ALNN Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks ninjamyst! seeing your tank makes me wanna rescape. Since ive been aways thinking about it I have to much bulk rock Link to comment
ALNN Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Plans for the futures!so i only have a small 1/4" by 1" piece of the green monti cap that i fragged and seems to not have STN anymore. But i am slowly running out of room as the zoanthids are growing like crazy and same with the Acan. I will have grown pictures up when i can. I plan to make a 3 island scape happen somehow....so here is the plan LOL.The area circled in red is a 1 rock so im thinking about taking it out and work in down into some kind of workable shape. either into a "I" looking shape or a "T/J" looking shape for the Acans (probably get 1 or 2 more types) and im planning to have 2 types of birdnest sps and that will be the end of the SPS i'll fit into this tank.So left will be a Zoanthid island with dendros at the back. middle would be acans and SPS at top and Ric garden on the right. I will also be shifting stuff here and there to get more areas in the sand for my octo spawn and flowerpot coral.http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_0886_zps5b0219d7.jpg.html'>I have a few buckets and containers to put the rock in with a heater and pump ready so i can get the least amount of die off as possible. everything else will stay inside the tank.is there anything i would watch out for? or have any tips that would make breaking the macro rock faster or easier? please do share Link to comment
ALNN Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 I think I just screwed up my scape... the epoxy wasnt sticking crazy glue everywhere...fml...word of advice dont rescape in the middle of a tank..and if you do, do a full tabk rescape cause working around things is #*#&/*$# lol.. ill post pictures up later. Link to comment
ALNN Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 so here are some picture of the tank before i mess around with it. was trying to get some "night" shotshttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_0924_zpsecd09994.jpg.html'>http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_0928_zps25346421.jpg.html'>Tank Beforehttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_0938_zpse3c18542.jpg.html'>Tank After....http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_0939_zpsb9f714ce.jpg.html'>some corals are pretty pissed as they are not fully open yet..i'll do a w/c tomorrow to see if that makes them better. Also broke the Monti digtata frag too...blah...i need to go fishing feeling shitty after this little project Link to comment
paulrw Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 i really love this tank. i just breezed through the thread again trying to find out if you left the light diffuser plate in the bottom of the tank or just put it in while you were scaping? Link to comment
ALNN Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 i really love this tank. i just breezed through the thread again trying to find out if you left the light diffuser plate in the bottom of the tank or just put it in while you were scaping? i still have it in there cause i didnt want the rock to be in contact to the glass at the bottom. At the start i knew i was gunna get a pistal and yasha pair so i knew there was going to be sand movement and i didnt want the rocks to shift. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I like the new scape! Link to comment
ALNN Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well like what anyonw that doesnt like their rockwork will do.....im gunna buy alots of new coral tp cover it up! Link to comment
lnglostsurfer Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wow, missed out a lot on this thread, can't believe how far you've come with this little tank! Definitely starting to look fantastic. It will be exciting once things grow out and cover up more of the frag plugs. How's water quality staying with having the clown in there? I remember having some issues with my clown in my 10 gallon but he was quite a bit bigger than yours. I like your selection in corals, the colors and contrast are great Link to comment
ALNN Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 My plans are maybe 1 or 2 more types of zoa and then 1 or 2 more acans, alot more rics and 2 type of birdnest sps at the top and let it grow out from there but ill see Link to comment
ALNN Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 So happy chinese new years everyone!! Since its chinese new years i had some free time at home to take pictures with my camera and phone.So after the remodeling the coral was pretty unhappy with all the moving that has been happening. I have also been doing small water changes to keep nitrate down since i had the LR out of the water for quite some time. Did a test today and everything seems to be in check and everything is open and happy. I have some pictures of the tank from yesterday's feeding and some shots to show the growth that have been happening.Yesterday i also went into Canada Coral to visit Dan and pick up one of those beautiful nems and also another 2littlefish nanomag. To the people that is currently using the 2 little fish nano mag, DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN THE TANK after every use you should take it out and rinse it with RO water if possible. The old one i had was Rusted like no tomorrow from the inside magnet. Thats probably y i have been getting some hair algae problem a few weeks back.Also went over to Reef Boutique to get a mini plate coral after Taipan posted the picture up i got really interested in a plate coral since i only seen single color ones before. (Green or Yellow). First time being at that store and i have to say the layout is really nice. I love how all the coral is displayed in a some what "display" tank with Rocks and sand and fish! I also got to see that jawfish and they are soo cool! in the seahorse tank! i didnt get to meet Colin since he was out but i'm sure i'll meet him one day when i drop by in again.so enough talk here is some photos!FTS(front, back and top!)http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1034_zps3197e953.jpg.html'>http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1047_zpsc6ef3a3a.jpg.html'>http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1055_zpsee1145a7.jpg.html'>Zoa/Paly growing out the pink ones grew off the plug LOLhttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1058_zps5beb99e7.jpg.html'>http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1066_zps83b9fcbe.jpg.html'>Flower Pot Coral growing alot more baby heads!http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1057_zps88354315.jpg.html'>Dendros <3http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1060_zpse4b8f0b1.jpg.html'>SPS islandhttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1044_zpsabcfae69.jpg.html'>Mushroom garden with Sympodium (new pink and teal yuma)http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1042_zps1df94610.jpg.html'>Green with Red Rock Flower Nemhttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1056_zpscd366c9b.jpg.html'>Rainbow Acanhttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1037_zps2dc522e7.jpg.html'>Gold with purple rim and greenish center (cant get the colour of it tho...)http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1038_zps0cef8c0a.jpg.html'>Phone pictures (macro)http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/20140201_163942_zpsf355ce87.jpg.html'>http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/20140201_164257_zpse5b18cb5.jpg.html'>http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/20140201_164234_zps8a182542.jpg.html'>Got this shot when i was feeding, didnt know there were even more babies under O_Ohttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/20140130_214206_zps0a5adab8.jpg.html'> Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 you have some really really nice corals!! Link to comment
