The Scleractinia Shallows - Page 23

Wrangy · 05/01/2017, 12:15 AM

Ummm so I did a thing.... which leads to another thing.. being a small predator tank thing...

lol

biggles · 05/01/2017, 01:42 AM

I'm glad the acros are coloring back up Dom, give it some time and everything will be right on track i'm sure

I could have one of those in my secret sump flubber tank with angels and all sorts of cool fish that eat acros......... i'm taking your lionfish if it's on order Dom - i just sent Dave a text in case you have it ordered.

What is the name of my new fish anyway Dom ?

Wrangy · 05/01/2017, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by biggles

I'm glad the acros are coloring back up Dom, give it some time and everything will be right on track i'm sure

I could have one of those in my secret sump flubber tank with angels and all sorts of cool fish that eat acros......... i'm taking your lionfish if it's on order Dom - i just sent Dave a text in case you have it ordered.

What is the name of my new fish anyway Dom ?

Definitely improving a great deal

It's amazing what stable parameters and a Radium can do

You sure could! I'm just waiting for your acro eating angel sump rocket to blast off! lol Well he's already feeding on live and dead neon tetra's and I'm hoping the conversion to frozen silversides will be nice and easy

He is a lovely d. biocellatus, Fu Manchu Lionfish and Georgia and I are currently working on his pet name because we decided he had to have a proper name

martinphillip03 · 05/01/2017, 09:58 PM

I like Andrew Kevin Biggles! Now thats a proper name.

Marty

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

He is a lovely d. biocellatus, Fu Manchu Lionfish and Georgia and I are currently working on his pet name because we decided he had to have a proper name

Myka · 05/02/2017, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrangy

White skin with blue corallites and polyps! Hopefully I can keep the white skin! lol

I don't normally "photo quote" because I think it's annoying to read, but when I do it's because I've seen something remarkable! I keep seeing this coral - in my dreams, just out of reach. I saved your photo and I'm going to send it to the Aussie supplier and ask for one. Last time I asked for a blue Echi and I got a pink Spath though, so I'm not holding my breath. I'll keep on dreaming.

Pife · 05/02/2017, 09:22 PM

That is a dream coral. It's one of my favorites I've seen from down under. Great pickup Dom.

sparker1663 · 05/04/2017, 05:08 PM

looking good dom. Can't believe you turned your radium off though...... :P

Wrangy · 05/06/2017, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by martinphillip03

I like Andrew Kevin Biggles! Now thats a proper name.

Marty

You might have given me some name idea's

haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myka

I don't normally "photo quote" because I think it's annoying to read, but when I do it's because I've seen something remarkable! I keep seeing this coral - in my dreams, just out of reach. I saved your photo and I'm going to send it to the Aussie supplier and ask for one. Last time I asked for a blue Echi and I got a pink Spath though, so I'm not holding my breath. I'll keep on dreaming.

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Originally Posted by Pife

That is a dream coral. It's one of my favorites I've seen from down under. Great pickup Dom.

It's one of the most gorgeous I've seen, not many pieces with bone white skin and sky blue corallites

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Originally Posted by sparker1663

looking good dom. Can't believe you turned your radium off though...... :P

haha I felt sad every day that it was off

back on now

lol

Wrangy · 05/06/2017, 02:43 AM

So there's a few minor changes and tweaks starting to hit The Shallows at the moment! I bought a little tub of Pro Bio F to play with, one dose already last night and the skim is about twice as dark today lol so there must be something in it! haha Just 2 spoons of it and I'll probably only do it twice a week or once a week

I also went a little silly and got a 22kg tub of the probiotic reef salt because if we're playing with bacteria I may as well go all out haha and I've wanted to give it a whirl to see what happens anyway

I've also upped the vitamin game in my tank seeing as it's all the rage at the moment lol

I also picked up some scrummy goodies

And meet the Sump Monster!

The little Fu Manchu didn't make it through the week at the store due to mysterious circumstances so that plan is a little delayed

Wrangy · 05/07/2017, 02:50 AM

Tank shot

I did a little bit of organisation and playing around with acro placement and I'm pretty happy with the new sorting for the moment, I tried it with my Biggle glasses on to take as much note of colour and growth form so everything is opposing and popping!

