yoshii Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 When youre waiting for a big truck getting SW and you literally only need 1 gallon... 9 Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 http://aquariumsupplies.marinedepot.com/search?p=R&srid=S1-2IADP&lbc=marinedepot&w=blade%20led&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.marinedepot.com%2fWave_Point_Blade_HO_LED_Aquarium_Light_Super_Blue_10k_Lighting_Supplies_for_Saltwater_Reef_Aquariums_Nano_LED_Lights-WavePoint_Technology-ZP01407-FILTNL-vi.html&rk=1&uid=938828208&sid=2&ts=custom&rsc=GWwmxuZYzrZSs1%3aI&method=and&isort=score&view=grid Seems like a good light for a nano Love the YCG. Such a vibrant fish for a nano tank. He really stands out, thanks for the suggestions guys Im already looking for macros and live-plants is really impressive, getting the halimeda sampler, red sampler, ulva and C. Prolifera! Can't wait to start this (when they are in stock that is ) Live-plants is great, their selection in the spring is wonderful, and they give huge portions I have extra C. prolifera if you want some 1 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 The pic above. ha aha ha. 1 Quote Link to comment
YaBoyLaj Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Seems like a good light for a nano He really stands out, thanks for the suggestions guys Live-plants is great, their selection in the spring is wonderful, and they give huge portions I have extra C. prolifera if you want some OMG that would be great! I'll wait till the tank is ready though lol Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 The pic above. ha aha ha. He took FOREVER!! OMG that would be great! I'll wait till the tank is ready though lol Np, PM me whenever you want some. Also, I went to Birch today but didn't see the lumpsuckers, sorry Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 That's hilarious that you go pick up 1 gallon of premixed salt water. I love it It definitely makes things easy! When I restarted my tank, I went and got 30 gallons of premixed saltwater from my friend who does aquarium servicing to save myself the effort of mixing that much water. I'd do it all the time if it didn't require me lugging so many 5 gallon jugs up a flight of stairs to my apartment Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 That's what got me w/ that 60 g shallow downstairs, down 14 tiring, annoying stairs. It got to be too much. Quote Link to comment
YaBoyLaj Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 He took FOREVER!! Np, PM me whenever you want some. Also, I went to Birch today but didn't see the lumpsuckers, sorry Perfect! And lol thats fine, sometimes they're there and sometimes they're not anyway, hope you enjoyed it Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 That's hilarious that you go pick up 1 gallon of premixed salt water. I love it It definitely makes things easy! When I restarted my tank, I went and got 30 gallons of premixed saltwater from my friend who does aquarium servicing to save myself the effort of mixing that much water. I'd do it all the time if it didn't require me lugging so many 5 gallon jugs up a flight of stairs to my apartment I'd get more but I have to take 2 buses to get back to my apartment and I can only fit 1 gal in my bag. At least I have classes down there so this year I've been just getting water after class. Lugging water is the worst! When I filled my 55g after moving, I was so tempted to fill it with tap water That's what got me w/ that 60 g shallow downstairs, down 14 tiring, annoying stairs. It got to be too much.I had my old 55g upstairs, never again!! Moving the tank in (and out) and lugging water was such a pain. Perfect! And lol thats fine, sometimes they're there and sometimes they're not anyway, hope you enjoyed it It's small but cute, of course I had to see the old Falcifers, that was cool. And I ran into a scripps researcher who had spoke in one of my classes before, he was nice and we got to talk about his research a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment
YaBoyLaj Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'd get more but I have to take 2 buses to get back to my apartment and I can only fit 1 gal in my bag. At least I have classes down there so this year I've been just getting water after class. Lugging water is the worst! When I filled my 55g after moving, I was so tempted to fill it with tap water I had my old 55g upstairs, never again!! Moving the tank in (and out) and lugging water was such a pain. It's small but cute, of course I had to see the old Falcifers, that was cool. And I ran into a scripps researcher who had spoke in one of my classes before, he was nice and we got to talk about his research a bit. Thats really cool, all the more reason to go to ucsd lol Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I wouldn't even want to lug a gallon all the way home in a bag on the bus! I'm all lazy now and make all my water in my apartment so no water has to go up or down stairs. I just have to get the water from my kitchen to my living room Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I couldn't be more happy that I put this laminate mahogany in my new townhome cuz with the wheel accessory that fits the Brute just fine I now can ROLLLLLL!! ROLLLLL IT OVER to each of the 3 tanks in my living room. Which is really convenient because if I let water drip from buckets and