ddr_phish Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Well, as of September 14, 2008 (give or take a day), this tank has crashed due to Hurricane Ike. I lost all coral, all fish and all inverts. Not a single survivor except for a small colony of Button Polyps (hardy little buggers). But thanks to all the encouragement and donations from everyone here on Nano-Reef I will rebuild it, correction WE will rebuild it! Update 03/03/2009: Completely redid all rockwork and removed crushed coral Here is a FTS pre-Hurricane Ike Equipment: All still works Prizm Skimmer - Works GREAT Koralia 1 Power Head with Filter Floss and ChemiPure Elite HOB Refugium w/ Chaeto and other Macro Algae Heater CoraLife AquaLight PRO w/ 2x65watt Actinic PCs, 2 Blue LED Moonlights, 14k Pheonix 150watt Fish: All deceased 1 Flame Hawkfish 1 Chalk Basslet 2 True Percula 1 Zebra Bar Goby 1 Bicolor Blenny 1 Psychedelic Mandarin Inverts: All deceased 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp 2 Golden Coral Banded Shrimp - Mated Pair 1 Purple Feather Duster 1 Crocea Clam Numerous Astreas, Trochus, Hermits, Micro Brittlestars, Asterinas, and other CUC SPS Coral: All deceased Birdsnest Colony - Pink with Purple Polyps Hydnopora Mini Colonies German Blue Tort Orange Digitata Montipora - Unsure on type LPS Coral: All deceased Frogspawn Purple & Teal Candy Canes Teal Candy Cane Green Acan Purple Acan with Teal and Orange Centers Open Brain Soft Corals: All deceased except for Button Polyps Many rare colorations of Zoanthids and Palythoa Tons of Pink Mushrooms and Teal Rhodactis Mushrooms Pulsing Xenia Yellow Stick Polyps Hairy Mushrooms Superman Mushroom Ricordea - Yuma and Florida Toadstool Leather Green Button Polyps Neon Green Clove Polyps Here is the Tank after the crash: And here is the tank as of today (03/03/2009) - I will keep changing this pic with updates I would like to thank the following Nano-Reef members for their donations: Weetie - SaltWaterFish.com Gift Card Lizzie - Numerous Zoanthids and Green Star Polyps Link to comment
BytheSea Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Very interesting tank. Never seen a round reef before. That must been hard to scape. Link to comment
GrandpaFeathers Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 could be nice to find just a huge piece and put it in the center. or diy one.. Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 Ok I re-did my rock work again because I just upgraded to MH lighting (looking forward to adding SPS). I know the clarity and colors on the pics suck but I'm just using a Sony Cybershot. Unknown Paly bought from someone one here Rhodactis Shrooms (Those 2 in the middle started splitting less than a week ago ) Assorted Zoas: Unknown Flourescent Green Acan: Giant Pagoda (The Hulk) Male Percula: Baby Superman Shroom from someone on N-R Left Side: Pissed off Propagator's Purple Ring People Eaters (I have a 3rd polyp coming on them ) Red Thunder (left), Kryptonite (middle), Fire & Ice (top) Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 GSP Island Green Plate Yuma Rock (2 others hidden on side) Toadstool much happier now PO'ed Neon Green Cloves Full Tank Shot Link to comment
AdriftQuasar Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Nice tank! Looks like cleaning the inside of the glass could be a pain, is it? Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Nice tank! Looks like cleaning the inside of the glass could be a pain, is it? Well surprisingly Mag-Float works on curved glass, but I should probably get a nimble nano, the only problem spots are next to the sandbed. Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Rearranged the aquascape FTS Zoa-Garden Candy-Cane Corner Link to comment
buccaneerreef Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Rearranged the aquascape FTS Zoa-Garden Candy-Cane Corner Nice work. I just started and bought a used 34 RSM that included rock, sand, water and corals. I transported it and put back together in around 4hours. My question is how often can or should you rearrange your tank? I have moved a few things after the initial set up. Do you use tongs or bare hands? Any info would be helpful. Thanks...Vic Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Nice work. I just started and bought a used 34 RSM that included rock, sand, water and corals. I transported it and put back together in around 4hours. My question is how often can or should you rearrange your tank? I have moved a few things after the initial set up. Do you use tongs or bare hands? Any info would be helpful.Thanks...Vic You should really keep the tank rearranging to a minimum because it disturbs everything too much and can muck up the water and release nitrates. Make sure that you are happy with it and put everything together. I use bare hands in this tank, but it really depends on your tank inhabitants, if I had an eel or aggressive fish I might use tongs. Link to comment
AcroporaLokani Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Did you ever frag the cup coral? Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Sony Cybershots are a pain to get macro/closeup shots with. I had one and returned it to get a Canon Powershoot A720 IS, so I know! Anyway, cool looking tank, never saw a half moon one before. Wheredja find it? Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Did you ever frag the cup coral? Yes its fragged and I have one huge piece left for sale. I decided I didn't want to keep any of it except for a teeny tiny 5 polyp piece. Check out the Livestock Classifieds. Sony Cybershots are a pain to get macro/closeup shots with. I had one and returned it to get a Canon Powershoot A720 IS, so I know! Anyway, cool looking tank, never saw a half moon one before. Wheredja find it? Once my funds are all in order I think I'm gonna splurge for a Canon Digital Rebel XTI (I think thats what its called?? lol) and take some really nice shots. Everything looks a horrid shade of blue with my cybershot when I take pics in the tanks Got the half-moon at my LFS, pretty nice, but it seems like I don't have much room in it. Link to comment
EnjoiFish Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Zoa garden = I just upgraded to MH as well. Saw the color difference immediately, still waiting on the coral growth. Your mushrooms definitely seemed pleased! Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Zoa garden = I just upgraded to MH as well. Saw the color difference immediately, still waiting on the coral growth. Your mushrooms definitely seemed pleased! Yes my pink mushrooms are going ABSOLUTELY crazy, babies everywhere lol. I just rearranged my tank and made the Zoa Garden much nicer. New pics soon, promise Link to comment
squirrelieygrrrl Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 sweet tank phish! the round look is really neat. i think my fav piece in your tank has gotta be that candy cane colony! i didnt realize that they grew in a sort of dome shape. very cool! i hope i can re coup my candy cane hitchhiker to look like that some day. cant wait to see the new pics! keep up the good work! ~squirrel Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Lol too bad I fragged that candy cane, it was just taking up too much room. The teal green candy cane in the tank pictures used to be a 4 headed nice colony, but after my mom passed away I kinda let the tanks decline and that candy cane only had one head left on it and it was retracted to PEA size. After several months of recuperation its about quarter-sized now and looks beautiful. I'll take new pics of the tanks tonight. Thanks guys! Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Ok here's the pics! Zoa Garden, can't wait for it to grow together! :D New Hydnopora Frags, more like a mini-colony! This is the larger one! I it! FTS - I love the rearranging sooo much more! But it seems like everytime I get a new piece I gotta redo it lol. Link to comment
squirrelieygrrrl Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 ok phish! lol, it took me a while to get all those pics to load, cuz im on 56k...such a pita. i have a few words for you! WOW, WOW, and WOW! also you broke up the candy canes?!?!! well ya gotta do what ya gotta do. im seriously lovin the zoa garden, all the colors *drools*. i think you may have found a winner on how youve got all those corals situated. it really looks good, much more natural. the hydnopora colony is pretty sweet, but as a girl im a sucker for those pink shrooms. i know, i cant help it. looks great! ~squirrel Link to comment
iglowce Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 what happened to your pagoda cup and the candy cane corner? btw the tank looks great. are you considering adding more LR and bring the center back a little higher so create a tall-effect? Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 ok phish! lol, it took me a while to get all those pics to load, cuz im on 56k...such a pita. i have a few words for you! WOW, WOW, and WOW! also you broke up the candy canes?!?!! well ya gotta do what ya gotta do. im seriously lovin the zoa garden, all the colors *drools*. i think you may have found a winner on how youve got all those corals situated. it really looks good, much more natural. the hydnopora colony is pretty sweet, but as a girl im a sucker for those pink shrooms. i know, i cant help it. looks great! ~squirrel Well I'm glad you like the pink shrooms, they started as 1 large and 2 small on a piece of Tonga LR from the LFS, that was about 2 years ago, now I have about 2 dozen throughout the tank, the walk around, pop out a baby, more around some more. And I got some in my frag tank too. Thanks for your enthusiasm The Zoa Garden and Hydnopora is by far my favorite pieces, and I cannot wait for both of them to grow :D what happened to your pagoda cup and the candy cane corner? btw the tank looks great. are you considering adding more LR and bring the center back a little higher so create a tall-effect? I don't think I'm gonna change the LR unless I find the PERFECT piece for the back middle. And I fragged the pagoda and candy-cane. Both are for sale in Livestock Classifieds Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 Ok I took a few more pics. Pink Shrooms: Toadstool, very happy in high flow: My Mom's tank rearranged: FTS with Sump built by CowKid, I LOVE IT! Link to comment
squirrelieygrrrl Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 neat! gosh i wish my leather would look like that. ive been having issues with it since i brought it home. im still lovin the shroomies! your moms tank looks like its off to a nice start, i especially love the relfection of you taking picures of it. classic! neat sump. thats my next project is to plumb another 10gal to my existing tank. as well as add a 70w retro halide. lookin sweet! ~squirrel Link to comment
ddr_phish Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 neat! gosh i wish my leather would look like that. ive been having issues with it since i brought it home. im still lovin the shroomies! your moms tank looks like its off to a nice start, i especially love the relfection of you taking picures of it. classic! neat sump. thats my next project is to plumb another 10gal to my existing tank. as well as add a 70w retro halide. lookin sweet! ~squirrel My toadstool used to never get polyp extension like that, but I moved it next to my GSP with a Koralia 1 practically on top of it, it loves that high flow to no end! Lol actually my moms tank is just over 2 years old... But I seriously neglected it after she passed away. I have some of the original Zoas from it in my main tank, and the clowns are from the beginning too, I like to think thats why the female clown bites my hand, because she misses my mother too. Link to comment
squirrelieygrrrl Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 aww, my bad. im sorry to hear about your mom. i dont know how much time my mother has left either, so i completely sympathize. Link to comment
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