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Internet Explorer posted:Wow, that is an amazing tank. How many gallons? Did you buy those corals as frags or were they full colonies? Thank you. My tank is 25 gallons. All of the corals started as frags, but not necessarily in this tank. I've been doing this for 5 years now and continue upgrading tanks and transferring livestock. The hammer actually started as one head in my 8 gallon biocube 4 years ago. Hypnotized fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Sep 4, 2012 |
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Very nice. That really is a gorgeous tank. I was starting to feel bad because my 90g is coming up on a year and a half and it looks nothing like that. I like it a lot! You clearly know what you are doing. 
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Sep 4, 2012 18:09
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Hypnotized posted:My reef hit to years old this month. Tanks like yours make me want to sell off all of my FW fish and equipment and spend way way too much to switch to SW. That is beautiful.
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Sep 5, 2012 05:02
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I am totally jealous of that hammer.
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Sep 5, 2012 13:32
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Hypnotized posted:Thank you. My tank is 25 gallons. All of the corals started as frags, but not necessarily in this tank. I've been doing this for 5 years now and continue upgrading tanks and transferring livestock. The hammer actually started as one head in my 8 gallon biocube 4 years ago. I'd love to get more info on your equipment. Care to share?
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Sep 5, 2012 15:41
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Thanks guysPukestain Pal posted:I'd love to get more info on your equipment. Care to share? Sure The tank is an old 25 gallon cadlight with stock stand, and return pump. Cadlight discontinued this model a while back. Light: Nanobox LED Circulation: vortech mp10 Controller: Reef Keeper lite Here is my tank thread over at Nano-reef. I have tons of pictures on there http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=247444 Edit more picks      
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Sep 5, 2012 16:35
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That hammer is beautiful.
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Sep 5, 2012 18:20
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The whole tank is beautiful. Isn't it the best when the clowns try to sleep in the deflated hammer? Mine both do that, but mine only has 7 heads or so (started from 2) so they sleep-fight eachother to decide who gets to snuggle the skeleton. Also, my flame BTA split  selling the baby on nanoreef, tank investment is finally coming back around!
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Sep 5, 2012 19:19
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If you guys were to set up your dream nano tank, how would you set it up? between 8-25gallons.
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Sep 5, 2012 19:40
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Pukestain Pal posted:If you guys were to set up your dream 12g nanocube, how would you set it up? Zoa haven. I love zoas but for whatever reason they never survive in my tank.
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Sep 5, 2012 19:46
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Zoas in general love/require ridiculous high light and high flow. The only zoanthids I never have any luck with are the "lunar" variants. Just saw your thread. That is a beautiful 'nem. VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Sep 5, 2012 |
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Sep 5, 2012 20:15
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Right now, I'm planning ~12g with softies. Livestock will be a couple neon gobies and sexy shrimp. I'd like to stick with LED lighting. I'm really struggling with what to buy equipment-wise. I'm thinking I'd like to have a refuge and auto-topoff.
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Sep 5, 2012 20:16
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For between 8-25 gallons, I would set up a softies-dominated tank much like the one I have now (20gal dimensions, but it has probably like 16gal display area). Currently stocking:
The only reason I'm able to stock like this in a tank that size though, is because I do water changes from a controlled/dosed tank with a significantly larger volume. VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Sep 5, 2012 |
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Sep 5, 2012 20:29
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As far as equipment, I'm thinking about doing nearly exactly what has been done here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=296532
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Sep 5, 2012 20:35
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3 of those vertexes is ridiculously expensive, seems like. I would just go with the 24-led nanobox for $450.
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Sep 5, 2012 20:39
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api call girl posted:3 of those vertexes is ridiculously expensive, seems like. I would just go with the 24-led nanobox for $450.
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During today's afternoon feeding, I had the pumps off and was squirting the food around the tank with a turkey baster like I normally do when I noticed something odd... where's the clownfish?! Fearing the worst, I checked everywhere in the tank before thinking to look in the overflow box. Sure enough, there he is, stuck in the outflow bulkhead and dumbly staring up at me. I grabbed a wooden spoon and gently poked him out from below, before scooping him up in my hand and dumping him back in the tank. He seemed fairly energetic and is swimming around just fine now, so I think he only got stuck when I turned the pumps off, and wasn't without breathable water for more than a minute or two. I'm very glad I managed to save him in time though - I hate losing livestock! This is the first time in a year and a half that I've had a fish jump into the overflow box, but I'm certainly thankful that he decided to hop in there instead of overboard the tank. I used to have a zebra barred dartfish, but he escaped onto the floor one night and all I found was fish jerky the next morning. Those incidences combined with the fact that my roommate wants to get a cat in the next few months mean that I'm seriously going to have to cat- and fish-proof my tank soon!
