Hokie03 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Well here goes, this is my first reef tank and I was going to do it anyway, so why not enter the contest for fun and to help get tips/advice on my new endeavour. My Specs: 2.5 AGA AC30 Satellite 18W Hydor 25W Catalina Water Link to comment
minimalist Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Great start. Go slow. Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Thanks minimalist, Here's a pic of the tank set-up with LR and sand. I got both from a LFS and I'm pretty pleased with it. Had a tiny bristle star as soon as I put in the rock, but haven't see it since I put in the sand. All my params read 0, SG 1.023, PH 8.0, temp 79 range, no major fluctuation issues as of yet. My only issues are that I can't set flow high on the filter, otherwise I get a spot where all the sand blows away. Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I wish you luck as I would to any competition. But I must crush you as I am bitter towards Virgina Tech ('01 grad) Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 All I can say is Hokie Hokie Hokie High Tech Tech VPI, sorry, Frog, good luck to you as well. Here's an update: Last reading all zero except very slight (unreadable) nitrite, pH 8.2, SG 1.023 Starting to get just a little bit of debris off the rock, no other issues....waiting patiently for the clean-up crew time. Link to comment
minimalist Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Nice patience. It will pay off. Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 Thanks, The patience thing is the hardest test for me, I'm always impulsive (kind of learned that lesson when I had to tear down and redo my planted FW because I rushed the set-up)! I think I might run into an evap problem, I think the tank is in a bad spot and the ceiling fan and AC vent are blowing across it making it evap really fast, have to rig up an ATO of some fashion... Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 OK, rearranged the LR today, just didn't like the old setup, much better now IMO, will have pics to post soon. Also spotted a little hitchhiker, I couldn't get a positive ID, nor get the camera in the right spot for a shot, it appeared to be a little leg, possibly of a star, it was orange and bristley, not like the littel bristle star I first saw though, that one was white/colorless, this was def. orange, I'll keep my eye out for it again. Temp and params still all good, starting to get more die off from the rock. Here's my beginners question for those who feel like helping a guy out....the white detritus/die off from the rock, should I use a brush to clean it off to help it get filtered out or leave it for the clean-up crew? Thanks for everyone's inputs for this new endeavour of mine, so far it's been a blast, well, all 3 days of it! Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 thx, No new updates, one reading showing for nitrates at 0.25ppm Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 4, 2005 Author Share Posted November 4, 2005 New LR aquascaping, much nicer I also set up my gravity drip ATO so I'm on my way Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Pics? And I apologise that I've been kicked out of Stock and can no longer be the one to take you down. Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 4, 2005 Author Share Posted November 4, 2005 Pics for the ATO you mean? I will get them tonight, and sorry to hear about getting booted, that sucks! Link to comment
Blind Tree Frog Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 you got the pics up just as I posted that. so it's just a timing problem. looks good though. Link to comment
Ann Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 You're off to a good start. Best regards Ann Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 4, 2005 Author Share Posted November 4, 2005 Thanks a lot, this SW reef thing is all brand spankin new to me so I'm taking it slowly, a whole lot different than the FW world I'm used to! Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 Hooke up my ATO, simple gravity drip system Also added an astraea, a nassarius, and the dealer threw in a bumble bee that I didn't plan on, I'll keep it unless it gets rowdy Link to comment
minimalist Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Shouldn't you be watching VT lose to Miami instead of posting pico updates? Just kidding... Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 6, 2005 Author Share Posted November 6, 2005 AAAAHHHHH yeah I watched it painfully!!!! I told my wife to turn it off or I was going to break something! LOL Link to comment
rjg Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Can you post a closeup of what you used to go through the plastic bottle? Thanks, and good luck! Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 rjg, no problem, I will get a pic, but basically I bought a 6' roll of airline tubing and it came with 4 little plastic connectors to link lines together. I put a hole in the bottom of the bottle, attached one end of the connector to the airline, the other end I put in the hole and siliconed it. Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Woooo, my first coral!! "Enchanted?" zoos, green centers kinda purplish edges. Pics are taken just not loaded yet, will post them. They opened up pretty quicly after putting them in the tank and they look great so far!!! Link to comment
Hokie03 Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 Pics of my first coral, zoos!!! Link to comment
fluidimagery Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Nice Start. I'm liking that Gravity Driven ATO. I have the same exact shape and size zoo frag in my NC12, Love it! Link to comment
surfnvb7 Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 hey hokie, are you in the 'burg? Link to comment
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