You can't really tell from the picture but I'm happy, just need to deal with the bubble algae lol. I also did 50L water change today to use it up as I went to Dave's

Siphoned pretty much the entire sump lol, that was very much needed and a quick vac of the sand as well

Next water change will be the probiotic salt! I'm super keen to see what happens!

I also picked up a calcium reactor today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We blew up the solenoid in the store and a fuse

so I need a new reg+solenoid but it's all set aside from a ph controller and I've got a vario blue ii peristaltic pump on loan while I get my own lol Veerrryyy close to having one running finally!

sparker1663 · 05/07/2017, 04:53 PM

Next project for you is to finally build a proper frame for your mesh. LOL

markalot · 05/10/2017, 08:12 AM

I like the layout. Room to go vertical with a few more sticks.

biggles · 05/11/2017, 05:28 AM

Tank is looking good Dom, the new acros look nicely colored

What is the difference between the bio f and using the pro bio s and np pro ? I thought the bio f was added to the reef salt to make it probiotic salt.

I want answers.................. what's the go Dom ?

reefmutt · 05/11/2017, 11:52 AM

Those new pieces are crazy nice!
Dom, I like your fts.. I do. Really..
But damn! Where are the top downs ?!!!

Wrangy · 05/11/2017, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sparker1663

Next project for you is to finally build a proper frame for your mesh. LOL

haha I might actually take some measurements today to think about building a proper top

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Originally Posted by markalot

I like the layout. Room to go vertical with a few more sticks.

Easy to build up and only being 18" high it still allows the tank to look a lot bigger and have plenty of swimming space for my babies lol

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Originally Posted by biggles

Tank is looking good Dom, the new acros look nicely colored

What is the difference between the bio f and using the pro bio s and np pro ? I thought the bio f was added to the reef salt to make it probiotic salt.

I want answers.................. what's the go Dom ?

Thanks mate

I'm pretty happy with how it's going given all of the up's and down's I've had since starting it up but we're finally getting somewhere lol I'm picking up some flucanozole from Dave today to deal with the few strands of bryopsis that are taunting me

and I've got some Vibrant coming in on Tuesday to finally kill off the bubble algae and have a near complete pest free tank

Pro Bio F is pretty much the powder form of -NP Pro plus Pro Bio S plus some other goodies, different strains of bacteria and an extra culture medium lol. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they added to the probiotic salt to make it probiotic lol. I'll be doing a WC with that tomorrow so I'll bring back some feedback lol

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Those new pieces are crazy nice!
Dom, I like your fts.. I do. Really..
But damn! Where are the top downs ?!!!

Yeah!! The first bit is pretty special and the second is similar to a. hyacinthus but I've always had a soft spot for them lol I may come back with more today lol but it'll probably be fish as a big shipment came in today!
Thanks Matt, that means a lot

I'll be doing some top downs for you over the weekend lol was thinking about it the other day but I've been flat out with uni!

slin1977 · 05/11/2017, 07:07 PM

Dom , draw two eyes on your right hand and with your left hand remove the net cover.
Insert your right hand in to the tank and line up the eyes with a bubble algae, now pounce on the bubbles, removing them one by one from the tank until you are done. Simples!
This method I can testify has worked for me in the past.

biggles · 05/12/2017, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrangy

Pro Bio F is pretty much the powder form of -NP Pro plus Pro Bio S plus some other goodies, different strains of bacteria and an extra culture medium lol. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what they added to the probiotic salt to make it probiotic lol. I'll be doing a WC with that tomorrow so I'll bring back some feedback lol

The reason i mentioned it was you might want to skip the bio f daily dose when you do a water change in case you're over doing the probiotics........ just something to watch out for in case you see something weird going on after doing the probiotic salt water change.

No idea but you just never know Dom............

Did you buy a fish or acro at Deer Park today - something wrong with you if you didn't.....

