My Confession - Page 10

KodiakBear · 08-20-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

Oh, awesome!! Where'd you go?

All I can say about where we were is not much: I don't even have a high enough security clearance for that (missed it by one level).

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

Does Flipper have that kind of clearance? Good to see you back! Steve

Pretty sure Flipper wasn't a Russian spy. Though a detailed interrogation was performed.

kathywithbirds · 08-20-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KodiakBear

All I can say about where we were is not much: I don't even have a high enough security clearance for that (missed it by one level).

Pretty sure Flipper wasn't a Russian spy. Though a detailed interrogation was performed.

Listen, i know from experience you can up your security level by improving your debt load -- something about being able to be bribed -- just stop fish shopping.

KodiakBear · 08-20-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

Listen, i know from experience you can up your security level by improving your debt load -- something about being able to be bribed -- just stop fish shopping.

They also need a good reason to give me a higher clearance. My job just doesn't require anything more than what I have. Why waste the money and the man-hours getting me a clearance I'll never use?
Stop fish shopping? I'd explode!

Craig Manoukian · 09-09-2007, 05:19 PM

How's the 120 coming?

KodiakBear · 09-09-2007, 05:43 PM

So far, it isn't coming along at all. I haven't done anything with it, and it is still sitting in my garage where I unloaded it from my truck.
I am planning on painting the stand and back pane of glass by the end of this week, but I've got a lot of other projects around the house to do too.
Mostly I am just waiting for my checking account to recover from the horse-show season.

Craig Manoukian · 09-09-2007, 11:38 PM

Hay burners, way expensive, eh? Good luck and keep us posted as you make progress!

KodiakBear · 09-10-2007, 09:08 PM

Yes, and will do.

KodiakBear · 09-16-2007, 07:42 PM

No progress on the new tank, but thought I could leave everyone an update on the old one. The halimeda has really taken off and had to be pruned back a few times. Probably due for it again now:

The ricordia are splitting like crazy. 1 makes 2. 2 make 4. 4 make 8... I can see this getting out of hand soon.

Still trying to decide what will start renting out the real estate where the dearly departed goniopora was formerly. Leaning towards a montipora, still haven't decided what variety yet. Anyone have any recomendations?

Craig Manoukian · 09-16-2007, 09:05 PM

Tank looks very nice. Is your system set up to provide sufficient calcium for SPS?

You should post these in the FTS thread.

KodiakBear · 09-16-2007, 10:12 PM

My calcium tends to hover between 400 and 425 ppm, and I drip kalk at night for my makeup water. I do keep PurpleUp handy just in case my calcium goes low, but haven't used any for at least 4 months now without any problems.
Quick question if anyone has the time: In the FTS above, you can kind or see that on the PVC return lines the coralline algae stops growing at about the same level on either side. It hasn't grown above that line on the back pane of glass either. You could just about draw a line across the tank where it won't grow above. Any ideas why it would just stop growing at a certain height?

Craig Manoukian · 09-16-2007, 11:25 PM

Has your tank water been lowered to that line? Air exposure will kill coraline algea.

kathywithbirds · 09-17-2007, 12:07 AM

Interesting... now that you mention it, my frustrating hair algae doesn't grow after a certain point up, too. And yeah, it is about to where I do water changes.

KodiakBear · 09-17-2007, 07:41 AM

I think that might be about where the level drops to when I do a big water change. I'll pay more attention next time and see if that's it.

Craig Manoukian · 09-18-2007, 12:09 AM

Sounds good!

KodiakBear · 10-01-2007, 02:52 PM

Turns out ya'll were right. The water level drops right to where the corraline stops growing when I do my big water change.

I suppose I'll start taking more out of the sump instead of the display.

In other news, I took advantage of The Coral Broker's weekend special and bought an acropora and a pocillopora. They're both really pretty. I'm just hoping that if I put them high enough in my tank that the PC's I have will be enough.
Anyone have any tips for their care and acclimation? How long should I QT them?

