Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank) - Page 316

arctictwist · 10/26/2011, 11:00 PM

why cant he just use photobucket?

dave.m · 10/27/2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by arctictwist

why cant he just use photobucket?

For the reason that Gary stated, that the load RC is putting on the bandwidth for his account is more than he is willing to pay for.

As Peter noted, he has his own photo server and can well afford the load that RC puts on it. There is no reason that Gary should ever be put out of pocket for the fine photography he has demonstrated to us. That was never the intention.

Don't worry, we will have this all sorted within a day or two.

Dave.M

arctictwist · 10/27/2011, 06:16 AM

sry, i must have not read well enough. I didnt know you had to pay for use on PB. i use it all the time.

dave.m · 10/27/2011, 07:12 AM

It depends on your level of use. You can only do so much on PhotoBucket et al for free. Then the charges mount. I don't know what Gary's set-up for his web site is, but we do have a way around it, so no worries.

Dave.M

chingchai · 10/27/2011, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by arctictwist

sry, i must have not read well enough. I didnt know you had to pay for use on PB. i use it all the time.

If you don't pay, they will have limited space for you to load picture.

nineball · 10/27/2011, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by chingchai

If you don't pay, they will have limited space for you to load picture.

Hi Chingchai, I hope you are still dry??

Peter

MabuyaQ · 10/27/2011, 09:25 AM

But if you are wet that it is salt water because you fell in your magnificent reeftank (not breaking anything) while placing a new piece of coral!

Latest news we heard was that even the center of Bangkok could be under thread of (partial) overflowing until somewhere in December?!

dainiusiva · 10/28/2011, 01:38 AM

Peter,

I have a question:

Does Shawn still remain an active member of your tank support team? Does he still engage in day to day maintenance, or is he now more like support and design specialist on-call?

And Shawn - I am still waiting for that long and interesting article regarding the updated lighting system for Peter's tank :P

Dainius

nineball · 10/28/2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dainiusiva

Peter,

I have a question:

Does Shawn still remain an active member of your tank support team? Does he still engage in day to day maintenance, or is he now more like support and design specialist on-call?

And Shawn - I am still waiting for that long and interesting article regarding the updated lighting system for Peter's tank :P

Dainius

Shawn (AKA Mr. Wilson) continues to be an integral member of the nine ball team. He still is present most days and I expect this will continue for some time to come. Steve Noakes has assumed responsibility for coral health and welfare giving Mr. Wilson more time to play with food systems and lighting among other ongoing projects. Drago continues to drop by regularly to maintain the RO/DI systems for water quality and the Bros Grimm provide additional maintenance support when needed. Dave.M has been doing great assisting with all things web related which has been very helpful to me.

I have a group of about 30 folks coming to tour the tank on Saturday (Marine Aquarist Society of Toronto, MAST) after which we should have time to get back to the lighting progress report.

Peter

chingchai · 10/28/2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nineball

Hi Chingchai, I hope you are still dry??

Peter

Yes, I am still dry. Thanks.

nineball · 10/28/2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chingchai

Yes, I am still dry. Thanks.

I am very pleased to hear that. The flooding is front page news here in toronto. How is your power Chingchai?

Peter

Quartapound · 10/30/2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nineball

I have a group of about 30 folks coming to tour the tank on Saturday (Marine Aquarist Society of Toronto, MAST)

Peter

When I read this, I was so tempted to ask if I could tag along... but thought it wouldn't be appropriate.

Now the question keeps bugging me.

Would there be any way I'd be privileged enough to get the opportunity to see the tank?

I've read through most of the build thread, and the photo album on phanfare leaves me speechless...

Couldn't imagine what it'd be like standing in front of it!

Truly inspiring.

dave.m · 10/30/2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Quartapound

When I read this, I was so tempted to ask if I could tag along... but thought it wouldn't be appropriate.

Dude! You should have said something. I was there and I too am from the Forest City. You could have come along (and helped with the gas

).

Dave.M

Padrino · 10/30/2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nineball

I have a group of about 30 folks coming to tour the tank on Saturday (Marine Aquarist Society of Toronto, MAST) after which we should have time to get back to the lighting progress report.

Peter

Crap! I missed it! Next time! Next time! Hope all is well
Rob

mr.wilson · 10/31/2011, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dainiusiva

Peter,

I have a question:

Does Shawn still remain an active member of your tank support team? Does he still engage in day to day maintenance, or is he now more like support and design specialist on-call?

And Shawn - I am still waiting for that long and interesting article regarding the updated lighting system for Peter's tank :P

Dainius

I'm still doing lots of dirty work on Peter's tank, but we have Steve there now to free up some of my time to work on other projects.

The tank is really filling in nicely and I'm spending more time just looking at it than ever before. We had a hair algae problem in the MARS invert system, but it's gone now. The mangrove system was over-run with pink candy floss algae but it too has died off. I still need to wire the relay for the ozonizer, move the skimmer closer to the wall, and retrofit it with an Abyzz needle wheel pump. We are going to get a larger Calcium reactor as well. The remaining metal halide lights will be replaced in the next week or two, but I'm afraid of finishing these projects as it will only make room for more

mr.wilson · 10/31/2011, 12:56 AM

The MAST tour was great. Sharing the reef with others is what this community is all about. I had the pleasure of meeting some new people and catching up with some of the old-timers as well. Thanks for coming out and be sure to come back to see our progress.

SnelgroveReefer · 10/31/2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.wilson

The MAST tour was great. Sharing the reef with others is what this community is all about. I had the pleasure of meeting some new people and catching up with some of the old-timers as well. Thanks for coming out and be sure to come back to see our progress.

