dotc0m Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 damn that's a good looking left rock. i gots to have more pics. this thing full of SPS yet? Thanks I made it myself. Nope. =( Works been so busy, just water changes and handling my stupid AWI Mighymite ####. Some guy Don told me to add a 10 micron carbon block prefilter so that the chlorine gets removed because what's passing my 1 micron sediment is chlorine which could be clogging up my 5 micron inline carbon. Having said that, I think somebody stole my zeta zorb .2 micron sediment from spectapure. I came back to my office after the long weekend and didn't see it come yet. Hopefully it comes tomorrow. And i'm still waiting for my AI units...What do you think about adding the 10 micron carbon block? How come that BS didn't happen to you? I tried thinking of what I could have done to make it clog... I dont' flush it after use.. could that be it? Meh Edit: Oh yeah, I sold my onyx pair, and bought a pair of ultra A picassos, basically snocassos i think? I forgot all the names. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 doing D proud!! Looking nice dot Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 10 micron carbon block is bull####. you shouldn't have to add anything other than the zeta zorb. my new one should get here friday. Link to comment
dotc0m Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I got the maxcap system because it was on sale. Going to replace the .5 sediment with the .3 zetazorb. Also, I can make thunderstorms now. Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 :whistles: Put it together just before bedtime...night settings on. Finally got the maxcap spectrapure tracking tonight. I'm going to abuse my mightmite filters till then. Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 :30 second tour of my tank. I can't take pictures for my life. Link to comment
SpringFever Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Those lights look like thrusters on a space-ship... Totally digging the MP10 controler flopped on the ground Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Everything is pretty much thrown in there: AI controller, RK Lite, and the vortech controller. I'll clean it up one of these days... Oh it's worth mentioning, I'm getting a mystery wrasse... yay. Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Another quick update/change today. Had a beautiful strong mystery wrasse delivered to my house an hour or so ago from one of hte local vendors. Had my ESV salt mixed and ready for a pleasant acclimation/replenish/waterchange while I'm at it. Referred to, what looks like, a good photo thread by Jeremai that I hope to take advantage of this weekend with my DSLR. The thread can be found here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=190521 Hopefully this will be the last time I post up pictures from my phone. Comments most welcomed. Link to comment
jdl Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 wow that is a very nice box o water! i really like that rockscape Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 FTS are def harder than it seems. I need to find out how to retain the colors that I see in person: Yes, I think I'm going to have to end up including the sexy lights in my FTS Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 New FTS and some random shots post-research on how to take/post pictures. Enjoy. Frags: Lokani, Garf Purple Bonsai Devil's Armor, Nightmare, Chong Bongs, Magicians, etc. New FTS 3.6.2011 Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 I moved my MP10 today because I think one of my SPS was getting too much direct flow. The change of flow resulted in the pile up of detritus to flow out, and out comes Dhauts Pom Pom Crab, or at least it remnants/corpse. My mystery wrasse got to it, and I knew her tummy looked strangely bigger than usual. Added Hawkins, Ponape, and Setosa from a local buddys tank. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 bye pom pom crab. sure it wasn't a molt though? Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Definitely not a molt... lol. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 he was a mean little bastard anyways. Link to comment
SpringFever Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Looks good dotcOm. Are you still getting enough surface agitiation with the vortec lower? Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 I didn't lower it. I just strafed it towards the back of the tank to create a circulation as opposed to shooting it directly on the rock. I really do need to get my 2nd MP10. I had it at one point, but it was defective so I returned it and ended up using hte funds for something else. If I get my 2nd one, I could dial both down to about 40-50% as opposed to bursting this one at 100%. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I have an MP20 in my 40 and I keep thinking of adding another mp10 or get the upgrade for the MP40. I keep the 20 at about 95% reefcrest and sometimes I dont think its enough. Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 So I kept getting some sort of film dust on the top right of my tank where the return was. I raised the level in my sump a bit to decrease turbulence from fuge compartment to return compartment, and this morning all the dust was gone. Any last trace of dust/microbubbles is gone. I actually have to note this down so I don't forget what to do if I see it again... Having trouble feeding my Mystery Wrasse, I think she is feeding off the live pods that have been in there for so long because she's fat as hell. That and the fact she ate the hitchhiker of a pom pom crab, I've yet to see her eat during feeding time. Had to restock on my frozen food, and I hit up a pretty popular place that my local club goes to, thought I'd share, they only do phoen orders, and are very nice people, and cheap as hell as they sell in bulk. Probably out there already, but thought I'd reiterate. http://www.jehmco.com/html/frozen.html Made a screen this time in one piece instead of three as I was given. Did my weekly WC, and I believe I'm going to have to start dosing soon as my Ca is dropping a bit between water changes. I'll do it manually now, but sometime down the line I'll probably get a BM Doser. Link to comment
dotc0m Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Finally got the mystery wrasse eating. All she needed was some mysis. Weekly pics of changes during the week: Top down showing screen. Thanks Dave for the poly netting. It came super fast in the mail: Yasha Haste: Picassos: Mystery: Coris: 3.13.2011 FTS: Link to comment
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