New 240 Tank - Page 12

KimPossible · 06-07-2005, 03:05 PM

Way Cool Dave! I cant wait to see the pic.

Warnberg · 06-12-2005, 01:17 PM

Well as promissed here is a pic finally and something else I discovered.... peppermint shimp eat bristle worms....

Craig Manoukian · 06-12-2005, 02:14 PM

Nice photos! Can you post one of the tank?

Warnberg · 06-12-2005, 02:44 PM

Sure, here is a full tank shot done today....

KimPossible · 06-12-2005, 03:12 PM

Gorgeous! Yes!!

Warnberg · 06-12-2005, 03:37 PM

Thanks Kim, looks like next month (after we get back from the keys) I will be adding 2 to 4 large pieces of live rock from an established tank and an Arco or two. A guy I know is having to tear down his tank and he is going to sell all his live stock and rock to the local club. I hate to see it happen he has a georgious tank.

proud2bcanadian · 06-12-2005, 04:39 PM

Wow! That's a beautiful tank!!!!
Great work Dave! Everything seems to be coming together just fine!

Warnberg · 06-12-2005, 05:17 PM

Everything is doing very well.

Just an update on the peppermint shrimp eating the bristle worm. Well I went over to investigate further (see if the worm was dead already) well when the shrimp caught the worm it was about 3 inches long, the worm is now about an inch long and still alive, yes it's still alive and trying to get away. This is only the second bristle worm I have seen in the tank but it is nice to know I have animals in there that will keep them in check.

Craig Manoukian · 06-12-2005, 10:30 PM

Lookin' very good!

forestal · 06-13-2005, 12:11 PM

very nice

Woodstock · 06-13-2005, 01:55 PM

Great work Dave. Your tank is looking great! That is very interesting about the peppermint shrimp eating the bristle worm.

Warnberg · 06-14-2005, 02:58 PM

Thanks all..... I observed something last night that made me almost cry.... my Regal Tang has ich.. So I stayed up in the wee hours of the night setting up my 20 gallon QT tank, luckly I had about 30 gallons sitting on the back porch ready to go (it been mixing about 4 days) so I filled and tested and adjusted temp all night. So when I get home the removal of the rock and the hunt begins. I know for sure the Regal has it, the clowns (that have been in there from day one) do not show any signs and the new 6 line wrasse does not show any signs either. So my question is this should I remove ALL the fish or just the tang? I am going on vacation for a week to the keys starting this saturday and won't be back until the following saturday. I am going to treat with hyposalinity and have time to complete this process (slowly lowering the SG level) but I'm not sure about all the fish or just the one.

What I am thinking is this.

Remove the regal tang to QT and treat until we return (this way I won't have to worry about kiling all the fish)

Then when I return start over again with all fish for the recomended 6 weeks.

What I am afraid of is an ammonia spike killing 4 fish in a 20 gallon tank, I do have some bio balls I left in the main sump and I have some rock in there as well.

So what do ya think? All the fish with the rock and bio balls or just the tang until I return?

cheeks69 · 06-14-2005, 05:43 PM

IMO I would add only the Tang especially since you'll be leaving for vacation. To add all of them and keep from getting an ammonia spike would be difficult unless you did frequent W/C's, you'd really have to monitor the water quality.
Just curious how will you compensate for evaporation while your gone in the QT tank ? It's very important to keep the SG at around 1.009 during the entire Q period.

Warnberg · 06-15-2005, 09:26 AM

Cheeks, I put a mark on the side of the tank "water line" and am watching it now, the person that will be coming over to take care of the fish will add water (RO/DI) when necessary (will be checking it twice a day). So far it drops less than a 16th of an inch in 24 hours. I have also added some of my base rock pieces that where in the sump to the tank to help combat any ammonia spike, along with that and a piece of filter material from the sump as well I am hopping to have enough bacteria in those pieces to take care of the bio cycle.

cheeks69 · 06-15-2005, 09:39 PM

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I have also added some of my base rock pieces that where in the sump to the tank to help combat any ammonia spike

Yes that's a good idea I have done that in the past when treating my Regal Tang with Hyposalinity, the only problem is you'll wipe out all the fauna but it'll be reseeded when placed back in the tank so no big deal. Also forgot to ask, are you using a refractometer to measure salinity ?

