Justind823 Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Looking sweet! I like that shot with the clown 15645091_10209907881952030_1290229262_n by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr 15423725_10209907883872078_728434007_n by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thanks Justin. That clown, he's a snuggly bugger. Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 image by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr I got a new maricultured birdsnest, with a fun acrocrab hitch hiker, and also bought a huge red planet frag from a local reefer! Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 The birdsnest position was bothering me, so I ended up remounting it higher up in the tank. image by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr Also, for those of you that haven't noticed, I ended up swapping the Mini out for a Old-style Duo. Much happier with the light spread. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Wow, I didn't notice! But comparing to the pictures on the last page, the Duo is much better, most of the shadows are gone Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Wow, I didn't notice! But comparing to the pictures on the last page, the Duo is much better, most of the shadows are gone Absolutely! The addition of a second array really does produce a even light. Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 sad day. The purple acropora I've had for 1.5 years now is STNing at the base again. I also heard a crunching noise this afternoon and found a pipefish caught in the MP10. Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 crunching noise this afternoon and found a pipefish caught in the MP10. brutal. sorry to hear. your tank is beautiful. Link to comment
jstuver Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Nice tank. Do you mind sharing your setting on the duo, I have an older version as well over my 16g IM nuvo and am trying to get the right balance for my corals. Sorry about the pipefish:( Thats awful! Link to comment
Scorched Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 The duo looks great over the tank. I love the aquacape with the angled trench down the middle. Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 brutal. sorry to hear. your tank is beautiful. Thanks Burt. I still have 1 more pipefish left; if he/she dies, I'm done with pipefish for good. Just too heartbreaking. Oh no! I know What a shitty day. Nice tank. Do you mind sharing your setting on the duo, I have an older version as well over my 16g IM nuvo and am trying to get the right balance for my corals. Sorry about the pipefish:( Thats awful! I'm in the same boat right now. I tried 80/55, but things started paling and STNing on me, so I dropped it down to 55/55 3 days ago. I'll let you know how things look in a week or two. The duo looks great over the tank. I love the aquacape with the angled trench down the middle. Thanks Scorched! Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Still dealing with the STN . It seems to have slowed down a bit though. On the downside, nothing in my tank has grown: my alk has stayed a stable 7.3 for the past 3 weeks without dosing. Currently, I have been doing 1g water changes daily for the past 12 days. I'm planning on keeping it up, hopefully the tank will turn around with some time and TLC. My parameters have been running 0-2ppm nitrates, 0ppm phosphates, 420ppm calcium, 7.3dkH, 1340ppm Mg. For those curious, I feed 1/4 cube Calanus, Mysis and Cyclops, for a daily total of 1/2 cube of each. I also alternate between feeding BRS reef chili and LRS nano reef frenzy every other day. Furthermore, I've been feeding 4ml of Reef Energy A and B. This is what my morning feed looks like: image by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr Link to comment
DaveFason Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Remember you just doubled you light from your old one. -Dave Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Remember you just doubled you light from your old one. -Dave Yup! I dropped both channels down to 55/55 three days ago. Seeing how the STN has slowed, I think dropping the light intensity was a step in the right direction. Link to comment
DaveFason Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Yup! I dropped both channels down to 55/55 three days ago. Seeing how the STN has slowed, I think dropping the light intensity was a step in the right direction. With increased light you will have an increase during the day of intake of ALK, CAL, etc. Just keep your eyes peeled. -Dave Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 My fish are pigs. I have 6 fish in my setup, 2 clowns, a pipefish, a damsel and a sixline. I typically feed 1/2 cube hikari mysis, 1/2 cube calanus, 1/2 cube cyclops at minimum every day. I picked up some PE mysis and defrosted it to see how big the pieces were. Out of curiosity, I added a whole defrosted cube to my afternoon feeding regiment. My fat fishies ate the entire cube in addition to the regular feedings.... Wtf. Now they all have distended, rotund stomachs. Link to comment
lkoechle Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 My fish are pigs. I have 6 fish in my setup, 2 clowns, a pipefish, a damsel and a sixline. I typically feed 1/2 cube hikari mysis, 1/2 cube calanus, 1/2 cube cyclops at minimum every day. I picked up some PE mysis and defrosted it to see how big the pieces were. Out of curiosity, I added a whole defrosted cube to my afternoon feeding regiment. My fat fishies ate the entire cube in addition to the regular feedings.... Wtf. Now they all have distended, rotund stomachs. so that white/yellow fish is a damsel? What kind? it looks beautiful! Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 so that white/yellow fish is a damsel? What kind? it looks beautiful! It was sold to me as a yellow lemon damsel: https://saltwater.aqua-fish.net/?yellow-damsel He/she was super cheap too; only cost me $5. My girlfriend calls him Cake. Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Why am I tempted to buy a reefer 170? RIP. Link to comment
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