itsyahboydanny Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 12/1/15 3/28/15 FTS 11/19/14 Hey NR! Just thought I'd share my new build Equipment: PicO Aquariums 5g AIOStock pump (120 gph)Nanobox Mini Tide with Coralux Storm controllerHydor Theo 25 watt heaterFiltration:ChemiPure ElitePurigenFilter Floss5 lbs dry rock, from lfs 7 lbs live rock5 lbs Live Sand, Arag-Alive! Livestock:1 Juvenile Clownfish1 Small Clown 1 Small Tangaroan Goby 1 Mexican Turbo 1 Nassarious Snail SPS: Green ORA Birdsnest WWC Northern Lights Monti LPS: 2 Random Acans 1 Miami Hurricanes Chalice Softies: Rastas, Spidermans, Ring of Fires, Vampire Kisses, Sunny D's, KO Nightmares, Tubb's Blues, 5 Color Rainbows, Red Hornets, Purple Hornets, Random Green Zoas, Devils Armor, Armor of God, Dragon Eyes, Eagle Eyes, 3 Random Shrooms. I started cycling this tank Oct 1Feel free to comment with advice or suggestions! Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 my only resident, he'll be my only fish in this tank. Link to comment
LiquidTension82 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 If you decide on doing a maxima clam - Check this Out Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 If you decide on doing a maxima clam - Check this Out looks awesome, are you getting all 5 or just 1 i can't tell... Link to comment
LiquidTension82 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I Think It's just one, but I'm not sure. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Got my tide today! Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Got a frag pack from zen-reef, which turned out awesome! I got frags of: ora green birds nest, vampire kisses, ring of fire, purple hornets, red hornets, 5 color rainbow, rastas, spidermans, tubbs blues Also went to Bio-Reef in Jacksonville I got frags of: sunny d's, ko nightmare, and wwc northern lights monti Also took my first macro shot using a ollo clip macro lens for my iPhone! Link to comment
rocksmom Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 That's a lot of really nice zoas. How long do you plan on keeping them on the racks before placement? Looking forward to the fts with them in place. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 That's a lot of really nice zoas. How long do you plan on keeping them on the racks before placement? Looking forward to the fts with them in place. Thanks! I was debating what to do. I can't decide if i should put them with the whole plugs down there, but the rocks are small so It wouldn't look that nice.. dremmel the plug stem off and just leave them on the disk on the rock.. start fragging them off and glueing them onto rocks.. what do you think? Link to comment
itzju Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Thanks! I was debating what to do. I can't decide if i should put them with the whole plugs down there, but the rocks are small so It wouldn't look that nice.. dremmel the plug stem off and just leave them on the disk on the rock.. start fragging them off and glueing them onto rocks.. what do you think? definitely take the plug stem off and just let them cover the disks. less stress for them and once they overgrow the disc you wont even know it's there. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 definitely take the plug stem off and just let them cover the disks. less stress for them and once they overgrow the disc you wont even know it's there. Right, I was thinking the same, should I glue the disk down or just leave it sitting on the rock? Link to comment
DaveFason Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Great start! Looking forward to seeing this down the road. -Dave Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Great start! Looking forward to seeing this down the road. -Dave Thanks Dave! Link to comment
rocksmom Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I only leave the disk if they've grown on it. Otherwise I'd pop the rock/glue/eggcrate/whatever off of the disk. And definitely glue them unless you can really wedge them in. Snails and fish will knock them down otherwise. The glue and epoxy sandwich works great Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 I only leave the disk if they've grown on it. Otherwise I'd pop the rock/glue/eggcrate/whatever off of the disk. And definitely glue them unless you can really wedge them in. Snails and fish will knock them down otherwise. The glue and epoxy sandwich works great All of them except for one has grown onto the disk so I think I'll just leave them on and cut the stem off the plug. Some of them have algea growing on the disk too idk if that will stop them from growing, should I just leave it be? Link to comment
rocksmom Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Your CUC should clean them up or you could do a peroxide dip. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Your CUC should clean them up or you could do a peroxide dip. Well I think my only snail died today lol I found it upside down. I guess I'll need to get another Link to comment
rocksmom Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Meh, astreas can't flip themselves, so he might not be dead. Just sit him right side up and see what happens. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'll let you know, he hasn't moved in hours, I'll probably go pick up the smallest mexican I can find tomorrow Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 sweet zoas, especially the hornets. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 sweet zoas, especially the hornets. Thanks, I started popping them off the plugs, I got 3 glued onto the rock work so far. they actually pop off pretty easy, a lot easier than cutting the stem off. Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 finally glued all my zoas down, they all popped off super easy and I didn't suffer any casualties either Link to comment
jonnydelane Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 those are some good looking zoas, what frag rack is that? Link to comment
NorthGaHillbilly Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I despise frag plugs, so I would definatly pop em off the plug and glue em down. That being said I would let them keep growing on the plugs and then remove some of the new growth if you plan on ever trading/selling some off Link to comment
itsyahboydanny Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 those are some good looking zoas, what frag rack is that? Thanks! I got most of my frags and the rack from zen-reef.com, Tran is awesome and has amazing products! Link to comment
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