Some pictures of my recovering reef after an Alk crash (rare wrasse junkie)

GroceryGetterS4 · 11/02/2017, 12:19 AM

So I had a large alk swing while I was away for a few days, and unfortunately wasn't able to get to the tank before 8-10 colonies rtn'ed, including a 4 year old blue millie colony

90G tank, 2 gen 1 radions, apex (which isn't controlling anything but the heater unfortunately), tunze auto-topoff, reef octopus skimmer 150 super space saver, vortech mp10's.

I know the fish police will get onto me due to my choice of fish/stocking.....But it's my tank, and it makes me happy

Fish List:
Blue Tang
Niger Trigger
Labouti Fairy Wrasse (couldn't get a good shot of him)
Lineatus Fairy Wrasse
Golden Rhomboid Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Yellow Corris Wrasse
Flame Hawk
Molly Miller Blenny
Yellow Watchman Goby
Mated paid of Snowflake shotgun clowns

My picture taking skills are awful, my apologies

Here was a shot from about a year ago when everything was growing and happy:

CURRENT

GroceryGetterS4 · 11/02/2017, 12:22 AM

GroceryGetterS4 · 11/02/2017, 12:23 AM

hogfanreefer · 11/02/2017, 09:00 AM

Very nice! Sorry to hear about the crash. I had the same thing happen when I forgot to fill my alkalinity reservoir before leaving on vacation. Alk dropped from 8.5 to 5.7 while I was away and I lost most of my SPS colonies. LPS was mad for months. Since you've got Apex why not get a couple of BRS dosing pumps and dose your alk and calcium with them?

We have many of the same fish and corals(minus the Hippo)! You left out your C. jordani!

Xxero · 11/02/2017, 09:06 AM

How does your Niger Trigger get along with everything? Nice tank, btw.

GroceryGetterS4 · 11/02/2017, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by hogfanreefer

Very nice! Sorry to hear about the crash. I had the same thing happen when I forgot to fill my alkalinity reservoir before leaving on vacation. Alk dropped from 8.5 to 5.7 while I was away and I lost most of my SPS colonies. LPS was mad for months. Since you've got Apex why not get a couple of BRS dosing pumps and dose your alk and calcium with them?

We have many of the same fish and corals(minus the Hippo)! You left out your C. jordani!

Thanks! Yeah, I was pretty bummed out to have it happen. I wish I had some pictures from a few months back before the crash though. Yeah, i'm gonna invest in some nice dosers for my apex to control. Unfortunately, the flame wrasse is no longer with me, he ate like a pig, but just kept getting skinnier and skinnier (I think it was a parasite of some sort), i'll pick up another for sure, he was stunning.

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Originally Posted by Xxero

How does your Niger Trigger get along with everything? Nice tank, btw.

Thanks! The blue tang is the alpha of the tank, and keeps the niger in check, so he's never really messed with anything (I had a couple emerald crabs disappear, but the time they disappeared the niger was the size of a quarter, so I doubt it was him). I've had both the blue and the niger for about a year now, and they've grown quite a bit, so a 6 foot tank will be in my future for sure.

hkgar · 11/02/2017, 01:37 PM

Nice tank, but I have a problem with "But it's my tank, and it makes me happy".

It is home for the fish and should make them happy.

mikenh77 · 11/02/2017, 01:39 PM

Off topic, but I love your LR pillar design.

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GroceryGetterS4 · 11/02/2017, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hkgar

Nice tank, but I have a problem with "But it's my tank, and it makes me happy".

It is home for the fish and should make them happy.

I'll make sure to have a pow-wow with them and ask them if they are happy. Who are we to know if they are happy? My fish are fat, colorful and thriving. They must be miserable, hunh?

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GroceryGetterS4 · 11/02/2017, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mikenh77

Off topic, but I love your LR pillar design.

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Thanks! I like lots of open space for the fish to swim!

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Mishri · 11/03/2017, 10:28 AM

looks fine to me for now.. no reason you can't grow fish out in a smaller tank... I've done it many times.

11/02/2017, 12:19 AM	#1
GroceryGetterS4 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 111	Some pictures of my recovering reef after an Alk crash (rare wrasse junkie) So I had a large alk swing while I was away for a few days, and unfortunately wasn't able to get to the tank before 8-10 colonies rtn'ed, including a 4 year old blue millie colony 90G tank, 2 gen 1 radions, apex (which isn't controlling anything but the heater unfortunately), tunze auto-topoff, reef octopus skimmer 150 super space saver, vortech mp10's. I know the fish police will get onto me due to my choice of fish/stocking.....But it's my tank, and it makes me happy Fish List: Blue Tang Niger Trigger Labouti Fairy Wrasse (couldn't get a good shot of him) Lineatus Fairy Wrasse Golden Rhomboid Wrasse Leopard Wrasse Yellow Corris Wrasse Flame Hawk Molly Miller Blenny Yellow Watchman Goby Mated paid of Snowflake shotgun clowns My picture taking skills are awful, my apologies Here was a shot from about a year ago when everything was growing and happy: CURRENT Last edited by GroceryGetterS4; 11/02/2017 at 01:08 AM.

11/02/2017, 09:00 AM	#4
hogfanreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,117	Very nice! Sorry to hear about the crash. I had the same thing happen when I forgot to fill my alkalinity reservoir before leaving on vacation. Alk dropped from 8.5 to 5.7 while I was away and I lost most of my SPS colonies. LPS was mad for months. Since you've got Apex why not get a couple of BRS dosing pumps and dose your alk and calcium with them? We have many of the same fish and corals(minus the Hippo)! You left out your C. jordani! __________________ DSA 155,Custom Trigger 42" sump/refugium, MP40 X2, MP 10 X 2, AI Hydra 52 X3, Apex controller, Tunze ATO Current Tank Info: DSA 155 gallon, mixed reef, SPS and wrasse dominant

11/02/2017, 09:06 AM	#5
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	How does your Niger Trigger get along with everything? Nice tank, btw. __________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump

11/02/2017, 01:37 PM	#7
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	Nice tank, but I have a problem with "But it's my tank, and it makes me happy". It is *home* for the fish and should make them happy. __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

11/03/2017, 10:28 AM	#11
Mishri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great Falls, MT Posts: 1,404	looks fine to me for now.. no reason you can't grow fish out in a smaller tank... I've done it many times. __________________ 300 gallon 8ft long, 2x xf250 gyre, reef octopus 250-int - work in progress Aquarist since 1986

11/02/2017, 12:22 AM	#2
GroceryGetterS4 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 111

11/02/2017, 12:23 AM	#3
GroceryGetterS4 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 111

11/02/2017, 01:39 PM	#8
mikenh77 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 61	Off topic, but I love your LR pillar design. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk