thirdchild Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 LFS dropped off my stand and it's better than I expected. Awesome! That thing looks to be $500 ! Yeah... good thing this is my only hobby and I'm a workaholic. Link to comment
Singlefin Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Pretty slick stand. When are you planning on getting the tank wet? Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Pretty slick stand. When are you planning on getting the tank wet? Thanks. Had to do a nice stand in order to get the ok for the upgrade... Hopefully I can get it wet next week and continue curing the dead liverock while aquascaping. My sps is slowly dying in the plastic storage bin home... In any case, my dad and I finished the plumbing tonight. Dad got a little creative at the end when I wasn't looking and used two right angles and two 45 degree bends to go around the drain. I guess I don't care if it doesn't leak... Link to comment
Singlefin Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Awesome. Is that a water change spigot in the bottom right? Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Awesome. Is that a water change spigot in the bottom right? No, it's not for water changes. I'm trying to connect the chiller to that end. I took the 3/4" barb from the return pump and screwed it in there. Kinda forgot that I actually need a 1/2" barb since the chiller's inlet is 1/2". So kinda stuck there til I figure out how to turn a 3/4" barb into a 1/2" barb to match the other end. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Look it's got a light and rocks now! So exciting... Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Added another light because I am a tool with a credit card... Anyways seems nitrates are slowly growing, no ammonia and no nitrites so maybe cycling early in the tub did the trick? i decided to live dangerously and threw in a small gsp rock. If the gsp survives and nitrates continue to rise, I'll start moving more stuff in. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Everything still seems alive and happier than in the tub. So I moved everything tonight in one big swoop. I figure if all the original live rock stayed anyways, I ought to avoid a cycle. Or have a soft cycle. All but one sps has died anyway while in the tub. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Some pics! The goby finally found the pistol shrimp when they were the last two in the tub. Then they promptly lost each other when they got transferred to the 40g. Pretty anti-social little guys. Pompom crab died. Accidentally squished in the move :-( Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Diatoms are growing quickly so a mini cycle is probably happening... Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 So reduced rock and change the scape a bit for a more open look. There are still a lot of diatoms though. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Good grief. After 2 years and a tank move the goby finally found the pistol shrimp. And of course, they're digging a tunnel in the back of the scape where I can't see them. Those punks. Also the green hair algae I thought I had was really bryopsis. I wanted to stock slow anyways, so I don't mind the magnesium dosing. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 A fresh FTS. Now we're on to brown algae and some green hair algae... The cheato is doing well but I'd like to tuck it into the sump when I get a refugium light. Link to comment
kmaintl Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 this is one nice 40g breeder, tien. you've got the works on it. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 this is one nice 40g breeder, tien. you've got the works on it. Thanks Ed! Link to comment
Snapper Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 did you buy that light hanging leg thingy magigy or did you make it? Link to comment
thirdchild Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 did you buy that light hanging leg thingy magigy or did you make it? Most I can do is glue stuff... I don't use powertools or anything. So this is bought from reefkoi. It's very sturdy and made from aluminum rails. Not complicated though if you want to make your own version. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Well I'm finally collecting a few things I had my eye on over the years. Meet the sassy new additions. It'll be super exciting to see these color up. I'm going to obsess over these frags like Gollum over the One Ring... Lots of thanks to BillyC who just helped me start this awesome sps collection and kmaintl for the coolest softy ever. An interesting Australian Chalice from ReefKoi that I got during a local show Ultimate Frags Tricolor Palmer's Blue Mille Red Robin Stag Tyree Purple Dragon Eyes Tierra Del Fuego Tie Dye Mushroom Link to comment
thirdchild Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Boy I've had a rocky time... I added a red spotted blenny which apparently gave my clown something and they both died. The deaths and not having enough media threw the water quality off and killed a bunch of my new frags after I tried dosing different things. So the tie-dye, the palmers and the purple dragon eyes are the only survivors. Still working on the algae bloom, but now that things are coloring up... safe to add new life in the tank! Cquest Onyx Clown And a Red BTA Link to comment
Arkayology Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Rough going. Im glad some of your frags made it though. Are you getting good colors/growth out of them or are they still recovering? Link to comment
thirdchild Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Rough going. Im glad some of your frags made it though. Are you getting good colors/growth out of them or are they still recovering? Slowly more color than dirt brown I think the growth there is came before all the drama started. It was stupid of me to shoot for sps as soon as I made the move. Link to comment
Anna576 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Your clown and nem are beautiful! Link to comment
kmaintl Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Your clown and nem are beautiful! +1 Agree, then I am biased. Link to comment
thirdchild Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Your clown and nem are beautiful! Thanks! +1 Agree, then I am biased. Doesn't mean they aren't pretty Just a updated FTS...Onyx is slowly venturing away from the corners. Actually I did some math and my tank is even younger than I think. Livestock was moved in about 3 months ago. Link to comment
Snapper Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 How much was the clown and bta Link to comment
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