The 180gal Family Project - Page 56

nikkipigtails · 07-23-2008, 10:23 AM

By the way...WE HAVE PODS!!! I was looking at the tank really close the other night and saw the sand start moving around. At first I thought it was just the CL pump but when I looked closer, it was pods! This morning when I turned the lights on, I saw giants ones scurry back into the rocks. They were breeders...must they almost looked 1/2" long...they were HUGE! I just might have to add a manderin to my stock list...

nikkipigtails · 07-23-2008, 10:25 AM

Oh, and we should be getting a shipment or two today...

framerguy · 07-23-2008, 11:06 AM

Yeah Pods!! Woo hoo! All I have are two tiny tunicates in my tank right now...

tippMANn98 · 07-23-2008, 11:16 AM

WOW, nikki, you guys have come a long way wouldnt you say? Quite the little plumber are we?!

So did you "try" the reactor with the neighbor? bubbe bubble bubble.....phfooooooo....

nikkipigtails · 07-23-2008, 11:35 AM

Greg: Yay! Pods! You know you're addicted when you start doing the happy dance because you see pods.

Daniel: We have come a loooong way. I've more than tripled my knowledge over the course of this build - which isn't saying much because I still knew practically nothing when I found this site. But I like to build stuff...Tommy builds elevators all day and gets major satisfaction when it's all completed and it runs and I play with pvc. It makes me feel all bad ass when I'm using the portaband to cut stuff.

And no, we didn't try the REACTORS with the neighbor. He's 67, but I did see a little twinkle in his eye when he asked if they were bongs.

rmlevasseur · 07-23-2008, 01:54 PM

I know exactly how you feel with the pods! My 180 had a lot of Marco and some LR that I received kinda frozen, and for the first two months I didn't see any life other than what I put in it (which is what I wanted anyway). Then I bought some cheato for the fuge, and holy crap 2 months later I am literally overrun with the buggers. Its almost hard to see thru the fuge now because of all of them on the glass. Big ones, little ones, white ones, dark ones, creepy ones, potato bug ones... I've had 2 mandarins for a couple months now and they are fat and happy!

rmlevasseur · 07-23-2008, 01:55 PM

OMG thank god nobody suggested a "reactor bong" to me 20 years ago

No officer...thats just my protein skimmer...

mothergoose · 07-23-2008, 01:57 PM

Great find Nikki.

nikkipigtails · 07-23-2008, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmlevasseur

OMG thank god nobody suggested a "reactor bong" to me 20 years ago

No officer...thats just my protein skimmer...

I just goy my first two shipments of toys.

Got my CUC from Reefcleaners. I've never seen so many snails in all my life. Everything smelled fresh and I followed his acclimation instructions and added them into my tanks and fuge. I'm not sure if I have any casualties yet. There were over 600 snails so I'm going to see which ones are in the same place I dropped them in a couple of hours.

I also got my complete 2 part solution kit. I want to play so bad but I haven't received my magnesium test kit yet. The UPS shipping tracker says it's in Memphis

Guess I'll have to wait. I'm sure it'll be here in a couple of days though.

tippMANn98 · 07-23-2008, 04:12 PM

600 snails???? WTF, how come? thats a ton of snails....Escargot for dinner?

nikkipigtails · 07-23-2008, 04:15 PM

they're little guys

thelastmucci · 07-23-2008, 04:30 PM

see guys size doesen't matter LOL

vdituri · 07-23-2008, 07:36 PM

Yowsers! 600?
That's alot of squirmy's.

Fish Crazy · 07-24-2008, 02:14 PM

That's great Nikki - I haven't seen pods in our tank yet

Techno-Vicki · 07-24-2008, 04:28 PM

ongrats on the pods!!! And the building of the 'reactor'. I have on my t-shirt, murrayproductions: reef magic on the front. I was in town at the local Walmart and ran into the superintendent of schools. We were talking and then he looked at my shirt. He gave me a 'very' funny look and left shortly after. Hummmmmm......

07-23-2008, 10:23 AM	#826 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,808 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project By the way...WE HAVE PODS!!! I was looking at the tank really close the other night and saw the sand start moving around. At first I thought it was just the CL pump but when I looked closer, it was pods! This morning when I turned the lights on, I saw giants ones scurry back into the rocks. They were breeders...must they almost looked 1/2" long...they were HUGE! I just might have to add a manderin to my stock list... __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

07-23-2008, 10:25 AM	#827 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,808 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project Oh, and we should be getting a shipment or two today... __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

07-23-2008, 11:06 AM	#828 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,651 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project Yeah Pods!! Woo hoo! All I have are two tiny tunicates in my tank right now... __________________ ___________________________________ 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! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g 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

07-23-2008, 11:16 AM	#829 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project WOW, nikki, you guys have come a long way wouldnt you say? Quite the little plumber are we?! So did you "try" the reactor with the neighbor? bubbe bubble bubble.....phfooooooo....

07-23-2008, 11:35 AM	#830 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,808 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project Greg: Yay! Pods! You know you're addicted when you start doing the happy dance because you see pods. Daniel: We have come a loooong way. I've more than tripled my knowledge over the course of this build - which isn't saying much because I still knew practically nothing when I found this site. But I like to build stuff...Tommy builds elevators all day and gets major satisfaction when it's all completed and it runs and I play with pvc. It makes me feel all bad ass when I'm using the portaband to cut stuff. And no, we didn't try the REACTORS with the neighbor. He's 67, but I did see a little twinkle in his eye when he asked if they were bongs. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

07-23-2008, 01:54 PM	#831 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project I know exactly how you feel with the pods! My 180 had a lot of Marco and some LR that I received kinda frozen, and for the first two months I didn't see any life other than what I put in it (which is what I wanted anyway). Then I bought some cheato for the fuge, and holy crap 2 months later I am literally overrun with the buggers. Its almost hard to see thru the fuge now because of all of them on the glass. Big ones, little ones, white ones, dark ones, creepy ones, potato bug ones... I've had 2 mandarins for a couple months now and they are fat and happy! __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

07-23-2008, 01:55 PM	#832 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project OMG thank god nobody suggested a "reactor bong" to me 20 years ago No officer...thats just my protein skimmer... __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

07-23-2008, 01:57 PM	#833 (permalink)
mothergoose Serpent Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 235 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project Great find Nikki. __________________ Nina YOUTH IS A TEMPORARY CONDITION FROM WHICH ONE USUALLY RECOVERS

07-23-2008, 04:12 PM	#835 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project 600 snails???? WTF, how come? thats a ton of snails....Escargot for dinner?

07-23-2008, 04:15 PM	#836 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,808 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project they're little guys __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

07-23-2008, 07:36 PM	#838 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,758 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project Yowsers! 600? That's alot of squirmy's. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

07-24-2008, 02:14 PM	#839 (permalink)
Fish Crazy Cabbage Leather Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 350 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project That's great Nikki - I haven't seen pods in our tank yet __________________ Reefing Rocks Check out our 180 project http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...obsession.html

07-24-2008, 04:28 PM	#840 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project ongrats on the pods!!! And the building of the 'reactor'. I have on my t-shirt, murrayproductions: reef magic on the front. I was in town at the local Walmart and ran into the superintendent of schools. We were talking and then he looked at my shirt. He gave me a 'very' funny look and left shortly after. Hummmmmm...... __________________ 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)

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