Ryan's 300 Gallon Starfire Journal - Page 12

mpoletti · 01/01/2010, 09:01 AM

Great stuff Ryan. Happy New year to you and your wife

roktsintst · 01/01/2010, 09:06 AM

Thank you Very Much Mark.

Here is a pic for the new year...

And a Very Happy New Year to you and yours!!!

DanW · 01/01/2010, 12:29 PM

Nice photo to start the new year! Love all those stags.

roktsintst · 01/01/2010, 01:38 PM

Thanks Dan!

roktsintst · 01/12/2010, 11:08 PM

Well, Sadly I just had to cut up my very LARGE Tubs Pink Jade Colony...

It started to RTN from the Base up so I just decided to chop the whole thing up and hopeufully keep a few frags. If all the frags I got out of it live, I probably have ~20 frags/chunks.

Either way, cutting up a colony you have had for years and grown from a frag is VERY Depressing...

RIP

And what's even worse.... Is It has never had better coloration that right now. It was an Awesome Piece...

Dejavu · 01/13/2010, 12:29 AM

That tough.... sorry to hear about the RTNing. It seem to be going around lately

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eran · 01/13/2010, 02:54 AM

I hear ya on the rtn thing. Nothing worse then having to frag a sweet colony to save some.

mpoletti · 01/13/2010, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roktsintst

Either way, cutting up a colony you have had for years and grown from a frag is VERY Depressing...

So true...

Sorry to hear Ryan, but as Tim says, "if its not one thing, its another"

benihana · 01/13/2010, 08:30 AM

I had the same thing happen to my Shawn Bennet Tri-color about a year ago....I still have a nice chucnk of it, but it was very depressing. On the bright side, there are LOTS of insurance frags in my local club

Very nice piece BTW

DanW · 01/13/2010, 09:40 AM

Man that sucks! Such a big colony, it's a shame to see it cut up. Any idea what caused the RTN?

roktsintst · 01/13/2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dejavu

That tough.... sorry to hear about the RTNing. It seem to be going around lately

.

Yes It has...

roktsintst · 01/13/2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eran

I hear ya on the rtn thing. Nothing worse then having to frag a sweet colony to save some.

I Have done it before, but this time it really sucked because I have never seen it look better...

roktsintst · 01/13/2010, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpoletti

So true...

Sorry to hear Ryan, but as Tim says, "if its not one thing, its another"

Tell Me about it.

I dont think there is a truer saying in this hobby!!!

roktsintst · 01/13/2010, 02:40 PM

Benihana - That is the way I have been trying to live my life. What's done is done, so you might as well look on the Bright side!!!

Dan, I've been doing some extra water changes lately and I havn't been adjusting my Alk for it. The way i add my salt to my mixture bucket is 2 scoops of ReefCrystals and 2 of Iinstant Ocean. This way w/ my 30 gallons is get an alk of 10-11. But I've been dosing some Zeo Additives to help brake down some Nitrates and It requires a lower alk of around 8. I havn't been testing at all lately and once I say the RTN i tested the ALk and it was 11... So Im thinking the spike did it, so im slowly working my alk back down.

Then I just got a text that my pH was 7.51 at home!!! I just refilled my co2 and aparently opened my needle valve too much and it dropped my pH WAY to low. It normally runs low anyway but that is bad low. My wife is home now and says everything still looks good...

bullitr · 01/13/2010, 03:42 PM

Then I just got a text that my pH was 7.51 at home!!! I just refilled my co2 and aparently opened my needle valve too much and it dropped my pH WAY to low. It normally runs low anyway but that is bad low. My wife is home now and says everything still looks good...[/QUOTE]
i set my apex to shut down the calcium reactor set up if ph drops below 7.8
maybe you can do the same with your ac3
the current tank of the month ph is between 8.0 to 7.6

DanW · 01/13/2010, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roktsintst

Benihana - That is the way I have been trying to live my life. What's done is done, so you might as well look on the Bright side!!!

Dan, I've been doing some extra water changes lately and I havn't been adjusting my Alk for it. The way i add my salt to my mixture bucket is 2 scoops of ReefCrystals and 2 of Iinstant Ocean. This way w/ my 30 gallons is get an alk of 10-11. But I've been dosing some Zeo Additives to help brake down some Nitrates and It requires a lower alk of around 8. I havn't been testing at all lately and once I say the RTN i tested the ALk and it was 11... So Im thinking the spike did it, so im slowly working my alk back down.

