Here We Go Again! - Page 50

Craig Manoukian · 10-13-2007, 04:13 PM

Great report Mel! The little sea stars are an indicator of good tank health and nothing to worry about.

AQTCJAK · 10-13-2007, 04:38 PM

Very good - Thanks

lcstorc · 10-13-2007, 04:55 PM

Glad to hear things are going so well for you.

Melanie · 10-13-2007, 06:24 PM

So, I had an idea. Since there was really nothing new to photograph, I thought I'd try a new ANGLE!

I turned off all of the pumps and took all of these photos from above. Some are interesting, some are beautiful, and some are not so great.

Enjoy!

Powder blue brain (my name for it)

Green Star Polyps (My favorite of these photos!)

My zoa rock

My Xenia

Flourescent green brain (my name)

The frag shroom ric zoa hair algae rock

A free frag of something?? Palyothoas or something like that?

Yellow colony polyps. These look much better from the front. (Color enhanced.)

Neon green ric. I really like this pic. You can really see it splitting.

Torch...ehhh so-so.

Fiji Leather, this angle makes me dizzy for some reason

Supposedly blue xenia but I sure don't see much blue.

Shroom village. I like this shot, but it makes me woozy.

AQTCJAK · 10-13-2007, 06:32 PM

Cool idea

GeeWizzItsMe · 10-13-2007, 06:32 PM

The xenia and GSP pics are the bomb!

lcstorc · 10-13-2007, 06:36 PM

Very nicely done. Looks like everything is doing well. I love the shot of the ric splitting.

hma · 10-13-2007, 10:00 PM

really nice idea Melanie, cool !

Craig Manoukian · 10-13-2007, 10:11 PM

Pretty dang innovative, and everything looks fabulous!

tbittner · 10-13-2007, 10:23 PM

Funny... Whats woozy to you is spectacular to me! I love those blue shrooms!!!

cynicechoes · 10-14-2007, 02:05 AM

Those are some awesome pics! I love your tank! I am definitely going to steal your idea for taking pics when I get some cool stuff in mine! Glad to see things are going well, have a good one!

Melanie · 10-14-2007, 06:36 AM

Thanks you guys for the really nice feedback! I don't have to tell you how much fun a new camera and developing reef tank can be.

I had a nightmare that clownie died. I dreamt that I woke up and clownie (and another clown?) were dead on the bottom of my tank. I bolted awake and he is still alive and kicking.

My husband is so sweet! Last night he asked when my LFS was having their grand opening. I said "I don't know! They've been open for a few months and still nothing." He was a little tipsy and started laughing. He said "I was gonna go in and BUY you the nano you are just dying to win and have them tell you that you won it. You just want that nano so bad." I started laughing and said "How do you know I want to win the nano???" He said "You've been telling me constantly for 2 months." ha ha ha ha. I guess I just didn't even realize it. I told him he can't do it now because I would know!

It's weird because I don't really need or want another tank, but it would be so cool to WIN one! I even have it planned out!

Oh, and hubby told me that his very favorite thing in my tank is my coral banded shrimp. He said he gets up in the night and the CBS is crawling around and "hugging that bubbler thingy." He means the Koralia which doesn't bubble at all. So much for catching CBS and taking him out!

Woodstock · 10-14-2007, 07:06 AM

Great pics Melanie

No way can you get rid of the shrimp if your hubby likes it! That's nice that he is enjoying your reef with you.
Best of luck winning the nano tank

Melanie · 10-14-2007, 07:44 AM

Update on Mg:

I tested my Mg at 7:00 AM this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see it was now 1260. It came up a respectable amount, but did not exceed 100 ppm. I added 20 g. more of the Mg supplement and I will test again tomorrow.

Question, I am perusing the Drs. Foster and Smith catalog and I see there are a few combo phosban/carbon type products. Does anyone else use these?

Due to the small hair algae and slight cyano bloom, I was considering adding a phosban reactor. Once I saw the combo products, I thought it would save space and money if I used one of those in my carbon reactor.

Since I haven't shown any detectable amounts of phosphates, I believe they are quite low so perhaps the combo product will be enough to knock out whatever minute amount I have. What do you all think?

Rhetorical Question: What is UP with my inverts that they ignore all problem algae? Spoiled little punks....they need to get off their butts and be the CUC they are supposed to be darn it!

lcstorc · 10-14-2007, 09:09 AM

How cool that hubby is enjoying the hobby with you. Why do they always pick the animal you wanted to get rid of as their favorite? I am pretty sure my husband's chevron tang is responsible for some of my problems with lps but of course that is his fish so I have to keep him. I have had to give up on my favorite corals but hubby is happy so oh well.

I've never even heard of the combo products. Sounds interresting. I'll be reading to see what other's say about it.

