My addiction 300DD

[Bblinks]

Talked to Christy about it tonight, we may try to get over for the swap!

I can even pick you guys up if you want Brad, let me know.:razz:

[Bblinks]

Okay photobucket back in action.

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[Bblinks]

New addition to the tank, set up a frag tank last week, it turned out better then I thought... Thanks to the boys for your valuable inputs.

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[Bblinks]

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Had to put in a one way check valve to make sure the sump don't over flow.

[Bblinks]

Looking forward for the frag and equipment swap on Saturday at my place, hopefully it will be a good turn out.

Funny I posted a frag tank wanted ad on canreef but I didn't get any response, as soon as I buy a regular 75 gallon tank and get every thing setup a perfect frag tank becomes available. So long story short, I ended up buying it and will be swapping it over after the swap.

check it out 48 X 24 X 12, perfect. Thanks to Tony3a for personally dropping it off at my place for me.

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[apexifd]

check it out 48 X 24 X 12, perfect. Thanks to Tony3a for personally dropping it off at my place for me.




where is the updated picture with this frag tank??

[Bblinks]

where is the updated picture with this frag tank??

I need your help.... when are you coming over?

[apexifd]

I need your help.... when are you coming over?

I thought you are going to give the wife a crash course on plumbing 101.

[tang daddy]

Can't wait to set up the new frag tank, it will be awesome for top down shots.....

We can turn your 75g into a remote sump with LR and chaeto/halymenia, I already got it planned out;)

[Bblinks]

I thought you are going to give the wife a crash course on plumbing 101.

It's the wife who did the plumbing, I just watched....:biggrin:

just kidding, but I bet you she can do it even better then me.

[Bblinks]

Can't wait to set up the new frag tank, it will be awesome for top down shots.....

We can turn your 75g into a remote sump with LR and chaeto/halymenia, I already got it planned out;)

Here we go another round of plumbing....I am ready!:mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

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Amazing color on this piece. Love it.

[apexifd]

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Amazing color on this piece. Love it.

show off

[Bblinks]

Just some random shots

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[Chowder]

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Amazing color on this piece. Love it.

Hey so thats where it went.

[Bblinks]

Hey so thats where it went.

:redface: I don't even wanna tell you how much I paid.:wink:

[Chowder]

:redface: I don't even wanna tell you how much I paid.:wink:

I know the price they were asking for it.:biggrin:

[Aquattro]

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Hmm, like this one. What do you call that?

[Chowder]

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Hmm, like this one. What do you call that?

Acropora!

[apexifd]

I know the price they were asking for it.:biggrin:

but you don't know the price they sold it for.

[Chowder]

but you don't know the price they sold it for.

Oh I do....

[tang daddy]

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Hmm, like this one. What do you call that?

This one is called the purple shag!! :razz:

[tang daddy]

so I was at Riches the other day and he finally sold the first frag out of his frag tank, a new one to the books..... the Frag tank is finally baptised!

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[Bblinks]

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Hmm, like this one. What do you call that?

I think you need to come by and take a look in person...:mrgreen:

Blue tip stag I think...I am bad with names but I can tell you the color of it. :redface:

[Bblinks]

so I was at Riches the other day and he finally sold the first frag out of his frag tank, a new one to the books..... the Frag tank is finally baptised!


Ding it Chris I told you no evidence...lol. Thanks for sharing this special moment with me.:wink:

[apexifd]

Ding it Chris I told you no evidence...lol. Thanks for sharing this special moment with me.:wink:

man... I really need to get mine up and running.

[Aquattro]

I think you need to come by and take a look in person...:mrgreen:

Blue tip stag I think...I am bad with names but I can tell you the color of it. :redface:

Not sure yet if I can make it.

Is it really solid blue/purple like the pic?

[Bblinks]

Not sure yet if I can make it.

Is it really solid blue/purple like the pic?

That's too bad, I was looking forward for you coming down. Like I said I can pick you up from the ferry is you do decide to make an appearance even if its you with out the family.

Yes it is. but you have to really blast it with huge amount of par to bring out the color or else some of the shaded areas will turn brown.

[Aquattro]

Yes it is. but you have to really blast it with huge amount of par to bring out the color or else some of the shaded areas will turn brown.

Hmm, that might be the same type I have, it's just starting to get it's color back. It's lower in the tank, so it doesn't get as much light as it could. If I can't get over and someone else from here does, maybe send them home with a frag :)

[apexifd]

That's too bad, I was looking forward for you coming down. Like I said I can pick you up from the ferry is you do decide to make an appearance even if its you with out the family.



I maybe able to offer that service, since I am closer to the twawassaen ferry terminal

[Bblinks]

Hmm, that might be the same type I have, it's just starting to get it's color back. It's lower in the tank, so it doesn't get as much light as it could. If I can't get over and someone else from here does, maybe send them home with a frag :)

Will do Brad.

[Bblinks]

Picture update

New additions
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[dc4]

Don't you hate it when you get to the LFS and find an awesome wrasse.....only to look down at the bottom left of the tank and have it say "Hold Rich". Lol! Nice wrasse! :p

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

[Bblinks]

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[Bblinks]

:mrgreen:New frag tank. 48x24x12

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My lonely mangrove thats growing.:mrgreen:

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[Bblinks]

Some of the new frags I got. Thanks Tim for your amazing frags.

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[Bblinks]

Don't you hate it when you get to the LFS and find an awesome wrasse.....only to look down at the bottom left of the tank and have it say "Hold Rich". Lol! Nice wrasse! :p

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2


Lmao!! I gotta an insider who automatically puts them on hold for me...:twised: Just kidding.

[Rice Reef]

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That FTS looks amazing! The SPS growth is coming together and all the wrasse are stunning!

[gregzz4]

Lots of nice stuff there Rich
Guess I'll have to come over with a bucket
Ya know, just in case I can save a wrasse or 2 from carpet surfing :rolleyes: ( c'mon fish, jump dammit ) :mrgreen:

[daplatapus]

Geeze I gotta get me a macro lens. Those are some really amazing shots. If I get to do the upgrade I'm wanting to do I may have to come to the mainland to pick up a tank and maybe do some tank tours :D

[tang daddy]

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WOW WOW WOW,

dude getting busy with new stuffs eh.

