albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 A few Pics Taken Today ... after I fixed my Skimmer The skimmer issue: For some reason my skimmer stopped working early this morning. The little pump with the 18 blade impeller gave up maybe, but oddly enough when I tested it after taking it out of the tank, it worked. But, then when I put it back in the tank, it would not ... the pump just would not start running. Took it back out and plugged it in by the sink and it worked ! Go figure .... Well I did .... when the chamber that connects to the pump that holds water in that Red Sea Prism skimmer has too much water in it, the pump will not start, but of course when I take it out of the tank, a lot of the water drains out and when I get it to the sink there is maybe 1 1/2 inch of water left and lo and behold when I plug it in, the pump starts running. When I put it back in the tank, and prime it by adding water to the chamber to which the pump is attached, I must have put too much water in it and that had some effect on the pump. Beats me ... but that is what happened ... after I figured that out I put it back in the tank and added far less water to that chamber, and off it went ... and started filling up and drawing air through the venturi ... I don't quite understand why the water pressure would affect whether the pump runs or not when that first chamber has too much water in it. Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The Vampire Squid - not a Vampirish after All © nationalgeographic.com, Photo MBARI Despite its ghoulish name and looks, the vampire squid isn't a bloodthirsty terror of the deep after all, a new study says. Link: http://tinyurl.com/992uo56 Click in the images in the article to see more photos of this Squid and more text about it Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Glowing Deep-Sea Creatures Found in Caribbean © nationalgeographic.com, Photos NOAA-OER The deep-sea shrimp Parapandalus hurls a glowing cloud of organic matter to confuse a potential predator in a laboratory image. But there are a whole number of different ones to see, just click on the images to see more creatures and the text that goes with them, such as the one in the second picture. Link: http://tinyurl.com/8p63gcf Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 A Listing of a Number of Nano Reef Chillers that are available View a good number of models on this dealers website, as well as Fans you can use to cool the tank down. (I am not associated with them and this provided for your information only) http://www.marinedepot.com/chillers__index-ap.html Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 A member PM'ed me about Dinoflagellates and could not find the article that was posted some time ago Here is a link to it © Eric Borneman Link: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/eb/index.php Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) A True Anemone Adventure - For Real © Christopher J. Gossett and reefkeeping.com Link: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/nftt/index.php Albert Edited October 11, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Another Guide to Desirable and Undesirable Hitchhikers in the Marine Tank © xtalworld.com Excellent Info ... and comprehensive as well ! Link: http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Caribbean Reefs are nearly all dead says grim, new IUCN Report © Brian Blank - & reefbuilders.com - (9/2012) Link : http://reefbuilders.com/2012/09/12/caribbean-reefs-dead/ Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Hongtam’s reef aquarium in Hong Kong takes the display refugium to a whole new Level © Joost de Vries - October 8th, 2012 - reefbuilders.com Link : http://reefbuilders.com/2012/10/08/hongtam-reef/ Albert Edited October 11, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The Vampire Squid - not a Vampirish after All © nationalgeographic.com, Photo MBARI Link: http://tinyurl.com/992uo56 Click in the images in the article to see more photos of this Squid and more text about it Albert My oldest son LOVES these!!! I just looked through all the pics on link you posted w/both of my boys, love doing this kinda stuff w/them. Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 My oldest son LOVES these!!! I just looked through all the pics on link you posted w/both of my boys, love doing this kinda stuff w/them. Yes quite a Squid indeed .... and I posted a link to some other strange life forms that you probably looked as well. It is truly amazing what lives in the Oceans, especially at greater depths that we hardly ever see unless sites like the ones I posted articles from show us the results of what explorers found and observed. Glad they liked what they saw ... however odd some of them look at those greater depths. Albert Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Hi Albert, Well what a day I have had today. To cut a long story short My friend who was picking up my tank today phoned to say he could get the tank, sump and stand in his 4x4 but not all 3. He picked up the stand and sump and luckily enough we found by measuring my 2' cube would fit in My girlfriends hatch back car. We had a mad dash to pick the tank up and just got back in time for me to go to work this evening. My friend will deliver the stand and sump to me tomorrow with a bit of luck. In the meantime the tank is laying on its back on my living room floor waiting for the rest to arrive. What a struggle to get it up the stairs and into my apartment for which I must thank my