Alex B Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 wow great grab from coralcon. love that orange passion piece. can't wait to see them mature. Thanks man!!! Hopefully it's smooth sailing from here. The tank is firing on all cylinders! BEN WANTS RESULTS,AND HE WANTS THEM MEOW !!!!! That's some serious algae growth though and that was from your dose from just the other day ? Smh... How'd the SPS react ? I thought I was bad with my Pico Zeo experiment lol. Alex,I know its somewhere in here,what sand do you run ? I'm thinking of doing Fiji Pink in my 7. Seaflor special grade! Link to comment
Alex B Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Sometimes the dumbest things makes us happy. I have this coralline growing on one of my pumps that is intense!!! I tried to gt a pic but it's hard. It literally looks like those glo markers you can get in pink, yellow, and orange. It is so bright!!! I have never had a coralline like this in my tank. I've had purples, pinks, reds, even shades that almost look blue, but this stuff is crazy. You can see the regular purple, pink, and even some deep red on the pumps. Then in the front you see the super bright stuff. I could only imagine a tank covered in this stuff!! I would never scrape it off. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15651890561/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15651890561/'>DSC_0319 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr Link to comment
ifarmer Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 your tank is simply beautiful. what is the dimension of your tank? Link to comment
Alex B Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Was at my lfs today. They asked me to take some pics for them. I have about 150 pictures, but I really liked these 3. Pro Corals Rainbow. Can't wait for my piece to look like this! https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15663399522/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15663399522/'>DSC_0373-2 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr This is a nuvo they have when you first walk in. Love this little tank. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15662766705/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15662766705/'>DSC_0387 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr And this makes me want a nem! https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15662921515/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15662921515/'>DSC_0429 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr I have a ton more. Once I start editing them, I'll post some more sps goodness!' your tank is simply beautiful. what is the dimension of your tank? Thank you very much! The tank is 36x24x18 Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks man. That algae is crazy,that's so weird it's growing outward like it is. I think my favorite colonies they have,are the PC Rainbow and the Orange Passion they are outrageous. Link to comment
gsep Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Been plugging away at this thread day by day and because of you Alex, I can not wait to get my 70G Artisan!!!! Link to comment
Alex B Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks man. That algae is crazy,that's so weird it's growing outward like it is. I think my favorite colonies they have,are the PC Rainbow and the Orange Passion they are outrageous. Yup! I got some other cool pics. I got a great one of the orange passion. Been plugging away at this thread day by day and because of you Alex, I can not wait to get my 70G Artisan!!!! Wow. Thank you so much!! Let me know if u need anything. Enjoy the tank!! Link to comment
Alex B Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Orange passion https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15664194541/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15664194541/'>DSC_0448 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr Link to comment
D Z Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Edit.....I REALLY need a new camera. Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Orange passion https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15664194541/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15664194541/'>DSC_0448 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr Gosh really, that coral makes me drool. Link to comment
Alex B Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 So I've been running a bit of rowaphos in a Baggie for a week. Dropped my phosphates down to .02 and everything is looking better by the day!! This tank seems to be very sensitive to small phosphate swings. I think it's because of the minimal liverock. I've started to add a lot of rubble to the sump. Pretty much going to fill up the sump with as much rock as I can. My fuge is also growing and looking good. I was considering bio pellets, but they work more for nitrates then phosphates. Guess I'll pick up a couple reactors for carbon and gfo. I've also gone a couple weeks without doing water changes. I'm going to change to bi-weekly water changes and see how it goes. Updates suck without pics, so here are some from the other day at my lfs. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15482430897/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15482430897/'>DSC_0393 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15669224752/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15669224752/'>DSC_0415 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15482434737/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15482434737/'>DSC_0424 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr These pinwheels are cool. I want to grab a frag. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15047662954/'> https://www.flickr.com/photos/123509535@N06/15047662954/'>DSC_0421 by https://www.flickr.com/people/123509535@N06/'>touchofklasse, on Flickr Link to comment
