldn't want to deal with it. :lol:

[365seasons]

Alright Doug!

I'm all caught up on your tank journal, just like I said I would.

Gorgeous photos!! You make me so envious. :twised:
:biggrin:

[fishytime]

But...I'm first in line right?......:wink::lol:

See...I told you that you couldn't be without a reef tank...it's what you're all about...and now your adding on! Yay!

No line, no cover and Im pourin:wink:

psssssssssst Kev has got a 180 in his garage:twised:.....I didnt just think that did I?????......now would be the time to upgrade......wouldnt it?.....that would mean I would need a bigger skimmer:biggrin:......more lights:becky:

dammit I did it right away!! Stupid computers.

Thanks Christy.......I owe ya one:wink:

[fishytime]

Best of luck removing that piece of glass doug.. I know I wouldn't want to deal with it. :lol:


I thought about just punching through the exist holes but then worried about the bulkhead sandwhiching three layer of glass:wacko:.....glass is gonna have to come out.......I guess:neutral:


Alright Doug!

I'm all caught up on your tank journal, just like I said I would.

Gorgeous photos!! You make me so envious. :twised:
:biggrin:


Thanks Lisa....most say it looks better in person:wink:



Red Planet a little more settled in

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4172.jpg

[lobsterboy]

alittle late on this post, but yeah I have been told that its an A. Loripes, it does look like a Granulosa but i think the polyp shape is a bit different.

anyways, its looking good there bi. :razz:

A Loripes (if I remember correctly.....right John?)
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4141.jpg

[Leah]

I know I should just leave this one alone. But well I can't...so here it comes "It looks better in person" :wink: This sounds interesting. :redface: I really have been missing things around here. :lol: :mrgreen:

[fishytime]

I know I should just leave this one alone. But well I can't...so here it comes "It looks better in person" :wink: This sounds interesting. :redface: I really have been missing things around here. :lol: :mrgreen:

Leah.....you know Ive been offering up that "distraction" for weeks now.....why dont you just come out and see it???:twised:.................the tank, I mean:wink:


Heres some Aussielicious frags from the last shipment

pink lemonadeish
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4198.jpg

The un-identified "sleeper" acro
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4199.jpg

"crayola tabling acro that was from the previous aussie shipment....and yes Laurier, it was encrusting the frag rack:surprise:
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4200.jpg

[christyf5]

Leah.....you know Ive been offering up that "distraction" for weeks now.....why dont you just come out and see it???:twised:.................the tank, I mean:wink:


Heres some Aussielicious frags from the last shipment

pink lemonadeish
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4198.jpg





Daymn, thats nice! I saw those on the latest Red Coral photo thread and actually sighed. I wish we got those out here.

[fishytime]

Daymn, thats nice! I saw those on the latest Red Coral photo thread and actually sighed. I wish we got those out here.

Well shoot Christy.....you and Leah should organize a road trip to Cowtown:wink:


more recent pics.....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4197.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4191.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4190.jpg

[fishytime]

alittle late on this post, but yeah I have been told that its an A. Loripes, it does look like a Granulosa but i think the polyp shape is a bit different.

anyways, its looking good there bi. :razz:

Thanks John......both for the Id and the comp....


heres one that has finally started to get the purple that its supposed to have( I have a colony of the same coral on the opposite side of the tank that has been in the tank for over a year and has been brown the whole time(in fact I'm thinking about selling it, because its starting to get stung on the bottom by an ever increasing in size nem))
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4189.jpg

heres another coral that is starting to regain its former glory....this monti was getting shaded out by a pocci that is doing quite well.....
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4184.jpg


a somewhat blue stag
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4186.jpg

bird
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4185.jpg

[JDigital]

Neat!

[fishytime]

couple things to report......I stopped dosing KZ Eisen conentrate!........the add-on tank is such a mess with algae that Im gonna see if starving the tank of iron helps knock it back a little......

I mentioned a few days ago that I had a colony of sps that a green BTA was starting to get within reach of......lesson learned:neutral: dont be lazy like me.....I thought that just the part of the base of the colony that the nem was touching, would be affected......I was wrong:onfire:......overnight

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0017-4.jpg

the RTN of that colony also took out a large portion of a green monti cap that was touching the colony on the back side.....a two-fer......so boys and girls......move it or loose it!


I started preparing to get things organized for the move.......I borrowed the label maker from work and got started on printing off everything to label my electrical lay-out so I wont sit there scratching my head about where to plug everything back in, in the "tank move scramble"......Ive come to a conclusion, we reefers got a lot o crap we need to plug in!.......

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4201.jpg


Im positive that this is not all of them:biggrin:

[Skimmerking]

Doug where ya moving too again .

[fishytime]

Doug where ya moving too again .

No idea Mike.....havnt even started looking yet.......but I hope that I will get lucky and find a place in the same neighborhood.....I'm less than ten minutes away from Red Coral where I am now and would like to keep it that way........never mind the benefit a short distance move would have for the tank:wink:

[lorenz0]

dude was that the killer colony you had mid tank in the far left corner???

[fishytime]

dude was that the killer colony you had mid tank in the far left corner???

It was.........the yucky brown (sposed to be a dark purple) one with the killer green polyps.....:neutral:


but on a shinier note:biggrin:

"pretty in pink"

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4180.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4182.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4183.jpg


a couple a favs that I cant seem to stop takin pics of....forgive me if its gettin old:mrgreen:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4179.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4178.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4181.jpg

[Trocar61]

Dude those are some sweet pics....I have to come check them out..in real time...lol

[fishytime]

Dude those are some sweet pics....I have to come check them out..in real time...lol

I keep tallin ya, you have an open invitation(you might wanna make time before I tear this thing down:wink:)


Im definitely a zoaholic, but when you couple that with the fact that Im also a clamaddict usually equals very little cash actually makes it home from RC:redface: there gotta be some kind of twelve step program somewhere for us reefheads

gonna be some "doubles" in here but I was shooting with two different cams

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4223.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0016-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4222.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0022-5.jpg

same clam.....different angles
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4219.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4218.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0026-2.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4216.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4217.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0027-4.jpg

[Trocar61]

well, you going to be around this weekend....I might be able to get down there and check things out.

[JDigital]

there gotta be some kind of twelve step program somewhere for us reefheads




Like "12 Steps to Building a Great Reef Tank"? :mrgreen:

Which pic goes with which cam? I'm curious...

