Pictures of Bomber's barebottom SPS tank and related equipment - Page 16

Bomber · 11/25/2004, 06:31 PM

Nathan, put the pecan pie down and walk away slowly. There's no need for anyone to get hurt here.

NuclearReefs · 11/25/2004, 06:32 PM

LOL!!!!!!!!!! Going to eat... enjoy the rest of your holiday..

Nathan

Bomber · 11/25/2004, 06:44 PM

otolith · 11/26/2004, 08:17 PM

Amazing tank.

I think I need to rethink my lighting schedule.

That, and probably take out some of the sand. I just couldn't go barebottom for purely aesthetic reasons.

Bomber · 11/27/2004, 07:29 AM

Be sure and get your tanks nutrients levels low before you shorten your light schedule.

DKKA · 11/27/2004, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bomber
Be sure and get your tanks nutrients levels low before you shorten your light schedule.

Good morning, again Jerel,

Since us peons can't really test for phosphates how can we tell if our nutrients are low?
(I've been going a little bonkers lately wondering 'more light, less light? More food, less food?')

Dan

Bomber · 11/27/2004, 02:50 PM

Dan, you are not a peon, even if you are from Peoria.

(you can slap me now

)

Good question. I guess it's just a "feel" sort of thing. If you're seeing a whole lot less detritus, water's staying clear longer, etc.

NuclearReefs · 11/28/2004, 09:42 PM

what do you call it when your aragonite has fused together into a sheet? Is that natural Starboard?

Nathan

Scleractinian · 11/28/2004, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NuclearReefs
what do you call it when your aragonite has fused together into a sheet? Is that natural Starboard?

Nathan

I believe that the technical term might be "concrete".

DKKA · 11/28/2004, 11:22 PM

LOL, Thanks Jerel!

I've been cutting back slowly on the MH's. Down to about 5 hours and I have seen some positive results. A few of my pale SPS aren't so pale anymore. Although, I think a couple pieces, and maybe the clams might want more light. I certainly haven't seen any negative effects so I'll probably shorten the photoperiod a bit more and see what happens.

A side question/comment: I wonder how much the light reflected off your starboard is influencing the amount of MH's you are using. I know you have corals growing in heavily shaded spots, but I'm sure the rest of your corals are benefitting as well.

Do you expect you'll have to increase your lighting as the starboard becomes coated in corraline and corals?

Dan

sradmin · 11/29/2004, 12:39 AM

Jerel,

I've been following many of your threads lately, and I want to compliment you on your tank. Not only stunning, but pristine and very unique. Great job with the aquascaping kudos for its simplicity. You could say it's the "Bomb-diggity"!

I don't know what it looked like before your DSB nightmare, but I am a believer in that everything happens for a reason. You have gained, and provided for many others, a great experience and a wealth of knowledge. You also have a gorgeous tank... I've enjoyed reefing vicariously through you!

Also, kudos to Gregt for the fine pictures- Looking forward to seeing some more...

Steve

Darrell Ward · 11/29/2004, 02:58 AM

Bomber, I agree that BB is the way to go. What do think of a shallow sandbed encased is clear epoxy? Would this work as good as starboard? This may have been disscused already, but who could find it! Very nice tank by the way.

Bomber · 11/29/2004, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DKKA
A side question/comment: I wonder how much the light reflected off your starboard is influencing the amount of MH's you are using. I know you have corals growing in heavily shaded spots, but I'm sure the rest of your corals are benefitting as well.

Do you expect you'll have to increase your lighting as the starboard becomes coated in corraline and corals?

Dan

Dan there's something that I have come to truly believe in. The more nutrient rich your water, the more light you need. The less nutrients, the less light. Which seems to hold with what I see out on the reef too.

All this talk about lighting lately made me realize something. All my light bulbs are about 2 1/2 years old.

Bomber · 11/29/2004, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sradmin
I don't know what it looked like before your DSB nightmare, but I am a believer in that everything happens for a reason.

Steve

Thanks Steve!

me too.

Here's what it looked like when it was TOTM here on RC, December 2001
Left side

Right side

Bomber · 11/29/2004, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Darrell Ward
Bomber, I agree that BB is the way to go. What do think of a shallow sandbed encased is clear epoxy? Would this work as good as starboard? This may have been disscused already, but who could find it! Very nice tank by the way.

Darrell, Graham (G-money) has a thread here on RC and TRT where he describes the process he went through, step by step.

It should work, I just want a slicker surface. My Starboard has gotten pretty rough on it's own as coralline has started growing on it.

NuclearReefs · 11/29/2004, 09:09 AM

You can put your sea urchin back in their to clean it off jerel.

Nathan

Bomber · 11/29/2004, 09:11 AM

Nobody took Doug out! He's in there, it's his tank.

NuclearReefs · 11/29/2004, 09:39 AM

He's a Munching fool on that starboard I bet ...LOL!

Flatlander · 11/29/2004, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bomber
Nobody took Doug out!

Yea, my wife does now & then.

Bomber · 11/29/2004, 11:02 AM

I don't know which works better!

