screenshot11 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 5:24 PM, Chris1987 said: The aquaclear 50 series is 7"x4"x5.75 and thats LxWxH (Source of Info) Many thanks Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share Posted August 2, 2018 I recieved the corals yesterday but that palythoa really really ####ed everything up. The second i placed him into the tank everyone closed up and ive never seen my discosomas close up for anything. It was ridiculous . So i did a 70% waterchange but at around 2 am last night i went to check up on the tank and my sps had pushed out their messenterial fillaments my hammers as well. So i tripple bagged that toxic (but beautiful) coral and chucked it into the garbage outside. checked up again this morning around 7 am and everyones back to normal. May do another waterchange tonight and a heavy feeding to get everyone on track again... but on the bright side ive now added my final two corals (one was a freebie which was nice since i threw out the paly i payed for) and the other was my bounced interstellar discosoma! Now we feed and watch the progression. Hoping everything goes well from this point on 🙂 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 11:56 AM, TheRope said: I recieved the corals yesterday but that palythoa really really ####ed everything up. The second i placed him into the tank everyone closed up and ive never seen my discosomas close up for anything. It was ridiculous . So i did a 70% waterchange but at around 2 am last night i went to check up on the tank and my sps had pushed out their messenterial fillaments my hammers as well. So i tripple bagged that toxic (but beautiful) coral and chucked it into the garbage outside. checked up again this morning around 7 am and everyones back to normal. May do another waterchange tonight and a heavy feeding to get everyone on track again... but on the bright side ive now added my final two corals (one was a freebie which was nice since i threw out the paly i payed for) and the other was my bounced interstellar discosoma! Now we feed and watch the progression. Hoping everything goes well from this point on 🙂 Sorry about the paly, thats a shame. Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 14 hours ago, vlangel said: Sorry about the paly, thats a shame. All is good now though, im just glad i got my cool interstellar and they sent me the freebie chalice so i payed itself back off. Thats how we learn i guess 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment
MacAttack Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 9/15/2017 at 1:11 PM, WV Reefer said: It's hard to 'scape a jar but you did it! I like it a lot. That’s awesome 1 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, MacAttack said: That’s awesome Thanks! Glad you like it 🙂 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 So heres some pics of angles i never really show... and my montipora spongodes is plating onto the glass as well! Things are growing quickly with the heavy feedings. Its such a pleasure to be in this hobby and to interact with everyone. I see so many people starting pico reefs now its amazing. I think im gonna start a species only reef (probably of my interstellar mushrooms when they start to overtake) 2 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Some decent shots from last night 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 An update while my professor repeats the same stuff hes already said twice... So I've decided that no more corals shall be added to the pico. Anything else that is added will likely be killed or kill something else. So now we wait. I finally placed my frogspawn properly (i had him hiding in the back shadowed by the duncans as i couldnt figure out where to place him without him destroying everything) but now hes nice and happy! Here's the video: 3 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/13/2018 at 9:32 AM, JBM said: Excellent as always Thanks man! I just purchased this it should be coming in today... Also i might be starting a .5 gallon vase still testing the heating method 1 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Finally recieved some orange gel filters thanks to a wonderful friend of mine! Heres a video with the one I found to be the best (makes it closest to realy life) Video: 3 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Still lookin' good! 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 11:56 AM, TheRope said: I recieved the corals yesterday but that palythoa really really ####ed everything up. The second i placed him into the tank everyone closed up and ive never seen my discosomas close up for anything. It was ridiculous . So i did a 70% waterchange but at around 2 am last night i went to check up on the tank and my sps had pushed out their messenterial fillaments my hammers as well. So i tripple bagged that toxic (but beautiful) coral and chucked it into the garbage outside. checked up again this morning around 7 am and everyones back to normal. May do another waterchange tonight and a heavy feeding to get everyone on track again... but on the bright side ive now added my final two corals (one was a freebie which was nice since i threw out the paly i payed for) and the other was my bounced interstellar discosoma! Now we feed and watch the progression. Hoping everything goes well from this point on 🙂 My guess is the paly was stressed from shipping and decided to nuke everything lol. Glad you caught it! Tank is looking really great. