aviator300 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'm very sorry to hear about your Rocky. It's amazing how much love we have for our pets. My wife and I wish you and your Rocky the very best..AVIATOR300. Forrest Link to comment
NanoFever Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Sorry to hear about your pup! Hope hes ok! Link to comment
TigerLily Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'm sorry to hear about Rocky. I hope he recovers quickly! Link to comment
gena Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Geez, when it rains, it pours. My one boston Rocky, he's the one in the picture on page one, had a bump removed last week. Got the results today and it turned out to be a mast cell tumor. Doctor thinks he got clean margins, but he's getting a second opinion. Said we should hear from him in a day or two, then next step is off to the oncologist to determine if any secondary treatment is needed for the tumor and also to have tests done to see if it spread. Not sure what all that entails. He mentioned lymph nodes and radiographs of his chest and abdomen. Not sure what any of us did to piss off the universe so badly. I don't think I could plan anything out 4 or 5 years in advance. I don't think I could wait 4 or 5 months. I'm pretty much the same. But the next phase is when we move. For now my current 2 tanks will have to do . So sorry to read about Rocky . Good thoughts for Rocky. Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thanks everyone. Currently waiting on a test that looks for a specific gene in the tumor which will tell us if it a more or less aggressive type. I guess if it comes back negative (less aggressive) the oncologist has suggested to just wait and monitor him. If it's positive they will do the diagnostic testing. I guess at this point that's good news, it means both the oncologist and the vet are pretty convinced that all the mast cells were removed in surgery. As far as the tank goes, not much new to share. Rock is cycling. I've already had nitrates showing up for awhile though, which is pretty cool. The day I got the vida rock I used a bottle of Dr. Tim's One and Only and it certainly seems to have sped things up. Doesn't do me much good though since everything is being treated in the frag tank Maybe I'll move my fish in next week if it's ready. Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 I was bored and took a couple pics this afternoon. Acans were looking particularly fluffy so here's a shot of my little acan (and micro) collection. 10K doesn't do them justice, can't wait to have them under the nanobox. And one of Tonks, just because she doesn't get much screen time: Hmm, photobucket seems to suck the color right out of the pictures. Should I get a flickr account? Seems like that's what all the cool kids are doing these days. Link to comment
gena Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Gorgeous collection of acans! Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Flickr for sure! Just ordered the same stand you are using. Does it come with any hole in the back or do I need to supply my own? Also, is the shelf adjustable? I too am waiting on the pico skimmer. I'm going to be running a reactor and doing biopellets with a TLF-150, but not without the skimmer of course. Looking to hopefully mod the stand up a bit too. Following along. How soon until you are wet? Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Gorgeous collection of acans! Thanks gena! Flickr for sure! Just ordered the same stand you are using. Does it come with any hole in the back or do I need to supply my own? Also, is the shelf adjustable? I too am waiting on the pico skimmer. I'm going to be running a reactor and doing biopellets with a TLF-150, but not without the skimmer of course. Looking to hopefully mod the stand up a bit too. Following along. How soon until you are wet? No holes in the back. I used a forstner bit, I think 40mm. The stand is definitely a bit... rough. I hope you aren't afraid of some sanding! And yes, the shelf is adjustable, but there are only two positions. There are two sets of wooden blocks and you pick the level you want, no pegs and holes like most furniture. It's actually already wet, but all that's in there is the vidarock. I'm currently cycling it with ammonia. Been running the light on normal schedule and no algae, pods, diatoms, or anything yet so it will be awhile before any coral goes in. I'll probably move my fish in once the nitrite is gone. Link to comment
TristanC Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Looking forward to seeing this tank progress, is that the stand PicO is selling? Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Testing out flickr... rastas by rocksmom9, on Flickr rainbowtest by rocksmom9, on Flickr Colors do look much better. Look at all those little baby heads. It was only one when I bought it. The rastas too, already three babies from them. Looking forward to seeing this tank progress, is that the stand PicO is selling? No, it's the Mr. Aqua stand. I haven't looked recently, but I though he was only selling stands for the 20G system. The Mr. Aqua stand is just raw wood. The ones on the PicO site are finished, I think available in either black or white to match the tanks. Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Thanks for the sanding tip, RM. This tank doesn't really NEED a stand, but with all the goodies I'm putting into it, I would really like to showcase it (much like you are doing). Best luck to Rocky Link to comment
