spazizz Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 8-8-2014 http://s387.photobucket.com/user/spazziz/media/Aquarium/25g%20cube/DSCI0012_zpse436bcf2.jpg.html'> 7-10-2014 5-21-2014 5-5-2014 About the the tank- Barebottom 150 watt Sunpod w/ 10k ushio BH-90 Skimmer HOB Horizontal ATS Current life 2x Percula clownfish Banggai Cardinal Splendid Dottyback Green zoas RPE paly Blue zoas poss. panama blues Red macro Original post Well since I got my skimmer I figured things can only go up from here, so now I can start to document the tank's progress. FTS 12/27/2013 I have a chalice that's growing really fast. I think it's a hollywood stunner but right now it's brown and ugly. All of my other corals are coloring up in my 5.5g until I get this tank functioning properly. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Nice! Post more pics! MOAR PICS Link to comment
spazizz Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Nice! Post more pics! MOAR PICS Ill get some tomorrow. I fragged the chalice a few times by accident moving it around. So thin.. Once my green montipora starts growing and regains it's colors back Ill know I'm ready for more corals. Link to comment
spazizz Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 I am still dialing the right amount of hours of light for my ATS. Right now I am trying 12 on 12 off. I tried 18/6 but my growth was very yellow but the farther you got away from the light the greener is was. I just cleaned the screens a day ago and I just switched the light schedule when I cleaned it. Slanted ATS Light over the ATS I'm experimenting with the zip ties Red macro algae popped up when I switch to the 10k ushio Ugly chalice Skimmer Juice Dottyback Details about my rock- All of the rock in my tank has been continually "live" since 2008, some of it is reef cleaners dry rock(two bottom pieces), the rest I think is mostly fiji and one man made piece that was thrown in the ocean(curvy rock at the very top of my tank). Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 How well behaved has the splendid dottyback been? Link to comment
spazizz Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 He has been very good. My cardinal will chase him around every now and then, he just runs. The only thing he doesn't like is snails. I see him carrying around dwarf ceriths every now and then. It's funny the way he spits them out. How well behaved has the splendid dottyback been? Link to comment
spazizz Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Cleaned my rocks and redid the aquascape. I added two large dry rocks and moved the structure off against the back wall. Link to comment
spazizz Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Tweaked some stuff Porites? I have some in another tank that's green. New fish in QT Link to comment
spazizz Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 The new clown had brooklynella, so tough to beat. I just finished treatment yesterday but now I think it has bacterial infections so I'm treating with furan 2. Rough time for the little guy. I also started dosing sugar and since doing so my algae scrubber is starting to grow. I think I'm going to try vinegar out. Link to comment
spazizz Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Not much to update.. Tried vinegar, I didn't notice a difference. Since the algae scrubber was doing so well, the hair algae in my display decided it wanted to play to. So I'm running my light for 4 hours instead of 8 hours now. I think the red macro algae likes this change. Here are some pics of my scrubber right before I cleaned it. The hair algae is growing at the top and making its way down. No water flow Link to comment
spazizz Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Beginnings of a polyp garden + olive snail that I acclimated to full SW Will eat your children This is the best shot I could get of the new clown Together Algae is making it's way down and across the screen Link to comment
spazizz Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Algae scrubber has really grown a lot in one week. My polyps are growing as well, so the tank must be improving. Once my sps get their color back Ill know things are right. Link to comment
spazizz Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Changed my rocks again, it's more stable now. Link to comment
spazizz Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 I just finished a 10% water change. I probably spent a 1-2 hours cleaning this tank. I used airline tubing with a hard straw at the end to get into all the little holes in my rock work. I used only Oceanic salt since I only did a 10%. I removed at least a quarter to half of a cups worth of "sand". All the rocks keep trying to make their own sand bed Half way through the water change my female clown started getting pissy with me and attacking me. Funny, futile but annoying. All of my zoa/palys are doing good but my experimental sps has poor color and very little growth.*hate this tank* Downgrading crosses my mind probably once or twice a month.. The algae scrubber is still going strong. Have I ever mentioned I hate pink corraline? It loves to grow all over my pumps and never where I want it. The dottyback feels like a pointless fish, it hides most of the time. I would be happy with just two clowns and the cardinal but my wife thinks we should keep the dottyback. ~End long pointless post. Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 That angled ats looks pretty neat imo. Link to comment
spazizz Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Thanks, had to get innovative That angled ats looks pretty neat imo. Link to comment
spazizz Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 3D Growth http://s387.photobucket.com/user/spazziz/media/Aquarium/37g/DSCI0005_zps5d195f0b.jpg.html'> http://s387.photobucket.com/user/spazziz/media/Aquarium/37g/DSCI0007_zps3ed348fc.jpg.html'> Link to comment
spazizz Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Well it looks I'm going to down grading to a 10g, at least until I get things under control...... Maybe... I like the dimensions of the 10g but I do also have a 16g which is the same as a 10g but taller(I'm tired of tall tanks). My stand is 20 inches wide so thats why I have to stick to the 10g or 16g. The 16g would have to past a leak test though. Ill probably use the rocks from the upper portion of the tank and maybe smash the larger rock that in on the bottom right side. Ill probably go for a heavier scape since Im doing the minimal thing in my 5.5g. By downgrading Ill be able to do 100% water changes easily and they will be affordable. Id rather have a nicer smaller tank that I can maintian easier than I larger tank that looks like $h!t. Link to comment
spazizz Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Well I made the switch. I chose the 16g for the extra volume and so my skimmer wouldn't touch the stand. i'm not sure how I feel about the rock at the very top right, I might move it around. I don't want to get rid of it. My skimmer is acting retarded, it spewing large bubbles and getting micro bubbles all over the tank. I think it might be because of the new water or because I shook it up and dumped all the dirty water out of it. The skimmer intake is block quite a bit of light, hopefully Ill just used to it. I may have to retire the algae scrubber unless I can figure out a way to light it. I just dont have the room any more. Link to comment
spazizz Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I moved the rock at the top. All the fish made the transition perfectly. And for some reason my skimmer has been working better than ever. I wish I had LEDs though, my MH gets so hot and warms up the tank quite a bit. I may have to cut my lighting hours. I super glued a lot of hydra while I was fiddling with the moving the rock. Now I have a super finger. Link to comment
spazizz Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I title this one Dottyback Butt http://s387.photobucket.com/user/spazziz/media/Aquarium/16g/DSCI0007_zps80d73190.jpg.html'> Link to comment
spazizz Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 I'm kind of hating the porite rock. It's very round and feels out of place no matter where I put it. I would frag it if it wasn't filled with feather dusters. Some of them are pretty cool. I also busted out the super glue gel and started a hydroid genocide/war. From now on any time I see any pop up they will be smothered... TO DEATH. Link to comment
spazizz Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm no longer Bi-winning. I lost my cardinal fish, it killed it self getting stuck between my heater and glass. Now, I'm down to three fish, I won't be replacing him at least not for a long time. He was one of my favorite fish. Link to comment
Rehype Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Really sorry to hear about the cardinal...love your scape though Link to comment
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