Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. - Page 6

Gina · 12-16-2005, 05:24 AM

Got home from work yesterday and found our CCB stuck to the pipe that suctions water out of the tank for the cloosed loop!

We had drilled 60 large holes in that pipe do try and avoid just a situation!
Needless to say I was PO'd!

dobejazz · 12-16-2005, 07:43 AM

Oh no Gina I'm so sorry for your loss.

fidojoe · 12-16-2005, 02:55 PM

What a bummer! Sorry to hear that Gina

Woodstock · 12-16-2005, 03:23 PM

soooo sorry Gina

Newt · 12-16-2005, 05:40 PM

Sorry to hear about the loss, I too just recently lost my CBB. He was all fat, happy and eating, and then went on a hunger strike.

So I feel your pain.

cheeks69 · 12-16-2005, 06:09 PM

Sorry to hear that Gina

These fish are so sensitive I'm not buying one again.

Newt · 12-16-2005, 07:02 PM

Nor I, too touchy for me...

Dragon Wrasse · 12-16-2005, 07:48 PM

Looks like it will be a great set up, congratulations.... I have my 75 gal. On a plywood stand also, I wanted to be able to move the system away from the wall and maintenance the backside (canister filters, wet/dry and HOB refugium). So I used 1" oak ply and mounted four heavy duty ball bearing casters (450 lb load each) and then skirted it with the same ply to hide the wheels.... its been working great for over a year, and with care the tank is semi-mobile.
P.S. I just posted pics of my tank today.

Dragon Wrasse · 12-16-2005, 07:58 PM

I was so excited to hear about your new tank, I didn't read the post about your loss.....I'm very sorry, words escape me.......

Craig Manoukian · 12-16-2005, 10:46 PM

My sincerest condolances Gina! Leopard Wrasses and CBB, as well as others, are truly tough fish to acclimate to our hobby.

BHinAK · 12-17-2005, 01:25 AM

It stinks to lose nice looking fish like that. I also lost one. It just never ate at feeding time. 2 weeks then flat on the bottom. It looked healthy and bright. I watched him at the LFS for a good 10 days before buying him. I spent 1 hr to acclimated him to the tank.

Sorry

Gina · 12-17-2005, 07:08 AM

The loss wasn't because he wasn't eating, he was stuck to the tube inside the tank that sucks water to the cloosed loop.

Mark thought that he had drilled enough holes that the suction wouldn't be too strong but, we are going to have to drill or cut more. I even thought about putting something around the tube like a cage, maybe that would help.
We don't want any more fish caught on it.

Thanks for all the kind words! It's appreciated.

Gina · 12-17-2005, 07:14 AM

This is the tube. Sorry about the flash. The CCB was a small one and had gotten behind the tube in the corner. At least that where we had found him stuck. I'm thinking maybe slats down the length of the tube would be better than holes. What do you guys think?

jhnrb · 12-17-2005, 08:04 PM

Just read your thread. congrats on your new system and the successes, and really too bad on the losses. If you still have that stool, put a small pump in and direct the water movement just above the coral. do not direct it directly on it but just above and that should help. same with the tree. move water just next to it but not directly at it and the increased water movement will assist in waxing off of the softies and help them recover. good luck. great new system.

Rougiem · 12-17-2005, 11:36 PM

Sorry to hear Gina...

Cheers!

12-16-2005, 05:24 AM	#76 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,764 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Got home from work yesterday and found our CCB stuck to the pipe that suctions water out of the tank for the cloosed loop! We had drilled 60 large holes in that pipe do try and avoid just a situation! Needless to say I was PO'd! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

12-16-2005, 07:43 AM	#77 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,231 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Oh no Gina I'm so sorry for your loss. __________________ Kelli

12-16-2005, 02:55 PM	#78 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. What a bummer! Sorry to hear that Gina __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

12-16-2005, 03:23 PM	#79 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,560 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. soooo sorry Gina __________________ ~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

12-16-2005, 05:40 PM	#80 (permalink)
Newt Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 595 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Sorry to hear about the loss, I too just recently lost my CBB. He was all fat, happy and eating, and then went on a hunger strike. So I feel your pain. __________________ -Jason- Formerly "JKreef"

12-16-2005, 06:09 PM	#81 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,584 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Sorry to hear that Gina These fish are so sensitive I'm not buying one again. __________________ 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

12-16-2005, 07:02 PM	#82 (permalink)
Newt Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 595 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Nor I, too touchy for me... __________________ -Jason- Formerly "JKreef"

12-16-2005, 07:48 PM	#83 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Looks like it will be a great set up, congratulations.... I have my 75 gal. On a plywood stand also, I wanted to be able to move the system away from the wall and maintenance the backside (canister filters, wet/dry and HOB refugium). So I used 1" oak ply and mounted four heavy duty ball bearing casters (450 lb load each) and then skirted it with the same ply to hide the wheels.... its been working great for over a year, and with care the tank is semi-mobile. P.S. I just posted pics of my tank today. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

12-16-2005, 07:58 PM	#84 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. I was so excited to hear about your new tank, I didn't read the post about your loss.....I'm very sorry, words escape me....... __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

12-16-2005, 10:46 PM	#85 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,589 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. My sincerest condolances Gina! Leopard Wrasses and CBB, as well as others, are truly tough fish to acclimate to our hobby. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

12-17-2005, 01:25 AM	#86 (permalink)
BHinAK Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. It stinks to lose nice looking fish like that. I also lost one. It just never ate at feeding time. 2 weeks then flat on the bottom. It looked healthy and bright. I watched him at the LFS for a good 10 days before buying him. I spent 1 hr to acclimated him to the tank. Sorry

12-17-2005, 07:08 AM	#87 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,764 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. The loss wasn't because he wasn't eating, he was stuck to the tube inside the tank that sucks water to the cloosed loop. Mark thought that he had drilled enough holes that the suction wouldn't be too strong but, we are going to have to drill or cut more. I even thought about putting something around the tube like a cage, maybe that would help. We don't want any more fish caught on it. Thanks for all the kind words! It's appreciated. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

12-17-2005, 07:14 AM	#88 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,764 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. This is the tube. Sorry about the flash. The CCB was a small one and had gotten behind the tube in the corner. At least that where we had found him stuck. I'm thinking maybe slats down the length of the tube would be better than holes. What do you guys think? __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina Last edited by Gina : 07-06-2006 at 06:14 PM.

12-17-2005, 08:04 PM	#89 (permalink)
jhnrb Scopas Tang Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eureka, CALIF. Posts: 477 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Just read your thread. congrats on your new system and the successes, and really too bad on the losses. If you still have that stool, put a small pump in and direct the water movement just above the coral. do not direct it directly on it but just above and that should help. same with the tree. move water just next to it but not directly at it and the increased water movement will assist in waxing off of the softies and help them recover. good luck. great new system.

12-17-2005, 11:36 PM	#90 (permalink)
Rougiem Ichthy Inquisitor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Biggest Little City In The World Posts: 2,898 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Gina and Mark's New 75 Gallon. Sorry to hear Gina... Cheers! __________________ "Apes don't read philosophy." "Yes they do Otto, they just don't understand it." Intial School Tank Set Up and Progress

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