110g Mixed Reef V2

[reefwars]

something told me i should be the 2000th post on here soooooo.....ya i did it...sue meee lol :):)


ps....i deserve rep for this...just sayin is all hehehe :):)

[fishytime]

something told me i should be the 2000th post on here soooooo.....ya i did it...sue meee lol :):)


ps....i deserve rep for this...just sayin is all hehehe :):)

you deserve rep?????......Im the one with 2000 replies in my TJT!:razz::mrgreen:

[reefwars]

you deserve rep?????......Im the one with 2000 replies in my TJT!:razz::mrgreen:



only becuse i was kind enough to post it for ya lol if i hadnt of come along some ol plain jane canreefer could have done it and who knows where they have been...see i done ya a favor no tank cooties...and that stuffs contagious lol:):)


on an unrelated note i had a dream last night that you were moving to lauries and needed someone to give all your coral too....soo i gladly nominated myself....its a messy job but someones gotta do it so ill step up when my buddy needs a favor..hehehe:):)

on an unrelated note even more unrelated than the previous unrelated note....i finally got to buy something for my tank since the day i bought it lol wooo hoooo nothing like ten yrs later lol:):)

[reefwars]

and just in case your bored heres an exat copy of my previous post but without the letter I.....

only becuse was knd enough to post t for ya lol f hadnt of come along some ol plan jane canreefer could have done t and who knows where they have been...see done ya a favor no tank cootes...and that stuffs contagous lol


on an unrelated note had a dream last nght that you were movng to laures and needed someone to gve all your coral too....soo gladly nomnated myself....ts a messy job but someones gotta do t so ll step up when my buddy needs a favor..hehehe:):)

on an unrelated note even more unrelated than the prevous unrelated note.... finally got to buy somethng for my tank snce the day bought t lol wooo hoooo nothng lke ten yrs later lol:):)

[reefwars]

^^^^^^ only people who do cool stuff like these is deserving of rep...if you rep me ill rep ya right back...i like rep music ;)

[lastlight]

Sorry boss I'm post 2000. You're reply 2000 ;)

[The Grizz]

something told me i should be the 2000th post on here soooooo.....ya i did it...sue meee lol :):)


ps....i deserve rep for this...just sayin is all hehehe :):)

Sorry boss I'm post 2000. You're reply 2000 ;)

Brett's got you there Denny :lol:& if I was Doug I might have to give your rep a slap to the negative for taking a post dump in his thread :razz:

[reefwars]

Sorry boss I'm post 2000. You're reply 2000 ;)


arghhh ok 2000th reply ill settle with that ....has more rep in it heheh;)

[reefwars]

Brett's got you there Denny :lol:& if I was Doug I might have to give your rep a slap to the negative for taking a post dump in his thread :razz:


cant now i just threw a positive rep out there it would be like shooting a man while hes down lol;)

[The Grizz]

cant now i just threw a positive rep out there it would be like shooting a man while hes down lol;)

:2gunfire: did I mention I'm in a foul mood

[fishytime]

Can't wait for you to get up here to Edmonton and set up!!
Would love to see your corals in person!

Tank Party at Doug and Laurie's after you've settled down? We'll bring BEER!!
And NOT the Apricotty kind, either!

:lol: I thought that was the best kind :lol:

Sounds like fun :biggrin:

well you should have gone for a drive with S & J this w/e.....then you could have seen them in person:wink:......they picked out some sweet stuff btw


Laurie and I chatted about it and the tank party sounds like a great idea and a must do:biggrin:

[fishytime]

Your pics are nice bro but don't do some of those colours any justice... granulosa especially! Think it's mostly a white-balance thing. Thanks again for the tank tours.

this post if for you Brett.....I played around a little with the settings on the camera......I still dont think I nailed it yet:redface:

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[christyf5]

Ok I'm not quoting those last pics because, well they're right above this one but DANG! That is one GORGEOUS coral! I WANT!! :mrgreen: Great shots too!

[ALang]

Tank Party it is!!
Laurie, I'll be saving those Apricotty beer just for you!!

Boy, if you ever have any mishap moving the corals, and a few accidentally just happen to frag off, call me first, I'd be buying some off you to help off-set some moving cost.
...maybe just a little,,,but everything helps!

Yeah, the Greens were nice enough to help pick out a few for me, since I NEVER get to go anywhere, they feel sorry for me, LOL.

[Snappy]

Very nice granulosa Doug. Reminds me of the one I used to have.
Anyway your tank & corals look GREAT!

[chris121277]

Wow Doug....I just checked out your tank vids.....absolutely stunning man http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/MSN_Emoticons/MSN-Emoticon-032.gif

I have a question about your lights.....your running 12x36" T5's...what bulbs and configuration are you running? and are your Tek fixtures stock or did you do a fan mod of some sort?

[fishytime]

Sorry boss I'm post 2000. You're reply 2000 ;)

Brett's got you there Denny :lol:& if I was Doug I might have to give your rep a slap to the negative for taking a post dump in his thread :razz:

arghhh ok 2000th reply ill settle with that ....has more rep in it heheh;)

you guys are too funny:lol:......I remember when this came up at 1000:biggrin:

[fishytime]

Ok I'm not quoting those last pics because, well they're right above this one but DANG! That is one GORGEOUS coral! I WANT!! :mrgreen: Great shots too!

Boy, if you ever have any mishap moving the corals, and a few accidentally just happen to frag off, call me first, I'd be buying some off you to help off-set some moving cost.
...maybe just a little,,,but everything helps!


Very nice granulosa Doug. Reminds me of the one I used to have.
Anyway your tank & corals look GREAT!

Thanks ladies and gentleman......Im super happy with how its done....."Granny" has quickly become one of my favs

[fishytime]

Wow Doug....I just checked out your tank vids.....absolutely stunning man http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/MSN_Emoticons/MSN-Emoticon-032.gif

I have a question about your lights.....your running 12x36" T5's...what bulbs and configuration are you running? and are your Tek fixtures stock or did you do a fan mod of some sort?

You just checked out my vids!???:razz:.......j/k, thanks man.....I wish the tank still looked like it did in the videos.....the second video still chokes me up a bit when I watch it



yes sir......twelve bulbs total....... six per side (2, three foot units).......stock TEKs..........running all KZ bulbs ATM......50/50 split of New Gens and Superblues......from front to backs its; SB, NG, SB ,NG, NG, SB




moar pics

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[fishoholic]

Perdy corals :biggrin:

[xtreme]

Corals are looking awesome Doug. Now I need to find myself a piece of they granulosa...

[chris121277]

You just checked out my vids!???:razz:.......j/k, thanks man.....I wish the tank still looked like it did in the videos.....the second video still chokes me up a bit when I watch it


What happened? did you have some corals RTN? all your corals look beautiful and healthy.

[The Grizz]

What happened? did you have some corals RTN? all your corals look beautiful and healthy.

I got this one for you Doug,

It was a major tank crash when he had to move. absolutly devastating his tank but look at him go now. :thumb:

Look great Dougster. Remember you can always drop off some of your zoas here for me to care for on your way by :lol:

[fishytime]

Perdy corals :biggrin:


thanks babydoll:biggrin:


Corals are looking awesome Doug. Now I need to find myself a piece of they granulosa...

thanks a tonne Sean......Wes said in another thread that one of the LFSs in E-town had some granny frags......I could see if they still have a couple and snag one for you..... and Brett of course.....:wink:

[fishytime]

What happened? did you have some corals RTN? all your corals look beautiful and healthy.

I got this one for you Doug,

It was a major tank crash when he had to move. absolutly devastating his tank but look at him go now. :thumb:

Look great Dougster. Remember you can always drop off some of your zoas here for me to care for on your way by :lol:

ya Grizz pretty much summed it up.......lost EVERYTHING!.....filled a large coleman extreme cooler nearly half full of dead stuff......was my darkest few days in this hobby......would have shut it all down, if it werent for a couple reef Girlys......... Laurie and Carmen talked me into continuing on in the hobby and Im gald they did.... V2, is a almost a year and a half old now and starting to hit its stride.......just in time for me to tear it down to move to E-town:neutral:.......oh well maybe some day it will FTOTM material again:mrgreen:




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[fishoholic]

thanks babydoll:biggrin:




thanks a tonne Sean......Wes said in another thread that one of the LFSs in E-town had some granny frags......I could see if they still have a couple and snag one for you..... and Brett of course.....:wink:

No problem. AI did have granny frags and Wes bought them.

[fishytime]

AI did have granny frags

oh.....they were at AI???.....never mind then:mrgreen:

[Delphinus]

Granny frags :lol: "Here dearie, I knitted you a sweater and some frag plugs"

[ALang]

Hey Doug,
You were not kidding about those frags that the Greens got for me!
Do you have a name for those?
Can I hijack and ask you to give me a few tips as to keeping these so awesomely light-colored??
I have 250W MH, and have been able to consistently turning them light brown in the past:redface:. So would they need less light?? Or is it my nutrient load that I have to watch??
Thanks, Lenny.

[fishytime]

Granny frags :lol: "Here dearie, I knitted you a sweater and some frag plugs"


:lol:.....perhaps I shouldnt have called them that.......it would kinda be weird to hear someone say that I have one hot granny.......*shudders*

Hey Doug,
You were not kidding about those frags that the Greens got for me!
Do you have a name for those?

there is soooo much sweet stuff at the shop atm...... as for the IDs........the blueish girthy one is a humilis......the other two I have absolutely no idea:biggrin:......ummmmm.....acropora sureisgonnabenicewhenitgetsbigus:mrgreen:

Can I hijack and ask you to give me a few tips as to keeping these so awesomely light-colored??
I have 250W MH, and have been able to consistently turning them light brown in the past:redface:. So would they need less light?? Or is it my nutrient load that I have to watch??
Thanks, Lenny.

jack away..........well.....to be honest, the humilis and mini colony will get darker then what they are now.....the humils will likely be a teal to med blue....may develop green tips......the mini colony should be a deep purple with bright green polyps......Im not positive about the other one....I took home one of the light colored ones too and I think maybe the branches will be a light to medium cream color with purple tips.......as far as keeping them light colored.....you could always run Zeo......that will give you those light pastely colors......how soon in your tanks life did you try sps?.....I cant remember now if you had any leathers or not???




and just cuz its the way I roll:cool:.....a couple more pics

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[lastlight]

i gave my 'pearlberry' a scolding and mentioned how well yours was doing - I'm actually seeing it start to bud and colour up now! Might have been the fact that I did my very first water-change tonight (was running the original 'cycle' water until now).

And I never wanna read 'hot granny' again :neutral:

[ALang]

Ha ha, good name as any!
No leathers in DT. LOTS of fish, though.
Hopefully third times the charm and they'll stay pastely-colored.

I run Bio-pellets, GFO, and carbon.
Someday when I get rich and famous, I'd like to try Prodi-Bio lines. Right now, I've already spent the 2012 budget....and Boxing Week is soon to be here...sigh.

[fishytime]

i gave my 'pearlberry' a scolding and mentioned how well yours was doing - I'm actually seeing it start to bud and colour up now! Might have been the fact that I did my very first water-change tonight (was running the original 'cycle' water until now).

And I never wanna read 'hot granny' again :neutral:
*gasp!*.....scolding them usually just makes them pout:mrgreen:.....and duly noted


I've already spent the 2012 budget....and Boxing Week is soon to be here...sigh.