06-07-2005, 03:05 PM	#166 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Way Cool Dave! I cant wait to see the pic. __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

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Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Nice photos! Can you post one of the tank? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

06-12-2005, 03:12 PM	#170 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Gorgeous! Yes!! __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

06-12-2005, 03:37 PM	#171 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Thanks Kim, looks like next month (after we get back from the keys) I will be adding 2 to 4 large pieces of live rock from an established tank and an Arco or two. A guy I know is having to tear down his tank and he is going to sell all his live stock and rock to the local club. I hate to see it happen he has a georgious tank. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

06-12-2005, 04:39 PM	#172 (permalink)
proud2bcanadian Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 708 View Gallery Karma Komment	Wow! That's a beautiful tank!!!! Great work Dave! Everything seems to be coming together just fine! __________________ David Liles

06-12-2005, 05:17 PM	#173 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Everything is doing very well. Just an update on the peppermint shrimp eating the bristle worm. Well I went over to investigate further (see if the worm was dead already) well when the shrimp caught the worm it was about 3 inches long, the worm is now about an inch long and still alive, yes it's still alive and trying to get away. This is only the second bristle worm I have seen in the tank but it is nice to know I have animals in there that will keep them in check. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

06-12-2005, 10:30 PM	#174 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Lookin' very good! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

06-13-2005, 12:11 PM	#175 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	very nice __________________ Peace, Dan

06-13-2005, 01:55 PM	#176 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,660 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Great work Dave. Your tank is looking great! That is very interesting about the peppermint shrimp eating the bristle worm. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

06-14-2005, 02:58 PM	#177 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Thanks all..... I observed something last night that made me almost cry.... my Regal Tang has ich.. So I stayed up in the wee hours of the night setting up my 20 gallon QT tank, luckly I had about 30 gallons sitting on the back porch ready to go (it been mixing about 4 days) so I filled and tested and adjusted temp all night. So when I get home the removal of the rock and the hunt begins. I know for sure the Regal has it, the clowns (that have been in there from day one) do not show any signs and the new 6 line wrasse does not show any signs either. So my question is this should I remove ALL the fish or just the tang? I am going on vacation for a week to the keys starting this saturday and won't be back until the following saturday. I am going to treat with hyposalinity and have time to complete this process (slowly lowering the SG level) but I'm not sure about all the fish or just the one. What I am thinking is this. Remove the regal tang to QT and treat until we return (this way I won't have to worry about kiling all the fish) Then when I return start over again with all fish for the recomended 6 weeks. What I am afraid of is an ammonia spike killing 4 fish in a 20 gallon tank, I do have some bio balls I left in the main sump and I have some rock in there as well. So what do ya think? All the fish with the rock and bio balls or just the tang until I return? __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

06-14-2005, 05:43 PM	#178 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,855 View Gallery Karma Komment	IMO I would add only the Tang especially since you'll be leaving for vacation. To add all of them and keep from getting an ammonia spike would be difficult unless you did frequent W/C's, you'd really have to monitor the water quality. Just curious how will you compensate for evaporation while your gone in the QT tank ? It's very important to keep the SG at around 1.009 during the entire Q period. __________________ 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

06-15-2005, 09:26 AM	#179 (permalink)
Warnberg Acropora Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Cheeks, I put a mark on the side of the tank "water line" and am watching it now, the person that will be coming over to take care of the fish will add water (RO/DI) when necessary (will be checking it twice a day). So far it drops less than a 16th of an inch in 24 hours. I have also added some of my base rock pieces that where in the sump to the tank to help combat any ammonia spike, along with that and a piece of filter material from the sump as well I am hopping to have enough bacteria in those pieces to take care of the bio cycle. __________________ Dave 240 Gallon Tall Tencor (96"L x 30"T x 18"W) 4 250 Watt MH XM10K bulbs 2-54 Watt T5 Actinic Euro-Reef CS8-2-RC Jetstream 1 Calcium Reactor 4 Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 power heads 7095 Tunze controller

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