Ryan_H Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Nice little tank! I like the 14k phoenix better as well. thanks! yeah, i REALLY wish phoenix made a 70w 14k. the ushio is better than the stock bulb from the viper, but it pains me to think i paid $50 for a tiny light bulb that i don't really like and the only other option is a $90 light bulb. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 thanks! yeah, i REALLY wish phoenix made a 70w 14k. the ushio is better than the stock bulb from the viper, but it pains me to think i paid $50 for a tiny light bulb that i don't really like and the only other option is a $90 light bulb. I would get the 70w current usa bulb. It's a perfect mix. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 I would get the 70w current usa bulb. It's a perfect mix. yeah i should have just ordered that from work. could have gotten it for $35 and gotten better results Link to comment
reefman225gal Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Your tank looks good man. I really love that rock. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Your tank looks good man. I really love that rock. thank you Link to comment
fishdaddy0831 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Awsome tank! I love it. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 So i've added a few more corals recently--some red mushrooms, gold zoanthids, dragon's breath favia, mint green pipe organ, and a mystery blue branching LPS that some guy dropped off at my store because his high nitrates were killing it. let me know if anyone has any ideas on the ID. The other day my store got in some sexy shrimp and a tiny candy pistol as a special order for a guy, and he flaked out and said he didn't want them. they were too tiny to release in our systems and would be a definite loss if we did, so my boss told me i could have them! so now i have 3 tiny (about the same size as a big 'pod) sexy shrimp and an equally sized candy pistol roaming the tank. one of the sexies: Dragon's Breath Favia: Mint Green Pipe Organ Mystery LPS Red Shrooms FTS Link to comment
got2envy Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Woo hoo! looks great! another cool thread I missed Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Woo hoo! looks great! another cool thread I missed why thank you I am now sitting here about to leave work debating whether or not i want to take the flower anemone that is starting to turn red and put it in my tank. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 added the flower nem, and the sexies love it also replaced the ushio with a current 14k. to my disappointment, it's not any bluer. actually it's a little whiter. BUT the colors seem to pop a little more and it seems a lot brighter, so i guess i don't mind too much. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 awesome pico! thanks now if only i didn't have to wait til next pay period to bring home some more ricordea Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Time for an update! Unfortunately, my sexies liked their flower nem a little TOO much, as in they decided that it was kind of tasty . despite daily feedings of spectrum grow pellets, which the shrimp were gorging on, they still picked at the anemone. i finally had to move him to another tank. My yellow ric, which i had moved to accomodate the new flower nem, disappeared on me shortly afterwords as well. the fish are still doing awesome and are potbellied from pods and spectrum pellets. the zoas have been growing pretty well. i'm tired of stressing over the acrylic every time i need to clean the tank, however, and i ordered a nano cube 6, tank only, from nanotuners to "upgrade" the tank. it should be here thursday. i'm also switching the sand to the carib sea indo-pacific black, which is the black and white aragonite mixture, when i upgrade the tank. i'll be adding a koralia nano as well, because i'm still not thrilled with the flow in this tank, much less with the pump on the NC6. i also have a new addition. sort of a rescue, or at least an attempted rescue. we ordered some various pipe fish at the store, and this little guy came in WAY smaller than we had planned or could accommodate in our systems. so instead of releasing him to certain doom in the tanks at work, i took him home so he can have somewhat of a shot in my pod-infested little tank. African blue striped pipe fish, with a penny for size reference (penny is beneath the cup, NOT in it!) by the time he grows up i should have my 58 gallon established and waiting for him. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 maybe the little pipe stands a better chance than i thought, he's been in the tank for about 5 minutes now since i finished acclimating him and he's already pecking pods off the front glass Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 lol, what do you plan on feeding him? and how? Updated FTS pls, this tank iz sweet! Link to comment
erickrm Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Hey brotha, i just found this thread from someone who linked me. I realize you have a problem with the overflow not being able to handle more water.... i do apoligize for this and i would like to correct the problem. In order to do this i would need for you to modify your overflow a bit and i will send you a new piece with the teeth in this style: these are about 1/2" so just 3-5 of these will do the job probably just 3 lol. Again Im sorry about that, and i wish you would have contacted me.... Only thing you would need to do is take a dremel or some type of cutting tool to remove the teeth in the middle and I will send you a new piece along with some weldon, and an applicator bottle to install your new overflow. let me know bud, by the way the tank is looking great!!! I was trying to breed the blue stripes for a while and i was able to get 1 of them to eat kept it alive for about 3 weeks, and then it just disappeared on me Thanks. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Hey brotha, i just found this thread from someone who linked me. I realize you have a problem with the overflow not being able to handle more water.... i do apoligize for this and i would like to correct the problem. In order to do this i would need for you to modify your overflow a bit and i will send you a new piece with the teeth in this style: these are about 1/2" so just 3-5 of these will do the job probably just 3 lol. Again Im sorry about that, and i wish you would have contacted me.... Only thing you would need to do is take a dremel or some type of cutting tool to remove the teeth in the middle and I will send you a new piece along with some weldon, and an applicator bottle to install your new overflow. let me know bud, by the way the tank is looking great!!! I was trying to breed the blue stripes for a while and i was able to get 1 of them to eat kept it alive for about 3 weeks, and then it just disappeared on me Thanks. thanks for the offer but i ended up "upgrading" the tank to a 6 gallon nano-cube after too many close calls with scratching the acrylic and sold it to a local reefer looking to keep dwarf seahorses in it, so flow shouldn't be an issue for them. and i would of contacted you but i got a good deal on the tank and you were fighting in the desert, so it really wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things . Link to comment
erickrm Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Gotcha, i just wanted to make sure you were happy brotha thats all.... I want to stride for good customer service and quality work . Thanks again and if you ever need anything hit me up i will hook you up Link to comment
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