[4lti7ude]

Your rock work is soooo nice.
How did you get all your rock to sit like that?

[fishytime]

well, you going to be around this weekend....I might be able to get down there and check things out.

well.....work at RC both days but will be around in the evening


Your rock work is soooo nice.
How did you get all your rock to sit like that?
the structures on each end were done with a pvc sub-frame, the rock is attached with "zipties" and "firmed" up with epoxy......the center structure is free standing.....
Like "12 Steps to Building a Great Reef Tank"? :mrgreen:

Which pic goes with which cam? I'm curious...

take a guess:mrgreen:.....all of the first pics in each clam pic set are taken with the same camera


these pics are in random order:wink:

*sings* "Im off the wagon and Im hitchin a ride":mrgreen:
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4206.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4224.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0018-5.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0025-5.jpg

[fishytime]

sprung a leak at some point last night:neutral:.......not much water made it to the floor, but the floor under the tank is definitely wet*just what I need.....damage the hardwood floor two months before I move*.....I found the leak(one of my hose clamp connections) and quickly fixed it, but in the process I created another leak at the bulkhead......I go to grab the big channel-lock pliers the give the bulkhead a turn...... and doh!:doh:.......Mikey has all my pliers and wrenches!.......@#$*......now Ive got a drippy bulkhead.......thats when frustration set in and I managed to get the bulkhead tightened(ever so slightly) by hand.....seems to have stopped the leak, but will have to snug it more later when I get decent pair o pliers.....I sat there for an hour trying to get the water under the tank to leech into towels.......got a big fan blowing in the general direction......hopefully I didnt bugger the floor up:twitch:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0024-6.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0023-3.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0019-4.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4243.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4244.jpg

[Trocar61]

sprung a leak at some point last night:neutral:.......not much water made it to the floor, but the floor under the tank is definitely wet*just what I need.....damage the hardwood floor two months before I move*.....I found the leak(one of my hose clamp connections) and quickly fixed it, but in the process I created another leak at the bulkhead......I go to grab the big channel-lock pliers the give the bulkhead a turn...... and doh!:doh:.......Mikey has all my pliers and wrenches!.......@#$*......now Ive got a drippy bulkhead.......thats when frustration set in and I managed to get the bulkhead tightened(ever so slightly) by hand.....seems to have stopped the leak, but will have to snug it more later when I get decent pair o pliers.....I sat there for an hour trying to get the water under the tank to leech into towels.......got a big fan blowing in the general direction......hopefully I didnt bugger the floor up:twitch:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0024-6.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0023-3.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0019-4.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4243.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4244.jpg

Sounds like your off to a good start to the day

[the marine apprentice]

Dude that sucks you got a leak especially since ur movin right soon.

[andestang]

Some great pics Doug ! You know whats gonna happen when you do that little bit extra tightening don't ya :2gunfire: :frusty: :snipersm::rant: :cry:. Remember Mr T -" I pitty the fool" That sums up having to move your tanks :wink:. If I can help in anyway when you move Doug let me know.

[hillegom]

When you need them, those big channel locks sure do come in handy.
Good thing you noticed the leak when you did.

[kien]

D'oh!! When it rains it pours.. Unless you live in Calgary where it rains and snows.. And the snow comes at you at a horizontal vector.

[Leah]

Soooooooo sorry to hear this Doug. I hope the floor will be okay. Crossing my fingers and toes for you.

[Delphinus]

Pictures look great as usual.

Think you're looking at the floor spill from the wrong perspective though. I'd be all "Meh .. what's the landlord gonna do? EVICT ME?"

[globaldesigns]

Pictures look great as usual.

Think you're looking at the floor spill from the wrong perspective though. I'd be all "Meh .. what's the landlord gonna do? EVICT ME?"

HEHE, the floor will be fine. At least the tank didn't crack or something bad like that.

[fishytime]

Sounds like your off to a good start to the day

Dude that sucks you got a leak especially since ur movin right soon.


tell me bout it guys......nothin like water on the floor first thing in the mornin to "kickstart your heart"!


Some great pics Doug ! You know whats gonna happen when you do that little bit extra tightening don't ya :2gunfire: :frusty: :snipersm::rant: :cry:. Remember Mr T -" I pitty the fool" That sums up having to move your tanks :wink:. If I can help in anyway when you move Doug let me know.

Thanks bud......Im sooo not looking forward to moving this thing:neutral:......Im thinking about having a "Fishy's free frag tank move party" when the time comes.....some fish are being re-homed so there should be canreefers coming that day for that as well( are you ready for them Catherine?????).....

[fishytime]

When you need them, those big channel locks sure do come in handy.
Good thing you noticed the leak when you did.


I guess, Im really fortunate to be sitting at home ATM.......normally I would be up at 6:00 am to go to work......I wouldnt even have noticed.....only noticed as I was sitting at the computer having my "second cup", perving canreef, at about 8:00 that the bottom of the back panel of the stand was wet:surprise:


D'oh!! When it rains it pours.. Unless you live in Calgary where it rains and snows.. And the snow comes at you at a horizontal vector.

Soooooooo sorry to hear this Doug. I hope the floor will be okay. Crossing my fingers and toes for you.

Hopefully this bad string of events will be out of the system come "tank move time".......

[fishytime]

Pictures look great as usual.

Think you're looking at the floor spill from the wrong perspective though. I'd be all "Meh .. what's the landlord gonna do? EVICT ME?"

thanks Tony
well he cant evict me but he can keep my damage deposit.....which wouldnt be good:lol:


HEHE, the floor will be fine. At least the tank didn't crack or something bad like that.

not sure.....this is the second time its been wet!:redface:.......a cracked tank would have forced me to either upgrade.....or quit:neutral:



all dry today so it looks like I got everything fixed......gonna be a little stressful not knowing if there is any damage there, until I pretty much hand the landlord the keys:neutral:......

Im wondering now if I may have an issue inside the tank......I had two frags rtn on me the same night of the leak...... got me wondering if the colony rtn from last week might be related to this and not the nems fault?....another change I made besides stopping the iron dosing was, I've been doubling up on my "coral snow" dosage, because of the mess in the add-on tank(theres some cyano as well as the macro)....so not sure if this is what caused the stress.........

params before my water change on Monday were.