ALNN Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 you have some really really nice corals!! Thanks ninjamyst! hopes it grows out into a beauty like your tanks!! cant wait for your updates! :D Link to comment
ALNN Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 So i have this crazy idea....but im not sure if its going to work..i thinking about added a bubble tip nem to the tank I know it will sting everything if its on the rocks and will move if it doesnt like its spot.....but....what if i tell you it wont be on the rock!?!?! LOLI was thinking what if i have it on the glass and it stays there? you think it'll work if its like that? that even if it expands it will be a good 5" away from any rock or coral? let me know what you think and i'll upload my design on it tomorrow if i can Link to comment
evanski Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Nice progress! How is the lime green monticap doing? Glad to see it looks like you saved it. Link to comment
ALNN Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 I ended up being to save a little a part of it and it is still recovering it seem. But I has good PE so thats a good sign Still trying to worknout if my idea on getting a BTA will work lmao Link to comment
ALNN Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 So i won a local reef store contest and got a few frags! i think this tank is full already as for zoanthids.Im not good with the names so please do help me out! 3 zoa + 1 red dragon acro! 1)?http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1123_zpsf7e259aa.jpg.html'>2)? Candy Apple pink zoa?http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1115_zps1eb721ae.jpg.html'>3)?http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1117_zpsbb54898c.jpg.html'>4) Red Dragon Acroporahttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1113_zps85fa3e83.jpg.html'>Monti digitata also from march the first time i was there accidentally fraggedhttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1121_zps2a801177.jpg.html'>and something im a bit worrying about. This is my plate coral i did well and i feed it every 2nd day with everything else in the tank last night and today it looks a bit deflated, but when i only have the royal blues on it looks perfectly fine and inflated. does that mean the light is bothering him when my whites/UV are on?http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1112_zps3bebaf3d.jpg.html'>also a new FTShttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1129_zps9c694476.jpg.html'> ps- all tentacles are out on the plate coral just not inflated. Link to comment
ALNN Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 update so i went to CRS on wednesday to pick up a tank LOL which was a great deal and the last one they had for 200$ which i couldnt pass by. i'll let you guys know what it is after i get time to unpack it and get a light for it :D:DThanks to everyone that was at CRS that gave me a helping hand with the tank! i cant thank you enough then i went over to Canada Corals to just "look" as some coral and get some RO water along the way. wasnt able to hold back and picked up another acan. It was exactly what i was looking for and even more perfect in person. I was looking for something green and purple to kind of offset my rainbow acans.As on growth, everything is doing great. the only think thats been bothering me is the plate coral. at night its Totally inflated but when all my lights are on it deflates...anyone knows y? I have also been really surprise about the grow and colour on my sps after the rescape. can really see the Pink Monti cap grow again and the monti digitata is now a really bright teal.SPShttp://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1132_zps15e737cf.jpg.html'>Green/purple Acan (almost looks like a Candy Apple Zoa)http://s210.photobucket.com/user/aL-n/media/IMG_1135_zps9afde0ec.jpg.html'> Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Jealous of your sps color! Great pics as always Link to comment
ALNN Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 The tank has been pretty good atm. only have 1 problem and thats my plate coral. i let my sexy shrimps out of its containments and it been irriating the coral alot. Now it looks like its dying and is currently losing flesh. I raised it from the sand bed and will see how its doing anyways, Updates. I just did a W/C and also took some growth shoots this tank has came a long way FTSOrange Skirt zoaBefore (with Utter)Sunny D, Utter ChaosBefore,(i cant seem to get that brightness back)AcansPineapple expressBeforeI just need to work on getting the coral's colour back. anyone know how or what i can do to achieve that?***you can check the thread for the before dates Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I know lawnman and ziareefer recommends Kent Coral-Vite and Coral Accel. It could also be your light? Maybe add more blues? Link to comment
ALNN Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Im currently adding more blue to the tank everyweek with a dimmer. Does anyone know if the cree led royal blue have UV in it? I heard that also helps with colour Link to comment
Fox690156 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I loved this thread ! I have read every post so far, and I am pretty positive that I am going to just about duplicate most every part of your tanks hardware/upgrades! I never thought of putting a second pump into the other side. How did you put the filter floss, and the pump in there? is there a divider of some sort? I am just worried about have large particulates from my water, or having pieces of the filter floss getting into the pump intake, and ruining the pump.. Any advice for this tank for a newbie? Any updates??? Link to comment
ALNN Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 I have the extra pump on the bottom 1/2 of the chamber and then I have a piece of the stock sponge I cut as a divider. Then I have the purigen sitting on that of that 1/2 inch sponge and my floss ontop of the purigen for a tank like this the best advice I can give is to get tweezers! And long ones too!! Helps alot with feeding hahaha. Also alot of planning Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 i still can't get over how much you stuffed into this tank. your FTS looks way bigger than a 5.5g tank. Link to comment
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