New Horizons - Page 19

BigAl07 · 09-26-2008, 09:57 AM

Frank how do you "know" it's a HE clam?

Frankie · 09-26-2008, 10:00 AM

It's a joke Allen. Let me zoom in here~

BigAl07 · 09-26-2008, 10:04 AM

See I don't know my clams well enough to see a JOKE when it almost sits in my lap!! Thanks bro!!

I'm enjoying this thread.... TOO much today apparently!! LOL

Frankie · 09-26-2008, 10:07 AM

I am glad you stopped in Al. This thread needs a few laughs or the natives get bored

BigAl07 · 09-26-2008, 10:12 AM

So Frank what (if any so far) significant changes have you noticed in your tank since you started the "New" method? Do you have a set of pics that would show any "visual" differences?

Frankie · 09-26-2008, 10:25 AM

I will get some up this weekend for you Allen. Yeah, I see a big difference in my nuisance algae growth

It's cool though, it was to be expected and should pass soon now. I have a very reliable source helping me out in pm on the zeo site.
The corals are much lighter and the colors are more vivid then before. It will take a lot longer, (6 months I am projecting) before I start to see them really bloom though. I am still only on the basic 4 and getting my system to cycle out.
I took some shots yesterday but not very good ones. Here is a frag I am growing, You can see I am getting good polyp extension.

All the corals look awesome! I am very happy I went this route so far.

BigAl07 · 09-26-2008, 10:28 AM

I'm thrilled to see it doing well. Gives me something to "Shoot for" in the future. I'm a tinkerer/experimenter/reviewer at heart. I love new things (especially technical stuff) so this is something I'm wanting to try at SOME point.

Thanks for the update

cheeks69 · 09-26-2008, 11:00 AM

We need a FTS Frankie !
Very nice Frags, love the tray too

PEMfish · 09-26-2008, 04:25 PM

Ohhh, I thought it polluted the water in a way only males can.

I see what you meant now.

Frankie · 09-30-2008, 01:42 AM

Sorry for not posting any FTS over the weekend gang. Work has been busy. I have recently expanded into tiles, (ceramic, granite, marble and porcelain) with my company and have been very busy. Two Rivers flooring has been doing very well

Praise the Lord!
As for updates I have ordered the glass for building my frag tank and will be getting it in a few days. Plain plate with one edge polished. I will post a build thread for all you DIYers when it is done.

Frankie · 10-04-2008, 11:34 PM

I have been dosing one mil. PCS (Pohl's Coral Snow) plus one drop Zeo Bak for 4 days so far and all the diatoms on the rocks are gone. I still have 4 more days to go and the glass should be cleared up. All the corals are growing like mad and the colors are getting better every week.
I will get a fts tomorrow after church.
I am still waiting on the glass. It is in production and it should be ready Monday. I am anxious to get the frag tank up and running so I can clean my DT up. Once the frags are settled and have good growth on the plugs I will offer some for sale.

BigAl07 · 10-05-2008, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

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I will get a fts tomorrow after church.
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We'll hold ya to it bro!! Can't wait to see it!!

Frankie · 10-05-2008, 11:09 PM

I took some shots but they came out bad. Here are a few that look ok though.
Scuse the frag rack. Hopefully that will be out next week if I can get the frag tank built tomorrow, late tues.

Here's a sweet lime green Slimer I got from Mac (Pacific East AquaCulture).

A side shot

It's very obvious the zeo is improving my corals colors and growth.
I will get some better pictures up after the frag tank build and I can clean the DT up.

sambrinar · 10-05-2008, 11:12 PM

Those are great shots, beautiful , wow how big is that clam, looks huge

Frankie · 10-05-2008, 11:13 PM

Its about 14" now. Thanks

09-26-2008, 09:57 AM	#271 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons Frank how do you "know" it's a HE clam? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-26-2008, 10:04 AM	#273 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons See I don't know my clams well enough to see a JOKE when it almost sits in my lap!! Thanks bro!! I'm enjoying this thread.... TOO much today apparently!! LOL __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-26-2008, 10:12 AM	#275 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons So Frank what (if any so far) significant changes have you noticed in your tank since you started the "New" method? Do you have a set of pics that would show any "visual" differences? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-26-2008, 10:28 AM	#277 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons I'm thrilled to see it doing well. Gives me something to "Shoot for" in the future. I'm a tinkerer/experimenter/reviewer at heart. I love new things (especially technical stuff) so this is something I'm wanting to try at SOME point. Thanks for the update __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-26-2008, 11:00 AM	#278 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Horizons We need a FTS Frankie ! Very nice Frags, love the tray too __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

09-26-2008, 04:25 PM	#279 (permalink)
PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,048 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons Ohhh, I thought it polluted the water in a way only males can. I see what you meant now. __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

10-05-2008, 11:12 PM	#284 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Horizons Those are great shots, beautiful , wow how big is that clam, looks huge __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

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