Riceboy's new 82.7 one piece eurobrace starfire build

[riceboy]

Well its time for a new build and upgrade :lol: you've read it, its going to be a 1 piece starfire eurobrace tank and fully polished with three sides starfire and back of the tank will be black, and black silconed. After talking to most shops and other tank builders in town I have decided to go with CONCEPT AQUARIUMS since he gave me a smoking deal on the tank that no one even came close too :biggrin:. After talking to CONCEPT AQUARIUMS and telling him what i wanted this is the idea he had come up with:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/victorsonepeice.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/victorsonepeicerightside.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/victorsonepeiceback.jpg

CONCEPT AQUARIUMS had integrated a wavebox design onto either sides of the overflow and all i need to do is place my vortechs in there and there should be no powerheads visible in my tank :lol:( which was the main thing i emphasized while talking to him). But instead of having a cube tank i had caved into getting this tank, which would be great for my yellow tang and blue tang to swim in :lol:. there will be 2 drain holes in the overflow and the middle hole will be used as an emergency drain if either one of the holes were to ever get clogged. The return on the tank will be on either sides of the tank as you can see in the pics.

CONCEPT AQUARIUMS had also designed a baller sump for me as well. When i brought him my design he knew it wasn't going to work so had compiled this up and i must say its a very well thought out design.

heres CONCEPT'S sump design:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/victorsump1.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/victorsump.jpg

I am very excited to get my tank and will be in a process of building a bonsai rock sculpture once i get my new tank set up.

[xblade]

Can't see the pics,but it sounds like a sweet setup.

[paddyob]

Can't see the pics,but it sounds like a sweet setup.

+1

[riceboy]

there sorry just fixed the images i think let me know if you have any problems seeing the pics, i will be posting pics of the tank once i get it. Hopefully in the next 2 weeks :lol:

[paddyob]

Wow....looks cool. This should be an interesting to follow.

When is the glass work done?

[riceboy]

hopefully in 2 weeks just need to give CONCEPT AQUARIUMS the dimensions of my skimmer and return pumps so he can adjust the sump accordingly. I must say the wave box integration is one of the smartest ideas i've ever seen and will keep all powerheads, good thing he came up with it cause i sure wouldn't have thought of it lol

[DCDN]

Looking forward to see this tank. Especially with how the wave box will turn out

[paddyob]

hopefully in 2 weeks just need to give CONCEPT AQUARIUMS the dimensions of my skimmer and return pumps so he can adjust the sump accordingly. I must say the wave box integration is one of the smartest ideas i've ever seen and will keep all powerheads, good thing he came up with it cause i sure wouldn't have thought of it lol


So how do you prevent your fish from entering the power head chambers? They would never get out if they made it in there.

[riceboy]

i'll be using eggcrate in front of the holes

[paddyob]

I am very excited to get my tank and will be in a process of building a bonsai rock sculpture once i get my new tank set up.


Take my question with a grain of salt as no disrespect meant....

I am wondering... what is the attraction to bonsai? I have seen a few in pics and have never really cared for the look. Just does not look natural to me.

[kien]

Nice! Wow one piece euro, you must be rich :)

Seriously tho, ConceptAquariums is tearing it up these days! Who are these guys? Are they man or machine??

By the way thanks again for the baking soda!

[riceboy]

Take my question with a grain of salt as no disrespect meant....

I am wondering... what is the attraction to bonsai? I have seen a few in pics and have never really cared for the look. Just does not look natural to me.

lol non taken at all. i just like how its not just one pile of live rocks but has many branches and holes a fish can swim in and out, and this look is amazing but to each their own right.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dLSVgS5AxBI/S9Va8i2WFZI/AAAAAAAAq20/iTsA0B_ykKk/s1600/reef_aquascape.jpg

http://glassbox-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Bonsi-SPS-Reef-Tank.jpg

[riceboy]

Nice! Wow one piece euro, you must be rich :)

Seriously tho, ConceptAquariums is tearing it up these days! Who are these guys? Are they man or machine??

By the way thanks again for the baking soda!

lol i wish i was rich just got into a car accident yesterday so moneys a bit tight but at the price ConceptAquariums quoted me there was no way i was going to turn down that deal lol. plus i think he's an android just a genious when he came up with the design on my tank and sump lol. no worries about the baking soda lol

[paddyob]

The first example is really nice. I guess I have only seen a couple bad examples.

Good luck!

[lastlight]

Nice! Wow one piece euro, you must be rich :)

Seriously tho, ConceptAquariums is tearing it up these days! Who are these guys? Are they man or machine??

By the way thanks again for the baking soda!

Kien you can only post about them with ALLCAPS. Come on!

ALLCAPS aside, if your model is any indication she's gonna be a beaut!

[riceboy]

Kien you can only post about them with ALLCAPS. Come on!

ALLCAPS aside, if your model is any indication she's gonna be a beaut!

lol thanks lastlight can't wait for the tank.

[Ross]

Check out the pictures of Lobsterboys tank.
Similar set up, but on a 150gallon tank

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=47211&page=74

[Zoaelite]

Looking forward to this one Victor, great idea for the build cant wait to see it actually complete!

[riceboy]

Looking forward to this one Victor, great idea for the build cant wait to see it actually complete!

Thanks levi, by the way ur chalices are doing awesome the red planet is growing and stinging the **** out of my sps lol

[globaldesigns]

Very cool design, tank and sump. I look forward to seeing pic's of the actual goods.

