40 Gallon Custom Setup - Page 18

calvin415 · 07/18/2006, 08:28 AM

Thanks Altezza, I'll be glad once the cyano is gone and everything grows out to fill in the gaps.

Wiskey · 07/18/2006, 04:02 PM

Great thread and Great tank! Thanks for documenting the build for us all to use, and for pointing me over here from my thread.

What's funny is I have been thinking about replacing my big tank with a 24*24*24, or 30*30*24 cube. There are allot of great ideas here I could use.

Thanks,
Whiskey

chocolateblnt · 07/18/2006, 04:16 PM

Hey Eric! Tank looks awesome as always, even with the cyano! Did you know that Molybdenum can help prevent cyano outbreaks?! Helped me!

calvin415 · 07/18/2006, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wiskey
Great thread and Great tank! Thanks for documenting the build for us all to use, and for pointing me over here from my thread.

What's funny is I have been thinking about replacing my big tank with a 24*24*24, or 30*30*24 cube. There are allot of great ideas here I could use.

Thanks,
Whiskey

Thanks bro, feel free to PM me if you have any direct questions or need something clarified.

calvin415 · 07/18/2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chocolateblnt
Hey Eric! Tank looks awesome as always, even with the cyano! Did you know that Molybdenum can help prevent cyano outbreaks?! Helped me!

Thanks buddy! What the heck is Molybdenum and where can you get it?

pimp2daizzo · 07/19/2006, 10:37 AM

wow!!!! your tank look grate

calvin415 · 07/19/2006, 11:15 AM

Thanks Pimp, it's got a long way to go, but it's a start.

chocolateblnt · 07/19/2006, 01:07 PM

So I did a lot more research on Molybdenum and it actually fuels Cyano and Hair Algae!

I thought it was suppose to prevent it!

Somewhere along the line I got confused

... This is a really good article on algae ... Sorry for the confusion buddy however at least I can correct my thinking

http://www.syngnathid.org/articles/greenHairAlgae.html

"Molybdenum is essential to beneficial organisms such as zooxanthellae, as well as nuisance algae such as green hair and Cyanobacteria."

calvin415 · 07/19/2006, 09:30 PM

Well I'm going on vacation Friday for 10 days, so here's my vacation solution!

Just need to finish filling them up

pimp2daizzo · 07/19/2006, 10:27 PM

what do u think about the 150 watt hqi over a 15g long? as of now i have all my coral in my 5gal tank under four 24" t5ho, but i think the t5s make hair Algae grow!

calvin415 · 07/19/2006, 10:31 PM

Sounds good to me, I love HQI setups! As for the T-5's unless you are running old bulbs the hair algae isn't a result of the lights it's a result of nutrients in the water...

pimp2daizzo · 07/19/2006, 10:33 PM

http://www.scientificcoral.com/

look over that site, the owner of the farm comes in to my work every week and he always is telling meabout some new coralers he just frag to sell.

calvin415 · 07/19/2006, 10:37 PM

Way overpriced IMO...

pimp2daizzo · 07/19/2006, 10:42 PM

thats what i thought but the bulbs are 2 weeks old and even on a new tank whit r/o water i get the hair

pimp2daizzo · 07/19/2006, 10:43 PM

they will cut deals like mad and if u get frags they trade.

Wiskey · 07/19/2006, 11:43 PM

Nice autotopoff setup how much water do you go through per day? Are you planning to have someone feed your fish?

Whiskey

calvin415 · 07/20/2006, 08:08 AM

I average about 2.5 gallons a day, so 10 days = 25 gallons... I'll find someone to feed them, but 3 firefish don't really need too much food.

Wiskey · 07/20/2006, 09:26 AM

Quote:

but 3 firefish don't really need too much food.

True.

Whiskey

calvin415 · 07/31/2006, 03:25 PM

Well I'm back down to 2 firefish (both purple), while I was on vacation the red firefish went carpet surfing in an empty house...

calvin415 · 08/18/2006, 11:01 AM

Guess I need to update this... I've removed some of the rock work from the tank (the front corner) which has opened it up a bit. I was able to get rid of the cyano but I'm currently fighting PM with my clams so I hope they pull through, I lost 1 the other day... I'll get some recent pics posted soon.

chocolateblnt · 08/18/2006, 11:11 AM

I'm sorry ... PM?! You're fighting private messages

... what does the acronym stand for

calvin415 · 08/18/2006, 11:13 AM

LOL!!! No it's pinched mantle...

chocolateblnt · 08/18/2006, 11:19 AM

Aha ... must research

calvin415 · 08/18/2006, 11:22 AM

BTW, I sent you a PM and no I don't mean pinched mantle this time.

Pacific Reefs · 08/19/2006, 09:55 PM

Good luck with the clams. Mine had a pinched mantle last month...I waited a few days and it went away. I was ready to do a FW dip if I had to. It happened right after I added a pagoda coral that slimed everywhere when I introduced it. I did lose a maxima last year to a spotted hawkfish that I used to have. Forgot to feed it and it nipped the clam to death.

