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Atomic081

Oct 31 2009, 04:11 PM

QUOTE (bluenassarius @ Oct 23 2009, 06:31 PM)

nice lookin reef!

Thanks alot!!!

Not too much has been going with my tank. Ive not been home lately so its due for another big water change and I still need to get my C02 tank filled for my CA reactor. I also got a new float for my RODI so that I dont need to keep filling up buckets and putting them in my ATO. Hopefully I get a better camera soon so i can take better pictures.

Atomic081

Nov 4 2009, 06:29 PM

I did the Mesh Mod on my Skimmer. So far it seems to be working alot better, but only time will tell.

Also my Flame angel has popeye. Ive heard there is nothing your can do and any stress will only make it worse. Ill keep an "eye" on it....

PBUEHH

Nov 6 2009, 09:42 PM

nice tank, bad pun.

Atomic081

Nov 8 2009, 05:05 PM

Horrible Picture but Im asking for a SLR camera for Christmas.

Atomic081

Nov 15 2009, 04:57 PM

I went to Premium Aquatics yesterday and picked up a few goodies.

I had always loved the moon lights on my old Aquapod so I added 4 LED blue lights to the tank. It really shimmers at night.

I also bought 3 new bulbs for my sump light. I have been going one about every 6 months, so i stocked up on them.

I also got a new large magnet algae cleaner. It works so much better than the old medium one.

indyreefer2010

Nov 17 2009, 08:31 PM

QUOTE (Atomic081 @ Nov 15 2009, 04:57 PM)

Tank looks good man im coming out on thursday hopefully i can get some macro the new skimmer is doing wonders peace man

imcosmokramer

Nov 17 2009, 08:42 PM

QUOTE (Atomic081 @ Nov 8 2009, 05:05 PM)

Horrible Picture but Im asking for a SLR camera for Christmas.

great aquascaping. love the shape

Atomic081

Nov 17 2009, 09:25 PM

QUOTE (indyreefer2010 @ Nov 17 2009, 08:31 PM)

Tank looks good man im coming out on thursday hopefully i can get some macro the new skimmer is doing wonders peace man

Thanks Eric, Ill cya on Thursday

QUOTE (imcosmokramer @ Nov 17 2009, 08:42 PM)

great aquascaping. love the shape

Thanks alot, I worked really hard to get it the way I like it

Im going on friday to get a new RBTA!!!

PBUEHH

Nov 18 2009, 06:09 AM

is there as much coraline growing as it looks like in those pics? what bulbs are you using if it isnt the camera..?

Atomic081

Nov 18 2009, 07:37 AM

QUOTE (PBUEHH @ Nov 18 2009, 06:09 AM)

is there as much coraline growing as it looks like in those pics? what bulbs are you using if it isnt the camera..?

I have a ton of Coraline growing. Im using Phoenix 14k 250w bulbs. They are GREAT but at 100 dollars a bulb I might go with something different next year.

Atomic081

Nov 18 2009, 03:30 PM

I finally got my Co2 tank for my calcium reactor filled. I swapped my 10lb for a 20lb tank so I wont go through that problem for a while. Indyreefer2010 is coming over tomorrow to help me set it up. I also might paint my background black and scrape all the Coraline algae off the back wall of the tank. I know i cant get it all but I like the clean look. Because the calcium reactor will make my life so much easier, I am getting a RBTA Friday and Christmas money will go toward some new coral soon. Maybe another SPS frag pack!!! This time ill take better care of it.

adicus

Nov 21 2009, 09:07 AM

QUOTE (Atomic081 @ Dec 16 2008, 07:36 PM)

LOBSTER!!!!!
It has been in my sump for about 3 months. He has been hiding back behind the rock and I have not been able to enjoy this wonderful colorful creature. So i dug around in the sump for about 30 min and finally got him into my return section of the sump. I also gave him a few small pieces of liverock to create a home in.

here are the pics of him.

IM GONNA EAT YOU!!!!

Atomic - Is that a Purple Lobster? If so, I'm curios as to why you keep it in the sump. Aren't they reef safe?

adicus

Nov 21 2009, 09:22 AM

QUOTE (Atomic081 @ May 25 2009, 10:41 AM)

Every once in a while i get lucky in this hobby. I have a very cool and fast growing encrusting monti that has always done very well in my tank. 3 weeks ago a mushroom started to get a little close and i thought i would let them battle it out (i thought the monti would win). 3 days later the monti started to die and within a few hours it was completely dead. Well last week I was arranging my frag rack and noticed a green spot where i had originally let the monti grow out on the rack. To my suprise it was a piece of the monti starting to grow and has been doing very well. Its now the size of a dime and starting to have 2-3 branches growing. It must have grown over its frag plug and left a very small spot on the frag rack.