lilmatty5dimes Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I had a guy who bought most of my zoas tell me about rowaphos and how he uses it in a reactor and loves it. His tank is pretty crazy full of sps and has no PO4 problems. I think I'll get it when the gfo runs out. One thing he mentions was it didn't do as good in a baggie. Glad to see that it does. Which lfs were those sps colonies from? Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I'm sorry if I missed it, but did you ever set up your refugium? I'd love to see some pictures. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 You should check out my thread Alex. Link to comment
Arkayology Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Any pics of your corals? How are they doing under the new light? Link to comment
Alex B Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Any pics of your corals? How are they doing under the new light? Lol...pics of my corals suck! They are just little frags Everything is great though! The tank has kind of hit autopilot. Just feeding and maintenance. The light is awesome. It def helped with the lower pieces in the tank. I lost all the shadowing and they have colored up. Still working on a couple pieces, but for the most part everything looks much better. Everything is also growing! Actually tested some paramters this week and was surprised. Nitrates and phosphates were almost undetectable. Guess the new skimmer has kicked in and it's doing some work! Almost all my algae is gone also so I'm stoked. Tank is just running super simple now. Heavy skimming, lots of food, bi-weekly water changes, and a little passive carbon. Back to my KISS method and couldn't be happier. In a month or 2 I'll start playing with my light and see if I can pull some more color out of some pieces. Link to comment
lilmatty5dimes Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 awesome news man. great having it in autopilot. glad everything is doing good. Link to comment
gsep Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hey Alex, skimmed through the thread a few days ago again to try and find some info, but do you have any pics/thoughts on the glass top that comes with the tank? I only hear about it in the product description on their website. Looking to see if this is something I could use when I do my build (girlfriend has 2 cats and this build will start right before I move into her place). Thanks!! Link to comment
Alex B Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hey Alex, skimmed through the thread a few days ago again to try and find some info, but do you have any pics/thoughts on the glass top that comes with the tank? I only hear about it in the product description on their website. Looking to see if this is something I could use when I do my build (girlfriend has 2 cats and this build will start right before I move into her place). Thanks!! The glass tops are 3 seperate pieces. They are delicate, a pain to take off and put on, and don't look that great. I train my fish when I get them. After 2 or 3 times of jumping out the tank, they get the point..lol...seriously though I hate tops, I pray/ hope and take my chances running without a top. The glass tops are usable though. They will atleast provide something to stop the kittens getting inside. When it gets old or if u don't like em, you can diy something else for it. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 The glass tops are 3 seperate pieces. They are delicate, a pain to take off and put on, and don't look that great. I train my fish when I get them. After 2 or 3 times of jumping out the tank, they get the point..lol...seriously though I hate tops, I pray/ hope and take my chances running without a top. The glass tops are usable though. They will atleast provide something to stop the kittens getting inside. When it gets old or if u don't like em, you can diy something else for it. I made a screen top and used the CAD clips to hold it in place. Link to comment
Alex B Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Most of my lfs have great deals for Black Friday and this whole weekend. Trying to finish my fish stocking. Right now it's the following. Tomini tang Tamarin wrasse Yellow coris wrasse Pink margin fairy wrasse Royal gramma Sunburst anthia And 1 lonely chromis I want to add another 3-4 chromis and maybe 1 or 2 more fish. Anyone got any ideas? More wrasses?? I've been thinking hard and really don't have any ideas. Link to comment
Arkayology Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hows your PC rainbow frag doing? The colony (at the LFS?) is nice. Link to comment
Alex B Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hows your PC rainbow frag doing? The colony (at the LFS?) is nice. My frag is doing pretty good. Encrusted almost the whole plug already. Still very green, but once it takes off should start getting some of the red and orange. Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hi Alex, did you have a good Holiday with the family? Link to comment
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