Bruce's Reef - Page 8

Craig Manoukian · 04-01-2005, 11:02 AM

Triple WOW!

mopecula · 04-01-2005, 11:05 AM

Just wanted to say awesome reef aquarium, I hope my reef will be as good looking as that once it matures. Keep up the good work and congrats on getted hitched. lol
Mo

Tarasco · 04-01-2005, 01:46 PM

Great pictures, looks like the tank is doing great.

And congratulation on getting married! I went through it all last year, and although I had a ton of fun, I was really glad when the planning was all done.

Maxx · 04-01-2005, 02:26 PM

Brucey,
The tank looks great!Congrats on the Emperor making it all the way to adulthood! And the blue throats look good too...
What fish do you have in the tank right now?

Congrats on the wedding!!!!!Does Lou know what she's in for?????????

JK Brucey...

We call the "Hen Do's" Bridal Showers on this side of the pond....And I second Tarasco's sentiment that it is alot more fun once the wedding planning is all said and done.

Nick

Reefaholic · 04-01-2005, 04:37 PM

Gorgeous tank Bruce, it really looks great.

Gina · 04-01-2005, 06:36 PM

Well, first and foremost, congratulations on the wedding! I wish you both the best!!

Now, on to the tank and all the work you have done. What a showpiece!
You can tell that you have poured your heart into this set up. It is awesome to say the least!

I'm glad your newest additions have finally come out and feel quite at home. How do the other fish feel about thier new tank mates?
I'm in agreement with the others, you certainly do need to post more pics for us to see!!

Thanks for the update!

cheeks69 · 04-01-2005, 08:51 PM

Congrats on the wedding Brucey !!!
Great lookin Triggers, they will definitely run the show especially with those teeth

proud2bcanadian · 04-01-2005, 10:13 PM

Awesome pics Brucey!
Congrats on the wedding and you have such a cute kid too!

It's good to hear you're doing well, and that 800g sounds real interesting!!!

Brucey · 04-02-2005, 04:23 AM

Hi Guys . . . . . thanks for all the kind words, on the reef, the impending marriage and the light in my life, my son. I truely believe after being in this hobby for 3 years now there are 4 keys to keeping a successful reef. Only 1 of, you can do with out but at the cost of spending more time on one of the others. I beleieve the keys are :-

1. Patience. A reef takes time, we all want the quick fix but there is just no way around it. Even now I wish my corals were twice their size but I just have to wait, just like the newbie waiting for his tank to cycle it all takes time.
2. Willingness to learn and accept critism when it is well based. Yep, well, if I remember back to the days in 2002 when I signed up to RAG and was thinking of starting a reef, If i'd really known what I would have to learn, it may have well put me off altogether. I think these days I have a wealth of knowledge behind me, but there are people here who still take my breath away with what they know.
3. Effort. Yep, a reef always needs something doing to it, some testing, some maintanence. We all know the story. The day you stop looking and caring about your reef is the day it will start to slip away.
4. Money. OK, my point being that the more money you can spend on automating a reef, the less effort you need to manually inject into it. It's an expensive hobby, but I have seen beautiful reefs run on a shoe string budget. I've been lucky enough to automate a lot of the tasks now (but it's taken 3 years), but the whole in my bank balance just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Brucey

Brucey · 04-02-2005, 04:53 AM

Doni, thanks matey. Yep I wish I could. But the Digital camera is Lou's parents so I only get hold of it now and again. Rumour has it we're getting one as a wedding present though. Cooool

Craig, good to hear from you bud. Haven't seen any tank pics recently matey ?

Mopecula. Thanks for the kind words buddy. Don't worry, sooner than you believe your tank will be just the same . . . . it just takes time

Tarasco. Yep you got it bud. Lou and her mum have been doing my head in with all the preparation. Best leave them too it I reckon. Just looking to reef diving in the red sea on my honeymoon. :-)

Hi Max, how you doin buddy. In answer to your question. 18 Fish now I think. Let me see, Powder Blue Tang, Brown Tang, Tomini Tang, Emp Angel, Bi-Colour Angel, Pearlscale Angel, Clark Clown, 3xPercula Clowns, Birdmouth Wrasse, Harlequin Tusk, Unknown Fairy Wrasse, 2xBlue Throat Triggers, Dwarf Lionfish, Marine Beta. And my nitrate is stll only 3ppm so i'm well happy.

