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But that's why I have blenny/ goby bottles ;) places for them to hide. But that's also why I decided against more tangs. I'm hoping that by the time the tangs need bigger housing, I'll be able to put up a monster of a tank ;) my only concession on that part was the Achilles. :) I do have a...

Besides, if I had to get another fish, I think I'd rather have a mag. foxface. I think those are very pretty, but they get at least a foot big?! O.O that's a little big.... **Edit** Hrm. They don't get as big as I thought. Maybe adding a foxface as well as an Achilles will help spread the...

Just one word: Achilles! :) Erin (who probably wants to kill me by now, and I don't blame him if he does) has been holding a gorgeous Achilles tang for me ever since we did the tank tour in his neck of the woods. I told him I'd buy it off of him, and at the time, had every intention of having...

Haha of course! But the 32 gallon weekly water changes are becoming a beast. I'm going for bi-weekly or monthly in the 210. We'll see :) no promises though. LoL Oh man, just finishing up work on the puffer tank. Been working on it for hours! Had a bag of carbon break in it a while back and...

Good thing I have a big tank and a skimmer rated for 500 gallons :) smarty pants. At least 12 of those fish are three inches or less, and at least 8 are under two. The gobies make up a huge part of my fish list, but they are also the smallest. Also, most of them I already have and are in the...

First group to be added: -2 firefish ** -2 purple firefish ** -1 yellow goby ** -1 green goby -1 black goby (?) -1 citrinus goby Second Group to be added: -1 orange spot goby -1 tiger pistol shrimp -1 Tiger Watchman goby ** Third group to be added...

Thanks guys! Out of curiosity, how big of a bottle would you add for each batch of fish? And John, you know me, every single fish is precious and I do have a plan in adding batches of fish :p picking out the most hardy least aggressive (my first thought would be clowns, until I remember my...

So I've been doing daily tests and today I've seen a definite drop of the nitrites! I am definitely on my way. But because I did use less bacteria than recommended, I'm going to be adding groups of fish with several days at the least, to two weeks at the longest in between each batch. I haven't...

This is true. But due to availability, I got it to at least get it started. :) Going to order dr Tim's as soon as I get paid. That'll finish it! LoL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There is no live rock in the tank so the bacteria had to come from somewhere. And notice how I didn't say that I assumed it instantly cycled and out my first batch of fish in. I did this exact same thing with my 90 and I was fine. I did need something to jump start the cycle though; everything...

LoL, John, well a lot has happened :p Heated my tank, added my salt and added a bottle of Biospira last night. Unfortunately they only has a bottle for up to 75 gallons so I grabbed some shrimp and threw four in my jerry rigged net after taking the carbon out. I'm reading .25ppm ammonia today...

Thank you!! It was hard not too; lost my Midas and that was a huge blow, as well as my sand sifter and mandarin :'( if I keep going on it'll just make me blech.... But you're right, live and learn. One month and my first batch of fish go in!! ^.^ Lol this whole upgrade was a headache. I just...

So far not that I have seen. I have found that when I mixed my salinity in the tank temp water, as long as I don't keep a lid on whatever cat in using to mix, I experience no problems, and the water mixes and clears in about 2 hours. Most of the time though I let it sit longer. That was my...

The belly of the beast. Drains right next to the skimmer, and I have room enough to throw on a filter sock if needed. Any big detritus is caught by the netting on the egg crate. Middle acts as a settling area that will be suctioned out quarterly, and the rocks will eventually be build up enough...

The beast!! It's alive!! Here are some pictures of the beast's innards. Not pristine quality photos, but it gives you a good idea ;) Sump set up. The left side of drain and return. Sorry it's blurry. Right side of drain and returns.

Alrighty guys, I know, it's been about a month since I have been on and updated. What can I say, between life and all the mishaps I've had with this tank upgrade, I have to say that on Saturday night, I was pretty sick of this whole thing. "Who gets sick of an upgrade?!" you may ask yourself...

Have you ever bathed rock in muriatic acid then dried it out? That's what the dry rock that I have is. When you put it in water, half in, half out, like it was, the smell is atrocious. That's why it sat on my porch until Johnny came and worked with it. I rinsed it off for him and got it ready...

Lol not quite yet. Sump is still empty. Needs some finishing touches before the first batch of water goes in. Siliconing around the drilled holes being the biggest thing right now. Hoping we can get that done tonight or tomorrow b Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Stinky rocks!! Holy moly. Without the canopy upside down trapping in the smell, it's pretty ripe! So I came up with a carbon solution ;) lol Hopefully it doesn't smell for long! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk