Bruce's Reef - Page 7

VINA DEL MAR · 11-26-2004, 09:28 AM

Hi Brucey!It's always nice to hear from you.I see also a new addition to your life.A beautiful angel and you dont look so bad at all too.
The tank pics are awesome and so are the fishes and corals.
Hopefully you'll keep posting more often here.RS is a great family of very good people.For a moment I thought we lost forever but I see that you have been busy with the baby.Again keep posting info about your tank and dont just lurk around ok?

VINA

Craig Manoukian · 11-26-2004, 04:45 PM

I like the last shot best Bruce congrats!

Never aplogize for taking time for family, much more important than this hobby, eh?

cheeks69 · 11-26-2004, 11:47 PM

Great to hear from ya Brucey ! The tank looks GREAT and the pic of both of ya is special

They don't stay small for very long so enjoy it !!!

Brucey · 11-29-2004, 07:10 AM

Hey Guys. Thanks for all the kind words and freindship. It's so nice to be able to come back here and see / hear from so many familiar faces. Yep, I'm really pleased with the tank these days but I just HAVE SO MANY ISSUE's with PH. I have a PH computer and I used to be able to stabilise the tank between 8.38 and 8.42 which is a pretty tight range but with the addition of all the SPS corals it's just gone mad. It now runs from 7.9 in the mornings to 8.4 in the evenings but strangely enough the corals don't seem to mind.

Yep, Drew is just the greatest. I guess no bloke can be prepared for the way you fall for your own kid. I mean, I've always liked kids but sometimes I just look at him a feel like crying I love him so much. And I can tell you all, no matter what mood he is in if you sit him in front of the reef. He just goes boggled eye and loves it to bits. Bless him.
Anyway, catch you all later
Brucey

Maxx · 11-29-2004, 04:20 PM

Thats just awesome Brucey. You're a truly wealthy man!
Nick

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 05:50 AM

OK guys, since the loss of the RS database last year I've been meaning to update my tank profile etc with some new pics of the tank and some new additions / coral / fish . . . . . and of course some new gadgets and hardware. Apart from ripping out the sandbed, getting rid of all my macroalgae in the sump, re-plumbing the entire system and replacing my return pumps, powerheads and circulation pumps . . . . I haven't done a lot really . . . .

Anyway, here goes. Apologies up front for those with dial up connections. This is BW intensive

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 05:53 AM

First off, a couple of overall tank shots. The room was also redecorated which was an undertaking . . . . the tank had to be undercovers for 3 days and was fed fresh air from a fan situated in the back garden (yard to you guys). But it was worth it in the end as it now has that english pub feel to it, to go with my bar and pool table

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 05:57 AM

Hardware has been upgraded too. The skimmer was connected to a new pump (OR3500), the return was upgraded to an OR6500 and fed via a split return through a 30W UV, I purchased a Kalk stirrer and a Rowaphos fluidised filter. However, the biggest investment was the KNOP calcium reactor . . . and the best money I have ever spent. All of a sudden, my Alk, Ca, Mag are all in balance and I don't dose any more additives at all. The Kalk compensates for the drop in PH coming from the reactor but is still a little on the low side (8.1), but not enough for me to worry about it.

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 06:03 AM

The corals are all doing well. Esp my blue acropora which started as a 1" frag about 3 years ago now and now is approx 8" wide by 5 " tall. I lost a plateing montipora about 6 months ago due to a catastrophic rise in Alk . . . . . I just kept dosing the daily amount without correct monitoring and the ca went through the floor with the alk going through the roof. However, the Stylphoro's, Seritapora's, Hydnophora's, Turbinaria, Porities etc etc are all doing well . . . . esp since the addition of a temp computer (26.4 all day long) and the calcium reactor

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 06:05 AM

And a few more. I can't get the Tubinaria to fully open it's polyps. I've tried it in bright lighting, currently in shade, strong current and low current. If anyone has any experince with this, I'd love to hear