I know what you mean.....all those kick arse zoa frags in E-town and no disposable income right around Xmas time:neutral:.......


although I did pick these up:mrgreen:


space monsters

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and I grabbed these on one of the previous orders....

candy apples (yay I finally got some:becky:)

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jeckyls

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and my baby picked up this meteor shower cyphestrea frag up for me for Xmas

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and heres a little taste of what fishytime's and fishoholic's house will likely look like:mrgreen:

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[lastlight]

I was staring at those candy apples for a bit when suddenly I realized that was that psycho frogfish right below them! :surprise:

[fishoholic]

I was staring at those candy apples for a bit when suddenly I realized that was that psycho frogfish right below them! :surprise:

:lol: that's right the candy apples have their own personal guard fish :mrgreen:

Actually all those above pretty zoas are in my 10g froggy tank.

[riceboy]

Damn I wish my gf would get me corals for christmas lol instead all I got were shoes and headphones lol, which are nice to but a meteor coral would of been nice lol. Can't seem to get her into the hobby lol

[fishytime]

I was staring at those candy apples for a bit when suddenly I realized that was that psycho frogfish right below them! :surprise:


I had another pic that showed more of the frogfish but the zoas were a bit out of focus....


:lol: that's right the candy apples have their own personal guard fish :mrgreen:

Actually all those above pretty zoas are in my 10g froggy tank.

hope the combination of frogfish poop and no REAL skimmer will make them be happy and grow well.........as long as the frogie just guuards them and doesnt decide to sit on them too much


Damn I wish my gf would get me corals for christmas lol instead all I got were shoes and headphones lol, which are nice to but a meteor coral would of been nice lol. Can't seem to get her into the hobby lol

careful what you wish for Victor....or you might end up with a thousand gallons in your basement:mrgreen:

[riceboy]

Lol highly doubt it, can't swim so wouldn't be able to clean it lol

[fishoholic]

Lol highly doubt it, can't swim so wouldn't be able to clean it lol

Ya never know.....I have two 230g tanks, a 80g tank plumbed into a 90g sump and a 10g in my basement. Soon we'll be adding a 260g, 30g, a 100(ish)g sump which will put us around 1000g just in the basement. Not counting the 34g cube upstairs!

[Lance]

I have two 230g tanks, a 80g tank plumbed into a 90g sump and a 10g in my basement. Soon we'll be adding a 260g, 30g, a 100(ish)g sump which will put us around 1000g just in the basement. Not counting the 34g cube upstairs!


You crazy kids! 500 gallons each. Wait a minute, I have 500 gallons!

[jorjef]

Ya never know.....I have two 230g tanks, a 80g tank plumbed into a 90g sump and a 10g in my basement. Soon we'll be adding a 260g, 30g, a 100(ish)g sump which will put us around 1000g just in the basement. Not counting the 34g cube upstairs!


I can see an intervention for you two in a few years..... :lol:

[lastlight]

I can see an intervention for you two in a few years..... :lol:

new carpet at the very least :lol:

[Lance]

new carpet at the very least :lol:



And a whole lot of Renuzit!:lol:

[fishytime]

You crazy kids! 500 gallons each. Wait a minute, I have 500 gallons!

actually Laurie's system is around 700g.....mine is only gonna be around 400g.....she has me beat on volume but I will have her beat on tank size:mrgreen:


I can see an intervention for you two in a few years..... :lol:


in a few years???? I think we need that intervention now!!!:lol:



some actinic type shots


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[The Grizz]

You too should just rip up the basement, seal it with a pool liner, lose the tanks and have yourself your own indoor snorkel pool reef. :lol:

[fishytime]

You too should just rip up the basement, seal it with a pool liner, lose the tanks and have yourself your own indoor snorkel pool reef. :lol:

you might be on to something there Greg......we could charge admission to snorkelers and divers to help pay for things:mrgreen:

[Zoaelite]

The prospect of randoms farting "in" my fish tank puts me off that idea :lol:.

Tanks looking wicked Doug! Whats the name of those first zoas, have not seen them available in Calgary for some time now.

[fishytime]

The prospect of randoms farting "in" my fish tank puts me off that idea :lol:.

Tanks looking wicked Doug! Whats the name of those first zoas, have not seen them available in Calgary for some time now.

farting might not be so bad.....but peeing????....eww:lol:


thanks mang!......I think they are fruit loops/ lariats.....you dont have those ones???:twised:

[Zoaelite]

I wish, I'm running out of room too would be nice if there wasn't 600000 different morphs out there.

[The Grizz]

I wish, I'm running out of room too would be nice if there wasn't 600000 different morphs out there.

I see room...... It's right there..........no not there...over there...to the right....a little to the back..... Oh wait, I'm looking in my tank :lol:

[fishytime]

I wish, I'm running out of room too would be nice if there wasn't 600000 different morphs out there.


I believe its 6000001 different morphs.....and half of those are lunar/maul/RPE morphs:mrgreen:......

gee I cant believe I have something you dont:razz:.....maybe we could work something out tradzies wise

I see room...... It's right there..........no not there...over there...to the right....a little to the back..... Oh wait, I'm looking in my tank :lol:

:lol:.....you crack me up mang



more "blue lagoon" shots

thats a great set of pom poms but shake them somewhere other than on my scoly please:mrgreen:

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[reefwars]

nice pics buddy i havent seen any of the "fruit loops" either in a while one of my faves:):) funny once im outta the zoo collecting all these rare and awesome zoas are now easily accessible. if i was to start collecting again tomorrow.... i bet the market would be all of a sudden dry lol ;ppp

[The Grizz]

:lol:.....you crack me up mang

I try my best :lol:

[Skimmerking]

Doug your picture taking is awesome man. Love the scolly too:biggrin: the zoa's that you have are amazing colors man.

[ashr]

Wow.. Great looking corals! I only hope my tank will look this good one day!

Where do you get a lot of your SPS corals?

Also.. how do you take such good photos?

[Parker]

Where do you get a lot of your SPS corals?


He pimps himself on the weekends, a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do.... :D

[fishoholic]

I can see an intervention for you two in a few years..... :lol:

Intervention???? What makes you think that :lol:

You too should just rip up the basement, seal it with a pool liner, lose the tanks and have yourself your own indoor snorkel pool reef. :lol:

Hummmmmm......I like how you think

you might be on to something there Greg......we could charge admission to snorkelers and divers to help pay for things:mrgreen:

Agreed :mrgreen:

[fishoholic]

Wow.. Great looking corals! I only hope my tank will look this good one day!

Where do you get a lot of your SPS corals?

Also.. how do you take such good photos?

He pimps himself on the weekends, a guys gotta do what a guys gotta do.... :D

:lol:

Actually he works at Red coral Calgary so a lot of his corals come from there.

[The Grizz]

:lol:

Actually he works at Red coral Calgary so a lot of his corals come from there.

I heard its like a trade off, labour for coral :biggrin: and it sorta sounds like he is pimping himself out to me :lol:

[globaldesigns]

I heard its like a trade off, labour for coral :biggrin: and it sorta sounds like he is pimping himself out to me :lol:

Actually, that is why he is always broke. Just assuming Doug, nothing that was told to me :biggrin: I think he probably has to cut Kevin a cheque each month.

[The Grizz]

I know if it was me in Dougs place I would owe Kevin twice what I made in a month working for RC :lol:

[ashr]

I think I would need to go work up in the oil fields to support a tank like this.. lol

[fishytime]

nice pics buddy i havent seen any of the "fruit loops" either in a while one of my faves:):) funny once im outta the zoo collecting all these rare and awesome zoas are now easily accessible. if i was to start collecting again tomorrow.... i bet the market would be all of a sudden dry lol ;ppp


Thanks bye.....they are one of my faves too.....that why I put them way in the back of the tank.....so I can say to people ...."naw man....I cant frag those, they are way to hard to get to":mrgreen:......I dont know, most vendors seem to have clued in that zoas are hot and there are some serious zoaholics out there.....I dont think the market will dry up.....


Doug your picture taking is awesome man. Love the scolly too:biggrin: the zoa's that you have are amazing colors man.

Wow.. Great looking corals! I only hope my tank will look this good one day!

Where do you get a lot of your SPS corals?

Also.. how do you take such good photos?

thanks for the comp guys.....Ive said it before but .....its easy to take good coral pics when you can dunk your camera and get to within a couple inches of your subject to take the picture:lol:....the scoly is my prized coral ....I sure hope it takes the move to E-town well.....I'll be super bummed if I loose it...

[fishytime]

working for Red Coral has its advantages:biggrin:......most of my coral has come from there, but not all of it.....in fact a lot of my "high end" sps has either been bought elsewhere or from canreef peeps.....most monthes I do get a paycheck from Kevin....Im not really that bad for taking stuff home....although in November my check for the month was $60:lol:......this is entirely because Im trying to stockpile things that I will need for the tank in E-town......Ive been buying things like rowaphos, epoxy and glue, carbon, salt, spare heaters etc, etc, etc....I feel more like a dealer when Im at the shop than a pimp, feeding the coral junkies fixes:wink:


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[cuz]

all sweet pics Doug, but the last zoa shot is really awesome!!!!

[fishytime]

all sweet pics Doug, but the last zoa shot is really awesome!!!!

thanks a bunch Larry:biggrin:

[ALang]

For the big move to our town, would you need extra things like battery operated air pumps?? I've got quite a few of them (6+), so if you need them, lmk.
I also have extra small heaters, 10' (or is it 12'?)trailer for furniture and tanks:mrgreen:. 6' diameter pool-style tub to put everything into until you got the tanks set up...

[fishoholic]

For the big move to our town, would you need extra things like battery operated air pumps?? I've got quite a few of them (6+), so if you need them, lmk.
I also have extra small heaters, 10' (or is it 12'?)trailer for furniture and tanks:mrgreen:. 6' diameter pool-style tub to put everything into until you got the tanks set up...

The idea is to have his big tank up and running before he comes, but good to know just in case :biggrin:

[fishytime]

For the big move to our town, would you need extra things like battery operated air pumps?? I've got quite a few of them (6+), so if you need them, lmk.
I also have extra small heaters, 10' (or is it 12'?)trailer for furniture and tanks:mrgreen:. 6' diameter pool-style tub to put everything into until you got the tanks set up...

The idea is to have his big tank up and running before he comes, but good to know just in case :biggrin:

thanks for the offer Lenny.....have I ever mentioned how much Canreef people rock?........ I just may take you up on that......but like Laurie said.....we're gonna try and get the big tank running and cycled with the dry and live rock that is cooking in E-town already( about 50lbs dry and 30ish lbs live).......my coral is going up and being dispersed to various babysitters in small batches each time Laurie and I visit each other....the livestock from the small tank will be going up there shortly and into Laurie's 34g cube.....the goal is to have only the rock from the system and fish to move when I finally shut the 110 down.....I will then be tank-less for a while, while I get my house moved up there......man thats gonna be weird not having a tank:neutral:.....

