EnjoiFish Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Great pics! I'm amazed your gobies get along so well. Did you add them at the same time? Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Wow, the zoas are growing great! I love all the colors. Makes me think of a candy shop or something Link to comment
BibleSue Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 It looks really really good. I wish I had you here to take pictures of my tank. I just can't get shots to show what it looks like IRL. Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks gals and guys I really love the gobies and am amazed that the don't kick each others arses lol the YWG and the sixline are the kings and the larger red head is bestest freinds with the YWG they watch each others backs, when I upgrade (now looking at the AP24) I want to get 2 more red heads The zoas are doing great, I have been dosing reef plus by SeaChem it has vitamin C 2x a week and they seem to love it,In my 40 I had a colony that started to melt away as they do sometimes for no apparent reason, I started dosing this and they came back I still want to post a pic with the GSP open lol I got a soft tooth brush and cleaned the mat as it had some build up of stuff and they started peeping again as for the pix..I am a point and shoot photographer lolz nothing special and my camera is a fossil Thanks again for the kind words everyone! <3 Maria edit- sorry for got to answer enjoifishes question order of fish added not exactly sure of time frame but it was a couple of weeks inbetween each or longer firefish red head gobies YWG 6line Link to comment
brshriver Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Love the tank and the pics! Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Awww! Thanks Brett! I love the frags ya sent me I will pimp them out when I upgrade this tank Ok so here are some pix from today, I retook a few FTS since my gsp decided it was having a bad hair day I also moved the xenia cause it was so big it was casting a shadow over my zoa rock haven't posted much about my hitchiker zoas that were 5 now 9 new FTS look at the size of mah hairy mushy down on the left corner...how big do they get? thanks for looking...again Link to comment
brshriver Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Awww! Thanks Brett! I love the frags ya sent me I will pimp them out when I upgrade this tank Glad to hear they are doing well! Pimp away! Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yes they are doing great! the AOG's took a couple of days but they finally started opening up same with the watermelons..it's funny how some zoas open right away and others take a while I am saving my money up for the next round I bought a AP24 from a local reefer for $25 I want to mod the hood to fit T'5's...hmmmm Link to comment
brshriver Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Nice buy on the AP24!! What a steal! I must have stressed the AOGs more some how. Link to comment
silverdust Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Very nice! I really love the candy canes. Link to comment
DBTReefer Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 $25 for an ap? lucky girl! i love your zoas Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 B) .. and...$25????????? SWEET SCORE! Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yeah I couldn't believe the price, no scratches, but has coraline on the back needs a cleaning but worth the price I was going to do a 20H but I really like the AIO's...now I needz a Sunpod haha I have never tried MH this maybe my chance, first I am gonna mess around with my 18" T5's and see if I can gut the fixture and see if a couple of these will fit in the AP hood as I like the closed hood look...I suck a DIY lol My AOG's are opening and happy so no worries I <3 my zoas and candy canes too Thanks for looking! Link to comment
hxcaquaman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 your 10 gallon is nicer than mine. Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Stop playin' your tank is awesome...and you have Socrates Link to comment
hxcaquaman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 sure sure.... but the growth in your 10 gallon is amazing. the candy canes and Zoas I'm in Wub Link to comment
got2envy Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 T5's will nevah do ya wrong candy canes grow quick if ya feed them a few times a week, I feed them twice a week with frozen mysis skrimp I do look back and see that Lalanis zoas are monsters ya'll...some of us have come to the speculation that she sprinkles crack on her fragz before sending them out for delivery Link to comment
hxcaquaman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 corals and crack... what a combo Link to comment
got2envy Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Well like Boyz II Men said...It's da end of the road My 10g Peninsula reef I really had alot of fun with this tank and keeping a 10g has taught me alot..it is def more time consuming than my other tanks and the hubby got tired of me nagging when I would go outta town to make sure everything was ok in the contest tank lol This tank was my idea of a set up that was inexpensive and easy as far as equipment went. If you join your local reef club and get to know the reef keepers around your area you can get many good deals on corals Support your club! If I inspired at least one person in my 10g journey that's enough for me Thanks again to Lani for the great zoas! and thanks to everyone for following along Just gonna do the Left side of tank for the growth shots...it's easier lol FTS 9/17/08 FTS 10/17/08 FTS 11/17/08 FTS 12/17/08 FTS 1/17/09 FTS 2/17/09 FTS for 3/17/09 List of equiment - I ordered my light from petmountain.com T-5 for $49.34 DFS model 25 HOB w/ surface skimmer DFS filter w/ surface skimmer 10g aga- free 6 lbs argonite sand- free 50w heater- free Koralia 1-free Rio 50 - free natural sea water- free 11 lbs L/R- free 18" Current 40w T-5HO- $49.34 HOB w/surface skimmer- $22.99 medium mag float algae glass cleaner- free digital thermometer- free egg crate top- free Blue L.E.D's - free Livestock - 1 blue legged hermit..hitchiked on my rock from my 40L $1.50 1 red leg hermits = $1.50 2 astrea snails - $1.50 x2 = $3.00 1 small mexican turbo - $2.25 2 cerith snails - $1.50 each = $3.00 some kind of red skirt zoa - 5 hitchikers - $2 per polyp =$10 asterina stars - hitchikers Small red Scolymia- $20 Small orange plate - $15 Who I purchased Scolymia and plate from teal trumpets - $25 pink trumpets - $35 green trumpets - $10 xenia - $7 GSP 1x1" = $5 small pink zoas - $1.00 x2 = $2.00 sm bubble coral - $28*taken out*sm bubble coral Lalani kick arse zoa frags - $15 frag ked reds - $10 PBMAS - zoa group buy Red Head Gobies x2 = $6 Yellow watchman goby = $6 Firefish - $6 Sixline wrasse - $4.75 Peppermint shrimp - *RIP* Porcelain Crab - *RIP* Frag wild blue yonders - $10 Frag Oceans Desire - $10 Hairy Mushroom - $5 purple mushroom- $5 toh up zoas lol - $5 2x red shrooms - $3 _________________________ $ 1.67 left over Maria Thanks everyone Good luck to all the contestants!! Link to comment
BibleSue Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 You have done an amazing job of putting together a 10g tank for $300. That is a tank anyone would be proud to own. Great work! Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Can't believe it's been 6 months already, lol, looks great Maria! Good luck to all the contestants. Link to comment
got2envy Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 You have done an amazing job of putting together a 10g tank for $300. That is a tank anyone would be proud to own. Great work! Thanks Sue! howd ya know I love SpongeBob Can't believe it's been 6 months already, lol, looks great Maria! Good luck to all the contestants. I know..Feels like just yesterday I wanted to scratch up the mailman for taking so long to deliver your zoas Thanks again Lani! Link to comment
uEih Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Wow you gave me faith in being able to make my 10g into a reef.. However having 4 fishes in my 10g is too much? That's the only problem that's stopping me because it seems the nitrate is a little high.. last time i checked its at 40ppm. That's too much for reef and i've been cutting down on the feeding once every other day, changing water more often with RO water. Do you think 4 fishes is too much? Link to comment
got2envy Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hello and welcome to NR! Well it depends on the fish you have...all the fish I have are very small, I also plan on on upgrade. keep doing at least 2-3g water changes every week and change out any kind of filter floss or filter media you have, also it helps to blow the rocks with a turkey baster to pick up and waste left on the rocks. PM me if ya need some help Maria Link to comment
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