Mentioning your name or mentioning Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!!

downset · 12/09/2004, 04:37 PM

2x

downset · 12/09/2004, 04:37 PM

Every pic looks better and better

DerekW · 12/10/2004, 06:24 AM

downset, love your avatar, I was a fan as well. Still shaking my head the way he died.

Yellotang · 12/10/2004, 07:48 AM

Bomber, I love that urchin. I want one. It is hard for me to find one that is not dieing already.

Bomber · 12/10/2004, 08:03 AM

Where in this world have you been lately?

The problem with some urchins is they are very sensitive to water quality, and because of that don't ship very well. We try to keep them in every system because they are like the canary in the mine. If anything is wrong with the system, they will tell you first.

11/25/2004, 06:32 PM	#377
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	LOL!!!!!!!!!! Going to eat... enjoy the rest of your holiday.. Nathan __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/26/2004, 08:17 PM	#379
otolith Cancer Sucks Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MN Posts: 1,398	Amazing tank. I think I need to rethink my lighting schedule. That, and probably take out some of the sand. I just couldn't go barebottom for purely aesthetic reasons. __________________ [QUOTE=BrianD;21444507]Listen to this man.[/QUOTE] "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." --John Muir Current Tank Info: 210g in the works :)

11/28/2004, 09:42 PM	#383
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	what do you call it when your aragonite has fused together into a sheet? Is that natural Starboard? Nathan __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/28/2004, 11:22 PM	#385
DKKA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 769	LOL, Thanks Jerel! I've been cutting back slowly on the MH's. Down to about 5 hours and I have seen some positive results. A few of my pale SPS aren't so pale anymore. Although, I think a couple pieces, and maybe the clams might want more light. I certainly haven't seen any negative effects so I'll probably shorten the photoperiod a bit more and see what happens. A side question/comment: I wonder how much the light reflected off your starboard is influencing the amount of MH's you are using. I know you have corals growing in heavily shaded spots, but I'm sure the rest of your corals are benefitting as well. Do you expect you'll have to increase your lighting as the starboard becomes coated in corraline and corals? Dan __________________ THIS SPACE FOR RENT

11/29/2004, 12:39 AM	#386
sradmin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 287	Jerel, I've been following many of your threads lately, and I want to compliment you on your tank. Not only stunning, but pristine and very unique. Great job with the aquascaping kudos for its simplicity. You could say it's the "Bomb-diggity"! I don't know what it looked like before your DSB nightmare, but I am a believer in that everything happens for a reason. You have gained, and provided for many others, a great experience and a wealth of knowledge. You also have a gorgeous tank... I've enjoyed reefing vicariously through you! Also, kudos to Gregt for the fine pictures- Looking forward to seeing some more... Steve __________________ Steve Current Tank Info: 54g corner reef, 29g- Maroon Clown breeding tank

11/25/2004, 06:31 PM	#376
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Nathan, put the pecan pie down and walk away slowly. There's no need for anyone to get hurt here.

11/25/2004, 06:44 PM	#378
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550

11/27/2004, 07:29 AM	#380
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Be sure and get your tanks nutrients levels low before you shorten your light schedule.

11/27/2004, 02:50 PM	#382
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Dan, you are not a peon, even if you are from Peoria. (you can slap me now ) Good question. I guess it's just a "feel" sort of thing. If you're seeing a whole lot less detritus, water's staying clear longer, etc.

11/29/2004, 02:58 AM	#387
Darrell Ward Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 119	Bomber, I agree that BB is the way to go. What do think of a shallow sandbed encased is clear epoxy? Would this work as good as starboard? This may have been disscused already, but who could find it! Very nice tank by the way.

11/29/2004, 09:09 AM	#391
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	You can put your sea urchin back in their to clean it off jerel. Nathan __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/29/2004, 09:11 AM	#392
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Nobody took Doug out! He's in there, it's his tank.

11/29/2004, 09:39 AM	#393
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	He's a Munching fool on that starboard I bet ...LOL! __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

11/29/2004, 11:02 AM	#395
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	I don't know which works better! Mentioning your name or mentioning Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!!

12/09/2004, 04:37 PM	#396
downset Reef Zen Monster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 1,674	2x Last edited by downset; 12/09/2004 at 05:04 PM.

12/09/2004, 04:37 PM	#397
downset Reef Zen Monster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 1,674	Every pic looks better and better

12/10/2004, 06:24 AM	#398
DerekW Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 873	downset, love your avatar, I was a fan as well. Still shaking my head the way he died. __________________ Derek It's a small world........But I wouldn't want to paint it. Current Tank Info: 220, 4x250w mh, 4x110w actinics CS12-2 RC , 75 gallon sump, Calcium reactor, DIY 36" Kalkwasser reactor

12/10/2004, 07:48 AM	#399
Yellotang Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Pasco,Washington. A.K.A. The Tri-Cites. Posts: 1,908	Bomber, I love that urchin. I want one. It is hard for me to find one that is not dieing already.

12/10/2004, 08:03 AM	#400
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	Where in this world have you been lately? The problem with some urchins is they are very sensitive to water quality, and because of that don't ship very well. We try to keep them in every system because they are like the canary in the mine. If anything is wrong with the system, they will tell you first.