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[fishytime]

so I have made up my mind about the lighting for the E-town tank...I had decided for sure that bulb changes would kill me on a tank that size so I was gonna go LED.....I waffled back and forth several times between the AI Sols and the Radion.....its somewhat a good thing that I waffled for so long as it gave time for people to have these units and start giving some feedback......I decided on the Radions(wallet is gonna hurt for monthes)......I been playing with one for a few days now and I am super impressed with the features and program-ability on it.....obviously one isnt enough for the 110g so I have it over the 25g.....Im thinking of starting with four for the new tank.....if four isnt enough then I will pull one off and put my T5s in the back al le Levi.....I rent so I couldnt hang the unit.....this is what I came up with with inspiration from that Mr. Salty tank dude.....its kinda ghetto but it being over the 25g is only temporary, so it is good enough for now...I used a plank of wood and a pair of TEK legs that I already had......it actually was so easy that I may do something similar for the new tank , except a little fancier


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and a FTS shot of the 110g for good measure

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[Delphinus]

Tank looks AMAZING under that Radion mang! Oh, wait ... um... In my defense, I thought that was just something you're supposed to say when someone posts anything about Radions. :redface:

Nice mounting work though! Funny how it makes ghetto look ... not really very ghetto at all. :lol:

[lastlight]

Doug it beats the pants off the kit Ecotech doesn't include lol. You could even apply a stain to that badboy :biggrin:

Before ya leave for e-town please drop your badge off at my place. YOU KNOW WHICH ONE! :twised:

[fishytime]

Doug it beats the pants off the kit Ecotech doesn't include lol. You could even apply a stain to that badboy :biggrin:

Before ya leave for e-town please drop your badge off at my place. YOU KNOW WHICH ONE! :twised:


Tank looks AMAZING under that Radion mang! Oh, wait ... um... In my defense, I thought that was just something you're supposed to say when someone posts anything about Radions. :redface:

Nice mounting work though! Funny how it makes ghetto look ... not really very ghetto at all. :lol:

thanks guys......like I said this one is just a temporary thing ....just so I could play with the light......probably wont do too much more to it.....but ya it doesnt look too bad, so thats what got my considering doing the same thing for the big tank..... would probably do a wider board and the holes staggered slightly front to back.....either 45 off the square corners of the board or round them off.....router a rounded profile on the edges, just cuz I can.....small 1/2 "x1/4" trim around the lights just to keep them in place.....Im thinking maple for the wood with just a marine grade varnish to keep it natural.......that would look cool with the black tek legs and black lights......


how did I know you would say something about the club.......can I just turn in half the badge???......it only on one of my tanks.....and the small one at that:mrgreen:


and um.....havnt taken any pics of the coral under the LED yet:razz:.......thats all T5 you see there Tony:wink:



how bout some more T5 shots?

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[Delphinus]

and um.....havnt taken any pics of the coral under the LED yet:razz:.......thats all T5 you see there Tony:wink:


Uhm .. no... I was looking at the little tank. You know .. the one needing a slight cleaning of the glass in those pictures :p

[Delphinus]

That one picture with the chromis in front of the PBT ... the chromis practically blends into the PBT. It took me a few seconds to realize what was going on there :lol:

Love the shot from the end looking down the front - that tank is doing awesome. Zoa patches look pretty keen too.

[fishytime]

Uhm .. no... I was looking at the little tank. You know .. the one needing a slight cleaning of the glass in those pictures :p


ooops....my bad.....just assumed with so little of the little tank showing that you were referring to the other shots


That one picture with the chromis in front of the PBT ... the chromis practically blends into the PBT. It took me a few seconds to realize what was going on there :lol:

Love the shot from the end looking down the front - that tank is doing awesome. Zoa patches look pretty keen too.

that chromis does kinda blend in doesnt he?......all I could think of when I took that shot is "stupid chromis wrecked what would have been a pretty good pic of the PBT

Thanks again Tony.....

[fishoholic]

That one picture with the chromis in front of the PBT ... the chromis practically blends into the PBT. It took me a few seconds to realize what was going on there :lol:



I had to do a double take too and I knew he posted a pic of a chromis in front of his powder blue! For a second I was thinking the chromis's eye was a HLLE spot :redface:

[fishytime]

I had to do a double take too and I knew he posted a pic of a chromis in front of his powder blue! For a second I was thinking the chromis's eye was a HLLE spot :redface:

HLLE?!.....no way!.....My PBT is perfect:mrgreen:.....that chromis was like, "can you see me boys and girls.....Im camouflaged":mrgreen:


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heres a monti that is starting to show its true colors......picked it up a month or so back, completely bleached....all you could see was the orange polyps..../I must say that Im liking how its shaping up:biggrin:

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[fishytime]

smore pics:biggrin:


pink prostrata (I think)
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Red Coral's "crown royal" monti
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strawberry shortcake
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superman digitata
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turaki?
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and Wes's "slightly" blue milli:mrgreen:
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[Delphinus]

Looks awesome!

[lastlight]

Looks awesome!

Oh sure I mean if bright colours and being rad is your thing.

+1

That shortcake is balls man. Mine took forever to colour up (and not much to be honest) and post-transfer it was laying on the sandbed waiting for a spot. It's quickly turned around and I'm hoping for something even half as sexy as yours.

[fishoholic]

I'm hoping for something even half as sexy as yours.

:surprise:

[lastlight]

:surprise:

Easy there shortcake I meant the coral :lol:

[Lance]

Nice try Laurie. Good save Brett.

[fishytime]

Oh sure I mean if bright colours and being rad is your thing.

+1

That shortcake is balls man. Mine took forever to colour up (and not much to be honest) and post-transfer it was laying on the sandbed waiting for a spot. It's quickly turned around and I'm hoping for something even half as sexy as yours.

thanks Brett.....I think its sexy too, grows way too slow tho:neutral: ......mine took forever too.....probably like six monthes.....


true undata

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granny

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echinata

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unknown

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[fishytime]

well its been a almost a couple weeks with the radion over the small tank and I must say that I dig it so far.....I have it dialed back to 25% and so far none of the coral in the tank have reacted any differently....knocks on glass


"pearlberry"

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convexa

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superman monti

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an unknown Walt Smith wild piece

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and "Winky", the one eyed shrimp goby

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[lastlight]

Still looks great Doug. Show us a pic or two of your wallet :lol:

[fishytime]

Still looks great Doug. Show us a pic or two of your wallet :lol:

I would but that would be pointless.......all you would see is a black hole/abyss of nothingness:lol:

[fishytime]

moar pics.....why you ask?......just because I wanna:mrgreen:


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purple death

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Jokers and whamin watermelon

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[lastlight]

Somehow missed your undata update - that thing looks dope! Mine has now got the purple rim as well and is pushing outwards. What I really want is some nice upwards growth like it's mother!

[fishytime]

Somehow missed your undata update - that thing looks dope! Mine has now got the purple rim as well and is pushing outwards. What I really want is some nice upwards growth like it's mother!

you missed the undata post???:razz:.......really?.... yours is coloring up already?......montis seem to take forever for me to start to color up, especially after they've been fragged.....the undata looked like a pile of poo with white sprinkles for monthes.......if you want it to start pushing upward......enzyte, the once a day pill for natural enhancement :mrgreen:

[fishytime]

so Ive come to realize something.......its very difficult to take pictures under "all blue" lighting......heres a few shots under the "new blue moon" in the small tank that made the grade


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[ensquire]

Awesome pics.

[fishytime]

Awesome pics.

thanks Mike


Ive been doing alot of thinking lately about what the stock list for V3 of my reef might look like as far as fish goes.....V2 has way too many fish for it own good.....most are in the "must keep" category, a few are in the "must be re-homed" category and a couple ( with one fish in particular) Im really struggling with what to do with..... heres how my current list shakes down....

5 green chromis:.....must keeps....these guys started as a group of 14 and whittled their way down to 5 rather quickly....the five survivors have been five for a few monthes now.....they still on occasion swim as a group(in between brief spats), which I think is cool..... I may try and enlarge the group in V3 and see what happens

4" "Winky" the one eyed banded shrimp goby: ....must keep.....Winky spent over a year at the old shop because nobody wanted to buy a one eyed goby....I took pity on him and brought him home....he's been with me ever since.....he has a little trouble tracking and catching food, but despite this, has turned form a shy reclusive fish to a bold, cantankerous old bugger....

3 1/2" royal gramma.....must keep......just cuz he's pretty....and mellow....

2" yellow assessor......must keep.....same as above

3" flame hawkfish.....must keep.....cuz he's too cool for school:mrgreen:

3" leopard wrasse..... must keep.....one of those harder to keep fish thats doing incredibly well

3 1/2" melenarus wrasse.....must keep .....too pretty and too beneficial not to keep

4" powder blue tang.......MUST keep......another harder to keep fish....that is finally doing well for me.......not a blemish on him and super playful.....my hands down favorite fish in the tank.....

3" Lubbocks wrasse......must keep.....just cuz





2 1/2" sunrise dottyback..... must re-home.....he's got quite the attitude.....most of my fish can handle him......one cant.....my yellow assessor.....the only fish in the tank thats smaller than the dotty.....I like my assessor too much so the dotty has to go....

3" coral beauty.....must re-home.....bought this guy as a "deep water" coral beauty....colors changed to a regular beauty....I would much rather have a potters, so ..... he's on the nix list

2 1/2" african flameback angel ..... must re-home.....stunning looking fish but he picks at EVERYTHING.....so he 's gotta go....


now on to the tough decisions........

4" yellow tang......my plan was to re-home this guy and introduce a trio of small yellows.... the shop got in some small Hawaiians and I took three up to E-town at X-mas and put them in Laurie's 80g....the thought was to wait til the tank had settled down a bit and add the trio that had been co-habitating for a couple monthes all at once......one yellow didnt do the three hour drive well and ended up dying the next day....we went to RCE that day and Steve had a few of the same Hawaiian yellows in so I thought I would grab another one, before the other two had a chance to settle in....so there were three again......another one ended up dying a couple days later and I decide not to spend any more money on tangs, so that left two......which didnt work out so well....the dominant one picked on the sub for a couple weeks and the weaker one then died from stress........so now I have a small yellow in E-towm and a big yellow here in Ctown......not sure what Im gonna do about the situation now



now heres the one Im REALLY struggling with.....Chevy......my 5 1/2" chevron tang......I love him to death but the reality is, even a 260g tank will be to small for a fish that has the potential to reach 15" .....my head says, re-home him while you have the chance.....my heart doesnt wanna let him go.....he probably wont reach a size to where he will be an issue for a couple years, but then Im faced with the more difficult task of trying to re-home a 8-10"(just guessing here) fish instead of a 5" fish..... I told Laurie this morning that I was considering re-homing him and she dang near killed me....Im torn......



looking for insight and opinions......what would you do?

[Delphinus]

I don't know if this helps or not .. but ... in ~15 years in the hobby I have yet to see a Chevron tang anywhere near that big. I thought they maxed out at more like 10"-11" anyhow but that's in the wild. I see him getting a little bigger on you but not by much.

[BlueTang<3]

I say buy more fish, I am sure if you don't Laurie wont have any problems filling the tank for you. :razz:

[christyf5]

I don't know if this helps or not .. but ... in ~15 years in the hobby I have yet to see a Chevron tang anywhere near that big. I thought they maxed out at more like 10"-11" anyhow but that's in the wild. I see him getting a little bigger on you but not by much.

I haven't even seen one at 10". Biggest one I have seen was about 8" or so and full grown, the guy had had him for 6+ years. If I were you I'd risk it and keep him.

[kien]

In my experience when you get rid of fish that you absolutely ador you just end up trying to replace him/her down the road anyway...

[fishoholic]

I say buy more fish, I am sure if you don't Laurie wont have any problems filling the tank for you. :razz:

:pound: so true :mrgreen:

FYI I will kick your a$$ if you sell chevy!!!!!!!!! Like Kien said we'll just end up replacing him so we might as well keep him.