sole mate Jan without who I could never have got it here in time or indeed into my apartment Don't think I am going to get much done to it until next week given the others things I need to do between now and Monday. Here is a pic of my tank sitting on my living room carpet waiting for the stand and sump to arrive. Edited October 11, 2012 by atoll Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Hi Albert,Well what a day I have had today. To cut a long story short My friend who was picking up my tank today phoned to say he could get the tank, sump and stand in his 4x4 but not all 3. He picked up the stand and sump and luckily enough we found by measuring my 2' cube would fit in My girlfriends hatch back car. We had a mad dash to pick the tank up and just got back in time for me to go to work this evening. My friend will deliver the stand and sump to me tomorrow with a bit of luck. In the meantime the tank is laying on its back on my living room floor waiting for the rest to arrive. What a struggle to get it up the stairs and into my apartment for which I must thank my sole mate Jan without who I could never have got it here in time or indeed into my apartment Don't think I am going to get much done to it until next week given the others things I need to do between now and Monday. Here is a pic of my tank sitting on my living room carpet waiting for the stand and sump to arrive. Wow quite a day indeed, and it sounds also like it was an adventure ... I guess that you were indeed lucky that it did fit in the car so at least you could get that part to your place. Looks real good ... now when all the rest gets there tomorrow or so, that's when the real work starts :-) ... and I feel for you as moving all of that upstairs and then starting to work on moving everything over from one tank to the other is going to some undertaking indeed. I am sure you will keep us update though and take lots of pictures ... Congratulations on a NEW and LARGER tank Les. And looking at it ... that tank must have been HEAVY ! Power to you !! Albert Edited October 11, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Algae Mower Vac to the rescue, more than just hair algae removal © Joost de Vries - October 2012 - and reefbuilders.com The Algae Mower Vac was released at this years MACNA, and this nifty hair algae removing tool is already gaining traction in the hobby. Although primarily designed for hair algae removal, the use of the Algae Mower Vac is not just limited to patches of dreaded hair algae. Also designed to remove other aquarium nuisances such as dinoflagellates, most other algae, and aiptasia along with a more standard gravel vacum integration the Algae Mower Vac is truly an all-in-one aquarium cleaning tool. Read more: http://reefbuilders.com/2012/10/11/algae-m.../#ixzz2955ag2wd or: http://reefbuilders.com/2012/10/11/algae-mower-vac-2/ Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Photos by Francesco Pagni © Francesco Pagni More : http://www.facebook.com/francesco.pagni.3?fref=ts Albert Edited October 12, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Carlos Moreno's 980L (252 US-gallon) Reef Aquarium TOTM 8/12 © Carlos Moreno and reefkeeping.com Link to full article and a lot more Pictures + Tank History and Equipment : http://tinyurl.com/8f4lxh4 Albert Edited October 12, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 http://i541.photobucket.com/albums/gg378/l...e/2cubetank.jpg[/img] So did everything arrive Les? And have you laid out your plans for the transfer yet? Or are you waiting for the WE when maybe you do not have to go to work? Looks to me like this is going to take quite a few hours (and I think "few" may be a euphemism). But all the best with the move. I will be thinking about you and all you have to do. Happy moving ! Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Life beneath the sea is amazing! © oceantoday.noaa.gov Features spectacular imagery and video of life beneath the ocean surface (e.g., Sounds from the Sea, Whale Rescue, Coral Forests of the Deep). With links a large number of additional videos on Life in the Oceans of Corals and Fishes Link : http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/oceanlife.html Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Jim’s azoox Fish Bowl is one of the most Elaborate of its Kind © Joost de Vries and reefbuilders.com Fish bowls usually remind us of the least exciting part of the hobby; gold fish that are way too large for the bowl with no filtration and hideous gravel comes to mind. However, Jim’s azoox fish bowl is completely on the other end of the spectrum as one of the coolest systems of its kind. Jim’s reef bowl slightly reminds us of the bubble chair reef bowl, as this system shares the rounded curves and a clarity that you can only expect from spherical aquariums. Read more: http://reefbuilders.com/2012/10/05/azoox-f.../#ixzz295S6kjLC or: http://reefbuilders.com/2012/10/05/azoox-fish-bowl/ Albert Quote Link to comment