1 more week till I am back, cant wait to be back in the rmd, cough cough :mrgreen:

[apexifd]

Lmao!! I gotta an insider who automatically puts them on hold for me...:twised: Just kidding.

there are also few canreefer who will automatically bag up the nice fish or coral for you as well.

[apexifd]

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/IMG_0745.jpg


looks like its ready for a frag.

[Bblinks]

[QUOTE=Bblinks;735388]http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/IMG_0746.jpg

That FTS looks amazing! The SPS growth is coming together and all the wrasse are stunning!

Thanks very much Wayne! It sure is coming along. I'll bet you tank is looking as good as mine. I haven't been taking too many photos lately, pretty busy with life. I wish I can capture the "true image" of my tank...it's so much nicer in person. Guess I'll have to keep trying.

[Bblinks]

Lots of nice stuff there Rich
Guess I'll have to come over with a bucket
Ya know, just in case I can save a wrasse or 2 from carpet surfing :rolleyes: ( c'mon fish, jump dammit ) :mrgreen:

Thanks Greg, I'll be waiting for you.:mrgreen:

Btw I have lots of buckets, no need to bring your own! :mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

WOW WOW WOW,

dude getting busy with new stuffs eh.

1 more week till I am back, cant wait to be back in the rmd, cough cough :mrgreen:

For sure bro! I'll see you soon! Let me know if you need me to check on your tank for you.

[Bblinks]

looks like its ready for a frag.

It will be a Kenny size red planet frag but for you, no problem! :mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

Geeze I gotta get me a macro lens. Those are some really amazing shots. If I get to do the upgrade I'm wanting to do I may have to come to the mainland to pick up a tank and maybe do some tank tours :D

Those pics are shot with my 18-250IS lens without a tripod, I was pretty lazy today...:redface: I'll snap some macro tomorrow for you guys. If you are ever in town, just let me know and you are more then welcome to stop by. Mine isn't the nicest setup in town but it still looks good. Well at least in my mind.

[Bblinks]

Macro shots of the tank.
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[Bblinks]

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[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Looking lovely as always (the tank I mean:wink:)

[Rice Reef]

Rich, great macros! Did u pik up an extender?

[Bblinks]

Rich, great macros! Did u pik up an extender?

Not yet Wayne, I have been meaning to get one....I did contact broadway cameras and they told me that they will order one in for me and it should arrive soon. Hopefully I'll have it soon. Still thinking about the 180mm...:twised:

[Bblinks]

Looking lovely as always (the tank I mean:wink:)

Thank you sir! Stop by anytime Anthony.

[Bblinks]

Tank report...Things are all doing very well. knock on wood. Some pictures of new and old. I have been going a bit over board with adding corals to my tank. I need to do some serious trimming, but I guess it's always a good thing to be saying that.:biggrin:
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This a piece I got off Brad, believe it or not the base is assuredly green but the rest is red.

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Some kind of favia from chowder.

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ponape birdsnest is gotta be the most nicest birdsnest of them all.



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Strawberry short cake or what I am lead to believe, looks more like a strawberry lime cake.

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[Bblinks]

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purple plasma

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[Bblinks]

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[Bblinks]

I have been going a bit over board with my reef purchases and the worst part is we are still in summer....:redface:

Tank has been running fairly stable except for alkalinity consumption. I have been supplementing with RX6 duo calcium reactor, large kalk reactor plus manually dosing and still I have problem keeping up with it.

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I have recently traded in a few large volley ball size sps colonies to lfs hoping that will curb the up take but I am sure some thing else is gonna grow in place of those colonies, or new arrivals like this one.

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[Rice Reef]

Rich, your tank is gorgeous and looking better everyday! I don't think it is the corals in display tank that is running your Alk... I think it is your frag tank that is doing it:twised:

[Aquattro]

I don't think it is the corals in display tank that is running your Alk... I think it is your frag tank that is doing it:twised:

lol

[Bblinks]

Rich, your tank is gorgeous and looking better everyday! I don't think it is the corals in display tank that is running your Alk... I think it is your frag tank that is doing it:twised:

lol I like to fire back but damn its hard when I know you are right.:redface:

[Rice Reef]

lol I like to fire back but damn its hard when I know you are right.:redface:

I'm sure that once you start selling the frags your Alk will bounce back. :biggrin:

[Aquattro]

I'm sure that once you start selling the frags your Alk will bounce back. :biggrin:

You must have missed the whole "mine, they're all mine" comments he was spouting :razz:

[reefwars]

You must have missed the whole "mine, they're all mine" comments he was spouting :razz:


lol

[Bblinks]

I consider myself as a collector or what the wife call it"a frag hoarder"...I think I might have a problem....:mrgreen:

Btw don't you guys think you are any better then me, we all have this problem. At least I can admit it.:)

[daplatapus]

Btw don't you guys think you are any better then me, we all have this problem. At least I can admit it.:)

That's it Rich, that's the first step to recovery :D

[Rice Reef]

Btw don't you guys think you are any better then me, we all have this problem. At least I can admit it.:)

Rich, we should be more understanding, be more supportive and help you through your ordeal!:neutral:
So... When would you like us to come over and start trimming and removing your excessive frag collection?:twised:

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Most serious reefers are OCD in my experience. :redface:

We'll have to start a local OCD Reefer's Anonymous group with weekly meetings and tours of the LFS to help cope with the epidemic. I nominate Rich as our club prez:lol:

[Aquattro]

Most serious reefers are OCD in my experience. :redface:


I guess that's my downfall, I've just never taken it seriously :)

[apexifd]

We'll have to start a local OCD Reefer's Anonymous group with weekly meetings and tours of the LFS to help cope with the epidemic. I nominate Rich as our club prez:lol:

don't we see each other at LFS often enough?? I don't think most of LFS will appreciate having 100's of us swarm into the store at the same time.

I know Robert at KE will freak out for sure

[Bblinks]

Most serious reefers are OCD in my experience. :redface:

We'll have to start a local OCD Reefer's Anonymous group with weekly meetings and tours of the LFS to help cope with the epidemic. I nominate Rich as our club prez:lol:

Almost sounded like that hair club for men commercial, " I am not only the president, I am also the client" Okay I am in. :lol:

[Bblinks]

Rich, we should be more understanding, be more supportive and help you through your ordeal!:neutral:
So... When would you like us to come over and start trimming and removing your excessive frag collection?:twised:

You guys are too much, I just got in trouble for chuckling quietly and not working.