I was very fortunate to be a part of the MAST tour of Nineballs tank on Saturday; and I am still in awe! Peter was a wonderful host and is the owner of the most beautiful and inspiring tank I have ever seen. Thank you so much Peter for allowing us into your home and sharing your passion and knowledge. Every person on this site only dreams of what you have accomplished.
MAST wishes you every success and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Many thanks,
Mark

digitalfreq · 10/31/2011, 12:33 PM

wow, i'm speachless! Such an awesome set up!!

nineball · 10/31/2011, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SnelgroveReefer

I was very fortunate to be a part of the MAST tour of Nineballs tank on Saturday; and I am still in awe! Peter was a wonderful host and is the owner of the most beautiful and inspiring tank I have ever seen. Thank you so much Peter for allowing us into your home and sharing your passion and knowledge. Every person on this site only dreams of what you have accomplished.
MAST wishes you every success and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Many thanks,
Mark

Thanks Mark, any member of MAST is welcome to tour the tank. I very much enjoyed the afternoon and I know the entire team welcomed the feedback from the group.

Peter

msr224 · 11/08/2011, 08:16 PM

Cannot believe how many days it's been since someone posted in here.

Mr. Wilson or Nineball....

Can you give us a run down of tank params?

Mag, Alk, Cal and any others you think important. Maybe a target goal for the system and where it's been running if not currently on target.....?

Thanks!!!!

StevieK · 11/09/2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.wilson

The mangrove system was over-run with pink candy floss algae but it too has died off.

i do realize that turbo snails can keep candy floss under control, but am curious as to how it starts and if there is another way to keep clear of it.

Steve

brockboi · 11/12/2011, 09:58 PM

hello everyone. haven't posted in a while as i've been very busy, but Peter I thought you would enjoy this. I have a friend who has just got into the hobby and after showing him a few moments of your slide show he said "wow, that looks like an aquarium"!!! He thought it was the ocean!

chingchai · 11/12/2011, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nineball

I am very pleased to hear that. The flooding is front page news here in toronto. How is your power Chingchai?

Peter

Sorry for late reply.
I don't have any problem about the power. Everything is running smoothly.

dave.m · 11/13/2011, 06:40 AM

I'm not sure if your fishroom is big enough for one of these fish, Peter, but I'm pretty sure your front vestibule is.

Dave.M

mr.wilson · 11/13/2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by StevieK

i do realize that turbo snails can keep candy floss under control, but am curious as to how it starts and if there is another way to keep clear of it.

Steve

I've had a hard time researching anything other than superficial hobbyist "how do I get rid of this stuff" posts about this algae. It really got out of control in the mangrove system.

I spent a lot more time than I would like to carefully plucking and siphoning it out. It could be spurred on by low flow or lack of predation, but I attribute much of it to lighting conditions. We are using very green/yellow/red plasma lights and I think that's what makes it take off.

Raising the alkalinity and PH may be catalysts to a cure, but they aren't stand alone solutions. If you have candy floss tangled in your chaetomorpha culture, just throw it out and seek a "clean" source from a fellow (MAST) club member.

10/27/2011, 07:12 AM	#7879
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	It depends on your level of use. You can only do so much on PhotoBucket et al for free. Then the charges mount. I don't know what Gary's set-up for his web site is, but we do have a way around it, so no worries. Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

11/08/2011, 08:16 PM	#7895
msr224 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 540	Cannot believe how many days it's been since someone posted in here. Mr. Wilson or Nineball.... Can you give us a run down of tank params? Mag, Alk, Cal and any others you think important. Maybe a target goal for the system and where it's been running if not currently on target.....? Thanks!!!! __________________ The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother. Current Tank Info: Just a mixed reef tank.

11/13/2011, 06:40 AM	#7899
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	I'm not sure if your fishroom is big enough for one of these fish, Peter, but I'm pretty sure your front vestibule is. Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

10/26/2011, 11:00 PM	#7876
arctictwist Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 818	why cant he just use photobucket?

10/27/2011, 06:16 AM	#7878
arctictwist Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 818	sry, i must have not read well enough. I didnt know you had to pay for use on PB. i use it all the time.

10/27/2011, 09:25 AM	#7882
MabuyaQ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 40	But if you are wet that it is salt water because you fell in your magnificent reeftank (not breaking anything) while placing a new piece of coral! Latest news we heard was that even the center of Bangkok could be under thread of (partial) overflowing until somewhere in December?!

10/28/2011, 01:38 AM	#7883
dainiusiva Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lithuania Posts: 396	Peter, I have a question: Does Shawn still remain an active member of your tank support team? Does he still engage in day to day maintenance, or is he now more like support and design specialist on-call? And Shawn - I am still waiting for that long and interesting article regarding the updated lighting system for Peter's tank :P Dainius

10/31/2011, 12:56 AM	#7891
mr.wilson RC Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,803	The MAST tour was great. Sharing the reef with others is what this community is all about. I had the pleasure of meeting some new people and catching up with some of the old-timers as well. Thanks for coming out and be sure to come back to see our progress.

10/31/2011, 12:33 PM	#7893
digitalfreq Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 159	wow, i'm speachless! Such an awesome set up!!

11/12/2011, 09:58 PM	#7897
brockboi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Posts: 47	hello everyone. haven't posted in a while as i've been very busy, but Peter I thought you would enjoy this. I have a friend who has just got into the hobby and after showing him a few moments of your slide show he said "wow, that looks like an aquarium"!!! He thought it was the ocean!