Derek's 225g - Magnifica / SPS Reef
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derek_SR
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Yeah! Thanks for the reminder, that was my intent - maybe something like this? https://www.amazon.com/FERRODAY-San...3710959&sprefix=air+line+filte,aps,144&sr=8-5Love the solution for the air intake, but I'd put a screen on that. Bugs love to enter stuff like that. I'd get a fine filter as well, so help take out dust. If you get a way oversize unit, you'll probably never have to clean it
I could also probably stick an air stone on the end of it too...
BAYMAC
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Funny you should say that. I used a large airstone for just that at an aquaponics farm I managed (Director of Aquatics) for just that purpose.
derek_SR
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Having an issue with the haddoni - he's trapped in egg crate! He was rooted to the egg crate at the bottom of Michael's tank. We just snipped around it with cutters and popped him out, easy.
He was looking pretty comfortable last night before lights off.
This morning I noticed the egg crate was sort of pushed up out of the sand, which seemed odd. Come to realize that during the night he pushed his entire foot through a SINGLE half inch hole in the egg crate, and then rooted to the bottom of my tank. He then expanded (or has tried to) his oral disc on the other side, looking pretty grumpy.
I was able to him off the bottom and get him to mostly deflate, but there's still too much anemone on either side of the egg crate to get to the single hole he's pushed through and cut it, or force him out. Current plan is to set him on his side and hope he squeezes himself out one side or the other in search of something to attach to...open to any other ideas.
He was looking pretty comfortable last night before lights off.
This morning I noticed the egg crate was sort of pushed up out of the sand, which seemed odd. Come to realize that during the night he pushed his entire foot through a SINGLE half inch hole in the egg crate, and then rooted to the bottom of my tank. He then expanded (or has tried to) his oral disc on the other side, looking pretty grumpy.
I was able to him off the bottom and get him to mostly deflate, but there's still too much anemone on either side of the egg crate to get to the single hole he's pushed through and cut it, or force him out. Current plan is to set him on his side and hope he squeezes himself out one side or the other in search of something to attach to...open to any other ideas.
Kensington Reefer
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Oy....
Brainless beast!
Brainless beast!
Coral reefer
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That douche will totally tell you he told you so. No matter what negative thing any type of nem does. He def told you so!
derek_SR
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I mentioned that my mag was shuffling around also. I figured it was flow related, but couldn’t get him settled after experimenting with flow. I decided to put a dedicated Kessil 160 spotlight on him and he’s stayed put for a couple days now so we will see. Looking pretty happy:
I have renamed my thread accordingly.
FTS showing the new light and where the carpet anemone is located:
I have renamed my thread accordingly.
FTS showing the new light and where the carpet anemone is located:
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Coral reefer
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I don’t see it named “coral reefers nightmare mixed reef” tho?
Looking nice, hope they behave for you!
Looking nice, hope they behave for you!
Coral reefer
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I could never convince myself to dedicate that much real estate to a nem. Looking good!
Coral reefer
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I’m imaging the one in the carpet talking with a mobster voice
derek_SR
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Couple updates:
Po4 has been steady now right at 0.11ppm. I scaled back the lanthanum dosing bigtime (5ml/day of my solution instead of the 75ml/day). I think my water finally caught up to the po4 being released by substrate, and I've sort of found equilibrium which is great.
Note - I had some lanthanum show up on a Triton ICP test @ .15mg/l. This means that dosing it directly into skimmer, even pretty heavily diluted, still allows some to escape into the water column. I was dosing it pretty heavily, see above, and have since scaled it back - so I will be curious to see the next ICP result. I lost my Yellow Tang during this time. No other fish have shown any symptoms (Nor was the YT the night before) and all behaving and eating normally. Maybe not related...but given all the anecdotes associated with Lanthanum and Yellow tangs, I figured I'd share as a word to the wise.
No3 is right around 30ppm and has been for many weeks now - I'll probably stop testing this but once every couple of months.
Happy to report the anemones are doing great. The mag hasn't moved in quite a while, and the carpet hasn't claimed any fish - though he did eat a couple shrimp.
Seeing a lot of good growth, pretty happy with how things are going. I'm doing very little to the tank right now - dosing 2 part, a trickle of trace elements and lanthanum, and lots and lots of food!
Some FTS:
Po4 has been steady now right at 0.11ppm. I scaled back the lanthanum dosing bigtime (5ml/day of my solution instead of the 75ml/day). I think my water finally caught up to the po4 being released by substrate, and I've sort of found equilibrium which is great.
Note - I had some lanthanum show up on a Triton ICP test @ .15mg/l. This means that dosing it directly into skimmer, even pretty heavily diluted, still allows some to escape into the water column. I was dosing it pretty heavily, see above, and have since scaled it back - so I will be curious to see the next ICP result. I lost my Yellow Tang during this time. No other fish have shown any symptoms (Nor was the YT the night before) and all behaving and eating normally. Maybe not related...but given all the anecdotes associated with Lanthanum and Yellow tangs, I figured I'd share as a word to the wise.
No3 is right around 30ppm and has been for many weeks now - I'll probably stop testing this but once every couple of months.
Happy to report the anemones are doing great. The mag hasn't moved in quite a while, and the carpet hasn't claimed any fish - though he did eat a couple shrimp.
Seeing a lot of good growth, pretty happy with how things are going. I'm doing very little to the tank right now - dosing 2 part, a trickle of trace elements and lanthanum, and lots and lots of food!
Some FTS:
derek_SR
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Thanks - I was bummed. Had him since he was a little white translucent thing from biota. Funny thing is I didn’t even order him - he came as a bonus surprise in my box with some other stuff!Sorry to hear about the tang
RIP Bingo
Tank is looking amazing! That anenome is gorgeous.
Awesome pics! What kind of camera? Maybe I can help you get it dialed in. Feel free to DM me or we can converse and discuss it in the photography forum. Make a post and we can get others' insights on it too.
Alexander1312
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Sorry to hear about the tang
Second that. I dosed Lanthanum in the Nano tank and it was great since I could not do much else that would not also reduce Nitrates which were very low. I did a super low and highly diluted dose without having a proper skimmer and it did not show in the ICP tests over a several month period. Hearing the impact on a yellow tank will still not make me use this for the main DT now. Thanks for sharing Derek, and sorry about your loss
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Alexander1312
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Oh, and yes, great looking tank! Anemones are great, if they work out like in your tank. Also, I remember our conversation about the AVAST feeder you are using and I am very tempted to buy seeing this now again .
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