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 06:14 AM

On the fish front, I've been very lucky and haven't lost a fish in 6 months. I got a nasty sting off my dwarf Lions fish a few weeks ago and now will be more careful when putting my hands under rock ledges. My big success story is the raising of my 1" Emporer Angel, to near adult hood now. he truely is stunning. Also, some of you would have read my sucess with getting my blue throat trigger's to feed and to be honest, they now think they own the place. Not in a destructive or nasty way, just the way the swim around. It's great. Anyway, some pics for you

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 06:15 AM

Female Trigger first then two of the male

Brucey · 04-01-2005, 06:16 AM

OK, that's it for now. I'm around all weekend looking after the boy, as Lou is away on her Hen do (is that what you guys call it to . . . . or is it a bridal shower) . . . . Yep, getting married on the 16th. GULP. So if anyone has any questions or comments I'll try and respond as soon as I can
Take care
Brucey

Woodstock · 04-01-2005, 09:13 AM

AWESOME Brucey!! You need to serve us more often with your eye candy!!!

Woodstock · 04-01-2005, 09:16 AM

BTW.... CONGRATULATIONS on Getting Married~~~

11-26-2004, 09:28 AM	#91 (permalink)
VINA DEL MAR Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 514 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi Brucey!It's always nice to hear from you.I see also a new addition to your life.A beautiful angel and you dont look so bad at all too. The tank pics are awesome and so are the fishes and corals. Hopefully you'll keep posting more often here.RS is a great family of very good people.For a moment I thought we lost forever but I see that you have been busy with the baby.Again keep posting info about your tank and dont just lurk around ok? VINA __________________ 90 gl. reef ready all glass tank,sump capacity 15 gl,2 400 watts radium bulbs,2 03 actinics 110 watts VHO,2 50/50 110 VHO,ozone reactor,sterilizer and the most important of all;Lots of love for my tank!

11-26-2004, 04:45 PM	#92 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,589 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	I like the last shot best Bruce congrats! Never aplogize for taking time for family, much more important than this hobby, eh? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-26-2004, 11:47 PM	#93 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,584 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great to hear from ya Brucey ! The tank looks GREAT and the pic of both of ya is special They don't stay small for very long so enjoy it !!! __________________ 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

11-29-2004, 07:10 AM	#94 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Guys. Thanks for all the kind words and freindship. It's so nice to be able to come back here and see / hear from so many familiar faces. Yep, I'm really pleased with the tank these days but I just HAVE SO MANY ISSUE's with PH. I have a PH computer and I used to be able to stabilise the tank between 8.38 and 8.42 which is a pretty tight range but with the addition of all the SPS corals it's just gone mad. It now runs from 7.9 in the mornings to 8.4 in the evenings but strangely enough the corals don't seem to mind. Yep, Drew is just the greatest. I guess no bloke can be prepared for the way you fall for your own kid. I mean, I've always liked kids but sometimes I just look at him a feel like crying I love him so much. And I can tell you all, no matter what mood he is in if you sit him in front of the reef. He just goes boggled eye and loves it to bits. Bless him. Anyway, catch you all later Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

11-29-2004, 04:20 PM	#95 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thats just awesome Brucey. You're a truly wealthy man! Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

04-01-2005, 05:50 AM	#96 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	OK guys, since the loss of the RS database last year I've been meaning to update my tank profile etc with some new pics of the tank and some new additions / coral / fish . . . . . and of course some new gadgets and hardware. Apart from ripping out the sandbed, getting rid of all my macroalgae in the sump, re-plumbing the entire system and replacing my return pumps, powerheads and circulation pumps . . . . I haven't done a lot really . . . . Anyway, here goes. Apologies up front for those with dial up connections. This is BW intensive __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

04-01-2005, 06:16 AM	#103 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	OK, that's it for now. I'm around all weekend looking after the boy, as Lou is away on her Hen do (is that what you guys call it to . . . . or is it a bridal shower) . . . . Yep, getting married on the 16th. GULP. So if anyone has any questions or comments I'll try and respond as soon as I can Take care Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

04-01-2005, 09:13 AM	#104 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,560 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	AWESOME Brucey!! You need to serve us more often with your eye candy!!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

04-01-2005, 09:16 AM	#105 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,560 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	BTW.... CONGRATULATIONS on Getting Married~~~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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