Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year - Page 3

Dentoid · 01-04-2008, 10:07 PM

Looking forward to seeing my new birthday corals!

I guess you are busy with that Aquacontroller. Soon enough your tank will be so automated that it will take on a life of its own. It'll be war of the reefs all over, Lorraine's robotic tank!

bluespotjawfish · 01-04-2008, 11:34 PM

Sorry, no one was visiting me here so I posted them in a separate thread. The pics in the other thread were taken in the 50. I now have them in the 125. I totally remodeled the left side of the tank for them. I don't think my red monti is going to like what I did, but I think I like it. Mr. Palani really likes it as it opens up the back cave a lot more. He now likes to hang out under the new shelf on the end where he can see me coming down the hall (to feed him). Took a few shots tonight, but I think they will look nicer tomorrow so may take some more then too.

Pics of the newbies!

tbittner · 01-04-2008, 11:54 PM

It's obvious that you really love your tank and it shows. It's beautiful!

Great pickup on the new corals. Very sweet!

bluespotjawfish · 01-06-2008, 12:35 PM

Thanks T! Yeah, I'm kinda attached to it. Sometimes though I get way too absorbed by it.

Something strange is going on in the 125. It could be caused by several changes I have made lately. I haven't had any nitrates for months now and to my surprize the test strip tests I do a few times a week now shows that I have some. Confirmed with Salifert it is sitting at about 2 ppm. Grrr! Let's see what's different in my tank:

I took chaeto out of the refugium just before Christmas. It was overgrown, kept clogging the pump, and simply a major PITA I was tired of dealing with it.

I added my Yellow Tang. Kinda figured that he is about the same bioload as the two BSJF I lost.

I started feeding Phytofeast, but I only does 1/2 a dose.

I increased flow in the tank by replacing one of the MJ1200 pumps with the Tunze Nanostream 6025 and I'm running it continuously.

I did a 10% WC Friday and cleaned the sand.

I added chaeto back into the refugium (a small amount I stole from the 50)

I'll do a 25% one today that will just be water exchange.

I will stop the Phytofeast and cut other feeding in half.

This seems too strange, so much for just 2 ppm, but I have become accustomed to 0 and want to keep it that way.

Techno-Vicki · 01-06-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

It's obvious that you really love your tank and it shows. It's beautiful!

Great pickup on the new corals. Very sweet!

Ditto!!

Techno-Vicki · 01-06-2008, 02:27 PM

Sorry to ask, but do you have any clams? They are great for keeping the nitrates down. Mine reads 0 always, even when over feeding at times. Just a thought, and maybe you have them.

lcstorc · 01-06-2008, 02:36 PM

I love the story of your tank rescue.
Seems like every time I turn around you have new stuff.
Everything looks great as always.

bluespotjawfish · 01-06-2008, 03:35 PM

V - Yip, I have a single clam. He has been picked on lately, but now the picking seems to have stopped (I'm hoping). I think it is mostly related to doing all these new things at the same time. I wouldn't have even worried about it in the past, but now I know that 0 can be sustained quite easily and will continue to do that. The funniest thing is that I was having a yeck of a time keeping my 50g anemone tank below 5 ppm and it has stayed a steady 0 for the past month (since I traded out my skimmer for my friends' identical one, started using the skimmer box again, and added chaeto to it).

L - I've tried to be good and stop buying stuff, but...well...you know.

Dentoid · 01-06-2008, 03:47 PM

The new cave looks inviting!
May I come spend some time under the ledge?

bluespotjawfish · 01-06-2008, 03:57 PM

Only if you bring your camera and maybe Spotty!

it's the fav fish hangout now!

bluespotjawfish · 01-06-2008, 03:58 PM

I'd leave the kittys home though, my dogs and fish aren't kitty trained.

bluespotjawfish · 01-19-2008, 10:36 AM

Last night was fun, no really...ok, well maybe not fun but rewarding...actually it was just a royal pain but now it is done.

I just haven't been satisfied with the flow around my acros so I messed with it last night. I started out thinking I just needed to move the tunze nanostream pump to the left side of the tank. The area is so small it is really hard to get any flow without blasting stuff. I did accommplish that (I think) and I hope all my corals forgive me. I moved the MJ 1200 to the middle of the tank and aimed it to the left. The koralia is in the far left corner angled to the right over the top of the acros. The return box is between the two pumps. I'm still not sure I like how I have the middle return nozzle aimed. So, in the process I had to rearrange my zoo patch to fit the MJ1200 in this area. And then, move the clam, and the fox coral, and the hammers, and the frogspawn, then the acans, no move them back. wow they are growing up nicely... Several hours later, I ran out of room for everything. I now have my red mushroom rock in my refugium...how did that happen...and another rock with a few lavendar fuzzies, green fuzzies, and orange zos on it too. My red mushrooms have been bleaching for some reason, lavendar fuzzies are trying to melt, so hopefully the rduced lighting will be good for them. They both are very nice rocks. Oh yeah, my really nice orange sun polyps are under the ledge on the left side now and only viewable from the side of the tank. Oh well, I just felt they needed some shade and that was the best place for them right now.

I have a feeling that this won't be the end of the changes, but that was a lot of work.

tbittner · 01-19-2008, 12:02 PM

Wow! Ok, I think I followed all of that...

Are you ok?

hma · 01-19-2008, 01:46 PM

Just stopping by ... that must be a really great love to your tank .... simply marvellous Lorraine

bluespotjawfish · 01-19-2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Wow! Ok, I think I followed all of that...