Reefaholic. Cheers bud. Love your footnote. LOL

Hi Gina. For once you weren't up first to post just after me :-). Anyway mate, just for you, latest pics of my son

Hi Rob, yep only time will tell if they ever use them but the Emp Angel is still currently top of the pecking order at the moment.

Proud2bcanandian. Thanks bud. the 850 was planned for later this year but realistically now i don't think is likely to happen. The wedding has sapped all my savings and the funds just aren't there at the moment. So it's still on the drawing board i'm afriad.

Take care all
Brucey

Gina · 04-02-2005, 06:30 AM

He's such a cutie!

So, your going diving on your honeymoon! That's cool!!!
I'm sure you will have a blast!
Take plenty of pics with that new camera (Hopefully, you get one for your wedding)!

Maxx · 04-02-2005, 09:07 AM

Brucey,
What a handsome kid!!

Have you thought about adding some clams to the tank to reduce the nitrates?

Nick

Brucey · 04-02-2005, 09:12 AM

Maxx . . . . . . I bought a baby Maxima about a year ago (only 1" long) and my Bi-colour harassed it to death. I would like to try a big boy . . . . approx 6" but it's a lot of investment to risk if the bi-colour is going to do the same again. I'm trying to convince my LFS to let me have one on loan for a week to see if it happens or not. We'll wait and see.
Brucey

Maxx · 04-02-2005, 09:37 AM

How about setting up a clam tank and plumbing it in to your system? It doesnt have to be a large set up. YOu could do a 30-45 gallon tank, plumbed in to your reef, flow wouldnt be an issue at all. You could get away with a single MH light, (150 watt would work if the tank was less than 21 inches deep, or you could go with a 175 watt if 18 inches or less in depth), and that would keep them away from the angel and give you something else beautiful to look at.
The fact that you alread have a thriving reef tank makes it so much easier to do. You could literally use a powerhead to feed the clam tank water, and single drain running to your sump. Clams dont need ,( or generally like for that matter) much flow. Use a semi coarse substrate if you want so you can eaisly siphon out detritus with one of those gravel washer dealies.....you'ld be good to go. Honestly the nost expensive part of the whole thing would be the MH lighting for the new tank.

Just a thought. I know Lou is concerned about the space this would take up.
But if you show her lots of clam pics and hpw pretty they are, you might be able to convince her to let you go for it.

Nick

Craig Manoukian · 04-02-2005, 03:51 PM

Congrats on getting married Brucie!

04-01-2005, 11:02 AM	#106 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Triple WOW! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-01-2005, 11:05 AM	#107 (permalink)
mopecula Star Polyps Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 166 View Gallery Karma Komment	Just wanted to say awesome reef aquarium, I hope my reef will be as good looking as that once it matures. Keep up the good work and congrats on getted hitched. lol Mo __________________ Check out my site: www.mmota.homestead.com

04-01-2005, 01:46 PM	#108 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great pictures, looks like the tank is doing great. And congratulation on getting married! I went through it all last year, and although I had a ton of fun, I was really glad when the planning was all done. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

04-01-2005, 02:26 PM	#109 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Brucey, The tank looks great!Congrats on the Emperor making it all the way to adulthood! And the blue throats look good too... What fish do you have in the tank right now? Congrats on the wedding!!!!!Does Lou know what she's in for????????? JK Brucey... We call the "Hen Do's" Bridal Showers on this side of the pond....And I second Tarasco's sentiment that it is alot more fun once the wedding planning is all said and done. 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, 04:37 PM	#110 (permalink)
Reefaholic Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	Gorgeous tank Bruce, it really looks great. __________________ Like a midget at a urinal, be on your toes

