Lula_Mae Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 32 minutes ago, Utahpico said: I couldn't leave it alone.. Wow, this scape looks really, really nice! Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 I can't wait for these to spread all over my rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment
Melfy77 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 30 minutes ago, Utahpico said: I can't wait for these to spread all over my rocks. What kind are they ? I just got a gorgeous eagle eye colony and they look amazing!!! Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I like the new scape. It's very nice Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 My tank is empty!! Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 I took my tank apart cause a snail has been lost in the sand for over a week and I was worried about it crashing my tank so I took everything out, stirred up the sand really good and scrubbed everything then refilled it. 100% water change. I'll put rocks and corals back later tonight. It's being bubble scrubbed for the next 5 hrs. All rocks will be glued together when it goes back, something I've never done. Quote Link to comment
JoeR Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 On 7/24/2017 at 4:59 PM, Clown79 said: The reason why people use floss besides trapping detritus/particles is so that it can be ditched and replaced to prevent nutrient buildup. Floss is pretty cheap. Costs me $12 for about 6-7mnths worth. That's with 2 tanks. If I had only one it would last a yr. I change it twice a week. It's why we don't advise using filter sponges because ppl rinse them and reuse which leads to higher nutrient issues. Where do you buy yours? I use, and love, magic erasers for cleaning tanks. I just used them to clean my gorgonians. They do a great job, but you definitely have to check to make sure they're the standard ones with no chemicals. Quote Link to comment
schgr.cube Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, Utahpico said: I took my tank apart cause a snail has been lost in the sand for over a week and I was worried about it crashing my tank so I took everything out, stirred up the sand really good and scrubbed everything then refilled it. 100% water change. I'll put rocks and corals back later tonight. It's being bubble scrubbed for the next 5 hrs. All rocks will be glued together when it goes back, something I've never done. If you cycled your tank for any decent amount of time, one snail dying wouldn't even remotely crash your tank. What led you to believe this would be an issue? I hate to be a downer, but pico tanks aren't super easy, and I would really try to research things more before doing anything. 1 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 3 hours ago, schgr.cube said: If you cycled your tank for any decent amount of time, one snail dying wouldn't even remotely crash your tank. What led you to believe this would be an issue? I hate to be a downer, but pico tanks aren't super easy, and I would really try to research things more before doing anything. It only has 3g of water.. I just didn't want to risk anything, plus I was curious to see if it was still alive, cause it couldn't get out of the sand. I've only had Pico and nano sized tanks. Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 The question is, did you find the snail (and was it alive)? 4 hours ago, schgr.cube said: If you cycled your tank for any decent amount of time, one snail dying wouldn't even remotely crash your tank. What led you to believe this would be an issue? I hate to be a downer, but pico tanks aren't super easy, and I would really try to research things more before doing anything. Something that's oft repeated around here is that snails dying will cause an ammonia spike that can hurt your tank if it's a pico. This idea is all over Nano-Reef lol. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 I found an empty shell.. it was my favorite snail, a bumblebee with purple coraline all over. : ( i would say this is why my zoas have been closed up for a couple weeks 2 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hammer sprouting new tentacles? Quote Link to comment
Melfy77 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Just now, Utahpico said: Hammer sprouting new tentacles? Idk but my torch does the same Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 I figured it would sprout new heads not just keep growing. It's about the size of a pingpong ball with the tiniest pencil size stem. Weird Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 My filtration 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranjib Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 RO/DI source ? or this is actually filtering DT water? Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 29 minutes ago, Ranjib said: RO/DI source ? or this is actually filtering DT water? I don't know what DT water is. All I know is it says reverse osmosis. Quote Link to comment
Ranjib Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 DT= display tank, when you mentioned filtration, I thought It might be filtering tank water straight. Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Utahpico said: I don't know what DT water is. All I know is it says reverse osmosis. Is it just RO, no DI? Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 I'm not sure, I use it for top off and I have zero unwanted algae on the glass, I don't have to clean it, my sand is white and there are no blooms, good enough for me. 1 Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 First time I've ever glued my rockwork together. Looks much better to me, now for the zoas and gsp to grow over the arch. I can pick it up out of the tank in one piece for easier maintenance and cleaning the sand 1 Quote Link to comment
JoeR Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 12 hours ago, Utahpico said: First time I've ever glued my rockwork together. Looks much better to me, now for the zoas and gsp to grow over the arch. I can pick it up out of the tank in one piece for easier maintenance and cleaning the sand Looks good! What'd you use? Did you dry the rocks off first before glueing them? Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 I used 3 tubes of super glue gel. The rocks were not super dry but I made sure they were secure. Quote Link to comment
Utahpico Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 New corals...no idea what they are called. I got a sps and two new types of zoas 1 Quote Link to comment
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