Jamie Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Such a happy little pico! Looks awesome Jamie! Thanks! Dat's a lotta flow!Have any issues with that? 480gph/5.4=88.89 turnover rate! It actually can be problematic. Sometimes, if I move the pumps just a little bit the flow will start blasting my montipora too hard in a specific spot, and it'll get mad. I also have to be careful where I put my lps' so they don't get ripped up by the flow. I was having trouble with the trumpet, but I fragged it back and everything's good now. Link to comment
Jamie Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Well, I guess this will serve as the first half of the 5 [edit - 4] month update! I'll have to get some more pictures tomorrow because the lights went off for the night, but I'll be back tomorrow. It's been a busy month for the tank on account of new christmas moneys. I made some good purchases - a cool new tiger goby, and a nice acro frag. I also made what is probably a really stupid one - a clam. It's a baby crocea, about 1.5 inches long. The lfs had it for a long time before I bought it, and it looked really healthy, so I thought I'd take the risk. I've only had it for a few hours, but so far it looks pretty good. I'll keep updating on how it's doing. Here are a few pics with the new lens I got for christmas! More tomorrow. the acan is finally in a spot where I can photograph it new acro the damsel red montis clam nestled into the montipora (difficult place to photograph, acro is right in the way) older acros that's all for now - current fts and more pics tomorrow Link to comment
Jake42393 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 This looks beautiful! do you mind if i ask how much the tank costed? and where did you find it?! Link to comment
Jamie Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Thanks! I think it was $40. I got it at a local fish store, but you may be able to find them online. Link to comment
Jake42393 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 nice that seems like a great deal comparing to gla Link to comment
Jamie Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 well it's not the same as other ada tanks, it's made with a lower quality glass, but it seems fine to me. Link to comment
Jamie Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 more pictures to complete the 5 [edit - 4] month update. the new maxima (I said crocea earlier, I was misinformed/a noob) left bottom right left top right fts tropical tank contrasts nicely with the fresh snow outside Thanks for looking! Link to comment
hlander Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Awesome tank man! Are you gonna participate in the pico contest? Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 When are you going to college? Didn't you say you had to downgrade your coldwtaer tank? Are you taking this tank with you? It would be a ton of work but this tank looks sooooo awesome! Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 This is my senior year of high school, and I'm not really sure what I'm going to do when I leave next fall. I was planning on having my parents take care of this tank, but then I started testing and found out my calcium and alkalinity are way off (dKH = 5-6, Ca = 560 - currently dosing two mL kent alkalinity buffer daily, but I might have to up the dose if it isn't cutting it). If it was just water changes they could handle it, but I don't want them dosing. So, I might try to sell it to a fish store to keep on their front desk, or I might see if any local nano reefers want to take care of it for a few years. Or I might just break it down. We'll see. I'm going to college in so cal, so I can't really transport it back and forth, but if I end up doing an internship down there my summer junior year (which would be really cool), then I could bring it down for junior and senior year - that's a long way off though, I'm just going to see how things play out. My other idea was for downgrading my coldwater tank to something tiny (like, 1 gal), that was acrylic and had a sealable lid. If everything in the tank was cemented down, I could just screw on the lid and put it in my suitcase to take with me wherever I go - that might be easier than trying to take this 5 gallon beast with me. hlander - yep, but coldwater, not tropical macro picture time! This guy is browning a little, but seems pretty happy, so I'm just letting him go with it. It is about time to replace the lights though... red montis green monti is taking over! dwarf halimeda keeping the frogspawn at bay amazingly, these guys get along - no stinging! I have yet to get a clear, really close up picture of the samsel, but here are a few close calls Softies! Thanks for looking! Link to comment
brandon429 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 my gosh that's a great tank and the pics portray laser detail and color. I can tell by the growth its aging really well, wow on the sps color retention for sure and the plating growth. the rimless look is awesome killer tank B Link to comment
scubasteve2580 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 very very very cool tank. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thanks guys! my gosh that's a great tank and the pics portray laser detail and color. I can tell by the growth its aging really well, wow on the sps color retention for sure and the plating growth. the rimless look is awesome killer tankB Yeah, I got a new lens for christmas, and I'm really loving taking macros now. Link to comment
olemanwinter Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 tropical tank contrasts nicely with the fresh snow outside Thanks for looking! I don't know if I'm more jealous of the tank or the snow. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 haha, thanks. It was nice, but unfortunately it happened over break, so it didn't cancel school. :sigh: good and bad news good: new baby acan bad news - my new fishy has ich! he's finally coming out enough so that I can get a good look at him, and I just noticed today. Looks pretty bad. Any ideas of treatment. There's no way I could catch him fo a dip - I even doubt that a trap would work - he's really easily spooked. I've heard cleaner shrimps can help - I've been thinking about getting one for aesthetic purposes, but worried my bubble will kill it. If it could help the goby though I'd give it a shot. Opinions? other ideas? Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Well, I decided that I didn't want to study for my discrete math final tomorrow, so I set out to get some good fish pictures! Here are the results (along with a few other random shots) dwarf halimeda and froggy asterina left side fish! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Awesome Pics Jamie! Sorry about ur Tiger Goby. I was thinking of getting a pair for my 125G when it's up. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Awesome Pics Jamie! Sorry about ur Tiger Goby. I was thinking of getting a pair for my 125G when it's up. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Awesome Pics Jamie! Sorry about ur Tiger Goby. I was thinking of getting a pair for my 125G when it's up. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 lol, thanks. I think you might have gotten a little trigger happy with the "add reply" button though. I guess whenever I'm able to convince my parents to loan me the money I'll get a cleaner shrimp. The goby has been toughing it out so far, hopefully he can make it another week or two! Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Wonderful pictures Jamie! Love the shot of the tank with the window in the backround. Thanks for posting all of them! Enjoyed those very much. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 Thanks! Looking back on it, I probably should have cleaned up the window seat first. Airline tubing, towel, fan two books stacked on top of it - not to mention the defunct tank that I still haven't cleaned up (fortunately not pictured). btw, you need to update your simple wonders thread! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 lol, thanks. I think you might have gotten a little trigger happy with the "add reply" button though. I guess whenever I'm able to convince my parents to loan me the money I'll get a cleaner shrimp. The goby has been toughing it out so far, hopefully he can make it another week or two! lol I had over 10 thought I deleted them all. I hope you get the Cleaner! Link to comment
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