[Coleus]

Very cool design, my next tank will be with Concept Aquarium for sure. Nice guy to deal with

[dave_C]

Very cool design, my next tank will be with Concept Aquarium for sure. Nice guy to deal with

ah you guys are making me blush!:redface:

Victor here is a sneak a peek at the one piece for you, hope you like it. it's off of my iphone so not the best pic's:sorry:
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0057.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0058.jpg

[riceboy]

ah you guys are making me blush!:redface:

Victor here is a sneak a peek at the one piece for you, hope you like it. it's off of my iphone so not the best pic's:sorry:
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0057.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0058.jpg

damn now your just teasing me with the pics :lol:

[globaldesigns]

Nice piece of glasswork, are those bevelled edges with polishing?

Hmmmm, when the time comes you might have to quote me also. Well done!!!

[gucci17]

my god...I just had an accident in my pants :redface:

[phi delt reefer]

this is a BALLIN' design. I have seen the vortech wave box idea on nano reef implemented via a custom acrylic box that slipped into the back of a standard Solana cube but i never heard much about it after the build.

If i am interpreting the design correctly are you using 4 mp10 pumps (ie one for each of the holes)?

If so i have an idea for you instead of ugly egg-crate (considering you spent so much time making it beautiful!) Have an acrylic pro make you a grill that will slide into that hole snuggly.

question about flow though - does forcing the pump output through those tight diameter holes (in relation to pump diameter) mean you will lose the wide flow capability of the vortech units? Or do the vortechs only generate flow through the front of the unit and intake water through the sides? Or does it not matter given the wave box design?

[sitandwatch]

Very nice,

I also wonder about the vortech's in the hidden holes would you not loose the undertow capability of them?

Regardless I can't wait to see this going

[dave_C]

this is a BALLIN' design. I have seen the vortech wave box idea on nano reef implemented via a custom acrylic box that slipped into the back of a standard Solana cube but i never heard much about it after the build.

If i am interpreting the design correctly are you using 4 mp10 pumps (ie one for each of the holes)?

If so i have an idea for you instead of ugly egg-crate (considering you spent so much time making it beautiful!) Have an acrylic pro make you a grill that will slide into that hole snuggly.

question about flow though - does forcing the pump output through those tight diameter holes (in relation to pump diameter) mean you will lose the wide flow capability of the vortech units? Or do the vortechs only generate flow through the front of the unit and intake water through the sides? Or does it not matter given the wave box design?

as it sits right now the plan is just to have two vortechs, the bottom holes are to allow water to enter back into the chamber. I may end up taken the abs plastic to a shop and have them cnc some nice grills where the holes are but need to weight that against cost lol

[kien]

Wow.. All I have to add is, if you put a canopy on that tank I am going to come over and kick you in the nads! :D

[riceboy]

Wow.. All I have to add is, if you put a canopy on that tank I am going to come over and kick you in the nads! :D

Lol no canopy that's for sure lol. Lol if you didn't live so close to me I wouldn't have taken that seriously lol. Don't want you to surprise kick me in the nads when I'm at sobeys grabbing baking soda :lol:

[lastlight]

Strike at his IT band. He's helpless after that.

[riceboy]

well just an update i will be getting a bubble magnus 180 skimmer so my current skimmer is for sale lol, and will be getting my tank in the second week of january
:lol:

[abcha0s]

Looks like a great tank!

[dave_C]

Victor here is a little update for you before we drop off your tank tomorrow :lol:
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0069.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0071.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0072.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0071.jpg

here is what the over flow and mp40 cover looks like
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0076.jpg

now the sump,:redface: turned out bigger than the drawings made it look
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0075.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad223/conceptaquariums/IMG_0074.jpg

it is just off my crappy i-phone but hope you will enjoy them

thanks

ps i think i mess up the filter sock holder made it too small might have to redo another one for you but will have to check if the filter sock fits first.

[riceboy]

Holy **** now I can't wait to get that baby up and running. :lol:

[intarsiabox]

That tank is a beauty alright! Nice build!

[wayner]

Very nice tank!, am I missing something, I can't find anywhere where it mentions the dimensions.

[Zoaelite]

Whoa...
Just whoa.

[riceboy]

It's 3'x2'x22"

[badAZZlars]

Wow Dave, after seeing these pics i'm really glad your building my tank at the end of the month.

[shrimpchips]

Very nice tank! What are the rest of the components?

Just one thing about the design worries me - the return lines seem to be below the bottom of the overflow teeth. Are you going to have the rreturns pointed up close to the water's surface? With the two vortechs I'm sure you won't need the returns to add flow.

[DCDN]

That is one gorgeous tank, cant wait to see it filled

[lastlight]

Looking sexy as heck! That piece of plastic is a bit more holey than the last time I saw it. Nicely done!

[riceboy]

Just a little update tank is being filled with ro water, and i got a stand made by the grizz, and all plumbing is done. will be taking pics soon of everything in the tank lol. a big hand to concepts for helping me bring the tank home and setting up my skimmer lol, and another big hand to the grizz for helping me bring the tank to my down to my living room.

[The Grizz]

Not a problem youngster, was glad this old guy could help you out. That is truly a beautiful tank.:mrgreen:

[FishyFishy!]

SO jealous! That tank is gorgeous. Well done.

[digital-audiophile]

Wow! That is a aweet looking tank! I know where I need to get my next one built now.

