Starting 90g Reef Tank Build... Finally!!!

[new2sw776784]

Originally posted by Tswifty8
Glad to hear it... I know a lot of people in Ohio didn't fare as well. Backup power supplies are going to be the hot item for the winter I'm sure.

Going to look into something for my tank, that is for sure.
It was kinda funny i have lived in this apartment for 1 solid year and that is the first time the electric has been out. It has only flickered one other time that was right after we moved in.

Just have to say thanks to my wife for blowing bubbles and dumping water while i was working for 12 hours a day. She kept saying man i hope we don't lose this after all the money we have put in it. Well i didn't ever think she would be into this hobby but she is hooked know LOL

Another positive note is that my yellow tang has never been as active or out as much as has been in the last 24 hours.

[Al Bendiksen]

Originally posted by new2sw776784
Going to look into something for my tank, that is for sure.
It was kinda funny i have lived in this apartment for 1 solid year and that is the first time the electric has been out. It has only flickered one other time that was right after we moved in.

Just have to say thanks to my wife for blowing bubbles and dumping water while i was working for 12 hours a day. She kept saying man i hope we don't lose this after all the money we have put in it. Well i didn't ever think she would be into this hobby but she is hooked know LOL

Glad to see you made it.

Had that happened, my ''helper'' (brother or mother) would have just laughed and then blamed me for the death of the fish.

My mother is one of those people that does not understand patience.

She says, "Why don't you just go out and buy about 10 big fish and a lot of corals and stick it in there. There is no need to use a QT, it is a waste of money"

[new2sw776784]

Originally posted by Al Bendiksen
Glad to see you made it.

Had that happened, my ''helper'' (brother or mother) would have just laughed and then blamed me for the death of the fish.

My mother is one of those people that does not understand patience.

She says, "Why don't you just go out and buy about 10 big fish and a lot of corals and stick it in there. There is no need to use a QT, it is a waste of money"

My wife was like that and trying to explain it to my dad is like talking greek looks at me like what the He**

[D to the P]

yeah try telling someone who thinks fish tanks are dumb that you're gonna by a $30 shrimp. That goes over well.

[kudora]

i had someone tell me they could have had 2 shrimp dinners for what i paid for my cleaner shrimp

would like some clubhouse advice


k this is what my leather looked like two days ago


this is what it looks like 5 min ago. again, notice the cowrie is all over again as soon as the attinics came on.



looks like my GSM doesnt like the leathers location anymore either so he moved it 6 inches.

should i remove the cowrie or just hope its nothing.....


i am about ready to evict the GSM i have seen him take swipes at my tang and thats why he is kinda tore up.

[D to the P]

it could just be shedding, leathers do that every now and then. The cowrie might just be eating the "shed mucous".

[melev]

I'd move it away from that acan/favia.

[kudora]

i did they are about 6 inches apart usually untill the GSM wants to move things around. i should move the favia up on the rock work but its looking happy on the sand.

[OwNeD162]

Originally posted by new2sw776784
Another positive note is that my yellow tang has never been as active or out as much as has been in the last 24 hours.

He saw his life flash before his eyes, realised it was quite boring, and decided to do something about it when he survived

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by OwNeD162
He saw his life flash before his eyes, realised it was quite boring, and decided to do something about it when he survived

Gee I kinda feel like that each morning when I get up--maybe the Tang is as old as me

I am starting to wonder what I am doing wrong-I don't have parasites, don't have ich, don't have red bugs, don't have nitrates ammonia and phosphates, all four tangs get along with each other, power only went off for five min, my anemomes stay put---kinda boring hobby for me I guess.

[Tswifty]

Managed to catch one of the cleaner shrimps tonight...

Stuck chunks of silverside in an algae clip, and suctioned it to the glass. Then when he was hanging on the clip eating away, I used a now "fish only" bowl shaped pasta strainer to trap him against the glass.

Now all that's left is one more cleaner shrimp, and the pistol shrimp.

[raen]

tj, with all of the power outage issues, I am not getting why you are pulling your shrimp? Are you going hypo?

[raen]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
Gee I kinda feel like that each morning when I get up--maybe the Tang is as old as me

I am starting to wonder what I am doing wrong-I don't have parasites, don't have ich, don't have red bugs, don't have nitrates ammonia and phosphates, all four tangs get along with each other, power only went off for five min, my anemomes stay put---kinda boring hobby for me I guess.

Dude, we only keep you around for your good looks and your body....nobody needs the brains!

