snake plissken Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 no but those zoas are sweet!!!! glad you like 'em! here are some ore pix of zooanthid frags. not positive on the names... Dragon Eyes? whammin watermelon neon blue shroom and zooanthid/ paly? Link to comment
Oceanic 30g Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I like the rock behind the drgon eyes. Zoanthids at some point? Link to comment
snake plissken Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 I like the rock behind the drgon eyes. Zoanthids at some point? I guess?!?!??? It was like that when i got it. but it is is pretty cool looking! I is pretty flat so I am using it for a "ledge" for future zooanthids and hopefully ricordias Link to comment
snake plissken Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 another close up of the zooas. more pix to come... Link to comment
snake plissken Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 lots of growth since april pix whammin watermelon zoos red zoos (name?) radioactive dragon eyes FTS Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I like the rock behind the drgon eyes. Zoanthids at some point? I am pretty sure it is a dead acan skeleton or a micromussa skeleton. The pics are great!! The read zoas i am pretty sure are safecrackers. heres a link. Link to comment
snake plissken Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 a camel back shrimp ate my frogspawn coral down to a nub! it's finally making a comeback!!! good signs for the coral ...and i will take it as a good sign for my water quality. the CB shrimp is back at the LFS. good ridance! Link to comment
snake plissken Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Purple Firefish loves the Green Lobo! I love the colors on both!! Link to comment
Reefmack Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Hey Snake! I haven't had a chance to go through all of the RSM threads on N-R yet, so thanks for telling me you had one on yours! Since they blocked Photobucket pics at work now, I'll have to reread your thread when I get home. It's just not as much fun without the pics! Link to comment
StevieT Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Coming along very nicely! Good luck with the frogspawn, it should make a comeback in no time. Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 here is "pistol pete" and his best friend "goby" the gobyi get real creative with my names I think you need to give your Goby a more feminine name... Nice tank Link to comment
snake plissken Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 I think you need to give your Goby a more feminine name... Nice tank they are "shackin' up". i guess i should give pistol pete a girlfriend with a better name. Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I can't wait till my female "grows up" she looks like my male still at the mo. Still giving me babies though!! Link to comment
Reefmack Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Much better thread now that I'm home and can see the pictures that are posted in it! Good job Snake! Link to comment
snake plissken Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 OK, I am very guilty of not regularly updating this thread with pix/info. this post will only further incriminate me. but regardless, here goes a Red Sea Max Full Tank Shot Timeline. It may actually be more interesting to see all the changes at once instead of having to plug through a long thread. Hopefully, this will be inspirational to other reefers consdiering a RSM. Realistically, it will probably just uncover my neurotic obsession with changing my aquascaping CONSTANTLY! (What's wrong with me?) the progression: April 30, 2007 (right after startup) April 30, 2007 (no flash) May 26, 2007 June 13, 2007 June 30, 2007 June 30, 2007 Feb 10, 2008 (sorry i did not take any pix for a few months) March 8, 2008 March25, 2008 July 20, 2008 July 20, 2008 (another shot /different camera setting) whew! April 2007 to July 2008 in a flash! Am I finally satisifed with my aquascaping? Link to comment
Reefmack Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Snake - great historical picture tour! The tank is really looking good now, and awesome growth on the corals! I think our tanks are within a day of each other in age. Are we ever satisfied with our aquascaping? I think the answer is a big NO for some of us! One of these days I'll have to find time to take some update pics too. I've gotten lazy, but I'll blame it on the dang heat lately. 103 on the car thermometer on the way home and 104 on the patio thermometer in a shady spot. Wears me out! I'm sure you're enjoying the same Carolinas weather I am! Link to comment
snake plissken Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 yeah greenville was brutally hot today. you cant move outside without risking bursting into flames. It made me want to hang out in the tank with these guys and cool off... I will be at the Panthers-Colts preseason game Saturday in Charlotte. hopefully i won't melt! I am hoping for a Panthers win, but i would settle for low 80's temps! Link to comment
JimDantin Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Nice photo tour - thanks! I've been going through each of the threads in the Red Sea Max Index -- there have been very few new postings in the last few months. I guess vacations, honeymoons, outdoor activities, and other summer distractions have caused us all to neglect tank updates. Regarding rearranging the rockscape -- I find myself moving the small rocks that the corals are attached to, rather than doing major rescaping. During the time my tank cycled, however, I was constantly tweaking the arrangement. My biggest challenge was trying to visualize what the corals would look like once they grew. I still have snails bumping smaller frags off the cliffs, and I'm rather bad at accidently doing the same. I've resisted gluing rocks together until I'm really sure of the positioning. OK everyone -- time to add some updates to YOUR threads! Link to comment
StevieT Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I loved the history lesson of your tank, it really is ineteresting to watch all of the changes. The aquascape today is perfect, no more touching! OK everyone -- time to add some updates to YOUR threads! no kidding.... Link to comment
Razz2o4 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Wow, your not far from my Mom. She lives in Mauldin. Link to comment
snake plissken Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 Wow, your not far from my Mom. She lives in Mauldin. Does she know Kevin Garnett? Link to comment
smarsh Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I love the FTS timeline. Really show progress and your back is almost covered with coraline at this point. Thanks for the compliments on my 6 month old RSM. No regrets at all, only better lighting would be nice. Otherwise im happy I chose this tank. Link to comment
snake plissken Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 OK, maybe i should start a new thread for this, but... is it OK to mix purigen and phosguard together in one media bag? they are both seachem products, but of course, that does not mean they won't "react" with each other. i have some bulk purigen and bulk phosguard and i wanted to use both in my canister filter hooked to my RSM. i have one media bag i can use...just wondering if ineed to make a trip to the LFS to grab another or if i can just pour both in one bag together? Link to comment
Reefmack Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've mixed charcoal and Phosguard in one bag to make my own SeaGel (which is really just SeaChem carbon + Phosguard). If you want to be 100% sure on the Purigen + Phosguard in one bag try an email to SeaChem - you should be able to find an email link on their site. I got a pretty quick reply from them when I asked how many times the Purigen could be regenerated with bleach (6-8 times was the answer I believe). I'm not sure if the Purigen & Phosguard would react together or not. I'd check first with them - better safe than sorry! Link to comment
snake plissken Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've mixed charcoal and Phosguard in one bag to make my own SeaGel (which is really just SeaChem carbon + Phosguard). If you want to be 100% sure on the Purigen + Phosguard in one bag try an email to SeaChem - you should be able to find an email link on their site. I got a pretty quick reply from them when I asked how many times the Purigen could be regenerated with bleach (6-8 times was the answer I believe). I'm not sure if the Purigen & Phosguard would react together or not. I'd check first with them - better safe than sorry! WOW! less than an hour and i got a response back from seachem! that's pretty sweet customer support... "Hello, Yes, this is just fine to do; you just want to be sure and maximize the flow through the media bag to get the best results. Tech Support" Link to comment
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