[Douglas]

Nice looking tank Victor!

[riceboy]

lol thanks to bad i'm working so much right now that i haven't had anytime to take pics lol. i will post some on the weekend.

[The Grizz]

PICS PICS PICS WE WANT PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:biggrin:

[riceboy]

i wish i could get some up but yet again i`m stuck in the office again on a sunday trying to finish 2 projects by wednesday, once these projects are done i will get pics up.


PICS PICS PICS WE WANT PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:biggrin:

[The Grizz]

Its past Wednesday, where are some pictures Vic. We are all waiting to see this amazing tank :biggrin:

[riceboy]

Its past Wednesday, where are some pictures Vic. We are all waiting to see this amazing tank :biggrin:

lol still working right now i'll take a break later and i'll snap some pics lol

[riceboy]

sorry for the late update but here are some pics of the unit when i first got it and to just recent (hands were a little shaky from working out so bare with me lol) best part in the tank is you don't see any power heads lol, all my corals are finally starting to get its color back and have a bunch of new editions :lol:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/IMG_0696.jpg

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http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/IMG_0706.jpg

this is all you see in the back of tank for flow
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/IMG_0707.jpg

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[lastlight]

Very nice. I love the back wall. How has the flow from the vortechs been affected with the wall around it and intake hole? Still as broad? Undertow?

You need a few gear clamps on hoses down below!

[riceboy]

the flow is great i have the mp40s linked and running eco mode so i get pulses which gives me waves and the mixes in with constant flow so its pretty speratic lol. the corals seem to like the flow with mad polyp extensions lol. ya i already have the clamps on that picture was prior to adding in water lol

i need to learn how to use my slr lol and get a tripod lol

thanks
victor

Very nice. I love the back wall. How has the flow from the vortechs been affected with the wall around it and intake hole? Still as broad? Undertow?

You need a few gear clamps on hoses down below!

[The Grizz]

Looks good Victor, nice and simple aquascaping you will have that tank full in no time. Nice looking stand to if I don't say so myself:twised:

[riceboy]

LOL for sure its a nice stand and tanks for swinging by and fixing it and helping me carry everything down stairs lol

Looks good Victor, nice and simple aquascaping you will have that tank full in no time. Nice looking stand to if I don't say so myself:twised:

[kien]

That is one sexy tank!

[riceboy]

LOL thanks buddy, i'm gonna have to swing by one day and grab some stuff from ya lol and cookies as well:lol:
That is one sexy tank!

[Delphinus]

Wow that does look great. I like how you were able to use those shelf pieces too. :)

[cale262]

Any updates or new pic's?

:bump:

[The Grizz]

Are those Magician Zoas I seen in there Vic? Grow them up so I can get a frag of them bad boys :biggrin:

[steve fedyk]

the power heads in the back look great, love the idea of hiding them. Hows the flow working, no sucking noise or flow problems.

[Skimmerking]

Looks great man ,

[riceboy]

Are those Magician Zoas I seen in there Vic? Grow them up so I can get a frag of them bad boys :biggrin:

yes they are lol I'll let u know when I have a frag lol

[riceboy]

the power heads in the back look great, love the idea of hiding them. Hows the flow working, no sucking noise or flow problems.


Flow us awesome, and don't have any sucking noise. And thanks guys for the comments. Will have more pics up soon!!!!

[riceboy]

Any updates or new pic's?

:bump:

I'll post some pics soon, nothin really to update except just waiting for all the frags to grow lol. But I did add a sand sifting goby and a spotted tail blennie.

[fishytime]

Looks pretty dang snazzy there Victor.....I know what you mean about waiting for stuff to grow in:wink:

[Douglas]

Looks great Victor.....good work so far!

[The Grizz]

How's the tank doing Victor?

[riceboy]

Good I'll have to take some pics soon lol been a little busy

[The Grizz]

Yes yes you should, the Magicians growing nicely?

[riceboy]

Yes yes you should, the Magicians growing nicely?

magicians grew out for a bit but aptasia got onto the rock and started to attack them but its slowy recovering.

[riceboy]

well after a solid 8 months of growth and gaining color on all my sps, it seems its my turn to have a tank try to crash on me. not really sure what the problem is but i have lost my strawberry short cake, purple monster and a couple of other sps that i don't know the name of, and a bunch of my sps are stning. not really sure what the case is my tank parameters are:


all based on the api master reef test kit
dkh 8
calcium 400
po4 non detectable
nitrate non detectable

mag 1300 based on elos test kit
salinity is 1.025-1.026 refracto meter

and have not changed a thing to the system, been running pellets from day one, rox carbon, and brs phosphate remover changed every month and been using kalk in the ato to maintain calc and alk.

i have done about 70 gallons of water change in the past 5 days but yesterday was when i saw 5 frags just stn on me :sad: seems to only hurt my sps, cause all my zoas, acans and torches are doing awesome

if anyone can give me some advice that would be great, or is this just part of the tank cycle lol

victor

[Skimmerking]

Vic that is the way SPS's are one minute you are watching them and they are great and you get up and walk away they are RTNing or STNing

[riceboy]

Ya I just don't get it seems like all my favorites are doing shitty. Gonna do another 20 gallon water change tomorrow and see if I get some polyp extensions back. On one note all the zoas and lps are doing awesome and fish are all eating like pigs even got my lyretail anthias to start eating pellets lol

[riceboy]

Have any of u guys ever tested for voltage in the tank? I'm at 39 Volts in the tank and was wondering if that's normal?