ny300z Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yes that is what I think is the way to go and watch how they act ... IMO all is ok but it is best not to transfer too much in one go .. Albert Hey, So all went well thank you! i added the clownfish and by the next day i started having a diatom bloom. Started adding a CUC yesterday and everything is doing good. thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hey,So all went well thank you! i added the clownfish and by the next day i started having a diatom bloom. Started adding a CUC yesterday and everything is doing good. thank you for your help. Glad to read it. Go slowly when you move the corals so you do not raise the bioload too fast, and with the CUC's now in the tank, they should clean up whatever needs to be ... Post some pics when you have some time ... Good to read that you are well on the way to getting the new tank up and running smoothly Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) Coral Specialists Tank Views of a Large Reef - Impressive © Coral Specialists More : http://www.facebook.com/coral.specialist Albert Edited October 12, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 So did everything arrive Les? And have you laid out your plans for the transfer yet? Or are you waiting for the WE when maybe you do not have to go to work? Looks to me like this is going to take quite a few hours (and I think "few" may be a euphemism). But all the best with the move. I will be thinking about you and all you have to do. Happy moving ! Albert Hi Albert, Yes the stand, sump and equipment have all arrived today. My living room looks like a bomb has gone off I am working Sunday but will slowly get it all together before the big fill in a week or so. I am going to take it slowly and there is the issue of 300ltrs of water to get ready etc. I will keep giving updates with pic's as I go along. Les. Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi Albert,Yes the stand, sump and equipment have all arrived today. My living room looks like a bomb has gone off I am working Sunday but will slowly get it all together before the big fill in a week or so. I am going to take it slowly and there is the issue of 300ltrs of water to get ready etc. I will keep giving updates with pic's as I go along. Les. Yes I can imagine what it looks like with all that equipment and the tank and the stand and everything else you got ... your "personal living" space must be getting "small", it's now all tank stuff :-) Slow is indeed the way to go and you need plenty of time so you are not in a rush, and slambang everything together ... Good wishes with the move over. I am sure you'll get it all under control. Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 What else might iron oxide hydroxide do? Biological effects © Randy Holmes-Farley and reefkeeping.com This is a section of Randy's article on GFO that deals specifically with the possible Biological Effects of Using Granular Ferric Oxide "Quote" Quite a large proportion of aquarists using GFO in reef aquaria have reported undesirable effects on corals. These reported effects include tissue recession and bleaching. Many advanced aquarists have associated these effects with the first addition, or with a later change, of the GFO. While many or all of these reports may be coincidence, there are enough reports that aquarists should be wary. Listed below are a number of possibilities that may be the cause: A sudden drop in phosphate may stress certain organisms. This stress might be particularly important to corals with algal symbionts. The level of symbionts existing in a coral may depend to some extent on the availability of nutrients. A sudden drop in nutrients may imbalance the organism, leaving it with too many zooxanthellae for the newly-reduced nutrient levels. Especially if these corals are already living on the edge of survival, such stress may tip the balance toward disease. In some cases, phosphate levels may drop below natural seawater levels, and phosphate may become the limiting nutrient. If this limitation is severe enough, corals and other organisms using phosphate may well be stressed, stop growing, and become more susceptible to disease. Similar effects may result from a drop in certain trace metals. Since the effects of GFO on trace elements have not been clearly established in aquaria, it is possible that one or more critical elements may drop below optimal levels. The release of soluble iron hydroxide itself may irritate certain corals, although many aquarists dose chelated iron without such effects. The iron hydroxide may, however, nucleate the precipitation of calcium carbonate in sub-optimal places, such as tissue surfaces. It may also bind directly to tissues. The GFO may actually release certain metals other than iron from its surface. I have not seen any data on the chemical purity of these materials, and such issues may be a concern with some or all brands. The drop in alkalinity and/or pH caused by abiotic precipitation of calcium carbonate would not be expected to be very great in most aquaria, and typically isn't especially large, as reported by the aquarists themselves. In the cases from which I've seen data, the effect is not as great as the variability between aquaria or between dosing events in many aquaria. Still, such changes might be important in some circumstances where conditions are already marginal. Since GFO binds organic materials, the addition of a significant amount of fresh surface area may rapidly drop the dissolved organic levels. Such a drop may stress corals by rapidly increasing the available light levels, or by reducing a food source, or both. In order to minimize such difficulties, many aquarists start off using GFO more slowly than the directions might suggest. Such caution seems warranted in most cases. "Unquote" Link to the full article : http://tinyurl.com/97c7e6u On another personal note: there seems to be a lot of different opinions on how much exactly to use, and how often to change it. Albert Quote Link to comment
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