Parker's 265 Build - Thread Retired

[lastlight]

i believe that. i bet stagnant water wouldn't even kill them.

i'd dry the rock out and then cook it while you remodel. good luck man.

tony's tank will be the sole survivor of the classic slowBuild contest.

[Delphinus]

What a shame, I'm so disappointed for you.

I hear you on several of the items. I went with almost all dried rock to begin with, with the sole intent being to avoid any of the usual pest hitch-hikers like aiptasia .. and in the end all I did was give myself an extra long tank cycling period, and lingering phosphate issues. (I had no idea how bad the PO4 would leach from this rock, 2 years in, and I'm still afraid to not have GFO on the tank.) And .. I have aiptasia anyhow. Came in on something, frags or the little bit of wet rock that I let go in. Oh and vermetid snails. God I hate those, maybe even worse than aiptasia. You can zap or inject aiptasias or introduce predators but freaking nothing works against the vermetids.

And I'm not overly fond of my aquascaping either. Funny how this is a universal theme.

Sometimes a tank reset is needed though .. good luck with the rebuild.

[Dez]

Good idea not to give up. Take your time while you rebuild for a product that you'll be happy with I'm the end.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by Dez

Good idea not to give up. Take your time while you rebuild for a product that you'll be happy with I'm the end.

I debated stealing pictures of your tank and claiming it as mine....

[mark]

Good to hear you're just stepping back and rethinking rather than selling it off.

As for burning down the house, you might get lucky with the aptasia, sort of have my doubts though.

[Lance]

Glad to hear you're hanging in there. It can be real frustrating sometimes. As for burning down the house I bet the insurance people haven't heard that one before: "No, seriously, I was eradicating a pest from my aquarium. What do you mean I'm not covered for that?"

[Pan]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

What a shame, I'm so disappointed for you.

I hear you on several of the items. I went with almost all dried rock to begin with, with the sole intent being to avoid any of the usual pest hitch-hikers like aiptasia .. and in the end all I did was give myself an extra long tank cycling period, and lingering phosphate issues. (I had no idea how bad the PO4 would leach from this rock, 2 years in, and I'm still afraid to not have GFO on the tank.) And .. I have aiptasia anyhow. Came in on something, frags or the little bit of wet rock that I let go in. Oh and vermetid snails. God I hate those, maybe even worse than aiptasia. You can zap or inject aiptasias or introduce predators but freaking nothing works against the vermetids.

And I'm not overly fond of my aquascaping either. Funny how this is a universal theme.

Sometimes a tank reset is needed though .. good luck with the rebuild.

use a laser to kill the aptasia! it works

[Parker]

Originally Posted by Pan

use a laser to kill the aptasia! it works

Too late... Tanks half empty already..lol

[Parker]

Btw, I'm assuming you're all coming over to help me take this thing off the stand?

[Parker]

I see, it all goes quiet as soon as some heavy lifting is mentioned! Don't worry, I got it up there myself I can get it down..lol