DKH 10 (perfect)
CA 390 (adjusted the profilux to now dose 30ml, 24 times a day)
MG 1350 (not too bad, presently dose 5/8 cup every two weeksish, will bump up to 3/4 cup or possibly 3/8 cup every week)

I didnt test the nitrates.....will do that after the morning dosing has a chance to run through the system a bit....

only fish I can get a good shot of.....
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coralscape.:biggrin:
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[Trocar61]

Hey Doug, glad you got everything under control....I nice pics...Hey what camera do you use for all these shots? and did you check out my pics with those lights on:biggrin: sure they will look better with water in the tank...lol I should be out to see you this weekend I hope..

[fishytime]

Hey Doug, glad you got everything under control....I nice pics...Hey what camera do you use for all these shots? and did you check out my pics with those lights on:biggrin: sure they will look better with water in the tank...lol I should be out to see you this weekend I hope..

that light is a beast!.....you should be pretty dang happy with it......was nice visiting with you yesterday mang!


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if you look closely you can see that the PS monti has wrapped itself completely around the digitata
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[Trocar61]

that light is a beast!.....you should be pretty dang happy with it......was nice visiting with you yesterday mang!


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if you look closely you can see that the PS monti has wrapped itself completely around the digitata
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I think I will be happy with it...Ya I had a blast.....oh you have one hell of a system man give your self a pat on the back cause wow I have never scene a tank that nice in person....HEY EVERYONE DOUGS TANK ROCKS!!!! Thanks again mang!:lol:

[fishytime]

I think I will be happy with it...Ya I had a blast.....oh you have one hell of a system man give your self a pat on the back cause wow I have never scene a tank that nice in person....HEY EVERYONE DOUGS TANK ROCKS!!!! Thanks again mang!:lol:

Thanks Derek:redface:.....

being off again from the construction type work.....Kev has had me helping him do some renovation/ clean up type work at RC.....this means I had the good fortune to personally un-pack the ultra clam shipment RC just got today:biggrin:

da newbies

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[andestang]

Those are some scream'n clams there mister, really like the first one - crocea ? I hope the one I got will be as nice, if not to your house I go :boxing: . Great pic's Doug.

[kien]

Dang, those are schweet!! I wanted to buy some.. so.. um.. do I go to Red Coral or to your house ? :lol:

[lorenz0]

K you need to go to the doctor for sure, you have a bad case of the clap.

good choices, so how many is that now ha ha ha

[Zoaelite]

Well I know what I will be dropping $100's of dollars on tomorrow morning first thing :lol:.

[kien]

Was hanging out at Doug's this evening and snapped some pics of his great tank while shootin the proverbial cow poo.

who be dat?

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Again, awesome tank and thanks for letting me visit. I'm glad I got a chance to before it got torn down and moved.

[lastlight]

Holy...CRAP! Doug you take great pics but WOWZA look at that freakin' tank!

Is that Greg?

[fishytime]

Thanks for the comps on the clams gentlemen.....Its not too often that Im lucky enough to be at the shop when the shipments come in.....but saying that, Im scheduled to be at the shop again this week on the day another "ultra" clam shipment is coming in:twised:.....I do love my job:mrgreen::lol:

[fishytime]

Holy...CRAP! Doug you take great pics but WOWZA look at that freakin' tank!

Is that Greg?

Thanks Brett.......my camera is ok but there really is no substitute for good equipment (and a brochacho that knows how to use it)

thats not Greg......that would be the best side of me:lol:

Was hanging out at Doug's this evening and snapped some pics of his great tank while shootin the proverbial cow poo.Again, awesome tank and thanks for letting me visit. I'm glad I got a chance to before it got torn down and moved.

Thanks Kien.... it was my pleasure.....your welcome anytime man......and thanks for taking the pics.....they are all fabulous (as usual):hail:



not reef related but,was puttering around the yard the other day and took a couple pics......

Im not even sure what this first one is......might be a weed for all I know, but I thought it looked cool.......
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and as I was taking pics of some of the flowers, I noticed some very obvious damage to alot of the leaves......the culprit?...........a baby bunny (mini-bun), about the size of a chinchilla.........cute little flower muncher:twised:
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[Leah]

Cute bunny! :biggrin:

[fishytime]

D-day(moving day) is a little over a month away and I'm really starting to worry about it......I've been giving some serious thought to temporarily re-homing some of my more sensitive critters and perhaps a coral or five that I simply cant loose.....the tank is sure to go through a cycle and I dont want to subject my clam collection to that.......problem is finding someone willing to babysit for a couple months who has a large, mature, clam friendly system with a similar feeding regiment and enough room for everything.......any volunteers?:lol:

[sitandwatch]

I will help you out if needed.

[lorenz0]

i can't keep anything but give me a ring if you need help moving. fill a couple of cars and get it done asap

[Zoaelite]

Holy WOW Kien those are amazing photos:surprise:! Doug if you need a hand moving drop me a PM, my giant 2000 ford explorer comes in handy for things like that.

Why doesn't Kevin look after your prize stock while the tank is readjusting?

[lastlight]

Why doesn't Kevin look after your prize stock while the tank is readjusting?

Didn't you hear about that other livestock Doug left in Kevin's tanks? I don't think that's going to happen.

JOKES :mrgreen:

[muck]

Didn't you hear about that other livestock Doug left in Kevin's tanks? I don't think that's going to happen.

JOKES :mrgreen:

:lol::lol:

[fishytime]

thanks for the offers guys!....

Im sure Kevin would watch them but.....the tanks at the shop have constant influxes of livestock making things a little too unstable for my liking....sometimes peeps dont realize the challenges LFSs face in their systems.......


so what do I do?..........take home a couple more crocea clams.......Im weak.....and dumb:mrgreen:

one of the newbies was being really sensitive to the camera movement so I didnt get a good pic.......but heres the other one

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[lastlight]

Haha nice man. Moving should be MUCH easier if you can pack that tank even fuller. Soundest logic EVER.

[fishytime]

the only reason I brought them home is......I found someone who is gonna babysit my babies (thanks for the offer Sean).....couple more pics of the recent additions......

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[JDigital]

Hey, just a word of advise... when you do the move, Swap out for a 180G. :wink:

Nice collection of Clams though. Geez, probably got more clams than anyone in town (including LFS'):lol:

[fishytime]

Hey, just a word of advise... when you do the move, Swap out for a 180G. :wink:

Nice collection of Clams though. Geez, probably got more clams than anyone in town (including LFS'):lol:

I wish I could Josh........its just not in the cards financially atm.....btw, any progress on that project Dan has been "workin" on?



