firefish CR Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 happy new year to all i wish I could ship..I have Bi color and pink tipped I am sure the bloom should go away with water changes hi maria how are your bi color????? i hope better new pics Link to comment
got2envy Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 pix no workey everything is doing great Feliz año nuevo!! Link to comment
travisurfer Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 have you checked the tidepools on the west coast? i was down there this summer and there were tons of interesting things down there from anemones to zoas. It's hard to see, but each of those tiny green dots around my foot are zoas. Link to comment
firefish CR Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 hi maria feliz año!!!! i was editing pics these files are big more pics Link to comment
firefish CR Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 have you checked the tidepools on the west coast? i was down there this summer and there were tons of interesting things down there from anemones to zoas. It's hard to see, but each of those tiny green dots around my foot are zoas. i live so far i am from costa rica another pic Link to comment
got2envy Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I went to the beach over by one of the volcanos can't remember the name but it had black beach sand...it was lovely The tank looks great!! that xenia will grow fast Link to comment
firefish CR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I went to the beach over by one of the volcanos can't remember the name but it had black beach sand...it was lovely The tank looks great!! that xenia will grow fast i know doña ana beach... black sand, in Puntareanas... beautiful beach there are a lot volcanos yes that xenia are growing so fast... i hope it don't cause problems I was trying my own DIY skimmer, but I was not successful... so i give up with the skimmer... i still using biocube skimmer i will try DIY fuge light... a refugium in second chamber instead... next week i will post pictures thanks Link to comment
got2envy Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 How did I forget Puntarenas..my dad always talked about it I want to go back soon can't wait to see the pix! Maria Link to comment
firefish CR Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 hi new pics new peppemint shrimp, my blue ricordea has a new mouth and my brother gift me 5 ricordeas, but they come bleached Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-01-27 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-01-27 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-01-27 also i did a mod, i added a 5 cm fan to extract hot air my temps dropped from 81.5 to 78 Fº Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-01-27 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-01-27 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-01-27 Link to comment
got2envy Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hey looks good! I wanna see a FTS..the ricordia don't look too bad, I have seen them almost white and come back to health I am sure the tank is happier running cool Link to comment
firefish CR Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 hi maria!! really thanks for view and post in my thread about ricordeas... the blue one picture in the last post is the good one, it is healthy the bleach ones are these in the next pictures Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-02 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-02 Link to comment
uwwmatt Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Nice work with your fan mod. You should post the details (steps/tool/photos) in the Biocube Resource guide. Link to comment
firefish CR Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Nice work with your fan mod. You should post the details (steps/tool/photos) in the Biocube Resource guide. thanks uwwmatt this week i will update with all the details about the fan mod and if you want the kalkwasser doser too Link to comment
firefish CR Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 hi these days i had problems with low alk (6.4 dkh) and low calcium (330ppm), i added bakin soda to raise alk and kent turbo calcium to raise calcium i wanna raise my aquaspace too so new live rock added Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-04 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-04 i will post more pics later Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Looks good! def get the Alk/calcium up Link to comment
Avengerx77 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Pura vida chicos!!! Tank is looking good firefish. Keep up the good work. Are you posting on costarican forums? I will post some pics of my tank soon, it is doing so much better now Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ahhh pura vida! I havent heard that for a long time. I went to Tamarindo last spring break. You have a beautiful country and the people were so nice Link to comment
firefish CR Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 hi Looks good! def get the Alk/calcium up thanks maria i added bakin soda and turbo calcium alk 10.4 dkh /calcium 430ppm yesterday i added my DIY phosphates reactor with phosban i am still testing it... but everything looks fine Pura vida chicos!!! Tank is looking good firefish. Keep up the good work. Are you posting on costarican forums? I will post some pics of my tank soon, it is doing so much better now i can't wait to see pics!!! claro que posteo en el foro tico, de hecho ahi pongo mas hablada que mi ingles no es muy bueno jajaja saludos mae ahhh pura vida! I havent heard that for a long time. I went to Tamarindo last spring break. You have a beautiful country and the people were so nice jajaja thanks gerber, Tamarindo is a really nice place, too much beer in there Pura vida!!! Link to comment
firefish CR Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 i think that i need more live rock... or more corals in the top more pics Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-13 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-13 Link to comment
andresmirt Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 i have a house in costa rica, san jose. what part of costa rica are you from? there is an LFS in Santa Ana that i see every time im there, but i havent gone in it, but im meaning to set up an aquarium there. have you been there? Link to comment
firefish CR Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 i have a house in costa rica, san jose. what part of costa rica are you from? there is an LFS in Santa Ana that i see every time im there, but i havent gone in it, but im meaning to set up an aquarium there. have you been there? hi andres, i live in san jose.... yes, I've been in Santa Ana, but I don't know specifically that LFS, I think it is called "flora and fauna", they have another store in Moravia, but there are varius LFS around, in Heredia, Tibas, Desamparados and Cartago and sometimes i exchage fracs with some friends from local forum (acuarios de Costa Rica) nice tank!!! thanks!!! Link to comment
firefish CR Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 hi i have new candy but it gets sick , last week one head didn't open, now that head is almost dead this picture it is like a 3 weeks ago Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-02-18 ... Link to comment
firefish CR Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 hi.. i had some problems in my BC everythin is fine now, but i almost lost my xenias... so i get new ones Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-03-29 FTS Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-03-29 i hope the candy can do better Link to comment
firefish CR Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 new fuge mod i did a black acrilic box 8 watts light and 6cm fan (will run 24/7) i will see if i need more light later Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 back glass Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 stock biocube plate Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 inside... caulerpa serrulata ( is the best algae tahat i can get here in Costa Rica) thanks to lisette for the algae Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 light on... sorry blurry pic Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 exterior views Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-04 "hot garbage" biocube skimmer doing foam Shot with HP PhotoSmart R607 (V01.00) at 2009-04-02 thats all for now... comment please!! Link to comment
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