ReefWeeds Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I love this tank. And your photos are always so good. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Dave from NanoBox put your pictures up on FB! Tank looks great, man. I want my IM 10 to look like this something fierce. I just saw that! It looks so good! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks, guys! Just realized I never posted the new FTS, so here it is. And thanks, Dave, for featurig the pictures on your FB page The idaho grape monti is really growing well. It's completely covered up the encrusting rainbow monti underneath. I think I may try breaking off a frag from the left hand side and just let it grow out to the right, so that the rainbow can get a little light. CAD Lights 4G FTS - 27 May 2015 by TeenyReef, on Flickr And here's another angle: A New Angle by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 World of wonders, that is just stunning. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Those rics!! I forget how tiny this tank is until I see another FTS! Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks, guys! Just realized I never posted the new FTS, so here it is. And thanks, Dave, for featurig the pictures on your FB page The idaho grape monti is really growing well. It's completely covered up the encrusting rainbow monti underneath. I think I may try breaking off a frag from the left hand side and just let it grow out to the right, so that the rainbow can get a little light. CAD Lights 4G FTS - 27 May 2015 by TeenyReef, on Flickr And here's another angle: A New Angle by TeenyReef, on Flickr These photos! OMG. That tank. It seriously makes me want to try a small pico. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 These photos! OMG. That tank. It seriously makes me want to try a small pico. You should! It can be tricky to keep things in balance because things can change in a hurry. But when you can do near 100% percent water changes in fifteen minutes you can make up for a lot of mistakes Link to comment
owenj Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Everything looks great, Teeny. Little tank is nice & full. Link to comment
markalot Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Simply awesome, and it keeps getting better. So many things to see in the FTS's Link to comment
ImNew:] Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Didnt think a 4g could looks so big and amazing. Bravo sir Bravo Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 You should! It can be tricky to keep things in balance because things can change in a hurry. But when you can do near 100% percent water changes in fifteen minutes you can make up for a lot of mistakes I'm doing it! I have a little 6 gal Petco Arc that i just keep frags in, but I'm cutting myself off from buying more coral for a bit so I'm turning it into a little 6 gal pico! this one totally inspired me. Simply awesome, and it keeps getting better. So many things to see in the FTS's I agree! It's crazy, isn't it?? Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Awww, thanks, everyone! Maybe by the time this tank hits the two year mark I'll start to feel like I know what I'm doing I'm doing it! I have a little 6 gal Petco Arc that i just keep frags in, but I'm cutting myself off from buying more coral for a bit so I'm turning it into a little 6 gal pico! this one totally inspired me. Awesome! Let me know when you start a build thread so I can follow along Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Sorry I haven't posted more pictures lately. I took this shot with my cell phone when I noticed the dendro looking nice and puffy Cell Phone Picture by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Great shot! All the colors in there ? Link to comment
ImAllBlurry Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Man, I just love this tank. Such an awesome 'scape. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Seriously, your corals look like they're on steroids for color Link to comment
Addinali Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Didnt think a 4g could looks so big and amazing. Bravo sir Bravo +1 Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Man, I just love this tank. Such an awesome 'scape. Seriously, your corals look like they're on steroids for color +1 Thanks, everyone! Well, today is a big day, at least for me. I need to pull out at least some of the rocks, check for vermetid snails, and clean out the sand bed and the back chambers. Then I'm going to break off some of the idaho grape monticap because it's completely shading the rainbow monti underneath. I'm also going to see if I can break off a little piece of the rainbow monti to fulfill a request for a frag from another reefer. Finally, I've got a another no-name zoa frag that needs to be glued on...I'm not sure where this one is going. I'm running out of room I'm also going to check to see if the duncans are big enough to frag yet, and I'm thinking about trimming back some of the rics. Wish me luck! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 I broke of about half of the grape monti where it was shading the corals underneath. It was physically easy but emotionally difficult Here's a top down shot afterwards (cell phone): 4Gg CAD Lights Top Down by TeenyReef, on Flickr Here's detail of the grape monti, rainbow monti, and red mille where they come together. You can really see how pale the rainbow got where it was directly beneath the grape, and you can also see where the red mille is pale due to the shading. I'm thinking about seeing if I can pop the rainbow monti off the rock and relocate it since it seems to be getting squeezed out between the other two corals. Montipora by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Rescaping is a messy job! Rescape Mess by TeenyReef, on Flickr I got a lot done tonight. I pulled the rocks and corals out, and drained all the water out including the back chambers. I stirred the sand up really well before draining all but about half an inch of water out. I left just enough water for the gobies, shrimp, and crab to swim around. I also cleaned the skimmer, changed the floss, and cleaned the back wall and back chambers. - I moved the rainbow monti to the middle of the top rock after cutting off a couple very small frags. You can see the big white spot where it used to be. I lost another chunk of idaho grape monti in the process But it will grow back. And I now should have lots of idaho grape frags for sale in the near future - I chickened out on trimming the rics. They're just too pretty... - I did kill off the big red mushroom but yanking out chunks of it with long nose pliers, and dissolving the foot with boiling water. It was getting too big and starting to sting the red mille, and it was almost touching the green favia. There's another baby red mushroom growing nearby, so I won't lose out on the nice red accent color for long, though. - I glued the yellow scroll coral back on after it fell off last week when I was getting the harlequin starfish out. - Finally, I glued the new zoas onto the top rock, right in the middle of the picture. Here's a top down shot after the rescape: Rescape - Top Down by TeenyReef, on Flickr While the rics were receded, I noticed a brand new baby green ric You can also see the purple sponge I got from Zia a while back. It started really small but it's about an inch across now. It's really interesting because it grows like a plating monti. Baby Ric by TeenyReef, on Flickr I also took a close look at the duncans while they were fully receded to see how big the skeleton is. As you can see, there are lots of heads, but the branches are still pretty short. I've never tried to frag duncans but I'm pretty sure the branches are still too short. Duncanops by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
DaveFason Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Nice work! Looking forward to seeing the changes get used to it. Curious what are you settings on this little guy? -Dave Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 this little thing is jam packed! can't wait to see a pic of the new scape when everything opens back up. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Nice work! Looking forward to seeing the changes get used to it. Curious what are you settings on this little guy? -Dave Right now, I'm running blues on 160 and whites on 80 (Storm controller). I think I could run a little higher but need to get everything stabilized after the latest reorganization before I try it. Still loving those Nanobox colors this little thing is jam packed! can't wait to see a pic of the new scape when everything opens back up. Thanks, Ninja! Definitely need to take some pics later today, with the "real" camera. Link to comment
Addinali Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 this little thing is jam packed! can't wait to see a pic of the new scape when everything opens back up. +1 Link to comment
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