Bowen1022 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 sorry to hear about your fish. It's never fun losing one. (I know) Was it acting funny prior? I've seen fish die from a new tank and most of the time it's because of ammonia. Usually they'll act weird prior to going, so his sudden death is unusual. He wasn't acting super funny. The only 'different' thing he was doing was rubbing up against the siliconed corner last night for a while but I didn't think anything of it I thought he was maybe trying to itch himself or whatever. Quote Link to comment
Balix Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Sorry about the fish. Did you add any bacteria during the cycle? Like a bottle of biospira? Nice aquascape, makes me want to do a make over for mine. Hope the ghost skimmer works well. I had it running for 10 days and couldn't stand the sound and it wasn't really skimming much for me. Seems like a hit or miss for folks. I got an airstone skimmer and it produced light colored skimmate and crudes in there but there are drawbacks. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Sorry about the fish. Did you add any bacteria during the cycle? Like a bottle of biospira? Nice aquascape, makes me want to do a make over for mine. Hope the ghost skimmer works well. I had it running for 10 days and couldn't stand the sound and it wasn't really skimming much for me. Seems like a hit or miss for folks. I got an airstone skimmer and it produced light colored skimmate and crudes in there but there are drawbacks. Yeah I added a big bottle of biospira the first week I set up (Jan 10). I started with dry rock from BRS so that might have been what has delayed the cycle. Thanks for the compliment! A lot of people like it haha. As for the skimmer I am debating on whether to keep it or not. I'm in the process of cleaning everything and getting myself back on track. So I will probably be deciding that within the next week or two Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Well I did about a 50% water change today, it was WC day anyway so I decided I should try and get my water parameters back to normal. I cleaned the back chambers of debris and re organized everything while I was at it. I got a new cube stand which has made everything much more clean looking. Here are some random photos. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Very nice, I like the new stand. Everything looks nice and clean and organized Sorry about the fish. Usually high levels of nitrates won't bother fish, but if you were seeing any nitrites at all, that's a sign that you've got ammonia levels above zero, which could be what did it. I wasn't sure if you meant nitrites or nitrates were high. If it was nitrates, it could just have been ich or some other pre-existing condition. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Very nice, I like the new stand. Everything looks nice and clean and organized Sorry about the fish. Usually high levels of nitrates won't bother fish, but if you were seeing any nitrites at all, that's a sign that you've got ammonia levels above zero, which could be what did it. I wasn't sure if you meant nitrites or nitrates were high. If it was nitrates, it could just have been ich or some other pre-existing condition. Thanks teeny, And I was seeing levels of nitrites so I'm pretty confident that's what did him in. Now I just know to test twice before adding anything. Like I mentioned I did do a water change and am monitoring my corals. I think one is STNing but I'm not sure:/ oh man how this hobby is stressful lol. And thanks everyone for the support! The community here on nano-reef is awesome Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Here are some random update photos Zoas Blue German Digi Lavender Mint Sarmentosa Birdsnest Hammer 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Tested my basic param's today and got Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 pH: 8.2 Also did a one gallon water change. While doing the change I noticed that my unknown SPS frag is turning white on the backside that is facing the back wall. I think it was probably due to my light not covering that backside so I moved the light more centered and am hoping it colors back up. If anyone has any other ideas please tell. On a better note all my zoa polyps are out and I have had some good polyp extension on my birds nest and blue german digi as well as the non white side of the unknown. My sarmentosa doesn't have wonderful extension but it does a little. Hopefully everything starts coloring back up as well. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here is a random photo of my unknown SPS frag. If anyone knows what it is feel free to chime in! It has been showing great polyp extension the last few days. I'm hoping to get it to color a bit more in the next few weeks. Besides trying to raise my calcium levels everything seems to be doing great. Quote Link to comment
