Grizz's 8' shallow sea

The Grizz · #1 03-27-2011, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Reefpins10

It's a very nice tank, Grizz ! How can you prevent the fish from not jumping out with your 18" shallow tank ? Did you cover your top with something ?

Funny you should ask, my wife asked me when I was going to build a cover after last night. I had the front of my canopy off last night feeding and replacing a few corals that got moved by my huge hermit crap when suddenly my Blue Reef Chromis launched out of the tank and down to the floor. I quickly scooped it up and put it back into the tank. Other than that I have only had 3 jumpers but I will be building a cover out of window screen kits very soon.

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Originally Posted by hound96

not sure if its the same for everyone but i tried 3 times to grow sps and the 3rd time i took out my leathers and sps is growing fine , the first 2 times i couldnt grow it and i had a few people tell me that leathers produce a chemical that reacts badly with sps

I do have one SPS in the tank ATM but I think my problem might be my ability to do regular water changes. We are on a septic tank system that gravity feed to the field not a pump out. But that is going to change this summer when all this FREAKIN SNOW stops & melts.

My A. Humilus, I have had it for over a year and it has never changed other then the one white branch. It fell into nor of my frog spawns but it has fully recovered now.

fishytime · #2 03-27-2011, 05:13 AM

do you run carbon Greg?

The Grizz · #3 03-27-2011, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

do you run carbon Greg?

This feels like a loaded question

I am not ATM but I think I should be. I would like to get another NextReef MR1 to run carbon but I do have a couple TLF 150's I could use in the mean time.

fishytime · #4 03-27-2011, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

This feels like a loaded question

I am not ATM but I think I should be. I would like to get another NextReef MR1 to run carbon but I do have a couple TLF 150's I could use in the mean time.

do so......Im willing to bet that those big arse leathers are the reason youve had trouble with sps.....leathers are the worst for chemical warfare

The Grizz · #5 03-27-2011, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

do so......Im willing to bet that those big arse leathers are the reason youve had trouble with sps.....leathers are the worst for chemical warfare

So your saying get off my arse & get some carbon running huh

biggest problem is that there is really no where here to buy a good quality carbon, I guess I will have to get some in the cities next time I go north or south.

Really make me think even harder about starting up a SW supply shop her at the acres.

ALBERTA REEF · #6 03-27-2011, 07:02 AM

More Pic's!

MMAX · #7 03-27-2011, 01:44 PM

I'm by no means an sps expert, far from it, but mine are doing pretty darn good. I credit this to doing 20% water changes every 2 weeks without fail. I was a real lazy water changer in the past but ever since I ventured into the world of sps, realized this is something you need to do.