[Bblinks]

Just got my iphone 5 and took some tank pictures with it. It turned out better then I thought. BTW no photo shop.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/7BB3299D-69D0-407E-9C3F-425ABBB4587D-23916-000019D22B8A15FB_zpsa4a26a46.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/33E9BD7C-ACF4-464C-8F92-B4173D1C2140-23916-000019D226410791_zpsffdf240e.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/B221F372-5BA8-4A7B-B16D-F692965CD67E-23916-000019D2219F2FFA_zps1bcc3869.jpg

[Bblinks]

Here is when I tried to do a panorama shot.... kinda turned my tank into a 300 gallon bow front.:redface:

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/22CD36AB-334B-428E-B94B-8C236F986BF6-23916-000019D22F50F291_zps47c2d0c7.jpg

[Aquattro]

Just got my iphone 5


Sorry to hear :razz:

[Coralgurl]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[Bblinks]

Sorry to hear :razz:


Big jerk....lol:biggrin:

[Bblinks]

Absolutely beautiful!!


Oh Thanks.:redface:

[Aquattro]

Tank does look awesome! I'll post some pics of mine next week when I get my Galaxy SIII :)

[Bblinks]

Tank does look awesome! I'll post some pics of mine next week when I get my Galaxy SIII :)


Nooooooo Brad.... there is still time. I got a buddy who works at rogers that can speed up the process a bit if you want to get the iphone...

[Bblinks]

Tank does look awesome! I'll post some pics of mine next week when I get my Galaxy SIII :)


I forgot to mention to you but I think we should put your tank up as tank of the month! I'll even come over and take some photos for you or I am sure Wayne will do the same.

[Aquattro]

Nooooooo Brad.... there is still time. I got a buddy who works at rogers that can speed up the process a bit if you want to get the iphone...

And in fact, I may have got my wife to give up her silly iphone for a SIII. Smart girl :)

And I'll stick with Bell. Corp plan with 1yr upgrades :)

[Aquattro]

I forgot to mention to you but I think we should put your tank up as tank of the month!.

I would, but I'm pretty sure there's a rule about staff not being eligible...sorry. But you, hmmmm...

[Snaz]

Nooooooo Brad.... there is still time. I got a buddy who works at rogers that can speed up the process a bit if you want to get the iphone...

Well the Galaxy SIII has the iPhone 5 beat. Better camera, screen, double RAM, NFC....

http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ifwtsamsung-iphone-5-ad.jpg

[Bblinks]

Well the Galaxy SIII has the iPhone 5 beat. Better camera, screen, double RAM, NFC....

http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ifwtsamsung-iphone-5-ad.jpg


We will talk about this when you come over later...:wink:

[Bblinks]

I would, but I'm pretty sure there's a rule about staff not being eligible...sorry. But you, hmmmm...


I am pretty sure thats not the case. As for my tank I need it to mature for a year or so before I even attempt TOTM. BTW you still owe me a visit....

[Rice Reef]

[quote=Bblinks;749612]Just got my iphone 5 and took some tank pictures with it. It turned out better then I thought. BTW no photo shop.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/7BB3299D-69D0-407E-9C3F-425ABBB4587D-23916-000019D22B8A15FB_zpsa4a26a46.jpg


/quote]
Rich,

Tank looks great as always! Great pic and with an Iphone 5!!! K, I may need to look into this...

Wayne

[Rice Reef]

Tank does look awesome! I'll post some pics of mine next week when I get my Galaxy SIII :)

Nooooooo Brad.... there is still time. I got a buddy who works at rogers that can speed up the process a bit if you want to get the iphone...


Ummm... don't you guys have to work? LOL
I would go with the Iphone 5 but I have also heard many great things with the Galaxy as well...

[Rice Reef]

I forgot to mention to you but I think we should put your tank up as tank of the month! I'll even come over and take some photos for you or I am sure Wayne will do the same.


Anytime!

[Aquattro]

Ummm... don't you guys have to work? LOL
I would go with the Iphone 5 but I have also heard many great things with the Galaxy as well...

Sure I work. In IT. I get to read phone reviews and reef boards :)

[apexifd]

Ummm... don't you guys have to work? LOL
I would go with the Iphone 5 but I have also heard many great things with the Galaxy as well...

Work?? the place that we go to during 8-5??

[Bblinks]

Got a video app on the iPhone so I figured I try to mess around with it.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/th_36D95C18-0775-467E-ACFD-812BE11DB21C-6397-000002A7DA7FA069.jpg (http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/?action=view&current=36D95C18-0775-467E-ACFD-812BE11DB21C-6397-000002A7DA7FA069.mp4)

[Wheelman76]

Beautiful tank Rich!!! That was a cool video , and the song "sunrise" is a perfect fit.

[TheZoalander]

Very nice video, awesome polyp extention, Chris keeps telling me I got to come out and see your tank

[Bblinks]

Beautiful tank Rich!!! That was a cool video , and the song "sunrise" is a perfect fit.

Thanks man, very much appreciated for the kind words.

[Bblinks]

Very nice video, awesome polyp extention, Chris keeps telling me I got to come out and see your tank

Come by anytime! 😃

[Rice Reef]

Got a video app on the iPhone so I figured I try to mess around with it.



Rich, great vid! Use it for your TOTM! :biggrin:
How do you like the new iPhone 5? Any prob with the new IOS6?

[Bblinks]

Rich, great vid! Use it for your TOTM! :biggrin:
How do you like the new iPhone 5? Any prob with the new IOS6?

I love it! I don't have any issues with the phone or ios6. However I am not happy with the battery life. I need to charge it quite frequently compared to my Iphone 4, I use it exactly the same way as the the 4 but the LTE just chews up that much more battery life.

[Bblinks]

Its that time again for an update. I have been pretty busy lately with a whole lot of nothing. Iphone 5 has me hooked on this damn clash of clan game.

I will say though I haven't done much with the tank it is still looking awesome. I have been pretty lucky with an extremely supporting wife that does my water testing for me. I catch her gazing at the tank some times but she always tells me that she don't care.

First is a panorama shot I took with my Iphone 5(The best smart phone out there btw) Bring it on Brad with your S3:wink:

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/155DC797-5164-4787-987F-DF6F33D476BF-25791-000012DB751BE876.jpg

Here is the whole tank shot.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/IMG_1193.jpg

[Bblinks]

New Scotts Fiji wrasse added also. This is the third try.... fingers crossed but he did fit in pretty quick and eating well. Pictures to follow.

