Lula_Mae Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Lol yeah I feel you on the frag plugs, and in our picos they are SO conspicuous! A pair of bone cutters will at least let you snip off the plugs. 1 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Switched to reef crystals.. noticing a difference already. 2 Quote Link to comment
Jholm007 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 That looks real smooth. Hope someday I can get there. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 It finally came!! 160gph Centrifugal pump. 3 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Doesn't seem like much flow, I should have gotten the 200gph, but we will we how things do. Went from 4 things plugged into my tank to two. Very minimalistic now, just how I want it. 3 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 It looks nice. Very clean Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 You can adjust the flow. You may have to open it to get the full flow. You have to turn the red dial Quote Link to comment
Jholm007 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 really like the way this looks. Almost makes me want to put smaller LR in my tank. Guy at work is giving me a wave point blade he is not using, and one of my neighbors said he would give me some GSP to put in my tank. I also need to tank out the cartridges that came with the tank and put some rubble in the back. Do you have an carbon in yours? Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Jholm007 said: really like the way this looks. Almost makes me want to put smaller LR in my tank. Guy at work is giving me a wave point blade he is not using, and one of my neighbors said he would give me some GSP to put in my tank. I also need to tank out the cartridges that came with the tank and put some rubble in the back. Do you have an carbon in yours? I love gsp... One of my favorites. You have a great piece of it, it's better for a small tank, if you need to clean your tank everything comes out as one, I can't even touch my rock. I run carbon/ zeolite mix but only an 1/8th cup. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 13 hours ago, Clown79 said: You can adjust the flow. You may have to open it to get the full flow. You have to turn the red dial I've played with the adjustments and even have tried taking off the red adjustment housing and still... ?? I shortened up the hose and it gave me more of what I'm looking for Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 I cut out the middle man and moved the pump directly to the return hole, it's flowing harder, and the part of the pump that generates heat is out of the water. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 I've noticed these new white zoas I got have been falling apart, and looks like they have zoas pox. These are extremely poisonous. Every time I put my hand in my tank I get really achy and feel very I'll. Like i do right now. I cut up the colonies and saved 4 polyps out of the 30. Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Oh geez. I sure hope you were wearing proper protection. I once had some palys upset everything in my tank when I tried to exterminate them, it made me afraid to put my hands in the tank until they were gone. Those zoas are pretty though. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 I haven't been wearing gloves, but any cuts I do, are done away from the tank in a separate bowl of fresh water. Under water Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I strongly recommend the use of gloves and safety glasses in the future, palytoxin is not something to mess around with, especially considering it's actually making you feel sick. It could be getting in through any cuts on your hands, or just absorbing. I've fragged zoas without gloves before, but it has never affected me. Those must be really nasty ones. 1 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Ya I'm guessing it just absorbed Thu my skin. My body is sensitive. I took out the infected and did a 90% water change Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 My new way to do heavy water changes 2 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Utahpico said: My new way to do heavy water changes Brilliant! Quote Link to comment
Jholm007 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Does that not hurt the corals having them out of the water? Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 11 hours ago, Jholm007 said: Does that not hurt the corals having them out of the water? Most corals can handle a few minutes out of water. One of the few things that can't are sponges (not corals but sometimes kept in reefs)--any air at all can get trapped inside them and kill them. 2 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 In nature corals are out of water for hours, even in the hot sun. All my corals are out of water at least 5 min durring water changes. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Ok, I got some gloves on and carefully tore my tank apart, took out all the white zoas, I didn't want to chance it. Took apart my rock cave cause my clownfish doesn't go in there anyway and made two separate structure's with all the softies near the bottom leaving the tops empty......for some branching sps! Colonies. 2 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I like the new scape I think it makes the tank look bigger. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 There was so much fish and crab poo settled in the cave this should help out with water flow i have no dead spots now.. and tank gets filtered 54x's an hr, i think its good to just leave alone and let corals grow. Im just so impatient. Everything kinda ok after moving around. Quote Link to comment
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