[The Grizz]

FYI I will kick your a$$ if you sell chevy!!!!!!!!!

Looks like you are keeping Chevy, Doug!

"2 1/2" african flameback angel ..... must re-home.....stunning looking fish but he pick at EVERYTHING.....so he 's gotta go...."

I have a FOWLR it would go well in :biggrin:

[fishytime]

I don't know if this helps or not .. but ... in ~15 years in the hobby I have yet to see a Chevron tang anywhere near that big. I thought they maxed out at more like 10"-11" anyhow but that's in the wild. I see him getting a little bigger on you but not by much.

I haven't even seen one at 10". Biggest one I have seen was about 8" or so and full grown, the guy had had him for 6+ years. If I were you I'd risk it and keep him.


I think it was the surgeonfish/rabbitfish book that listed them at a 15", but, you both are probably right.....highly unlikely that our captive fish will ever reach full potential....regardless, my Chevy is the biggest chevron Ive personally seen......I guess ultimately , I just feel that a 10" fish deserves a bigger home than a 260g.....although the reality is, how many people out there have a tank much bigger than that?....I mean I know there are quite a few here and there but the percentage of tanks larger than Im doing are small



In my experience when you get rid of fish that you absolutely ador you just end up trying to replace him/her down the road anyway...


your right too man.....I know I would miss him....... even tho he's a big lipped, lumbering, clumsy(I have seen him with more than a few scratches on his head), bully of a fish....I would want another one:mrgreen:.........I have no idea what Im gonna be doing as far as work goes, so a $200 tang may not be possible financially for me up there....

[Skimmerking]

Doug when you re talkng about chevy I look at butt head my Kole he is 10 years old and he is the size of a whopping 5 " if that and they are said to grow big but mine have now reached that size. Just sayin I would keep him . but im going through that say thing I have to downgrade and would rather a a crap load of smaller fish my busy like in the tank.. P>S

That Scolly is one sexy piece of coral I think i must have it.

Just Sayin:biggrin:thanks Mike


Ive been doing alot of thinking lately about what the stock list for V3 of my reef might look like as far as fish goes.....V2 has way too many fish for it own good.....most are in the "must keep" category, a few are in the "must be re-homed" category and a couple ( with one fish in particular) Im really struggling with what to do with..... heres how my current list shakes down....

5 green chromis:.....must keeps....these guys started as a group of 14 and whittled their way down to 5 rather quickly....the five survivors have been five for a few monthes now.....they still on occasion swim as a group(in between brief spats), which I think is cool..... I may try and enlarge the group in V3 and see what happens

4" "Winky" the one eyed banded shrimp goby: ....must keep.....Winky spent over a year at the old shop because nobody wanted to buy a one eyed goby....I took pity on him and brought him home....he's been with me ever since.....he has a little trouble tracking and catching food, but despite this, has turned form a shy reclusive fish to a bold, cantankerous old bugger....

3 1/2" royal gramma.....must keep......just cuz he's pretty....and mellow....

2" yellow assessor......must keep.....same as above

3" flame hawkfish.....must keep.....cuz he's too cool for school:mrgreen:

3" leopard wrasse..... must keep.....one of those harder to keep fish thats doing incredibly well

3 1/2" melenarus wrasse.....must keep .....too pretty and too beneficial not to keep

4" powder blue tang.......MUST keep......another harder to keep fish....that is finally doing well for me.......not a blemish on him and super playful.....my hands down favorite fish in the tank.....

3" Lubbocks wrasse......must keep.....just cuz





2 1/2" sunrise dottyback..... must re-home.....he's got quite the attitude.....most of my fish can handle him......one cant.....my yellow assessor.....the only fish in the tank thats smaller than the dotty.....I like my assessor too much so the dotty has to go....

3" coral beauty.....must re-home.....bought this guy as a "deep water" coral beauty....colors changed to a regular beauty....I would much rather have a potters, so ..... he's on the nix list

2 1/2" african flameback angel ..... must re-home.....stunning looking fish but he picks at EVERYTHING.....so he 's gotta go....


now on to the tough decisions........

4" yellow tang......my plan was to re-home this guy and introduce a trio of small yellows.... the shop got in some small Hawaiians and I took three up to E-town at X-mas and put them in Laurie's 80g....the thought was to wait til the tank had settled down a bit and add the trio that had been co-habitating for a couple monthes all at once......one yellow didnt do the three hour drive well and ended up dying the next day....we went to RCE that day and Steve had a few of the same Hawaiian yellows in so I thought I would grab another one, before the other two had a chance to settle in....so there were three again......another one ended up dying a couple days later and I decide not to spend any more money on tangs, so that left two......which didnt work out so well....the dominant one picked on the sub for a couple weeks and the weaker one then died from stress........so now I have a small yellow in E-towm and a big yellow here in Ctown......not sure what Im gonna do about the situation now



now heres the one Im REALLY struggling with.....Chevy......my 5 1/2" chevron tang......I love him to death but the reality is, even a 260g tank will be to small for a fish that has the potential to reach 15" .....my head says, re-home him while you have the chance.....my heart doesnt wanna let him go.....he probably wont reach a size to where he will be an issue for a couple years, but then Im faced with the more difficult task of trying to re-home a 8-10"(just guessing here) fish instead of a 5" fish..... I told Laurie this morning that I was considering re-homing him and she dang near killed me....Im torn......



looking for insight and opinions......what would you do?

[fishoholic]

Looks like you are keeping Chevy, Doug!

"2 1/2" african flameback angel ..... must re-home.....stunning looking fish but he pick at EVERYTHING.....so he 's gotta go...."

I have a FOWLR it would go well in :biggrin:

Heck ya he is! (keeping chevy)

FYI the plan for the flameback was for it to go into my 80g :biggrin:

[The Grizz]

chevy can come live in my EIGHT FOOT 300 gal when its done:biggrin:

[fishoholic]

chevy can come live in my EIGHT FOOT 300 gal when its done:biggrin:

:laser::fencing::2gunfire::fish:

[fishytime]

:pound: so true :mrgreen:

FYI I will kick your a$$ if you sell chevy!!!!!!!!! Like Kien said we'll just end up replacing him so we might as well keep him.

Looks like you are keeping Chevy, Doug!

"2 1/2" african flameback angel ..... must re-home.....stunning looking fish but he pick at EVERYTHING.....so he 's gotta go...."

I have a FOWLR it would go well in :biggrin:

chevy can come live in my EIGHT FOOT 300 gal when its done:biggrin:

...I have to tell ya Greg Laurie has a certain advantage over you:wink:

[The Grizz]

...I have to tell ya Greg Laurie has a certain advantage over you:wink:

Sounds like the crack of a whip to me :lol:

[fishytime]

I say buy more fish, I am sure if you don't Laurie wont have any problems filling the tank for you. :razz:


I know man......I fear for my nitrates:mrgreen:


Doug when you re talkng about chevy I look at butt head my Kole he is 10 years old and he is the size of a whopping 5 " if that and they are said to grow big but mine have now reached that size. Just sayin I would keep him . but im going through that say thing I have to downgrade and would rather a a crap load of smaller fish my busy like in the tank.. P>S

That Scolly is one sexy piece of coral I think i must have it.

Just Sayin:biggrin:

I hear ya, but Chevy has gone from a 3" juvi to 5 1/2" in about a year and a half:surprise:.....its kinda surprising me how fast he's growing....and growing on me


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[freezetyle]

Love that war coral, Just picked one up that was sitting at our shop for over a year. I must say under good lights they look fantastic. Mines not as nice as yours, but then again neither is my tank. Looking forwards to what you do with V3

[fishytime]

Love that war coral, Just picked one up that was sitting at our shop for over a year. I must say under good lights they look fantastic. Mines not as nice as yours, but then again neither is my tank. Looking forwards to what you do with V3

Ya, the "clash" is one of my favs too....we have a bunch at our shop too that nobody seems to want.....I mean ours is a bit washed out (from halide burn methinks) but the potential is there....... thanks Jon.....Im sure your just be humble tho:wink:....Im looking forward too....slowly gathering parts, still waiting for the tank:neutral:


well one fish wont be making the trip to E-town......found my mystery wrasse crispy on the floor:neutral:.....Chevy hated him and chased him around from time to time......I had found the mystery in the overflow on the right side of the tank a couple times and thats the side of the tank I found him on the floor on .....guess his and my luck finally ran out.....


my multicoloured klepto strikes again!!!!:mrgreen:.......peeled this one right of the rock:surprise:

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Im a glutton for punishment....... found this one recently and couldnt resist.....Im so weak.......

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and a couple zoa/paly pics

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[Magma]

Y
Im a glutton for punishment....... found this one recently and couldnt resist.....Im so weak.......

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At least I wasn't the only one who grabbed one of those *phew*

[Delphinus]

Oh cool. Where are those from? Were there any others?

[fishytime]

At least I wasn't the only one who grabbed one of those *phew*


the sites I found while I was at the store all said reef safe with caution....then went on to not say what the caution was about so IDK:noidea:....so far so good....he's not sitting in the middle of an acro or zoa colony munching away:mrgreen:


Oh cool. Where are those from? Were there any others?

got him at Pisces and no there wernt any more.....

[kien]

got him at Pisces and no there wernt any more.....

Can you tell.. I mean ask Kevin to bring some in? Please and thank you! :biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Can you tell.. I mean ask Kevin to bring some in? Please and thank you! :biggrin:

+1 !

[Magma]

the sites I found while I was at the store all said reef safe with caution....then went on to not say what the caution was about so IDK:noidea:....so far so good....he's not sitting in the middle of an acro or zoa colony munching away:mrgreen:




got him at Pisces and no there wernt any more.....

I got mine sunday mid day they had 3 and I got one and another got one. So far mine has knocked over every frag in the tank and has planted himself on top of one of my zoa colonys but hasnt hurt them...just ****ed them off.

[kien]

Let Tony and I know when you guys are ready to sell those buggers :-D

PS. What are you guys doing goig to Pisces?!?! :-(

[reefwars]

PS. What are you guys doing goig to Pisces?!?! :-(


hahaha busted :p

[Magma]

PS. What are you guys doing goig to Pisces?!?! :-(

Getting wet food for the dogs as one is on pain meds which needs to be mixed into food ;)

Then did the normal swing through the fish section and another 30$ later had one of those...

[fishytime]

Can you tell.. I mean ask Kevin to bring some in? Please and thank you! :biggrin:

+1 !

I will see what I can do:wink:

[fishytime]

PS. What are you guys doing goig to Pisces?!?! :-(

hahaha busted :p



I will admit to buying a couple things from there......I have picked up a couple little nano type gobies from the frag tank in the hall and now this urchin.....they actually had a very nice, healthy looking red golden dwarf angel that had me tempted.....


Let Tony and I know when you guys are ready to sell those buggers :-D


might be sooner rather than later.....Ive been digging around a little because the reef safe with caution thing was bugging me...I must say there is surprisingly little about them on the net in relation to the aquarium..I found a thread on another forum where a guy said one of these urchins ate his blue linkia seastar......of course this is just on a forum and not anything solid but this may be the with caution part of the equation.... Ill keep digging....in the meantime Im nervous because I have a blue linkia in the tank:neutral:

[fishytime]

so I finally made up my mind about skimming on the big tank......my original thought was to keep my BK mini 180 and get another skimmer rated for 200-300g...I was gonna do a vertex alpha cone 180......but after doing some reading, the general consensus is that one big skimmer, rated for your tank size is better than two small skimmers adding up to the size of the tank.....still not exactly sure why, but anyway, thats what the masses say, so it must be true right?.....Ive decided on and ordered a vertex alpha cone 300, rated for 600g http://www.vertexaquaristik.com/Products/ProteinSkimmers/InternalSkimmers/AlphaSeries/Alpha300.aspx .....that ought to be enough of a beast for my needs.....I should get it at the end of this month:biggrin:

[The Grizz]

I had a conversation with a fellow last year that has some connections with some of the big name skimmer manufactures and long story short he told me that having a skimmer rated for double you water volume is needed.


