xiaoxiy Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Tank got devastated during my 2 week vacation. Pics tomorrow, but holy crap extensive STN/RTN across almost all of my acropora. On the bright side, we closed on a house and am moving in within the next 2 weeks. This means that I'll have a full-fledged fish room to restart my system with. Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Get ready to weep. I also had to throw away half of my frag tank because they were just skeletons left. All I can do is massive water changes and hope things come around. If they don't, I guess I'm doing a whole system reset with the move. 😞 5 Quote Link to comment
Asureef Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Bummer.. what did you think happened? Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, Asureef said: Bummer.. what did you think happened? No idea. It could have been anything. I was away so I don't know what went wrong. Quote Link to comment
cbort Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 On 6/4/2018 at 7:15 AM, xiaoxiy said: No idea. It could have been anything. I was away so I don't know what went wrong. Man that sucks! It was looking really good! Are you going to be able to save most of them? Quote Link to comment
sprite Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Sorry to hear this....I hope things bounce back Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 happens every time i go on vacation too...sigh. such fragile systems Quote Link to comment
reefrook Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 that sucks man. i was excited to see all your frags grow out. things were looking real good. congrats on the new house. with a dedicated fish room, i can't wait to see what you come up with. Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 New Light: Phoenix 14k driven at 250WHQI and 2x B+, 2x C+ bulbs. The shimmer is insane. Don't worry, the Nanobox ATI Hybrid is going to go over the new grow-out tank! 1 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 I've been quiet but busy. Working on setting up my new system. Tank transfer should be tomorrow! 4 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 We've also been working on the living room as well. Both my wife and I adore mid-century modern styles. 4 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Lights hung. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 12 hours ago, xiaoxiy said: Lights hung. This is going to be amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Innnnnteresting !!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Really great work. Never ending saga at your house. 😛 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 6/17/2018 at 12:40 AM, xiaoxiy said: Lights hung. really cool - like the display and frag tank side-by-side. hiding the frag tank definitely helps putting emphasis on the DT! Are the two tanks gonna be plumbed into the same sump for simplicity sake? 1 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 4 hours ago, micoastreefing said: really cool - like the display and frag tank side-by-side. hiding the frag tank definitely helps putting emphasis on the DT! Are the two tanks gonna be plumbed into the same sump for simplicity sake? Yessir! Here she is, up and running. The move and transfer took almost 12 hours. I lost 4 fish (1x Sixline, 1x Lemon Damsel, 1x Blue Sapphire Damsel, 1x Panda Goby), and at least 4 acropora frags. Some other things looked pissed, but we'll see how things play out in the coming weeks. The whole system, plumbed together is about (35+20+10) = 65 gallons of water. Now that the system is bigger, I plan on getting 4-5 fish (Banggai Cardinal Fishes, Sixline Wrasse, and Damsels) for the frag tank. I also plan on getting another Sixline, Lemon/Canary Damsel, and Yellow Tang for the display. The black backing I choose to use on the display is Gila Black Window Tint. It's like this barely translucent black plastic; overall I think it looks better than black vinyl or paint. 3 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Wow! What a cool system you built! I love the way you setup the frag tank. Do you have the couch there like in your rendering? I would be sitting there often. Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Justind823 said: Wow! What a cool system you built! I love the way you setup the frag tank. Do you have the couch there like in your rendering? I would be sitting there often. Thanks Justin! No couch in the room yet but it's slowly in the works! First gotta finish furnishing the rest of the house lol. 3 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 New place looks nice! Like straight out of magazine nice. 1 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 The tank keeps plugging away! Here are some digitata growth pics. June 21st June 26th July 11th July 19th 2 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Loving the growth pictures. How is everything doing now after a few weeks? Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Things keep plugging along! The frag tank looks especially good. So does the red planet! 3 Quote Link to comment
Gatorbait01 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 How do you like your gyre pump? I was considering one for my midi to possibly replace one of the tunze 6095s, thinking it would free up a little space. Does it push a lot of water towards the front of the tank and down creating a circular pattern? What pwr level to you max it at to prevent it from blowing your substrate? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Really looking great. Is the frag tank lit by the hybrid or Duo? The house looks great too! Quote Link to comment
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