gjones Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Finally got my stuff set up, mostly. I just got my live rock today at premium aquatics, hand picked it myself, along with some rubble, and live sand. My 29gal is modded to have an internal fuge, but i couldn't find any ABS plastic, or good accrlylic dealers in my ares, so i used plexi X) it's clear and looks like crap cuz i don't want to see my fuge X), so i'm thinking of siliconing a backround to the plexi inside the tank, would this work? I'm currently curing my LR in an old 20H I had sitting around. Here are some picks. Curing tank shots. Good coraline growth. Some crazy orange coraline that looks great, but shows upo best under actinics only it's the only color besides blue in the tank, but pic is really bad, and doesn't do it justice. In person, it's 500% better. Hitch Hiker Corals, can anyone ID please? Looks like an encrusting coral of some kind, or maybe a brain? Next, some kind of LPS, maybe an acan? :*( I would be happy, but it looks close to dead, and i'm prety sure it won't live through the cycle. Once cycle is done, my stock list consists of... yase hase and pistol shrimp a small wrasse Hectors Goby 2 Spot Belnnie Zoos Shrooms Softies a few LPS Params SG 1.025 PH 8.1 Amonia 2ppm Ntrite 0ppm Nitrate 0ppm Phosphate .5ppm Calcium 400ppm Temp 81 deg. F Happy reefin, i'll post updates as things progress. (had to edit my stocking list) Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Not sure about the green stuff, but the last pic does look pretty much dead. How long did it take you to get to PA from Norwood? I love PA rock and would like to pick some up if I can ever visit a friend in Cinci again. Was hoping to bring some home in water-filled buckets to prevent as much die-off as possible. Link to comment
gjones Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Well, since Indy changed their speed limits to 70 (meaning traffic speed between 80, and 85) in most places, i got there in about 1hr and 45 minutes, spent a half hour there, picked some fenominal rock, saw a kool foxface (swimming in the Marshal Island curing tank) And it was at a great price. 24 lbs tonga/kalini, 7 lbs marshal, a 2lb pice of fiji, 3lbs rubble, 5lbs live sand, and a 40lb bag of araginite for $195.09 before tax, the 40 lb bag of sand was 24.95, so the rest was for the live things. Jay was awesome, I recomend them to anyone looking for quality rock. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 WTG graham...I woulda guessed a brain, but, Tigahboy knows his stuff. That's not a bad drive to get to PA. Being a grad of Cincinnati, I know the drive is nice cruising. Great LR with great color. What is PA's setup there? Is it a big store? Anyway, hard to tell, but, make sure there is room to get your nand in the right side of the tank for maintenance. SH Link to comment
gjones Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 It's a fairly small place, shuda taken a pic. If u see it, u'll think it's not the reght place. They're open by appointment only during the week until saturdays when they're open from 12 to 3 to the public. It's literally a storage "wharehouse" for lack of a better term, consisting of 3 rooms. One, i guess is the owners office, the next the custome service/ ordering info room, and last is the rest. There's no displays, no empty space. Shelves stacked to the celeing that run the length of the place (at the other end are a few more customer service dudes on computers). There is a small fish system to hold small fish, then a large divided tank (several hundred gallons) w/ frags, clams, and larger fish. There is an identical, but maybe lnnger tank opposite it holding the same stuff, plus snails/hermits. There is a vat of turbo snails Plumbed in on the end. The LR curing tanks consist of 3 pools, literally, pools. they look like reinforced several thousand gallon kiddie pools with large (probably MH) lights above them, and several HUGE pumps in them, it's very turbulant. They all also have overflows to a common sump, somewhere, and there's a MASSIVE skimmer on the system also. Smells like the beach in there, reminds me of diving. O, and don't worry bout the rock, it'll only be in that tank for about a week longer before i move it to the real tank. Tigahboy, thanks for the ID, it's all over my rock, pobably 5 more spots that size. New Hitchhikers 1/2 a pistol shrimp a dead hermit in a shell Saw a bristle worm today, and a peanut worm poking out of the LR Params SG- 1.025 PH-8.0 (added some buffer to try and raise it up some) Amonia- 8ppm+ Nitrite- 5ppm Nitrate- 0.5ppm Phosphate- 1ppm Calcium- 380ppm Temp- 83 deg F Link to comment
adinsxq Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 uh oh someone left their discarded gladware in your tank Link to comment
gjones Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 Yea, I had to store my LS somehow before I put it in my finished tank. figured gladware'd work as good as any thing else. Link to comment
gjones Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 Updated params SG-1.024 PH-8.1 TEMP-83 AMONIA-0.75ppm NITRITE-5ppm NITRATE-140ppm PHOSPHATE-0.5ppm CALCIUM-420ppm Link to comment
steelhealr Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Gettin' there...looks like when you hit 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite that you will need several water changes to get those nitrates down...whew....140 is high. You'll need frequent 25% water changes to get that level down to nontoxic. Better get busy making SW...LOLOL. I wouldn't add any livestock until it comes down. JMO. SH Link to comment
gjones Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 I'm gonna keep it in that curing tank for 5 more days, then transfer time, 100% water change ito the 29gal in my room, and probably a mini re-cycle, another water change, and more waiting. I'll post more pics when i complete the transfer Link to comment
gjones Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 Ok, update now before I begin with my params understand that In have done no water change yet, and my previous test form 2 days ago are posted avove in my last post Params PH-8.3 AMM-0 NITRITE-0 NITRATE- 15PPM PHOSPHATE-0.5PPM CALC-370PPM SG-1.024 TEMP-82F My nitrates droped dramatically! In 2 days, w/o a water change, how can this be? I think it is the abundance of diatoms, hair algea, green normal algea, and (i don't think this one is a large contributor to my nitrate drop, but) a tiny pice of macro. Macro Algea on powerhead Algea on everything Link to comment
gjones Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 Or could it be my 24/7 skimming? Link to comment
steelhealr Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 No..it's the nitrifying bacteria that are converting nitrite to nitrate. When the nitrite hits zero....you're ready to go after you get the nitrates down. WTG...I hope that macro isn't caulerpa..it can spread all over the rocks. Keep an eye on it. SH Link to comment
gjones Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 I didn't think there was any bacteria that ate nitrate, It dropped on it'sd own' w/o a water change from 140ppm to 15ppm in 2days. I also suspected that macro 2 be calupra, and will rempve ti after work 2morow. Link to comment
gjones Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 sorry wrong word, used nitrite instead of nitrate in the post u replied 2 SH, my question was concerning nitrate Link to comment
gjones Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Tank update Mover all my LR to the finished tank in my room. Here are some pics FTS Left Side Right Side New Macro, ID? Tank specs 29gallon tank 1,100gph 165 watts PC 9 watt PC Fuge Light Prizm Skimmer:-* 150 watt EBO Jaggar Heater Updated Params PH-8.0 SG-1.025 TEMP-80 AMM-.05 NITRITE-0 NITRATE-0 CALC-340PPM ALKALINITY-6 (300PPM) Link to comment
gjones Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 O, and about the wallpaper, it's been there for about 12 years, and my parents won't let me paint Link to comment
steelhealr Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Not sure what the new macro is. RE: nitrates....some parts of LR may have anaerobic areas in it and you CAN have some denitrifying bacteria there, i.e., bacteria that convert nitrate to nitrogen gas. SH Link to comment
gjones Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Another dilemma, I have Bubble algea! What eats this besides emerald crabs??? I don't really feel like tearing my tank apart to findit after it eats my future zoos. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Emeralds ate mine...I have two (added a second when I thought the first died). I will attest to the fact that if you burst them, they DO spread. Don't laugh, but, you know what I found in my house that removes them well? A small spoon used to hold tea leaves. The spoon is deep with 'sharp' egdes. I slip the spoon edge under the bubble, pull/scrape and it pulls the bubble off the rock without bursting it. You can find your own method. I tried pulling them off gently, like the books describe, and I'm a 2 outta 3 buster. With the spoon I'm 3 for 3 non buster. SH Link to comment
gjones Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Updated FTS I can't wait for my cleanup crew. This looks like some kind of coral, any ID? Link to comment
gjones Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 I picked up an emrald crab for my bubble algea, and a turbo tonight for cheap at my LFS, I can't wait til monday 2 order my crew from LA. The Algea has gone nuts. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Man...a lot of algae in there. I'd start plucking some of that stuff off until your crew gets it under control. SH Link to comment
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