ebin Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 View of tank from my couch nevermind the pile of shoes they are for dickie52. I have the ballast in the other room and need to hide the wire from the light still I have the small pump in the tank as for now to stir up the loose sand from when the baffle was leaking. Link to comment
Haagenize Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 nice, water looks crystal clear Link to comment
ebin Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 nice, water looks crystal clear yea not much in there to really dirty it up gotta test the water tomorrow the rock like i said earlier was from my other system and it has been in buckets of saltwater with pumps so I don't think there is much as far as cycle but i really do not want to rush it. if the water reads fine tomorrow I may give it another week or so to get my maxima from my buddies tank. I got some lps frags and sps frags I am gonna pick up this sunday. the tank is running a bit cold 73-74 degrees. I really never had a tank run this cold before so I am not too sure how it is gonna effect livestock. Summer is coming up here so I really am not too worried bout the temp. one nice thing is the temp stays stable with the light on all day so I am pretty jazzed. the temp reading is off a stick on thermomater and I really don't trust it much. I have a digital one on the way so a more accurate reading will give me a better idea of where I stand. Link to comment
Travis Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Looking good man. Do you plan on keeping that PH in there? Are you not getting enough flow from the sump return pump? Link to comment
ebin Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 travis the powerhead will be out I had it in there to kinda blow around debris so it could be filtered out by my overflow. ghetto yes but effective. I just got home and the tank lights had been off the little stick on thermomiter read 74% and my hydrometer said 77%...WTF I am gonna wait till the digital thermomiter comes before I buy a heater. found a gnarly bristle worm in the tank when I turned on the light not too sure the species, sure he would have been ok to keep but since this tank will house alot of clams (oops did I let a cat of the bag?) i wanted to take no chances. there was also a baby worm too i rid myself of. now I know what you are thinking looking at the pic...if this is a barebottom why is there sand? that is a corner that got sand dumped from the baffle breaking it will be siphoned out during the next few water changes Link to comment
ebin Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 clams! good one Adin as I have stated before....just trying to live up to the expectations of my mods Did a bit of aquascaping today I was thinking something crazy...but I ended up with the plain ol' slope. enjoy..... closer up shot. left side And the finished product a bit out. sorry chat buddy no atoll still a few minor adjustments to make. Water test today showed the levels were a tad off. another week will do it. Link to comment
Cesar Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Like the rockwork but I still think that LS would look killer, lol. Link to comment
ebin Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Like the rockwork but I still think that LS would look killer, lol. don't know if I sold myself on the rockwork it looks weird too plain, man I need more asian friends, they would come over and set me straight on the aquascaping. i like my bb attempt Link to comment
Cesar Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Rockwork looks good. Looks like you have a good amount of space to place some corals. Link to comment
Bikelock Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Looking good. I was going to go starboard on mine "framless" But, installed it 'scaped it, looked just not right, kind of like a lab. Yours looks better, more organic. Link to comment
ecotoxlady Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I love how this tank is coming along I'm particularly digging the pink background so to all you naysayers Link to comment
Haagenize Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 yeah nice rockwork i dont think you said what fish your putting in that beast Link to comment
ebin Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 I love how this tank is coming along I'm particularly digging the pink background so to all you naysayers Thank you Karen. yeah nice rockworki dont think you said what fish your putting in that beast Still don't know. I really miss my old angler, but want to have some active movement in the tank so it is hard to decide. A few anthias? a rare wrasse? small colorful gobies? teadrop blennie? dolphins? these are all ideas I have running in my head, the fish I will stock will have to be compadible with the clams...peaceful community fish. (unless it is an angler then it is on ) I really honestly don't like fish that much to tell the truth, they get into trouble and block my view of coral. also thanks to all that complimented the tank much gras! Link to comment
Haagenize Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 they get into trouble and block my view of coral. HAHAHA thats the most rediculous thing ive ever heard =D Link to comment
ebin Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 HAHAHA thats the most rediculous thing ive ever heard =D but it is true. got the digital thermometer today. lights have been on all day and tank is at 77.8f I am in the good! first additions tested golden so thought I would throw some coral to the wolves so to say. acropora eflorence (spelling) closer and some zoos the zoos have not opened yet but they are red (I think most call them fire somthing or others). i dipped them quite well as i found a sundial snail on them. they were combed over with a pair of tweezers, no eggs and double dipped. here is the snail. Link to comment
ebin Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Got my clam back in my tank today! he is a happh camper in the rockwork! Updated latest FTS Link to comment
Travis Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 *eek* that's a dirty BB lol. Siphon works wonders Lookin' good regardless. Link to comment
ebin Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 *eek* that's a dirty BB lol. Siphon works wonders Lookin' good regardless. Go back a page or so and see where the baffle in the sump was not correctly sealing on a corner. my pump sucked up a bunch of sand. it is getting taken out slowly with each water change. Link to comment
RP Beesh Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Got my clam back in my tank today! he is a happh camper in the rockwork! Updated latest FTS clam look great Link to comment
ebin Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 clam look great thanks the mantle was not fully out as it was just acclimated to this system. here is another cool shot. Link to comment
ebin Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 well just got back from the lfs and picked up a male Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse. i love wrasse but hate that they are jumpers...damn catch 22 with the frameless. should have snapped a pic of him before he went into the tank but I can't find my batterys for the camera at the moment. (not to mention he is hiding.) so this pic I snagged off the internet will have to do for nowmine is alot more blotchy and slightly more blue/purple...but you get the just of it. also I am battling a recent rash of microbubles in the tank. my filtersock keeps foaming over at the top and the bubbles are getting to my return pump. grrrrrrrrr Link to comment
ebin Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 ha standing real still pays off. not the best shots but there he is. Link to comment
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