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Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
I got the MRC plumbed, I don't have the Dart plumed through the chiller yet, so I haven't run the MRC yet. But, I need to soon, as the dependable little Sedra on my ER 5-3 I was running on my live rock finally gave up the ghost, so, I need to move the ASM to the rock tub! :
It's always something! This is the final resting place of the MRC.
I have the feed side of the chiller run, but I am still running the discharge side to the 90 & 75. This is the MRC discharge into the sump (black pipe).
I put together some frag racks these are in the "high light" 90, I need one more in here.
Here's a random shot in the 75, this egg crate rack is going for more acrylic racks. I am done with egg crate! Too great a surface for bad algae
The Sun coral luv'n the low light section
The Trumpets too like'n the low light areas of the 75
Another random shot, but it's the best representation of the tenetti's colors I got all day !
The 75g running only 175w MH
The 90 running the 400w Reeflux
Tomorrow, we run water through the Dart, MRC, & Chiller! 8)
I got the MRC plumbed, I don't have the Dart plumed through the chiller yet, so I haven't run the MRC yet. But, I need to soon, as the dependable little Sedra on my ER 5-3 I was running on my live rock finally gave up the ghost, so, I need to move the ASM to the rock tub! :
It's always something! This is the final resting place of the MRC.
I have the feed side of the chiller run, but I am still running the discharge side to the 90 & 75. This is the MRC discharge into the sump (black pipe).
I put together some frag racks these are in the "high light" 90, I need one more in here.
Here's a random shot in the 75, this egg crate rack is going for more acrylic racks. I am done with egg crate! Too great a surface for bad algae
The Sun coral luv'n the low light section
The Trumpets too like'n the low light areas of the 75
Another random shot, but it's the best representation of the tenetti's colors I got all day !
The 75g running only 175w MH
The 90 running the 400w Reeflux
Tomorrow, we run water through the Dart, MRC, & Chiller! 8)
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
I got enough plumbing done to run the Dart. I have it really dialed back as I need to run another branch off the manifold to let teh Dart rip, but that'll have to wait until Monday.
So, that let me get the chiller and MRC on line. Here's the MRC running again.
But way more exciting then that, mt orchid dottbacks reunited for only a few weeks have spawned!
I was relocating corals and went to move this empty ccrocea shell that is encrusted with zoas when the male orchid dashed out of it.
Upon closer inspection, this egg mass floated out!
You can see viable embryos. I don;t have the facility as yet to rear them, but it is very exciting to see the pair do thier thing so quickly after being reintroduced.
I put the shell back and the male returned right away to tend the eggs.
8)
I got enough plumbing done to run the Dart. I have it really dialed back as I need to run another branch off the manifold to let teh Dart rip, but that'll have to wait until Monday.
So, that let me get the chiller and MRC on line. Here's the MRC running again.
But way more exciting then that, mt orchid dottbacks reunited for only a few weeks have spawned!
I was relocating corals and went to move this empty ccrocea shell that is encrusted with zoas when the male orchid dashed out of it.
Upon closer inspection, this egg mass floated out!
You can see viable embryos. I don;t have the facility as yet to rear them, but it is very exciting to see the pair do thier thing so quickly after being reintroduced.
I put the shell back and the male returned right away to tend the eggs.
8)
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Tomorrow I leave for a week at the beach with the family. I got to say I am very nervous about the holding tanks.
I got nearly everything set up so it is in sitter ready. I synched the lights and chiller (remember tit has a disabled internal temp controller) on timers so temps should be OK. I plumbed a new PanWorld NH-10 PX pump to the GEO kalk mixer, what an awesome improvement that is!. The GEO is now hooked up to an ATO so all the sitter has to do is transfer RO water maybe twice. I added another discharge leg so I have more flow returning from the Dart to the 90&75. And, balanced the skimmer so it is running about as dry as it will so he only has to dump the collection bucket every other day or so and add an equal amount of new SW. And, tucked away as much of the electrical spaghetti as I could (Remember, no new circuits till the enclosure is framed)
All that should be left for me to do for him is fill my one week pill boxes with set amounts of food, one for pellets (an AM snack) and one for frozen (dinner) and pre cut nori sheets (lunch). I've have found this to be the best way to assure a sitter does not over feed the tank.