I know they, like many other SPS, require a lot of calcium and trace elements, so I'll be monitoring those closely after they get placed in the tank. My Calcium, Magnesium, and Alk stay really consistent in the DT since I've been using kalkwasser for my makeup, so I hope that won't be an issue.
I'll get some pics up as soon as they arrive, but for now, I have to go do a water change in the QT and test all the parameters it has been sorely neglected in the last few weeks (although I did find a bristle worm in it last night).

09-09-2007, 05:19 PM	#139 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession How's the 120 coming? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-09-2007, 05:43 PM	#140 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 790 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession So far, it isn't coming along at all. I haven't done anything with it, and it is still sitting in my garage where I unloaded it from my truck. I am planning on painting the stand and back pane of glass by the end of this week, but I've got a lot of other projects around the house to do too. Mostly I am just waiting for my checking account to recover from the horse-show season. __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

09-09-2007, 11:38 PM	#141 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession Hay burners, way expensive, eh? Good luck and keep us posted as you make progress! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-10-2007, 09:08 PM	#142 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 790 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession Yes, and will do. __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

09-16-2007, 07:42 PM	#143 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 790 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession No progress on the new tank, but thought I could leave everyone an update on the old one. The halimeda has really taken off and had to be pruned back a few times. Probably due for it again now: The ricordia are splitting like crazy. 1 makes 2. 2 make 4. 4 make 8... I can see this getting out of hand soon. Still trying to decide what will start renting out the real estate where the dearly departed goniopora was formerly. Leaning towards a montipora, still haven't decided what variety yet. Anyone have any recomendations? __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

09-16-2007, 09:05 PM	#144 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession Tank looks very nice. Is your system set up to provide sufficient calcium for SPS? You should post these in the FTS thread. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-16-2007, 10:12 PM	#145 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 790 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession My calcium tends to hover between 400 and 425 ppm, and I drip kalk at night for my makeup water. I do keep PurpleUp handy just in case my calcium goes low, but haven't used any for at least 4 months now without any problems. Quick question if anyone has the time: In the FTS above, you can kind or see that on the PVC return lines the coralline algae stops growing at about the same level on either side. It hasn't grown above that line on the back pane of glass either. You could just about draw a line across the tank where it won't grow above. Any ideas why it would just stop growing at a certain height? __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

09-16-2007, 11:25 PM	#146 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession Has your tank water been lowered to that line? Air exposure will kill coraline algea. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-17-2007, 12:07 AM	#147 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,705 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My Confession Interesting... now that you mention it, my frustrating hair algae doesn't grow after a certain point up, too. And yeah, it is about to where I do water changes. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

09-17-2007, 07:41 AM	#148 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 790 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession I think that might be about where the level drops to when I do a big water change. I'll pay more attention next time and see if that's it. __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

09-18-2007, 12:09 AM	#149 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,828 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession Sounds good! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-01-2007, 02:52 PM	#150 (permalink)
KodiakBear Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 790 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My Confession Turns out ya'll were right. The water level drops right to where the corraline stops growing when I do my big water change. I suppose I'll start taking more out of the sump instead of the display. In other news, I took advantage of The Coral Broker's weekend special and bought an acropora and a pocillopora. They're both really pretty. I'm just hoping that if I put them high enough in my tank that the PC's I have will be enough. Anyone have any tips for their care and acclimation? How long should I QT them? I know they, like many other SPS, require a lot of calcium and trace elements, so I'll be monitoring those closely after they get placed in the tank. My Calcium, Magnesium, and Alk stay really consistent in the DT since I've been using kalkwasser for my makeup, so I hope that won't be an issue. I'll get some pics up as soon as they arrive, but for now, I have to go do a water change in the QT and test all the parameters it has been sorely neglected in the last few weeks (although I did find a bristle worm in it last night). __________________ Isaiah 6:8 I once prayed God would grant me patience. The next day I was starting a reef aquarium. My Confession

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