javisaman Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 The corals and the photos rock! Thanks! More from today (sunlight + actinic) Link to comment
bmac16 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 is that a rainbow in the last pic? Link to comment
HernandezJ35 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 awesome tank and really cool pics Link to comment
bxz Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I bet u upgrade ur camera and a macro lens? What model? Thanks! Link to comment
amnesiak Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I love your fish(es', es, 's????) names. I have a B&W and regular ocellaris also. Mine were named Nemo and Harriet by my 2-year-old. I think that makes the first name OK. Your tank overall is super beautiful. Tons of corals I'd hope to have... but, I have to know, does the mandarin have a name? Link to comment
latteslave Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 When are we gonna see some updates? Link to comment
javisaman Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 is that a rainbow in the last pic? Nah, Tyree pink lemonade. I bet u upgrade ur camera and a macro lens? What model? Same macro lens (Sigma 150mm) with Canon 5D Classic. I love your fish(es', es, 's????) names. I have a B&W and regular ocellaris also. Mine were named Nemo and Harriet by my 2-year-old. I think that makes the first name OK. Your tank overall is super beautiful. Tons of corals I'd hope to have... but, I have to know, does the mandarin have a name? Cool names! Yea The mandarin is named Mushu (it's been with me for 1.5 years now). When are we gonna see some updates? I have some sad news. The tank is basically crashing. I've lost over half of my corals. Until I get things back to shape I won't be posting pictures anytime soon. Sorry. Link to comment
latteslave Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I am sorry to hear... What happened? Link to comment
violinist Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Awesome pics and lovely corals. So why the crash? Link to comment
javisaman Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Lack of maintenance. I use to do waterchanges every week. But when I got caught up with studying/research i developed a bad habit of not looking after my tank. I did have red bugs, which I treated. The treatment, however, killed a lot of my inverts (snails were suppose to be safe, but dozens of my dwarf ceriths died). I also didn't dose as frequently as I should have, causing some Alk swings. Now I've gotten back into gear and the tank is making a decent recovery. Only time will tell though if it's ever gonna go back to it's old form. Link to comment
violinist Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Well that's good that it's recovering. Post some pics, it's always interesting to watch things progress. Link to comment
latteslave Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Looking forward to seeing progress on this... Link to comment
035mazdaspeed Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 I just set up a 20L with a 10 gallon sump. I have a 740 gph pump but it just doesnt seem like its enough flow..Just wondering what you think of the before and after results of adding the flow accelerators. I reallt dont want to put extra powerheads in my tank if i can avoid it so i wanted to see if it was worth it to add the flow accelerators??? Thanks.... Dont mean to thread jack but your inbox is full.. Link to comment
javisaman Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 I just set up a 20L with a 10 gallon sump. I have a 740 gph pump but it just doesnt seem like its enough flow..Just wondering what you think of the before and after results of adding the flow accelerators. I reallt dont want to put extra powerheads in my tank if i can avoid it so i wanted to see if it was worth it to add the flow accelerators??? Thanks.... Dont mean to thread jack but your inbox is full.. Oh no problem. Glad to help. To be honest the flow accelerators do not help that much. The flow is fast but only in a certain direction (kinda like a laser beam). I think a powerhead with broader flow is more effective. Link to comment
javisaman Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Long time since I last updated. I spent the last few months getting my tank back up to speed. It's been a long process and I still have a lot of algae to battle but I hope it'll be up to spec soon. Pics in the near future! Link to comment
javisaman Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Updated pictures: (FTS) frogspawn blue mushrooms hermit crab bluespot (bahamut zero) and hermit rainbow acan Mohawk palys Mandarin (Mushu) I'm struggling with cyano, hair algae, bryopsis, and dinoflagellets...ugh. The tank crash was major. Carbon, skimmer, and cheato don't seem like enough. livestock/equipment list Link to comment
javisaman Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Anyone know any good methods of getting rid of wide spread hair algae in an established tank? Link to comment
nebthet Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Get a large turbo snail or two. Mine decimated the hair algae in the back of my tank and even ate some overgrowing macro algae I needed to remove. Link to comment
