Nick Fr. Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Wow! that is awesome I'm getting some flordia live rock! Link to comment
Fattikins Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Ja, if anyone is a copycat, that would be me. Looks great, Aaron! Sorry to see most of the macros have gone away, but the caulerpa still adds some color and character to the mix. Seems like it's going strong! Oops, mah bad... Link to comment
hxcaquaman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 its funny, this tank is an aio and I'm looking to do a DIY build, its because of this tank and the LR still amazed, looks great bud. Ian Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Thanks! How big of a tank are you looking at? I wish they'd make one a little bigger like maybe a 12- or 15-gallon tank. Link to comment
schwaz Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 How do you keep the acrylic clean? I had a problem with getting coralline off one of my tanks. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Very nice. I'd been wondering where you were the last couple of days; it's nice to see you back. Link to comment
hxcaquaman Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 its funny, this tank is an aio and I'm looking to do a DIY build, its because of this tank and the LR still amazed, looks great bud. Ian gave up on the DIY and bought and aqua pod and stocked it with florida premium LR. ITS SWEET. UPPDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTATATTAATATATE! Link to comment
Zombo Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Say, Fabuloso, what did you do with the wet/dry trickle arrangement in the back? I'm thinking about getting one of these. Did you just gut that and add a canister filter? Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 gave up on the DIY and bought and aqua pod and stocked it with florida premium LR. ITS SWEET. Well that was easy! Say, Fabuloso, what did you do with the wet/dry trickle arrangement in the back? I'm thinking about getting one of these. Did you just gut that and add a canister filter? I took out the trickle racks except for the first rack to hold all the chaeto up and prevent them from clogging up the pump. Then I have it supplemented with a canister filter for my mechanical and chemical media. This tank is currently going through an "awkward" phase so there isn't much to update nor do I have anything flattering to show. The hitchhiker brain coral was stung to death by the torch coral and one of the heads on the torch coral for no apparent reason. All the parameters are in shape so I'm still trying to figure out what might have gone wrong. Link to comment
NETTERFISH Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 UPDATE ON ELECTRTICAL MALFUNCTION!!! Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Quick Update This tank was on the brink of crashing and I couldn't keep the nitrates low enough for a couple of weeks. The good news: all the mushrooms and macros survived and are happy. The bad news: all the LPS corals died. Even the cool hitchhiker ones. That's what happens when you get a fish in a nano, rearrange everything and not do water changes for a month. The tank will live on as a softy only tank. I'll be sure to update soon with some pics. CONSUMER ALERT: A couple of months ago the switch on the fixture shorted and burst into flames and had to be replaced. Just a cautionary note for anyone who have this tank. Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I know, it's sad. I tried to salvage what was left of the torch coral in my pico and I think it finally gave up the ghost last night. Link to comment
Lalani Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I'll be sure to update soon with some pics. Ahem Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Ahem Sigh... I still haven't gotten around to taking new photos but I did find some really good photos of the tank that I took back in August. These are probably the best photos I've taken of this tank during its peak. If nothing else, it'll make for good juxtaposition when I finally post how the tank looks now. Enjoy. At this point the LPS corals were all thriving and growing. A couple of macro shots of the mushrooms which all survived the catastrophe (not surprisingly): Link to comment
Lalani Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Wow, it was looking really good... I'm kinda scared to see the new pics.. Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 THE HORROR!! I was finally able to snap some photos of this tank and it has gotten even worst. Brace yourself—the photos you are about to see are not pretty and may be painful to watch. Only the soft corals survived the crash and all the macroalgae which have completely overrun the tank and turned it into a jungle. On a more positive note, the black ocellaris has finally hosted the hairy mushroom. The simple explanation is that this tank has been completely neglected. It's a miracle it even gets topped off and that the fish is fed regularly. There's still a lot of life present which breaks my heart and it amazes me how resilient they've been so that gives me a lot of hope to bring this tank back up on its feet. I will be pulling up my sleeves this weekend to take drastic measures and get this tank back up and running again. Link to comment
t_hac Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 wow was looking great cant wait to see the refurb!!!! Link to comment
Oceanic 30g Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I have been there. Last year when I moved I was so busy that thetank suffered. I am sure with a few hours you will have it looking great. I was considering buying one of these for softies. The fire thing makes me nervous... Link to comment
DrCooper Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Be back to normal in no time! Link to comment
clownfish1124 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 my tank looked worse grats on the clown hosting! i wish mine would host my finger leather. that would be awesome Link to comment
PSYS Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I hope you get it back up and running! It's amazing how fast things can spiral out of control with some neglect. Good luck, man! Link to comment
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