I have a new nemesis.......Ive seem him a few times, always in a rock at the bottom of the pile though.....
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[hillegom]

Whoa, Is that a crab?

[fishytime]

yes.......yes it is.........and a big butt-ugly one to boot......*said in a Stewie type voice* " I know where he lives......I see him there......inside his lair.......mocking me!......I will get him........I will!":lol:

[Lance]

yes.......yes it is.........and a big butt-ugly one to boot......*said in a Stewie type voice* " I know where he lives......I see him there......inside his lair.......mocking me!......I will get him........I will!":lol:


Doug, get yourself one of those long turkey skewer things and skewer the SOB. Works great. I tried trapping them etc. didn't work. Just stab Mr. Crabbie right between his little stick eyes.

[JDigital]

I wish I could Josh........its just not in the cards financially atm.....btw, any progress on that project Dan has been "workin" on?



150G? lol anything to have a BIT more room for growth..

Will ask him about it... he's pretty busy getting ready to move into the new place this week.

[fishytime]

Doug, get yourself one of those long turkey skewer things and skewer the SOB. Works great. I tried trapping them etc. didn't work. Just stab Mr. Crabbie right between his little stick eyes.

OMG Lance!:surprise:.....that sounds so brutal..........but I like it!.......of course by the time I read your post and got my poker ready.......it was gone.......crawling off into the tank, laughing at me!



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[Delphinus]

Make a crossbow out of popsicle sticks (or similar) and elastics and shoot toothpicks at him. If you have shrimp, usually an injury is enough to turn them into a frenzy and they'll eat their clawed brethren alive (you say 'nems are evil.. I say anything with claws is evil .. some are just pretty enough to keep around).

Make sure your aim is good though. I wouldn't trust myself to do this idea at all. "Whoops... Gosh I really liked that clam/fish/insert-something-other-than-undesired-crab here" :( )

[Zoaelite]

Better yet hire an army of mercenary crabs with a couple shrimp warlocks and a starfish healer and as long as his level isn't above 25 you should be g2g. Watch out if he has already procured the Razorspine Crab God Armor, wouldn't want to fight him if he already has Razorspine Crab God Armor that makes him mega 1337zorz Pwnage.













Or the skewer idea works too....

[fishytime]

Better yet hire an army of mercenary crabs with a couple shrimp warlocks and a starfish healer and as long as his level isn't above 25 you should be g2g. Watch out if he has already procured the Razorspine Crab God Armor, wouldn't want to fight him if he already has Razorspine Crab God Armor that makes him mega 1337zorz Pwnage.

:rolleyes:someone plays a little too much "warcraft"?

not a huge update but.......I thought I had a Koralia4 poop out on me so I brought home a Koralia evolution rated for 1050gph......I did the cage mod to it and swapped it in for the K4.......turns out I didnt re-assemble the K4 properly last time I cleaned it:redface: (the impeller shaft wasnt in the "guide hole")......so.......I put the K4 back where it was and managed to "shoe-horn" the new Koralia into the tank in the only remaining spot where I could possibly fit a powerhead in......so heres what the flow inside the tank sits at....

return 700gph
Koralia Evo 1050gph
Koralia 4 1200gph
Tunze 6045 1200gph
2- Tunze 6055s 3000gph
Vortech MP40 3200gph

almost 10000gph!..........surfs up!:mrgreen:

[Douglas]

Tank's getting a little full Doug, time to upgrade. Simon has that beautiful 165gal for sale. You could go close loop, and loose a few of the powerheads.

[lastlight]

Do it Doug!

I already measured my tiny as heck living room and it was a no-go haha.

[lorenz0]

don't encourage him, cause he should do it he he he

think of all that room for growth. will the new place be friendly for an upgrade

[fishytime]

Tank's getting a little full Doug, time to upgrade. Simon has that beautiful 165gal for sale. You could go close loop, and loose a few of the powerheads.

Do it Doug!

I already measured my tiny as heck living room and it was a no-go haha.

don't encourage him, cause he should do it he he he

think of all that room for growth. will the new place be friendly for an upgrade

Geez........you guys are killing me........you all know I would love to upgrade, but..........no $ means it will have to wait.....the other reason it will have to wait is.............I need to make sure the new place has 10' of wall space before I can do what I wanna do:wink:.....

I took some pics tonight and I must of had about 15 shots like these ones where two of my camera hog tangs wouldnt leave me alone

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heres a few surface/sub-surface shots of my tri-colour valida "mushrooming" where its breathing air.....

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[Trocar61]

Geez........you guys are killing me........you all know I would love to upgrade, but..........no $ means it will have to wait.....the other reason it will have to wait is.............I need to make sure the new place has 10' of wall space before I can do what I wanna do:wink:.....

I took some pics tonight and I must of had about 15 shots like these ones where two of my camera hog tangs wouldnt leave me alone

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heres a few surface/sub-surface shots of my tri-colour valida "mushrooming" where its breathing air.....

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Nice shots Doug...:lol:

[lastlight]

Wow those surface shots are PRISTINE! Very cool angle on what has to be a thriving coral.

[fishytime]

Nice shots Doug...:lol:

Wow those surface shots are PRISTINE! Very cool angle on what has to be a thriving coral.

thanks gentlemen!.....thats the first time "pristine" has been used to describe my tank:biggrin:


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[365seasons]

Your clams are so nice!

Why do you get all the pretty blue ones???!:twised::biggrin:

[fishytime]

Your clams are so nice!

Why do you get all the pretty blue ones???!:twised::biggrin:

luck o the draw I guess:noidea::wink:


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[michika]

So I heard a few things in this thread which caught my attention;

1) Clam Tank
2) My name
3) Someone else has the Clam Bug
4) New to me giant fishies!
5) Potential frag party at Doug's!

That all being said...I wish I could load up your photos quicker on my phone...they are very pretty on my phone screen.

[lorenz0]

RP is looking killer. looks like the KZ crack is doing the trick for it

[fishytime]

So I heard a few things in this thread which caught my attention;

1) Clam Tank
2) My name
3) Someone else has the Clam Bug
4) New to me giant fishies!
5) Potential frag party at Doug's!

That all being said...I wish I could load up your photos quicker on my phone...they are very pretty on my phone screen.