[ScubaSteve]

Ummmm, no. Not normal. Get a ground probe in there ASAP

[The Grizz]

Have any of u guys ever tested for voltage in the tank? I'm at 39 Volts in the tank and was wondering if that's normal?

How did you test for stray voltage Vic?

[riceboy]

Using a volt meter ground in the ground outlet and red in the ma/batt/v/ohms to the tank water

[The Grizz]

Cool thanks, I have been meaning to check my tank as well.

[riceboy]

Well the spa is still shitty lol gonna leave the tank as is for a while and see if it bounces back but in the meantime here are some pics of zoas any idea what they are

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/fc594499.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/b6eb859a.jpg
The green one in the second photo has a purple center and tiny specs on it and I think the first one are jokers

[riceboy]

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/eb443b67.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/55e23c78.jpg

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Purple death
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[riceboy]

Let me know what any of these are called lol

[kien]

Let me know what any of these are called lol

In the last pic, they are called aiptasia. Not sure about the rest. Although one looked like a clam and one looked like it could be a shrimp.

[riceboy]

Lol I can always count on u for a good laugh lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/db27b389.jpg

[ChizerBunoi]

Victor it's time for an update. We all want to see your sexy tank again. :smile:

[riceboy]

Lol thanks Donny. I guess it's been a while since I've updated this thread lol. Well a lot has changed with work and alk spikes needless to say my tank crashed early this year. So I haven't really done anything to it except restarted it about 2 months ago. I had taken all the rocks out and nuked them since the rocks were covered in aiptasia. So the tank is pretty much cycling again. I also redid my rock work to allow more swimming room for the fish.

Haven't really taken any recent pics of it yet so ill post a recent pic tmr. Here is a pic from when I first restarted. It has a lot more corals right now lol.

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/1AB0E9C3-A858-4316-B0B2-E9C1FA470A29-8031-0000086602C0B9E8.jpg

[ChizerBunoi]

Thanks Bud and sorry about the crash. Those sps will color up and make aquascape look swwet.

That claim on the left sure is sexy. The one on the right is just as beautiful.

[lastlight]

Do you have a nano stream in one of your old vortech holes now? Why did you decide to make powerheads visible in there?

[ChizerBunoi]

Post some parameters, maybe we can help you get through this mini crash.

[riceboy]

Do you have a nano stream in one of your old vortech holes now? Why did you decide to make powerheads visible in there?

Lol I was just fiddling around with the flow seeing if one vortec on the side would help with more random flow and since there is a hole and I didn't want fish to go into I shoved the nano stream in it lol. But it Didnt really make a difference so I put the vortec back in the wave box, and took the tunze out.

[riceboy]

Post some parameters, maybe we can help you get through this mini crash.

Ya started to siphone the sand and stupid me knowing that the sand has been untouched for almost 2 years it spiked my phosphates up to .39 or even higher Didnt check till I saw my sps rtning and stning. Needless to say I've been changing gfo like crazy and did multiple water changes. I will take a reading tmr (if i get of work earlier than 12) as I just got of work. Man I can use a break (start at 7:30am didnt leave the office till 12am)its been 14 plus hours of work per day for the past 4 weeks, only 2 more days and the office is closed and ill finally get a chance to do maintainence on the tank and catch up in sleep.

[lastlight]

its been 14 plus hours of work per day for the past 4 weeks, only 2 more days and the office is closed and ill finally get a chance to do maintainence on the tank and catch up in sleep.

i know the feeling man enjoy it when it comes!

[ChizerBunoi]

Time for vacation.

[riceboy]

Well it's been a while since I updated the thread. Still at it and still have this tank up and running. Been struggling for the past couple of years with the tank crashing numerous times, but I think I got it now lol.

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[riceboy]

Gotta show of the bling lol
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/7ABB035C-8D8F-446C-A342-152F2A19EEF8.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/7ABB035C-8D8F-446C-A342-152F2A19EEF8.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/F39FAFCC-3450-4987-83B7-069F570D4AAE.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/F39FAFCC-3450-4987-83B7-069F570D4AAE.jpg.html)

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/0594AFF2-3510-417D-92FD-229516C01E02.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/0594AFF2-3510-417D-92FD-229516C01E02.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/E3A2F3BE-E1EE-45A1-9880-AEA6C77F8031-21535-0000051803EA79AA_zps10acaf3e.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/E3A2F3BE-E1EE-45A1-9880-AEA6C77F8031-21535-0000051803EA79AA_zps10acaf3e.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/B3318E50-B0EE-4DBE-ABD5-2B434BC7F7CC.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/B3318E50-B0EE-4DBE-ABD5-2B434BC7F7CC.jpg.html)
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http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/519AF88B-C9CB-4BDE-A6D1-A9D804B612E1.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/519AF88B-C9CB-4BDE-A6D1-A9D804B612E1.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/DFBEFCA7-35B1-47B6-BC4F-9904C4B16CDA.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/DFBEFCA7-35B1-47B6-BC4F-9904C4B16CDA.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/B3318E50-B0EE-4DBE-ABD5-2B434BC7F7CC.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/B3318E50-B0EE-4DBE-ABD5-2B434BC7F7CC.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/B3318E50-B0EE-4DBE-ABD5-2B434BC7F7CC.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/B3318E50-B0EE-4DBE-ABD5-2B434BC7F7CC.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/B8BB47C3-EAB4-49A7-B2EA-E6F024F35097.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/B8BB47C3-EAB4-49A7-B2EA-E6F024F35097.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

Well it's been a while since any update. Everything is on auto pilot finally lol. Water changes every month takes around 5 minutes to do a 40 gallon water change, ato, doser for all elements and zeo products, biopellets refill once in a while etc... All I do is refill the dosing reservoir every 2 weeks and feed mysis daily and dose coral vitalizer daily, and coral snow 2 times a week.

