jason
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Post by jason on May 25, 2013 12:06:09 GMT -5
Great build! It looks very well planned.
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NateG
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Post by NateG on May 26, 2013 7:10:41 GMT -5
Thanks Jason! Here's a few more pics of latest work.   I've got about half a 5 gallon pale full of dry pukani curing right now. |
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Post by NateG on Sept 17, 2013 14:14:24 GMT -5
I'm about to do a nice and fresh 15 gallon wc. Before doing so I snapped some pictures that I'll be posting shortly.
As far as the tank. I got a greal deal on a used "vintage" Neptune AquaController Jr. I've had it running for about 3 months now. Its hooked up to the fan on the wall above the tank as well as the fan inside the cabinet. It turns the top fan (FN1) on a 0.5 deg above target and FN2 on when its 0.7 deg above target. Turns the halide off at 1.5 deg above target. No troubles with the ATO...its a friggen gem. HIGHLY recommend the gravity fed ATO if you can make the space for it. I upped the biopellets significantly a few months ago and the chaeto was essentially melting away so I just pulled it out. I still run the "fuge" light on reverse night day. Looking to turn that area of the sump into frag tank. Looking at getting the Acan 300 18" LED for that purpose. Or something similar.
I pulled out the 6 line wrasse. It was quite well behaved but wasn't leaving many pods for my mandarin pair. They are nice and fat now. The male will occasionally take pellet. They both take brine and mysis. I also pulled out the cherub angel as he was beastly, and acting so.
Additions: black and white oscellaris, yasha hassa goby and a single lyretail anthias. The anthias and all of my other fish are eating flake (cobalts new probiotic mysis flake) as well as my frozen concoction which consists of: 2 cubes pe mysis, 1 cube emerald entree OR spirulina enriched brine, 1 cube pe cyclopeeze, anemone food (silverside or piece of shrimp), 1 drop of vitachem per cube, 2 drops brightwell garlic per cube, topped off with tank water and seasoned with coral frenzy or the like. I keep this in the fridge. It goes bad when any of the shrimp darken in color. The food is usually gone by this point (4-5 days).
Oh! I also have been running an eheim auto feeder. 1 turn 3 times a day with new life spectrum 1mm semi-sinking marine pellets
I also removed a few blue leggers as they were owning the sand bed a bit too thoroughly.
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Post by NateG on Sept 17, 2013 14:56:16 GMT -5
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Post by NateG on Sept 17, 2013 14:59:34 GMT -5
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Post by NateG on Sept 17, 2013 15:02:26 GMT -5
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Post by lindsey1984 on Sept 17, 2013 19:29:30 GMT -5
Oh my holy crap!!! This is so so gorgeous!!! You've done an amazing job with your use of color! I'm honestly amazed how gorgeous it is and how far it's come!!!
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Post by scoobnoob on Sept 17, 2013 20:01:36 GMT -5
Fantastic build, great growth and color too. What spectrum is the lighting? The German blue and PDP's you got from me have grown so quickly, Great tank!
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Post by NateG on Sept 18, 2013 12:38:10 GMT -5
Thanks you two! Scoob its a 250w double ended XM 20k
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Post by scoobnoob on Sept 18, 2013 20:09:11 GMT -5
I'm definately moving my digi to the frag tank under the 20k now...thats color is mind blowing compared to mine!!
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Post by jasonandsarah on Sept 19, 2013 5:04:56 GMT -5
In your last picture what is that coral on the left most side on the rocks? Loops like it has green stocks with a dark purple tip? Maybe it's just zoomed but it looks like xxxL frog spawn? Lol beautiful tank by the way awesome to see it grow cause out was one of the first threads I read when I started using Maine frag swap.
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Post by NateG on Sept 19, 2013 10:16:22 GMT -5
Nope not zoomed in or messed with. Just the camera phone. That used to be a blue tipped hammer out of my buddies tank. haha Glad you liked the progression. Its been pretty low key for the past few months. I got the rock the way i like a couple month ago and I haven't really put my hands in the tank very much at all. I haven't had to touch water when scraping algae since i got the Flipper. Best $40 I've spent on the tank. There is quite a bit of water in the system when compared to the livestock. I've honestly been doing a 10 gallon water change about every 3 months and ive been testing my water once a month if that. I dose a 2 part 2-3 times a week. Dose trace elements 2-3 times a week. And I feed frozen pretty heavy. 3-4 times a day if im around.
The rose bubble looks like crap. Its new and fed often but I'm going to try and do a 15 gallon WC once a week for the next month just to see what happens.
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Post by gotareef on Sept 19, 2013 14:04:41 GMT -5
looks great!! I love the chalice!
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Post by NateG on Sept 21, 2013 7:47:12 GMT -5
Thanks bud. It not a chalice but some kind of Turbinara sp.
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Post by gotareef on Sept 21, 2013 9:15:26 GMT -5
if its always that color and you want to frag it....  |
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