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I can't believe how bad the blue is in the pictures :sad: Sorry for the quality ... camera doesn't like blues Got a nice gorg from Sam, and another pair from Cathy Both have opened up nicely Thanks Sam it's looking great http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbzwbb8ip.jpg Thanks Cathy http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps7trzrssq.jpg http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psiqipamr2.jpg Bought some new fish In QT I have a 6 spot sleeper, an orange spot sleeper, a Carpenter's Flasher, and a Flame Angel lhttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps0jwt3wkj.jpg 6 Spot sleeper goby http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbbzoxp2s.jpg Got some frags from Peter Some Red Planet, Lemonade something, and another we don't know the name of. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psoyu9gwyr.jpg Also, from J&L I got a deal on an Acro that will need to be identified at some later date. It was so receeded and bleached ... I dipped it to no end and cut out what I could save Other pics will have to follow later and that will cover my "it didn't happen" portion of my build :twised: |
My thread just broke 1000 replies and is over 3 1-2 years old :biggrin::biggrin:
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Well done and 1003 and the tanks is looking great
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Congrats Greg! Where's the FTS?
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Awesome Greg!
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Couple posts back I mentioned a lemonade. It's a Pink Lemonade.
Finally got a half decent pic of the Pearlberry I got from Rich http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psiqph7wow.jpg Couple of unknown acros from J&L Blue tip http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psuymv6yxm.jpg Green and brown and green http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psgf7e4xyz.jpg And for Warren, dirty glass and all ... :wink: http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psod2liz9l.jpg |
Looks kind of bare without that birdsnest...:razz:
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I'm getting rid of the blue-tipped slimer/stag @ the rear right next
Then it'll be really empty Then the waiting game for the new frags to grow starts |
New frags are starting to encrust/have covered the glue, so I'm happy
Pics to come later as I still need to move a few things around and get rid of that big blue/brown stag/slimer |
Aw. Love the flame. Wish I could add one.
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Now I'm missing my blue-tipped brown slimer too! Good thing I bought some new frags awhile back |
looking good G! I actually kinda miss that behemoth of a birdsnest too. It was a show piece for sure!
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Thanks Keener
Here's to hoping I get a show piece out of one of the new additions |
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Made a cover today for my ATO. Cost me less than $15
Not pretty, just functional. Trying to cut down on evap Hinge http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psqsczwk9i.jpg Lid opens http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbkixbc14.jpg Covers the whole tank http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pslgqatbey.jpg |
Wow thats a nice sump. Good work. Always wondered about sump heaters only. I have one in my tank also but would prefer not to incase of return pump failure.
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Time for some long overdue FTshots. Gonna have to do some pruning soon (and scrub the back glass)
Coral is inhibiting glass cleaning in some spots http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps3hiyhcrf.jpg http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psydniprrd.jpg http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pscwhnidys.jpg |
Awesome
You have done a lot of work. No more cyano :biggrin: |
Thanks D but regrettably I haven't done enough work in the tank lately.
You can see the cyano on the rocks if you look closely enough at the pics :twised: Dammed thing is I had it beat for a very long time. I started using MB7 awhile back as an experiment to deal with algae and, as has happened to some others, it brought on the cyano. So I quit using it a couple weeks ago and now will have to pay the price for it. Curse you Walter :lol: |
Looks good. I think you need more fish though. :biggrin:
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Looks really good Greg. I like tanks that have just a handful of large colonies rather than hundreds of small ones.
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Looks great!
I agree, that MB7 Cyano generator is garbage -lol Only time I got cyano was while using it! |
Room for improvement.
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Hey Greg if your scraping the coralline off the back glass I'll take it, still waiting for some to start up. It took about a year in my 90 g then it went crazy.
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Thanks guys !
Laurie LMK when you're coming out and you can come over for a scrape |
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But if you do have cyano, am sure it was not caused by the MB7. On the contrary, it helps prevent cyano by seeding bacteria that out competes cyano. Of course you need to dose it correctly and be sure your MB7 is not "dead". I keep mine in the fridge. Also, it is NOT a cure (ie does not kill cyano), for that you need Chemiclean. As you know, I have not had a cyano problem in my tank for almost 5 years now, since I started the MB7 regime. Before that it kept coming back and driving me nuts. The reason I am so certain it works, is that at the beginning I would occasionally see signs of it showing up again, and just increased the dosage again (and cleaned up the fluff) for a while and it would not reappear. And have been able to stay with the low dosage (1/2 the low dosage instruction amount) for many years now with never a problem. So without knowing more about all your tank details (incl everything you dose and how much), I certainly can't explain what happened in your tank. But aside from all that, Greg, your tank is looking very good to me. Very nice pics. |
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Was actually was just thinking about how your tank was doing and you posted an update. Looking good!
