metrokat Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) Thanks for stopping by. This tank is currently being upgraded to a CADlights 50L Artisan.The new threadhttp://www.nano-reef.com/topic/353478-kats-fabulous-upgrade-party/ Merry Christmas! How Santa got the RSM to me is a mystery, since my apartment does not have a chimney. I started my salty adventures this past summer and in 6 months have upgraded from a BioCube 14 to a 2.5 times larger Red Sea MAX 130D, 34 gallon. I'm very excited about this tank, and can see that this tank will be plenty for a long time to come. The trick is not to go to any more frag swaps with my friend KG. Welcome to my RSM thread. FTS April 2014FTS December 2013FTS June 2013FTS December 2012Thanks for following. (My thread is rather long and it becomes a party at some point, use the index below to get you to the (mostly) serious stuff.)Thread IndexThe 'Scape The shoe that made me famous on N-R The radio show that made me famous on N-R First look at the scape after the move from the BC Lola the homing crab First ginormous coral influx Draco the Mandarin arrives and steals my heart Adding LED's My 50 Gallon upgrade, ha! Kat pays a visit to Mr Coral, he still lives Rare fish sighting NASA flew over my thread head Crab fight episode 1 10 foot tank move and Crab Fight Episode 2 Crab Love The Yuma from hell Frag Prison Jason Fox Leptastrea resurrection Mr Coral's Hellboy Favia progression The story of Au, my Gold Maxima (given to Zeph) The makings of a zoanthid valley Inverts Stock list Zoa Collection Clamnapper Capers A for Apex T5's and LED's in the RSM hood La Sump! Purdy Fuge Geowge, the Midas Blenny Custom ATO Reservoir, only 4" wide! Bandit's Walk of Shame Tank chemistry issues Little Gnocchi, the Bangaii Cardinal Hundley the Tail Spot Blenny (returned to store) Babette, the rare Frilly Limpet, Lucapina Suffusa Dingbat rips into Big Bertha Picture dump My Tank keeps my up at night lol Alpheus ochrostriatus, the new pistol shrimp Julian Sprung himself called Progression shots Nasuta & Montipora A tale of two little clams During Hurrican Sandy After Hurrican Sandy December 2012 TOTM! Woooot! Lily, the ORA Squamosa I had to have I turned the Fuge into a miniature garden The tanks first birfday: Video I'm on ReefBuilders! Edited November 24, 2014 by metrokat 20 Quote Link to comment
tinkerer Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 lookin good kat! Quote Link to comment
jgilvey Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Nice! Moving the Ecoxotic lights over? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) As always, the aquascape causes me sleepless nights. I have in the past with the BC and continue with the RSM, to wake up in the middle of the night to stare at that tank and re position the loose rocks in my head. The pictures below are the obligatory start of this tank from a few days ago. In the grand scheme of things, I suppose having sky high ammonia on day 2 during a nitrogen cycle is hardly something to fret about. Especially with the massive die off from this rock which is known to trigger a hard cycle. But it is worrying me no end. I have already done a 10 gallon water change in 2 days. Planning on another 5 later today. I've got zeolite crystals running, added seachem Prime. Nothing seems to be making a difference! I need this cycle to be soft so I can preserve whatever life came on my Florida rocks. Edited May 7, 2012 by metrokat 1 Quote Link to comment
tinkerer Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 how high has it gotten? you'll get through this and be better for it. Quote Link to comment
castiel Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Just keep the water changes going. Cycle will take longer but you will hopefully keep the nasty ammonia levels down. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 It has gotten dark green, I'm too unhappy to repeat the #. I did a 5 gallon change right now, went down to 1.0ppm. Still very very high for a soft cycle. Needs to be no more than 0.5ppm. I have 15 more gallons on the ready. I'm wondering if I should take 5 from the BC to add here beneficial bacteria and all. Quote Link to comment
Maeda Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 please don't jam this one with clutter. Quote Link to comment
tinkerer Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 more than the water i would try to move something that the bacteria could have colonized. filter floss or something that they may have set up on. but then again i am still new to all this. i'm just not sure how much free floating bacteria there is since we all need rock for it to colonize. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Thanks, that is a great idea Congrats kat! Thanks! Nice! Moving the Ecoxotic lights over? Probably. The stock T5's are good till I cycle. But they are very stark white for me. Quote Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 New fish is the new exciting part, now that there is so much room. ... coral! Quote Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 You know I waited 3 months before adding my first fish to the BC? I wanted the tank to mature, not just be ready. Now I can over feed, I am over stocked, and I know the tank can handle it. I'm going to take the fish load in here just that slow. I don't know if I will even move everything over from the BC to here before March. At which time (April) is probably the new fish time. I can move corals earlier but I will be away all of February and TS will be here..... I would, I had my clown and damsel during my first month of cycling. But, I did not add the CUC until my 2.5 - 3rd month depending how quick the diatoms and cyno came in. It was still gradual of course and due to my budget. Slow move ... no rush, in due time all will be relocated to the new condo Quote Link to comment
gena Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 If you can wait....waiting is a smart move. Especially if you have delicate fish that sustain themselves on live foods in your tank. I'm so glad I waited to add my green banded gobies until my tank was very mature. They've been eating a lot of "free" food. Have you decided what fish you will add? Quote Link to comment
kgoldy Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) The trick is not to go to any more frag swaps with my friend KG. Next time we will both be on the setup crew, and you will not be so late that I spend half my money unsupervised. You best be ready for another upgrade in six months. Your papa said 48" tank... We're gunna keep working on you. Edited December 26, 2011 by kgoldy Quote Link to comment
ApiratenamedJohn Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Nice as usual Kat. Cant wait to see what you're gonna do with this one. Quote Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 One thing I did before I did my transfer kat was run the zeolite on the old tank for a month so it was populated with bacteria. My cycle lasted 8 hours or so(my rock had been sun curing in buckets for 2 months) andwere only outta water for 20 minutes though, but preseeded filtration helps move it along quick. Either way the new max looks goodagainst yellow Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congrats on the new RSM, I'm very happy for you!!!!!!! I'm also very excited to see what you do with it! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Thank you everyone. Ammonia still at 2ppm, better than 4 ya? Doing a 5 gallon change right now. Quote Link to comment
jestersix Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Looks like a good start...and yes, 2ppm is much better than 4! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) The all important Aquascape begins with an obsession and is always a work in progress. For my biocube, I was re-scaping well into the 3rd month of setup. Edited December 26, 2011 by metrokat 2 Quote Link to comment
iball1804 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 That straw thing still blows my mind. I would never do that! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Rock Anemone 1 Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Nice upgrade! Can't wait to see what you do with it. If you are worried about your ammonia levels, maybe you should look into getting a bottle of Dr. Tim's one and only bacteria. I have read good things about it. Quote Link to comment
1.0reef Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 @Gena I was thinking of a wrasse, either a flasher or twin spot.Barnacle blenny GF for Charlie so another Yasha Midas Blenny or Twin spot blenny, or both School of 3 orange stripe cardinal fish twin spot coris? I think those get like 2 feet long lol, IMO flashers should have 36 inches of horizontal swimming room. Quote Link to comment
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