BoCoMo Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Well my light bit the dust today but Foster & Smith is taking excellent care of me and sending a new one 2 day air at no charge before I even send this one back. I am interested to see if I just got a lemon or if these fixtures are having issues. It got so hot it melted the plug into the power strip. :\ Link to comment
ChouDawg Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Wow that's pretty scary and surprising for such an expensive light! At least it didn't start a fire, props to Dr F&S for sending you a replacement right away. Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yeah - got me looking into a fireproof holder for the electronics or some sort of auto extinguisher - I was really impressed with how easily customer service went and well they took care of me Link to comment
frogguy1 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 The 40g looks awesome. sweet collection of zoas. Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Thanks! Got the new razor in and now we are up and running. Still very interested in fire prevention and control so I will be looking into that and discussing options. Looking into chillers too as I like to keep my windows open deep into summer. Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 In preparation for the new QT tank I picked up "keeper of the frags" Hopefully he can help "organically" pick off pest that the dips miss. Poor cell photo of a Yellow Wrasse http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/IMG_6014_zps676e060a.jpg.html'> Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Picked up some Firecracker, Keds Red, Dragonfly, Red PE and Creamsicle Zoa's today Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Couple top down shots. I didn't get everyone in a pic but I got most; and I promise no retouching - my iphone hates led's. Lighting is Maxspect Razor 100% whites and 100% blues on Spoiler alert - Should have 10 or more new Z's and P's arrive tomorrow http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown9_zpsa1ddc033.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown4_zps5765698b.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown8_zpsfadec294.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown7_zps914ca081.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown3_zpsb3650f24.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown6_zps238d8985.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown2_zpsb7d87fb7.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/TopDown1_zps5a9d0467.jpg.html'> Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Just what I needed: 12 more zoa's Here are pics of the the mother colonies (from the seller) of the 11 new zoa's I got in today; plus I got a bonus frag and I am excited to see what it is.Sunny Side Uphttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/SunnySideUp_zpsbd29d161.jpg.html'>Strawberry Patchhttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/StrawberryPatch_zps5bb8636d.jpg.html'>Solar Flarehttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/SolarFlare_zps986d7fc4.jpg.html'>Pumpkin Patchhttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/PumpkinPatch_zpsc3fb162e.jpg.html'>Lemon Headhttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/LemonHead_zps3cfbb2ec.jpg.html'>Green Bay Packershttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/GreenBayPackers_zpsd6839d21.jpg.html'>Bubblicioushttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/Bubblicious_zps8b3c6c9d.jpg.html'>Chocolate Minthttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/ChocolateMint_zpsf9e00f40.jpg.html'>Apple Berryhttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/AppleBerry_zps5f039a11.jpg.html'>Fire Crackerhttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/FireCracker_zpsca8d9fb4.jpg.html'>Deep Water Horizonhttp://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/DeepWaterHorizon_zps2c973b6f.jpg.html'> Link to comment
NanoTopia Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Good lord, zoa delight! Christine Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Good lord, zoa delight! Christine Thanks! I am to the point now where I either need another tank or I am going to have to start choosing favorites and selling off others. Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Added nuclear yellow palys, aqua prop zoas & replaced the two random power heads with new Tunze power heads (so far I am extremely happy with everything I have from Tunze) Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Couple updated (sorry not very good) pics of some of the z's (please excuse the putty, etc... these guys are not in their final places as I am moving things around quite a bit right now) http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/FrontRock_zps2b1d6a20.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/MoreFrags2_zpsd7c0be3a.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/MoreFrags_zps3fff5e64.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/Frag4_zps017f5aeb.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/GreenStars_zpsc8ac60e3.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/Frag2_zpsae4071f0.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/RightRock_zps468f3ced.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/CenterRock_zps930392b3.jpg.html'> http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/LeftRock_zpsd23c5fce.jpg.html'> Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Thats it! No more Z's for a bit. I just picked up 4 more today Some Jason Fox Bella Blue's and 3 others that I hadn't seen before but they looked cool and were priced right I will post pics and try to ID when they open back up after these dips. This really is a sickness lets see if I can stick to my plan not to add anything for a few months and let things stay put and grow out Link to comment
ChouDawg Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 mmm Zoas, like candy! Can't wait to see them all grow out. Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 How do the zoas respond to the zeo? I was contemplating dosing a few zeo products (not the full zeovit system) like zeobak and zeofood. I'm curious if it brings out the vibrant colors in zoas. Tank looks amazing!! Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks! I cannot describe how vivid these zoas look in this tank. It is probably a combination of the lights and the fact that they get spoiled with feeding and dosing but they seem to be thriving in the ULNS system. I use zeobak and zeo food only once a week now that the tank is established but I still dose sponge power and coral snow daily (as well as run the zeolites) Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks! I cannot describe how vivid these zoas look in this tank. It is probably a combination of the lights and the fact that they get spoiled with feeding and dosing but they seem to be thriving in the ULNS system. I use zeobak and zeo food only once a week now that the tank is established but I still dose sponge power and coral snow daily (as well as run the zeolites) All my zoas looks good with really nice coloration, but I feel like I could help to bring the colors out even more. I have a Razor Nano on its way (switching from AI nano) and I'm thinking about dosing the two zeo products I mentioned once a week hoping that i can get my corals to show amazing color and growth. Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 I also have really good luck with dosing Vitamin C. As for the no more z's I just bought a crazy rock with a few hundred polyps on it so let's go ahead and restart that goal starting now. :\ Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 How could I say no? http://s570.photobucket.com/user/BoCoMo1776/media/IMG_6770_zps8bec0e69.jpg.html'> Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Can you elaborate on Vit C dosing? Link to comment
BoCoMo Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 I only do 1/4 teaspoon every 3rd day but this is the original information I drew from: I use this product: http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails....93197697039798 1/4 tsp=1112 mg. For every 100 gallons: 5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC 10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC 15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC 20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC 25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC 30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC Dose 2x/day. I have made it easier by rounding off with 1/4-2 tsps in my tanks. Be sure your pH is around 8.2 & your alk is around 9-10, before you start. Keep an eye on both (I test weekly, now that I notice no changes). This was from a post by Pufferpunk (I think he is no longer active) Original Thread is here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1252294 Hope this helps! Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I only do 1/4 teaspoon every 3rd day but this is the original information I drew from: I use this product: http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails....93197697039798 1/4 tsp=1112 mg. For every 100 gallons: 5 ppm ----- 1892 mg VC 10 ppm ---- 3785 mg VC 15 ppm ---- 5677 mg VC 20 ppm ---- 7570 mg VC 25 ppm ---- 9462 mg VC 30 ppm ---- 11355 mg VC Dose 2x/day. I have made it easier by rounding off with 1/4-2 tsps in my tanks. Be sure your pH is around 8.2 & your alk is around 9-10, before you start. Keep an eye on both (I test weekly, now that I notice no changes). This was from a post by Pufferpunk (I think he is no longer active) Original Thread is here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1252294 Hope this helps! HOLY shit that was a long ass thread to read. Link to comment
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