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Lula_Mae said: My guess is the paly was stressed from shipping and decided to nuke everything lol. Glad you caught it! Tank is looking really great. I havent been updating here anymore, doing everythung through instagram @fools_reef But thanks! Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 17 hours ago, TheRope said: I havent been updating here anymore, doing everythung through instagram @fools_reef But thanks! Lol I don't really Insta, ah well. Quote Link to comment
MrObscura Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I'll admit, while I know what Instagram is, I don't really know what it is. Lol I just got my first cell phone a month ago, and this site is about as close as I am interested in getting to social media. Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 On 9/24/2018 at 10:16 AM, MrObscura said: I'll admit, while I know what Instagram is, I don't really know what it is. Lol I just got my first cell phone a month ago, and this site is about as close as I am interested in getting to social media. Its just a quick way to post pics, and updates. I use it as a journal and people have easier visibility on what`s being posted so they can respond quicker. It`s a platform for photography in essence, so you have a page of all the pics you`ve posted + daily "stories" with a lot of add ons. Once you click on a picture it'll show you the description that you typed in (journal/documentation) 1 Quote Link to comment
MrObscura Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I'm pretty up on tech when it comes to electronics, PCs, etc., but when it comes to social media, and until recently cell phones, I'm a old curmudgeonly man stuck in a 30 something body. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 22 hours ago, MrObscura said: I'm pretty up on tech when it comes to electronics, PCs, etc., but when it comes to social media, and until recently cell phones, I'm a old curmudgeonly man stuck in a 30 something body. Hahahah amazing 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment
12scanlon Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hey! A couple months ago I talked to u about making a jar and all your advice has helped me a lot. It’s currenly running and zoas are doing great. I was wondering about how high you have your light currently. I have a 23 watt abi tuna blue so I’d probably have to go up a couple more inches than yours. I was also wondering how many times a week you feed reef roids, and how to measure reef roids for such a small volume tank. Thanks😄 1 Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 10/30/2018 at 5:54 PM, 12scanlon said: Hey! A couple months ago I talked to u about making a jar and all your advice has helped me a lot. It’s currenly running and zoas are doing great. I was wondering about how high you have your light currently. I have a 23 watt abi tuna blue so I’d probably have to go up a couple more inches than yours. I was also wondering how many times a week you feed reef roids, and how to measure reef roids for such a small volume tank. Thanks😄 Hey im so glad my tank has helped you out! I have the light about 17 inches above waterline. I dont really measure my reefroids i simply feed a couple hours before a big waterchange (weekly) and this just removes the extra waste that the roids creates! Quote Link to comment
TheRope Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 After much thought and annoyance with evaporation on my 2 and 5 gallon tanks i decidednto tear them down and place all my corals into a deep sandbed vase, which i believe will be the final build. I added the corals positioned the rocks how i wanted and now i refuse to stick my hand in. I will only touch the tank for glass cleaning, waterchanges and fragging when stuff gets out of hand. Here is what it looks like (a bit more rock than id like but once it covers itself in coral my opinion will probably change) Also I updated the first post to show you guys what equipment im using. 5 1 Quote Link to comment
12scanlon Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, TheRope said: Hey im so glad my tank has helped you out! I have the light about 17 inches above waterline. I dont really measure my reefroids i simply feed a couple hours before a big waterchange (weekly) and this just removes the extra waste that the roids creates! ok. i have my light around 22 because the corals coming from my biocube can’t really handle that much light immediately. i’ll probably acclimate them slowly to get to around 17 inches. I have been doing the same thing with reef roids before water changes. I also do a few drops of fuel to give my mussel something to feed on during the week. thanks! Quote Link to comment
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