Wrangy · 05/13/2017, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slin1977

Dom , draw two eyes on your right hand and with your left hand remove the net cover.
Insert your right hand in to the tank and line up the eyes with a bubble algae, now pounce on the bubbles, removing them one by one from the tank until you are done. Simples!
This method I can testify has worked for me in the past.

Manual removal is about 10 decades behind the point I'm at now

Vibrant is going to be my weapon of choice for this battle, right after I finish with the fluc dosing lol

Wrangy · 05/13/2017, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biggles

The reason i mentioned it was you might want to skip the bio f daily dose when you do a water change in case you're over doing the probiotics........ just something to watch out for in case you see something weird going on after doing the probiotic salt water change.

No idea but you just never know Dom............

Did you buy a fish or acro at Deer Park today - something wrong with you if you didn't.....

I know you think I'm a little nutty but I'm not that nutty haha I'm only dosing pro bio f once a week

Maybe twice a week but certainly not daily! Especially with the probiotic salt, which is amazing by the way! It mixes stupidly quick and it's crystal crystal clear! The acro's very much enjoyed it and there was a positive reaction around the tank for it!

No comment

There was 7 fish I wanted and it took AAALLLL of my self control to just buy two lol I fell in love with one the instant I laid eyes on her

the teeniest tiniest little bellus angel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a bellus again!!

Wrangy · 05/13/2017, 02:29 AM

Annnddd a FTS

spot the new babies :d

slin1977 · 05/13/2017, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrangy

Manual removal is about 10 decades behind the point I'm at now

Vibrant is going to be my weapon of choice for this battle, right after I finish with the fluc dosing lol

Yea man !!! I know this already, I'm gonna grow old unable to keep up with technology. I'm sure this vibrant stuff is going to detail your rock work. Ps nice new Bellus!

martinphillip03 · 05/13/2017, 08:11 AM

Dom, did you buy the lion fish? If you did, aren't you afraid it will eat one of your $200 fishes?

Marty

Pife · 05/15/2017, 10:36 AM

I'm envious of your wrasses. I can't wait to see your tank grow in.

biggles · 05/16/2017, 11:18 PM

Gotcha on the pro bio f thing now lol. What is that bi color fish above the angel ?

Display is looking really healthy and vibrant in your last FTS Dom, you're doing the right things now i'm sure

Wrangy · 05/18/2017, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slin1977

Yea man !!! I know this already, I'm gonna grow old unable to keep up with technology. I'm sure this vibrant stuff is going to detail your rock work. Ps nice new Bellus!

I've got the fluconazole cranking in the tank at the moment and it's definitely working

I'm going to start the vibrant shortly to deal with this onslaught! lol Yep, she's absolutely adorable and tiny! I fell in love in an instant!

Quote:

Originally Posted by martinphillip03

Dom, did you buy the lion fish? If you did, aren't you afraid it will eat one of your $200 fishes?

Marty

He died at the store

So no lionfish! I got some other groovy bits instead

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Originally Posted by Pife

I'm envious of your wrasses. I can't wait to see your tank grow in.

I'm a little bit desperate to get my hands on a c. isosceles though! My Rhomboid is nearly a full male so he's looking gorgeous!

lol I got myself another wrasse last week and hopefully some more soon too

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Originally Posted by biggles

Gotcha on the pro bio f thing now lol. What is that bi color fish above the angel ?

Display is looking really healthy and vibrant in your last FTS Dom, you're doing the right things now i'm sure

Just for fun lol I do like the probiotic salt though! Heaps better than the reef salt! lol. That bi-colour fish is my golden rhomboid getting his male colours

He is a stunner!

