what the t5's see....






















poor acan doesnt know what color to be...









the new favia.

Those red's just won't stop spreading will they?

great tank man! I like the photos too!

[NEW!] (Macro) Video!!>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIcJRJYRFxw









nah man. KedRedds grow crazy fast.....




tanx buddeh.....

do you have an underwater cam?

nope.

But you got some camera skills though .

Yup.

pics are looking better quality every time

im FINALLY getting the hang of the new camera....

i gots a question....

ive been dosing Kent Tech-CB (2 part solution) for the last couple months now.
i've been dosing even amounts, 1ml each, every morning.
now, my Dkh is at 11ppm and my Calcium is only 390? wtf?
how did this happen? and more importantly, how do i fix it?

somebody plz help me.

Call Kent. I called them about a calcium problem about a week or so ago and they are very helpful.
1-800-255-4527 Monday – Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00PM CST

for real.... i guess i will.

if scottyreef cruises by, feel free to shoot me an answer,lol.




EDIT: oops, and thanks for the teh numbah opy

Fiches....




...

tank shots....


[Glenn] shot....






[thnku4playing]

I dig the colors in your tank. What do you feed?

i feed Phyto-enriched Mini-mysis 3x a week.


its made by "H2O Life", and the stuff kicks a$$!!!

earlier this morning i was snapping some shots of my perddy-pink Chalice.....






...and i found this guy (best coloration of all my micro-brittles)



my monti cap has now completely healed.....



the odd couple....



North Mushville...



South Mushville....

Lobo is sad






Meteor shower Cyphastrea is happy!

Looks like I'm going to buy some new food. Haha

OMG those pics are nice! Did you call Kent yet? Just curious if they helped any. I am definately going to have to check out that food too.

its good stuff. it really has kept this tank looking better than any of my other tanks ever looked. and, the food doesnt have hella excess nutrients, like a lot of the frozen foods out there.

also, i feed my fish 'Aqueon Marine Flakes' (the one that says "color enhancing".)

AND

Both of my Shrimps get 2x 'Aqueon Marine Granules' a day...(otherwise my Sexy will devour my SPS, and my cleaner will eat EVERY stomatella snail i have....ONE at a time!)


although it is funny to watch a stomatella crawling at lightspeed w/ a cleaner shrimp hot on it's tail, lol.



thanks ope-dogg......



nah...i didnt call kent yet. im gonna call 'em later. right now i have to focus on taking my laptop to BestBuy to get fixed, taking my Cellphone to AT&T to get replaced, taking my kid to the park to feed ducks, and a few other things..... then i'll kall kent.

and yea, that food is kik a$$...it makes stuff lookk hella good.

i made a ghetto frag rack... and some frags.


i know. it's ghetto. but i may have a frag tank soon....



my KILLER ORPPE's.....





i made a combo rock...still have to add moar stuff before its trade ready.



xmen mush frag (w/ flash)...

hello how might i help? my questions for you

what is you MG? if you mg isn't high enough you will not be able to keep your CA up
Have you noticed any calcium precipitation
in most cases you add a slight bit more ALK than CA ( so what is you ALK?)
what is your actual pH?

here is a little guide to what your tankshould look at verious points of ph,alk, and ca
Within the pH range of most reef tanks (up to about pH 8.5 or so), the amount of carbonate present is approximately linear with the hydrogen ion (H+) . So if the pH rises from 7.5 to 8.5, there is approximately a ten-fold increase in the carbonate concentration. From pH 8.0 to 8.5, the increase in carbonate is about threefold.

Combining these various factors, here are some combinations of calcium, alkalinity, and pH that have equal supersaturation with respect to aragonite:


W = 1 (risky: dissolution of aragonite begins here)

pH = 7.7 pH = 8.2
Calcium = 410 ppm Calcium = 340 ppm
Alkalinity = 2.5 meq/L Alkalinity = 1.0 meq/L

W = 3 (typical of normal seawater)

pH = 8.2 pH = 8.0 pH = 8.4
Calcium = 410 ppm Calcium = 410 ppm Calcium = 260 ppm
Alkalinity = 2.5 meq/L Alkalinity = 4.0 meq/L Alkalinity = 2.5 meq/L

W = 6 (non-biological precipitation is more likely)

pH = 8.2 pH = 8.2
Calcium = 410 ppm Calcium = 820 ppm
Alkalinity = 5.0 meq/L Alkalinity = 2.5 meq/L

pH = 8.0 pH = 8.7
Calcium = 410 ppm Calcium = 410 ppm
Alkalinity = 8.0 meq/L Alkalinity = 2.5 meq/L

pH = 8.45
Calcium = 410 ppm
Alkalinity = 4.2 meq/L

if you have any of these guy screwed up you won'tbe able to keep yourr CA stable

* w/ flash.



EEK! a camera!!!









PD's grow HELLA fast.....








my prettys.....



FTS' [since the remodel]

the new favia is adjusting....




Acans are pretty happy....





cuz theyre in a new spot....

Great pics Pismo! It's crazy how a flash changes the colors that much isnt it.



Wow, that is a mouth full. I will actually have to read that a few times to start to understand it lol. It is really good info, thanks for sharing.

[NEW!]

we FINALLY got our hands on some [REAL] Tubbs Blue's!!!
(13 polyps for $75) pretty good deal...frags much?)

...totally werth it!







this is 4" under the 14k T5 bulb.....she purrrrdy...



thanks to john @ YourReef in Roseville 4 the SWEET deal!!!
*my wifey has seriously been wanting Tubbs since we started reefing..... (her birthstone is Sapphire)

thanks 4 makin' her day.


EDIT: YOURREEF=GOOD!!!....theyre in the N-R sponsor list....

Your pictures never get old. Congrats on the new acquisition!

these acans were also from john@YR.....$15











omg...when these color up, theyre gonna be SWEET!!!




EDIT: i also got some shweeta$$ new PINK Zoa's....but imma dummy an put 'em where i cant get a decent
pic....

coloring up nicely....






if you feed them, they will grow.

[NEW!!] 5 1/2min. Video>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgeoS-moXqs...re=channel_page


*note: the video is 1 week old. i have since fragged and removed a lot of the 'clutter'....

im glad someone, other than me, appreciates them.....



...

YR is the only place around here that has Tubbs for a decent price. ($10/polyp).

but everytime me & the ole lady go in there, they only ever have the mother colonies in the 'not for sale' section....so after about 5-6 trips in there over the past 6 months, and never seeing an actual frag (just moms). the woman decided to spend the money and buy one of thier "moms"....

but john cut us a sweet deal, 13 healthy polyps for $75 (instead of $130, yes my wife wouldve spent that!)....and i'll turn around and frag it to make the $'s back.

DIBS!

and I always appreciate your pics

first in line....and i know ya do ope, i know you do.

SOOO......



i put my new Acan next to my old one.....the new one has stung the sh*t out of the old one! wtf!?



since when do Acan's sting Acans?


EDIT: upon further inspection, i found that there is a small mushroom under the new acan. the new acan is currently melting that mush (i can only assume in defense.) but, i think that my older (weakr) acan is catching the flack......should i move the new one?

wtf shuld i do?

Move them for now and see what happens.

ugh... you and your stupid common sense.

Wow, loving the tubbs blues! You clowns are adorable. I especially like the bold difference in coloration.

That PVC thing is probably the most ghetto thing on this site

You seriously get new corals every other day! I wish I could do that!

been waitin on the blues for a while now. i lub mah clowns, her yellow and his orange go well together.



look up my old threads. specifically my 20H....
if you think that pvc thing is ghetto.... youre about to see the projects, son!




*SPOILED.


edit: also, spend $1,300 on yer wifey for her berfday. then, turn around and spend $1,000 two weeks later for your anniversery....that gets you corals 2x a week....and other stuff

Cruella is doin' the "DeathSpins"..... :yikes:



im kinda confused by this. i tested my water and everything is correct. i mean ive had a couple calcium swings, but that shouldnt effect her at all. wtf?

my only thot is the acan war that was goin on last night somehow effected her, or (and im not sure here), she picks at the zoa's all day (like its a nem?), could the palytoxin er whatev have done this to her?

where did you get the tank itself? im looking for a rimless of this size but can't find anywhere reasonable and local isnt happening.

honestly...i bought mine from a LFS near me.


the name is jojo's aquarium....the guys there are super nice so they MIGHT ship you one.

this is their number: (916) 393-5656 ask for 'mike' (he's yer best bet to get one shipped.


ill go back tomorow to find out what the brand name of the tank is....

How on earth did I miss that vid? Well at least I got to spend part of this morning watching it . How is Cruella doing? Better i hope. I love all these updated pics. You're doing a great job!

i found Cruella this morning...she's dead.

i dont know wtf happundt to her....all levels are correct, actually cant be any moar perfect....

SalesPitch is fine....he just looks really lonely and confuzzled. i hope he doesn't die from depression.


EDIT: i got harrased py the police yesterday, luckily i only got a fix-it ticket.... btw, since when does it take a whole f&*kin' HOUR and a DRUG-DOG walking around my car to do a brake-light ticket?!?!?!?

hmmm.....

F@#K THE SACRAMENTO CITY POLICE!!!!! F*CK EM!!!!

That makes me want to cry . I am so sorry to hear that. Go buy another one fast so salespitch doesnt get too depressed. Cruella looked so good in the vid too. Maybe she did get poisoned by a coral.

I actually had an Oscar fish who stopped eating because the other one died.

ya...ive seen fish get depression from losing a mate before...its very sad, and they basically starve themselves.....i hate it.



EDIT: omg....SP dont look so hot eeder....F@#K!!!!

In one of Jacques Cousteau's books he talks about how their crew came across a lone dolphin who had likely been kicked out of his pod over competition over a female. He went on about how he had never seen a dolphin on its own in open waters. They picked it up and kept it in their holding tank for two days in attempt to resuscitate him, but he died shortly thereafter. Jacques said it was in perfect physical health, but it died from loneliness. I say +1 to finding Salespitch a mate!

thats kinda moving.... :tear:



im getting him a new gurly today....he's soo lost w/ out his woman.

poor SP.

these are my new trumpets. theyre 3 days in the tank now.
check out the stripes....