fifty50 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Then a coral +!!!! Comes on Friday! Link to comment
fifty50 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Added the additional CUC today. Also added a ball of chaeto in the skimmer section of the sump. Need to get a light for it now. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 mmm Love cheato!! They help maintain a healthy environment for your corals/fish!! Link to comment
fifty50 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 It's been nearly a week since changing around the bulbs. I'm definitely like the new bulb combo much better! Now have front to back; Blue+, Coral+, Purple+, Blue+. Also....I think I had enough of adjusting my euroreef skimmer that I had for years and took out of storage for this tank. Think I'm going to upgrade to something modern. SWC 120 is looking mighty fine. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I see. Any growth? Pictures will help. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 I see. Any growth? Pictures will help. Seeing great growth! I mounted the sps last week on live rock and already growing on the rock. Everything doing well! Can't wait to see the difference in a few months at this rate! Link to comment
fifty50 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 SWC120 been running since Tuesday afternoon. nice amount of nog in almost 4 days. more than the previous skimmer, euroreef rs80, in the same amount of time. haven't tuned the SWC yet either with the air intake yet. also love that i don't have to adjust water level ever time i turn it off/on for a feeding. always had to re-tune the euroreef after a feeding. size of the swc is also much smaller as well! i get space back in the sump! looking forward to the swc when tuned! tank is just shy of 2mo old now and things are doing well. just have an algae outbreak on the rock; oh well. 2mo anniv pics to come this weekend. stay tuned! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 You got really an effective rate of skimmate. Good Job Link to comment
fifty50 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 couple quick shots. really have to set some time aside and learn how to take better photos of the tank. everything looks washed out in what I take! def not the case in person! ordered a few mesh filter socks. noticing a bunch of 'stuff' suspended in the water column when all pumps are off. socks should take care of that for some crystal clear water! please excuse the algae bloom on the rock. FTS 6/24: Link to comment
drufish Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nice setup. That hammer pops under those lights. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Nice setup. That hammer pops under those lights. Thanks! Just wish it would grow to reoccupy the rest of its skeleton. Soon after I got it last year, half of it died so half of the skeleton has been empty for a while. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Any update on this sexy tank? Link to comment
fifty50 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Any update on this sexy tank? just letting things grow out. haven't seen anything on the local forums for me to pick up coral wise. added a cleaner and fire shrimp last week. thinking of what other fish to add still. now kinda leaning towards a trio of blue reef chromis and a midas blenny. color differences between these fish and the black ice clownfish currently in there should be nice. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Ahh I see. Btw, is there any way you can break off that middle arch in place between the two scapes? Just wondering because I think the scapes alone will be a 2-islander which would be prettier imo. Unless you really like the arch then of course I'm not recommending it. Just a little suggestion ahha. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 realized I hit the 3mo mark on this tank the other day. I'll try to get some decent shots and upload some tonight. just a couple new frags added since the last update. otherwise everything going nicely. new branches from the base of SPS! Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 better late than never! I even played with white balance, but I still have a long way to go! vivid rainbows: tyree season greetings monti: candy apple reds with some UBER SLOW growing capt america's: SPS mountain. jesus stag, tricolor, red planet, plum crazy to name a few: ora red planet and it's fast growing falace ... garf purple bonsai: FTS 8/16/12: I need to add some new fish for the clowns to make friends with! enjoy! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Lookks great!! Your snowflake has grown more black. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Lookks great!! Your snowflake has grown more black. thanks. pictures don't do the tank justice. ps. they're black ice clownfish Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 few more photos. did some quick googling and took the dive into manual mode! see below for progress! FTS 8/16/12: Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Ok, the new pictures definitely shows its true potentials....ahah Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Ok, the new pictures definitely shows its true potentials....ahah yea, thanks. pictures are def getting better. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Sheesh... Just finished doing some much needed maintenance. Full clean out of the skimmer and taking care of aiptasia. Innovative marine fuge LED may be a bit mich for my Chaeto as the light spillage did a number on the inner chamber and bubble plate of the skimmer. I didnt need a turf scrubber! I'll use the LED as a work light for the sump area and not have it on for reverse cycle anymore! Ordered an inTank submersible led for the Chaeto. Hoping it should be enough light. Also ordered some chemipure elite to help the tank. Been battling some hair algae so I'm hoping the chemipure will help out. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 I think I'm going to pull the trigger on liveaquaria for the following in the next couple of weeks... 3 blue reef chromis 1 blue linkia star 3 perppermint shrimp 1 blue tuxedo urchin Tough to find the blue reef chromis at a LFS so thinking of an order to make it worth the overnight shipping! Link to comment
fifty50 Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 few new goodies from LFS trip yesterday: RBTA about the size of a golf ball; foot already hunkered down deep. blue tuxedo urchin: trip of blue reef chromis: enjoy! Link to comment
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