07/18/2006, 08:28 AM	#426
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Thanks Altezza, I'll be glad once the cyano is gone and everything grows out to fill in the gaps. __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

07/18/2006, 04:02 PM	#427
Wiskey Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 3,049	Great thread and Great tank! Thanks for documenting the build for us all to use, and for pointing me over here from my thread. What's funny is I have been thinking about replacing my big tank with a 242424, or 303024 cube. There are allot of great ideas here I could use. Thanks, Whiskey __________________ This video shows 15 months of coral growth in my tank in a 30 second timelapse: https://youtu.be/bF6C57aTDEo

07/19/2006, 11:15 AM	#432
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Thanks Pimp, it's got a long way to go, but it's a start. __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

07/19/2006, 09:30 PM	#434
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Well I'm going on vacation Friday for 10 days, so here's my vacation solution! Just need to finish filling them up __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

07/19/2006, 10:31 PM	#436
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Sounds good to me, I love HQI setups! As for the T-5's unless you are running old bulbs the hair algae isn't a result of the lights it's a result of nutrients in the water... __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

07/18/2006, 04:16 PM	#428
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	Hey Eric! Tank looks awesome as always, even with the cyano! Did you know that Molybdenum can help prevent cyano outbreaks?! Helped me!

07/19/2006, 10:37 AM	#431
pimp2daizzo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ga Posts: 1,098	wow!!!! your tank look grate

07/19/2006, 01:07 PM	#433
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	So I did a lot more research on Molybdenum and it actually fuels Cyano and Hair Algae! I thought it was suppose to prevent it! Somewhere along the line I got confused ... This is a really good article on algae ... Sorry for the confusion buddy however at least I can correct my thinking http://www.syngnathid.org/articles/greenHairAlgae.html "Molybdenum is essential to beneficial organisms such as zooxanthellae, as well as nuisance algae such as green hair and Cyanobacteria."

07/19/2006, 10:27 PM	#435
pimp2daizzo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ga Posts: 1,098	what do u think about the 150 watt hqi over a 15g long? as of now i have all my coral in my 5gal tank under four 24" t5ho, but i think the t5s make hair Algae grow!

07/19/2006, 10:33 PM	#437
pimp2daizzo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ga Posts: 1,098	http://www.scientificcoral.com/ look over that site, the owner of the farm comes in to my work every week and he always is telling meabout some new coralers he just frag to sell.

07/19/2006, 10:37 PM	#438
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Way overpriced IMO... __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

07/19/2006, 10:42 PM	#439
pimp2daizzo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ga Posts: 1,098	thats what i thought but the bulbs are 2 weeks old and even on a new tank whit r/o water i get the hair

07/19/2006, 10:43 PM	#440
pimp2daizzo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ga Posts: 1,098	they will cut deals like mad and if u get frags they trade.

07/19/2006, 11:43 PM	#441
Wiskey Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 3,049	Nice autotopoff setup how much water do you go through per day? Are you planning to have someone feed your fish? Whiskey __________________ This video shows 15 months of coral growth in my tank in a 30 second timelapse: https://youtu.be/bF6C57aTDEo

07/20/2006, 08:08 AM	#442
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	I average about 2.5 gallons a day, so 10 days = 25 gallons... I'll find someone to feed them, but 3 firefish don't really need too much food. __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

07/31/2006, 03:25 PM	#444
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Well I'm back down to 2 firefish (both purple), while I was on vacation the red firefish went carpet surfing in an empty house... __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

08/18/2006, 11:01 AM	#445
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	Guess I need to update this... I've removed some of the rock work from the tank (the front corner) which has opened it up a bit. I was able to get rid of the cyano but I'm currently fighting PM with my clams so I hope they pull through, I lost 1 the other day... I'll get some recent pics posted soon. __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

08/18/2006, 11:11 AM	#446
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	I'm sorry ... PM?! You're fighting private messages ... what does the acronym stand for

08/18/2006, 11:13 AM	#447
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	LOL!!! No it's pinched mantle... __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

08/18/2006, 11:19 AM	#448
chocolateblnt Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, Nor*CAL Posts: 1,736	Aha ... must research

08/18/2006, 11:22 AM	#449
calvin415 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C. Springs, CO Posts: 4,530	BTW, I sent you a PM and no I don't mean pinched mantle this time. __________________ -February 2007 nTOTM "The problem with America is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself" Current Tank Info: ADA 60-P

08/19/2006, 09:55 PM	#450
Pacific Reefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,768	Good luck with the clams. Mine had a pinched mantle last month...I waited a few days and it went away. I was ready to do a FW dip if I had to. It happened right after I added a pagoda coral that slimed everywhere when I introduced it. I did lose a maxima last year to a spotted hawkfish that I used to have. Forgot to feed it and it nipped the clam to death.