10-13-2007, 04:13 PM	#736 (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: Here We Go Again! Great report Mel! The little sea stars are an indicator of good tank health and nothing to worry about. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-13-2007, 04:38 PM	#737 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,907 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Very good - Thanks __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

10-13-2007, 04:55 PM	#738 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Glad to hear things are going so well for you. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-13-2007, 06:24 PM	#739 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! So, I had an idea. Since there was really nothing new to photograph, I thought I'd try a new ANGLE! I turned off all of the pumps and took all of these photos from above. Some are interesting, some are beautiful, and some are not so great. Enjoy! Powder blue brain (my name for it) Green Star Polyps (My favorite of these photos!) My zoa rock My Xenia Flourescent green brain (my name) The frag shroom ric zoa hair algae rock A free frag of something?? Palyothoas or something like that? Yellow colony polyps. These look much better from the front. (Color enhanced.) Neon green ric. I really like this pic. You can really see it splitting. Torch...ehhh so-so. Fiji Leather, this angle makes me dizzy for some reason Supposedly blue xenia but I sure don't see much blue. Shroom village. I like this shot, but it makes me woozy. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-13-2007, 06:32 PM	#740 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,907 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Cool idea __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

10-13-2007, 06:32 PM	#741 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Here We Go Again! The xenia and GSP pics are the bomb! __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

10-13-2007, 06:36 PM	#742 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Very nicely done. Looks like everything is doing well. I love the shot of the ric splitting. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-13-2007, 10:00 PM	#743 (permalink)
hma Acropora Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 1,947 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! really nice idea Melanie, cool ! __________________ Heinz Luck is a good health and a bad memory (Albert Schweitzer) Balling Method : Balling +Plus Video : Centropyge potteri Tools : Balling Calculator My Chronicle and ReefDreams HM-Aquarium Photo Calendar 2008 "IF SHARKS DIE, THE SEA DIES"

10-13-2007, 10:11 PM	#744 (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: Here We Go Again! Pretty dang innovative, and everything looks fabulous! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-13-2007, 10:23 PM	#745 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Funny... Whats woozy to you is spectacular to me! I love those blue shrooms!!! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

10-14-2007, 02:05 AM	#746 (permalink)
cynicechoes Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Those are some awesome pics! I love your tank! I am definitely going to steal your idea for taking pics when I get some cool stuff in mine! Glad to see things are going well, have a good one! __________________ Casey & Cody(probably not) -Thus the task is not to see what nobody yet has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought about that which everybody sees. - Unknown Our Newbie Reef Tank Journey!

10-14-2007, 06:36 AM	#747 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Thanks you guys for the really nice feedback! I don't have to tell you how much fun a new camera and developing reef tank can be. I had a nightmare that clownie died. I dreamt that I woke up and clownie (and another clown?) were dead on the bottom of my tank. I bolted awake and he is still alive and kicking. My husband is so sweet! Last night he asked when my LFS was having their grand opening. I said "I don't know! They've been open for a few months and still nothing." He was a little tipsy and started laughing. He said "I was gonna go in and BUY you the nano you are just dying to win and have them tell you that you won it. You just want that nano so bad." I started laughing and said "How do you know I want to win the nano???" He said "You've been telling me constantly for 2 months." ha ha ha ha. I guess I just didn't even realize it. I told him he can't do it now because I would know! It's weird because I don't really need or want another tank, but it would be so cool to WIN one! I even have it planned out! Oh, and hubby told me that his very favorite thing in my tank is my coral banded shrimp. He said he gets up in the night and the CBS is crawling around and "hugging that bubbler thingy." He means the Koralia which doesn't bubble at all. So much for catching CBS and taking him out! __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-14-2007, 07:06 AM	#748 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,783 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Great pics Melanie No way can you get rid of the shrimp if your hubby likes it! That's nice that he is enjoying your reef with you. Best of luck winning the nano tank __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

10-14-2007, 07:44 AM	#749 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Update on Mg: I tested my Mg at 7:00 AM this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see it was now 1260. It came up a respectable amount, but did not exceed 100 ppm. I added 20 g. more of the Mg supplement and I will test again tomorrow. Question, I am perusing the Drs. Foster and Smith catalog and I see there are a few combo phosban/carbon type products. Does anyone else use these? Due to the small hair algae and slight cyano bloom, I was considering adding a phosban reactor. Once I saw the combo products, I thought it would save space and money if I used one of those in my carbon reactor. Since I haven't shown any detectable amounts of phosphates, I believe they are quite low so perhaps the combo product will be enough to knock out whatever minute amount I have. What do you all think? Rhetorical Question: What is UP with my inverts that they ignore all problem algae? Spoiled little punks....they need to get off their butts and be the CUC they are supposed to be darn it! __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-14-2007, 09:09 AM	#750 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! How cool that hubby is enjoying the hobby with you. Why do they always pick the animal you wanted to get rid of as their favorite? I am pretty sure my husband's chevron tang is responsible for some of my problems with lps but of course that is his fish so I have to keep him. I have had to give up on my favorite corals but hubby is happy so oh well. I've never even heard of the combo products. Sounds interresting. I'll be reading to see what other's say about it. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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