[kien]

Tank is looking great! I love the Scott's wrasse, but..

What is it they say pictures or there is no proof......

Sent from my porcelain aquarium

[Bblinks]

lol soon Kien soon.

[Ginu]

Tank is looking awesome and that frag rack needs to be pruned a little. I shall visit you shortly as soon as my new aqua-scape is done and will take some off your hands. PS: iPhone pics dont do any justice

[Bblinks]

Will do buddy. I will be ready with my frag snippers in hand.

[duncangweller]

You can expect me to drop by soon as well Rich. That piece of birdsnest you gave me is doing really well so I'm going to delve into the world of SPS some more. So make some room in your wallet.

Dunc

Tank still looks amazing

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2

[Chowder]

I see one problem with your frag tank. There is a little space behind that brown acro on the right that can be filled.:lol:

[Ginu]

You can expect me to drop by soon as well Rich. That piece of birdsnest you gave me is doing really well so I'm going to delve into the world of SPS some more. So make some room in your wallet.

Dunc

Tank still looks amazing

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2


Yup my birds-nest is doing fantastic as well :) I'm just watching it grow.

[Bblinks]

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/F5765070-F676-4E05-8B97-9F61A7C02049-2820-000001DA27665E29.jpg

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[Chowder]

Rich Setosa looks awsome. Definetly grown lots since I saw it last. Great shots too.

Chris

[Bblinks]

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/F9A7BDD0-E3CD-4ACF-B98A-C9DD3956D355-2820-000001DA1663B579.jpg

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http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/6FFA203D-72BB-4692-B9E6-7E435931DA6C-25791-000012DBC168038C.jpg

[Bblinks]

By the way, just so everyone knows these images are captured by an Iphone5 camera and that's all. NOT A samsung G3! Message is directed at Brad! :mrgreen:

[Ginu]

By the way, just so everyone knows these images are captured by an Iphone5 camera and that's all. NOT A samsung G3! Message is directed at Brad! :mrgreen:


Awesome shots, but let me ask you in regards to the iPhone 5, do you have and scratching/peeling/chipping issues on the aluminum parts?

Hey Rich, do you have any tricolor bonzai under the LED's in your main display? I have a frag and for some reason it didn't like my system (either the Radion with the TIR upgraded lens or my water parameters)?? Not sure but I'd like to see a shot of that if you can.

Cheers,

Edit: that pink setosa looks super vibrant, I almost want to taste it :_)

[kien]

Looks like you've got some serious issues in your frag tank there.. and by issues I mean it is overflowing with pure awesomeness. If you were in Calgary I could help you out with this "issue". Just sayin.

[Bblinks]

Rich Setosa looks awsome. Definetly grown lots since I saw it last. Great shots too.

Chris

Yes it has. so did the damn bryopsis..lol thanks for the complements.

[Bblinks]

Awesome shots, but let me ask you in regards to the iPhone 5, do you have and scratching/peeling/chipping issues on the aluminum parts?

Hey Rich, do you have any tricolor bonzai under the LED's in your main display? I have a frag and for some reason it didn't like my system (either the Radion with the TIR upgraded lens or my water parameters)?? Not sure but I'd like to see a shot of that if you can.

Cheers,

Edit: that pink setosa looks super vibrant, I almost want to taste it :_)

LOL, come over any time for a bite. As for the bonsai, I do have it in my main tank and looks pretty good. Purple and blue are easy colors for me.

[Bblinks]

Looks like you've got some serious issues in your frag tank there.. and by issues I mean it is overflowing with pure awesomeness. If you were in Calgary I could help you out with this "issue". Just sayin.

I know I do.... it was suppose to be for frags from the main tank and now it turned into my personal collection of frags... I still need to find a frag tank for the trimming from the main tank...:redface:

[Aquattro]

By the way, just so everyone knows these images are captured by an Iphone5 camera and that's all. NOT A samsung G3! Message is directed at Brad! :mrgreen:

if you had good taste in tanks AND phones, you'd be like me, and nobody wants that!! :)

[Aquattro]

. it was suppose to be for frags from the main tank and now it turned into my personal collection of frags... I still need to find a frag tank for the trimming from the main tank...:redface:

I'm really sorry I called you a hoarder....

[mseepman]

That frag tank is amazing! Beautiful shots...I won't comment on the phone. :)

[Bblinks]

I'm really sorry I called you a hoarder....

you should be....:lol:

[Bblinks]

That frag tank is amazing! Beautiful shots...I won't comment on the phone. :)

Thank you! :mrgreen:

[gregzz4]

Oh goody ... more things for you to sell frags of :smile:

[Bblinks]

Oh goody ... more things for you to sell frags of :smile:

Nah, it will only turn into another personal collection.... Lol

[Rice Reef]

Rich, those are gorgeous pics... But the frags look better live! Thanks for the frags and really enjoyed company the chilliwack tour. :biggrin:

[Rice Reef]

Nah, it will only turn into another personal collection.... Lol

Rich, you need help, I think you need a Doctor.... We need to separate you from the frags! Bring the tank and all the frags over it Victoria!

[apexifd]

I know I do.... it was suppose to be for frags from the main tank and now it turned into my personal collection of frags... I still need to find a frag tank for the trimming from the main tank...:redface:

I knew sooner or later, you will need a frag tank for the frag tank...

[apexifd]

Rich, you need help, I think you need a Doctor.... We need to separate you and frags! Bring the tank and all the frags over it Victoria!

I think someone needs to cut off his allowance.... Or get him to play more iPhone games

[Rice Reef]

I need someone needs to cut off his allowance.... Or get him to play more iPhone games

Rich, if you have to give up one thing what would it be... The frag tank or that iPhone game that is glued to your hands?

[Rice Reef]

Guys, how are your short cakes? Shall we keep a sub journal on Rich's tank journal?

[apexifd]

Mine looks alive still..

[Bblinks]

Rich, if you have to give up one thing what would it be... The frag tank or that iPhone game that is glued to your hands?

How did I miss all these posts, damn clash of clans :redface:.

[Bblinks]

Guys, how are your short cakes? Shall we keep a sub journal on Rich's tank journal?

short cake doesn't look like short cake.....Peter WTF....told you to stop putting names on these thing and making them more expensive.