Okay - I plead ignorance on this one. What kind of mushroom can take down a Monti? Everything I have ever read about mushrooms indicate they are peaceful and they occupy a much lower position in the aquarium than a Monti does. Please enlighten me.

Atomic081

Nov 21 2009, 03:09 PM

QUOTE (adicus @ Nov 21 2009, 09:07 AM)

Atomic - Is that a Purple Lobster? If so, I'm curios as to why you keep it in the sump. Aren't they reef safe?

Yes this is a purple lobster. They are reef safe when they are small, but this guy was about 4" long. I was having a mysterious problem with missing fish so I placed him in the sump. I also found a hitchhiker crab that could have been the culprit. They both have since been given away and I have no problem.

QUOTE (adicus @ Nov 21 2009, 09:22 AM)

When I bought my tank a little over 2 years ago it was COVERED in mushrooms. not just a few, but TONS. They seem to take over everything and have been a total pain. They started to grow over my Monti and either because of stinging or lack of sunlight because of blocking of the light the mushrooms killed a Monti, it was a small frag anyway.

Atomic081

Nov 22 2009, 07:13 PM

I got my Calcium Reactor set up today. Ive not turned it on yet because i want to make 100% sure I know what im doing before I really screw something up.

Here is a link to my info on my reactor. Anyone have any experience with these?
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/...ature/index.php

Atomic081

Dec 2 2009, 10:39 AM

I got a new Calcium test kit and a new Digital Thermometer yesterday and will start running my calcium reactor tomorrow. Hopefully everything will test fine!!!

My new thermometer says my temp high has been 81.7 and low of 80.5.

Ill also be helping Indyreefer set up his new 60g tank tomorrow. We are building the sump and his liverock is curing and getting rid of hair algae as we speak.

Atomic081

Dec 6 2009, 12:44 PM

Today is the day Ill set up the Ca Reactor. My Alk and Mag were messed up last week so it took a few days to get them back to where they need to be.

Tests
Calcium: 450ppm
Alk: 4 meg/l
Mag: 1350
Phos: 0
Nitrate: 0
Salinity: 1.025
Temp swings from 79.5 to 81.5

Im going to put a small container for the effluent to drip into, then ill place my PH controller in it to test the effluent water. I also have a PH monitor for the tank. Hopefully everything will work!!!

Atomic081

Dec 12 2009, 11:38 PM

I got the Ca reactor up and running. I also ordered a Bright Blue Carpet Anemone. It should be here on Wednesday. Pics coming soon!!!

Atomic081

Dec 17 2009, 04:13 PM

Bad camera phone picture. Im gonna get the good camera out tonight.

pismo_reefer

Dec 19 2009, 02:34 AM

perddy nem...

havent seen that color yet.

Atomic081

Jan 21 2010, 10:01 PM

Its been a while and I have a few new things I have added to the tank. The Carpet Anemone has not colored up as well as I wanted but its eating and doing fine otherwise. I also got a huge colony of Blastos and Hydna.

The pump went out on the CA reactor so its down for now until i get some money for the new pump.

southstar066

Jan 24 2010, 12:20 AM

Tanks looking good Ross.

indyreefer2010

Mar 18 2010, 07:07 PM

tanks lookin good dude i want to get out there sometime and check out that carpet i also have a few things i can frag if you are interested in some new additions to the tank

nanoreef-R

Mar 18 2010, 07:10 PM

How do you like the G3?

Atomic081

Mar 18 2010, 08:58 PM

I dont really like it at all. Its very hard to get fine tuned. I also have power problems every once in a while. Nothing major but power might kick off for 30 sec at a time once every 3 weeks. During this time my tank drains excess water into my sump causing the water level to rise. Thus making the G3 Overflow as soon as the power kicks back on. It usually doesnt hurt too much, but sometimes it leaves a puddle on the floor by my tank and puts all the skimmer gunk back into the tank.

Ill be getting a new skimmer after tax season.

Atomic081

Feb 9 2011, 08:38 PM

Ive not been on here in forever but I took down this tank today. We had a huge ice storm and I lost everything. Its been really depressing to think that almost 3 years of work and everything died. I think im going to go back to a Nano Tank. Maybe the JBJ 28g led. The big tanks are fun, but it takes so much money to keep them up and so much money stocking them. Its no fun when a frag is so small in the tank that you dont even notice it. Here are some pics of how it looked at its best.

krv

Feb 9 2011, 08:44 PM

Seriously nice tank dude...

Atomic081

Feb 10 2011, 12:04 AM

Thanks!!!

SlowGoing

Feb 10 2011, 10:26 AM

Survived the storms?

Atomic081

Feb 10 2011, 10:02 PM

I survived fine. I was in the florida keys fishing, but while was gone the power went out. Im not sure how long it went out, but long enough to kill everything.

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