Anyways here are some pics.

Oregon blue tort

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/BD503657-16DA-4D97-B507-BC4827BBAC12.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/BD503657-16DA-4D97-B507-BC4827BBAC12.jpg.html)

Pink lemonade

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/21AF7903-AF19-4622-9370-49FB2ECAA262.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/21AF7903-AF19-4622-9370-49FB2ECAA262.jpg.html)

Granulosa with a browned out ssc lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/8E08F524-C762-4B53-B33E-5C242AE929B5.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/8E08F524-C762-4B53-B33E-5C242AE929B5.jpg.html)

Fooser pearlberry ish

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/BA98617C-2AC9-4DAA-94FC-8B16B22E0D73.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/BA98617C-2AC9-4DAA-94FC-8B16B22E0D73.jpg.html)

Tiny frag of pearlberry, with joe the coral, green acro, and tiny frag of red planet
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/17A53DD4-6F97-443D-B5F1-85F5EB489D02.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/17A53DD4-6F97-443D-B5F1-85F5EB489D02.jpg.html)

Joe the coral

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/CBEAE9A1-84A8-4ECF-8452-84C4C8741859.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/CBEAE9A1-84A8-4ECF-8452-84C4C8741859.jpg.html)

Gold hammer

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/27E0B74E-A3FD-493D-80B2-26B1A10B0F2C.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/27E0B74E-A3FD-493D-80B2-26B1A10B0F2C.jpg.html)

Maxima

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/CC9FEDD4-C467-4E98-98D9-F273A47662DD.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/CC9FEDD4-C467-4E98-98D9-F273A47662DD.jpg.html)

Zoa garden

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/564F33F4-E41B-4D5C-A45E-425979F3BE3F.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/564F33F4-E41B-4D5C-A45E-425979F3BE3F.jpg.html)

Gold torch

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/E8B37EBF-7416-4A08-97E5-1C7B5AD4586D.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/E8B37EBF-7416-4A08-97E5-1C7B5AD4586D.jpg.html)

Orange and green chalice

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/571D8A04-A538-45D1-A4E5-02E8D03DD3A6.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/571D8A04-A538-45D1-A4E5-02E8D03DD3A6.jpg.html)

Green hulk, wild colony, vilada and stylo

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/E033B18A-58A0-47BB-ABFC-AA27658A0004.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/E033B18A-58A0-47BB-ABFC-AA27658A0004.jpg.html)

Wild colony and green slimer

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/D32DF02D-49C4-4A60-972B-26D18A250540.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/D32DF02D-49C4-4A60-972B-26D18A250540.jpg.html)

Bonsai and pale acro lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/7AA8AFEE-B44E-420F-AE0F-A31B1C085193.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/7AA8AFEE-B44E-420F-AE0F-A31B1C085193.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

Square anthia

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/A12C97AF-A519-4650-A70D-EA40EF71FD16.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/A12C97AF-A519-4650-A70D-EA40EF71FD16.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

Clown and toadstool

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/ADE52F2F-B5F2-42BD-87B6-5E355011EF13.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/ADE52F2F-B5F2-42BD-87B6-5E355011EF13.jpg.html)

[lastlight]

glad things are doing well for you now. very nice!

[kien]

that clown in the toad is awesome :-) Love how fuzzy toadies can look.

[gregzz4]

Gorgeous anthias

[riceboy]

glad things are doing well for you now. very nice!

Thanks man. Been a long time and I finally got everything stable again. All I had to do was move out. Lol

[gregzz4]

Thanks man. Been a long time and I finally got everything stable again. All I had to do was move out. Lol
Now all you have to do is lose the big list of crap in your sig :razz:

Keep the pics up bud :smile:

[riceboy]

that clown in the toad is awesome :-) Love how fuzzy toadies can look.

Thanks man, I've had that toadstool for 4 years now it's been fragged a couple of times. One of my oldest corals for sure besides the gsp lol.

[riceboy]

Now all you have to do is lose the big list of crap in your sig :razz:

Keep the pics up bud :smile:

Lol this way I don't have to tell people what I have lol. Will do on the pics now if I can get pics like Kien I'll be posting all the time lol.

[gregzz4]

Lol this way I don't have to tell people what I have lol. OK, but your posts take up half the screen on my PC, so I can't see how anyone on a Smartphone could read any of it .... :wink:
Just sayin' that your sig is a bit LARGE :razz:

[Scuba Diver Gal]

Lol this way I don't have to tell people what I have lol. Will do on the pics now if I can get pics like Kien I'll be posting all the time lol.

