Paddy's Ocean - 70 Gallon Mixed Reef **Phoenix Rebuild**

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Wayne

WOW the tank is coming along so well! What a transformation between before and after! That filter sock was pretty nasty looking

Thanks! And I am so far from done!!!!!

[paddyob]

So I am still waiting for lights. I have a small light over half my tank as I acquired not one... but TWO beautiful RBTAs from Kona (Jason). These are absolutely amazing in color and they bubbled right up after they hit my tank.

Very bright red. I added my clowns and I am hoping that with the RBTA in there, and nothing else to distract them, that they will take to one of them.

They have a habit of hosting my frog spawn and bubble.... so why the hell should they ignore this beauty?!?! I hope they don't. I ma going to try some of the things people have posted in the past about hosting tips... picture on glass of clowns hosting or the flower pot.

Time will tell.

I also threw a couple more zoa colonies in as I am slowly moving stuff from my old 20G into here and if I can add some now... then when my light arrives it will not be such a huge chore.

Anyhow... I will try post pics of the RBTA later. Again they are beautiful... definitely a future show piece!

[paddyob]

Well awaiting lights but here are some things going into the tank....

Rose Bubbletip Anemone (Thanks Jason**Kona)
Acan Lord
Red Frogspawn
Green Bubbble Coral
Red Chalice (frag)
Favia (red with neon green mouth)
Montipora Capricornis (red)
Montipora Capricornis (neon green - frag)


countless Zoa and Paly

I am most likely adding GSP to the backside of my rocks as it is a swim around aquascape. I will let the GSP grow over the back to add dimension as opposed to putting something "nice" back there.


I have some more stuff.... but not sure what I am going to add.

This is a start and once my lights show up I am going to have a whole bunch of fun!

Patrick

[paddyob]

Soooo my Ocellaris finally started to host something asides form a bubble coral or frogspawn.

I set this tank up... and added the clowns and RBTA within days of each other. No action. I added a picture to the side of my tank with an Ocellaris hosting an RBTA and now 3 days later.... HOSTING!!!!!


This is the first time they ever took to an anemone!!! No I can add other corals with the hopes they stay in the RBTA forever!!!!


WOHAHHAHHAH!!!! Good day after all!!

[paddyob]

My lights will be here tomorrow! Its been a long wait but its finally time to shine! ha ha ha!

[paddyob]

Deal fell through. I am lightless and not happy.

[Rbacchiega]

are these comming from a supplier or a fellow hobbyist? (did I even come close to spelling that right? I dunno...not enough coffee yet)

Either way, I'd see if you can get some other lights pronto.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

are these comming from a supplier or a fellow hobbyist? (did I even come close to spelling that right? I dunno...not enough coffee yet)

Either way, I'd see if you can get some other lights pronto.

From another reefer.

[Rbacchiega]

hopefully you didn't pay in advance. I'd call it a wash and just order them from a supplier if you can then.

[paddyob]

Todays test results (last test results beside)

Temp: 78F ... (78F)
SG: 1.027 ... (1.025 )
NH3: 0 ... (<.1)
NO2: 0 ... (0)
NO3: <5 mg/L ... (<5mg/L)
Ca: 540 ... (580)
Kh: 120 ... (180)
Ph: 7.9 ... (8.0)




I have still not dosed anything. My last tests were completed on 9/27/2010.... so with H2Ocean things seem pretty stable so far.


Anyhow thats an update.


****ALSO.... lights may be coming my way after all. I will know tomorrow when I can get the lights!****