Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! - Page 5

jsindorf · 01-26-2008, 09:58 PM

wow
what a nice setup
I see a new powerhead box in there and a new shrimp
what else is new?

leahski · 01-26-2008, 10:02 PM

haha yep, i made a run to the LFS for RO/DI water and came back with a koralina nano powerhead (haven't set it up yet) and a new shrimp. and i was drooling over those zoas again...

Jason (from LFS) also showed me some cool feather dusters and Koko worms (kinda like christmastree worms) that are really cool.
it won't be long before there is some new polyp life in my tank!

jadefox · 01-26-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by leahski

haha ,yeah, i love kayaking. the ocean/flatwater stuff is fun, but i LOVE whitewater! (i'm guessing your going off of my pic!)
btw, jsindorf, i love your new picture!

and, speaking of pictures! (i'm so good at segueing!) i took some of my new setup (and my new peppermint shrimp!) that will be up momentarily!

Awesome! Yea I saw the yaks on your pic. I used to guide some whitewater on the Green, Arkansas and a few other rivers...and my personal claim to fame was kayaking the east coast of Scotland from Aberdeen to St. Andrews...alas....another life.

Keep the pics coming!

leahski · 01-27-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jadefox

Awesome! Yea I saw the yaks on your pic. I used to guide some whitewater on the Green, Arkansas and a few other rivers...and my personal claim to fame was kayaking the east coast of Scotland from Aberdeen to St. Andrews...alas....another life.

awesome! ah man, i'm so jealous! i havent been in like two years!

and i've never done anything as cool as that!

jadefox · 01-27-2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by leahski

awesome! ah man, i'm so jealous! i havent been in like two years!

and i've never done anything as cool as that!

Well you did start a nano--that's pretty cool, isn't it?

leahski · 01-27-2008, 02:02 AM

haha, you bet! i'd even venture to say that it's much cooler than kayaking! i have to say, i'm pretty hooked on it! i just can't stop looking at it!

leahski · 01-27-2008, 02:05 AM

BTW, i'm having a slight pep. shrimp problem with pepperoncini. he might be facing banishment, but for now he's just on probation.
read here: the tale of the mushroom-eating peppermint shrimp

leahski · 01-27-2008, 12:41 PM

well, pepperoncini is banished, awaiting hanging, and my mushrooms are trying to recover from the brutality.

i'll get some pics up of the damage. and whatever torture method we find fitting for a mushroom eater!

jsindorf · 01-27-2008, 02:02 PM

I still think that GFCI power panel is pretty nifty! Thanks for the pics.

leahski · 01-27-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jsindorf

I still think that GFCI power panel is pretty nifty! Thanks for the pics.

yeah, well, my dad is pretty niffty!

pepperoncini is banished and is now known as "the shrimp of which we do not speak". Unfortunately when i went to the LFS they told me that they didn't do returns/exchanges/refunds for marine livestock, but that they'd take it back. so i gave it to them, but i basically just paid $9 to get my mushrooms torn up! great!

nitrates still aren't 0 after removing sponge, adding more flow, and removing and scrubbing LRR. i'm doing a waterchange tonight.

btw, my shrooms will recover, right? is there any way to help the process along?

naperenterprise · 01-27-2008, 11:00 PM

Great little Nano! Sounds like your having a blast! Its a very adicting hobby isn't it? Your dad did a great job organizing your power! Looks great!

Where did you get the live rock? That looks nice as well, pretty cool you got all those shooms as HH'ers. Great deal!

Enjoy the hobby! The folks here are great as you know.

leahski · 01-27-2008, 11:41 PM

thanks! i am having a blast with it! it's amazing how long i can stare at live rock! (okay, not the rocks, the tiny pods and worms in it!)

the rocks i just got from my LFS. i don't know what kind it is, it was just labeled "cured" and "premium cured" lol

leahski · 01-29-2008, 01:23 PM

well, my mushrooms are looking better today. my baby red one looks like its fully expanded, but it's now the shape of an "infinity" symbol - the little sideways 8.

and the big one is unfolding more every day, but is still nervous (and rightfully so!) about being eaten alive. poor guys.

my nitrates are still hanging around 20ppm. hmmph.

jsindorf · 01-29-2008, 01:43 PM

Sad news about the shrooms...
You need the fire and ice zoos to help get over that!