I was just going to compare your photos to near Kien calibre, then I read this post. They look great! :)

[riceboy]

Here are some pics Sorry ****ty iphone pics

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/DB65A1DC-CF10-4154-AFD1-8ADB6087B13D.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/DB65A1DC-CF10-4154-AFD1-8ADB6087B13D.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/D8F60C01-DCB4-4D22-8345-596DF24FFC5A.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/D8F60C01-DCB4-4D22-8345-596DF24FFC5A.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/CDF79B9D-40A4-4786-B0D6-7D02ED604CE0.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/CDF79B9D-40A4-4786-B0D6-7D02ED604CE0.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/3ED31768-6FAC-4B7D-98C2-59D8E7FA2985.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/3ED31768-6FAC-4B7D-98C2-59D8E7FA2985.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/712207F0-A794-4B6F-A654-C3F1943549B9.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/712207F0-A794-4B6F-A654-C3F1943549B9.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/1C5D29E6-3740-4A3E-91F3-D009DC742A52.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/1C5D29E6-3740-4A3E-91F3-D009DC742A52.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/DFC32275-CC3F-4428-A402-31B4A283E87A.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/DFC32275-CC3F-4428-A402-31B4A283E87A.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/02496E3C-E064-4EE6-A98C-B3F982FC5406.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/02496E3C-E064-4EE6-A98C-B3F982FC5406.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/9F4AC852-1F2B-4606-B0ED-600DBA188A99.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/9F4AC852-1F2B-4606-B0ED-600DBA188A99.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/D2739D05-2DE6-4FD3-89BE-869827E78848.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/D2739D05-2DE6-4FD3-89BE-869827E78848.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/712207F0-A794-4B6F-A654-C3F1943549B9_1.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/712207F0-A794-4B6F-A654-C3F1943549B9_1.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/CFC87D0B-41D1-4D5F-8053-132D85494619.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/CFC87D0B-41D1-4D5F-8053-132D85494619.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/36127F93-8BB1-463D-A7A4-3F65766D654F.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/36127F93-8BB1-463D-A7A4-3F65766D654F.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/27F2DB28-027D-4E5B-A95E-B90449ADB55B.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/27F2DB28-027D-4E5B-A95E-B90449ADB55B.jpg.html)

[Douglas]

Even your ****ty Iphone pictures look super nice.

[riceboy]

Well seeing how everyone is updating their build here's mine

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/20141113_23211_edit_1415947005423.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/20141113_23211_edit_1415947005423.jpg.html)

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/20141113_232855.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/20141113_232855.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

I'll have to start fragging soon lol everything is growing into each other

[kien]

Nice! You free this weekend? :-) I still owe you some pics. We should take some before you start hacking them bad boys up :biggrin:

[riceboy]

Nice! You free this weekend? :-) I still owe you some pics. We should take some before you start hacking them bad boys up :biggrin:

Yep should be free just text me and swing over, u can cherry pick while ur here lol

[Scythanith]

Does the 82.7 include sump? What happens when there is evaporation.... does the title go to 82.6? ;)

[Rice Reef]

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/02496E3C-E064-4EE6-A98C-B3F982FC5406.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/02496E3C-E064-4EE6-A98C-B3F982FC5406.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/9F4AC852-1F2B-4606-B0ED-600DBA188A99.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/9F4AC852-1F2B-4606-B0ED-600DBA188A99.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/D2739D05-2DE6-4FD3-89BE-869827E78848.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/D2739D05-2DE6-4FD3-89BE-869827E78848.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/712207F0-A794-4B6F-A654-C3F1943549B9_1.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/712207F0-A794-4B6F-A654-C3F1943549B9_1.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/CFC87D0B-41D1-4D5F-8053-132D85494619.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/CFC87D0B-41D1-4D5F-8053-132D85494619.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/36127F93-8BB1-463D-A7A4-3F65766D654F.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/36127F93-8BB1-463D-A7A4-3F65766D654F.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/27F2DB28-027D-4E5B-A95E-B90449ADB55B.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/27F2DB28-027D-4E5B-A95E-B90449ADB55B.jpg.html)

Man, you have a great collection of corals too! Can you tell me what coral is in the second pic?

😄

[riceboy]

Thanks man. That's called the fooser pearl berry ish ( no name coral) lol if ur ever in calgary I'll cut u a frag.

[riceboy]

well thanks to my good friend kien for taking pics of my tank

hope you enjoy them

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/RBOY_20141122_001.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/RBOY_20141122_001.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/RBOY_20141122_005.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/RBOY_20141122_005.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/RBOY_20141122_006.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/RBOY_20141122_006.jpg.html)
http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/RBOY_20141122_008.jpg (http://s569.photobucket.com/user/riceboy669/media/RBOY_20141122_008.jpg.html)

[riceboy]

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[riceboy]

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[FishyFishy!]

Omg. Thats nothing but sexiness!!!!

[Coralgurl]

This photo is amazing!

Awesome tank, wow!!

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[ColinD]

Umm. wow!!

Colin

[riceboy]

Umm. wow!!

Colin

Omg. Thats nothing but sexiness!!!!
Lol thanks. Been a while since I've updated this and having kien take pictures it only seemed appropriate lol

[riceboy]

This photo is amazing!

Awesome tank, wow!!

