The 180gal Family Project - Page 57

nikkipigtails · 07-24-2008, 05:56 PM

got the rest of my packages today...time to play!

I'm going to give myself a couple weeks to get the params where I want them and get rid of the HA...then the first fish! Well, not exactly first, the clowns are already in the system. I'm going to do a poll to see what fish to get...go vote!

Craig Manoukian · 07-25-2008, 12:40 AM

Just catching up and can't wait to see pics of package delivery #2!

Fish Crazy · 07-26-2008, 03:57 PM

Waiting for new pics

turn8299 · 07-27-2008, 02:36 AM

Hi Nikki! You may have already said what part of Alabama you are from but I havnt read through all the posts yet. I live in Tuscaloosa, where in Bama are you at?

nikkipigtails · 07-27-2008, 10:02 AM

I'm in Robertsdale...Baldwin County. My husband works in Tuscaloosa a lot because the business he works for is in Prattville.

nikkipigtails · 07-27-2008, 10:09 AM

Ok...I have a confession to make...I got a fish

I know I said I was going to wait until the params were where I wanted them but I was only really talking about calcium and magnesium. Everything else is fine. So...I got a Six Line Wrasse. Her name is Grenadine. I decided to follow Jack's suggestion and take care of some predatory issues before I add more expensive fish. I know I did a good job on the rockwork because she hid as soon as she got in the tank and I couldn't find her until this morning when se came out.

Here she is:

I've also been having a problem with HA so I got a Lettuce Nudibranch. It's seriously cool. But I haven't named it yet...what do you guys think?:

I found a good use for HA too...the pods are using it for breeding grounds. It's difficult to see in the picture, but everything white is a pod/pods:

Oh, and for posterity...here is my CUC before I added them...if you want to see what 650 small Nassirus and Dwarf Cerith Snails look like, here you go:

AQTCJAK · 07-27-2008, 11:51 AM

Looks good Nikki there is a product that ia a Bacteria called Marine SAT made by TLC that will help keep the HA under control & give the tank some good bacteria

hma · 07-27-2008, 02:45 PM

just stopping by Nikki ..... looking good so far, love the six line

nikkipigtails · 07-27-2008, 03:22 PM

thanks Jack and Heinz.

I'm putting the finishing touches on the dual reactor and should get that up and running it should help with the HA. Luckily, there's no new growth and the HA that's on the rocks is slowing going away. We've scraped off the HA that we can reach off the glass and it hasn't grown back yet. I'm hoping that the phosban takes care of the rest of it.

I took some random reef shots today. It's really hard to do with a crappy camera, but here they are anyway:

nikkipigtails · 07-27-2008, 03:28 PM

nikkipigtails · 07-27-2008, 03:29 PM

thelastmucci · 07-27-2008, 03:32 PM

Great Progress Nikki...that's a LOT of snails.

It may be corny but I'd name the lettuce nudi...are you ready....Iceburg..but you have to use the "u" to make him seem "cooler"

love those shots you posted..doesn't look like you have that crappy a camera.

Good job at making the six line feel at home.

nikkipigtails · 07-27-2008, 03:39 PM

Thanks Mucci. I'm thinking that Olive may be suitable. All the fish are going t have liquor oriented names.

Grenadine is roaming around the tank now zipping in and out of the rocks. She seems very happy.

Param report:
Ammonia, trites & trates: 0
pH: 8.1
Calcium: 465
Mag: 1350
Alk: 6.9

hma · 07-27-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkipigtails

ahhh what a nice slug .... do you know the latin name of that slug Nikki ?

07-24-2008, 05:50 PM	#841 (permalink)
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07-24-2008, 05:56 PM	#842 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project got the rest of my packages today...time to play! I'm going to give myself a couple weeks to get the params where I want them and get rid of the HA...then the first fish! Well, not exactly first, the clowns are already in the system. I'm going to do a poll to see what fish to get...go vote! __________________ 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

07-25-2008, 12:40 AM	#843 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project Just catching up and can't wait to see pics of package delivery #2! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

07-26-2008, 03:57 PM	#844 (permalink)
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07-27-2008, 02:36 AM	#845 (permalink)
turn8299 Limpet Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 137 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project Hi Nikki! You may have already said what part of Alabama you are from but I havnt read through all the posts yet. I live in Tuscaloosa, where in Bama are you at?

07-27-2008, 10:02 AM	#846 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project I'm in Robertsdale...Baldwin County. My husband works in Tuscaloosa a lot because the business he works for is in Prattville. __________________ 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

07-27-2008, 10:09 AM	#847 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project Ok...I have a confession to make...I got a fish I know I said I was going to wait until the params were where I wanted them but I was only really talking about calcium and magnesium. Everything else is fine. So...I got a Six Line Wrasse. Her name is Grenadine. I decided to follow Jack's suggestion and take care of some predatory issues before I add more expensive fish. I know I did a good job on the rockwork because she hid as soon as she got in the tank and I couldn't find her until this morning when se came out. Here she is: I've also been having a problem with HA so I got a Lettuce Nudibranch. It's seriously cool. But I haven't named it yet...what do you guys think?: I found a good use for HA too...the pods are using it for breeding grounds. It's difficult to see in the picture, but everything white is a pod/pods: Oh, and for posterity...here is my CUC before I added them...if you want to see what 650 small Nassirus and Dwarf Cerith Snails look like, here you go: __________________ 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

07-27-2008, 11:51 AM	#848 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,224 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project Looks good Nikki there is a product that ia a Bacteria called Marine SAT made by TLC that will help keep the HA under control & give the tank some good bacteria __________________ 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

07-27-2008, 02:45 PM	#849 (permalink)
hma Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 2,191 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The 180gal Family Project just stopping by Nikki ..... looking good so far, love the six line __________________ 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"

07-27-2008, 03:22 PM	#850 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project thanks Jack and Heinz. I'm putting the finishing touches on the dual reactor and should get that up and running it should help with the HA. Luckily, there's no new growth and the HA that's on the rocks is slowing going away. We've scraped off the HA that we can reach off the glass and it hasn't grown back yet. I'm hoping that the phosban takes care of the rest of it. I took some random reef shots today. It's really hard to do with a crappy camera, but here they are anyway: __________________ 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

07-27-2008, 03:28 PM	#851 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project __________________ 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

07-27-2008, 03:29 PM	#852 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project __________________ 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

07-27-2008, 03:39 PM	#854 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,812 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The 180gal Family Project Thanks Mucci. I'm thinking that Olive may be suitable. All the fish are going t have liquor oriented names. Grenadine is roaming around the tank now zipping in and out of the rocks. She seems very happy. Param report: Ammonia, trites & trates: 0 pH: 8.1 Calcium: 465 Mag: 1350 Alk: 6.9 __________________ 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

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