Kazzy's 46 bowfront - Page 2

Kazzy · 08-30-2007, 10:04 AM

Shawnee. Do you happen to know Pat from WholeSale?

Kazzy · 08-31-2007, 08:54 PM

New coral pics!
The finger leather when we first put it in:

What it is now, though it is hopefully just throwing a hissy fit over being moved:

On a happier note, our hammer is thriving happily:
This is it when we first put it in:

This is it now:

Sorry it's a little blurry, I took it without the flash to capture its coloration.

Kazzy · 08-31-2007, 11:50 PM

Did a 10 gallon water change yesterday and didn't have time to post it. My dad and I did it half because we have been rather lenient about water changes for the last month or so and it needed it, and we did it because we thought it might help Mr. Leather Coral.
I also did a water test just a little bit ago.
Results:
PH 8.1
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0
The nitrates are at a pretty good level for our tank, considering we need them for our scattered macro algae.
I was too lazy to check phosphates, but they are probably low because there's no sign of any cyano.
Cheers!

Kazzy · 08-31-2007, 11:58 PM

1 last thing before I get off:
What do you guys think about me fragging some of my green flor. ricordeas? I think it would be fun to try.
Here they are:

aquaman3680 · 09-01-2007, 12:09 AM

yep i do! I live in overland park. I take pictures for him, hes a good guy!

Matt

GeeWizzItsMe · 09-01-2007, 12:16 AM

WOW! When I was really little I lived in Overland Park!

Kazzy · 09-03-2007, 11:22 AM

Cool, aqua! Maybe I've seen you and I didnt know it!
Anyways, I was just flipping through our journal we keep all our records in, and guess what I found out? We made a mistake in it and we've actually only had the tank for a year and 5 months. Just thought you guys might want to know LOL.

aquaman3680 · 09-03-2007, 11:55 AM

you might have, i work at Paradise Aquatics

Matt

Kazzy · 09-03-2007, 06:40 PM

I might have seen you a long time ago there, because my dad and I used to go there, though we can't anymore because of the hours(he didn't own a car dealership back then).

framerguy · 09-03-2007, 09:24 PM

Beautiful tank Grant, I especially like the mandarin. You're pretty lucky, when most of us were your age this reef stuff was just a fantasy. Looks like you've done a great job!

Frankie · 09-03-2007, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kazzy

OK, time for some boring tank info:
60-70 lbs of live rock.
Equipment:
AquaC Remora 75 gallon skimmer
Coralife PC 96 watt 10,000k white bulb and 96 watt actinic(not much lighting, I know)
3 1200 Maxijet, 1 400 Maxijet
Marineland Penguin 350 gallon filter
and 250 watt heater MAYBE(my dad is not sure)
Dimensions:
36.5" x 16.5" x 21"

I see your lighting is low and that could be contributing to the way your leather coral is acting. They need more light then that. Also how is you surface movement? It's hard to tell in the pictures.

Techno-Vicki · 09-03-2007, 09:58 PM

Floridas are very easy to frag. I frag my orange ones frequently. Only problem was when I first started and I had a smaller prop tank crash. I lost the frags then.

Kazzy · 09-04-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFrankie

I see your lighting is low and that could be contributing to the way your leather coral is acting. They need more light then that. Also how is you surface movement? It's hard to tell in the pictures.

Well, we turned off the 300 pump blowing at it and we still have some pretty good surface movement. And we put the leather coral like 3 and a half inches from the top of the water level and the fixture is like an inch above the water. Enough to ensure that if I took a picture from the top it would be very blurry.
Vicki, would it be okay if we rubberbanded ricordea frags to a piece of rubble and put it in a low flow area?

Kazzy · 09-07-2007, 11:19 PM

Leather is perking up big time! The "fingers" are curving up and it looks much happier.

lcstorc · 09-07-2007, 11:29 PM

Glad the leather is coming back.
Man they can get and stay irritated.

08-30-2007, 10:04 AM	#16 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Shawnee. Do you happen to know Pat from WholeSale? __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

08-31-2007, 08:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront New coral pics! The finger leather when we first put it in: What it is now, though it is hopefully just throwing a hissy fit over being moved: On a happier note, our hammer is thriving happily: This is it when we first put it in: This is it now: Sorry it's a little blurry, I took it without the flash to capture its coloration. __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

08-31-2007, 11:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Did a 10 gallon water change yesterday and didn't have time to post it. My dad and I did it half because we have been rather lenient about water changes for the last month or so and it needed it, and we did it because we thought it might help Mr. Leather Coral. I also did a water test just a little bit ago. Results: PH 8.1 Ammonia 0 Nitrate 5 Nitrite 0 The nitrates are at a pretty good level for our tank, considering we need them for our scattered macro algae. I was too lazy to check phosphates, but they are probably low because there's no sign of any cyano. Cheers! __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

08-31-2007, 11:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront 1 last thing before I get off: What do you guys think about me fragging some of my green flor. ricordeas? I think it would be fun to try. Here they are: __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

09-01-2007, 12:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront yep i do! I live in overland park. I take pictures for him, hes a good guy! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

09-01-2007, 12:16 AM	#21 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront WOW! When I was really little I lived in Overland Park! __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

09-03-2007, 11:22 AM	#22 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Cool, aqua! Maybe I've seen you and I didnt know it! Anyways, I was just flipping through our journal we keep all our records in, and guess what I found out? We made a mistake in it and we've actually only had the tank for a year and 5 months. Just thought you guys might want to know LOL. __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

09-03-2007, 11:55 AM	#23 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront you might have, i work at Paradise Aquatics Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

09-03-2007, 06:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront I might have seen you a long time ago there, because my dad and I used to go there, though we can't anymore because of the hours(he didn't own a car dealership back then). __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

09-03-2007, 09:24 PM	#25 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Beautiful tank Grant, I especially like the mandarin. You're pretty lucky, when most of us were your age this reef stuff was just a fantasy. Looks like you've done a great job! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

09-03-2007, 09:58 PM	#27 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,086 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Floridas are very easy to frag. I frag my orange ones frequently. Only problem was when I first started and I had a smaller prop tank crash. I lost the frags then. __________________ AKA - "Speedy" Extreme Reef Addition Videos of Mandarins, reef tank, and "His Majesty's" DIY water changer http://www.murrayproductions.org/Ree...RM_videos.html "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

09-07-2007, 11:19 PM	#29 (permalink)
Kazzy Scopas Tang Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KS Posts: 440 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Leather is perking up big time! The "fingers" are curving up and it looks much happier. __________________ Grant New favorite quote: I would not, could not BUY YOUR LOAN. I would not, could not MAKE MONEY FAST. I would not, could not SEND NO CA$H. I would not, could not SEE YOUR SITE. I would not, could not EAT VEG-I-MITE. I do_not_like GREEN CARDS AND SPAM! Mandarin Policeman http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

09-07-2007, 11:29 PM	#30 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,431 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kazzy's 46 bowfront Glad the leather is coming back. Man they can get and stay irritated. __________________ 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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