Lynn's 90 gallons of Sunshine - Page 13

Witfull · 10-21-2007, 07:52 PM

not any more~ dont worry about it, the Staff of RS have it under control...happy reefing~

jubbers · 10-21-2007, 07:53 PM

Good!

rebekwl · 10-24-2007, 04:08 PM

Hey Lynn, is anything new happening with the pony tank lately? Still just a box of rocks?

lcstorc · 10-24-2007, 04:52 PM

Well now it is a box of rocks with some rotting shrimp. I guess that is a small improvement. LOL Not according to my nose but it is a step in the right direction. It is looking like my first occupants are not going to be ponies but are going to be a few very placid fish from my other tanks. I have a yellow clown goby and a yellow watchman goby in my 20g and it is just too much bio-load with the clowns and the wrasse. (Wrass is going to be moved too but not to the pony tank.) So I have started cycling the tank. Amonia is rising and things are progressing. This weekend I plan to take all of the rock out and re-scape. It is very crowded now and there are not enough places for the ponies to hitch IMO. I will be adding some other hitches in the form of gorgonian frags from my reef but I have picked out several rocks specifically for their hitching ability and somehow they got burried in the aquascape.
As soon as the weather cools a bit (at least not blistering hot) we will tackle the garage project part of which is moving the chiller to the pony tank. After letting that run for a while to prove I can keep the temp down we will be cycled and ready for some ponies.
If I get the re-scape done this weekend I promise I will put up some pics. Oh I also need to get more sand as well. Maybe this weekend. We will see.

rebekwl · 10-25-2007, 02:46 PM

It sounds like everything is going great. Good luck with your scaping, I can't wait to see pics!!

cracker · 10-25-2007, 02:54 PM

Happy to hear your working on it again. Did You get the extra sand?

Gina · 10-25-2007, 03:13 PM

Glad to hear things are moving in the right direction for you Lynn. I never did get to set up my 30 cube but, it is here with me in Indy and I still plan on a pony tank. Thank God I'm not an impatient person! LOL!!!!

Dentoid · 10-25-2007, 03:42 PM

If you wait until "things cool down" to see if you can keep the tank temperature down, how are you going to ensure the chiller is doing its job when "things cool down". Wouldn't it have been better to test the chillers limits when it's blistering hot outside?

At least give us some pictures to tied us over! You've been slacking!

lcstorc · 10-25-2007, 04:09 PM

I have definitely been slacking that is true.
While yes it would seem to make more sense to test during the summer you have to realize in Florida we count the number of cold days on one hand. LOL I just want it less than sweltering so I can clean out the garage. The temp will go right back up to the 90s within a day or two. LOL. Actually I think the garage is the plan for the weekend since part of it is hooking up the new ro/di and our old one is in need of new filters so we need to get the new one hooked up. I see Saturday as taking everything in the garage apart and Sunday installing new ro/di, laundry sink, and chiller. I probably won't get around to scaping if I do all of that. All next week the temps will be high 80s and low 90s so that should do fine for a preliminary test. It doesn't cool down here till January and then only for days at a time. I don't even have heaters in the tanks since I am likely to have the heat on anytime the temp is below it's normal temp.

panmanmatt · 10-25-2007, 05:11 PM

Lets see who gets their pony tank up and running first, you or Billy.

I can't wait to see you progress. This is going to be one awesome set up when it's done.

lcstorc · 10-25-2007, 05:14 PM

Billy is getting a pony tank? How cool! He had ponies long ago but ran into similar problems to the ones I had.
Now I have even more motivation. Let's get that garage re-arranged. LOL

panmanmatt · 10-25-2007, 05:39 PM

Yup. It was sitting on his living room floor last time I was there. I could up your motivation and tell you that his ponies are sitting here waiting for him to get ready.