The problem? Just the other day, I was thinking to myself how great is was that I am approaching one month since moving the critters and aside from coral breakage and a little bleaching, and a blood shrimp that hopped off a rock onto the floor, I've had no real losses. Fish were fat and happy ... then while plumbing yesterday, I noticed a couple of white specs on my heniocus butterfly. This happens so I didn't freak, concerned, but not freaked. But this morning! My elusive yellow tang came out for breakfast and has the beginnings of a mean case of ick!
Uhg! This is an issue that may be too much for my sitter! Setting up a hospital tank (Which I know is the right thing to do) is not something I think I can do in the time I have before we leave. I am going to have him soak the nori in Zoe & Selcon before feeding it. And, I'll crank up the UV that I hadn't hooked up yet and set it to its slowest flow for the highest kill rate.
Other then that, any suggestions as to what I can do in the next 24 hours to help these fish make the week would be appreciated .....
Tomorrow I leave for a week at the beach with the family. I got to say I am very nervous about the holding tanks.
I got nearly everything set up so it is in sitter ready. I synched the lights and chiller (remember tit has a disabled internal temp controller) on timers so temps should be OK. I plumbed a new PanWorld NH-10 PX pump to the GEO kalk mixer, what an awesome improvement that is!. The GEO is now hooked up to an ATO so all the sitter has to do is transfer RO water maybe twice. I added another discharge leg so I have more flow returning from the Dart to the 90&75. And, balanced the skimmer so it is running about as dry as it will so he only has to dump the collection bucket every other day or so and add an equal amount of new SW. And, tucked away as much of the electrical spaghetti as I could (Remember, no new circuits till the enclosure is framed)
All that should be left for me to do for him is fill my one week pill boxes with set amounts of food, one for pellets (an AM snack) and one for frozen (dinner) and pre cut nori sheets (lunch). I've have found this to be the best way to assure a sitter does not over feed the tank.
The problem? Just the other day, I was thinking to myself how great is was that I am approaching one month since moving the critters and aside from coral breakage and a little bleaching, and a blood shrimp that hopped off a rock onto the floor, I've had no real losses. Fish were fat and happy ... then while plumbing yesterday, I noticed a couple of white specs on my heniocus butterfly. This happens so I didn't freak, concerned, but not freaked. But this morning! My elusive yellow tang came out for breakfast and has the beginnings of a mean case of ick!
Uhg! This is an issue that may be too much for my sitter! Setting up a hospital tank (Which I know is the right thing to do) is not something I think I can do in the time I have before we leave. I am going to have him soak the nori in Zoe & Selcon before feeding it. And, I'll crank up the UV that I hadn't hooked up yet and set it to its slowest flow for the highest kill rate.
Other then that, any suggestions as to what I can do in the next 24 hours to help these fish make the week would be appreciated .....
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Bax,
Those are some fairly tough fish you're talking about, they'll probably shake off the ich in the normal cycle time. In the meantime, I would say the best thing is to take a couple of deep breaths, go to your happy place, and leave it in the hands of Neptune.
Bax,
Those are some fairly tough fish you're talking about, they'll probably shake off the ich in the normal cycle time. In the meantime, I would say the best thing is to take a couple of deep breaths, go to your happy place, and leave it in the hands of Neptune.
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
We just introduced a flamback angel to our 20g and we did not quarentine like we should have. We have been spoiled as our LFS allows us to pay for the fish and keep them there for a week or so to make sure there is no outbreak. We just started feeding more and soaking the food in selcon and garlic and the flameback is fine. We lost one of our cleaner gobies, but the other one, the hawk and the angel are all doing fine now. Your fish look/sound very fat and healthy which will make it much easier for them to fight off ich.