[Bblinks]

Enough talk, more pictures.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/201E3115-51BD-4B7D-BBF0-2F2EAD978216-6415-000004626EAB9459.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/E2672431-338C-477F-86C8-A870E7011507-6415-000004626C36DC8A.jpg

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[FishyFishy!]

Man, your tank is the Playboy of reef POORRRNN

[Bblinks]

Thanks man, I wish I can get some better color pictures up but its so hard under led to take a decent pic.

[lastlight]

Is that fluffy piece of sexy a lobo? Man that is gorgeous.

[Bblinks]

Funny you ask, one is a rainbow symphyillia and the other is an orange lobo that I just love, they have been in and out of the display for a few time. I just keep bleaching them. Friken LED's are too intense for lps and it doesn;t help that I blast the tank with 100% for 5 hours straight. lol Both are back in the frag tank for recovery. I keep rotating them from the frag to the display hoping one day they will get use to the leds but I don;t think so. Its a vicious cycle.:twised:

[kien]

very nice. Love that clown tang. One of my favs. had one in my "FOWLR" but he was psychotic and nearly killed my clown trigger :lol:

[Bblinks]

I got a few tangs in the tank and I hope the clown doesn't become a killer.... I just added a 2 inch golden eye kole tang to the mix. The clown and the purple went after him for 2 days, just **** kicked him but now he is swiming around with any harrassment from neither. Now all I need is a sohal and I'll be set. :twised: But seriously comtemplating on a black tang...

[kien]

Now all I need is a sohal and I'll be set. :twised:

oh man, you got balls! :lol:

[Bblinks]

oh man, you got balls! :lol:

hahahah jokes.

[Aquattro]

Finally got to see this in person, and as expected, it's even nicer when you're standing in front of it. Thanks for the visit and dinner and frags, I had a great time!

[gregzz4]

Enough talk, more pictures.
Almost looks empty with that big colony gone :smile:
Beautiful Rich

[Bblinks]

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/DD594D85-557D-45C2-933A-556F574A3ADC-12774-000008DD2AC152F5-1.jpg

Nothing really new to update, posted this picture on the 2013 FTS and figured I should post it on my own build thread. I had a little accident with one of my favorite blue and red milli, it took a dive into the bbt and now its just a large frag in the frag tank. Oh well stuff happens.

[Stones]

Nice looking FTS. Thanks for sharing!

[Bblinks]

Thank you for your kind words.

[mseepman]

Wow...looking great!

[Lance]

DITTO

[Bblinks]

Couple of Iphone pictures, sorry about the quality.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/029910F7-58A6-48D3-8913-FF096D2770FE-11114-000005756C98BAA9.jpg

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[Leah]

Wow! Very nice! That is one chubby Yellow Tang you have. :biggrin:

[Ginu]

That's just great.... now I'm drooling all over at the office :)

Looks fantastic

[Bblinks]

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[lastlight]

Sps are obviously doing great but I'm digging that acan garden too.

[Bblinks]

Frag tank shots(tank is in the garage and temperature is sitting at 22 degree celcius. nothing seem to be affected)

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/F7AD2AC8-AE0C-4254-A72E-DCDABDA57172-11114-000005757F37EA17.jpg

Strawberry short cake in the back, to the left of it purple poison short cake(finally coloring up) red dragon and blurry blue dragon.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/391E9FE3-C7F9-4A6F-8941-B3BF9B376540-11114-000005757A184847.jpg

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Thanks for looking.

[Bblinks]

Wow! Very nice! That is one chubby Yellow Tang you have. :biggrin:

Thanks Leah, I try to keep all my fishes nice and chubby. I feed them strictly on pellets and nori. once in a blue moon I'll feed frozens.

That's just great.... now I'm drooling all over at the office :)


Looks fantastic

Thanks buddy. You are always welcome at my place bud.

Sps are obviously doing great but I'm digging that acan garden too.

I really like the acan garden too. I am hoping that it will fill up the whole bottom.

[kien]

looks good man! Love your fish collection!

[Bblinks]

Thanks Kien.

[gregzz4]

Lookin' great as always Rich

[Seriak]

Wow! Your tank looks amazing.

[Bblinks]

Lookin' great as always Rich

Thanks bud. It will look even better with the green ric.:twised:

Wow! Your tank looks amazing.

Thank you Seriak.

[gregzz4]

Thanks bud. It will look even better with the green ric.:twised:
Not to worry, it still has your name on it :smile:

[Chowder]

Tanks looking great Rich.

[Bblinks]

Thanks chowder. much appreciated.

[abcha0s]

Nice!!

[Bblinks]

Nice!!

Thanks. :smile:

[Rice Reef]

Rich, your tanks are looking awesome as always! Looks like you will be needing to set up a frag tank for the frag tank... :biggrin:

[Bblinks]

Rich, your tanks are looking awesome as always! Looks like you will be needing to set up a frag tank for the frag tank... :biggrin:

I made some sales and got rid of some stuff. lol:mrgreen: Okay even though a lot of people bought frags I still have a full frag tank. :twised:

you need to come over and take some to the boys on the island.

[Bblinks]

Took some more pictures with my iphone. I will do some macros tonight.


http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/7E34DA3E-293C-4093-A6E1-C91C54F4C0F3-21833-00000BCA445A092A.jpg
Sally light foot molt (my kids really loved it)

Re-did my frag rack.
Before
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/2A5AD699-BB37-438B-BC0D-5189708F0642-21833-00000BCA337CC988.jpg

After
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/ADADAE3C-1D76-4039-AA65-0BAF0E1B567E-21833-00000BCA28E650C1.jpg

Much better.

[Bblinks]

My poor clams from DT, I wish I can put them back in but the damn $5 dollar cleaner wrasse is nipping at them.:sad:

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/69DBFC5E-57B9-48CE-A3BC-D8B3EB4349DD-21833-00000BCA229C34C5.jpg

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[hillegom]

really nice Rich. You sure have a good variety.
Is your garage heated?

[Bblinks]

really nice Rich. You sure have a good variety.
Is your garage heated?

No, the garage is not heated, the frag tank is sitting around 22 degree celcius.:surprise: Surprising enough the sps aren't affected by it. knock on wood.