What's your thoughts Dougster?

Oh ya...........that's one kick arse skimmer beast.

[fishytime]

I had a conversation with a fellow last year that has some connections with some of the big name skimmer manufactures and long story short he told me that having a skimmer rated for double you water volume is needed.


What's your thoughts Dougster?

Oh ya...........that's one kick arse skimmer beast.



now see!!!.....I had a convo with a guy that distributes some of the higher end skimmers a couple years back and he said not to over rate the higher end skimmers.......dont you just loooove all the contradictory little tidbits in this hobby:lol:......the system will likely be around 400g if I do a small satellite tank like in V2......and I tend to stock my tanks a touch on the heavy side so.......

[The Grizz]

Skimmers are one of those things I just really don't understand because of all the contradictions.

[fishytime]

apparently my math sucks and Im a little slow......30" tall stand......30" - 1 1/2" (steel frame tube)= 28 1/2"...... 28 1/2 - 3/4" (for plywood) = 27 3/4..... 27 3/4 - 1/2" (foam)= 27 1/4........27 1/4 - 1/2" (bottom pane of glass in the sump( Im assuming)) = 26 3/4...... vertex alpha 300 = 27"......:doh:.....not to mention the 1/2 of clearance needed to get the cup off.....:doh::doh:.......vertex isnt gonna fit.....order cancelled.....next size down for the vertex cones is rated at up to 300g.......gonna be too small for my needs......the thought briefly crossed my mind to go with a cheaper brand, but I knew I would likely regret that later......sooooo......I went with what was my dream skimmer for this tank.....ordered up a shorty BK SM300 rated for up to 750g......Im justifying it by telling myself that "one year down the road Im gonna be sorry and wish that I had spent the extra coin".....



.........*sigh*...........freakin urchins:neutral:

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I did a little trade with a fellow canreefer......I flipped him the birdsnest and he gave me the corky finger:mrgreen:

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[fishoholic]

It seems like your new urchin is getting in with the wrong crowd and following your old urchin's bad habits.

[Delphinus]

I lost a super nice frag from Snappy tonight ("lost" as in, it fell off where it was glued and I can't find it.) My only hope at this point IS one of the urchins finds it for me before it's a goner!!!

... I'll rehome your purplish urchin if his frag movin' ways is too much for ya :p

[fishytime]

It seems like your new urchin is getting in with the wrong crowd and following your old urchin's bad habits.

new urchin is grasshopper to the old sensei urchin.....he's learning from the best:neutral:


I lost a super nice frag from Snappy tonight ("lost" as in, it fell off where it was glued and I can't find it.) My only hope at this point IS one of the urchins finds it for me before it's a goner!!!

... I'll rehome your purplish urchin if his frag movin' ways is too much for ya :p

what kind of frag?......I learned my lesson in V1 not to put any frags where they can potentially fall behind the rockwork......lost two or three NICE frags before I clued in.....

if things had worked out to where you came over for those frags you may have ended up with my multicolour (sensei).....if I could find him that is.....

[fishytime]

smore pics

strawberry shortcake
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unknown Walt Smith wild acro
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RCCR monti
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tyree setosa
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have you ever had one of those corals that every single person that has seen your tank has bugged you for a frag of???....."are you fragging that one?"......"well when you do frag it, keep me in mind"...... my most requested coral would be my granny.....recently someone was over picking up a frag and saw it.....he jokingly pushed me pretty hard to frag it and I didnt budge on my "Im not fragging it yet" stance.....I got a PM from said coral junkie this morning with an offer that I couldnt refuse( the gent at one point offered me his wife:surprise:..... (which I declined, for the record:mrgreen:).....so I fragged it today.....ended up with a couple frags....a larger one that will go to Mr. Pushy (j/k:mrgreen:)...and a smaller one that will need a place to call home.....problem is the list grew so long for this one, I cant remember who was at the top of it:redface:......someone in another thread said something about a frag auction.....that would be somewhat pretentious tho methinks (although fun)......anyway, I thought I would snap a pic of it before I snapped it up.....

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[freezetyle]

I'll offer that other guys wife...
But i'll pay shipping

[Delphinus]

Holy mother of pearl!!! My goodness. That unknown wild Walt Smith is off the chart!!

[lastlight]

you forgot about my begging so quickly Doug? :cry:

[fishytime]

I'll offer that other guys wife...
But i'll pay shipping


too funny Jon:lol:

Holy mother of pearl!!! My goodness. That unknown wild Walt Smith is off the chart!!

thanks Tony......that one took off and grew like a bugger, right out of the gate.....which is kinda strange for my tank....


you forgot about my begging so quickly Doug? :cry:

no I didnt forget mang......its just that your begging was fairly recent and like I said.....the requests have been going on for monthes......but I did frag the undata for ya:wink::mrgreen:




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and sometimes at the end of the rainbow monti there is a beautiful sunset monti:mrgreen:

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[cuz]

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looks awesome!!!

mine turned green in the last few months!!!grrrrr what do you run your perams at Doug?

[fishytime]

looks awesome!!!

mine turned green in the last few months!!!grrrrr what do you run your perams at Doug?

Thanks Larry.......

ummmmmm........I have know idea :noidea:......I havnt tested or dosed for Ca, Mg or DKH since I started the tank a year and a half ago......no KZ stuff.....just prodibio for the last couple monthes and regular W/Cs with H2Ocean

[chris121277]

Thanks Larry.......

ummmmmm........I have know idea :noidea:......I havnt tested or dosed for Ca, Mg or DKH since I started the tank a year and a half ago......no KZ stuff.....just prodibio for the last couple monthes and regular W/Cs with H2Ocean

Seriously!! wow man, I just switched to H20 pro.....I think I should try the same thing :lol:

what percentage and how often are you doing water changes?

[lastlight]

Lookin fab man. Just no more pics of the granny and I with time I'll forget :mrgreen:

[fishytime]

Seriously!! wow man, I just switched to H20 pro.....I think I should try the same thing :lol:

what percentage and how often are you doing water changes?


Seriously!......not one drop of the big three......believe me, Im every bit as surprised as most people that the tank looks like it does with no dosing......my coral growth hasnt been impressive but 95% of it looks good

without doing the math, I do about 15% every two weeks-ish....20g on 130g


Lookin fab man. Just no more pics of the granny and I with time I'll forget :mrgreen:


thanks Brett.......I dont know man, that would be like asking a parent not to take any more pics of their kids:razz:

[fishytime]

critter pics......


sexy and maxi
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porcelain and corky
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and I know I shouldnt have because I'll be moving soonish, but I just couldnt resist.....they have always been one of my faves.....I didnt even know he was at the store until I fed the tank at the end of the day yesterday.....little bugger shot out of his hidey hole and took a piece of ocean fresh plankton that was almost as big as him......this is the worlds smaller and cutest ever starry blenny (maybe 1 1/2" big)

"peek-a-boo"
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[fishoholic]

Love the Starry blenny, one of my faves too :mrgreen: So cute how you can see his little tassels on his head sticking out :biggrin:

[fishytime]

Love the Starry blenny, one of my faves too :mrgreen: So cute how you can see his little tassels on his head sticking out :biggrin:

wait til you see him in person.....and no, I will not catch him out and give him to you!:wink:.....just thought I would make the clear before you get here this w/e:razz:


unknown

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rainbow stylophora

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another unknown stag of some shape or description

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sunrise (reverse sunset) monti

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Wester's blue milli
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[fishytime]

so Ive been having a huge aptaisia problem lately.....Ive tried Kalk paste.....Ive tried aptaisia destroyer.......Ive tried a bug zapper.....all these things just seem to anger the pests and they come back with a vengeance.....I was out and about and popped in to a competitors store and they had a small CBB....I asked the gent to feed him and he ate some brine.....so I nervously took him home, wondering who of my crew would jump him in.....my powder blue tang was the first to start the harassment....he pestered the CBB for a couple days, then on the third day the PB seemed to have calmed down and the CBB was cruising around the tank acting normal.....I thought I was in the clear......wrong!.....then my yellow tang started to chase the CBB.....between the two tangs the CBB was stressed to the point of not eating and was starting to look thin.....I had to do something so heres what I came up with....

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this was not an easy fix......I couldnt just slide on big piece of eggcrate in because of the euro-bracing on the tank and because of the rockwork....so I had to finagle three small pieces in and ziptie them together inside the tank....do you have any idea how hard that was???:twised:.....it took dang near an hour to do......there are some small openings at the bottom of the eggcrate where the smaller fish can get through but the big bullies cant.....Im not sure how long I will leave the divider in there.....I feel bad that my tangs are in a three foot tank atm but I need this CBB to fill in a bit and most of all start helping me with my nem issues....



another update.......back in V1 of the tank I got in on a group order from Ottawa Inverts and got a frag of yellow birdsnest......I loved this BN and it quickly became one of my favs in the tank.....I of course lost it in the big crash and have been trying to find a similar piece ever since.....I was recently over at another canreefers place buying some books he had for sale and I managed to convince him that his colony from the same OI order was big enough to frag.....he did so and I now have it back......thanks a tonne Scott!!!!.....you rock!!!

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and a few more randoms

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[chris121277]

Wow...looks like it was a real PITA to get the egg crate in there....lol, well at least the CBB should have a stress free time pickin away the the little boogers. Not sure if it's the time of year or what, but I've been having the same problem the last few weeks.....I haven't seen an aptasia in my tank for a long time.......now poof! I found five, the aptasia X seems to work, but there have been a few resistant SOB's that keep coming back :twised:

Love the Birds Nest......that's high on my list of next purchase's

[Delphinus]

The first week with a new fish is the worst. Seems if they can get past that hazing then generally speaking it will get better. The eggcrate SHOULD help and ... well .. yeah, you can feel bad for the tangs but it's only for a few days, at least there's that.

Nice score on the yellow birdsnest .. I like these a lot. One day I might have to look for one myself as I've only been able to admire them in "other people's tanks".

And ... as an aside ... I thought of a new career for you: CNN ticker tape writer.

Every single post ...... comes out as one enormous run-on sentence ....... with no punctuation except ellipses ....... It's like reading one enormous stream of consciousness ..... which is an actual thing ..... google it someday ....... but it's no biggie ...... I've come to accept that your posts just kind of have a certain look and feel ....... and that lonely period character on the keyboard gets to get used an awful lot ........ in your FACE, comma key! ...... Coming up next on CNN ...... Robyn the cute anchor lady will flirt with the weather dude ....... and James Earl Jones will announce "THIS. IS. CNN." .... Don't turn that channel! ........

[fishoholic]

And ... as an aside ... I thought of a new career for you: CNN ticker tape writer.