04-01-2005, 06:36 PM	#111 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,833 View Gallery Karma Komment	Well, first and foremost, congratulations on the wedding! I wish you both the best!! Now, on to the tank and all the work you have done. What a showpiece! You can tell that you have poured your heart into this set up. It is awesome to say the least! I'm glad your newest additions have finally come out and feel quite at home. How do the other fish feel about thier new tank mates? I'm in agreement with the others, you certainly do need to post more pics for us to see!! Thanks for the update! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

04-01-2005, 08:51 PM	#112 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,848 View Gallery Karma Komment	Congrats on the wedding Brucey !!! Great lookin Triggers, they will definitely run the show especially with those teeth __________________ 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

04-01-2005, 10:13 PM	#113 (permalink)
proud2bcanadian Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 708 View Gallery Karma Komment	Awesome pics Brucey! Congrats on the wedding and you have such a cute kid too! It's good to hear you're doing well, and that 800g sounds real interesting!!! __________________ David Liles

04-02-2005, 04:23 AM	#114 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi Guys . . . . . thanks for all the kind words, on the reef, the impending marriage and the light in my life, my son. I truely believe after being in this hobby for 3 years now there are 4 keys to keeping a successful reef. Only 1 of, you can do with out but at the cost of spending more time on one of the others. I beleieve the keys are :- 1. Patience. A reef takes time, we all want the quick fix but there is just no way around it. Even now I wish my corals were twice their size but I just have to wait, just like the newbie waiting for his tank to cycle it all takes time. 2. Willingness to learn and accept critism when it is well based. Yep, well, if I remember back to the days in 2002 when I signed up to RAG and was thinking of starting a reef, If i'd really known what I would have to learn, it may have well put me off altogether. I think these days I have a wealth of knowledge behind me, but there are people here who still take my breath away with what they know. 3. Effort. Yep, a reef always needs something doing to it, some testing, some maintanence. We all know the story. The day you stop looking and caring about your reef is the day it will start to slip away. 4. Money. OK, my point being that the more money you can spend on automating a reef, the less effort you need to manually inject into it. It's an expensive hobby, but I have seen beautiful reefs run on a shoe string budget. I've been lucky enough to automate a lot of the tasks now (but it's taken 3 years), but the whole in my bank balance just keeps getting bigger and bigger. 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

04-02-2005, 06:30 AM	#116 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,833 View Gallery Karma Komment	He's such a cutie! So, your going diving on your honeymoon! That's cool!!! I'm sure you will have a blast! Take plenty of pics with that new camera (Hopefully, you get one for your wedding)! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

04-02-2005, 09:07 AM	#117 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Brucey, What a handsome kid!! Have you thought about adding some clams to the tank to reduce the nitrates? 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!)

04-02-2005, 09:12 AM	#118 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Maxx . . . . . . I bought a baby Maxima about a year ago (only 1" long) and my Bi-colour harassed it to death. I would like to try a big boy . . . . approx 6" but it's a lot of investment to risk if the bi-colour is going to do the same again. I'm trying to convince my LFS to let me have one on loan for a week to see if it happens or not. We'll wait and see. 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

04-02-2005, 09:37 AM	#119 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	How about setting up a clam tank and plumbing it in to your system? It doesnt have to be a large set up. YOu could do a 30-45 gallon tank, plumbed in to your reef, flow wouldnt be an issue at all. You could get away with a single MH light, (150 watt would work if the tank was less than 21 inches deep, or you could go with a 175 watt if 18 inches or less in depth), and that would keep them away from the angel and give you something else beautiful to look at. The fact that you alread have a thriving reef tank makes it so much easier to do. You could literally use a powerhead to feed the clam tank water, and single drain running to your sump. Clams dont need ,( or generally like for that matter) much flow. Use a semi coarse substrate if you want so you can eaisly siphon out detritus with one of those gravel washer dealies.....you'ld be good to go. Honestly the nost expensive part of the whole thing would be the MH lighting for the new tank. Just a thought. I know Lou is concerned about the space this would take up. But if you show her lots of clam pics and hpw pretty they are, you might be able to convince her to let you go for it. 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!)

04-02-2005, 03:51 PM	#120 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Congrats on getting married Brucie! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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