We just introduced a flamback angel to our 20g and we did not quarentine like we should have. We have been spoiled as our LFS allows us to pay for the fish and keep them there for a week or so to make sure there is no outbreak. We just started feeding more and soaking the food in selcon and garlic and the flameback is fine. We lost one of our cleaner gobies, but the other one, the hawk and the angel are all doing fine now. Your fish look/sound very fat and healthy which will make it much easier for them to fight off ich.
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Wise advice to be sure ... I am just suprised it did not involve a wiskey reference
These are some tough fish, and my HB and the YT were thick (read FAT!) and strong when it hit and is still eating well so the odds are good theywill be here next week for me to addres this further if needed. I am just stressed :
jimroth said:
Wise advice to be sure ... I am just suprised it did not involve a wiskey reference
These are some tough fish, and my HB and the YT were thick (read FAT!) and strong when it hit and is still eating well so the odds are good theywill be here next week for me to addres this further if needed. I am just stressed :
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Thanks for the encouraging words!
I should have replaced the blood shrimp by now. Both fish visited the previous one regularly. However, I've found that not every "cleaner" shrimp is as industrious as the one I lost. :-\
But, I should have replaced the shrimp, fired up the UV weeks ago, and dosed Stress Coat folowing the move ... stupid is as stupid does!
BTW, I am considering changing the title of this thread to "My Office Reef ... The good, the bad, the ugly, ... and the some times increadably stupid!"
It's catchy ... no? :
mnat said:
Thanks for the encouraging words!
I should have replaced the blood shrimp by now. Both fish visited the previous one regularly. However, I've found that not every "cleaner" shrimp is as industrious as the one I lost. :-\
But, I should have replaced the shrimp, fired up the UV weeks ago, and dosed Stress Coat folowing the move ... stupid is as stupid does!
BTW, I am considering changing the title of this thread to "My Office Reef ... The good, the bad, the ugly, ... and the some times increadably stupid!"
It's catchy ... no? :
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
i'm not looking forward to leaving mine for two weeks. when i re arranged the rock my hippos got white spots like they normally do, almost like bleach spots on jeans but then i noticed actual bumps of white. not sure what happened but the two cleaner shrimp took care of them i think. Personally im getting ready to grab a handful of sharknose gobies. i figure for the most part the shrimps and gobies can handle what gets thrown their way instead of putting copper in the tank or trying to catch them.
i'm not looking forward to leaving mine for two weeks. when i re arranged the rock my hippos got white spots like they normally do, almost like bleach spots on jeans but then i noticed actual bumps of white. not sure what happened but the two cleaner shrimp took care of them i think. Personally im getting ready to grab a handful of sharknose gobies. i figure for the most part the shrimps and gobies can handle what gets thrown their way instead of putting copper in the tank or trying to catch them.
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Can you imagine how dull this hobby would be if there was a gadget that you could hook up to the tank and it would do it all: dialyze out the poisons, tune the skimmer for nastiest goo, adjust the salinity, pH, alk, dose the additives, clean the glass? (Wait, where do I sign up, how much?) The reef tank would be as dull as one of those fancy player pianos you see in hotel lobbies and malls. The struggle makes it worthwhile; if it was easy anybody could do it.
Now excuse me, I have to go patent the Aqua-Jimalator 9000 (And the LoofahWaffe Airplane-Shaped Shower Brush).
Baxreefs said:mnat said:
Thanks for the encouraging words!
I should have replaced the blood shrimp by now. Both fish visited the previous one regularly. However, I've found that not every "cleaner" shrimp is as industrious as the one I lost. :-\
But, I should have replaced the shrimp, fired up the UV weeks ago, and dosed Stress Coat folowing the move ... stupid is as stupid does!
BTW, I am considering changing the title of this thread to "My Office Reef ... The good, the bad, the ugly, ... and the some times increadably stupid!"