Every single post ...... comes out as one enormous run-on sentence ....... with no punctuation except ellipses ....... It's like reading one enormous stream of consciousness ..... which is an actual thing ..... google it someday ....... but it's no biggie ...... I've come to accept that your posts just kind of have a certain look and feel ....... and that lonely period character on the keyboard gets to get used an awful lot ........ in your FACE, comma key! ...... Coming up next on CNN ...... Robyn the cute anchor lady will flirt with the weather dude ....... and James Earl Jones will announce "THIS. IS. CNN." .... Don't turn that channel! ........

:pound:

[fishytime]

Wow...looks like it was a real PITA to get the egg crate in there....lol, well at least the CBB should have a stress free time pickin away the the little boogers. Not sure if it's the time of year or what, but I've been having the same problem the last few weeks.....I haven't seen an aptasia in my tank for a long time.......now poof! I found five, the aptasia X seems to work, but there have been a few resistant SOB's that keep coming back :twised:

ya it was a PITA.....royal PITA:lol:......Im sure that "Murphy's law" will kick in and the little bugger wont eat the little buggers:wink:....aptaisia are like la cucaracha, mang!:twised:



The first week with a new fish is the worst. Seems if they can get past that hazing then generally speaking it will get better. The eggcrate SHOULD help and ... well .. yeah, you can feel bad for the tangs but it's only for a few days, at least there's that.

ya, I hope your right Tony.....I fear that once I open the gates the thrashing will resume.....please let me be wrong....

Love the Birds Nest......that's high on my list of next purchase's
Nice score on the yellow birdsnest .. I like these a lot. One day I might have to look for one myself as I've only been able to admire them in "other people's tanks".

thanks guys......Im stoked to finally have a piece back.....

and I think Sean (xtreme) just posted some up for sale....not sure if its the same species or not, but......


And ... as an aside ... I thought of a new career for you: CNN ticker tape writer.

Every single post ...... comes out as one enormous run-on sentence ....... with no punctuation except ellipses ....... It's like reading one enormous stream of consciousness ..... which is an actual thing ..... google it someday ....... but it's no biggie ...... I've come to accept that your posts just kind of have a certain look and feel ....... and that lonely period character on the keyboard gets to get used an awful lot ........ in your FACE, comma key! ...... Coming up next on CNN ...... Robyn the cute anchor lady will flirt with the weather dude ....... and James Earl Jones will announce "THIS. IS. CNN." .... Don't turn that channel! ........

Geez! First he gets "on" me about the content of my posts and now he gets "on" me about how I post. Is there any way of making this guy happy?:mrgreen:....... Im fully aware of the style(if you wanna call it that) of my posts.....I didnt (and dont) want my posts to look like every Harry, Dick and Tom's posts:wink:......


:pound:

quiet you!:twised:

[MarkoD]

That's what I did when I added my moorish idol. After 10 days the purple tang was still aggressive Towards him.

[fishytime]

That's what I did when I added my moorish idol. After 10 days the purple tang was still aggressive Towards him.

Im hoping that my yellow isnt the exception to the rule....purples and sailfins are known for being the more aggressive of the zebrasoma tangs and yellow and scopas are supposed to be less aggressive......*sends vibes towards his yellow* "mellow yellow....mellow yellow":mrgreen:

[MarkoD]

Im hoping that my yellow isnt the exception to the rule....purples and sailfins are known for being the more aggressive of the zebrasoma tangs and yellow and scopas are supposed to be less aggressive......*sends vibes towards his yellow* "mellow yellow....mellow yellow":mrgreen:

after getting rid of the purple tang i ended up getting rid of both of my yellow tangs too in an effort to keep my moorish idol as happy as possible

[fishytime]

after getting rid of the purple tang i ended up getting rid of both of my yellow tangs too in an effort to keep my moorish idol as happy as possible

well MIs are just about the biggest pussies that swim:razz:......CBs are a little more adept at holding their own.....I hope:neutral:


have you ever had an epiphany and think to yourself that you are so smart for thinking of that, only realize that you were actually stupid for not thinking of it before?.....finally figured out a way to keep my frags on my ghetto homemade frag rack

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duh!.....why didnt I think of doing this years ago???? would have saved a few frags from getting lost behind the rocks....


I played with the settings on the camera a bit.....I think I may have finally nailed the color....

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and the SS looked particularly shiny :biggrin:

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[Delphinus]

Haha, I used to have a frag rack just like that. You probably don't want to hear this but it totally didn't work for me. Urchins and fish and snails just find a way to knock over frags if they really put their minds to it.

But uh .. I'm sure yours will work fine. :p

[Aquattro]

Haha, I used to have a frag rack just like that. You probably don't want to hear this but it totally didn't work for me. Urchins and fish and snails just find a way to knock over frags if they really put their minds to it.

But uh .. I'm sure yours will work fine. :p

Ya, I have a rack just like that. And a large snail that tips it almost daily...sigh

[fishytime]

Haha, I used to have a frag rack just like that. You probably don't want to hear this but it totally didn't work for me. Urchins and fish and snails just find a way to knock over frags if they really put their minds to it.

But uh .. I'm sure yours will work fine. :p

Ya, I have a rack just like that. And a large snail that tips it almost daily...sigh

thanks guys, for turning my moment of brilliance into something dull and non-lustrous :lol:

[parkinsn]

That frag rack is genius!! I will have to keep that in mind when im in the need of one again.

[es355lucille]

and the SS looked particularly shiny :biggrin:

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Wow, Doug this is sweet!

[fishytime]

That frag rack is genius!! I will have to keep that in mind when im in the need of one again.


Im not sure whether or not that is sarcasm:noidea:




Wow, Doug this is sweet!

thanks Brad.....its taking forever to do anything.....slooooooow grower:neutral:

[chris121277]

Hey Doug,

With your regime you said that you don't get huge growth, but I was wondering if you had any before and after shots of some of your beautiful corals from when you first set up the new tank.

I think you said you've only been doing water changes with the H2o for a year?

[fishytime]

Hey Doug,

With your regime you said that you don't get huge growth, but I was wondering if you had any before and after shots of some of your beautiful corals from when you first set up the new tank.

I think you said you've only been doing water changes with the H2o for a year?

I will do that!(like it's that hard to goad me into posting pics:mrgreen:)......later, when I have more time......Im in E-town visiting my Girly atm:wink:.....

but ya, water changes with H2Ocean only....no dosing (or testing for that matter)

[Rice Reef]

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6181.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6177.jpg[/QUOTE]

I really like these two... What are the names of these acros? BTW, great shots!

[fishytime]

I really like these two... What are the names of these acros? BTW, great shots!

thanks mang!.....the first one is Acropora IsurewishIknew:mrgreen:.....the second one is Acropora Microclados, or "strawberry shortcake" as it is more commonly known

[fishytime]

here's a few growth shots as promised....


Wester's blue millipora

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4562.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5332.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6143.jpg


Blue polyp bird

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4704.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5379.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5835.jpg


"superman" montipora digitata

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4918.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5458.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5815.jpg

strawberry shortcake

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5015.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5827.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6177.jpg

[Delphinus]

Kewl. What's the timeframe for those?

[chris121277]

Those are incredible specimens there man http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/surprised-004.gif

and I think you were being modest about your growth.....I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but I don't get that much with dosing. How ever I've changed a few things over the last few months and do believe I'm experiencing a growth spurt.

Sorry, I know I've asked you before (I'm thinking of changing mine) but what bulbs are you running again?

[fishytime]

Kewl. What's the timeframe for those?


the birdsnest, superman and millipora went in the tank probably too soon but a month or two after the tank re-start.....the strawberry shortcake was added about 14 monthes ago.....


Those are incredible specimens there man http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/surprised-004.gif

and I think you were being modest about your growth.....I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but I don't get that much with dosing. How ever I've changed a few things over the last few months and do believe I'm experiencing a growth spurt.

Sorry, I know I've asked you before (I'm thinking of changing mine) but what bulbs are you running again?

thanks Chris!
I suppose it's all relative.....when I was dosing the sps grew like weeds.....the growth has been noticeably slowed to me....Im not sure there is a wrong or right....I really think that if you are just slow about adding your fish, you have good live rock(Im really not a fan of dry rock) and things are relatively stable, that goes a long way....

my bulb mix is a 50/50 split of KZ "new gens" and KZ "super blues"....2x 3' teks with 6 bulbs each for a total of 12 bulbs

[Myka]

Love the time lapse photos! When was V2 started? I looked at page 1 and that was V1 build I think.

I really think that if you are just slow about adding your fish, you have good live rock(Im really not a fan of dry rock) and things are relatively stable, that goes a long way...

Oh for sure!!! And ack, I can't stand dry rock either.

[fishytime]

Love the time lapse photos! When was V2 started? I looked at page 1 and that was V1 build I think.

thanks Mindy......V2 was started beginning of July, 2010.....so almost two years old now....

[lastlight]

Your strawberry is gorgeous doug good job with that! Mine doesn't even look like the same coral if I look at the actual shape/structure of it. It's also always been a very pale pink. I'm thinking of finally snapping a chunk off to see what happens. Yours makes me drool every time I see it.

[fishytime]

Your strawberry is gorgeous doug good job with that! Mine doesn't even look like the same coral if I look at the actual shape/structure of it. It's also always been a very pale pink. I'm thinking of finally snapping a chunk off to see what happens. Yours makes me drool every time I see it.

I will accept your kudos for a job well done.....even though all I did really was glue it down and do water changes.....but ya, thanks!:biggrin:..... well I showed yous mine, why dont you show us yours?.....I find it neat how the same coral can look different in different tanks....even things like growth patterns and branch thickness can be slightly different.....makes identifying really fun:mrgreen:

heres a couple more growth sequences


unknown Walt Smith wild acro

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5023.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5334.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5903.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6200.jpg


maze coral

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0052-1.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5360.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6196.jpg


montipora "true" undata

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5129.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5324.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5466.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5893.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6203.jpg

[Aquattro]

But the big question....do you ship?? :razz:

[chris121277]

But the big question....do you ship?? :razz:

+1!!! :wink:

[fishytime]

But the big question....do you ship?? :razz:

I wish I could gentlemen, but when you work 7 days/week you barely have time to maintain the tank let alone fart around with shipping stuff


more pics, just cuz



war coral/ "Clash of the Titans" favia

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6207.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6208.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6248.jpg


Aussie acan

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6246.jpg

[Dez]

FTS by chance? Loving the growth sequence pics too. Thanks for sharing!

[fishytime]

FTS by chance? Loving the growth sequence pics too. Thanks for sharing!

I was gonna take a few pics of a recent addition tonight, so I will pull the frag racks that are littering my display out and snap a couple FTSs just for you Dez:mrgreen:


here's another growth sequence

photosynthetic gorg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5053.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5821.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5820.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6192.jpg



and some random reef porn

acropora granulosa

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6216.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6244.jpg


blue polyp birdsnest

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6194.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6241.jpg

[fishytime]

here ya go Dez-miester....FTS pour vous


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6256.jpg

left side

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6257.jpg

Right side

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6258.jpg

left side

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6261.jpg

right side

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6262.jpg


and a couple of my new gorg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6249.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6252.jpg

[Dez]

I dig :). Thanks.

[Snappy]

I wish I could gentlemen, but when you work 7 days/week you barely have time to maintain the tank let alone fart around with shipping stuff


more pics, just cuz



war coral/ "Clash of the Titans" favia

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6207.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6208.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6248.jpg

NICE! Glad to see this piece has done so well for you.