[kien]

your clams do look pretty happy in there.

by the way, some of those "frags" are not frags. They're colonies. That's false advertising !

[Bblinks]

your clams do look pretty happy in there.

by the way, some of those "frags" are not frags. They're colonies. That's false advertising !

Just trying to keep up with you. :wink:

[Bblinks]

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[Bblinks]

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[hillegom]

I like the frag garden. You have so many

[kien]

looks awesome man! So let us review, what's your husbandry like these days?

[freezetyle]

You've got more frags then most stores! and there all Beautiful. Love the little clown tang too

[Stones]

Gorgeous looking tank! I'm super jealous you are able to keep both SPS and LPS happy and healthy in the same system.

[mseepman]

So on your LPS, I'm assuming there is some rock under them, but as they grow, will they just expand onto the sand bed?

[Rice Reef]

So, Rich... Now that you've had the Mitras over your tank how about a review and when will you be hanging 6 over your tank?

[Bblinks]

Gorgeous looking tank! I'm super jealous you are able to keep both SPS and LPS happy and healthy in the same system.

Thanks stones, I will try to post some better pictures. I have a large fish load and feed the crap out of them, literally. Combine that with aggressive nutrience export and that's how I keep both happy.

So on your LPS, I'm assuming there is some rock under them, but as they grow, will they just expand onto the sand bed?

I am not quite sure, I just kind of drop them where they land. :redface:

So, Rich... Now that you've had the Mitras over your tank how about a review and when will you be hanging 6 over your tank?

Jees, I guess we have to talk it over dinner.:mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

looks awesome man! So let us review, what's your husbandry like these days?

Water changes every 2 weeks (40 gallons) with instant ocean and some calcium additive from bulk reef, just cause I have some left. very mininum zeovit or for that matter any other additives, mostly K-balance. I clean my skimmer every 3-4 days and its just nasty. Filter socks is the same, every 2-3 days swap out. Thats about it bud. I do siphon the sand every few month and blow off the rock and around the sps with a turkey baster. Major elements are supplied by vertex calcium reactor and avast kalk stirrer. My levels are usually around 7dkh 380-420 calcium and mag is .....:mrgreen:

[apexifd]

So, Rich... Now that you've had the Mitras over your tank how about a review and when will you be hanging 6 over your tank?

9.. 6 for DT, 2 for frag tank and 1 for sump

[Lance]

Very nice!

[Rice Reef]

Rich, it was great hanging out with you and Peter again! The tank is amazing as always... One can really lose track of time just standing in front of your display tank... The variety of fish and corals... Can't help but feel like I am actually in the reef! And then there is the famous frag tank... It is finally nice to see some space in there ( :lol: ). Id give it a few weeks and you'll probably have it full with new and rare frags again. Glad I was able to take some vids of your tank. I don't look at my tank anymore. :lol:

Looking forward to your video composition soon!

[Bblinks]

Wayne,

Thanks very much for taking the video for me, much appreciated! I will have the video up as soon as I get some time to edit it. You know you guys are real jerks.:twised: Now I want to switch up my AI sols for some colors. Maybe I will have to sell my 12 sols and buy some fancy ones like the Mitra or Vegas but .....pipe dreams. lol

[Bblinks]

Very nice!

Thank you.

[apexifd]

Wayne,

Thanks very much for taking the video for me, much appreciated! I will have the video up as soon as I get some time to edit it. You know you guys are real jerks.:twised: Now I want to switch up my AI sols for some colors. Maybe I will have to sell my 12 sols and buy some fancy ones like the Mitra or Vegas but .....pipe dreams. lol

Sell all the ai plus RSM250 and more corals..

[Bblinks]

Sell all the ai plus RSM250 and more corals..

Damn you Peter! :mrgreen:

[Bblinks]

Some pictures of the frag tank. I had a chance to sit and relax in front the frag tank yesterday and just started to snap some pictures. It is with my iphone so dont judge.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/EBE8603C-D6BD-4F21-8B25-4A963D52FCC2-5035-0000036205C8B700.jpg

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[mseepman]

Beautiful! That's the only judgement I can offer.

[Bblinks]

Beautiful! That's the only judgement I can offer.

hahahah, thanks mseepman.

[Rice Reef]

Rich, you can buy your new lights if you sell all them gorgeous frags! :twised:

[apexifd]

Rich, you can buy your new lights if you sell all them gorgeous frags! :twised:

you can help him out by buying all those frags..

[Bblinks]

v=IMiBByrhY60

[Ginu]

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IMiBByrhY60?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Looks good, amazingly good actually.
(http://www.youtube.com/embed/IMiBByrhY60?feature=player_detailpage&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot;)

[Bblinks]

Looks good, amazingly good actually.
(http://www.youtube.com/embed/IMiBByrhY60?feature=player_detailpage&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot;)

Thanks Ginu, I don;t know why I can't embed this video. weird.

[lastlight]

Direct embedding of video is disabled on Canreef.

Colours are off the hook great job!

[Bblinks]

Haha, that makes sense, Thanks bud. :wink:

[Ginu]

Thanks Ginu, I don;t know why I can't embed this video. weird.

Not sure if you can embed vids on Canreef... could be wrong though.

Regardless it looks amazing.

[gregzz4]

Great vid Rich

[duncangweller]

I could do with a few pink and purple coloured frags.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2

[Bblinks]

Great vid Rich

Thanks Greg! BTW I am heading to North Van Saturday AM but should be home around 3 if you want to stop by.

I could do with a few pink and purple coloured frags.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S using Tapatalk 2

I have what you are looking for.:smile:

[apexifd]

nice video...

good shooting, excellent editing..

I still think its lacking of something...

[Bblinks]

don't say it please.....:sad:

[Reef Pilot]

Beautiful, and very well done video. But have to say, nothing beats seeing this tank in person. It is more than awesome, and don't think any vid or pic could do it justice.

[Bblinks]

Beautiful, and very well done video. But have to say, nothing beats seeing this tank in person. It is more than awesome, and don't think any vid or pic could do it justice.

Thank you for your kind words.

[apexifd]

don't say it please.....:sad:

The M word or the V word??

[Bblinks]

Some close ups with my canon.

