Dr.eclipse February 11, 2013 Author February 11, 2013 im back. tank is finally up and running, I've been real busy with school, I'm trying to graduate this year(at 16) so not much time with that tank. new plans with the tank is to do a semi predator tank with lots of macro algae.hopefully it will all go good!!
Dr.eclipse November 21, 2013 Author November 21, 2013 tanks officially is back up. bought an ro/di system so water is no longer a challenge. i still have no idea what to do with it livestock wise. but ill probably just end up doing something easy/casual. also, my ph probe went dry for like 7 months, i plugged it in and tested it in vinegar and got 2.75, soo it is safe to just subtract .25 while I try to get a new one? DT sump
YHSublime November 21, 2013 November 21, 2013 Nice, so what are your plans for it? After the tank boil have you put anything in place to keep that from happening again? I noticed that you had an Apex, was that not programmed to shut your water heater off? When you're ready for some corals, if corals are what you're doing, and you ever make it this way, I've got some stuff for ya.
Dr.eclipse November 21, 2013 Author November 21, 2013 Nice, so what are your plans for it? After the tank boil have you put anything in place to keep that from happening again? I noticed that you had an Apex, was that not programmed to shut your water heater off? When you're ready for some corals, if corals are what you're doing, and you ever make it this way, I've got some stuff for ya. im really not too sure yet, I was thinking like 4-5 black chromis, a nox angel, valentini puffer, midas blenny, and a wrasses of some kind. yeah ive got the heater plugged into the reefkeeper set to shut off at 78 degrees. should be ready for coral in about 3 weeks, ill see you then!
hawkfish01 November 21, 2013 November 21, 2013 Sorry to hear about tank broil...ive had it happen too.. Not fun! Almost quit just after i began.. But still here and starting a new build... Hope all goes well with yours..8)
Shoelace November 21, 2013 November 21, 2013 I'm sorry about the heater issue. I'm also curious to hear what settings may have led to this so that we all can learn.
Dr.eclipse November 21, 2013 Author November 21, 2013 Sorry to hear about tank broil...ive had it happen too.. Not fun! Almost quit just after i began.. But still here and starting a new build... Hope all goes well with yours..8) thanks man, good luck with your build I'm sorry about the heater issue. I'm also curious to hear what settings may have led to this so that we all can learn. basically, I was on vacation and my mom was watching the tank, some how the return stopped working and dumped a bunch of water unto the floor. I told her to shut the sump down and to move the heater to the DT so she wouldnt have to worry about the sump messing up again until I got back. when I got back I moved everything back, got the sump running again. and about 2 days later I come home from school to a tank thats 110+ degrees. im not really sure how the heater broke from that but it did. but hopefully it will never happen again.
Dr.eclipse November 30, 2013 Author November 30, 2013 gonna get a d120 fixture next week, and maybe a second the following week if needed. picked up some mangroves, cheato, uval yesterday. im starting to see some bryopsis grow on the rock. so i did a water change, manually removed a bunch, and cut the lights. im thinking the age of the bulbs and the high nutrients(from cycle) in the water are causing the bloom.
howaboutme December 1, 2013 December 1, 2013 Keep an eye on the bryopsis. That's been talked about on here a lot. If it's only a few places, peroxide works.
Dr.eclipse December 18, 2013 Author December 18, 2013 diy hanging arm with new light, im pretty happy with it.
Shoelace December 18, 2013 December 18, 2013 Congrats on the new light. Did you use a pipe bender for the arm?
Dr.eclipse December 19, 2013 Author December 19, 2013 Congrats on the new light. Did you use a pipe bender for the arm? thanks, yeah I had to go buy one. Looks great! thanks!
Dr.eclipse December 29, 2013 Author December 29, 2013 got these badboys from incredible corals last night
hawkfish01 December 29, 2013 December 29, 2013 One looks like an elibi angel..whats the other?? Nice lookin though....8)
Dr.eclipse December 31, 2013 Author December 31, 2013 Yeah, I threw a few corals in there from my dad's tank. They didn't seem to notice them. Even though they do pick at the rocks and glass, hopefully they stay good, but I do realize they could nip at any time.
Dr.eclipse January 15, 2014 Author January 15, 2014 i added 4 green chromis the other day, one is missing now, but they all seem to be doing fine. in other news, I got my first fire as a red hat at station 25 Nokesville.
smallreef January 15, 2014 January 15, 2014 I'd say congrats...yet that seems inappropriate... But you know...
YHSublime January 15, 2014 January 15, 2014 I'd say congrats...yet that seems inappropriate... But you know... This. I saw the trailer in a weird setting, and Breaking Bad leads me to believe someone was cooking meth
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