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Awesome pics, everyone is looking good and healthy.
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Its been a while since my last update but things are plugging along nicely. I am a little behind on updating as I was getting ready for vacation. I am finally back from Mexico and before I left I picked up a few new items. My top on my frag tank stopped working like a week before my trip and panic ensued. I have frequent power outages in my area so I brought a Ecotech Battery Backup before my vacation for some circulation. This thing is much bigger than I expected and its heavy. It seemed to have done its job while I was in Mexico as well. I was fighting some phosphate issues so I picked up the NoPox as well. I will start using in a few days once things get settled from vacation. I had both tanks on an auto timer for twice a day and the phosphates did not rise much more than they were before I left so I am pretty happy about that. My next update with be with the t5s I am adding for the center of the tank were the LEDs are not really reaching since they are not that high off the tank. IMG_6887 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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08/11/2019, 08:59 AM | #278 |
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I had a dino bloom and struggling at the moment. The green slimer is gone, one of the acros on a plug is done now too, smh!
It was the 40 lbs of carib life rock I added. It said no cure time, but I dont know if that meant no cycle time? In any event im struggling to keep my animals alive....such a rookie move smh!!!! |
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Sorry to hear about the issues man hopefully the tank will pull through. Don't throw them away. I have had ones that looked pretty bad and from only a few polyps come back. Move them to a non direct flow area and hopefully a few polyps will survive. Slow and steady wins the race...lol.
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08/11/2019, 08:08 PM | #280 |
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Picked up some new frags in the last few weeks and waiting for them to settle in and color up a bit.
1. Acropora SPS Acropora SPS by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 2. Acropora Millepora Acropora Millepora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 3. Blue Tort Acropora Blue Tort Acropora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 4. BC Rainbow in Spain Acopora BC Rainbow in Spain Acopora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 5. Acopora SPS Acopora SPS by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 6. ASD Rainbow Millepora Acropora ASD Rainbow Millepora Acropora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 7. Walt Disney Acropora Walt Disney Acropora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 8. Acropora Millepora Acropora Millepora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 9. Blue Tenius Acropora Blue Tenius Acropora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10. RC Poison Ivy Acopora RC Poison Ivy Acopora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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1. BC Blueberry Fields Acropora
BC Blueberry Fields Acropora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 2. WWC Yellow Tips Austera Acropora WWC Yellow Tips Austera Acropora by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 3. Acopora SPS Acopora SPS by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr I also added a new fish to to QT on 08/02/2019...another addition to the wrasse collection. The wife has named him Orion. He came in around 2.5 inches but has been eating very well. He is eating everything I have put in the tank so that is a good sign. Golden Rhomboidalis Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis) Golden Rhomboidalis Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis) by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr My Flame Wrasse is really starting to color up and I was finally able to get a decent picture of him. It won't be long before I can get a better picture of him. He has started to to be very bold. Flame Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus jordani) by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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Wow! You’ve got some amazing acros...
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Thanks man. I think I am running out of places to put corals now...lol. I need more fish now. Hopefully your corals will bounce back. I have been in the same place as you. Make sure if you have not done so already you dose some amino acids.
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10/25/2019, 10:37 AM | #284 |
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WOW Nightowl! From the beginning of your set up I have been in awe of you pushing through and completing your dream tank! I am so happy you got through the hard patches and now having real success with it all. HOWs everything going? Have you thought about getting any more BIG fish? The tank looks quite empty with those little tikes everywhere! Keep it up man!
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chris.viner87 - Thanks for joining.
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Things are coming along nicely...attached are a few growth shots:
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A few fish shots:
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I'm starting the year off with a rough start for the basement and frag tank. So far one minor flood (1-9-2020) and one failed return pump (1-12-2020) on the frag tank. The floor overflowed from the fish room leaked under the laminate floors and into the area past the french doors. The issue was my skimmer overran for some reason dumping about 15 gallons of water from the sump and keep running which caused the top off to dump 20 more gallons into the floor into the sump. This weekend I will do some much needed adjustments. I also going to change the plumbing on the main display from a failed Oceans Motions pump. It began making a grinding sound a few months back. Customer support did not respond so I am swapping it out for two 1" SCWD's. I will see how long they last and then figure out a real solution.
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Sorry to hear that bro, did it affect any corals? I Had the dc800 foam out once too and it was a mess. Foam everywhere but I dont remember if any water leaked out of sump.
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It did not impact any corals but the frag tank which is a mess. The corals in there just kinda grow in bad conditions but still grow. I am gonna revamp it in the next month or two.
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Thats good to hear.. make sure you set aside a frag corner for my next build, hopefully i set it up this summer. I gotta all this Ecotech crap and hear möbius system is out and amazing. Can’t wait to get back in the game.
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I got you! It will be your "tankwarming" gift...lol.
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I've just joined the forum and sat and read the thread from start to finish. I admire your patience and attention to detail. When this tank grows out its going to be awesome.
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Long overdue for an update.
General Updates Dec 2019 I finally replaced the pump on my saltwater mixing station back in December. It was hard to find a good affordable DC external pump. After reading some reviews I settled on the Hydor pump and it was been working great externally. So far no leaks.
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General Updates Continued...
Jan 2020
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A few new pics of the corals 01. IMG_8749 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 02.IMG_8765 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 03.IMG_8774 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 04.IMG_8788 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 05.IMG_8804 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 06.IMG_8808 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 07.IMG_8815 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 08.IMG_8822 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 09.IMG_8824 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10.IMG_8827 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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01.IMG_8828 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
02.IMG_8831 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 03.IMG_8856 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 04.IMG_8859 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 05.IMG_8867 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 06.IMG_8872 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 07.IMG_8873 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 08.IMG_8876 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 09.IMG_8880 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10.IMG_8885 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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