I'd show you a pic, but he hasn't even seen them yet.

lcstorc · 11-19-2007, 03:24 PM

Well I cycled the tank hard and things are settling down now. I have a huge crop of hair algae in there and just took 2 turbos from the reef and transplanted them to the 90. They seem to have adapted well so I might move more over today. I bought some a while ago for use in this tank.

boozeman · 11-19-2007, 03:30 PM

ps. maybe you should change your tittle from sunshine reefer to spam magnet

Dentoid · 11-19-2007, 03:37 PM

10-21-2007, 07:53 PM	#182 (permalink)
jubbers Neon dottyback Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NE Posts: 602 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Good! __________________ A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart. Tom Brady Throw it up ther and I'll go get it dog. Randy Moss

10-24-2007, 04:08 PM	#183 (permalink)
rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 846 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Hey Lynn, is anything new happening with the pony tank lately? Still just a box of rocks? __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA

10-24-2007, 04:52 PM	#184 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,379 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Well now it is a box of rocks with some rotting shrimp. I guess that is a small improvement. LOL Not according to my nose but it is a step in the right direction. It is looking like my first occupants are not going to be ponies but are going to be a few very placid fish from my other tanks. I have a yellow clown goby and a yellow watchman goby in my 20g and it is just too much bio-load with the clowns and the wrasse. (Wrass is going to be moved too but not to the pony tank.) So I have started cycling the tank. Amonia is rising and things are progressing. This weekend I plan to take all of the rock out and re-scape. It is very crowded now and there are not enough places for the ponies to hitch IMO. I will be adding some other hitches in the form of gorgonian frags from my reef but I have picked out several rocks specifically for their hitching ability and somehow they got burried in the aquascape. As soon as the weather cools a bit (at least not blistering hot) we will tackle the garage project part of which is moving the chiller to the pony tank. After letting that run for a while to prove I can keep the temp down we will be cycled and ready for some ponies. If I get the re-scape done this weekend I promise I will put up some pics. Oh I also need to get more sand as well. Maybe this weekend. We will see. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-25-2007, 02:46 PM	#185 (permalink)
rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 846 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure It sounds like everything is going great. Good luck with your scaping, I can't wait to see pics!! __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA

10-25-2007, 02:54 PM	#186 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,717 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Happy to hear your working on it again. Did You get the extra sand?

10-25-2007, 03:13 PM	#187 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Glad to hear things are moving in the right direction for you Lynn. I never did get to set up my 30 cube but, it is here with me in Indy and I still plan on a pony tank. Thank God I'm not an impatient person! LOL!!!! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

10-25-2007, 03:42 PM	#188 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure If you wait until "things cool down" to see if you can keep the tank temperature down, how are you going to ensure the chiller is doing its job when "things cool down". Wouldn't it have been better to test the chillers limits when it's blistering hot outside? At least give us some pictures to tied us over! You've been slacking! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

10-25-2007, 04:09 PM	#189 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,379 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn's pony adventure I have definitely been slacking that is true. While yes it would seem to make more sense to test during the summer you have to realize in Florida we count the number of cold days on one hand. LOL I just want it less than sweltering so I can clean out the garage. The temp will go right back up to the 90s within a day or two. LOL. Actually I think the garage is the plan for the weekend since part of it is hooking up the new ro/di and our old one is in need of new filters so we need to get the new one hooked up. I see Saturday as taking everything in the garage apart and Sunday installing new ro/di, laundry sink, and chiller. I probably won't get around to scaping if I do all of that. All next week the temps will be high 80s and low 90s so that should do fine for a preliminary test. It doesn't cool down here till January and then only for days at a time. I don't even have heaters in the tanks since I am likely to have the heat on anytime the temp is below it's normal temp. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-25-2007, 05:11 PM	#190 (permalink)
panmanmatt Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 1,893 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Lets see who gets their pony tank up and running first, you or Billy. I can't wait to see you progress. This is going to be one awesome set up when it's done. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

10-25-2007, 05:14 PM	#191 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,379 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Billy is getting a pony tank? How cool! He had ponies long ago but ran into similar problems to the ones I had. Now I have even more motivation. Let's get that garage re-arranged. LOL __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-25-2007, 05:39 PM	#192 (permalink)
panmanmatt Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 1,893 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn's pony adventure Yup. It was sitting on his living room floor last time I was there. I could up your motivation and tell you that his ponies are sitting here waiting for him to get ready. I'd show you a pic, but he hasn't even seen them yet. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

11-19-2007, 03:24 PM	#193 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,379 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: LCStorc's pony adventure Well I cycled the tank hard and things are settling down now. I have a huge crop of hair algae in there and just took 2 turbos from the reef and transplanted them to the 90. They seem to have adapted well so I might move more over today. I bought some a while ago for use in this tank. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

11-19-2007, 03:30 PM	#194 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: LCStorc's pony adventure ps. maybe you should change your tittle from sunshine reefer to spam magnet __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

11-19-2007, 03:37 PM	#195 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: LCStorc's pony adventure __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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