moralesk214 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Got some of my new toys today Just a for fun shot: Being in college makes me miss home Great looking tank so far! Do you have any reviews on the AquaSmart micro? I'm thinking about getting one for my fusion as well. I'm assuming you have placed it in the 3rd chamber as we'll. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Great looking tank so far! Do you have any reviews on the AquaSmart micro? I'm thinking about getting one for my fusion as well. I'm assuming you have placed it in the 3rd chamber as we'll. Thanks! Honestly it's the only ATO I've used. I absolutely love it because it is so small and easy to work with. The set up is extremely easy as well, the only thing is to make sure you place the siphon breaker above your ato container because it does drip water. Everything in the package is very small too so the pump fits in just about any container. If I had one compliant it would be that the magnets are not 'that' strong but they do still work. And the beeping is super loud but I guess that is a good thing too. 1 Quote Link to comment
moralesk214 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Thanks for the input! I've been eyeing it for awhile. And although I recently purchased the IM hydrofill I heard some horror stories so it's currently in the box with receipt unopened pending possible return. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 No problem. I've heard the best for the IM 10 tanks are the Smart ATO and the Tunze Osmolator Nano. Both run about the same price. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Started dosing BRS 2 Part today. Also got a ton of new corals. Here is a sneak peek until I can get some more photos up. Then a sweet shot of the hammer, the photo is actually what it looks like not too blue 3 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Made an awesome swap with a local reefer, venison for frags (I'm pretty sure I got the better end of the deal). The list of goodies I got; Tri-Color Acro Orange Montipora Setosa ORA Red Planet Orange Monti Cap 3 polyp Armor of God 1 polyp Ultra Red People Eater (same plug as AOG) 1 polyp Magician 1 polyp GB Juggernaut 9-10 head Red Acan Currently in class, pics to follow 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks pschiller Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here are some better photos (Any idea how to get the timestamp off?) Enjoy Tri Color: Orange Setosa (Kinda washed out but you can see it better in other photos): ORA Red Planet: Orange Monti Cap: Red Acan: Armor of God w/Ultra Red People Eater: Magician Zoa: GB Juggernaut: 2 Quote Link to comment
PieMan2k Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Made an awesome swap with a local reefer, venison for frags (I'm pretty sure I got the better end of the deal). The list of goodies I got; Tri-Color Acro Orange Montipora Setosa ORA Red Planet Orange Monti Cap 3 polyp Armor of God 1 polyp Ultra Red People Eater (same plug as AOG) 1 polyp Magician 1 polyp GB Juggernaut 9-10 head Red Acan Currently in class, pics to follow I'm almost 100% certain you got the best deal because the acans, and acros will easily be worth over 150 or more depending on the size. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'm almost 100% certain you got the best deal because the acans, and acros will easily be worth over 150 or more depending on the size. I am sure lol. He is a great guy and was helping me out. How is your tank doing PieMan? Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 I think my cap may be STN'ing Im not sure Here is a photo of it on Tuesday morning Here is just now (sorry for super blue) There appear to be small brown 'strings' on the white part and you can kinda see in the photos the white part has gotten a little larger since Tuesday. I don't know a lot about STN/RTN subject so any input would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nice rockwork....good start Quote Link to comment
basser1 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I would move the monti down low. That's where I have mine, they are not too light demanding as some other acros. Also you may want to break or cut off some healthy parts of the monti to salvage it. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I would definitely break off some frags right away to try and save it. I've never had a monti cap STN like that so I don't know what else you could do. The new frags look awesome, though! 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice rockwork....good start Thanks dferrari! I would move the monti down low. That's where I have mine, they are not too light demanding as some other acros. Also you may want to break or cut off some healthy parts of the monti to salvage it. I glued it to the rock I thought it would look sweet there so I went for it. I might frag it tonight I would definitely break off some frags right away to try and save it. I've never had a monti cap STN like that so I don't know what else you could do. The new frags look awesome, though! Thanks for the help. Any idea on how to frag without supplies lol? And its weird because it is happening super slow. Thanks for the complements 1 Quote Link to comment
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