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss137/riceboy669/RBOY_20141122_047.jpg

Ya that's one of my favorite pics as well! I've had that toadstool for roughly 5 yrs now

[lorenz0]

wow man the tank looks amazing. lost your number with my previous iphone, didn't back it up. oops

[riceboy]

Well its been a long time coming but i think i'm going to restart this tank and start getting rid of the corals i don't like lol. Going to redo the complete rockwork and get rid of all the gsp in my tank and keep a few of my sps that i like, stay posted in the for sale forum as i'll be fragging or selling whole colonies.

rebuild on the way yay.

man i must be bored with the tank lol

[hackerberry]

Must have plenty of spare time. Will be checking out the classifieds for any interesting unwanted corals. ;)

[Aquattro]

Just a warning, my attempt at that caused me 6 months of grief!! lol

[riceboy]

Lol I know what you mean but just can't handle the new spots of gsp popping up everywhere Lol. Should be fun

[riceboy]

Well I bit the bullet and redid it.
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[riceboy]

Way more swimming room for the fish and no more gsp lol

[FishyFishy!]

Looks good victor! That should fill up quickly

[Wretch]

Looks great. Did you use all new rock?

[riceboy]

Yep all tonga rock no live rock from eli one of the sponsors here on canreef. eli was great he let me build my whole rock structure at his ware house and then once I got the shape I wanted I just paid him for the rocks. I still have plenty of live rock in my frag tank in the basement so bacteria is still in there.

[kien]

Whoa, all new rock and all new live sand ?? I didn't realize it was ALL new when i saw the tiny iPhone pic. Looks so clean ! Definitely +1 on all that negative (swimming) space! Very nice. You've got some serious .... Vic :lol: I'm not sure I'd have the guts to do that. Here's hoping for a smooth transition.

[Howie]

That tonga branch looks great! Nice looking tank.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Victor that setup looks sweet with all the space there you fish will love it and for great growth of corals.
Cheers

[Douglas]

Looks great Victor, change it good sometimes!

[riceboy]

No guts no glory lol. (hopefully my tank will make it to tank of the month one day). All the rocks are new tonga rock, 2 new bag of sand (not live) thats how i role lol.
Whoa, all new rock and all new live sand ?? I didn't realize it was ALL new when i saw the tiny iPhone pic. Looks so clean ! Definitely +1 on all that negative (swimming) space! Very nice. You've got some serious .... Vic :lol: I'm not sure I'd have the guts to do that. Here's hoping for a smooth transition.

[Aquattro]

(hopefully my tank will make it to tank of the month one day).

Looks like you were just about there :) Now you have to wait again.

[riceboy]

Looks like you were just about there :) Now you have to wait again.

damn lol well give it another year and i'll be there again lol

[Myka]

Looks great! I hope you have a smooth transition too. I'm nervous for you. :p How did you treat the rock before the move? Did you put any old rock in the sump to help out?

[riceboy]

Looks great! I hope you have a smooth transition too. I'm nervous for you. :p How did you treat the rock before the move? Did you put any old rock in the sump to help out?

I didn't treat the new rock just threw it into the tank. All the old rock I just sold. I do have about 50lbs of rock in my sump to maintain the beneficial bacteria. So far so good nothing has died and I still get good polyp extention.

[SonsOfGoat]

Thanks for all your rock and corals man! Everything looks great in the tank, currently have really good polyp extension on the sps frags you gave me. Absolutely a ton of life on that rock, i woke up to my girlfriend peering at the tank, face right up against the glass! Haha, a good sign. She loved your tanks and said i should get my tank like yours and to buy what i need to do it. Sweet!
If you're selling some more frags in the future i will be sure to purchase next time were in calgary, and if you're ever coming through Golden feel free to stop in!

[lastlight]

i see room for a few more tangs now dawg! wow you really thinned the herd out since i was over but it's nice to see all the open areas that scape allows for.

i thought you were going to get an ati hybrid. are you committed to full T5 now?

[Myka]

I didn't treat the new rock just threw it into the tank. All the old rock I just sold. I do have about 50lbs of rock in my sump to maintain the beneficial bacteria. So far so good nothing has died and I still get good polyp extention.

Ah ok, that rock in the sump should definitely help - you're braver than me. I'd do that with LPS, but SPS? Maybe you're just crazy. :p

[riceboy]

Lol that was an upgrade I went to CONCEPT AQUARIUMS and walked out with 2 8 bulb ati hybrids lol. Love the t5 led hybrid Best light on the market in my opinion.

[Aquattro]

Ah ok, that rock in the sump should definitely help - you're braver than me. I'd do that with LPS, but SPS? Maybe you're just crazy. :p

I did mine with only a large aquaclear sponge block. Worked perfectly :)

[riceboy]

I did mine with only a large aquaclear sponge block. Worked perfectly :)

Now that's ballsy lol. I do have a biopellet reactor so plenty of bacteria in there. I wasn't to concern with the transfer but it's taking forever to clear up the water. I should of rinsed the sand before throwing it in lol.

[Aquattro]

Nah, I prepped the sponge for 2 months beforehand, and knew it would be enough to filter things until the rock built bacteria. This is why I don't buy into the "wait for a year before SPS" line. I added 50 frags day one and all my fish into a system with a crappy skimmer, no reactor and dry rock/sand. Big water changes every two weeks, and everything stayed very healthy the whole process.

[gregzz4]

I did mine with only a large aquaclear sponge block. Worked perfectly :)
Yup, I've subscribed to the Brad method
Works great every time I put fish in my fresh QT

[Jpower]

Wow dude, this tank looks beautiful. I showed my wife and she's being a little more receptive to "underwater gardening" as she calls it. Great job!

Jesse

[Myka]

It's not so much the Initial move but the fact that the corals are going from an established tank with (assuming) stable parameters to a new tank where parameters have a tendency to fluctuate. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. It really sucks when it doesn't.

