JoelRHale Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Haha it does seem like you're talking to a wall sometimes doesn't it? it's hard to stand out with so many tanks though, but keep at it! Thanks about the avatar! I love it, I just wish I had made it. When I have some free time I'll probably use the same Samuel Jackson face and do something with the stomach scene in Alien. Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Quick update: No corals were harmed in the fragging! One finger leather rejected it's location but the other three are still holding fast. I've seen some pretty good growth in my monti cap the past 3 weeks since I've had it, it's beginning to whorl up from the center! I've rearranged a few zoas and whatnot to give it a more filled in look. The upper left and left side of the tank isn't to my liking right now. I feel it needs more color and more movement imo. I'm thinking of trading in the finger leathers to the LFS, they aren't "wavy" enough nor do they really stand out. The GSP colony up there in the upper left doesn't have great color, I may trade that in too. Or move it somewhere else when I find a replacement for that area And my apologies for not posting any pics, I'll get some up sooner or later hehe Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 I shot a quick video earlier today after rescaping the tank with the new coral I purchased last night. I'll make a better one later =) Tank Video Link to comment
rrcg50 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Cool tank you got there Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Thanks! I'm hoping my gsp will someday infest the back wall of my tank much in the same way yours does! Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Lots of pictures coming! And a nice video too once it's done uploading to youtube "Purple" Mushrooms Polyps My zoas are eating the Galaxea sweeper tentacle lol Pretty Pink Paly's Yellow Polyps and GSP Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well folks. Here it is. The 2 month anniversary video of my tank I hope you all like it =) And. Guess what? It's available for HD viewing! lol >>>>>> <<<<<< Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Awesome video, what are you using to keep the camera from shaking when you move it around? Is that a blue waving hand colony or sympodium? Either way it's gorgeous. How does that angel do with all your coral? For my soon 40 upgrade, I want a red/orange fish and I've been thinking about a clown pair but I really like flame angels. Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Youtube has a video editing feature which comes in very handy! You can adjust the shakiness, brightness, and even the contrast, and music! For my videos I adjusted the shakiness as desired. My camera looks horribly bright under LED's so I reduce the brightness 1 notch. And this gave it almost it's true color, except for the sand sometimes looks too bright and some rocks. The Angel hasn't ever picked at any coral. I've heard a few negative things from some on these forums about them, but I've never had any issues. It's my favorite fish =) The blue "sympodium" are actually blue clove polyps. The fish store I got them from has beautiful, deep blue frags. In fact everything they have are ridiculously colorful and healthy. Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Bah. There is an oily film on top of my water this morning and I can't figure out the reason why Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 So the source of the oily residue is still unknown... but thankfully it's cleared up just fine. The skimmer was wedged in too tight against the top overflow. This didn't let the surface water flow through the back chambers and everything just sat up there, floating on the surface yuck. So I moved the skimmer slightly back allowing the current to flow through the top and an hour later it was completely cleared up and the skimmer went insane bubbling out muck lol And on a side note my wonderful girlfriend bought me the most beautiful brain coral for my birthday! I can't even describe the colors on this thing. It's crazy Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 There's been a problem the last week or so. Everything seems fine and dandy but the mushrooms. None of them are expanding fully and they all look like deflated ballons... I can't figure out it Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Well the mushrooms are still kicking the bucket. I added some fresh carbon and turned off the skimmer for a few days to try and dirty up the water a bit while hopefully sucking out some harmful chemicals lol. We'll see what happened. Oh. And I deleted a bunch of random pics on the first page so hopefully /crosses fingers, it will load faster. I think it was a bit over done lol Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I'm going to do some major tank reorganizing after work! Some things need more room to grow, others are in awkward spots, and some things are ready for a fragging because I'm broke and I need store credit for more coral and more frags and more reorganizing Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Looking forward to see your progress Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I'll let ya know how it goes! Here's a pic of my brain. It's a bit out of place in the tank, but the colors are so vibrant I love it woops forgot link Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 I snapped a few pictures after rearranging the tank but everything was angry after being tossed around lol. But everything is looking good. I went away for a few days for a wedding and left them in the care of my mom. She assured me her wet grandchildren would be well taken care of and they were lol. If the lights are still on when I get home I'll snap a picture or two Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Updated FTS for anyone still reading this lol. Lots of changes and growth (Curse you Anthelias). I think I'm going to focus moving away from dull colors and morph it into a more vibrant tank that pops Link to comment
CLR Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 why did you say curse you anthelias lol, i might have missed something but was just curious. Anyways nice looking tank, love all of those softies especially that brain, how much did that set you back? Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 They grow too fast! And my gf got me the brain for my birthday. I'm not sure how much it was, but it's awesome. I think I'll keep her Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 My brother-in-law gave me a new frogspawn, it outgrew his tank. I rearranged the tank slightly to create room for it. Overall it looks good and more balanced Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Extra pics using a better iPhone. I hope you like them! Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 I went crazy taking pictures today. But the one I'd like to share is the top view Link to comment
matt frizz Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Yeah your tank is awesome. Link to comment
Old Gregg Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 I fragged up the Anthelias on the top right of the tank. I think that area would make a better torch garden than what it is now haha. The polyps were a bit more difficult to get out than I expected because they aren't interconnected and each individual polyp needed to be torn off. But I took them to the LFS and got me a cool paly frag for them. Oh and my 10 inch worm swallows tiny pebbles whole. Yup. Quite creepy. Thanks Matt Link to comment
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