justinmb Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Soooo jealous. I wish this was around before I bought my Spec. Following Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Tested the water today to see how the cycle is coming along. Nitrite is pretty much off the (API) charts. Nitrate is anywhere from 4-10ppm. Red Sea only goes up to 4 I think, and the 5 and 10 look the same to me on API. Either way that should mean the nitrite should start dropping soon. My husband showed me a pretty cool picture today. One of his former coworkers went to the Philippines to visit family and went diving while he was there. Asked him if I could share his picture, and he said yeah as long as I blurred his face (hence the having a black hole where his head should be thing). Check out this torch: Thanks for the sanding tip, RM. This tank doesn't really NEED a stand, but with all the goodies I'm putting into it, I would really like to showcase it (much like you are doing). Best luck to Rocky Yeah, I considered just putting it on a dresser or something, but I wanted it somewhere where it would be seen. Good luck with the stand, I'll have to check out what you do with yours. And thanks. Still waiting on lab results, fingers crossed. Soooo jealous. I wish this was around before I bought my Spec. Following Thanks! I was actually eyeing all the specs and considered it myself. An AIO in this size range that is glass without curved corners is hard to come by. Link to comment
gena Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 My husband showed me a pretty cool picture today. One of his former coworkers went to the Philippines to visit family and went diving while he was there. Asked him if I could share his picture, and he said yeah as long as I blurred his face (hence the having a black hole where his head should be thing). Check out this torch: Holy moley!!!! WOW! Link to comment
aviator300 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 How bout some "wet" FTS pics so us Pico 5 owners in waiting can salivate some more HaHa. On the serious side, where did you find the Archaea heater and how is it doing so far? I've never seen one before until I read it in your post. I've tried to research it but I guess it's new to reef tanks and I can find no reviews. Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 How bout some "wet" FTS pics so us Pico 5 owners in waiting can salivate some more HaHa. On the serious side, where did you find the Archaea heater and how is it doing so far? I've never seen one before until I read it in your post. I've tried to research it but I guess it's new to reef tanks and I can find no reviews. Haha, I'll have to do it this evening. My giant windows make it impossible during the day, all reflections and glare everywhere. I bought the heater several years ago from Nature Aquarium, here's the link. The thing is seriously tiny and has the thermostat near the plug instead of on the heater. Only complaint is the cord is kind of short. Let me grab a pic to show how small the thing really is. Link to comment
aviator300 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 WOW. Now thats what i call small. Have you used it and does it work well? They still sell them at that link.. And by the way, this is why i need a smaller heater?? LOL Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Geez, that's quite a heater. LOL! I have used this little thing on everything from a 3 gallon betta tank to a 12 gallon nanocube. Never had any problems with it. Just for full disclosure's sake our house was never very cold, so I don't know how it would do in lower temperatures. If you were going to get one I would probably suggest the 50 watt. The description doesn't say, but my guess is it isn't much bigger, if at all. Oh, and tank pics will be incoming later tonight. just starting to get dark here. We also picked up an RW-4 so I'm going to get a video of it in the tank for anyone interested. Link to comment
aviator300 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Geez, that's quite a heater. LOL! I have used this little thing on everything from a 3 gallon betta tank to a 12 gallon nanocube. Never had any problems with it. Just for full disclosure's sake our house was never very cold, so I don't know how it would do in lower temperatures. If you were going to get one I would probably suggest the 50 watt. The description doesn't say, but my guess is it isn't much bigger, if at all. Oh, and tank pics will be incoming later tonight. just starting to get dark here. We also picked up an RW-4 so I'm going to get a video of it in the tank for anyone interested. Interested for sure and I live in Scottsdale AZ so wont have many issues with cold weather..50w is same size as 25w so i"ll be ordering the 50w. Thanks for the info. Link to comment
justinmb Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I bought one of those heaters off JR here at nano-reef. It is tiny but works great! Link to comment
rocksmom Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Pics and video as promised. I also posted the RW-4 video and photo in it's own thread under product reviews for anyone that wants to read more about it, but honestly I didn't post much. At this point I'm still planning on using the MP10 in this tank, I just thought this could be useful for anyone getting this tank and considering what powerhead to purchase. Video link: https://flic.kr/p/oNeczw RW-4 size reference: DSC00404 by rocksmom9, on Flickr And some tank pics, including the back chambers and the lid (I like how the edges glow): DSC00396 by rocksmom9, on Flickr DSC00397 by rocksmom9, on Flickr DSC00395 by rocksmom9, on Flickr DSC00390 by rocksmom9, on Flickr DSC00417 by rocksmom9, on Flickr DSC00414 by rocksmom9, on Flickr And for anyone wondering, I have the water level set to the lowest setting. It does go quite a bit higher. Link to comment
justinmb Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I wanna take your tank out on a date Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 such a cute tank. do you really need mp10? i have the PicO 12 gallons shallow tank and have the MP10 at the lowest setting. Link to comment
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