Are you ok?

If you can figure all that out you get a gold star!

I also walked the doggies.

Quote:

that must be a really great love to your tank

I think you love your tank too! It shows!

Ok, the list continued this morning. Feed the fishies...WC in the 29g...small WC in the 125...clean and calibrate both pH probes on the 125...remove the salt creep that is all over the bottom of the stand (from the stinking bulkhead on my fuge that leaks)...make some water...sell a few frags...and now my doggies want their walk! Oh, the bulkhead still leaks.

At the end of the day, I guess I would rather do this stuff than clean house (since the house still needs a good cleaning).

01-04-2008, 10:07 PM	#31 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Looking forward to seeing my new birthday corals! I guess you are busy with that Aquacontroller. Soon enough your tank will be so automated that it will take on a life of its own. It'll be war of the reefs all over, Lorraine's robotic tank! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-04-2008, 11:54 PM	#33 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,089 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year It's obvious that you really love your tank and it shows. It's beautiful! Great pickup on the new corals. Very sweet! __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

01-06-2008, 12:35 PM	#34 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Thanks T! Yeah, I'm kinda attached to it. Sometimes though I get way too absorbed by it. Something strange is going on in the 125. It could be caused by several changes I have made lately. I haven't had any nitrates for months now and to my surprize the test strip tests I do a few times a week now shows that I have some. Confirmed with Salifert it is sitting at about 2 ppm. Grrr! Let's see what's different in my tank: I took chaeto out of the refugium just before Christmas. It was overgrown, kept clogging the pump, and simply a major PITA I was tired of dealing with it. I added my Yellow Tang. Kinda figured that he is about the same bioload as the two BSJF I lost. I started feeding Phytofeast, but I only does 1/2 a dose. I increased flow in the tank by replacing one of the MJ1200 pumps with the Tunze Nanostream 6025 and I'm running it continuously. I did a 10% WC Friday and cleaned the sand. I added chaeto back into the refugium (a small amount I stole from the 50) I'll do a 25% one today that will just be water exchange. I will stop the Phytofeast and cut other feeding in half. This seems too strange, so much for just 2 ppm, but I have become accustomed to 0 and want to keep it that way. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

01-06-2008, 02:27 PM	#36 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Sorry to ask, but do you have any clams? They are great for keeping the nitrates down. Mine reads 0 always, even when over feeding at times. Just a thought, and maybe you have them. __________________ 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)

01-06-2008, 02:36 PM	#37 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year I love the story of your tank rescue. Seems like every time I turn around you have new stuff. Everything looks great as always. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-06-2008, 03:35 PM	#38 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year V - Yip, I have a single clam. He has been picked on lately, but now the picking seems to have stopped (I'm hoping). I think it is mostly related to doing all these new things at the same time. I wouldn't have even worried about it in the past, but now I know that 0 can be sustained quite easily and will continue to do that. The funniest thing is that I was having a yeck of a time keeping my 50g anemone tank below 5 ppm and it has stayed a steady 0 for the past month (since I traded out my skimmer for my friends' identical one, started using the skimmer box again, and added chaeto to it). L - I've tried to be good and stop buying stuff, but...well...you know. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

01-06-2008, 03:47 PM	#39 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year The new cave looks inviting! May I come spend some time under the ledge? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-06-2008, 03:57 PM	#40 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Only if you bring your camera and maybe Spotty! it's the fav fish hangout now! __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

01-06-2008, 03:58 PM	#41 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year I'd leave the kittys home though, my dogs and fish aren't kitty trained. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

01-19-2008, 10:36 AM	#42 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 3,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Last night was fun, no really...ok, well maybe not fun but rewarding...actually it was just a royal pain but now it is done. I just haven't been satisfied with the flow around my acros so I messed with it last night. I started out thinking I just needed to move the tunze nanostream pump to the left side of the tank. The area is so small it is really hard to get any flow without blasting stuff. I did accommplish that (I think) and I hope all my corals forgive me. I moved the MJ 1200 to the middle of the tank and aimed it to the left. The koralia is in the far left corner angled to the right over the top of the acros. The return box is between the two pumps. I'm still not sure I like how I have the middle return nozzle aimed. So, in the process I had to rearrange my zoo patch to fit the MJ1200 in this area. And then, move the clam, and the fox coral, and the hammers, and the frogspawn, then the acans, no move them back. wow they are growing up nicely... Several hours later, I ran out of room for everything. I now have my red mushroom rock in my refugium...how did that happen...and another rock with a few lavendar fuzzies, green fuzzies, and orange zos on it too. My red mushrooms have been bleaching for some reason, lavendar fuzzies are trying to melt, so hopefully the rduced lighting will be good for them. They both are very nice rocks. Oh yeah, my really nice orange sun polyps are under the ledge on the left side now and only viewable from the side of the tank. Oh well, I just felt they needed some shade and that was the best place for them right now. I have a feeling that this won't be the end of the changes, but that was a lot of work. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

01-19-2008, 12:02 PM	#43 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,089 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Wow! Ok, I think I followed all of that... Are you ok? __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

01-19-2008, 01:46 PM	#44 (permalink)
hma Acropora Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 1,737 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lorraine's 125 (et. al) - The 2nd Year Just stopping by ... that must be a really great love to your tank .... simply marvellous Lorraine __________________ 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"

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