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Talk to you soon Laurie
Thank you Chris Walter, I'm honestly not sure at this point if it is cyano or algae. I need to get in there with a turkey baster and see what it is |
Went to South Langley today to buy some truck parts so I stopped in at Ram3500's and checked out his tank for the first time.
What an awesome tank!! Ian and I have known each other for I guess a few years now, but I've never seen his tank :surprise: All I can say is it's something you have to see for yourself as pictures don't do it justice. We talked about all kinds of life and reef stuff, had a couple beers/jalapeno poppers, and I left with some unexpected frags. How can you leave a fellow reefer's home without some kind of frag or 2? Too bad I'm not ready to spend the big bucks as he has some very nice stuff !!! So last year Ian promised to sell me some of his critters once they grew. The timing was awesome as we hadn't planned on me stopping by, but here we are and I have some frags that I can only describe as spectacular!! Thanks Ian. And BTW, your floors are Awesome :mrgreen: Hawkins Echinata (only piece available right now) I won't dip this one as the last one I got from Russell (whatcaneyedo) died due to me not knowing about killing it with dips ..... http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pspthyyuvt.jpg GARF Bansai (again only piece) http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pspacflvc4.jpg Purple rim Green Monti. I'm sure your could talk Ian out of large pieces of this fast grower http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pszomojc3y.jpg |
Tank looks awesome Greg
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Thanks Bill ! Still dealing with unwanted slimy stuff/algae here/there and everywhere Looking to replace some LR in the near future to make room for some of my larger colonies and new aquisitions Thoughts are to remove corals I no longer desire, lower my structures to make room for growth and swimming room, and generally clean up the tank Currently I can't fully clean the back glass due to Aquattro's plating monti (thanks Brad, it's an excellent grower and will be kept); http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psu7cqmzmr.jpg http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psrhunkpib.jpg The green slimer monstrosity is mm away from touching the front glass and less than inches from the surface; http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbhgld6mj.jpg The blue deepwater I bought from Steve Fedyk years ago @ one of Rich's swaps didn't grow for years. Nadda until the watermelons started growing up it's base. Now it's nearly on the glass too. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psub1lnuvf.jpg http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pspliebuxo.jpg The red digi still needs pruning for cleaning space and I'll have to thin it out soon so it doesn't block it's own light/growth. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pssy5d2xvd.jpg This monti from Chris nearly 4 years ago never grew. Then this summer it went gangbusters and over grew a yellow acro http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psujcge5jm.jpg Looking forward to some re-scaping very soon, and a new tank on with an external overflow (down the road) :smile: These are the new aqusitions I'll make room for GARF bansai, red planet, some kind of turaki, pearlberry, pink lemonade, and 2 unknowns http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pspnv8y7cu.jpg FTS today http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psp5ft9sdg.jpg |
awesome tank !
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Looking good Greg
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Not so great update
Here's the tank back in January http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps6v6csrdz.jpg Here's the tank today http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psvlw7yn2h.jpg Keep in mind this is an unintentional reset. As some of you know I'm building a bigger sump. So last night I'm looking under the DT to plan some plumbing changes and noticed some water in the stand. Took some time to find where it was coming from, and unfortunately it turns out not to be a plumbing issue. There is a hole in the seam just above the bottom trim. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psm93ty88k.jpg Here's a video link This is what I found on the inside. Dimples in the silicone. They were below the sand so I think the sand was keeping it from spewing. It only started to pour out once I dug around. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psmsrabvhe.jpg I had my wife hold a towel against it while I drained the tank. Luckily I have a spare drum so I could save the water. Also lucky I have many heaters and powerheads. I transfered all the LR and coral I want to keep into a couple tubs. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psyazy2e6i.jpg The fish are in the 20g QT. Another lucky situation. I just finished putting our yellow coris back in the DT last Saturday after putting him through a round of Furan-2 and Kanaplex. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...psl7pgg7wu.jpg They are going into the 36g bowfront tomorrow night. Yet another lucky situation. I almost sold this tank once but thought I'd better keep it for this kind of situation. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...pssmcb14o5.jpg Then I'm putting all the coral I want to keep into the 20g Aqueon and J&L are doing an amazing job of getting the warranty situation taken care of. Looks like it may be a couple weeks before the new tank arrives. Doesn't matter as I'm going to redo and tidy up a lot of stuff. So looking at this from a positive perspective, now I have a chance to get rid of corals I don't want, clean up some algae issues and do a re-scape. Plus I can now pull the tank away from the wall a few inches more. This way I'll be able to use a Mag Float on the back instead of a Kent scraper. On the negative side, I missed a day of work due to being up too late last night. I'll have to steam clean some carpet and wash out a bucket of old sand. As for losses so far all fish and inverts are alive, but looks like I'll lose our hammer colony. The favia and candy cane colonies aren't looking too happy either. I'll know more in the next couple days. |
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