clownfish14 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 so what do you do with them after you frag them? oh and you need some new pics Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 so what do you do with them after you frag them? oh and you need some new pics I have a neighbor that is getting into the hobby and he takes them. There are a few new photos of my tank in the TOTM feature. I'll get some added to my thread soon. Link to comment
clownfish14 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 ok cool. well if you ever get a few extra ill take them ill even pay for shipping lol Link to comment
jsclimbn Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 ive got a 28 also, over flow to a 10g sump, still the quad pack light(which after reading and checking out yours might upgrade to a 20" light like that. maybe a halide pc combo, but i dont know if i can deal with that heat) Read that you clowns have picked a corner by a return, mine do that too, i thought they were lost.... how does the 20" compare to the quad pack? worth the $250? Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 It's been a while since I posted a FTS. This was one taken earlier today. Full Tank Shot - Taken 12-10-10 Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 It's been a while since I posted a FTS. This was one taken earlier today. Full Tank Shot - Taken 12-10-10 Just browsed your thread, beautiful tank and I love the latest FTS...I'll be in touch next week to see about one of your media baskets Link to comment
Squared Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I honestly don't understand how you keep your tank so clean... Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 I honestly don't understand how you keep your tank so clean... My maintenance schedule is lined out in my thread. There are not secrets here. Just stay consistent. Link to comment
Bogdan Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hi I was wondering what brand of salt mix you are using. Also do you supplement your tank with any micro- or macroelements. What are your water parameters (Ca and alkalinity). You got a really nice tank going. Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hi I was wondering what brand of salt mix you are using. Also do you supplement your tank with any micro- or macroelements. What are your water parameters (Ca and alkalinity). You got a really nice tank going. I buy my water premixed at my LFS which comes at 1.023. I had 1/4 cup of Instant Ocean to 6g of water to get my salinity up to 1.025. Here is my dosing regiment that can be found at my tank of the month reef profile. Dosing: Based on research, I started my tank believing that my weekly water changes would be adequate in keeping my trace elements where they needed to be. While this approach was successful early in my tank's life, it started to break down once I started adding stony corals. After extensive testing over several months I have settled into a regiment of dosing for calcium and alkalinity. For calcium, I use Sea-Lab #28 tabs and for alkalinity, I use Reef Pure Marine KH Buffer. For my tank, one Sea-Lab #28 every 3 days keeps my calcium at 425ppm and 1/4th tsp of marine buffer/day keeps my alkalinity at 3.5 meq/L. Again, this regiment is the result of testing and record keeping over the course of several months, don't assume that this regiment will work for you. Thanks for the compliment on my tank. Link to comment
clownfish14 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 hey brad do you find that 6 gallon water changes are to much? i though you were supposed to like 10% wtch would be like 3 gallons. Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 hey brad do you find that 6 gallon water changes are to much? i though you were supposed to like 10% wtch would be like 3 gallons. I have always done 6 gal changes without any issues. There are lots of schools of thoughts here but the one I believe in is that the larger percentage of water taken out the more percentage of waste that comes out and the more you replinish your trace elements. I actually will make a 12 gallon water change from time to time. I do this when I get trace phos readings and my phos lock is not working like it typically does. Link to comment
clownfish14 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 ok make sence. what type of test kits are you using? Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 ok make sence. what type of test kits are you using? Salifert kits. I test for ca, alk and phos. Link to comment
clownfish14 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 ok cool tanks. oh and also do you ever test for strontium? i have the test kit but im not sure what level it should be at Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 ok cool tanks. oh and also do you ever test for strontium? i have the test kit but im not sure what level it should be at Nope, never tested for it. Link to comment
clownfish14 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 ok sorry for all the questions but thanks for all the help. great tank btw it looks amazing Link to comment
jeeves Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 It's been a while since I posted a FTS. This was one taken earlier today. Full Tank Shot - Taken 12-10-10 your bubble tip moved?! looking good... this latest shot seems to be more colorful than previous EDIT: I see the original one now... did it split or did you get a new one? I would love one of those... my LFS never has Link to comment
tomase Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Man, your tank is absolutelly awesome!!! I have only one question. I don't see any clean up crew in the pictures, do you have a clean up crew? My snails are always bothering my corals and I am askin myself if I can take them back to the LFS, I don't see that they are cleaning so much. Link to comment
urbaneks Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 your bubble tip moved?! looking good... this latest shot seems to be more colorful than previous EDIT: I see the original one now... did it split or did you get a new one? I would love one of those... my LFS never has Yes my rtba did split. I would love to give you one of the rtba, getting them off of their rock is very difficult. Man, your tank is absolutelly awesome!!! I have only one question. I don't see any clean up crew in the pictures, do you have a clean up crew? My snails are always bothering my corals and I am askin myself if I can take them back to the LFS, I don't see that they are cleaning so much. I do have a cuc which consist of 10 hermit crabs, 4 nassirius snails and 4 other snails that I can't remember the name of. I would not trade my hermits in. They bring a lot of action to the tank. They can be a pain walking over corals but that does not bother me any more. Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 I have never taken any photos under just actinic lighting until today. I got a couple shots that I thought were worth posting on my thread. Paly and Zoa Mix Yellow Polyps Under Actinics Link to comment
jam77 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Your tank has to be one of the best I have ever seen ! Seeing your rose bubble tip made me go out and buy one for my tank he's a little small but everything ive read says it wont take to long to grow. Just curious how long you have had yours for ? Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Your tank has to be one of the best I have ever seen ! Seeing your rose bubble tip made me go out and buy one for my tank he's a little small but everything ive read says it wont take to long to grow. Just curious how long you have had yours for ? I've had mine for 8 months now. He has split once since then so I actually have two now. I'd like to trade the 2nd one in but I have not been able to get him off the rock he is on. Thanks for the compliment on my tank. Link to comment
mdannyg Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 those actinic shots are beautiful! Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 those actinic shots are beautiful! Thanks for the view and post! Link to comment
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