1) hammering out the details
2) these fish have been coming to you for a long time:redface:
3) thats yours and Tony's fault:wink:
4) they got this big eating your food:lol:
5) let me clarify......tank move party (frags happen)

[fishytime]

RP is looking killer. looks like the KZ crack is doing the trick for it

Thanks Laurier......Its just now starting to get the green undertones to it.....



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[JDigital]

^^ Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet pic... the last one.. :mrgreen:

[fishytime]

well I sign the lease and pick up the keys for the new place tomorrow.....its kinda a kwirky and dated place but it was a) big enough(including half the dbl car garage for storage) b) cheaper than where I am now c) its only a ten minute move for the tank. and d) perhaps the most important thing is I can start moving in now at no extra charge.....this is a huge relief....now I dont have to try and get people to help me move in the middle of the week....I can do the move over 10 days.....this is cool....so ya .....the big move days are the 26 and 27....the 27 being the tank move.....I've been slowly selling off some of the more sensitive critters(starfish,featherdusters etc.)......my clams are going to spend a couple months with Sean(xtreme) and some of my "cant loose" sps is going to visit Kien.......Thanks again a ton for this guys!......there will be big time changes in the fish list......both my blue regal and yellow tang are going to Catherine, my naso may(we're workin on it) be going to Scott(Argentiner), one last remaining anthia is going to Kien, talbots damsel is going to Mikey(ElGuappo) and my mystery wrasse is going to E-town to live with Laurie(fishoholic)....all this should reduce the strain that the system is sure to go through......still freaked out about it though:neutral:

[kien]

That's great news! Happy to help out bro-mang-bi.

[fishytime]

Tank is crashing hard.....all snails dead, looks like all fish dead......almost all acros dead.....softies look POed but alive......trying to beg borrow and steal water as I type this.....I knew I didnt wanna move this tank:sad::sad::sad:

[lastlight]

Doug dude I'm so sorry to read this. I hope you're able to salvage something and good luck with version 2 :cry:

[The Grizz]

Tank is crashing hard.....all snails dead, looks like all fish dead......almost all acros dead.....softies look POed but alive......trying to beg borrow and steal water as I type this.....I knew I didnt wanna move this tank:sad::sad::sad:

OH CRAP wish I was there to help you out man this is crappy new's. If there is ANYTHING and I do mean ANYTHING I can do to help get ahold of me. I am coming to Calgary tomorrow.

[Leah]

OMG! So sorry Doug...In shock right now...Geez! Thinking of you, wish I could help too!

[kien]

Oh geez! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I have another QT tank set up and ready to go if you need it. I also have 50 gallons of RO currently made up and 33g of freshly made saltwater if you need any. You know how to get a hold of me.

[Doug]

Wholley crap Doug. What the heck happened. I can share sympathy with you, from my recent problems although my tank was not as stocked as yours.

[fishoholic]

Tank is crashing hard.....all snails dead, looks like all fish dead......almost all acros dead.....softies look POed but alive......trying to beg borrow and steal water as I type this.....I knew I didnt wanna move this tank:sad::sad::sad:

Oh no.....I was so hoping the move would go well and that you would of worried for nothing, I see that's not the case :cry: Wish I was closer and that there was something I could do for you right now :sad: Sending hugs your way :hug:

[christyf5]

WTF?? This totally sucks man, I feel your pain. Any insight on the reason why? Did you move the tank? Waterchanges and carbon!!!!

[fishoholic]

WTF?? This totally sucks man, I feel your pain. Any insight on the reason why? Did you move the tank? Waterchanges and carbon!!!!

He's been moving into a new place for the last few days. He got most of the stuff all moved over on Sat. Sunday (yesterday) was the day they planned on moving the tank into his new place. I'm guessing "it didn't go well" is an understatement :sad: I talked to him on Sat. and he was worried about it, I feel so bad for him that it didn't go well :cry:

[ElGuappo]

That sucks man.... i thought all was well when i left... WTF

[Lance]

OMG! Doug, I am so sorry to hear this. I really feel for you man. :sad:

[christyf5]

He's been moving into a new place for the last few days. He got most of the stuff all moved over on Sat. Sunday (yesterday) was the day they planned on moving the tank into his new place. I'm guessing "it didn't go well" is an understatement :sad: I talked to him on Sat. and he was worried about it, I feel so bad for him that it didn't go well :cry:

Ah ok, I missed a few pages in the thread. Thats awful :(

[Delphinus]

Oh my God !! I'm so sorry Doug. :(

What can we do to help ??

[christyf5]

sounds like he needs some water, everyone make some RO water quick!

[PoonTang]

Geepers, thats 2 crashes here in a week. I know the feeling, hang in there and I hope it works out somehow for you.

[Skimmerking]

Geepers, thats 2 crashes here in a week. I know the feeling, hang in there and I hope it works out somehow for you.
3 in 2 weeks Doug's 30 gal nano he lost some of the nicest acros that i have seen, and it was the ones that he bought off of me too.

[JDigital]

Oh man..... :cry: I don't even know what to say doug... Really hope you can pull through it and salvage as much as possible..

[Douglas]

Doug, I hope you can work your magic, and save as much as you can, hang in there. Fingers are crossed. Call if i can help in any way. Doug

[Seafan]

OMG :cry:, What can a person say when they open up the site to find this as a post, except how truly sorry I was to find this.
Your tank has been an inspiration to me, and when my husband started talking about my upgrading from my osaka to a 6 foot I didn't want to UNTIL I came across your tank thread. I thought if a 6 foot can look like that, I'm in!
You have more than a knack for this hobby, and am looking forward to seeing your tank restored to all it's inspiring goodness.

[Lance]

Doug?

[The Grizz]

Doug are you still with us dude?? Don't leave us hanging buddy.

[Pazil]

Yeah DOUG!!!! Don't leave us hang'n here....... Whats Up?

[fishoholic]

Last I heard he lost almost everything :sad: He said he pulled out all the dead coral and it filled a cooler up about 5" deep :cry: Not sure if he lost all the fish too or not but I know he did lose some of them. Edit: he did lose all his fish :cry:

He said the tank is looking pretty empty right now, but at least the water is clearing up. Doug also said I could test out my aquascaping skills and help him set the rock back up when I come visit him this weekend. Guess we'll have to see if my "skills" are up to par :wink:

[Myka]

Omg Doug!!! :eek: Let me know when you're ready I will send you an SPS frag pack. :)

[DCDN]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Such an amazing tank.