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Sep 7, 2012 01:16
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Hypnotized posted:Thanks guys Might want to hold on to that hammer... http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+8&ddid=164192 and http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+8&ddid=164126
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Sep 7, 2012 03:59
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Internet Explorer posted:Might want to hold on to that hammer...
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Sep 7, 2012 13:08
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The "Aussie" coral premium. For a laugh, sort price high>low in the Diver's Den LPS section. For that matter, do it in the SPS section too. An "Aussie" pokerstar monti colony for $300 big ones? VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE fucked around with this message at 13:48 on Sep 7, 2012 |
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Sep 7, 2012 13:43
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Hypnotized posted:wow they're charging like $25+ per head Well, if you ever decide to frag a head or two let me know. I love Euphyllia coral and your hammer is beautiful, but I cannot afford to pay $250 for a colony.
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Internet Explorer posted:Well, if you ever decide to frag a head or two let me know. I love Euphyllia coral and your hammer is beautiful, but I cannot afford to pay $250 for a colony. Where are you located?
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Sep 7, 2012 14:50
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I don't think I'm near you. For some reason I am thinking you are in the midwest? I am in Florida.
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Sep 7, 2012 14:53
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Internet Explorer posted:I don't think I'm near you. For some reason I am thinking you are in the midwest? I am in Florida.
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Sep 7, 2012 14:58
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Ok, we'll the offer stands. If you end up having to frag it and don't mind shipping, I'd happily pay for the costs and the coral.
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Sep 7, 2012 15:08
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Wisconsin, eh, well I'm out in Illinois .......
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Sep 7, 2012 16:23
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Speaking of the "Aussie" premium surcharge and euphyllia corals, I snagged half of a head of an "Aussie" gold torch over the weekend. For $60.
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Sep 10, 2012 15:53
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Interestingly enough, I stopped by my LFS this weekend and they had a bi-color hammer like the one Hypnotized has. $70 for 4 heads. So not quite as outrageous as LiveAquaria.
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Internet Explorer posted:Interestingly enough, I stopped by my LFS this weekend and they had a bi-color hammer like the one Hypnotized has. $70 for 4 heads. So not quite as outrageous as LiveAquaria. Yep, the high price tag is because of the "Aussie" label.
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OK what is this poo poo and how do I get rid of it. its long, stringy, looks slimy. Its green and I can not get it to go away 
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Henchman 21 posted:OK what is this poo poo and how do I get rid of it. its long, stringy, looks slimy. Its green and I can not get it to go away Looks like dinos almost. Perhaps cyano in the works Siphon it out during water changes?
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SaNChEzZ posted:Looks like dinos almost. Perhaps cyano in the works I do but it comes back every time  sidenote I got a macro lens this week My frogspawn (click for massive) 
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Sep 13, 2012 17:27
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What does your clean up crew consist of? When was the last time you checked your water quality parameters? What lighting and how old?
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optikalus posted:What does your clean up crew consist of? When was the last time you checked your water quality parameters? What lighting and how old? 12 super nassarius snails, 8 small hermits, 1 turbo, 1 filtering red sea cucumber. Thinking about picking up a sand sifting star. Water params are spot on as of this morning, lighting is custom LED, only a month or two old.
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Henchman 21 posted:Water params are spot on as of this morning, lighting is custom LED, only a month or two old. The new lights may be the cause. How old is the tank?
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Henchman 21 posted:I do but it comes back every time I would siphon out the top layer of sand that it's attached to, you're probably getting the visible algae but leaving some behind in the sand. HAve you tried taking off just a tiny bit of the top layer? I had some cyano in my 8g that I'd siphon, but it would come back and that did the trick.
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Henchman 21 posted:OK what is this poo poo and how do I get rid of it. its long, stringy, looks slimy. Its green and I can not get it to go away It looks structurally like cyano, although i've only ever seen the purple variety. Here's my outbreak from earlier this year:  Getting rid of it was close to voodoo, but I cut 2 hours off my lighting period, cut feeding, increased flow with a new powerhead, siphoned it religiously everyday, and increased water changes (from 10 to 20% weekly). In the end it took 6 weeks to clear, it was around so long my clowns tried to host in the tendrils (idiots that they are)..
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Sep 14, 2012 15:42
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I solved a GHA/Cyano issue in my 24g by rinsing food. Before when I'd feed mysis I'd defrost it and feed, but since I've started rinsing it before feeding algae is pretty much nonexistant.
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I'm attributing it to the liberal dosing of Microvert I've been doing. Cut that back and cleared all that crap off along with the top layer of sand.
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I had a similar dino outbreak to that when I needed to replace my RO/DI filters. Changing them followed by a few water changes cleared it right up. I don't know if you test for phosphates or not, but even if you do its quite possible there are some present and being consumed by that stuff.
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