streetsong Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 After mulling it over, decided to not get the Blue-Spotted Jawfish. Going with a Pearly instead. It should arrive this week. Link to comment
streetsong Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Here's a new FTS- Just added a new acro up top. Link to comment
msujeff Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Great tank! I'm loving the colors. Link to comment
streetsong Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks for the feedback, Jeff. I'm still waiting for my Pearly Jawfish to come in at the LFS. Then 2 weeks of quarantine, but I'm in no hurry. Anticipating the addition of a new fish is part of the excitement. I added a PVC jawfish house last week in preparation. Link to comment
streetsong Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Just added a Midas Blenny. Not part of my plan, but I gave in to a great price on a beautiful fish. Pics to follow. Link to comment
streetsong Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Here's a FTS with all three fish, including my new Midas Blenny. I've never been able to get my fish to pose as nicely before. Link to comment
streetsong Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 I haven't posted for a while. Here's a quick update and a FTS. I finally got my alkalinity, calcium, magnesium issues in check. I began a weekly three part dosing regimen to address these issues about a month ago. Everything is stabilizing again, hair algae has disappeared and coraline algae is beginning to grow again. SPS corals are also showing nice growth. I had plans to add a Pearly Jawfish but decided that he would probably tangle with my Midas Blenny. Instead, I added a single Perc. Clownfish. Here's an FTS: I always appreciate any comments or suggestions! Link to comment
Atomic081 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Beautiful Tank, Great colors. Where did u get the barnacle? I want one for a jawfish. Link to comment
streetsong Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Thanks Ross! I purchased the barnacles at a local LFS. They would work for a jawfish house, but I think a PVC house is even better. Google "Jawfish PVC house" for more info. Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Its time to step this tank up a notch. I just installed a Vortech MP10 yesterday. I also picked up a welsophylia brain at the "Reefstock" convention here in Denver. My excitement level is ramped up! Pics will be posted soon. Link to comment
Atomic081 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks Ross! I purchased the barnacles at a local LFS. They would work for a jawfish house, but I think a PVC house is even better. Google "Jawfish PVC house" for more info. Im gonna do this exact thing when I get a Jawfish. I hated having them always messing up the sand, so this is perfect. Thanks!!! Its time to step this tank up a notch. I just installed a Vortech MP10 yesterday. I also picked up a welsophylia brain at the "Reefstock" convention here in Denver. My excitement level is ramped up! Pics will be posted soon. Nice pickup with the MP10. WE WANT PICTURES!!!! Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 As promised, here's a new FTS. Any advice, feedback, opinions are welcomed! Link to comment
NU2REEFIN Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 WOW man really lovin' this tank. I love seein' all the sweet Biocubes on here. Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks! I agree, there is plenty of inspiration on this site if you're a biocube owner. Link to comment
msujeff Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Looks nice. It will be interesting to see effects of the mp10 on your tank. Great piece of equipment. Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 I had a small disaster today but it easily could have been a HUGE disaster. The screws holding my Nanotuers 5.1 LED kit attached to the hood came loose. Subsequently, the heatsink fell against the plastic splashguard, which melted two tiny holes in the splashguard and blew out two of my Edison royal blue strips. It's a good thing I was home in the middle of the day (I'm a teacher on spring break). Chris at Nanotuners is going to replace the two strips for his cost- $25 per strip. He won't have them in until the middle of next week so I hope my corals will make it until then. This sucks! Link to comment
msujeff Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Wow! What do you think caused the screws to give out? I'm hooking up my 5.6 kit this weekend so any info would be great. Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Chris at Nanotuners said that they have had a handful of customers with older hoods experience this. He added that if the screws are any longer, the hood could crack. I just got some screws that are slightly wider (if they are too wide, they won't fit through the provided spacers). Link to comment
msujeff Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Did the screws strip the holes in the hood or just came loose over time? Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I suspect that the heat emitted into the hood caused the plastic to expand because I had the same issue two weeks ago and tightened the screws then. I'm a bit perplexed by the whole thing! Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Here's an update since the LED disaster earlier this week: Oceanic is sending me a new splashguard free of charge and they're even shipping it overnight. I just called the toll-free number and talked to Brian- outstanding customer service. They understand how to keep their customers happy in the long run. As far as replacement Edison strips from Nanotuners, I just paid $50 and they will send them out sometime next week. Link to comment
streetsong Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 While I'm waiting for my 2 new blue Edison LED strips to arrive from Nanotuners, I thought I'd share a pic of what my tank looks like without blue on the left side. Cheers! Link to comment
streetsong Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Thanks, Cam! My replacement splashguard arrived the other day from Oceanic. Again, I can't say enough about the great customer service on the phone. They shipped me a free replacement and it arrived in two days. Still waiting for Edison strips from Nanotuners. Link to comment
streetsong Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Still waiting for my replacement Edison strips from Nanotuners. It's been 2 weeks longer than promised. I have said it before and I hate to say it again, but: Their products are great but the amount of time I have waited to receive products is just way to long. I understand that they only have 2 employees but if they don't improve their customer service, they risk in losing business in the long-run- IMO. Link to comment
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