[fishytime]

I dig :). Thanks.


thanks Dez


NICE! Glad to see this piece has done so well for you.

thanks Greg....it's actually done better than what the pic shows....I had to re-arrange the rock recently to get a fish out....the rest of it is on another rock somewhere....Im stoked that its done so well.....funny story about this coral....when you got it in I hadnt seen one in town in ages, so of course I jumped on it and snapped up .....two weeks later we got a massive piece of it at RC....I was like doh!:doh:....oh well....I kinda like watching them grow from frags a little better anyway...


montipora spongodes

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6217.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6240.jpg


yellowish birdsnest

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6195.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6238.jpg


green birdsnest

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6198.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6237.jpg

[Rice Reef]

Drool...more!

[Douglas]

Corals look great Doug.

[freezetyle]

I wish I could gentlemen, but when you work 7 days/week you barely have time to maintain the tank let alone fart around with shipping stuff




Not to worry Doug, I'll be in calgary next week and would do all of the shipping for you, The other guys in town Might get some scraps... Maybe...:lol:

[fishytime]

Corals look great Doug.

Drool...more!


thanks guys.....I think I may have another pic or two I can post:wink:


Not to worry Doug, I'll be in calgary next week and would do all of the shipping for you, The other guys in town Might get some scraps... Maybe...:lol:

well if those guys are serious and have the cash, I have the snips and would welcome you to come by, Jon:biggrin:


red planet

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6236.jpg


pink prostrata

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6219.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6235.jpg


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6234.jpg


"supeman" montipora digitata

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6220.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6233.jpg

[fishytime]

moar pics

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6200.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6232.jpg


tyree setosa

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6201.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6231.jpg


Wester's Blue

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6202.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6230.jpg


true undata

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6203.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6229.jpg

[lastlight]

that thing's changed hasn't it? Appears purple/green vs the tan/light blue I think it used to be (and mine still is). It's really growing upwards tho. Mine is still focused on encrusting...

[fishytime]

that thing's changed hasn't it? Appears purple/green vs the tan/light blue I think it used to be (and mine still is). It's really growing upwards tho. Mine is still focused on encrusting...

ya it has gone through a bit of an evolution....I can remember thinking for the first few monthes I had it, "what the F did I buy this frugly brown blob for?".....glad I didnt ditch it.....it's not the most flamboyant piece in the tank but it is neat in its own way.....

[chris121277]

thanks guys.....I think I may have another pic or red planet

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6236.jpg



Stunning there man!

I just got a small colony of RedPlanet yesterday....and was wondering how far below your lights you have yours to get the coloring (I have very similar lighting)
What kind of flow do you have it in?

Thanx, Chris

[Seriak]

ya it has gone through a bit of an evolution....I can remember thinking for the first few monthes I had it, "what the F did I buy this frugly brown blob for?".....glad I didnt ditch it.....it's not the most flamboyant piece in the tank but it is neat in its own way.....

One of those unknown blue acros you sold me initially turned brownish and now the tips are turning bright green. You just never know what your coral is going to do in a different tank and over time.

[Rice Reef]

Not to worry Doug, I'll be in calgary next week and would do all of the shipping for you, The other guys in town Might get some scraps... Maybe...:lol:

Jon, can you bring back some frags for me? One of everything please!:biggrin:


I really enjoy your growth sequence pics! A great idea! Wish I had thought of that from the start...:sad:

[fishytime]

Stunning there man!

I just got a small colony of RedPlanet yesterday....and was wondering how far below your lights you have yours to get the coloring (I have very similar lighting)
What kind of flow do you have it in?

Thanx, Chris


thank Chris..... ATM its sitting on my frag rack which is on one side pane of the tank, right at the tippy top of the tank.....as for flow.....well.....there is over 10000gph of turnover in the tank and the frag rack is sitting about 3" above a MP40....the frag rack actually vibrates :lol:


One of those unknown blue acros you sold me initially turned brownish and now the tips are turning bright green. You just never know what your coral is going to do in a different tank and over time.


dont you just love that???....reminds me of the time I bought the greenest of green millis off of Snappy, only to have turn pink in my tank.....I already had a pink milli:neutral:


Jon, can you bring back some frags for me? One of everything please!:biggrin:


I only take cash:wink::razz:


I really enjoy your growth sequence pics! A great idea! Wish I had thought of that from the start...:sad:


thanks man.... the growth sequences are both fun and a PITA to do (gotta go search through hundreds of pics to find what I need)....ya the first thing I do when I get a new coral is take pics of it....even if its not looking so hot....this way I can A) show off a new coral and 2) track how it has done in my system

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6218.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6228.jpg


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6227.jpg


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6226.jpg


echinata

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6205.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6225.jpg

pokerstar monti

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6224.jpg

[fishytime]

heres a few more of what will likely be parting pics for this tank......it will like be shut down in the next few weeks......wow, kinda freaky to type that... this tank has been running for five years altogether.....gonna be hard to shut it down and sell it......I cant say that Im not looking forward to the upgrade tho:wink:......anyway back to the reef porn....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6210.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6193.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6188.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6189.jpg


went to BAs today and they had their maxi-minis on sale for 50% off!!!!.....and for the life of me I dont understand why these two were still there....kinda blurry as they attached in an awkward place for me to dunk my camera and the glass was dirty, but you get the idea....

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6279.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6280.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6282.jpg

[DCDN]

I saw those there but until I get my upgrade salty I just don't have any room for anything.

[fishytime]

I saw those there but until I get my upgrade salty I just don't have any room for anything.

I didnt have much room before either.....but a bunch of my coral went on its northern migration which freed up a bunch of space in the 25g..... at $25 a nem and one blue and another blueish one, I just couldnt walk away empty handed.....Laurie's a sucker for maxi-minis so I will likely give them to her for her collection

[DCDN]

Well I'm sure you'll have plenty of room once you finish filling up the new tank

[fishytime]

Well I'm sure you'll have plenty of room once you finish filling up the new tank

While that may be true, I have a strict "no nem" rule for my big tanks..... After having one BTA turn into dozens in V1, no nem will make it anywhere near my SPS :wink:

[fishytime]

bittersweet feeling ATM.....Laurie was in town for the long weekend and we had a great w/e....zoo, fish stores, shopping and visiting my family and then I tore down the small tank and sent everything left in the tank with Laurie, to Edmonton....I still had a couple wee small tuxedo urchins, 4 maxi mini nems, some ricordia, three feather dusters, my clash of the titans favia, a dozen assorted snails, 2 pom pom crabs, a sexy shrimp, 2 trimma gobies, a chromis, a starry blenny, a pygmy possum wrasse and my blue assessor....the mass exodus has begun.....very strange to see the tank sitting empty.....sounds like everything has made the trip ok,(Laurie is acclimating and placing stuff as I type this) so that is good......now its just the big tank that needs to be moved......gosh this moving tanks three hours away to a different city is stressful:neutral:......

[gregzz4]

I hear ya. Tearing tanks down and moving are not fun things on their own - combined is a lot to deal with
You'll be OK once you make the final move and are able to focus on your new environment

[lockrookie]

bittersweet feeling ATM.....Laurie was in town for the long weekend and we had a great w/e....zoo, fish stores, shopping and visiting my family and then I tore down the small tank and sent everything left in the tank with Laurie, to Edmonton....I still had a couple wee small tuxedo urchins, 4 maxi mini nems, some ricordia, three feather dusters, my clash of the titans favia, a dozen assorted snails, 2 pom pom crabs, a sexy shrimp, 2 trimma gobies, a chromis, a starry blenny, a pygmy possum wrasse and my blue assessor....the mass exodus has begun.....very strange to see the tank sitting empty.....sounds like everything has made the trip ok,(Laurie is acclimating and placing stuff as I type this) so that is good......now its just the big tank that needs to be moved......gosh this moving tanks three hours away to a different city is stressful:neutral:......

i feel for you i only had to move my 90g 15 feet away into another room and it took me a month to commit and barely slept the night before.. i can only imagine how your feeling. but take pride that you know what you know and alot more refined a reefer thus will give you complete success.

[fishytime]

I hear ya. Tearing tanks down and moving are not fun things on their own - combined is a lot to deal with
You'll be OK once you make the final move and are able to focus on your new environment

i feel for you i only had to move my 90g 15 feet away into another room and it took me a month to commit and barely slept the night before.. i can only imagine how your feeling. but take pride that you know what you know and alot more refined a reefer thus will give you complete success.


well the last move I did of this tank was a complete disaster, I sure hope you guys are right:lol:.....Ive been try to move things up there in small doses and so for the strategy has worked out (for the most part)......

the small tank is completely shut down and all the parts are cleaned and ready to be moved.....all of my SPS will be making the move this w/e.....this makes me nervous.....they have to make the bagging process and then the three hour drive to Red Coral E-town, where they will be babysat by Steve until the big tank is ready for them (thanks again Steve!) .....

[gregzz4]

Lucky you :wink:
With a temp home things have to go well

Keep voicing your thoughts ( good for the soul ), but stop stressing ... you know what you are doing :lol:

[fishoholic]

bittersweet feeling ATM.....Laurie was in town for the long weekend and we had a great w/e....zoo, fish stores, shopping and visiting my family and then I tore down the small tank and sent everything left in the tank with Laurie, to Edmonton....I still had a couple wee small tuxedo urchins, 4 maxi mini nems, some ricordia, three feather dusters, my clash of the titans favia, a dozen assorted snails, 2 pom pom crabs, a sexy shrimp, 2 trimma gobies, a chromis, a starry blenny, a pygmy possum wrasse and my blue assessor....the mass exodus has begun.....very strange to see the tank sitting empty.....sounds like everything has made the trip ok,(Laurie is acclimating and placing stuff as I type this) so that is good......now its just the big tank that needs to be moved......gosh this moving tanks three hours away to a different city is stressful:neutral:......

It was a fun weekend, must say though I didn't think it would take 3 hours to acclimate and move over all your fish, inverts and coral into my tanks once I got home. Glad that's over with and they are all doing well.

well the last move I did of this tank was a complete disaster, I sure hope you guys are right:lol:.....Ive been try to move things up there in small doses and so for the strategy has worked out (for the most part)......

the small tank is completely shut down and all the parts are cleaned and ready to be moved.....all of my SPS will be making the move this w/e.....this makes me nervous.....they have to make the bagging process and then the three hour drive to Red Coral E-town, where they will be babysat by Steve until the big tank is ready for them (thanks again Steve!) .....

Don't worry hun I'm involved with this tank move so of course it'll go well :mrgreen: But yes a huge thanks to Steve at Edmonton Red Coral, without his help this move might of never happened :thumb:

[fishytime]

you know what you are doing :lol:

I do???:mrgreen:


noticed something in the tank tonight.....I sold my big birdsnest colony and the gentleman picked it up tonight.....the birdsnest was the local hangout for my group of chromis....all of the chromis interactions and squabbles seem to be centered around and inside the colony.....now that the colony is no longer there they have spent the last couple hours swimming as a group again(they did briefly when first introduced) and there has been no squabbling.....amazing to me how even removing a coral can effect the dynamics of things in a tank....

[gregzz4]

Don't keep your hopes up, they'll find something else to snark at each other over :razz:

[fishytime]

Don't keep your hopes up, they'll find something else to snark at each other over :razz:

oh I know they will:lol:......Im expecting they we be back at each other by morning:twised:......just found it interesting that their behavior changed when "the place to be" was removed from the tank.....perhaps I stare at the tank far too much:mrgreen:

[gregzz4]

perhaps I stare at the tank far too much:mrgreen:
Isn't this why you have it ??? :razz:

Didn't mean to marginalize your initial comment ....

