Tamberav Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Ya ofc people still do it.. tee-hee! naughty! Staying with the nano or ever thought about a big tank for all those Hawaiian fish? 2 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Ya ofc people still do it.. tee-hee! naughty! Staying with the nano or ever thought about a big tank for all those Hawaiian fish? There are enough small Hawaiian tidepool fish to make a complete and exciting nano. Zebra blennies are awfully cute, and damn near indestructible. Those things survive some of the worst tide pool conditions I could possibly imagine. There are also lots of small gobies that hang out in tide pools as well. Living in one of my tanks would be a luxury to them. 1 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Woah. Near disaster! We got home from Hawaii last night. When I opened the front door, I knew something was immediately wrong. Loud gulping slurping noises from the living room. I walked into the living room and saw the 30 gallon tank. Air bubbles everywhere! The return pump was sucking air big time and the rear chamber was nearly empty. The ATO controller was flashing red. Fortunately, no obvious distress in the tank beyond the huge amount of air bubbles. I added just enough RO/DI water to stop the pump from sucking air and checked my salinity. Fortunately, only up to 1.027. I slowly brought it back to 1.026 over a couple hours and got the rear chamber water level back to normal. After a little troubleshooting, I found that the ATO nozzle had clogged. I poked it out with a paper clip and the ATO started working properly again. Luckily it had only clogged within the past 24-48 hours... Probably shortly after the last time my tank sitter had fed the critters. Of course, the ATO has been working flawlessly for months and months prior to this incident and of course, it happened while we were on vacation. Murphy's law. This morning, everything looked ok, but we'll see tonight when I get home. I'll have to run a full panel of tests to make sure nothing is too off. Hopefully the SPS don't brown. That was quite a scare. 2 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Woah. Near disaster! We got home from Hawaii last night. When I opened the front door, I knew something was immediately wrong. Loud gulping slurping noises from the living room. I walked into the living room and saw the 30 gallon tank. Air bubbles everywhere! The return pump was sucking air big time and the rear chamber was nearly empty. The ATO controller was flashing red. Fortunately, no obvious distress in the tank beyond the huge amount of air bubbles. I added just enough RO/DI water to stop the pump from sucking air and checked my salinity. Fortunately, only up to 1.027. I slowly brought it back to 1.026 over a couple hours and got the rear chamber water level back to normal. After a little troubleshooting, I found that the ATO nozzle had clogged. I poked it out with a paper clip and the ATO started working properly again. Luckily it had only clogged within the past 24-48 hours... Probably shortly after the last time my tank sitter had fed the critters. Of course, the ATO has been working flawlessly for months and months prior to this incident and of course, it happened while we were on vacation. Murphy's law. This morning, everything looked ok, but we'll see tonight when I get home. I'll have to run a full panel of tests to make sure nothing is too off. Hopefully the SPS don't brown. That was quite a scare. Glad to read there was no damage done ... but I can imagine your scare as you got home .... Great shots you posted too ... I loved them ... Thanks Albert Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I would have started screaming to myself many 4 letter words walking in on that and panicking. So glad nothing worse happened. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 If something goes wrong, it will only happen when you're not home! I had a similar experience with a pump failure when I was out of town as well. I mean really... it's going to work for months.. years.. and then just not work on the short time I was away? What are the odds? 1 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Well, despite all of the excitement and minor failure of critical systems, everything remains in check. SG: 1.026Alk: 7.2 dkhCalc: 430Nitrate 1 ppmPhosphate: .01 ppm Dodged the bullet this time. If you dose Kalk in your ATO, make sure to check the outlet for your ATO before you go on vacation. It can clog. Quote Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Current FTS! ____________________________________ Well folks, I've been saving up over the past couple months for a new tank for my wonderful female peacock mantis shrimp. The 20 gallon tank she's been living in has been adequate, but certainly not ideal. So, now we're just going to leap straight into what I believe is going to be the prefect setup... Cool, huh? Who wants to see more? Hey, I am currently working on an article that highlights amazing innovative marine nuvo aquariums. I love your tank and was wondering if we could use your tank and give you credit for all your hard work. If you could also take a front facing picture of your whole tank so that we can see it is an innovative marine? Please let me know, thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hey, I am currently working on an article that highlights amazing innovative marine nuvo aquariums. I love your tank and was wondering if we could use your tank and give you credit for all your hard work. If you could also take a front facing picture of your whole tank so that we can see it is an innovative marine? Please let me know, thank you! You bet. You're more than welcome to spotlight my tank. Let me see if I can get a good full equipment/tank shot right now. Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 If you could also take a front facing picture of your whole tank so that we can see it is an innovative marine? Here's a current full tank shot... Let me know if you want any other pictures. 5 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Summer is coming, time to switch out the glass top for a mesh cover to help keep the tank cool. This is the clear 1/2" netting that Bulk Reef Supply sells. And, as always, little miss curiosity checks out the camera... 6 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 haha that pic is great!! Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I just love those blue and purple eyes!!!! Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Last night during the regular melee of feeding time, Barney the damsel got really in Betty's face and tried repeatedly to steal her food. You know what she thought of that? Pop! Undeterred, he kept at it. Pop! I guess that was enough to deter him from attempting to take food right out of her maxillipeds. He seemed completely unfazed, although he does have two light hammer marks on the side of his back, one in front of and one behind his dorsal fin. This morning he looks to be unharmed. I'll see if I can get him to sit still long enough to take a picture of the marks tonight. Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 If at first you don't succeed try, try again BUT then there's the saying that says Trying something over & over expecting a different result is insanity. Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Good news. Barney is no worse for wear today. He still has two very faint marks that I've highlighted with arrows, but they've faded at this point and I suspect he's going to be just fine. It's really hard to see in the picture. He's a pain to photograph since he constantly darts around. This is the best I could do. Hopefully he's learned not to steal food from a mantis shrimp. 1 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Here's a quick video of Betty swimming toward the camera. Watch closely and you can see the "rowing" motion of her pleopods. 5 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I just love those pleopods. My new vocabulary word for the day! 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/mantis-shrimp-stronger-than-airplanes 4 Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Testing out my new Samsung Galaxy S5 phone camera. Way better than my old Galaxy S3, IMO. These are unedited and untouched. 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 So hugable Now I want a mantis shrimp body pillow... Quote Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Dinner time! Hand feeding the beast my little sweetheart. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Your water is always so clear! 1 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'm behind with the times regarding phones but if your previous pics were w/ the S3 I'm still amazed at that. These are excellent. Quote Link to comment
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