SeaFurn Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 35 minutes ago, Reefkid88 said: .5g betta tank ??? Link please. Quote Link to comment
Chaozu Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 How thick was the styrene sheet that you used? Quote Link to comment
kimdawg Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I love your choice of coral. The colors really blend together and make for a very pleasing look. 1 Quote Link to comment
ajkochev Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 July 2020 update. I managed to loose a few Montipora and other SPS a couple of months ago. I slacked off a bit on maintenance and I think that is what did it, along with not being able to keep up with alk and calcium needs, to spite Kalk+2 ATO and two part dosing. Think I'll try some more acans and zoes as they are doing really well. Some of the red monti is making a comeback. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Tank looks great. so full! 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 17 hours ago, ajkochev said: July 2020 update. I managed to loose a few Montipora and other SPS a couple of months ago. I slacked off a bit on maintenance and I think that is what did it, along with not being able to keep up with alk and calcium needs, to spite Kalk+2 ATO and two part dosing. Think I'll try some more acans and zoes as they are doing really well. Some of the red monti is making a comeback. Whoa. Another 2.6G! Awesome! Love the amount of growth you have going on - those zoas are insane! 😮 The tiny clownfish also looks cute! 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 What an amazing update after two years! 😲 Great to see you @ajkochev! What has your maintenance routine been like for your pico reef? Montipora can be such fast growers, do you think they just outgrew what the pico reef could handle? I like the sound of your plans moving forward, some zoanthids on the front rock could be a nice addition. 1 Quote Link to comment
ajkochev Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 I think it was my inability to keep up with Alk that did in the SPS. I had 7 different kinds in this tank at once. Four SPS in there still. Maintenance is: 2 cup water change twice weekly Kalk+2 ATO with Distilled Water Daily Reef Fusion two part Feed a few drops twice a day a homemade puree mix of several commercial reef and grocery store foods. 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 10:35 AM, ajkochev said: I think it was my inability to keep up with Alk that did in the SPS. I had 7 different kinds in this tank at once. Four SPS in there still. Maintenance is: 2 cup water change twice weekly Kalk+2 ATO with Distilled Water Daily Reef Fusion two part Feed a few drops twice a day a homemade puree mix of several commercial reef and grocery store foods. Yeah, makes sense, once they take off growing in these small tanks, it can be hard to keep up with their demands. The 4 remaining are surely more hardy though, it will be cool to watch them grow out again. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment
ajkochev Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Tank as of today. June 2021. New light and kalk dosing pump added last month. 4 2 Quote Link to comment
IKATL Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 How are you keeping your GSP contained? I just added some and, while I'm willing to put the work in to trim it, it also looks like your shrooms are situated to help keep them in their place. Quote Link to comment
ajkochev Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, IKATL said: How are you keeping your GSP contained? I just added some and, while I'm willing to put the work in to trim it, it also looks like your shrooms are situated to help keep them in their place. Honestly, I don't know. That rock started life in a 0.5 gal pico and the GSP grew like a weed. Since I moved it to this 3 gal in 2018, the GPS has maintained itself without much growth. I'm unsure why. The mushrooms on the other hand that moved with the rock have multiplied really well. 1 Quote Link to comment
itsamaybe Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 On 6/5/2018 at 8:40 PM, ajkochev said: The next adventure starts today! 6-5-2018 Tank: Aquamaxx 2.6 gallon 12x7x7 inches Light: Aquamaxx Prism 300 Filter: AIO overflow and chambers made with .30 inch Black Styrene made for an end to make a penisula tank. with Two VicTsing Ultra Quiet 80 GPH powerheads. The tank will have a reverse refugium powered by a couple of USB lights. I like the Walmart Hex 5 Filter pads and will have an area for one of these and space for Chem Pure Blue and Phosguard. There is a lot to do before the tank starts cycling. I need to make the overflow first. I'm going to test the heat produced by the light for a few weeks as it would be best if I could make a hood for this. We will see if this is doable with the right ventilation. Second pic is of the tank with water to check for leaks and to play with the light. Awesome looking tank! How does a reverse refugium work? I'm having trouble visualizing how the water flows through the AIO partition. I don't think I've ever seen styrene used as a partition before, did you just glue it together with superglue? I've heard anecdotes of acrylic inserts absorbing water, expanding and cracking the walls of glass tanks. Any concern of expansion with the styrene? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
ajkochev Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 This photo might help. Water comes in on the left, through the filter media. Down to the bottom refugium over to the right and out the powerhead. Cheato in the refugium is covered with a plastic netting from the craft store(cross stitch?) to keep it in place. This is the third revision. This time I used 2mm thick black styrene and made sure to use perfect right angles cutting. I use super glue to hold everything together and haven't had any expanding issues. 3 Quote Link to comment
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