Chromis is evil :biggrin:

[gregzz4]

Mayhaps I should have said ...

Nothing like changing the 'scape to mess with the fish :razz:

[Snappy]

Once the chromis get into the new bigger tank they will behave differently and likely do a lot of spawning with less fighting. At least that was how they behaved in my tank.

[lastlight]

All 7 of mine sleep in my blue digi and there's minimal fighting. Bought 7 and have 7. They swim mostly together or in 2 groups. Maybe it's the large tang or the fast wrasses but they're still schooling and behaving. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[fishytime]

Mayhaps I should have said ...

Nothing like changing the 'scape to mess with the fish :razz:

:lol:


Once the chromis get into the new bigger tank they will behave differently and likely do a lot of spawning with less fighting. At least that was how they behaved in my tank.

that would be neat.....Ive been toying with the idea of adding more to the group when they go int the big tank, but then I talk myself out of it.....this group started with thirteen fish and within a couple months they whittled themselves down to five.....this five have been five for a few months now, so Im kinda nervous about messing with things.... given the track record of these fish Im pretty stoked that I have five, instead of one, like most people seem to end up with......but then I think, "ya five look cool, but fifteen would be awesome!:mrgreen:......

[fishytime]

All 7 of mine sleep in my blue digi and there's minimal fighting. Bought 7 and have 7. They swim mostly together or in 2 groups. Maybe it's the large tang or the fast wrasses but they're still schooling and behaving. Keeping my fingers crossed.

WTF!.....how did you get so lucky?.....I too have a largish tang and a couple wrasses??.....maybe I should get that big crosshatch/sargassum/bluechin trigger Ive always wanted....that should keep em in line :whip:

[fishoholic]

WTF!.....how did you get so lucky?.....I too have a largish tang and a couple wrasses??.....maybe I should get that big crosshatch/sargassum/bluechin trigger Ive always wanted....that should keep em in line :whip:

Steve at RCE has a crosshatch pair :twised:

[gregzz4]

Is cross-talk allowed between spouses ???
I mean, come on, isn't this supposed to be a build thread ???

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[gregzz4]

Also sounds to me like someone is lookin' for some fish from their "room mate"

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Ya, I'm evil :twised:

[fishytime]

Also sounds to me like someone is lookin' for some fish from their "room mate"

http://gnttype.org/forums/images/smilies/stirthepot.gif

Ya, I'm evil :twised:

ya she has already said stuff like "ya buy that fish so I can enjoy him in your tank:lol:


so, yesterday was D-day for my SPS.....I moved probably 95% of it up to E-town and also took the 25g and stand.....Im happy to report that when Laurie and I went back to Red Coral E-town today everything looked just as it should.....*breeths sigh of relief*.....no RTNs so far.....now for the next phase.....fish, rock and zoos......this worries me even more.....I have two or thee fish that I can not loose .......my leopard wrasse was given to me by a close friend here, my powder blue came from a tank shut down and is the most perfect PBT I have ever seen...some of you my know that "powder" tangs had given me fits in my reef career... I had killed a half a dozen of them over the years and had actually sworn of trying again until this fish came into the store......and "Chevy", my big lumbering dumb arse chevron tang....he was one of the first fish I added after the tank crashed and Ive seen him through his color change and get to almost 6" now....I would be upset if I lost anything but devastated if I lost any of these three.....which brings me to a conundrum.....Steve at RCE has offered to temporarily house all my fish in the QT system until I feel the big tank is ready....now, the problem is this, and I dont want to seem in any unappreciative of Steve's offer but the though of all my fish in smallish tanks that have likely had some sketchy fish(health wise) in them doesnt entirely make me feel comfy........but the big tank isnt ready yet and Im worried about dumping 150lbs of LR that has just been moved three hours into a tank that has 100lbs of rock in it that isnt fully cycled yet along with my fish......I have a whole 30 vial set of "prodibio start" that I had intended for this very purpose but I am skeptical of using it.....what whould you do?

[blacknife]

Is the 110 coming up with them?

[fishytime]

Is the 110 coming up with them?

I kinda hope not.....Im gonna try and get rid of it here.....mainly so I dont have to move it:lol:

[christyf5]

I won't give you any advice but I'm glad to hear that your move went well which is a relief (to all of us I think :biggrin:). I'd be a bit worried about the "fish storage" issue as well but it seems like you're sort of caught between a rock and a a hard place (no pun intended). The 100lbs of uncycled is really sketchy? Thats a lot of rock to be mixing in with your 150lbs, if it was only 40 or 50 I'd say go for it but....:question:

[lastlight]

It's too late for this now but it's too bad you hadn't found a friend to setup a fish storage tank to keep them a month or two that was cycled and of a suitable size. Sounds a bit scary putting them in the large tank and less scary to keep them at RCE. Glad the sps are doing good so far!

[reefwars]

I could babysit as many as you needed buddy I have no fish in my tank that would bother them:)

[fishoholic]

I won't give you any advice but I'm glad to hear that your move went well which is a relief (to all of us I think :biggrin:). I'd be a bit worried about the "fish storage" issue as well but it seems like you're sort of caught between a rock and a a hard place (no pun intended). The 100lbs of uncycled is really sketchy? Thats a lot of rock to be mixing in with your 150lbs, if it was only 40 or 50 I'd say go for it but....:question:

Actually the 100 pounds in the tank came from Red coral and has been kept in a rubbermaid with SW heater and powerhead for the past 6 months. I've had that 100 pounds in the display for a week now and tested everything and got 0 readings. Seems like the rock is cycled but even I was shocked that ammonia nitrite and nitrate was all at 0. However I'm sure when he moves his rock up it will cause a spike or mini cycle of some sort. Then we still have to scape it and add sand :eek:

[lockrookie]

Actually the 100 pounds in the tank came from Red coral and has been kept in a rubbermaid with SW heater and powerhead for the past 6 months. I've had that 100 pounds in the display for a week now and tested everything and got 0 readings. Seems like the rock is cycled but even I was shocked that ammonia nitrite and nitrate was all at 0. However I'm sure when he moves his rock up it will cause a spike or mini cycle of some sort. Then we still have to scape it and add sand :eek:

get yourself a power inverter to keep the rock warm and power head running while transporting or find someone who has one and borrow it. it may help keep it stable.

[RedCoralEdmonton]

I didnt even think but your fish can be put into the same tank as your SPS....

Steve

[RedCoralEdmonton]

May 28th tank shot.... ill try and do this daily for ya!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/94turbocoupe/IMG_8224.jpg

Steve

[lastlight]

We'd appreciate that actually... You take a much more white balanced photo that does his corals proper justice :lol:

[reefwars]

May 28th tank shot.... ill try and do this daily for ya!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b31/94turbocoupe/IMG_8224.jpg

Steve


haha i tried to buy a few of these :P

[Snappy]

:lol:




that would be neat.....Ive been toying with the idea of adding more to the group when they go int the big tank, but then I talk myself out of it.....this group started with thirteen fish and within a couple months they whittled themselves down to five.....this five have been five for a few months now, so Im kinda nervous about messing with things.... given the track record of these fish Im pretty stoked that I have five, instead of one, like most people seem to end up with......but then I think, "ya five look cool, but fifteen would be awesome!:mrgreen:......
Doug in the new tank with lots of room they act more naturally and you could likely keep 15-20 no problem.

[lastlight]

oh come on now doug... i like your pics too :mrgreen:

[jorjef]

I'm sure you that thought about it but why not eggcrate a section of Lauries big tank for your fish?

[fishoholic]

I'm sure you that thought about it but why not eggcrate a section of Lauries big tank for your fish?

Because I have lots of fish in my tanks as it is :lol:

[fishytime]

I won't give you any advice but I'm glad to hear that your move went well which is a relief (to all of us I think :biggrin:). I'd be a bit worried about the "fish storage" issue as well but it seems like you're sort of caught between a rock and a a hard place (no pun intended). The 100lbs of uncycled is really sketchy? Thats a lot of rock to be mixing in with your 150lbs, if it was only 40 or 50 I'd say go for it but....:question:


like Laurie said, there is about 100lbs of rock in the 260 atm....all readings were at 0 a week after the rock went in (Ive had this rock sitting in bins waiting for at the very least 2 months (longer for some of it)....the 110g has about 150lbs of rock between the display and sump....this is the rock that Im worried about....I have the means to move all of it with water covering the majority of the rock (I have 10 rubbermaid bins and three cooler that are dedicated for the aquarium) the prodibio start claims that you can add rock from the LFS and fish in the same day and have pretty much no cycle....its a three part procedure that involves a bacteria, food for the bacteria and an ammonia neutralizing product....Im just still nervous about putting my faith in the product....after all these are my babies Im dealing with:wink:


It's too late for this now but it's too bad you hadn't found a friend to setup a fish storage tank to keep them a month or two that was cycled and of a suitable size. Sounds a bit scary putting them in the large tank and less scary to keep them at RCE. Glad the sps are doing good so far!

would have been a nice scenario, but that is a lot to ask of someone ya know....its like, heres a 100 gallon tank with thirteen fish for you to take care of for me:biggrin:


I could babysit as many as you needed buddy I have no fish in my tank that would bother them:)

thanks for the offer mang but the other thing that I worry about with the "keeping the fish at RCE" scenario, is the simple fact that I will then have to move the fish and stress them out twice.....I hate putting a net to a fish....I think we vastly underestimate the stress we put on our fish when we chases it around a tank and net and move it.....game fish are known to die after release from lactic acid build up and I would assume that our aquarium fish experience the same thing....some fish simply will die from the stress of being moved.....so keeping them anywhere else but the 260 is gonna force me to move them twice......

[fishytime]

get yourself a power inverter to keep the rock warm and power head running while transporting or find someone who has one and borrow it. it may help keep it stable.


as long as the rock is in water it shouldnt die off too much.....is the time spent in the air that does it in....


I didnt even think but your fish can be put into the same tank as your SPS....

Steve

you blow me away mang.....thanks again for the help and and letting me take up retail space in the shop and thanks for posting the pic.....and daily pics are not necessary:wink:.....


I'm sure you that thought about it but why not eggcrate a section of Lauries big tank for your fish?

Lauries tanks are what you might call, "moderately stocked":wink::wink:

[fishytime]

We'd appreciate that actually... You take a much more white balanced photo that does his corals proper justice :lol:


hey!:twised:



oh come on now doug... i like your pics too :mrgreen:


I wasnt sulking:wink:.....I spent the night last night staring at the tank stressing out about the whole thing:neutral:


haha i tried to buy a few of these :P

and I hear Steve had to slap your hand:mrgreen::razz:

[fishytime]

Doug in the new tank with lots of room they act more naturally and you could likely keep 15-20 no problem.


has anyone ever told you, you are a bad influence Greg?:mrgreen:.....I didnt need to hear that:lol:



Because I have lots of fish in my tanks as it is :lol:

and "lots" is an understatement:razz:

[fishoholic]

and "lots" is an understatement:razz:

I actually have less fish then then other people keep in the same size tanks, however I do have fairly large fish which take up space. I have 13 fish in my 230g reef (5 of which are large), 6 fish in my 230g fowlr (2 of which are large and fairly mean), and 8 (small to med. size) fish in my 80g.

[RedCoralEdmonton]

May 30th pics... some close-er ups....

Enjoy!

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Steve