It's catchy ... no? :
Can you imagine how dull this hobby would be if there was a gadget that you could hook up to the tank and it would do it all: dialyze out the poisons, tune the skimmer for nastiest goo, adjust the salinity, pH, alk, dose the additives, clean the glass? (Wait, where do I sign up, how much?) The reef tank would be as dull as one of those fancy player pianos you see in hotel lobbies and malls. The struggle makes it worthwhile; if it was easy anybody could do it.
Now excuse me, I have to go patent the Aqua-Jimalator 9000 (And the LoofahWaffe Airplane-Shaped Shower Brush).
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
And I was just about to dive into my tank for some heavy maintenance before our trip to the beach. :
I'm with Jim,Bax. I might add some garlic to the food as well. Bolster their defences as best as you can and let them fight it off. Some blackworms wouldn't hurt if you think the sitter could handle it. If you can get a cleaner before you leave, that would be good too.
And I was just about to dive into my tank for some heavy maintenance before our trip to the beach. :
I'm with Jim,Bax. I might add some garlic to the food as well. Bolster their defences as best as you can and let them fight it off. Some blackworms wouldn't hurt if you think the sitter could handle it. If you can get a cleaner before you leave, that would be good too.
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Thanks Bill & JR
Bill you read my mind about a cleaner. I will try to take a run to AF and grab a couple of blood shrimp If I can acclimate them today I think that would help tremendously. The butterfly in particualr visited the cleaner hourly.
And JR, by 11:30 AM tomorow, the car will be unpacked and my toes will be deep in Brant Beach sand and Atlantic Ocean water. That, is the defenition of relaxation in my book! At 4:00 PM SPARP! (The offical Cocktail Hour) Add a good scotch and a Cuban and it is called heven on earth!
Thanks Bill & JR
Bill you read my mind about a cleaner. I will try to take a run to AF and grab a couple of blood shrimp If I can acclimate them today I think that would help tremendously. The butterfly in particualr visited the cleaner hourly.
And JR, by 11:30 AM tomorow, the car will be unpacked and my toes will be deep in Brant Beach sand and Atlantic Ocean water. That, is the defenition of relaxation in my book! At 4:00 PM SPARP! (The offical Cocktail Hour) Add a good scotch and a Cuban and it is called heven on earth!
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Hello all! I am back! The beach was great! 8)
The heniocus & the yellow still are showing signs of ick, but they are alive and kicking and if anything a little better then when I left. The tenetti has somthing brewing which I must , at this point, assune is ick as well.
I was unable to get a cleaner before I left so I'll have to do that ASAP for the heniocus. The tangs weren't much on visiting the blood shrimp all though, they did once in a while. I might try a couple of neon gobies in their tank and see if they like that better.
My lights were shut off for a couple of days near the end of the week when the plug to the timer was knocked out of the wall. Some colonies faded and a few frags even lost tissue, but all in all it looks like the algea that was brewing took the brunt of the blackout.
And, oddly enough, the controller on my chiller seems to be working just fine now! I'll leave it be and keep an eye on it for a few days to be sure.
Hello all! I am back! The beach was great! 8)
The heniocus & the yellow still are showing signs of ick, but they are alive and kicking and if anything a little better then when I left. The tenetti has somthing brewing which I must , at this point, assune is ick as well.
I was unable to get a cleaner before I left so I'll have to do that ASAP for the heniocus. The tangs weren't much on visiting the blood shrimp all though, they did once in a while. I might try a couple of neon gobies in their tank and see if they like that better.
My lights were shut off for a couple of days near the end of the week when the plug to the timer was knocked out of the wall. Some colonies faded and a few frags even lost tissue, but all in all it looks like the algea that was brewing took the brunt of the blackout.
And, oddly enough, the controller on my chiller seems to be working just fine now! I'll leave it be and keep an eye on it for a few days to be sure.