Justind823 Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Very nice! Has kind of a mysterious look. Could imagine a small moray peeking out of the dark lower right area That is awesome! You are so handy . Nice job on the top! I'll have to remember this next time I need a new one. Thanks all! I haven't seen my tank in two weeks!!! I hope everything is okay... 2 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Small update! I've been away from my tank for 10 days now. I do this so much it really doesn't bother me anymore which probably sounds crazy to most of you Last weekend we took our friends backpacking in the Sierras. We only went for 4 days since it was their first time but I think they are hooked. I've been down in LA all this past week for work and I'll be headed home on Tuesday. I forgot to bring the DSLR but my phone took some decent shots In tank news... Before I left I rescaped a bit. I moved the ducan colony from the top right to the bottom left. The day after I moved it I saw how much happier it was, literally twice as big as usual. It was just getting too much direct flow up there. I shifted a few other things around too but that was the most notable. I also added a Marinepure ceramic biomedia plate to the sump! Once I get home I'll be sure to get some pictures up! 9 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Justin, how your tank been doing? 1 Quote Link to comment
JR! Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Justin, how your tank been doing? i second this Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Hey guys! The tank is alive and doing okay... I've been away from it so much lately that the livestock has been suffering. The tank seems stalled as far as coral growth which I'm sure is do to lack of regular maintenance. Also, my pistol shrimp is MIA, assumed KIA since it's been awhile since I've heard a click ? I have increased nuisance algae and yet little to no growth from my macro. In fact my cheato is growing more hair algae on itself than actual cheato. Most likely my levels are off and not stable but I haven't had time to test. I feel that once I get the dosers properly dialed back in things will start to look up. Since I'm not able to do a water change as often as if like I'm debating on adding an air stone driven skimmer to the setup. I'd rather not since I like my KISS system, thoughts? I was able to perform a big water change and do some hair algae scrubbing this morning before headed back down to LA. Anyway, hopefully I can get this tank back on track during the holidays when I'm around it alittle more. 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 So turns out my alk doser has been dosing more that it should since I last calibrated it. 1.7 instead of 1.1 per minute. That's what has been off with the tank as of late. Unfortunately my pistol shrimp is confirmed dead probably due to the alk spike. These past couple weeks I've been getting the tank back on track with frequent water changes and shortened and dimmed light cycle and now things are looking up! I'll get some pictures posted soon! Have a great holiday everyone! 2 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Long time no post amiright?! I'm excited to say this tank is looking pretty good again! I replaced some of my rock which allowed me to rescape a bit and I'm very pleased with the result. It was covered with a dense green carpeting algae of some sort that was engulfing everything in its path. I went a picked up a couple of corals from a local guy the other day and I'm also expecting a package from Liveaquaria on Thursday containing only some choice invertebrates. I know this post is meaningless without pictures but I'll try to get some up on Thursday after I acclimate the new critters 4 Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Couldn't help myself. Cant wait to see the new pics. 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 That's great to hear it's doing well again @Justind823, I'm looking forward to seeing the new 'scape! Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, jbb_00 said: Couldn't help myself. Cant wait to see the new pics. Hah! Yea that's right back for more Did you ever get that UNS tank setup? I did, however it only ever was filled with freshwater and then it quickly turned into a planted tank... 12 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: That's great to hear it's doing well again @Justind823, I'm looking forward to seeing the new 'scape! Yea I just need the dry rock I added to start getting some color -- it's pretty bleach white still. 1 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 35 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: That's great to hear it's doing well again @Justind823, I'm looking forward to seeing the new 'scape! This. 2 Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Justind823 said: Hah! Yea that's right back for more Did you ever get that UNS tank setup? I did, however it only ever was filled with freshwater and then it quickly turned into a planted tank... I did but wasn't happy with the end result so i tore it down with the intent of making it better then life / work got in the way. Things are slowing down a bit now so hopefully i can get back to it. Its too nice of a tank to not have it running. 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, jbb_00 said: I did but wasn't happy with the end result so i tore it down with the intent of making it better then life / work got in the way. Things are slowing down a bit now so hopefully i can get back to it. Its too nice of a tank to not have it running. Agreed, I'll need to get some shots of what I have going on in it right now. 