Taylor's Tech 120 build - Page 9

tmantaylor18 · 02/12/2018, 12:13 PM

Been a while guys

I havent been around here much but the tank has been coasting right along. Life got in the way again and I decided I was tired of chasing numbers when it comes to nutrients. I've been running my skimmer a few times a week and feeding about the same.

I can tell the nutrients are up because of the nice coral colors and the explosion of aptasia! I tried a filefish that didnt last long and peppermint shrimp were devoured by my flame hawk. I think its time that I caught him though. Im also going to try some of those nudibranch soon.

tmantaylor18 · 02/12/2018, 12:15 PM

tmantaylor18 · 02/12/2018, 12:16 PM

WD

RMF Diablo and Pikachu

$500 efflo

tmantaylor18 · 02/14/2018, 09:44 PM

^^^

Dbondaruk · 02/14/2018, 11:07 PM

Nice looking tank man. What skimmer are you running

Fredfish · 02/14/2018, 11:50 PM

Yup, nice tank.

What happened to the filefish? I thought they were pretty easy to keep.

tmantaylor18 · 02/17/2018, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dbondaruk

Nice looking tank man. What skimmer are you running

thank you. Im running the vertex omega...think the larger one

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fredfish

Yup, nice tank.

What happened to the filefish? I thought they were pretty easy to keep.

not sure what happened to it. Was in there for a few days not eating and then died.

reefmutt · 02/19/2018, 02:25 PM

How’d I miss this thread all this time!??!
- nice!
Corals are enjoying your benign neglect.
They look awesome!

pdiehm · 02/19/2018, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tmantaylor18

Got everything up and running. I still have a lot of work to do but thought I'd share where Im at.

Love the pipe to the wall. I may steal that idea since I have a drop ceiling.

How did you connect the wire to the pipe to hang it?

tmantaylor18 · 02/23/2018, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefmutt

How’d I miss this thread all this time!??!
- nice!
Corals are enjoying your benign neglect.
They look awesome!

thanks man! finally replaced an old return pump I was using to mix and pump new saltwater so I will start back soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdiehm

Love the pipe to the wall. I may steal that idea since I have a drop ceiling.

How did you connect the wire to the pipe to hang it?

I drilled a small hole in the end and routed the wire through it. I then just added one of those little pinch anchor things on the end of the wire to stop it from coming out.

tmantaylor18 · 02/25/2018, 05:36 PM

added some berghias the other day to help take care of the aptasia. Going to use aptasia X to help out.

tmantaylor18 · 03/15/2018, 02:28 AM

reefmutt · 03/15/2018, 08:06 AM

Oh yeah baby! That’s a damn fine looking pink lemonade!!

E.intheC · 03/15/2018, 11:08 AM

Colors are looking great

tmantaylor18 · 05/01/2018, 10:12 AM

Pikachu

Home Wrecker

RR Red Diablo

Pearlberry and WWC Red Shortcake

$500 efflo

Oregon Tort

Walt Disney

kevin_e · 05/01/2018, 08:51 PM

Stunning. What species is the one above the Walt Disney?

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tmantaylor18 · 05/01/2018, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin_e

Stunning. What species is the one above the Walt Disney?

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I believe its a type of granulosa

tmantaylor18 · 08/07/2018, 10:34 AM

still chugging away. Doing water changes every couple of months and colors have never looked better.

tmantaylor18 · 08/15/2018, 07:54 PM

stoked on this new acro pickup

02/14/2018, 11:50 PM	#206
Fredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,661	Yup, nice tank. What happened to the filefish? I thought they were pretty easy to keep. __________________ Advice is like a firehose. Be careful how you drink.

02/19/2018, 02:25 PM	#208
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	How’d I miss this thread all this time!??! - nice! Corals are enjoying your benign neglect. They look awesome! __________________ 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

03/15/2018, 08:06 AM	#213
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Oh yeah baby! That’s a damn fine looking pink lemonade!! __________________ 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

03/15/2018, 11:08 AM	#214
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	Colors are looking great __________________ -Eric

05/01/2018, 08:51 PM	#216
kevin_e Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,083	Stunning. What species is the one above the Walt Disney? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk Last edited by kevin_e; 05/01/2018 at 09:37 PM.

02/12/2018, 12:13 PM	#201
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	Been a while guys I havent been around here much but the tank has been coasting right along. Life got in the way again and I decided I was tired of chasing numbers when it comes to nutrients. I've been running my skimmer a few times a week and feeding about the same. I can tell the nutrients are up because of the nice coral colors and the explosion of aptasia! I tried a filefish that didnt last long and peppermint shrimp were devoured by my flame hawk. I think its time that I caught him though. Im also going to try some of those nudibranch soon.

02/12/2018, 12:15 PM	#202
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143

02/12/2018, 12:16 PM	#203
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	WD RMF Diablo and Pikachu $500 efflo

02/14/2018, 09:44 PM	#204
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	^^^

02/14/2018, 11:07 PM	#205
Dbondaruk Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Harrisonburg,VA Posts: 706	Nice looking tank man. What skimmer are you running

02/25/2018, 05:36 PM	#211
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	added some berghias the other day to help take care of the aptasia. Going to use aptasia X to help out.

03/15/2018, 02:28 AM	#212
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143

05/01/2018, 10:12 AM	#215
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	Pikachu Home Wrecker RR Red Diablo Pearlberry and WWC Red Shortcake $500 efflo Oregon Tort Walt Disney

08/07/2018, 10:34 AM	#218
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	still chugging away. Doing water changes every couple of months and colors have never looked better.

08/15/2018, 07:54 PM	#219
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	stoked on this new acro pickup