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Update on my buddy's tank.

History: 29G. Set up for 1.5 years, low bio load (3 fish), he did WC every 2 weeks but has never siphoned the sand bed or checked phosphates. Feeds his twice daily. Very low CUC numbers. Substantial detritus and crud everywhere, major problem: GHA

 

Before (everything that is green is GHA, the back wall has a mat of it)

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30 minutes after a huge peroxide treatment, took out every rock, dipped, rinsed, replaced

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Next morning (2 shrimp and 1 fish dead)

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Last night (24 hours later) (actinics make it look worse but you can still see the density of the water with the gunk in it)

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This morning

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Last night he says he tested 0 phosphates 0 nitrates 0.25 ammonia (he has API kits, god knows how old so I don't trust these numbers)

But he added PRIME and zeolite ammo chips and a little baggie of rowaphos.

 

Total WC since treatment: 50%

 

All the rocks are clean BTW.

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jedimasterben
Update on my buddy's tank.

History: 29G. Set up for 1.5 years, low bio load (3 fish), he did WC every 2 weeks but has never siphoned the sand bed or checked phosphates. Feeds his twice daily. Very low CUC numbers. Substantial detritus and crud everywhere, major problem: GHA

 

Before (everything that is green is GHA, the back wall has a mat of it)

1343047190216.jpg

 

30 minutes after a huge peroxide treatment, took out every rock, dipped, rinsed, replaced

IMG_20120806_224451.jpg

 

Next morning (2 shrimp and 1 fish dead)

IMG_20120807_082503.jpg

 

Last night (24 hours later) (actinics make it look worse but you can still see the density of the water with the gunk in it)

IMG_20120807_222723.jpg

 

This morning

IMG_20120808_092557.jpg

 

Last night he says he tested 0 phosphates 0 nitrates 0.25 ammonia (he has API kits, god knows how old so I don't trust these numbers)

But he added PRIME and zeolite ammo chips and a little baggie of rowaphos.

 

Total WC since treatment: 50%

Have him run filter floss to clear up some of the gunk in the water. Just a bag of pillow stuffing from Walmart and have him pack the back chamber of the BC full of it, and have him change it daily. May cost like $5-8 lol.

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Have him run filter floss to clear up some of the gunk in the water. Just a bag of pillow stuffing from Walmart and have him pack the back chamber of the BC full of it, and have him change it daily. May cost like $5-8 lol.

His stock pump is too weak. I think his MJ900 arrived today. Otherwise I'll give him my MJ and the pillow stuffing I have

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jedimasterben
His stock pump is too weak. I think his MJ900 arrived today. Otherwise I'll give him my MJ and the pillow stuffing I have

Sounds like a plan. That will definitely help clear up the water.

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oh look what i found!

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It's Piggy!

 

I had to pause during my workout for this one!!! That fish is my pride and joy!! He's been in quarantine since January 2011!

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What kind of fish is that?

 

 

Kat, how did you and zef meet? I'm guessing you knew each other for a whole before nano reef? Maybe he flexed his muscles infront of you and you just had to talk to him?

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What kind of fish is that?

 

 

Kat, how did you and zef meet? I'm guessing you knew each other for a whole before nano reef? Maybe he flexed his muscles infront of you and you just had to talk to him?

That's a Regal Angel. But a misbar of some sort according to Zeph. He's really cute in person, and shy because he's all alone in a big empty tank with a wall for a view, he only ever sees Zeph so he gets hyper if I'm looking at him, hard to get good pictures.

 

I'll let Zeph answer how we met. :ninja:

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I had to pause during my workout for this one!!! That fish is my pride and joy!! He's been in quarantine since January 2011!

Fish jail for 20 months? What did he do? Nip at a mantle?

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Ben, Zeph-

 

No secret LED builds in PMs. I wanna see.

I wanna hear an actual price on those black suns.

 

That's a Regal Angel. But a misbar of some sort according to Zeph.

He's a beaut.

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That's a Regal Angel. But a misbar of some sort according to Zeph. He's really cute in person, and shy because he's all alone in a big empty tank with a wall for a view, he only ever sees Zeph so he gets hyper if I'm looking at him, hard to get good pictures.

 

I'll let Zeph answer how we met. :ninja:

 

While strolling through my local LFS, I spotted a cutie looking at the livestock. I popped a tic tac....checked myself in the reflection from the closest tank, and casually snuck up besides her.

"Nice clam" I said...

she said " yes it looks great"

 

I said " not that one, the other one"

...from then on she was ALL MINE.

 

Fish jail for 20 months? What did he do? Nip at a mantle?

 

They started off as a mated pair for a breeding project, but I lost the female, who was a true rare misbar. THis one is doing so well, Im just scared to put him in the big reef. I have lost so many you would not believe. They are insanely hard to keep.

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While strolling through my local LFS, I spotted a cutie looking at the livestock. I popped a tic tac....checked myself in the reflection from the closest tank, and casually snuck up besides her.

"Nice clam" I said...

she said " yes it looks great"

 

I said " not that one, the other one"

...from then on she was ALL MINE.

HAHAHA

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While strolling through my local LFS, I spotted a cutie looking at the livestock. I popped a tic tac....checked myself in the reflection from the closest tank, and casually snuck up besides her.

"Nice clam" I said...

she said " yes it looks great"

 

I said " not that one, the other one"

...from then on she was ALL MINE.

:rolleyes:

You could be a writer if only you stopped drawing pictures with a rabbit on your lap and lifting dumbbells all day long.

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While strolling through my local LFS, I spotted a cutie looking at the livestock. I popped a tic tac....checked myself in the reflection from the closest tank, and casually snuck up besides her.

"Nice clam" I said...

she said " yes it looks great"

 

I said " not that one, the other one"

...from then on she was ALL MINE.

If anyone else claimed this, I would call bull. For some reason I believe the nano reef porn actor.

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