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/IMG_1468_zpsba7edfb2.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/IMG_1467_zpsb045cae1.jpg

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[Bblinks]

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[Rice Reef]

Great job on the vid edit! :wink:
Ditto on the new close ups too. :biggrin:

[Bblinks]

Just a quick update on the tank. I had recently noticed some sps had a tiny bit of algae growing on the tip of 1 or 2 branches. I instantly thought some thing is up with my alk. 2 days ago my wife did a water testing and what do you know friken 5.2dkh, can you say oops. So I decided to dose a bit of brs's soda ash. Note to self, not a good idea when you are all wasted. I bumped my alk from 5.2 to 8.9 in one night. :redface: Luckily everything is still looking good. narrow escape. :smile:

some pics
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/46212396-ea1d-405d-8553-30cbff261ae9_zpsd2a7b461.jpg

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new addition, labouti wrasse. round 3 but I think I got a good chance.:twised:

[Bblinks]

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[Bblinks]

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Aussie scouly recently added,sorry for the bad pic.

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[Rice Reef]

Rich, Great pics, especially of the clams! Sigh... See your tank now makes me sad...:cry: but it does give me a glimmer of hope for mine ...:neutral:

[Bblinks]

Rich, Great pics, especially of the clams! Sigh... See your tank now makes me sad...:cry: but it does give me a glimmer of hope for mine ...:neutral:

Don't worry bro, we will get through this. I have a frag of every coral I have for you and Brad, just bring your cutters.

[hillegom]

Nice

[Aquattro]

Don't worry bro, we will get through this. I have a frag of every coral I have for you and Brad, just bring your cutters.

Wayne is fine, just having a bad week. If you figure all the weeks you've got in the hobby, some of them gotta be bad :) We'll get him through this and his rebuild will be even awesomer!!

[Bblinks]

Nice

Thanks.:smile:

[Bblinks]

Well...it has been a fun filled weekend for me, NOT! It all started Friday morning with my filter sock over filling and I felt some water on the carpet, thinking nothing of it I replaced the filter sock and assumed that was the cause of the leak. Saturday morning wife said the carpet isn't exactly dry so I instructed her to draw a line where the water level is on the sump and also to turn off the autotop-off, sure enough by the time I got home from work the water level has dropped an inch. Upon closer inspection I realize there is a small crack on the bottom corner of the sump about an inch long. At this point I had no choice but to call in the reinforcement.
First attempt to fix the crack.
Jim from OA and Peter Apexifd (Thank you very much for your help)
Draining the sump.
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Peter trying to seal the crack with 2 pieces of glass that Jim cut.

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Finished product.
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So I waited over night for the silicone to set and woke up early Sunday morning to prep everything else for the refill. I was so happy that I am in the clear but little did I know its only the begining. I had dinner plans with a few friend so by the time I got back it was late already. It didn;t help that Peter forgot to seal the rest of the corner with silicone and we had to apply on Sunday. As soon as the silicone felt dry I started to fill the tank and guess what, SNAP! the friken thing cracked all the way up.

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At this point I was so ready to pack up and sell everything but through the support from my buds here and the kindness of Wayne (ricereef), who offered to come all the way over from the island just to help right from the get go and Brad (aquattro) , who offered me his sump to use for the time being, I decided not to give up and do some major damage control. I made some arrangements to head out to the island the next day to pick up the sump. It was a good trip for all the wrong reasons. Thanks for the sump Brad and wayne for the lunch.

Round 2
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Cleaned out the old sump Monday night after we retrived the new sump from Victoria. I cleaned the new sump out and feeling pretty good. As we proceeded to remove the old sump my buddy hits the down pipe and it craked the bulk head. MF please, water falling everywhere from the overflow. FML. I just couldn't believe it. I was so ****ed off I was lost for words. Anyways long story short, after removing the 12 ai sol wiring and all, off comes the canopy. I cleaned and replaced the bulkhead but had to modify a **** load of stuff. 4a.m. I am by myself still trying to get the frag tank back on line. I said f it, I'll do it tomorrow.

Here is a picture of my buddy cleaning up the tank. (I had my non-reef friends also helping out) Man its good to have reliable friends.
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still having a good time.

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Tuesday evening and really lacking sleep.
Finally everything is back on line.

Lost 2 colonies, 6 frags and a wrasse that was inside the overflow. I did;t even knwo until I went to put the new bulkhead in. RIP

New sump is on its way but 600 bucks later plus another trip to the island to pick it up 320, lost corals 200, lost fish 100 but friends that are willing to help out anytime of the day, PRICELESS!

I guess the moral of the story is make sure you have good friend.

THANKS AGAIN GUYS, SORRY TO PUT YOU GUYS THROUGH ALL THIS ****.

[kien]

Booooo for busted sump. Yay for happy endings! Seriosuly, that sounded epic.

[Ginu]

Whoa Rich, sorry to hear and hope it will only get better.


Cracks and leaks are a pain to deal with, but probably not the worse in this hobby.

[Aquattro]

Happy to help Rich! Glad it worked out reasonably well :)

[gregzz4]

Holee crappy Rich :surprise:
Hope that's it for bad luck

Don't be a-feared to call me if something like this ever happens again ( like, why didn't you call me for help ? )

[daplatapus]

Holy crap dude, that sucks. Glad to hear you got lots of help. I hear all these stories and know it's only a matter of time till it's me or someone near. Makes you glad to have a place like canreef where you meet people you can rely on :)
Kudo's to everyone who helped out!

[ckmullin]

Nice to hear people lending a hand.

[phi delt reefer]

when it rains it pours!

good job sticking through it - looks like you owe some guys some high end frags :D

[lastlight]

that sounds like a terrible time i'd have gotten violent lol.

thankfully the bulkhead cracked and not the actual glass around it! hope things go smoothly now.

[PurpleMonkey]

Wow, thankfully things worked out for you.

[FishyFishy!]

thankfully the bulkhead cracked and not the actual glass around it! hope things go smoothly now.

Yup, thats what I was thinking. I can only imagine what would have happened if the glass around the bulkhead cracked. That happened to me when I was transporting a 75 gallon with a downpipe sticking out. Went through a door frame and downpipe hit the side. Cracked the whole bottom pane.

[Bblinks]

that sounds like a terrible time i'd have gotten violent lol.

thankfully the bulkhead cracked and not the actual glass around it! hope things go smoothly now.

The damn sump got me drinking and I don't usually drink but when I do I beat my kids.....just kidding.:smile:

Wow, thankfully things worked out for you.