[D to the P]

Originally posted by raen
tj, with all of the power outage issues, I am not getting why you are pulling your shrimp? Are you going hypo?

The pet medication he is planning on using for the red bugs will more than likely kill the shrimp.

I think it'll be fun for him to try and catch that pistol. At least the CB shrimp didn't hide underneath the rocks.

[kudora]

Originally posted by raen
tj, with all of the power outage issues, I am not getting why you are pulling your shrimp? Are you going hypo?

he is treating the tank with interceptor(for red bugs) so he has to pull the shrimp out.



edit: D you beat me to the punch nice lol

[raen]

Nice guys....thanks for the catch up. I caught mine by pulling EVERYTHING out of the tank. Piece of cake, just rip the reef apart, catch the little "B" and voila......BS.......catching shrimp blows!

[raen]

Hey D........how much does your lfs charge for cerith's? I am going to buy some tomorrow and don't want to get the screw.

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
Gee I kinda feel like that each morning when I get up--maybe the Tang is as old as me

I am starting to wonder what I am doing wrong-I don't have parasites, don't have ich, don't have red bugs, don't have nitrates ammonia and phosphates, all four tangs get along with each other, power only went off for five min, my anemomes stay put---kinda boring hobby for me I guess.

I hope everybody realizes that this was said in humour---I have the deepest respect and empathy for TJ and the great problem solver he is.

that said--can anybody help me find a Canadian site where I can purchase a 220gal tank from?

[PhilipOSU]

Scott

Here are 2 sites that I have run across that both seem to be in Ontario and both sell tanks. Aquarium Obsessed may only do custom tanks. They are also the retailer of the Aquatronica controllers.

www.aquariumobsessed.com

www.miraclesaquariums.com

[D to the P]

Originally posted by raen
Hey D........how much does your lfs charge for cerith's? I am going to buy some tomorrow and don't want to get the screw.

$1.99 on the small ones, and I think $2.99 for big ones

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by PhilipOSU
Scott

Here are 2 sites that I have run across that both seem to be in Ontario and both sell tanks. Aquarium Obsessed may only do custom tanks. They are also the retailer of the Aquatronica controllers.

www.aquariumobsessed.com

www.miraclesaquariums.com

thanks very much Philip

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by raen
tj, with all of the power outage issues, I am not getting why you are pulling your shrimp? Are you going hypo?

I was one of the few fortunate ones, and the power never went out at my place. I'm trying to pull them, because I'm going to treat my tank with Interceptor for Red Bugs. If the shrimp are in the tank, the medication will more than likely kill them.

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by raen
Nice guys....thanks for the catch up. I caught mine by pulling EVERYTHING out of the tank. Piece of cake, just rip the reef apart, catch the little "B" and voila......BS.......catching shrimp blows!

Yeah they were $15.00 each, and the pistol was free. So I'm not planning on tearing my reef apart to catch them. Losing a cleaner shrimp wouldn't bother me that much, but I really like the Pistol, and hope I can get him out. I almost caught him this morning, but a bonehead move on my part allowed him to escape.

I'm not in a REAL big hurry to dose the Interceptor, but would like to get it done sometime in the near future. I'll be picking up some frags at the local club meeting Friday night. So at the very earliest, I'm not planning on treating the tank until after I add those frags.

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
I am starting to wonder what I am doing wrong-I don't have parasites, don't have ich, don't have red bugs, don't have nitrates ammonia and phosphates, all four tangs get along with each other, power only went off for five min, my anemomes stay put---kinda boring hobby for me I guess.

All depends on where you get your stuff from. I took precautions, but some pests still managed to slip through... Plus... how do you treat cheato?

Anyway... nothing outside the cyano really bothers me. Just minor inconveniences with simple enough solutions, and it seems just about everyone who keeps primarily SPS has gone through this at some point or another.

[timschmidt]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
Gee I kinda feel like that each morning when I get up--maybe the Tang is as old as me

I am starting to wonder what I am doing wrong-I don't have parasites, don't have ich, don't have red bugs, don't have nitrates ammonia and phosphates, all four tangs get along with each other, power only went off for five min, my anemomes stay put---kinda boring hobby for me I guess.

LOL I would say the same thing... except for shrimp. I can't find one of my harlequin shrimp (the male). They were NEVER apart and now I can't find one... man what is it with me and shrimp!!! The iodide levels are at natural salt water levels and all other tests I run are well within normal...bah!

Double BAH! I loved those shrimp and how they interacted...