Then I just got a text that my pH was 7.51 at home!!! I just refilled my co2 and aparently opened my needle valve too much and it dropped my pH WAY to low. It normally runs low anyway but that is bad low. My wife is home now and says everything still looks good...

Hopefully you've got the cause and dropping the Alk corrects the problem and the PH drop doesn't hurt anything. Good luck.

roktsintst · 01/13/2010, 10:34 PM

Thanks Dan!

We'll See tomorrow!!!

DFason · 01/14/2010, 09:32 AM

How are the multibars doing? That has to be my favorite centropyge!

Anyways your tank looks great and sorry to hear about the chopping. Hope things stable back out for you.

-Dave

roktsintst · 01/14/2010, 10:16 AM

Thank Dave.

The Multibars are still doing great. They have just finished their first week of Prazi! I'll give them a few days off and then start Copper and another round of Prazi.

DanW · 01/19/2010, 09:51 AM

Ryan, so was there any damage caused by the PH drop?

roktsintst · 01/19/2010, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanW

Ryan, so was there any damage caused by the PH drop?

Nope

A few pieces from the Pink Jade are still alive so hopefully they will make it as well.

Also, I have the GoldFlake in a 20g Hospital tank with maracyn Plus in there. He is lookin a lot better. Much Much less awkward swiming and he still has 2 more days in the hospital tank!

Hopefully he will pull through!

mpoletti · 01/19/2010, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanW

Ryan, so was there any damage caused by the PH drop?

Dan, I have never really seen or heard that PH fluctations will cause damage to the corals. I think its more of a longer term residual efffect.

roktsintst · 02/03/2010, 11:45 PM

roktsintst · 02/04/2010, 10:54 AM

I was playing around with LightRoom and got a FTS. I wanted to post it before my new lights get here on Monday to compare.

mpoletti · 02/04/2010, 10:56 AM

Very nice Ryan

Much better

Have you given any thought to blackening out the background?

01/01/2010, 09:01 AM	#276
mpoletti You'll never walk alone Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 18,245	Great stuff Ryan. Happy New year to you and your wife __________________ -Mark a.) I believe... The curse is a reality b.) Fish poop is your friend c.) Why chase numbers? #CoralsLiketoDisco #ReefSerenity

01/01/2010, 09:06 AM	#277
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Thank you Very Much Mark. Here is a pic for the new year... And a Very Happy New Year to you and yours!!! __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

01/01/2010, 01:38 PM	#279
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Thanks Dan! __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

01/12/2010, 11:08 PM	#280
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Well, Sadly I just had to cut up my very LARGE Tubs Pink Jade Colony... It started to RTN from the Base up so I just decided to chop the whole thing up and hopeufully keep a few frags. If all the frags I got out of it live, I probably have ~20 frags/chunks. Either way, cutting up a colony you have had for years and grown from a frag is VERY Depressing... RIP And what's even worse.... Is It has never had better coloration that right now. It was an Awesome Piece... __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

01/13/2010, 12:29 AM	#281
Dejavu ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,423	That tough.... sorry to hear about the RTNing. It seem to be going around lately . __________________ Brian June 2013 TOTM Current Tank Info: 270 Starphire by Miracles in GlassBK 250 InternalSequence Blackfin 1800(2) 6105 Tunzes Streams(3) 400 watt Blueline E-Ballast400w 20k Radiums(3) Lumanarc IIIGEO 624 Ca ReactorTunze OsmolotorPM SR45 and TLF PhosBan Reactor 150Apex

01/01/2010, 12:29 PM	#278
DanW Certified Stick Killer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Cal. - North Tustin Posts: 2,784	Nice photo to start the new year! Love all those stags.