I'm pretty happy with it at the moment! Got the fluc to dissolve the bryopsis and the vibrant to annihilate the bubble algae plague

lol

05/01/2017, 12:15 AM	#551
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Ummm so I did a thing.... which leads to another thing.. being a small predator tank thing... lol __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

05/01/2017, 01:42 AM	#552
biggles Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 3,907	I'm glad the acros are coloring back up Dom, give it some time and everything will be right on track i'm sure I could have one of those in my secret sump flubber tank with angels and all sorts of cool fish that eat acros......... i'm taking your lionfish if it's on order Dom - i just sent Dave a text in case you have it ordered. What is the name of my new fish anyway Dom ? __________________ Andrew

05/02/2017, 09:22 PM	#556
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	That is a dream coral. It's one of my favorites I've seen from down under. Great pickup Dom. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

05/06/2017, 02:43 AM	#559
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	So there's a few minor changes and tweaks starting to hit The Shallows at the moment! I bought a little tub of Pro Bio F to play with, one dose already last night and the skim is about twice as dark today lol so there must be something in it! haha Just 2 spoons of it and I'll probably only do it twice a week or once a week I also went a little silly and got a 22kg tub of the probiotic reef salt because if we're playing with bacteria I may as well go all out haha and I've wanted to give it a whirl to see what happens anyway I've also upped the vitamin game in my tank seeing as it's all the rage at the moment lol I also picked up some scrummy goodies And meet the Sump Monster! The little Fu Manchu didn't make it through the week at the store due to mysterious circumstances so that plan is a little delayed __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

05/07/2017, 02:50 AM	#560
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Tank shot I did a little bit of organisation and playing around with acro placement and I'm pretty happy with the new sorting for the moment, I tried it with my Biggle glasses on to take as much note of colour and growth form so everything is opposing and popping! You can't really tell from the picture but I'm happy, just need to deal with the bubble algae lol. I also did 50L water change today to use it up as I went to Dave's Siphoned pretty much the entire sump lol, that was very much needed and a quick vac of the sand as well Next water change will be the probiotic salt! I'm super keen to see what happens! I also picked up a calcium reactor today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We blew up the solenoid in the store and a fuse so I need a new reg+solenoid but it's all set aside from a ph controller and I've got a vario blue ii peristaltic pump on loan while I get my own lol Veerrryyy close to having one running finally! __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

05/04/2017, 05:08 PM	#557
sparker1663 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 84	looking good dom. Can't believe you turned your radium off though...... :P

05/07/2017, 04:53 PM	#561
sparker1663 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Australia Posts: 84	Next project for you is to finally build a proper frame for your mesh. LOL

05/10/2017, 08:12 AM	#562
markalot ... Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 3	I like the layout. Room to go vertical with a few more sticks. __________________ -- Mark 150G (72x18x27) \| 35G sump \| SRO-XP2000INT Skimmer \| ATI SunPower T5 / NanoBox LED hybrid 60" x 4 + 8 NanoBox v3.1 arrays

05/11/2017, 05:28 AM	#563
biggles Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 3,907	Tank is looking good Dom, the new acros look nicely colored What is the difference between the bio f and using the pro bio s and np pro ? I thought the bio f was added to the reef salt to make it probiotic salt. I want answers.................. what's the go Dom ? __________________ Andrew

05/11/2017, 11:52 AM	#564
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Those new pieces are crazy nice! Dom, I like your fts.. I do. Really.. But damn! Where are the top downs ?!!! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

05/11/2017, 07:07 PM	#566
slin1977 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sydney,Australia Posts: 392	Dom , draw two eyes on your right hand and with your left hand remove the net cover. Insert your right hand in to the tank and line up the eyes with a bubble algae, now pounce on the bubbles, removing them one by one from the tank until you are done. Simples! This method I can testify has worked for me in the past. __________________ Nils

05/13/2017, 02:29 AM	#570
Wrangy Acrotrooper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 1,614	Annnddd a FTS spot the new babies :d __________________ Dom Courtesy of Nils: "you are welcome to your nem / flub tank because we need people like you to balance the sick ( sick in the head SPS OCD ) speaking for myself here!!"

05/13/2017, 08:11 AM	#572
martinphillip03 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 1,300	Dom, did you buy the lion fish? If you did, aren't you afraid it will eat one of your $200 fishes? Marty

05/15/2017, 10:36 AM	#573
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	I'm envious of your wrasses. I can't wait to see your tank grow in. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

05/16/2017, 11:18 PM	#574
biggles Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 3,907	Gotcha on the pro bio f thing now lol. What is that bi color fish above the angel ? Display is looking really healthy and vibrant in your last FTS Dom, you're doing the right things now i'm sure __________________ Andrew