I didn't think I was gonna make it but again thanks to everyone who helped out. Great reefing community we have here in BC.

Yup, thats what I was thinking. I can only imagine what would have happened if the glass around the bulkhead cracked. That happened to me when I was transporting a 75 gallon with a downpipe sticking out. Went through a door frame and downpipe hit the side. Cracked the whole bottom pane.

There would have been an inflex of extra live stock at JL aquatics for sale if that wouldve happened.

[Bblinks]

Holy crap dude, that sucks. Glad to hear you got lots of help. I hear all these stories and know it's only a matter of time till it's me or someone near. Makes you glad to have a place like canreef where you meet people you can rely on :)
Kudo's to everyone who helped out!

Ya dude, you are lucky you have Brad and Wayne and all those good guys on the island. Amazing people!

Nice to hear people lending a hand.
For sure dude!

when it rains it pours!
Tell me about it, Wayne and I were just talking about all the darkness looming over the BC reefing community lately. Oh well, like I said there isn't problems only solutions.

good job sticking through it - looks like you owe some guys some high end frags :D

That will be taken care of.:wink: Funny when I visit those guys on the island I brought back a whole bunch of frags too. Jeez, you know you are an addict when.:redface:

[Bblinks]

Whoa Rich, sorry to hear and hope it will only get better.

Cracks and leaks are a pain to deal with, but probably not the worse in this hobby.
Ya, I hope so too buddy. knock on wood!

Happy to help Rich! Glad it worked out reasonably well :)

Thanks very much brad, I owe you one!
Holee crappy Rich :surprise:
Hope that's it for bad luck

Don't be a-feared to call me if something like this ever happens again ( like, why didn't you call me for help ? )

I am saving it for this weekend when my new sump arrives. :smile:

[Chowder]

Wow sounds like you had a awsome weekend.....

[Bblinks]

Wow sounds like you had a awsome weekend.....

spectacular! :twised:

[Chowder]

Your going to have take your son Chris under your wing and teach him everything you know about Saltwater tanks . That way these problems are taken care of before you come home from work.:lol:


Chris

[gregzz4]

I am saving it for this weekend when my new sump arrives. :smile:
I await your call :wink:
LMK tonight or tomorrow when you want me there

[PurpleMonkey]

I'm not useful for much, but I can usually lift heavy-ish things if you need

[mikepclo]

Damn Rich, Sorry to hear what happened. I'm only few Hwy exits away if you need anything.

[Reef Pilot]

Wow, I'm in Maiu right now, and thought I'd take a peek at Canreef, and this is what I see!! Glad to hear it's under control, though, for now. I would offer my help too, if needed. I will be back end of next week.

You have a genuine treasure there, Rich, with your tank and frags. Would be a terrible loss if you had a crash. Hopefully, it will end well.

Again, if I can be of any help, please let me know.

[Bblinks]

I'm not useful for much, but I can usually lift heavy-ish things if you need

lmao, thanks for the offer. :smile:

Damn Rich, Sorry to hear what happened. I'm only few Hwy exits away if you need anything.

Its okay Mike, I gotta it all taken care of now.

Wow, I'm in Maiu right now, and thought I'd take a peek at Canreef, and this is what I see!! Glad to hear it's under control, though, for now. I would offer my help too, if needed. I will be back end of next week.

You have a genuine treasure there, Rich, with your tank and frags. Would be a terrible loss if you had a crash. Hopefully, it will end well.

Again, if I can be of any help, please let me know.

Thanks very much Walter. I will do my best to get thing back on track again.

[Bblinks]

So guys, it has been a week and a half-ish since the sump started leaking. I have finally got every thing circulating again. I must say it has been a trail and tribulation week for me. So many late nights looking at the tank and thinking about shutting it down but I just couldn't do it.

Now everything is running again, I'll have to stablize the whole system. Last night when I check the parameters it was at a all time low.
Calcium 320
Alkalinity 5.2
Magnesium 1150

I also had to clean out my biopellet as the whole bacteria mass has died off. I washed the pellets then palced them into some ro water over night and reused it. I didn't think it was a big deal to reuse, seem like a waste to toss it but I could be wrong...

Anyways.... here is the fun part, New Sump.

The new sump is built by H2O in Victoria and let me tell you it is beefy. The measurement on it is 50X30X16.5 and it's made from 1/2 inch glass all around.
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i331/bblinks/E7FC22FC-FF1D-466E-9E73-212897DEA46F-2396-0000012B81F0ACC3_zps4377de5a.jpg
My wife was nice enough to pick it up for me. Props to Derek at H2O for helping her lift it into the rav. I had a few friends over to help me move this little beast into position but man she is heavy. I under estimated the width of my door and had a real pain in the butt time getting it through but we did it.

Here is a picture of Greg ZZ4 helping me cut off the old bulk head. Thanks man!
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Here is the sump dry fitted.

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Finally got her filled yesterday.

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When I was filling the water we sprung a little leak out of the union by the reefflo and naturally its the other side of the ball valve. I was cursing like a sailor. It didn;t matter how hard I cranked that nut down it stil leaked. As I was getting the bat out I realize the friken ORING wasn't in there. FML, got my panties in a knot for no reason.

Lesson of the week: Patience (or forbearing (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forbearing)) is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one can take before negativity

[Bblinks]

What do you guys think, should I put my UV back in?

[hillegom]

Wow, problems right to the end
Glad the hardware is all sorted out now.
Just the water left, and for you that shouldn't be a problem.
Good work

[kien]

I also had to clean out my biopellet as the whole bacteria mass has died off. I washed the pellets then palced them into some ro water over night and reused it. I didn't think it was a big deal to reuse, seem like a waste to toss it but I could be wrong...

It'll be fine, I've bought so many people's unwanted and used biopellets over the past 3 years it's not even funny! My reactor currently has 3 different types from 3 different people tumbling. All I do is what you did, rinse, dry and store for use later.

[lastlight]

What do you guys think, should I put my UV back in?

do everything you did before except the part where your sump leaks. proof is in the pudding.

[Bblinks]

It'll be fine, I've bought so many people's unwanted and used biopellets over the past 3 years it's not even funny! My reactor currently has 3 different types from 3 different people tumbling. All I do is what you did, rinse, dry and store for use later.

Kien, you biopellet whore. just kidding!:smile:

Thanks for the reply. Any thoughts on the UV?