ccurnick February 7, 2021 Author Share February 7, 2021 8 hours ago, moga said: great looking tank!!. Thank you! 6 hours ago, tpallas said: How far away is the Trident from the water source? I'm contemplating a similar setup and am curious if there are problems with the line clogging or something like that. I think in all its about 5ft of tubing, I have mine maybe about 18" above and three feet to the side of my sump outside of my stand. The only time the line has clogged is when I moved my tank, other than that I haven't had any issues. I keep the line a few inches off of the bottom of my sump to keep it from sucking up anything that has settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 8, 2021 Share February 8, 2021 5 hours ago, ccurnick said: Thank you! I think in all its about 5ft of tubing, I have mine maybe about 18" above and three feet to the side of my sump outside of my stand. The only time the line has clogged is when I moved my tank, other than that I haven't had any issues. I keep the line a few inches off of the bottom of my sump to keep it from sucking up anything that has settled. Ok thanks - that is helpful. Love your tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick February 11, 2021 Author Share February 11, 2021 (edited) Been selling a bunch of frags lately, so I decided to treat myself to the new Innovative Marine Helio heater system: https://reefbuilders.com/2020/11/12/ptc-smart-heater-system-from-innovative-marine/ This thing is awesome and packed with a ton of safety features! Was about due to refresh my heaters anyways, and as you can tell I like the fancy gadgets that go along with reefing. I recently switched to an inkbird plugged into my apex for backup, with 2 Finnex titanium heaters that were about 2 years old or so. I hate the inkbird, as it caused a constant 1 degree temp swing. Previously I just had the heaters plugged into my apex for control, which worked great and kept the temperature super stable, but I was worried about wearing out my energy bar from the constant cycling. Reviews from this new system are rock solid and I am excited to see how it works. Comes in a fancy new apple-esq packaging: The heating elements on this thing are super small! Unfortunately like all heaters/controllers, the cords are really small, which unfortunately for me means that it has to remain in my tank cabinet instead of with all my other electronics... Hopefully they make extension cables in the future. Edited February 11, 2021 by ccurnick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick February 12, 2021 Author Share February 12, 2021 Some photos of some colonies I took for a sales post for some frags but I thought everyone here might enjoy them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick February 12, 2021 Author Share February 12, 2021 This new IM Helio heater is fantastic. Keeps my temp within .1 degree. I think you can tell when I switched from the inkbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme February 12, 2021 Share February 12, 2021 Curious do you then plug the IM into your controller for back up of back of back up or is that not needed anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick February 13, 2021 Author Share February 13, 2021 11 hours ago, howaboutme said: Curious do you then plug the IM into your controller for back up of back of back up or is that not needed anymore? The heater controller does have multiple redundancies built in, along with 3 thermostats in it. But I still keep it plugged into an apex port just in case. I keep everything plugged into my apex where possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick March 6, 2021 Author Share March 6, 2021 Two of quite a few recent additions to the tank: And some random colony photos: Homewrecker: Red Robin... Trying to figure out where I got this one from... Also trying to ID this one... I believe its a strawberry shortcake, but I forget from whom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni April 2, 2022 Share April 2, 2022 This is such a nice system... Any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime April 2, 2022 Share April 2, 2022 37 minutes ago, roni said: This is such a nice system... Any updates? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick May 11, 2022 Author Share May 11, 2022 Hey everyone! My tank has just been on cruise control and my corals are getting huge. Battling a little hair algae at the moment but I don’t worry about it too much. My coral ALK/CAL intake is actually getting difficult to manage via 2 part dosing, I am considering the switch to a calcium reactor. I just took some quick phone pics but I promise a better photo shoot will come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 11, 2022 Share May 11, 2022 Looks like things are certainly growing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick May 11, 2022 Author Share May 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, YHSublime said: Looks like things are certainly growing! I need to do some serious fragging, shadowing is becoming difficult to manage and I have lost a few corals due to it…… But I also dont have space to keep the frags…. I need a new house so I have space for a bigger tank ? Anyone want some softball sized frags at super low prices? