thesmallerthebetter Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 yea. i think the frags i got were crap. cuz they all had something wrong with them. the setosa all but melted away. theres a few polyps and its slowly regrowing tho Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 0.o thats weird, unless they all came from the same system? Hopefully the setosa grows back quickly, those are nice too lol Quote Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 they did indeed all come from the same system, same fella sold them to me. needless to say, last time i buy from him Quote Link to comment
friar1 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Good to know the animals are alive after that! You would think that wouldn't be the case...., but I am beginning to think these animals are a lot tougher than some make them out to be. Good Rescue Effort! I might have thrown in the towel, if something like that had happened to me, gives me a higher bar to shoot for. Friar Quote Link to comment
.Newman. Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 phew, good to hear nothings dead! When i read the part about white water pouring out or something, I though everything just melted into pico soup >_< Quote Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Good to know the animals are alive after that! You would think that wouldn't be the case...., but I am beginning to think these animals are a lot tougher than some make them out to be. Good Rescue Effort! I might have thrown in the towel, if something like that had happened to me, gives me a higher bar to shoot for. Friar i too belive that the organisms we stock are lightyears stronger and more resilient than people make them out to be. for f***s sake, i have acros living and growing in my 1/4 gallon "Tank" haha. phew, good to hear nothings dead! When i read the part about white water pouring out or something, I though everything just melted into pico soup >_< that white water was a nasty product of burnt electrical components marinading in water haha. the aquatic equivalent of "white smoke". never a good thing haha. but overall this event is nothing a little bit of re-soldering and some silicone tape wont fix. just gotta wait for the new thermostat to arrive is all. reintregration is as simple as some connections Quote Link to comment
das awesome Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Very nice setup so far! I was curious what you do when the temp gets too high? I had a sub gallon setup a few years ago and this time of year, everything died cuz the temp got up to 94!!! Never tried again after that Quote Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) Yikes! Good save! We haven't seen a FTS in a while. I hope to see one soon after everything recovers. Edited July 18, 2010 by Mr. Microscope Quote Link to comment
friar1 Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Updates? Pics? Is it still Alive?! Friar Quote Link to comment
jm82792 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) Sorry about your losses. Just as a suggestion using an arduino as a reef controller can help you fail-safe wise, it's not really hard to do and you can get free samples for the temperature probes and such. Coding is super simple if you want it to turn crap on and off when whatever gets too hot, cold and such... Edited July 19, 2010 by jm82792 Quote Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 So i took a whole bunch of pics today....most of them totally suck. i cant get a good shot of any of the corals. and my blue boa and a few others look totally white/dead in the pics maybe its time for a new camera. i think im pretty much stocked atm, maybe a few more zoos or something. imma try for better pics tonight again, i wanna try and get the colors right.... Quote Link to comment
reef2.5 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 you really packed them in there looks awesome you should take a pic with a coffee mug like in the begining to get a better idea size Quote Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) you really packed them in there looks awesome you should take a pic with a coffee mug like in the begining to get a better idea size good idea thats another thing about the pics....the depth of the tank gets lost and it seems like theyre all really close together when theyve really got lots of space to branch/table out. the plan here is kind of to see which start to grow the best and then thin the stock a bit. i just wanna be sure that theres a good diversity of acros to demonstrate the viability of the system.... Edited August 24, 2010 by thesmallerthebetter Quote Link to comment
c_k_kuehne Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) The last 2 pics look pretty good Tanks coming along. Pump looks like it's still working well. I like it all Edited August 24, 2010 by c_k_kuehne Quote Link to comment
reef2.5 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 And by the way c k gets the size picture idea credit Quote Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 The last 2 pics look pretty good Tanks coming along. Pump looks like it's still working well. I like it all thank you yea, the pump is still chugging along. almost silent now that is run in a bit. sometimes i get scared that it stopped haha Quote Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Nice. Really looks good. I can't wait to see how this does in the grow out time. Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 it's amazing that something THAT small, can actually look that big. If the coffee cup wasnt next to the tank i wouldnt believe that it's .25 gallons. Quote Link to comment
snookman03 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 that thing is SWEET Quote Link to comment
TheCoralReef731 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 lookin good! you've got a ton of variety in there. did you ever make a DIY video for the pump? Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 it's amazing that something THAT small, can actually look that big. If the coffee cup wasnt next to the tank i wouldnt believe that it's .25 gallons. Same! Amazing tank! Quote Link to comment
Wendy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 it's amazing that something THAT small, can actually look that big. If the coffee cup wasnt next to the tank i wouldnt believe that it's .25 gallons. NICE!!! Quote Link to comment
Solarflare8806 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 very very nice, really hope the best for ya! I can't wait to see those frags start to take over and really cover things up. Its gonna be awesome i know it!! Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment
JoeD Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Very nice. Isn't 32oz a slurpee size?? Scary small... How much top off daily?? Quote Link to comment
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