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02/25/2015, 04:30 PM | #101 |
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great stuff, looking forward to your scape Jordan.
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Thanks guys, its been fun, and even with this small setup I've learned a lot by getting it up and running. Only my third SW tank setup so still have a lot of errors to make, correct, and learn from lol.
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02/26/2015, 07:25 PM | #103 |
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coming along great Jordan! love the style of the tank your going for, don't see that too often.
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02/26/2015, 08:43 PM | #104 |
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Looking good! So what sand did you go with?
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Actually looking again, with your tank being that shallow and your light pretty concentrated in the center I think it would look good with just one (yes one) rock in the middle. hahah. The one on the bottom left of the picture. Its not as high as the other big one on the right. I see it loaded all around with some select SPS and nice zoa and other lps on the sand around it in the lower light. Very bomme esk. Or just leave it alone. Im sure what ever you do will look great. Looking forward to seeing it in person.
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03/05/2015, 01:39 PM | #106 |
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Hey Darryl, great to see you popping in on RC. Really miss your updates and wisdom. Thanks for all the past info.
Jordan, the tank is looking good man, hope it continues to go according to plan, will be interesting to see what you come up with for a scape. |
03/06/2015, 05:37 AM | #107 |
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Looks great mate, are you going to break those bit bits Jordan.
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I ended up going with seafloor special and CC on top... still need a bit more CC to add on top. Couldn't bring myself to go without substrate. Quote:
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That is the plan, we'll see how it goes though, I still want to drill the pieces for frag plugs, and if something splits, I may have to change course.
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03/06/2015, 02:33 PM | #109 |
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Looking good Jordan are those pukani rocks. .ya i thought that's a lot of rock for such a small tank your plan sounds good wanna see what you do with the scape you got some really nice pieces in there
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03/19/2015, 01:26 PM | #110 |
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Rope near a hot light scares me, I just had to say something cause of the wimp I am.
Glad to see it wet, looking forward to the progress!
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03/19/2015, 02:05 PM | #111 |
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Did you end up changing the rock at all Jordan?
Also, I was talking to Aaron at BA the other day, and he said you were planning to pick up some frags in the next week or two.... is this true?!?! If so then I think we need an update!
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06/24/2015, 03:05 PM | #113 |
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If you leave your thread for too long without updating I'm only going to bump the thread.
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06/25/2015, 12:20 PM | #114 |
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06/25/2015, 06:35 PM | #115 |
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update!!!!! update!!!!! update!!!
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06/26/2015, 06:59 AM | #116 |
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Sahin, thanks for the bump, the tank is coming along ok. I've got about 25 SPS frags in the tank. I had some issues with my MH lighting, and ended up destroying my Pheonix bulb and switching to the Ushio 14k after replacing my sockets. At about the same time my lighting was on the fritz, I had a spike in nutrients, which the SPS didn't like. They all browned out but are on the rebound and colouring back up. Some incurred some tissue loss and damage, but it looks like I'm not going to lose too much. The smaller volume of water (relative to my 120) is definitely harder to work with. I have two clowns, a small yellow tang, and a small flame angel in the tank. I had a algae blenny, but found him encrusted on the carpet one morning The YT is going to another tank (Teebone's) in the near future. I've gone through diatoms and hair algae, and currently experiencing cyano. The sort of natural tank start up stuff. All and all things are going slow, but ok, and I've sort of put things on hold for the time being in terms of finishing touches on the tank, as our backyard at our new to us place was a disaster, and I've been very busy with cutting down trees and removing brush, planting lawn, moving stones and repairing retaining walls, etc. etc. etc. I will try and get some pictures up sometime soon!
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hey, i missed this thread... great to see you back, Jordan!
love the plan, set up and location. you'll have absolutely no problem finding some of the nicest coral frags around, in your neck of the woods.. If i can get my corals to start growing, it would be a pleasure to pass some frags onto you.. i am in Toronto from time to time.. although, Toronto is practically ground zero for amazing frags.. i loved your last tank, this one will be just as nice, i have no doubt. I'll be following with interest.
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06/30/2015, 03:41 AM | #119 |
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Sounds like everything is coming along nicely despite the set backs Jordan. Doing man stuff outside is always good for the soul Using a chainsaw is like playing with fireworks in daylight. When i was about fifteen (long time ago) my father showed me how to use a chainsaw. He started with ' this is the motor and that end will kill you if you don't listen, so bloody listen Andrew ! '
I listened and i'm still here........
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Glad to hear things are on the up-swing and the new tank nasties are getting behind you.
If all this recent wet weather is keeping you from outside duties, bring over that YT, as I have a home for him whenever your ready. |
07/18/2015, 10:31 AM | #121 |
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Fantastic looking tank - any further updates?
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07/19/2015, 10:44 AM | #122 |
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I just read through your old thread again, that undata... wow. A tank totally worth of TOTM and just didn't have time to win. Looking forward to updates, pictures of the frags, etc.
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Sorry for the lack of updates, was a busy summer and going to be a busy fall with the addition of another family member pending. That said, I'm going to do a better job of updates once the weather turns and more time is spent inside! Currently, the tank is plugging along but I'm really struggling to dial in the tank parameters on such a small water volume. I'm still planning on adding a vat, tank, container, etc. to increase the water volume and ideally get my parameters more stable. I have a few SPS frags in there still that are doing well, others not so much. I had a flame that was a definite coral nipper and he has been removed, much to the relief of a few frags that were definitely getting picked on. Otherwise, I'm making sure things are stabilized before adding anything else. That said, I'll get some pics up shortly of where things are at.
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09/09/2015, 02:41 PM | #124 |
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Nice build. Cant quite to see things as they come along. I have a 12'' SPS tank as well. I found these rocks to work best. If you ever feel the need for less rock this can help keep it minimal in terms of height. Note: the rocks come in much thicker and taller than they are pictured on the website, which is a good thing IMO.
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09/09/2015, 04:59 PM | #125 |
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FTS pics please?
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