driftsaru Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 glad to hear its on its way back! never saw this tank before....it reminds me alot of mine....stocking wise and experiences(Tank crash)... Link to comment
javisaman Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Get a large turbo snail or two. Mine decimated the hair algae in the back of my tank and even ate some overgrowing macro algae I needed to remove. I already have two turbos. They don't seem to do much other than eat the smaller algae. I maybe confusing bryposis with hair algae glad to hear its on its way back! never saw this tank before....it reminds me alot of mine....stocking wise and experiences(Tank crash)... Thanks. Your tank is amazing! 20L unite! Link to comment
Deano Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks for checking out my build, I haven't ever seen yours so I jumped over here to check it out. Sorry to hear about the crash. I have been in this hobby for a very long time and have been through what you are going through more then once. Perseverance and the love for the hobby have always pulled me through. Doesn't hurt I can't afford to get out now. Got way to much money invested. Just a few things and I am sure you know all this but it is owrth repeating it anyway. 1: A complete cleaning of the system including the sump, get all detritus build up out. 2: Get you some kind of phosphate remover. I like the HBJ pads myself. I use them regularly to as a preventive major. 3: Make sure your top off water has no TDS readings or as close to zero as possible. Of course this will not tell you if you are putting silicates or phosphates into the tank so make sure those are not in your top off water. 4: A strong clean up crew. Good Luck working yourself through this ruff time. Link to comment
phi delt reefer Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Get a magnesium test kit and Kent Tech-M - up your MG to 1400 and keep it there until its killed the byrosis. Must use the kent product - some supplement in there seems to do it - other magnesium products dont seem have the same effect. all other algae need three things to survive; co2, water and light. clearly you cant get rid of the water or co2 (fish do need to breathe) so kill the light. Big light proof blanket over the tank for 48-72 hours. feed at night so you arent exposing the tank to light. SPS will brown out as the zooanthele population increases to sustain the sps but once you start lighting the tank again the color will come back. you will need to keep your phospates in check going forward. Vaccum your sand bed weekly. poop gets trapped under the larger grains. Also got a fighting conch to help keep it clean good luck - looking forward to seeing your tank take off again. Link to comment
javisaman Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks for checking out my build, I haven't ever seen yours so I jumped over here to check it out. Sorry to hear about the crash. I have been in this hobby for a very long time and have been through what you are going through more then once. Perseverance and the love for the hobby have always pulled me through. Doesn't hurt I can't afford to get out now. Got way to much money invested. Just a few things and I am sure you know all this but it is owrth repeating it anyway. 1: A complete cleaning of the system including the sump, get all detritus build up out. 2: Get you some kind of phosphate remover. I like the HBJ pads myself. I use them regularly to as a preventive major. 3: Make sure your top off water has no TDS readings or as close to zero as possible. Of course this will not tell you if you are putting silicates or phosphates into the tank so make sure those are not in your top off water. 4: A strong clean up crew. Good Luck working yourself through this ruff time. Yea I'm doing all of the above. Been using RO/DI and Chemi-Pure Elite. I cleaned out the sump/fuge when I thought I was suffering from old tank syndrome. Get a magnesium test kit and Kent Tech-M - up your MG to 1400 and keep it there until its killed the byrosis. Must use the kent product - some supplement in there seems to do it - other magnesium products dont seem have the same effect. all other algae need three things to survive; co2, water and light. clearly you cant get rid of the water or co2 (fish do need to breathe) so kill the light. Big light proof blanket over the tank for 48-72 hours. feed at night so you arent exposing the tank to light. SPS will brown out as the zooanthele population increases to sustain the sps but once you start lighting the tank again the color will come back. you will need to keep your phospates in check going forward. Vaccum your sand bed weekly. poop gets trapped under the larger grains. Also got a fighting conch to help keep it clean good luck - looking forward to seeing your tank take off again. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment
Deano Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Forgot about the Kent Tech M. Great advise! Help me. Link to comment
javisaman Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Yep working with the Kent Marine now. Hoping for the best. Link to comment
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