disaster999 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 jndragon, sorry i missed this point in your post, the red algae is all cleared from my tank, all algae is pretty much gone also, im left with quite a bit of detritus in my tank which i gotta clean up this weekend with my water change. the ich havent showed itself for a few months now since the last outbreak. i was able to keep new fish and shrimp in my tank once again. i think it really has to do with my dosing quite a lot of potassium in my tank and using non reef brand chemicals to dose calcium. ive backed off potassium and switched back to using turbo calcium from kent and everything seems pretty good now. xilez, chemiclean does nothing for the ich, all it is is carbon that absorbs chemicals, removes odor and color from the tank. if you want to get rid of ich, you either have to keep the tank fishless for at least a month. and QT your fish making sure they dont have ich to begin with at first. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 its been like...4 months since i bought any new sps, had a new shipment in last week and a bunch of people were thinking of a fragging group so i went, and picked this up. Quote Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Whoa that is one beauty SPS you got there my friend! It looks pretty blue and purple mix with a little red in it? Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 its a sps from fiji, not really sure exactly what its called, bluish white tip, purpleish body. i hope it gets enough light where its at. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 been more than a week and so far that SPS havent lost its colors and its polyps is fully extended. im guessing it likes where it is now. also, just noticed my cleaner shrimp pair got busy after i introduced them to the tank and one of them is carrying eggs already. it would be fun to see them spawn and get eaten Quote Link to comment
Genj Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 That a nice one. I just picked up a very similar piece from Bali, unfortunately it browned out and lost the glory it had before shipment. It has hints of it's former glory, but I think it's going to be a while. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 yeah, i have a pink milli from fiji and it was pretty sexy looking, scroll back a few pages you will see it. my bulbs at that time were on its last leg and needs to be replaced. it turned all brown and i can see some STN. upgraded to LED and stopped that form happening. color is coming back not its definitely a lot darker than before. its been almost half a year with the LEDs and i still cant return to its former glory Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 just tested my water 420ppm calcium 4.5dkh alkalinity 1290ppm magnesium 470+ppm potassium 0ppm phosphate i add 1 table spoon of baking soda each day, 4 drops of KZ PIF everyday Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 looks like i have my first problem with my light. i noticed one side of the tank is significantly more yellow than the other. one of my coral is loosing its color as well. with my unsophisticated test, i placed my hand under one side of the blue LED string and sure enough i didnt feel any heat coming off of them, damn near burnt myself with the other side. gotta take the thing apart and diagnose the problem tonight. anyone know if meanwell drivers tend to do that? Quote Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Disaster, lurked your thread for a while. I can't remember exactly and I'm no LED expert, but were you sure you got the good bin CREEs? Sorry to hear about the problems, but at least you were able to ID the source now. Good luck figuring it out from here. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 im not sure if i got a good bin or not from where i bought it. ill crack open my drivers tonight and see whats up. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 i think i dont have enough ventilation for the meanwell drivers, just opened them up tonight and the drivers were pretty toasty. the one string that was significantly dimmer was only getting 0.25amps no matter how much i adjusted it. i guess i have to order a new one and drill more holes in my project box. i already took off all the covers on the drivers so they get more airflow. Quote Link to comment
Spencer7 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) I'l be the first to congratulate you on the Reef Builders Article... Awesome job and keep the pics coming! Edited September 25, 2012 by Spencer7 Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Thanks spencer. i just read the article...there are some mistakes, not sure if i should write in to correct it haha Quote Link to comment
awpong Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Was just checking reef-builders and saw the post. Congrats I see I'm not the only one to find it today either. Quote Link to comment
delorean1981 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Just started the night shift at work and I love finding easter eggs like this tank. Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Was just checking reef-builders and saw the post. Congrats I see I'm not the only one to find it today either. Congrats man Just started the night shift at work and I love finding easter eggs like this tank. Very nicely done! thanks all. im very honored. took some pictures the other day also was given this surprise on my bday Quote Link to comment
PODPIMP Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 its been like...4 months since i bought any new sps, had a new shipment in last week and a bunch of people were thinking of a fragging group so i went, and picked this up. Looks like an acro Formosa Stag. Beautiful! Do you have an updated pic of this coral? You tank is looking awesome btw Quote Link to comment
sammy113 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Awesome! Happy Bday! Quote Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Happy birthday and congrats on reef builders! Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Looks like an acro Formosa Stag. Beautiful! Do you have an updated pic of this coral? You tank is looking awesome btw sorry, i dont have an update picture of this coral. truth is i couldnt keep the colors after all and the coral turned brown. probably due the driver screwing up and wasnt able to put out more than 25% of power. I have since replaced the driver and moved the coral higher up into my scape and hopefully the colors will return. i will post a picture once its picture worthy Awesome! Happy Bday! Happy birthday and congrats on reef builders! Thanks =) Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 just took some pictures of my new sohal tang. this is probably the biggest fish i had in my tank, and the smallest one they have in the LFS. hes still pretty shy and hides when i come near my tank here he is getting a check up by my cleaner shrimp heres my purple tang random images if my cleaner shrimp Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Congrats on RB! Your tank is amazing, gorgeous SPS Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Wonderful pictures, delicious looking cake, Happy Birthday (sorry I'm late) and congrats on the RB article. Edited October 11, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
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