[Reeferized]

AHHHh Crap!.... That sucks man.

Sorry to hear bout the crash. Just the motion of moving things around during the move set it off?

[Zoaelite]

I could hardly imagine what it's like to loose everything, you get so used to the personalities of your fish I would be totally depressed to have them all pass at once. Really sorry to hear about your loss Doug, do you know what caused everything to melt?

If you need any frags to start back up shoot me a PM, lots in the frag tank.
Levi

[Greenmaster]

Things like this scare the hell outa me... but to see the support here is inspiring. If you know or have an idea what happened in the move to cause the crash I would be interested in knowing.
Best of luck in the rebuild.

[globaldesigns]

I haven't been on canreef much, sorry to hear what happened.

If you need any assistance, I am here to help you.

I have a bag of sea treasures salt. I use to use this stuff and it is pretty decent. If you want it for at least basic water changes, it is yours for FREE. Let me know, its a big bag, unused. It would be good for the re-cycling of things.

[Purple]

I am speechless Doug! What can one say? You had an amazing tank and I know it may not help alot now but I know that you can rebuild an awesome tank that everyone is envious of!! Starry and I are thinking of you, let us know if there is anything we can do!

[fishytime]

thanks guys for all the responses, kind words and offers for help.....those of you who know me, know that this tank was a part of me and sitting there watching it all die was devastating to say the least....


first off I wanna thank Mikey(El Guappo) big time for helping me with the move(It wasnt easy)......he helped me for 10 hours:surprise:........I didnt think the move went all that bad.......it took 13 hours to take down the entire system, which sounds like a lot but the system is two separate tanks sharing the same sump.......it was a 24 degree day(not to cool, not too hot) so I put all the coolers/bins out on the front lawn with probably 70% of the containers having a powerhead in them....all the containers with either fish or corals had a powerhead.........the small tank had a 2-3" inch sandbed so I ditched that.....the big tank only had an inch in it so I figured it would be ok to move it.....that was my critical error in judgment(I think)......anyways.....it was 10:00ish when we finally got the tanks to the point where Mikey could go home.....I spent the next couple hours putting all the rock, coral and fish back into their respective tanks with just the basics running(heat and water movement)....the plumbing would have to wait...... the sump ran with a small powerhead with a hose pumping water from the skimmer section to the fuge which kept water moving through the whole sump....I got up later that morning to go to work and my male clown was swimming in that dumb arse clown way right at the front of the tank......I thought things were ok and left for work......I get a call about noon from the new landlord(who needed to get in to my place that day) that house stinks, and he's concerned if the tank smells like that all the time.....I just figured that he was smelling some of the frags that got missed in some of the bins(I noticed a slight smell when I woke up too) and reassured him that the tank doesnt smell......I got home from work and the stench nearly knocked me over......I still just thought it was the bins stinking things up so I quickly gathered them all up, took them outside an rinsed them with the hose......I went back in and as I got close to the tank I could tell that it was the tank that wreaked .....the water was like milk.....I couldnt see two inches into the tank....I could however see two dead fish right at the front of the tank and I knew the worst had happened......I sat there for literally an hour not doing a thing.....just sortta in shock.....thats when I posted the tank had crashed...at that point I seriously was considering shutting the tank down.....I got a couple quick calls with offers(thanks again guys) for 10- 20g of water and another call from a close friend who talked me through things and convinced me to try and save what I could.....I put a call out to Kevin(you know how much I appreciate your help) at the shop and he said he could have 80g(I had 20 ready as well) of water ready for me and he would help me with the water change.....I gathered up my bins and ran up to the shop(it was 8:30pm).....we pumped water from the back of the shop, out the front door and into the bins in the back of my truck.....drove the water back to my place and Kevin pumped the water from the curb, through a window and into the tank(transfusion style) while I drained water out and flushed it.....Kevin then offered to stay and help me get the tank plumbed....it was midnight when he left and I stayed up to get the skimmer up and running, carbon going through a reactor and do an emergency dose of prime......the massive water change had cleared the water some but by morning the tank was still cloudy and stinking......I put the lights on and the scene was apocalyptic.....I could see dozens of dead snails, a couple more dead fish and all my corals were dead(except for some mushrooms a couple zoanthids and a couple lps)..... the attitude then shifted from saving the tank to just starting over again.....I had to work again that day, so when I got home I started the gruesome task of sifting blindly through murky water feeling for every rock(breaking/ cutting/ hacking off dead or dieing coral), fish and snail......the bodies filled a large coleman extreme cooler 5" deep


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4426.jpg
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so the tank is pretty much a complete right off.....one blasto and a handful of hermits is all that survived.....heres couple shots of what my skimmer looked like for a few days(its almost completely choked of air)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4429.jpg
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I couldnt bring myself to do anything else with the tank.....it sat just with the rock randomly piled from my body search for a few days until Laurie came down for a visit(she was spossed to get a piece of my wrasse...mystery wrasse that is).....I owe a special thanks to her for kicking me in the butt to do something about the state the tank was in.....she sat on the floor for an hour scraping dead stinky zoas off of some of my bigger pieces of rock(while I fished them out) and helped me aquascape the tank(and her skills are up to par:wink:).......so that brings the thread up to date.......the tank is re-scaped and cycling.......and Im officially starting over.......there is still a bunch that I need to do with the tank, like put the rest of the powerheads back in the tank, set up the controller/ato/doser......gonna try and get that done tomorrow(er, I mean later today), clean the glass and get some pics of the new scape up

[BlueTang<3]

This happened to me when the auto top off failed flooding my tank,it is hard thing to swallow. I rebuilt with help from Bob, John and Kevin. I fixed all the flaws in the tank i never liked and we think it looks way better. It is no where in the same boat as mine were still mostly frags. It u need anything Doug were here and when you restart if u want any frags give me a shout we have the Red planet, Strawberry Shortcakes, Pink lemonades... its not much as frags but it will be a start.

[Leah]

Again Doug my heart goes out to you...I am so, so, so very sorry for you. I admire your ability to rebuild though and get your baby back up and running. So glad Laurie still came down, says a lot about her as a person...way to go Laurie, I know he probably really needed the wonderful moral support.

[Greenmaster]

I will be here to watch the rebuild... I hope you get all the support you need, sorry all I can do is give moral support. Are you going to use any of you dead corals in your aquascaping? (that's what most reef rock is right?) Or do you not want any memories of what happened?

