Happyfeet December 9, 2009 Share December 9, 2009 (edited) Hello everyone, I wasn Edited December 9, 2009 by Happyfeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der ABT December 10, 2009 Share December 10, 2009 cant wait to see the new pics, i think youll be much happier with this size tank. Glad to hear those zoa's have made it thru. Let me know if you ever need help. will be tagging along here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrphatstacks December 10, 2009 Share December 10, 2009 (edited) are you gonna put anything underneath the stand so when there are spills it wont ruin your carpet? i dont know about you but i make a mess around my little tank. Edited December 10, 2009 by mrphatstacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet December 10, 2009 Author Share December 10, 2009 (edited) are you gonna put anything underneath the stand so when there are spills it wont ruin your carpet? i dont know about you but i make a mess around my little tank. I have a Large plastic tarp I put down around my tank, I did it on the 55gal and it worked really well. I cut it to fit around the stand and I just painters tape it in place. I also don't fill my sump enough to overflow in the case of a power outage. Only time something spills is when the overflow gets clogged. I'm looking into fabricating something to prevent that from happening too. But right now I'm more worried about putting water in the tank since my fish/coral are hanging out in my 10 Gal. I'm also worried because as I was measuring the stand to fit my new plumbing in place I realized there is a rather large AC/Heating duct that comes out right there. I may make a Plywood box to fit in there and channel the air out around the tank instead of right into my sump area. Der ABT, Thanks! I'm really happy they did too, they seem to be really happy now... the two polpys that survived. I'm thinking it may have been an error on my part, though everything I was testing form was coming up normal. As i was pulling out rock to put into the new tank I also saw the tiny little frag that used to have the Kenya tree on it. The Clowns had burried it and when I dug it out the places where I had pulled off the dead Kenya tree was spouting new tree's! That's one tough coral!! I'm going to have to keep that in mind if I decide I want to get rid of it down the line!!! Once everything is in the new tank I'll have to bribe you into giving me a couple more Zoas so I can build a garden! Edited December 10, 2009 by Happyfeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrphatstacks December 10, 2009 Share December 10, 2009 If u want I have a gravel vac that you can use to fill your tank up with water if you don't have a hose.lmk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet January 30, 2010 Author Share January 30, 2010 I realized it's been a while since I updated this. The only thing i can seem to get to grow is my Dragons Breath and Diatom Algae. Nitrate keeps going down to undetectable levels just long enough for me to think I've beaten it only to spike up to 20ppm or so. I've decided to just let everything level out for a little while, I've made no new additions and im doing my regular water changes. Once I get my Nitrate under control for more than a month I'll think about a new addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind January 30, 2010 Share January 30, 2010 The tank looks so much nicer since you painted the trim black. What kind of corals are you planning to stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet January 30, 2010 Author Share January 30, 2010 The tank looks so much nicer since you painted the trim black. What kind of corals are you planning to stock? Well Zoas are by far my favorite corals so I do want a really nice zoanthid garden. Aside from Zoanthids I haven't put much thought into it. I like SPS, but I doubt I'll have the water quality for it hah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla January 30, 2010 Share January 30, 2010 Very nice Upgrade! Really liking the rockwork. Hey, let me know when you'll be available. I owe you some Cheato... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet March 3, 2010 Author Share March 3, 2010 (edited) Well I'd been having some issues with getting corals to live. Zoozilla came to my rescue and helped me figure out what was wrong! Big THANK YOU to Zoozilla! Here is a Torch Coral I picked up from L8 2 RISE The head top right had actually split into three different heads this morning. I'll get a picture. I'll upload some more pictures this evening. I got some nice corals from Jan, Trockafella, and Epleeds. My tank still seems so bare, but I'm really excited I can start adding corals!! Corals are the entire reason I got into this hobby. Edited March 3, 2010 by Happyfeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet March 14, 2010 Author Share March 14, 2010 A little update Got a new Marbled Starfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bshriver March 15, 2010 Share March 15, 2010 Beautiful starfish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathan_XE April 21, 2010 Share April 21, 2010 That has got to be the prettiest starfish I have ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals April 22, 2010 Share April 22, 2010 That has got to be the prettiest starfish I have ever seen! +1, I have to have one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novi April 22, 2010 Share April 22, 2010 +2 Lets get a tank update son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 April 22, 2010 Share April 22, 2010 Where did you find the Marbled Starfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet April 28, 2010 Author Share April 28, 2010 (edited) Where did you find the Marbled Starfish? I went out to BRK to get some hermits and snails, saw this guy in one of the tanks. Talked with Johnny and decided to go ahead and pick him up! It's a really cool addition to the tank I enjoy it a lot. I haven't been updating because I have this horrible looking algae that I'm battling, currently winning! It's red and it forms in a mat in high flow areas. Edited April 28, 2010 by Happyfeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan April 29, 2010 Share April 29, 2010 (edited) Oh, yay you got one. I love them. So pretty. So I read that water quality s key for this starfish' survival. If it starts hanging out at the top, mine did for 2 days, then it's not happy/not doing well and you should do a water change. I did a water change and it's been fine ever since. Does yours eat mysid shrimp? A little update Got a new Marbled Starfish Edited April 29, 2010 by Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefmontalvo May 1, 2010 Share May 1, 2010 Comming along pretty good. Let me know when you want to start adding some corals. I need to do trimming in my tank. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfeet September 13, 2010 Author Share September 13, 2010 (edited) Took a couple pictures today figured I might share. I've got to get a new camera ha! It doesn't like to take a good picture. Still pretty light on the coral side. I'm probably going to start adding more SPS soon. Edited September 13, 2010 by Happyfeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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