TrueTricia December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 Motti, tank looks good, so do those lemon chromis. Tricia, Ken, please be mindful that this is a dedicated build thread for Mottis tank. Cheers. Ooops. Sorry we hijacked your thread Motti! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti December 31, 2014 Author Share December 31, 2014 Motti, tank looks good, so do those lemon chromis. Tricia, Ken, please be mindful that this is a dedicated build thread for Mottis tank. Cheers. Thanks! Will probably decide on the next fish on the list in the next couple of weeks. Might go with two moorish idols like Ken is planning too. When you guys quarantine the fish, do you also Medicate them or just observe them over several weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti December 31, 2014 Author Share December 31, 2014 The colors, I thought the blues were pretty, but the browns have them beat. He's about 3 inches. For how long have you had them already? Do they really reach 8"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti December 31, 2014 Author Share December 31, 2014 Ooops. Sorry we hijacked your thread Motti! No worries, I think it's good you guys brought up the tang discussion. I am really trying to figure out which tangs I want to go with. Since I am only planning to go with 4 or 5 of them it will be quite a difficult decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTricia December 31, 2014 Share December 31, 2014 No worries, I think it's good you guys brought up the tang discussion. I am really trying to figure out which tangs I want to go with. Since I am only planning to go with 4 or 5 of them it will be quite a difficult decisionWhat's your fish list now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti December 31, 2014 Author Share December 31, 2014 What's your fish list now? Currently in the display tank: 7 lyrtail anthias - I think it will go down to 6 over the next week or so, one of them had a bacterial infection and he is not doing so well. Not sure how to catch or treat him. 2 gold head shifter gobies 3 purple firefish 6 lemon chromis 1 long nose butterfly 1 lawn mower Benny In my drag tank I got: 1 starry blenny 1 six line wrasse that managed to get into the dump and got stuck in the filter sock. I think he went into the overflow of the frag tank since it's covered. And one yellow dottyback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 Please update with pics I want to see what a 300g tank looks like with rock and fish....since mine has neither! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti February 18, 2015 Author Share February 18, 2015 Still fighting bryposis, I think I am getting close to win the battle... Already dumped more than two gallons of tech m in the tank. Here are quick few pictures of the tank. The lights are only at 10% so they might not come too good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 I love the Anthias Big tanks will take a while to fill up some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti February 18, 2015 Author Share February 18, 2015 I love the Anthias Big tanks will take a while to fill up some. Yes they are awesome, super active, I am down to only 5 right now, but I think i'll keep it that way. The male I acquired had a runner up male in the transformation, that ended up winning. I already have at least 40 frags in that tank, most of them already doubled in size, and it still looks a little empty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti March 17, 2015 Author Share March 17, 2015 Monthly update.... Couple days ago, i noticed that one of my WP-60 stopped working. I thought it was an issue with the electrical connections, so I swapped them up, and it still didn't work. So two days ago I've ended up ordering the new RW-20 from amazon. When i took the old WP-60 out, i noticed that there was a snail stuck right below the propellor of the pump, which caused it not to spin. so now I have an extra WP-60 sitting around. Tried putting it in my frag tank, but as soon as i fired it up, water started spilling even at the lowest settings. Anyway, a quick review of the RW-20, this thing is awesome. seems like Jebao fixed many issues that were bothering me with the WP line, and I am considering replacing the rest of the WP-40's and WP-60s i got in the tank with the RW-15 and RW-20. - Smaller housing - the power head mount is build much better, in the past i had one of the wp-60 disconnect from the mount because it was flimsy. - A lot quieter. I am using my own DIY controller, so I can't comment on the controller itself. anyhow, if anyone is interesting in buying those my old WP's please drop me a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos March 18, 2015 Share March 18, 2015 Motti just post the old WP's in the for sale section. Sounds like it turned out for the best, not the cheapest, but now you have an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl March 19, 2015 Share March 19, 2015 The WPs are little work horses and it's amazing how much quieter they are than the original MPs. I wish they had a version that kept the power outside of the aquarium like the Vortechs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti April 7, 2015 Author Share April 7, 2015 I have had somewhat unlucky week with the tank last week. While cleaning the calcium reactor I got from piper97 I managed to snap off the water inlet. Tried to fix it with some glue but it didn't hold. Reached out to MRC and they said they could fix it for 25$ plus parts so I am planning to ship it off to them over the weekend Also my ASM G5 skimmer starting to give out, one of the sedra pumps would not spin sometimes and the impeller is completely messed up. So I've also ended to ordering s new skimmer. I got Reef Octopus Diablo ext250 Just put it together and I really like the build quality. Built much better than the ASM skimmer and looks nicer in the sump. Good bye old skimmer Hi new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 Oh that skimmer looks good in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flooddc April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 That skimmer is nice!!!!! The guy on RC recommeded to me but the foot print is too wide to get it into my sump. How is the RODC pump sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCReefer1964 April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 If it came with the small Waveline DC controller ask for an upgrade now or it will be dead in a year. Great designed skimmer, but the DC pump is the original design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti April 8, 2015 Author Share April 8, 2015 That skimmer is nice!!!!! The guy on RC recommeded to me but the foot print is too wide to get it into my sump. How is the RODC pump sound? Indeed. The RODCS pump is silent. Oh that skimmer looks good in there!Yes a huge improvement over the other one. Going to have more space in the sump now. If it came with the small Waveline DC controller ask for an upgrade now or it will be dead in a year. Great designed skimmer, but the DC pump is the original design. It came with the upgraded RODCS 5500 pump. This morning the collection cup already had some light skimate with some gunk in it already. I really like the drain plug feature makes draining so easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabo April 8, 2015 Share April 8, 2015 (edited) Have you won the Bryopsis battle? Edited April 8, 2015 by xabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti April 8, 2015 Author Share April 8, 2015 Have you won the Bryopsis battle? It's pretty much gone, have a small dying patch deep in the rock work, the tech M seems to do the job. I still have gallon and a half left, just in case it will come back. I am pretty sure the new skimmer will also help keep nutrients low since it's more efficient than the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti April 23, 2015 Author Share April 23, 2015 Since I got the new skimmer I've got 0 algae in the display tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motti April 23, 2015 Author Share April 23, 2015 Since I got the new skimmer I've got 0 algae in the display tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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