YHSublime May 12, 2020 Share May 12, 2020 Looks greeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Puckstable May 16, 2020 Share May 16, 2020 I agree. And the tank looks so much better without the center overflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion July 1, 2020 Author Share July 1, 2020 3 month update: taking things really slow...(but it’s working) Tank has been up and running now for 3 months... lights have been only running at 4% intensity during this time to keep nuisance algae at bay. Going to start increasing that intensity to get ready for corals. Will use the group’s PAR meter and take measurements before adding any. 2 new utilitarian fish were added to the tank last month out of QT: a chestnut blenny, and a melanurus wrasse. Next up... algae. It’s coming. A cleanup crew has been ordered. A Maintenance dose of Vibrant every 2 weeks was started. Current fish.. Lightning maroon clown melanurus wrasse Chestnut blenny fish in QT: tomini tang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion July 6, 2020 Author Share July 6, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime July 6, 2020 Share July 6, 2020 Doing it right. I've been cycling my rock for almost 4 months now, but now I have to run fallow for 90 days. All fish are now going through a QT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion July 6, 2020 Author Share July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, YHSublime said: Doing it right. I've been cycling my rock for almost 4 months now, but now I have to run fallow for 90 days. All fish are now going through a QT. oh no what happened to your setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime July 7, 2020 Share July 7, 2020 17 hours ago, Orion said: oh no what happened to your setup? It's not good, pretty sure my house sitters added tapwater to my ATO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion August 24, 2020 Author Share August 24, 2020 Got my hands on the club par meter this weekend and took some par readings. I was surprised at how much PAR and even coverage the T5s were providing Aquatic life t5 fixture w/3 blue plus and 1 actinic 2 radion xr15 G5’s set at 60% intensity ab+ schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFR September 12, 2020 Share September 12, 2020 Love the in-wall look, and the scape! Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion October 20, 2020 Author Share October 20, 2020 Over that past two months I had been having difficulty maintaining calcium and alkalinity. I was dosing almost 200ml of both each day and could not figure out why I was having to dose so much. I think I figured it out, and it was not a low magnesium issue (mag is 1400+ verified by two different test kits). Keep in mind this is a small system.. with maybe 7-10 frags of SPS/LPS. I noticed last week my sand clumping together. I stopped dosing for 24hrs, and left the lights off during this time. Alkalinity dropped fast - over 2dkh in the first 12 hours from 8.68dkh to 6.5dkh. Alk stabilized over the last 12 hours and hung around 6-6.5dkh. I then pulled out several “tiles” of clumped sand over the weekend. I was unable to break them apart. My guess is alkalinity and calcium were precipitating and forming these clumps of sand. I performed a major water change afterwards to balance out the levels, and began dosing again.. but only 40ml each of calcium and alkalinity. This would equate to a 1dkh drop per day. So far the corals look good, and levels are stable. Alkalinity is still on the low side, but I’ll work on that over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 27, 2020 Share October 27, 2020 That's crazy, are you spreading out the times that they are dosing? Are you just going to go barebottom now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion November 1, 2020 Author Share November 1, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 5:56 PM, YHSublime said: That's crazy, are you spreading out the times that they are dosing? Are you just going to go barebottom now? I didn’t see this reply until now.. Yes.. dosing is spread out... so far alk and calcium are doing fine on a lower dose two weeks after removing those sand tablets. Keeping the sand in the tank... I don’t think the wrasse would be happy if I removed it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion December 31, 2020 Author Share December 31, 2020 FTS from tonight. Corals and fish growing nicely, parameters are finally stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 31, 2020 Share December 31, 2020 Love it! This has future TOTM written all over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion January 16, 2021 Author Share January 16, 2021 Well it happened again. ich. I QT all my fish prior to going into the display, but not the corals (they just get dipped). I noticed 3 weeks ago the anthias acting strange. Hiding and not eating.. eventually dying. Then about a week ago I saw spots all over the tang, and various fish scratching/flashing. So all fish are in QT tanks being treated while the display remains fallow for 76 days for a second time in this tank’s history. So frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion August 9, 2021 Author Share August 9, 2021 Photo updates! Fish are all healthy, and corals are growing nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 9, 2021 Share August 9, 2021 Love it! Really nicely planned out, can't wait to see it all grown in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni April 2, 2022 Share April 2, 2022 We need some updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime April 2, 2022 Share April 2, 2022 36 minutes ago, roni said: We need some updates! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion April 5, 2022 Author Share April 5, 2022 Okay then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime April 5, 2022 Share April 5, 2022 Holy cow, when did this turn into a matured tank!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion April 5, 2022 Author Share April 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, YHSublime said: Holy cow, when did this turn into a matured tank!? it literally all started growing like weeds around November. Some of this needs to be trimmed back!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni April 5, 2022 Share April 5, 2022 Clearly you need to cut back on the steroids you're dosing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion April 5, 2022 Author Share April 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, roni said: Clearly you need to cut back on the steroids you're dosing! ? it’s just alk, calcium, and occasionally mag when the tank needs it. I swear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFR September 1, 2022 Share September 1, 2022 Wow, you really experienced some growth! The growth pattern on that stag makes for a nice centerpiece. But what fish do you have in there now, I only see a Cardinal in the pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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