Cali-girl Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hey everyone! Wow I haven't been active on here for a really really really long time... sorry! My tank has hit and passed the TWO YEAR mark! Wahoo! Never thought I could pull it off when I started, I was so worried I'd do something wrong. But here I am and I'm super proud of the way my tank has matured and flourished. That being said, I'm putting it through some changes to mix it up a little bit. I love the look of the reef but I want to do something different and exciting. I'm stripping it down to the softies and I'll be boosting up the microalgea in there right now to make way for some Seahorses So be on the lookout for stuff in the Selling forum. Anyway, that's a little update on the plans for the Biocube. I'll post pics maybe this weekend. Link to comment
dexter1080 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hi there miss California. I hope you are doing well. I sure wish we had the weather you do here in Seattle. I feel like I should be rolling around on my wheelchair with a Snuggie on. lol. It is freezing cold up here. Link to comment
Phixion Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hey Annie, glad to hear the tank is still doing well!! How are the magnets doing for you?? hehe Anyways, can't wait to see how the transformation will turn out!! Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Hey Annie, glad to hear the tank is still doing well!! How are the magnets doing for you?? hehe Anyways, can't wait to see how the transformation will turn out!! Hey Matt!! The magnets are doing perfect!! hahaha I actually ended up moving the skimmer via magnets into the main display because the water levels were up and down so quickly. Although it takes up space, the efficiency of the skimmer has helped sooo much! So THANKS! I can't wait till the transformation is done either! I'm so excited! Hows everything in your tank doin? Haven't been on here in a while and haven't been on SCNRS at all :/ Link to comment
mkregs Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Good choice on getting into Seahorses...they're a lot of fun and a whole new learning experience. Good luck with the changes! Mark Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Seahorses are pretty cool. Looking forward to the pics! Link to comment
Phixion Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hey Matt!! The magnets are doing perfect!! hahaha I actually ended up moving the skimmer via magnets into the main display because the water levels were up and down so quickly. Although it takes up space, the efficiency of the skimmer has helped sooo much! So THANKS! I can't wait till the transformation is done either! I'm so excited! Hows everything in your tank doin? Haven't been on here in a while and haven't been on SCNRS at all :/ Awesome, good to hear! Ehh my tank is doing OK... I have a massive flatworm explosion in my tank that's gonna take some crativity to remove/kill them without crashing the tank. I'll keep you posted!! Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 alrighty, i was messing around with the tank tonight and decided to take some pics. The glass is a little cloudy on some parts as tomorrow is the scheduled WC but figured it wouldn't really matter. I've got some macro growing in there already, don't know what it is but i figure since the plan is to put some in there anyway, I might as well let it grow. As of today overgrown zoa area - I need to get rid of some of the pinkish ones, they're taking over everything sad little sand sifting star that didn't have all its legs acans that are growing/multiplying fast! Birds nest that growing pretty well and because these guys were hogging my attention tonight too... Mikey - the turtle I somehow inherited from my sister and the 75g Goldfish tank. Right now the baby koi are in there till the spring when it's warm enough for them to be in the pond outside. Those are just a few shots of what the tank looks like now. I need to get on selling the Octospawn and Frogspawn and I need to get that giant mushroom out. I tried shooting a powerhead at it to make it release the rock but i succeeded in splitting it in 3. Things will slow down a little in January so I should be able to make the turnaround happen pretty quick. Anyway, Hope you guys like what you see Link to comment
spazizz Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I like your cube, your turtle and your koi(but not the tank, no offense) Link to comment
Rehype Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Looks awesome Cali! Everything has grown in so well. I really love the scape.. Link to comment
firebirdude Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Still using the stock lighting? How long you had the clam? Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Still using the stock lighting? How long you had the clam? Nope I have a 150w Sunpod on there right now. Clam is doing great! I think I've had him over a year. If anyone can ID him for me it would be awesome I don't remember from when I bought him and I can't for the life of me tell the difference in species and I don't think color patterns help in that area. Link to comment
Phixion Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Tank looks great Annie! Love the red-ear slider turtles too! Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Tank looks great Annie! Love the red-ear slider turtles too! Thanks Matt! That dumb turtle could survive the apocolypse! My sister bought him as a teeny tiny in LA, didn't feed him right so his shell grows a little wierd, half the time didn't have water, grew in a fishbowl and he's still kickin! I tried to have some baby turtles and did all the right stuff and the things died! Link to comment
Phixion Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Your sister sounds like she practices my reefing techniques, but with turtles! No W/C's, no dosing, yet things still grow and survive, lol!! Funny stuff!! So how's Central CA treating you these days?? Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Your sister sounds like she practices my reefing techniques, but with turtles! No W/C's, no dosing, yet things still grow and survive, lol!! Funny stuff!! So how's Central CA treating you these days?? um... it's Central Cali.... I'm definitely a SoCal girl! It's not so bad, just different. I'm experiencing a lot of the "small-town mind frame". People don't think outside of what they know. Link to comment
Phixion Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 um... it's Central Cali.... I'm definitely a SoCal girl! It's not so bad, just different. I'm experiencing a lot of the "small-town mind frame". People don't think outside of what they know. Sounds like where I live now in San Bernardino... =/ I don't think I could ever leave So. Cali though, lol! Link to comment
Chest Rockwell Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Is it just me or are the skirts on those zoas incredibly long? They look like hair! Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Is it just me or are the skirts on those zoas incredibly long? They look like hair! They are VERY long! Those things grow like crazy in the tank too, they're almost overpowering. Link to comment
Phixion Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 i think it has something to do with flow? I recall reading somewhere why zoas can get ling skirts, but i don't remember now what the reason was... I always think they look nicer that way to be honest... Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 I always think they look nicer that way to be honest... Funny... I always figured you for a short skirt kinda guy Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hey Cali-Girl, are you using stock lighting? Link to comment
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