[bauder1986]

Dude! I found a positive thing that could come out of this!!!! Since you are missing a few pieces of coral and a few fish here, you should do a tank upgrade now!!!! Take advantage of this! You can totally do it now.

[Sunee]

Am really sorry to hear about the crash. I can understand being so overwhelmed and am glad that you had help and support. Hope your rebuild goes well. I will be following.

[lastlight]

Those pictures are heart-wrenching man I could barely read that. I think I can imagine what the tank meant to you and following something like that I'm relieved just to see you post to your thread again. We all know you *can* rebuild the glory but again i'm relieved to read you're going to. Good luck!

[Lance]

Terrible! It hurts to see pics like that. I feel so bad for you Doug.

Good on 'ya for getting back in the saddle after such a horrible setback. Shows courage my man!

[fishoholic]

Again Doug my heart goes out to you...I am so, so, so very sorry for you. I admire your ability to rebuild though and get your baby back up and running. So glad Laurie still came down, says a lot about her as a person...way to go Laurie, I know he probably really needed the wonderful moral support.

Thanks Leah.

Doug I enjoyed my visit with you, especially giving your "butt" a kick :lol: I'm glad we got the tank aquascaped, however it's kind of you to say my skills (at least when it come to aquascaping :wink:) are up to par when I know I suck at it! Good thing you have mad aquascaping skills, I really like how the rock's set up, now get on those pic.'s so everyone else can see :biggrin:

[Leah]

Thanks Leah.

Doug I enjoyed my visit with you, especially giving your "butt" a kick :lol: I'm glad we got the tank aquascaped, however it's kind of you to say my skills (at least when it come to aquascaping :wink:) are up to par when I know I suck at it! Good thing you have mad aquascaping skills, I really like how the rock's set up, now get on those pic.'s so everyone else can see :biggrin:

He he! :biggrin: Back to being X-rated and has nothing to do with me this time.:wink:

[The Grizz]

Good on ya Doug, wish I could have seen your tank before in person before this happened but can't wait to see the progress on the re-start. :thumb:

[lastlight]

wish I could have seen your tank before in person before this happened but can't wait to see the progress on the re-start. :thumb:

+1

I came really close to getting over there but I had too much going on whenever it made sense to visit. I'm going to make sure I see version 2. Even if it means crouching outside in the bushes one night.

[DiverDude]

*gulp*

The bit that gets me is that if this can happen to an experienced reefer like Doug, then what's in store for a twit like me ?

Anyone else feel queasy ?

I guess the lesson to learn from this is to try to be around after any kind of significant change is made to your system. I plumbed a chiller last night and stayed up for hours checking for leaks and making sure it wasn't going to over-cool the tank. I eventually went to bed and got up early to re-check everything.

My wife thinks I'm paranoid but after hearing about Doug's misfortune, I feel a little better. Hopefully Doug, you feel a little better by now too !

[Greenmaster]

*gulp*

The bit that gets me is that if this can happen to an experienced reefer like Doug, then what's in store for a twit like me ?

Anyone else feel queasy ?...
Ya I'm also not all that stable... I'm in the process of setting up my tank and am extremely paranoid.

[hillegom]

Sorry to hear about all your problems. Good to hear you are starting once more instead of packing it in. That would have been the easy route.
I might have missed something, but do you think this happened because you re used some of your sand? There was a hint of that earlier.

[Doug]

Glad to here you're going to redo the tank Doug. That stench is unbelievable. It was bad enough my wife called me at work and told me but when I came in the door, nearly knocked me over.

SPS RTN, blah!!!

Look forward to your rebuild. Good luck.

[fishytime]

I will be here to watch the rebuild... I hope you get all the support you need, sorry all I can do is give moral support. Are you going to use any of you dead corals in your aquascaping? (that's what most reef rock is right?) Or do you not want any memories of what happened?

It is kinda hard to see the remnants of some of my coral on the rock but there was no way I gonna get rid of some of the pieces that I have(way to cool), so I will have to live with it:wink:

Dude! I found a positive thing that could come out of this!!!! Since you are missing a few pieces of coral and a few fish here, you should do a tank upgrade now!!!! Take advantage of this! You can totally do it now.

dude, this tank move has scared me away from wanting to upgrade(at least while Im renting)......in fact Im not sure Im gonna plumb in the clam tank now:neutral:

Sorry to hear about all your problems. Good to hear you are starting once more instead of packing it in. That would have been the easy route.
I might have missed something, but do you think this happened because you re used some of your sand? There was a hint of that earlier.

Im really not 100% positive what caused the crash......could have been the sand......could have been something else, there was a lot of life under a lot of stress......


Heres what V2 looks like......I reused the PVC substructure I had for the overhangs but changed the layout of them in the tank.....

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[JDigital]

Wow... quite the difference from that last time I saw the tank... :sad:

That new scape looks pretty slick though... a bit more open, then again that's how the first one started and you just gradually filled it with more rock to accommodate more SPS..:razz:


Just think man.. This time next year you will be WELL on your way back to glory, and you will have fun getting there. :mrgreen:

We should grab a beer and catch up!

[fishytime]

Thanks Leah.

Doug I enjoyed my visit with you, especially giving your "butt" a kick :lol: I'm glad we got the tank aquascaped, however it's kind of you to say my skills (at least when it come to aquascaping :wink:) are up to par when I know I suck at it! Good thing you have mad aquascaping skills, I really like how the rock's set up, now get on those pic.'s so everyone else can see :biggrin:

I had a great time too Laurie.....dont sell yourself short.....I only tweaked the top part of your side of the scape......I liked your bottom enough to use it:wink:

He he! :biggrin: Back to being X-rated and has nothing to do with me this time.:wink:

ya whats up with that Leah?....you dont find me worthy anymore:wink::razz:


more scape pics....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0007-4.jpg
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[lastlight]

New scape looks bangin' man. Considering where you work that tank will be splashed with colour in NO time. V2 is ALIVE!!

[Skimmerking]

Dude it looks awesome man, i love the rock work you have done there. well done, a crash just means that V2 will be bigger and better.

[fishoholic]

I had a great time too Laurie.....dont sell yourself short.....I only tweaked the top part of your side of the scape......I liked your bottom enough to use it:wink:




Well at least you used my "bottom" well :lol: :wink:

You should take a full tank shot so everyone can get the full effect of how cool the new scape is.