So... let's look at nitrates...
you have a BioCube 8
the tank cycled and has a bunch of live rock and live sand
(two small mushroom hitchhikers)
plus a clean up crew

you do water changes every week to 10 days

in the back compartments you have:

#1 (input) live rock rubble (took out the charcoal filter pack)
#2 live rock rubble in the bottom (took out bioballs) with the drip tray still in place and filter floss on the drip tray
#3 pump and heater (removed filter sponge)

Stock pump
added nano power head for more water movement

I don't get it. Nitrates should be lower.

leahski · 01-29-2008, 01:47 PM

i know. especially after i scrubbed my LRR and vaccumed my substrate.
anyone know what could be the nitrate trap? i mean, levels are safe right now, but i'd like them to be 0 before i put a big bioload like a fish in there.

hehe. fire and ice zoos would help!

01-26-2008, 09:58 PM	#61 (permalink)
jsindorf Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GR Michigan Posts: 43 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! wow what a nice setup I see a new powerhead box in there and a new shrimp what else is new?

01-26-2008, 10:02 PM	#62 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! haha yep, i made a run to the LFS for RO/DI water and came back with a koralina nano powerhead (haven't set it up yet) and a new shrimp. and i was drooling over those zoas again... Jason (from LFS) also showed me some cool feather dusters and Koko worms (kinda like christmastree worms) that are really cool. it won't be long before there is some new polyp life in my tank! __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

01-27-2008, 02:02 AM	#66 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! haha, you bet! i'd even venture to say that it's much cooler than kayaking! i have to say, i'm pretty hooked on it! i just can't stop looking at it! __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

01-27-2008, 02:05 AM	#67 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! BTW, i'm having a slight pep. shrimp problem with pepperoncini. he might be facing banishment, but for now he's just on probation. read here: the tale of the mushroom-eating peppermint shrimp __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

01-27-2008, 12:41 PM	#68 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! well, pepperoncini is banished, awaiting hanging, and my mushrooms are trying to recover from the brutality. i'll get some pics up of the damage. and whatever torture method we find fitting for a mushroom eater! __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

01-27-2008, 02:02 PM	#69 (permalink)
jsindorf Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GR Michigan Posts: 43 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! I still think that GFCI power panel is pretty nifty! Thanks for the pics.

01-27-2008, 11:00 PM	#71 (permalink)
naperenterprise Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,183 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! Great little Nano! Sounds like your having a blast! Its a very adicting hobby isn't it? Your dad did a great job organizing your power! Looks great! Where did you get the live rock? That looks nice as well, pretty cool you got all those shooms as HH'ers. Great deal! Enjoy the hobby! The folks here are great as you know. __________________ ~~~Jason~~~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to our Reef Galaxy

01-27-2008, 11:41 PM	#72 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! thanks! i am having a blast with it! it's amazing how long i can stare at live rock! (okay, not the rocks, the tiny pods and worms in it!) the rocks i just got from my LFS. i don't know what kind it is, it was just labeled "cured" and "premium cured" lol __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

01-29-2008, 01:23 PM	#73 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! well, my mushrooms are looking better today. my baby red one looks like its fully expanded, but it's now the shape of an "infinity" symbol - the little sideways 8. and the big one is unfolding more every day, but is still nervous (and rightfully so!) about being eaten alive. poor guys. my nitrates are still hanging around 20ppm. hmmph. __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

01-29-2008, 01:43 PM	#74 (permalink)
jsindorf Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GR Michigan Posts: 43 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! Sad news about the shrooms... You need the fire and ice zoos to help get over that! So... let's look at nitrates... you have a BioCube 8 the tank cycled and has a bunch of live rock and live sand (two small mushroom hitchhikers) plus a clean up crew you do water changes every week to 10 days in the back compartments you have: #1 (input) live rock rubble (took out the charcoal filter pack) #2 live rock rubble in the bottom (took out bioballs) with the drip tray still in place and filter floss on the drip tray #3 pump and heater (removed filter sponge) Stock pump added nano power head for more water movement I don't get it. Nitrates should be lower.

01-29-2008, 01:47 PM	#75 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! i know. especially after i scrubbed my LRR and vaccumed my substrate. anyone know what could be the nitrate trap? i mean, levels are safe right now, but i'd like them to be 0 before i put a big bioload like a fish in there. hehe. fire and ice zoos would help! __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

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