Deckoz2302 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Hey Ben, I have a Q. SInce my Ro unit runs 24/7, how often should I change the carbon block ? I do it every couple of months but know it lasts longer then that. 1 micrp 20000 gallons - provided its got a 5 micron before it sediment and carbon...otherwise 6000 gallons 5 micron - 6000 gallons Sediment filter every 2000 or when discolored Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 I'm on my second batch of rocks cooking away for today - one more, and all but two small pieces of my 'live' rock will be dead and shiny white. It was a real bitch to get a mini-maxi out of the rock I had my acans on, which were encrusted, so I had to break them off :/ Also, I was trying to get a serpent star out of a rock, and it wouldn't come, so I took it outside, drizzled some hydrogen peroxide on the rock, and what comes barreling out of it? MY MOTHER FRIGGIN MANTIS SHRIMP!!! I THOUGHT HE DIED MONTHS AGO!! I was wondering why there weren't any dwarf ceriths left in the DT I'm so happy I found him! I don't particularly have a place to put him at the moment, so he's just hanging out in a net in the tank, but he's alive! Huzzah! Link to comment
eitallent Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Ben, I am sorry you are having such a rough time. I am so impressed by your determination to make it work! GL Very nice article and something I fully agree on. You know how everybody is always encouraging me to upgrade? I am so happy with the tank I have that fretting about with a new setup and going through all the growing pains to establish a new tank is not something I want or look forward to. I want to make what I have the best that it can be. Keeping it simple brings me great pleasure because I see the results in my tank. I could only like this comment once so I decided to give it its proper place of honor! +1,000,000 Link to comment
Phiberopttic Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 The Easter Island head is sweet! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Yet more bad news. After feeling all good with getting all my live rock cleaned up and getting ready to move forward again, I come inside and have to pull out the pearly jawfish, the last anthias (a dispar).... and my betta. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 What happened Stress from QT? I have no idea. I've been pulling fish out left and right. No ammonia, even after a fish sitting and starting to decay (one of the dispar anthias was lodged under a piece of PVC, so I didn't know it kicked the bucket, and it was pretty broken down). I separated the fish out among two tanks with lots of places to hide to prevent stressing them out, and yet I have still lost nearly all of them. Down to the four chromis, molly, chalk basslet, yellow watchman, barnacle blenny, coral beauty, and mandarin - though I'll most likely be pulling the mandarin out today, yesterday it was not doing so well, and it didn't eat anything. I guess things really don't like to be quarantined twice. :/ Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 four chromis, molly, chalk basslet, yellow watchman, barnacle blenny, coral beauty, and mandarin Does... does this mean the beautiful leopard wrass is no more? Link to comment
eitallent Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Sad to hear this. All you can do is your best, Ben. Some things are out of our hands. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Does... does this mean the beautiful leopard wrass is no more? I forgot to list it because the little BASTARD is still in the tank with the clams, corals, and nems. He has outwitted me every time I get in there to get it! Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I forgot to list it because the little BASTARD is still in the tank with the clams, corals, and nems. He has outwitted me every time I get in there to get it! Long live the little BASTARD! Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Actually I don't know how to play the piano Benny but that's a cute gif. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 I can play a few notes, but I friggin love the Aristocats. Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 lol I can play a few notes, but I friggin love the Aristocats. If you can make this smaller I want it in my siggy Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 lol If you can make this smaller I want it in my siggy I'll see what I can do, dahhling. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Ben. I love you. Because in drizunk at outback. Lol. For real what the plan with the new tank? Im sorry you lostbso many fish. But please don't stock so much this time around. I won't lie it kind of upset me yoh had so many fish...not necessarily for the health of the fish but for the abiluty to keep a stable nutrient level without the affect of agal growth thay effected your corals. Sorry for all the losses...but I beleive you told me many times kiss, especially with your stocking list. Hope thos isnt an as.shole post.... <3 u lol Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Pulled the mandarin and coral beauty out today. Looks like I am basically starting over with fish. I've got the four chromis, yellow watchman, barnacle blenny, molly, leopard wrasse, and chalk basslet left. Oy. Ben. I love you. Because in drizunk at outback. Lol. For real what the plan with the new tank? Im sorry you lostbso many fish. But please don't stock so much this time around. I won't lie it kind of upset me yoh had so many fish...not necessarily for the health of the fish but for the abiluty to keep a stable nutrient level without the affect of agal growth thay effected your corals. Sorry for all the losses...but I beleive you told me many times kiss, especially with your stocking list. Hope thos isnt an as.shole post.... <3 u lol Stocking will definitely be different this time around, but I think the bioload will be somewhere around the same. Like I said before, my nutrient export before the sump went to shit was more than keeping up with nutrient import. I've done some real thinking on what I want stockwise. Most of them are small (or tiny) and stay that way. Main tank: 5x chromis 3x leopard wrasse barnacle blenny powder brown tang some sort of angel, maybe a Genicanthus, but most of them get kinda large, and are expensive 3x Tuka anthias (aka purple queen) 3x Bartlett's anthias 3x dispar anthias Little tank: pair of clowns Trio of firefish golden dwarf moray? the more I see them, the more I want one. Mariah hates eels, but it's not her tank I wonder how much light sebae/malu anemones can handle, if they'd be ok to be with the clams. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Thats still alot of fish.. I would pick one of the multiples. Either 5x chromis...or one of the 3x anthias.. Also get a gdm, my wife didn't like eels eitheruuntil I got one. Its one of her favorite fish now My crispa loves light....like alot Also trio of firefish? They will kill each other unless you end up with a male/female in which case the third wheel will die Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Thats still alot of fish.. I would pick one of the multiples. Either 5x chromis...or one of the 3x anthias.. Also get a gdm, my wife didn't like eels eitheruuntil I got one. Its one of her favorite fish now It seems like a lot - but again, none of them are anything close to large fish besides the tang. My crispa loves light....like alot But I'm wondering how high they can really handle - 500? 700? 1,000? Also trio of firefish? They will kill each other unless you end up with a male/female in which case the third wheel will die I've heard several success stories of keeping trios (and larger groups), so was going to do a trial and see what happens. Link to comment
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