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime May 11, 2022 Share May 11, 2022 1 minute ago, ccurnick said: I need to do some serious fragging, shadowing is becoming difficult to manage and I have lost a few corals due to it…… But I also dont have space to keep the frags…. I need a new house so I have space for a bigger tank ? Anyone want some softball sized frags at super low prices? ? yup, looking to fill up an 80 gallon I’m building out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe May 11, 2022 Share May 11, 2022 Awesome tank. I’m getting ready for a build and would be interested in some frags to help you fund your calcium reactor purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nburg June 3, 2022 Share June 3, 2022 Beautiful acro colonies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick October 17, 2022 Author Share October 17, 2022 (edited) Its been a minute since I have posted here... But going to FragFrest inspired me to update this a bit more... I ended up donating about 400 frags or so to Fragfest, which opened up some much needed space so I could pick up a few new additions. The tank has pretty much been on autopilot for the past 1-2 years, really stable with explosive growth. I finally ended up ordering a calcium reactor last night (DaStaCo) so switching over from 2 part to that will be an adventure. I also have some other minor projects like upgrading my carbon reactor setup, doing away with water changes/my AWC, etc that I will be taking on soon to overhaul the tank a bit. Ill do my best to keep this more updated! I did have a few fish disappear on me out of nowhere, so I also have some new fish additions coming soon! Heres a pre-fragfest FTS: Heres a pic of some of the goodies I got: Edited October 17, 2022 by ccurnick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 17, 2022 Share October 17, 2022 Love to see it! How does it look now that you've trimmed it all back?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick October 17, 2022 Author Share October 17, 2022 5 hours ago, YHSublime said: Love to see it! How does it look now that you've trimmed it all back?! Tank was a bit messy due to doing a bunch of maintenance but here it is! not drastically different, but got rid of some corals and cut some back significantly to make some room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 I like it. You've reduced the encroachment and some of the overhang that was shading some of the corals lower down in the tank. What was that growing against the left pane of glass in the first shot (with the reflection, it almost looks like a clam) - looks gone in the "after" shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick October 18, 2022 Author Share October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Origami said: I like it. You've reduced the encroachment and some of the overhang that was shading some of the corals lower down in the tank. What was that growing against the left pane of glass in the first shot (with the reflection, it almost looks like a clam) - looks gone in the "after" shot? It was a Hollywood stunner chalice. I removed the entire huge 22” or so colony. I plan to make that back space a bit of a torch garden I think. I also major cut back the green stag and the neon green ninja turtle Tenuis, and removed the ORA frogspawn in the lower left opening up a new rock entirely again. I cut back the tyrees pinky the bear in the middle as well. There’s still a bit of shadowing happening, which is why I added reefbrites to my XR30’s. Its definitely helped, but I plan to move some of the colonies here around a bit to better make use of the space. Just dont want to do too much at once. There’s still a few corals I want to majorly cut back, like the purple haze in the front right, and an unknown rainbow type in the center. The whole rock/coral in the top right is a bit of a mess… so That I think will be my first priority to fix… I cant decide if I am going to just remove the rock and replace it with some better shelf-type rock, or just try and cut it up as much as I can to make some room. Funny you mention a clam though….. I have a new one arriving Wednesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 Yeah, the Hollywood Stunner is a fast grower and can get weedy IMHO. I've got a piece that I've cut back several times. It can be hard to get rid of if there's a lot of encrusting on rocks shared with other corals. I've chipped away pieces I don't want and wire brushed the remains, following up with kalk a few days later.Good luck with your clam. Remember what Nikki said this weekend about inspecting closely for pyramid snails.Sent from my SM-N976V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccurnick October 18, 2022 Author Share October 18, 2022 51 minutes ago, Origami said: Yeah, the Hollywood Stunner is a fast grower and can get weedy IMHO. I've got a piece that I've cut back several times. It can be hard to get rid of if there's a lot of encrusting on rocks shared with other corals. I've chipped away pieces I don't want and wire brushed the remains, following up with kalk a few days later. Good luck with your clam. Remember what Nikki said this weekend about inspecting closely for pyramid snails. Sent from my SM-N976V using Tapatalk The Franks F Aptasia came in handy to nuke the remaining pieces I had stuck to rocks ?. All of my new additions to my tank get an inspection with a jewelers loupe (a trick I learned from my rare plant hobby) and a scrub down at a minimum. Corals also then get a dip. Not perfect but it helps and has prevented any issues for me pest wise. Fish get a full QT process. I unfortunately had other obligations on Saturday so I had to leave by about 1 so I didn’t get to see Nikki’s speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 (I was thinking of doing the same with the F-Aiptasia. The crust can help ensure the polyps beneath are neutralized.) Sent from my SM-N976V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme October 18, 2022 Share October 18, 2022 Looks great, Connor! Amazing growth in that tank. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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