[christyf5]

Glad to see you're back on the horse Doug, we wouldn't have let you leave anyways. Great aquascaping Laurie, that looks fantastic!! :biggrin:

[Leah]

[QUOTE=fishytime;533619]I had a great time too Laurie.....dont sell yourself short.....I only tweaked the top part of your side of the scape......I liked your bottom enough to use it:wink:

:wink: I am sure it is all great Laurie and exactly where it is supposed to be. :razz: :lol:

ya whats up with that Leah?....you dont find me worthy anymore:wink::razz:

He he! No! Just you have been ah....(choosing my words carefully here) busy. :wink:

[fishoholic]

:wink: I am sure it is all great Laurie and exactly where it is supposed to be. :razz: :lol:



Yep Doug's pretty good at helping me put things exactly were they're supposed to be.....the rock people.....I'm talking about the rock! :lol:

[kien]

I had a great time too Laurie... I liked your bottom enough to use it:wink:


Yep Doug's pretty good at helping me put things exactly were they're supposed to be...

I'm happy to see that this thread is back on track!!! For a moment I was starting to get worried. :pop2:

[Lance]

'scapin' is awesome!
You two did a great job. "On to bigger & better things!"

[andestang]

Some great rockwork Doug ! Good to see you with your chin up :) How are you going to do your cyle - the Zeovit 14 day ?

[fishoholic]

I'm happy to see that this thread is back on track!!! For a moment I was starting to get worried. :pop2:

:rofl2:

[fishytime]

Wow... quite the difference from that last time I saw the tank... :sad:

That new scape looks pretty slick though... a bit more open, then again that's how the first one started and you just gradually filled it with more rock to accommodate more SPS..:razz:


Just think man.. This time next year you will be WELL on your way back to glory, and you will have fun getting there. :mrgreen:

We should grab a beer and catch up!

Your right......the rock in V1 was really open when I started the tank.......didnt look so open towards the end:lol:....we should have a couple honey browns sometime:biggrin:


New scape looks bangin' man. Considering where you work that tank will be splashed with colour in NO time. V2 is ALIVE!!

Dude it looks awesome man, i love the rock work you have done there. well done, a crash just means that V2 will be bigger and better.

thanks brochachos:biggrin:.......*Ive actually already started to stock other peeps tanks with some new stuff:wink:*

[fishytime]

Glad to see you're back on the horse Doug, we wouldn't have let you leave anyways. Great aquascaping Laurie, that looks fantastic!! :biggrin:

Yep Doug's pretty good at helping me put things exactly were they're supposed to be.....the rock people.....I'm talking about the rock! :lol:


I must admit.....it was kinda nice being able to sit back and watch a reef Girly handle my.....um.....rock:mrgreen:


He he! No! Just you have been ah....(choosing my words carefully here) busy. :wink:

oh cmon Leah.....you know I always have time for you:wink::lol:

[andestang]

Ok now my feelings are hurt :cry: :p

[fishytime]

I'm happy to see that this thread is back on track!!! For a moment I was starting to get worried. :pop2:

you had to know it wouldnt take long mang:biggrin:

'scapin' is awesome!
You two did a great job. "On to bigger & better things!"

Some great rockwork Doug ! Good to see you with your chin up :) How are you going to do your cyle - the Zeovit 14 day ?

thanks gents.........
no Mike......Im just gonna let the tank settle down on its own.....there are still a few hermits kickin in there so the conditions cant be too toxic at this point....

[fishytime]

You should take a full tank shot so everyone can get the full effect of how cool the new scape is.

all you Girlys are never satisfied with teaser pics of parts of it.....you always wanna see the whole thing:wink:.....Ive never been one to disappoint so.....


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0001-8.jpg
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[fishytime]

Ok now my feelings are hurt :cry: :p

what?!......why?.....what did I say?????

[andestang]

Just thought you were ignoring me, I'm so sensative lately :violin: :hug:

[Leah]

So looking forward to Aug. :wink:

[fishoholic]

I must admit.....it was kinda nice being able to sit back and watch a reef Girly handle my.....um.....rock:mrgreen:


Always happy to oblige :mrgreen:

all you Girlys are never satisfied with teaser pics of parts of it.....you always wanna see the whole thing:wink:.....Ive never been one to disappoint so.....


That's because we girlys enjoy the full package :razz: The FTS pic.'s look great, definitely not disappointing at all :mrgreen:

[Dez]

It seems like every hobby I have has it's x-rated side of things. I play foosball and people are always talking about the fuzzy balls, stiff/straight rods, lubing the rods and ball handling skills. I come on to Doug's thread to see an update and now you've put the image of Laurie handling Doug's rock into my mind..... :confused:

[Skimmerking]

Always happy to oblige :mrgreen:



That's because we girlys enjoy the full package :razz: The FTS pic.'s look great, definitely not disappointing at all :mrgreen:

that was like when I went and visited leah to see her tanks and give her a hand the teasing that i got.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm drive 4 hours out of her way to get wet...... what the heck is going on over there..... :lol:

[fishoholic]

It seems like every hobby I have has it's x-rated side of things. I play foosball and people are always talking about the fuzzy balls, stiff/straight rods, lubing the rods and ball handling skills. I come on to Doug's thread to see an update and now you've put the image of Laurie handling Doug's rock into my mind..... :confused:

Sorry Dez :redface:

that was like when I went and visited leah to see her tanks and give her a hand the teasing that i got.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm drive 4 hours out of her way to get wet...... what the heck is going on over there..... :lol:

It was only 3 hrs and it was worth it :lol:

Joking aside I am glad I went and helped out. He was pretty sad about everything and he needed a push to get back on track and not shut it all down. I'm glad I was there to help him out and get the tank going again.

[sharuq1]

I am so sorry to hear about your tank crash. My heart goes out to you Doug. If it makes you feel any better we went through one semi-recently that involved all our SPS dying in a matter of days-and we are moving yet again in September-so I really empathize with how you feel.

Keep chugging along. You have every reason to: you know you are good at it, this was a freak incident and they happen to us all, RC has great pricing (esp. for employees), you have so many people who care about you and support you in keeping at it. I mean look at this thread! It is over a 100 pages long. That's not just because of the pretty pictures. :hug::grouphug:

If you are bored waiting for the coralline to come back you could always skin that stand :wink: