hey thanks for reposting scardick.

Can we open it, can we open it? Oh please??????

i took it down dick lick

hmm...are you sure henry? you sure you want to see what's in it?

thanks dick dick dick

well henry?

WOW Weets having a I'm a teepee, I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee kind of breakdown. Calm down you're too tense. (hee hee)

Then the testosterone laden posts flying back and forth!

This thread needs some shenanigans me thinks.

Yes yes I wanna see!!!!!

Hmm, working well, okay.
It's early and my brain is still sleepy, but I'll try.
That tank has a lot of Macro in it, which is what I'd want to duplicate on a larger scale with any new tank I get.
One of the coolest benefits from using the Fiji Mud has been a dramatic improvement in the coloration of a Macro that I got from organism.
It came in as a hitchiker on a coral at the wholesaler he works at.
Since it held it's dramatic coloration under strong Halides but faded somewhat under other lighting, he theorized that it did best under high lighting.
I initially had it high up under T5HO lighting in my 30g tank.
Here is how it looked there:

I put a frag with a smallish piece of it in my Pico under PC lighting.
Initially it looked the same, but shortly after adding my Refugium with Fiji Mud in it it colored up to this:


It's a pretty dramatic difference and I'm pretty sure that the Mud was the cause.
The Mud is supposed to encourage a good population of Microfauna, which I believe I am seeing in that tank.
I am seeing a lot of Copepods as well as the usual Pill Bug type Amphipods, baby snails showing up, and lil tiny worms wiggling on the glass.
The Mud is supposed to release minerals and make dosing unnecessary in Soft Coral tanks.
In that tank I have lots of Macro, Xenia, Mushrooms, 3 Zoa Frags, Encrusting Green Gorgonian, Star Polyps, newly added Blasto Merletti and Encrusting Goniopora.
I have never dosed 2 part and in the 2.5 months it's been up have only done 2 WC's.
The numbers in there are as follows:
Alk- 8.3 dKh
Ca- 415
Mg- 1275

Are those perfect #'s? No.
But I think they're pretty good given what I just said above.
(The salt mix I've been using has been measuring kinda low on Mg from the start.)

That's it.

Morning WL. Looks like this Tuesday is getting off to a good start in here ...

Oh yeah, DH: How's the fusion reactor working out for you?

Now that's my kind of reefing!


Those pictures look great!

lol, SF is the only guy around here that I can go back and forth with like that. I'm too like-minded with all you bishes.

You're right, I'm too tense.
ATM, anyway.
That's why I come to the WL crew for feedback.



Nice.



Inorite?

that's my brick wall

I think the stacked tanks is the awesomest awesomest idea. I had stacked tanks at one point. They weren't connected though cause we couldn't get my waterfall idea to work.

I'm trying to sell a guy on a waterfall idea in the Gen. Disc. forum. He's getting way too complicated with his proposed idea, and I don't think he has any idea what a Durso drain actually looks like...

Those stinkin North Koreans sure know how to build those fusion reactors, don't they.



Just another brick in the wall.



Absolutely! I've kind of been using that approach with my 29g. I'm only doing massive WCs now that my bulbs have shifted in spectrum. I forgot to order the new ones yesterday, so that's on today's to-do list.

Here is some shenanigans.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/?showtopic...view=getnewpost

The top tank was setup as a zero edge, but due to the size's of the tanks it was hard to come up with a pump container combination that worked well. I may eventually re-try it. I just need a new 2.5g first.

That guy got beat up right out of the gate!

gotta go pee...that coffee goes right through me.

much better.

so WL, what's happening today?

I think I found a tank for Joe http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/37879-fs...rium-and-stand/

He's the one looking for an offsize 40g tank right?

Drinkin coffee and working. Fightin me some taxes today.

Fight the Man!

Added a poll, please vote.

wait, remind me again why they would be stacked in a closet?

Twas wondering that myself. Sounds like a stacked closet laundry haha. The tanks should definitely come out of the closet.

Cause I have a problem with not having enough room.
Best place I could find, if I stack em.

oh, well then i don't like that idea, lol.

Morning WL.

Weets I think you should go with the 58 gallon.

Or a 20L.

A big tank is a PITA if you are not 100% committed to the idea. This comes from experience.

And I think you would be unhappy in the end with a cube.

Selling my netbook today, then I am buying lights!
That is all.

To me, a 58g IS a big tank!
And you'll notice I didn't include the 90g as an option.
Why do you think I would be unhappy in the end with a cube?

Btw, if I got the Oceanic I'd prolly have to stick that in the closet too.
It's the only place I have room because of the 18" width.
The 2 boys got the Master Bedroom with Walk In Closet (now a toy closet).
We got the dinky lil bedroom with 2 lil closets.
Hey, at least there's one closet for each of us.

imo, the closet is going to be a huge limitation eventually. you're going to get frustrated with only one viewing angle, and if you ever have to get in the tank to do anything, maneuvering will be a pita.

You are a fan of long tanks. Unless that has changed.

But cubes are so sexy!!!
I actually really like my Pico Cube.
Given my space limitations, I think I could live with one viewing angle.
I prefer long tanks over deep tanks, don't really care for deep tanks.
They're hard to work in.

I find the 58g to be a nice sized tank. The 36Lx18D footprint is the same as the 40 breeder. It is just the height that is the difference.
But it would be a shame to use it if you are gonna have to stick it in a closet.

But the 34g DSA sounds interesting.

I voted 58. I think you should try a "large" tank. Come to the dark side.

Weetie don't listen big tanks suck. They have too much space. My propblem was I didn't know what to do with it. My favorite tank is still my little 3g pico/5.5g tank it became. Although the 33L is really growing on me.

idunno...40B and call it a day imo.

If she wanted something besides a macro tank, I'd agree. That's why I have the 15 reef, I'd rather have a 15 full of coral than a 180 with a few frags.

I think the macros will spread enough, and there's enough variety or macros that she'll have it full pretty quickly. It will also give her more room to allow for growth so she won't have to mess with the tank so much. I think she needs a little hands-off approach to help her recover from her recent aquarium stress.



I think the added height will be interesting with macros. If she had a zoa collection, I'd agree with you.

I think you have a point there skillzy. I really want to turn my empty 45g into a macro/seahorse tank at some point.

Thanks for all the discussion guys, it's helping me to think through this.
Keep it coming!

Since you do most of your tank work after the kids go to bed, putting the tank in the closet could be a problem. Christal's kids would sleep right through it but your boys would not want to miss a thing. Also, you would not have as much control over what does NOT go into that tank when the kids are playing in there. Just some thoughts.

Amber & I may come visit tomorrow or Thurs. Got to drive my car to test the AC repair you know.

i say set up a tank to keep the kids in. way more interesting than fish.

All this talk about new tanks has me debating whether or not to join the new contest.


Weetie what kind of stand do you have your tv on in your living room? I may have an idea for you since you have people with the necessary skills to build you stands.

Scuba gear ftw.

well, since she's budget conscious, they could probably make do with snorkeling equipment.

Very true. That's what I'll be doing next week. Gonna be sure to get an underwater disposable for that!

Er, I was talking about the closet in MY bedroom, not in their bedroom!
Also, come on over!!!



It's a super cheapo super simple Walmart stand.