[riceboy]

Wow dude, this tank looks beautiful. I showed my wife and she's being a little more receptive to "underwater gardening" as she calls it. Great job!

Jesse

Thanks Jesse. It was a long struggle from the beginning but I think I kinda know what I'm doing now lol.

[riceboy]

It's not so much the Initial move but the fact that the corals are going from an established tank with (assuming) stable parameters to a new tank where parameters have a tendency to fluctuate. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. It really sucks when it doesn't.

I think since the corals have been with me for this long it would make the corals more hardier to swings and what not. I know my Oregon blue tort and tree pink lemonade are bullet proof lol.

[riceboy]

Quick update for the anyone that cares lol. Well I love the new aquascaping and now I added sand which greatly improved the look.
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[riceboy]

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[FishyFishy!]

Looks killer mang! Running out of real eastate for that nice purple monti?

[riceboy]

Sorry for the ****ty phone pics lol

[gregzz4]

Wholee, your growth is lookin great !

[riceboy]

Looks killer mang! Running out of real eastate for that nice purple monti?

Lol ya I decided to make a monti island in the corner but the goby keeps on burying it lol.

[riceboy]

Wholee, your growth is lookin great !

Thanks man its been about a month and a half since the aquascaping change so the growth is a little slow right now. But hey at least I didn't lose any color lol or corals. Surprising ly the rr pink floyde has turned into a mini colony in a couple of months

[gregzz4]

I like what I think is your pearlberry
I bought one a couple weeks ago and hope it looks like yours sometime soon !

[riceboy]

I like what I think is your pearlberry
I bought one a couple weeks ago and hope it looks like yours sometime soon !

Thanks I actually have both the fake pearlberry and the actual tyree pb so far the fake one looks better but that's only cause the real one is still only an inch tall lol

[Myka]

New scape looks awesome.!

[cbrine]

looks good buds!! PS- your clam is awesome!! Willing to part ways with it? lol

[lastlight]

your colors are looking really nice man... i'm really jealous =)

[riceboy]

your colors are looking really nice man... i'm really jealous =)

come join the darkside hybrid is the way to go lol

[riceboy]

New scape looks awesome.!

Thanks Mindy, way more room for the fish to swim around

[Myka]

How's it going since the swap?

Your one-piece eurobrace inspired my one-piece eurobrace. :D

[riceboy]

Lol good everything went well. Didn't get an algea bloom or anything so I would say my tank isn't cycling anymore lol. Ya the one piece euro was what got me to buy the tank as well lol.

[riceboy]

Well its been a while for an update. So here goes. Nothing really changed. All the same corals just more fuller.
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[Howie]

Its looking really good!! Filling in nicely.

[miuYH]

NICE! looking as good as always
Still dying to get a piece of that toadstool hahaha :biggrin:

[Myka]

Looks great! I've love to see some macros/closer pics of the colonies! :D

[kien]

Looking great Vic. Much tidier than before :-)

[riceboy]

thanks guys. mindy i'll post some closer pics on the weekend. i can finally say i have a mini colony of ora pearlberry now lol. took almost 2 years to get that thing going lol. sadly my ssc still looks the same as it did from day one pale green and just encrusting lol.

[cbrine]

looks great!!! Cant wait for my tank to blossom and have corals pop like yours! :P

[Myka]

thanks guys. mindy i'll post some closer pics on the weekend. i can finally say i have a mini colony of ora pearlberry now lol. took almost 2 years to get that thing going lol. sadly my ssc still looks the same as it did from day one pale green and just encrusting lol.

Sometimes it takes forever for new frags to establish. I had an exquisita that spent 11 months as a poo brown turd before it sprouted new growth and took off like a banshee. :lol:

So...the weekend is over... ;)

[iamfrontosa]

looks stunning victor.

[riceboy]

Well went for vacation for about a week right before Christmas and came home to a mess. I'm guessing the power had gone out and and when it started again my ato never turned back on. Needless to say I had no circulating water from my sump to my main tank (all heaters,skimmer, reactors were useless for who knows how long). Good thing my mp10s and everything else was still working and my pump didn't burn out and cause a fire.

I had 3 casualties 1 clam that I've had for at least 6 years and one unknown coral is stning and the other is my needle in a haystack which is making a quick recovery. Had to do a 40 gallon water change on Christmas eve right when I got home from vacation.

Good thing is a I picked up a new ato from dave at concepts for boxing day sale for a great price and a new dct 15000 just in cause something happens to my current one, and new bulbs for the ati. Thanks concept for the great boxing day deals.

[WarDog]

Another Christmas holiday casualty. Sorry to hear.

[Myka]

Bummer! My sump was dry when I got home too, but not for long enough to cause any grief. Thankfully your tank didn't suffer too bad.

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[cbrine]

dang Vic...guess this is why you can't go on holidays! lol sorry to hear about the loss. Hopefully your tank makes a quick recovery and bounces back looking amazing as always.

[kien]

Yikes. Probably the same outage that hit my tank just a few days before Christmas. Great timing as we were both on vacation LoL. Anyway, sorry to hear. Onward and upward. Could have been worse I guess.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Sorry to hear about your tank issues while on vacation. I'm glad my parents or a friend always pops in when I'm gone for more than a day to feed my tank inhabitants and make sure everything is all right. Hopefully your tank will recover from this Christmas holiday power outage.

Anthony