it gets under these planks, they'll come up. 1 Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thats really cool, all the more reason to go to ucsd lol It's great When I first came here I thought I might regret not going to LA, cause all my friends went there, but now I'm really loving it here, sometimes I can't believe I actually get to study at Scripps I wouldn't even want to lug a gallon all the way home in a bag on the bus! I'm all lazy now and make all my water in my apartment so no water has to go up or down stairs. I just have to get the water from my kitchen to my living room That sounds much more convenient! Do you have your RODI set up under the sink? I couldn't be more happy that I put this laminate mahogany in my new townhome cuz with the wheel accessory that fits the Brute just fine I now can ROLLLLLL!! ROLLLLL IT OVER to each of the 3 tanks in my living room. Which is really convenient because if I let water drip from buckets and it gets under these planks, they'll come up. LOL YESSS!! I had a brute, but no wheels. I had hardwood floors too, but I put down like 3 layers of mats under and around the tank cause I knew I'd spill water eventually 2 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 That sounds much more convenient! Do you have your RODI set up under the sink? Yep! I have my RODI unit plumbed into the cold water line under my kitchen sink. I have it going into a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket with a float switch so I always have 5 gallons of RODI water on hand. Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Hmmm. I should do the float switch idea. Luckily, kitchen has linoleum at least. 1 Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yep! I have my RODI unit plumbed into the cold water line under my kitchen sink. I have it going into a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket with a float switch so I always have 5 gallons of RODI water on hand. Haha how many float switches do you have?? 1 Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Tank Updates Finally did a water change today. The purple gorg was really not liking it on the right side, I think it was a combo of getting shaded by the taller algae and lower flow. So I moved it back to the left side, hopefully it recovers. I also noticed that some of the Plocamium I threw in the back chamber is growing much better than the piece in the display, so it's confirming my theory it really doesn't like med/high light. It's also a species found locally here in SD, we'll see how it does long term, but for now it seems to be happy in the back. I dug through my "Aquarium Stuff" box (we all have at least one!) and found some filter floss so I wrapped a small piece around my return to lessen the noise. Pudge the YCG is finally eating the H2O Ocean Roe I bought, although for some reason he eats some eggs, but spits out others. 4 Quote Link to comment
dferrari13 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 That's hilarious that you go pick up 1 gallon of premixed salt water. I love it It definitely makes things easy! When I restarted my tank, I went and got 30 gallons of premixed saltwater from my friend who does aquarium servicing to save myself the effort of mixing that much water. I'd do it all the time if it didn't require me lugging so many 5 gallon jugs up a flight of stairs to my apartment It does suck lugging saltwater/RODI water around..but its not so bad if you just have a 10 gallon tank like me....actally Ive never had larger than a 10 gallon salt tank...love nanos...I don't know how people keep up with the maintenance of larger tanks Nice tanks btw...each one looks awesome...I'm new to this salty world...so I'm still learning...I'll be following 2 Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Yeah, that's the only thing I don't like about larger tanks - water changes I hope you're learning a lot from NR 3 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Haha how many float switches do you have?? Wait, why do you think I have a ton? Oh, because of the one on my skimmer too? Let's see, my RODI reservoir has one, my ATO system has two (one for measuring the sump water level and one for measuring the ATO reservoir level), and my skimmer has one. So 4 total! 1 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 ha! Yeah, sounds like a ton to me too! But, you got it going on with those and you won't have mishaps like we will so we probably need to get w/ your program! Show us the ways of the float switch!! 1 Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Birch Aquarium Pics part 1! Unfortunately there were a TON of little kids running around, and of course most tanks were pretty dim, so these aren't the best pics. All taken with 50mm 1.8, manual focus, Canon 60D Sea turtle that got injured a long time ago and lives at Birch View from one of the balconies 10 Quote Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 What is that sea of purple? And I loooove the urchin picture. Looks like laser beams or fireworks. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 What is that sea of purple? And I loooove the urchin picture. Looks like laser beams or fireworks. The first pic? It's a chalice in their main reef display 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 wow, great photos! all of them. Quote Link to comment
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