01/13/2010, 02:54 AM	#282
eran Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mid west Posts: 397	I hear ya on the rtn thing. Nothing worse then having to frag a sweet colony to save some. __________________ 265gal starfire, 90 gal. sump, 70gal. frag tank, 40gal. QT tank, Vertex Alpha 300 Cone Skimmer, calcium and kalk reactors, 5- tunze 6105's, 7069 controller, Apex, 3-400watt radiums w/galaxy ballasts in lumenbright larges, 2 super actinic VHO's Current Tank Info: 265gal starfire, 90 gal. sump, 70gal. frag tank, 40gal. QT tank, Alpha 300 Cone Skimmer, Geo 618 calcium and kalk reactors, 5- tunze 6105's, 7069 controller, Apex, 3-400watt radiums w/galaxy ballasts in lumenbright larges, 2 super actinic VHO's

01/13/2010, 08:30 AM	#284
benihana Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Prior Lake, Minnesota Posts: 1,230	I had the same thing happen to my Shawn Bennet Tri-color about a year ago....I still have a nice chucnk of it, but it was very depressing. On the bright side, there are LOTS of insurance frags in my local club Very nice piece BTW __________________ Currently tankless, but have a few things in the works

01/13/2010, 09:40 AM	#285
DanW Certified Stick Killer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Cal. - North Tustin Posts: 2,784	Man that sucks! Such a big colony, it's a shame to see it cut up. Any idea what caused the RTN?

01/13/2010, 02:40 PM	#289
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Benihana - That is the way I have been trying to live my life. What's done is done, so you might as well look on the Bright side!!! Dan, I've been doing some extra water changes lately and I havn't been adjusting my Alk for it. The way i add my salt to my mixture bucket is 2 scoops of ReefCrystals and 2 of Iinstant Ocean. This way w/ my 30 gallons is get an alk of 10-11. But I've been dosing some Zeo Additives to help brake down some Nitrates and It requires a lower alk of around 8. I havn't been testing at all lately and once I say the RTN i tested the ALk and it was 11... So Im thinking the spike did it, so im slowly working my alk back down. Then I just got a text that my pH was 7.51 at home!!! I just refilled my co2 and aparently opened my needle valve too much and it dropped my pH WAY to low. It normally runs low anyway but that is bad low. My wife is home now and says everything still looks good... __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

01/13/2010, 03:42 PM	#290
bullitr broke but happy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stevenson ranch, ca Posts: 14,053	Then I just got a text that my pH was 7.51 at home!!! I just refilled my co2 and aparently opened my needle valve too much and it dropped my pH WAY to low. It normally runs low anyway but that is bad low. My wife is home now and says everything still looks good...[/QUOTE] i set my apex to shut down the calcium reactor set up if ph drops below 7.8 maybe you can do the same with your ac3 the current tank of the month ph is between 8.0 to 7.6 __________________ Lawrence SFVR member 435 gallon display in wall see through no more hyposalinity... Current Tank Info: 96x36x29 inwall

01/13/2010, 10:34 PM	#292
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Thanks Dan! We'll See tomorrow!!! __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

01/14/2010, 09:32 AM	#293
DFason Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 766	How are the multibars doing? That has to be my favorite centropyge! Anyways your tank looks great and sorry to hear about the chopping. Hope things stable back out for you. -Dave __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 35g Shallow Reef Build/iTech 100/Tunze Osmolator/MP20/Sunpower

01/14/2010, 10:16 AM	#294
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Thank Dave. The Multibars are still doing great. They have just finished their first week of Prazi! I'll give them a few days off and then start Copper and another round of Prazi. __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

01/19/2010, 09:51 AM	#295
DanW Certified Stick Killer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Cal. - North Tustin Posts: 2,784	Ryan, so was there any damage caused by the PH drop?

02/03/2010, 11:45 PM	#298
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	__________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

02/04/2010, 10:54 AM	#299
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	I was playing around with LightRoom and got a FTS. I wanted to post it before my new lights get here on Monday to compare. __________________ --- Ryan --- Current Tank Info: 300 AGE Starfire SPS Reef75g frag tank lit w/ T5's Deltec 902ACIII4 400 Radium's4-160 vho'sGEO 818 CA RXReefTek Kalk RXDart Return on manifold to a wavy sea57 watt uvHammerHead w/ OceansMotion

02/04/2010, 10:56 AM	#300
mpoletti You'll never walk alone Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 18,245	Very nice Ryan Much better Have you given any thought to blackening out the background? __________________ -Mark a.) I believe... The curse is a reality b.) Fish poop is your friend c.) Why chase numbers? #CoralsLiketoDisco #ReefSerenity