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 No reef pics yet but here is a shot of my UNS planted tank. In need of a trim but I like it After taking this picture I realize I need a better light with a wider spectrum! I'm just using a 3UP WW and that's it! 7 Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Justind823 said: No reef pics yet but here is a shot of my UNS planted tank. In need of a trim but I like it After taking this picture I realize I need a better light with a wider spectrum! I'm just using a 3UP WW and that's it! I love this!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 My tank hasn't been this clean in a long time! Get one 4 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Okay a real update with an FTS that I've been promising probably for months now IMG_9800 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr So obviously the tank has changed a bit. I rescaped and all was going well until... I started using a bad batch of salt. I was using it for about a month and then the tank started crashing. After a water test found I had an alk level of around 5... I lost a lot of flesh on most of my LPS so corals are still a bit off. I have a branching frogspawn I'm nursing in low light and flow in the sump that lost a bunch of heads but the ones that survived are recovering nicely. The hammer has bounced back and is trying to split it's existing head and also grow a new one so it's very deflated. Took a few other photos. Not the best macros as it was all handheld but here yah go! IMG_9804 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr IMG_9823 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr Goby peekin IMG_9830 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr The freshwater tank has been doing well! submerge the driftwood completely as I had gnats making babies up in there... I also trimmed up the succulents and some plants and of course added the new light Dave sent me! I noticed after I put the camera away that I had some glare on the tank, sorry about that. IMG_9836 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr 9 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 VID_20170602_140819147 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr Forgot to mention I also picked up a porcelain crab. Check this out...keep in mind I only bought one! Took me a sec to figure out which was which 5 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 18 hours ago, Justind823 said: Okay a real update with an FTS that I've been promising probably for months now IMG_9800 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr So obviously the tank has changed a bit. I rescaped and all was going well until... I started using a bad batch of salt. I was using it for about a month and then the tank started crashing. After a water test found I had an alk level of around 5... I lost a lot of flesh on most of my LPS so corals are still a bit off. I have a branching frogspawn I'm nursing in low light and flow in the sump that lost a bunch of heads but the ones that survived are recovering nicely. The hammer has bounced back and is trying to split it's existing head and also grow a new one so it's very deflated. Took a few other photos. Not the best macros as it was all handheld but here yah go! IMG_9804 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr IMG_9823 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr Goby peekin IMG_9830 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr The freshwater tank has been doing well! submerge the driftwood completely as I had gnats making babies up in there... I also trimmed up the succulents and some plants and of course added the new light Dave sent me! I noticed after I put the camera away that I had some glare on the tank, sorry about that. IMG_9836 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr That goby is hilarious. Looks like he's posing in the FTS. Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 4 hours ago, WV Reefer said: That goby is hilarious. Looks like he's posing in the FTS. Haha well I tricked him into posing by feeding the tank shortly before taking that shot I do love having a YWG. I've had one in pretty much every one of my tanks - great character. He needs another pistol shrimp friend though! 1 Quote Link to comment
gogeta Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Tank looks really good! That snail looks like he's planning a very slow get away though haha Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tanks are looking great. So glad the planted light is working how you want. -Dave Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 On 7/15/2017 at 4:45 PM, Justind823 said: VID_20170602_140819147 by Justin Desrosiers, on Flickr Forgot to mention I also picked up a porcelain crab. Check this out...keep in mind I only bought one! Took me a sec to figure out which was which So it molted right away? Interesting. Also, just out of curiosity, what salt were you using? Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 7/15/2017 at 6:32 PM, gogeta said: Tank looks really good! That snail looks like he's planning a very slow get away though haha Thanks! On 7/17/2017 at 5:56 AM, DaveFason said: Tanks are looking great. So glad the planted light is working how you want. -Dave Thanks Dave! The light is great - just what I was looking for. On 7/17/2017 at 6:14 AM, Weetabix7 said: So it molted right away? Interesting. Also, just out of curiosity, what salt were you using? Pretty much! I was using and I'm still using Fritz salt. I called them up and they sent me out a new box which tested on the mark. Quote Link to comment
JR! Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 tanks look awesome. i wanna see more of them 1 Quote Link to comment
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