albertthiel Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 that would be great albert! sounds awesome! ill send ya a pm! Thanks very much , I appreciate it and sent you a PM with the email address Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 It just keeps getting better. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Spectacular Pico ! It just keeps getting better. Thanks guys! hope it'll only get better and have nothing else die Link to comment
owlbassboy Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 absolutely loving the latest FTS mate Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I've been lurking checking out this thread for a while now, absolutely beautiful Pico you have here. One thing though, your birds nest looks more like cats paw (stylophora) Link to comment
albertthiel Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I've been lurking checking out this thread for a while now, absolutely beautiful Pico you have here. One thing though, your birds nest looks more like cats paw (stylophora) Looking real great !!!! Link to comment
danimal1211 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Those weren't my pics just Googled stylophora and chose those. Do plan on having some in the future. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Those weren't my pics just Googled stylophora and chose those. Do plan on having some in the future. Oh I see .. NP Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 I've been lurking checking out this thread for a while now, absolutely beautiful Pico you have here. One thing though, your birds nest looks more like cats paw (stylophora) Meh I don't think it's a cats paw. The polyps are long like on birds nest. But I've been curious as to why it's bundled really close. oh actually they are ORA birdsnest according to my LFS. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 is it just me or do the colors pop more now? Link to comment
brandon429 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 They pop for sure man its bathed in blue I thought of something to help out if any future problems arise its that goni coral on the bottom out of all the corals I ever tried, Ive never had one do as much near harm to my tank through chemical allelopathic warfare as a single red goni frag only a tenth that size it was bright red, who knows if that signals some other kind of warning for varying chemical cues but either way after a few months all the corals in my tank were horribly withdrawn for two days and when I sold off the frag it all came back. there's no proof but its my strongest inkling the goni did it, and it was after months where I initially thought it blended well with the other corals. It was a time I went a while between water changes, perhaps a threshold had developed where the big 100% changes we do was saving everything and then I overdid that. if you ever have continual problems with a certain kind of coral dying off after a while, or tankwide problems after that bad boy has been in the water a few mos then consider him a suspect. Since its a different species possibly than the one I had it may be harmless, its just a brainstorm to keep in mind. the 100% water changes are such a great idea for this and for so many other problems that can wreck a small tank Id imagine they are the lifeblood regardless of what's stocked. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 They pop for sure man its bathed in blue I thought of something to help out if any future problems arise its that goni coral on the bottom out of all the corals I ever tried, Ive never had one do as much near harm to my tank through chemical allelopathic warfare as a single red goni frag only a tenth that size it was bright red, who knows if that signals some other kind of warning for varying chemical cues but either way after a few months all the corals in my tank were horribly withdrawn for two days and when I sold off the frag it all came back. there's no proof but its my strongest inkling the goni did it, and it was after months where I initially thought it blended well with the other corals. It was a time I went a while between water changes, perhaps a threshold had developed where the big 100% changes we do was saving everything and then I overdid that. if you ever have continual problems with a certain kind of coral dying off after a while, or tankwide problems after that bad boy has been in the water a few mos then consider him a suspect. Since its a different species possibly than the one I had it may be harmless, its just a brainstorm to keep in mind. the 100% water changes are such a great idea for this and for so many other problems that can wreck a small tank Id imagine they are the lifeblood regardless of what's stocked. They're pretty mean species for sure! One of its polys came too close to my blasto and attacked it. Now it's closer towards the glass. And since the Xenia is practically invincible I'm not worried about it being too near. But it's one I will observe carefully once it grows out more. I got it with the intent of having it filter the water even more to remove excess additives Link to comment
KeyboardWarrior Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Wow just read your whole thread this tank is really amazing I can't believe the diversity of life and colour that you have managed to maintain in such a small space. I'm not normally I big fan of bb but that's tank looks so clean I think it really pulls it off well and it looks great. Keep up the good work. Wish micro reefs was over here too. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Wow just read your whole thread this tank is really amazing I can't believe the diversity of life and colour that you have managed to maintain in such a small space. I'm not normally I big fan of bb but that's tank looks so clean I think it really pulls it off well and it looks great. Keep up the good work.Wish micro reefs was over here too. Thanks! I try my best it really helps to keep it somewhere you'll see it everyday (in my case next to the computer) so you'll notice it and keep it clean. Msg Mike G. from micro reefs he can probably ship you a tank or something overseas. its about time our friends from across the pond got some love Link to comment
KeyboardWarrior Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Thanks! I try my best it really helps to keep it somewhere you'll see it everyday (in my case next to the computer) so you'll notice it and keep it clean. Msg Mike G. from micro reefs he can probably ship you a tank or something overseas. its about time our friends from across the pond got some love Yeah but I bet it's hard to concentrate on anything with that beauty beside you. I'd love a micro reefs tank and the lighting units look good to but usually once you've paid shipping costs it just blows the price up massively. I know tell me about it we always seem to miss out on good products and good prices haha Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 This week's update...nothing much going on really, same old same old. A few people are asking about my set up so here it is. Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 This week's update...nothing much going on really, same old same old. A few people are asking about my set up so here it is. WOW! I NEED TO MAKE YOU THE OFFICIAL MICRO-REEFS 1 GALLON LEGACY TANK! Hey your tank is literally is shortly headed into the Tron's Legacy SPS category! I salute you for we who are about to reef! Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 WOW! I NEED TO MAKE YOU THE OFFICIAL MICRO-REEFS 1 GALLON LEGACY TANK! Hey your tank is literally is shortly headed into the Tron's Legacy SPS category! I salute you for we who are about to reef! lol thanks mike! im really pushing for this to hit the 1 year mark atleast Link to comment
Tinola Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Wow, this tank is pretty awesome! That's tiny! Link to comment
JR! Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 you have a temp and the ph probe right? Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Wow, this tank is pretty awesome! That's tiny! haha thanks ^__^ you have a temp and the ph probe right? yes sir. Link to comment
JR! Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 yes sir. how and how well can you keep the ph and alk stable? Link to comment
jgpico Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I'm interested to know how the ph probe works for you as well. Link to comment
x3thelast Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 how and how well can you keep the ph and alk stable? I'm interested to know how the ph probe works for you as well. the probe works great! i mainly use it to keep tracking tool for the ph levels on the tank making sure they go up and down within a reasonable range, since there is no way to keep it dialed in for a whole cycle. and as far as alk being stable. i dose a two part separately by a day and add another additive in the middle of the week that has all trace minerals just to be sure nothing is depleted with such a packed small system. Link to comment
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