Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 2

melev · 03/26/2006, 01:36 AM

Here's a picture of a puddle of A. millepora from April 05.

January 06:

And from March 06, same coral:

Cprowler · 03/26/2006, 01:46 AM

Wow, in 11 months even with the PO4 issues you had a few months ago.

Very Nice

melev · 03/26/2006, 02:08 AM

Yes, this coral has been through it all. Here's an interesting comparison for you to consider - those of you that love Clown Gobies.

Jan 05

March 06

Now you see why I wasn't upset when Fang was evicted.

FroMan · 03/26/2006, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
My new salt is literally on its way to my door as I type this. Our club did a group buy for OceanPure, by TAAM in California. The person that was supposed to receive the shipment went to work, so the truck is rerouted to my door. It won't be convenient to the club members, but it sure makes my life easy.

how does Ocean pure salt compare to instant ocean or reef crystals?

It is "cleaner"?

melev · 03/26/2006, 12:07 PM

I can't answer that yet. I did receive the order last night around midnight, and opened up a box. The bags are relatively unmarked, but they each have a Lot # on them, which is good. The recent Kent Sea Salt debacle (dangerously low alkalinity of < 1.0 dKH) has made me more aware of the need for some type of lot numbers, so bad products can be recalled effectively.

Konadog and Loserkidz both use OceanPure, so you might talk to them to see what they think of it. I'm going to try it out, especially since the price was right.

rottface4 · 03/27/2006, 01:29 PM

I was always hesistant about getting a clown goby. They seem almost ideal for a smaller tank like mine. I'm sure glad I withheld from getting one.

Do you think with products like Prodibo (and Zeo, even though you aren't testing it), you would notice coloring up in Sps, Lps and softie (ie zoas), or do you think the it is more beneficial for one genre over others?

21Reefman · 03/27/2006, 02:45 PM

melev, I had an Arc eyed hawk fish that loved to perch on the pavona and a few other sps. He had killed the new growth and algea was growing in rapid succesion. He Gone! The corals love it! I will try to look for comparison pics.
The guy I sold the fish to? LOL, It's his favorite fish! He only has softies though.

itstheantitang · 03/27/2006, 05:22 PM

Melev,
Any news or plans for your drilled 29....?

chrisd4421 · 03/27/2006, 05:45 PM

Does anyone know how many splits/posts this thread has now?

Chris

DerekW · 03/27/2006, 06:01 PM

If my math is correct, including this post, there are 3086 posts in this thread and it has been split 4 times.
But the first section reached 107 pages (page 107 only has 2 posts) before they split it, otherwise there would be 2 more splits.

DerekW · 03/27/2006, 06:05 PM

3087....and I'm really glad I caught this thread the day it started

Lordhelmet · 03/27/2006, 08:05 PM

I know what you mean about being happy fang was evicted. About 3 weeks ago my clown goby turned up missing and all my SPS frags have never looked better.

FroMan · 03/27/2006, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
I can't answer that yet. I did receive the order last night around midnight, and opened up a box. The bags are relatively unmarked, but they each have a Lot # on them, which is good. The recent Kent Sea Salt debacle (dangerously low alkalinity of < 1.0 dKH) has made me more aware of the need for some type of lot numbers, so bad products can be recalled effectively.

I'll just keep my eye out for your review later in the thread

I'd give it a try, but I still have 3.5 buckets of reef crystals to go through.

Lot numbers are definatly a good thing!

danmp18 · 03/28/2006, 06:56 AM

Marc

Are you still thinking of building some sort of crazy cylindrical tank for your snowflake? I'd love to follow the progress on that if you ever start it up.

Also, are you ever going to finish the woodwork?

melev · 03/28/2006, 05:24 PM

rottface4 - I don't know. I've seen some amazing tanks that don't use products like Zeo or Prodibio. Look at Weatherson's tank, or JB NY, or Steveweast's setup. All are amazing. I'd like to see what this does, that's all.

fisharefoodtoo - it is still waiting for me to have time to deal with it. Wish I had more hours in the day.

chrisd4221 - I think we are on the 6th split now. When I do the TOC, I'll double check.

danmp18 - I like the concept, but haven't done anything. Currently there are 4 tanks in my house, and to be really honest, I'd prefer to have all of them on the one sump so I don't have to maintain individual systems. The benefit would be less power consumption, and consistency in all tanks parameters-wise.

Sparky0028 · 03/29/2006, 06:43 AM

Marc
How was Fang evicted. Was he a jumper or did you remove him yourself, and how. I received two for Christmas from my daughter, now I would like them evicted as well but are very quick.

Rich

melev · 03/29/2006, 06:53 AM

I used some 1" flexible tubing and a 6g bucket. I knew I didn't have a lot of time to mess around considering the bucket would only hold so much before overflowing. Fang was sucked out of the coral in under 40 seconds, and I still had 1/3 of a bucket to go.

Sparky0028 · 03/29/2006, 07:04 AM

Thanks Marc, I have heard of this method but wasn't sure if I could catch them before the bucket filled up. I will give it ago when I do the next water change. I am hoping that once they are gone my acro's will have better PE.

Rich

PS -beautiful tank.

Electrobes · 03/29/2006, 09:23 AM

Marc - have you ever put your ear to the tank? I am cuious in knowing how loud some tanks are

Electrobes · 03/29/2006, 09:24 AM

Whoa.. what happened to your website????

Airman · 03/29/2006, 11:49 AM

Marc I am a little confused about the clown goby (Fang). Why did you have to remove him? I have two clown gobies and they are great.

melev · 03/29/2006, 02:55 PM

Electrobes - No, I've never listened to the sound of the tank from under the surface of the water. I just checked and my site is online. Must have been a temporary glitch.

Airman - Clown Gobies tend to bite at polyps, making the coral close up. Fang used to live in the one coral and come out to eat and destroy other SPS, within a day or two. After I lost enough of them, he was evicted.

Gallandro · 03/29/2006, 02:58 PM

Sucking him out with tube .. lol .. great, done it by accident before, never thought of it as a tactic . :-0

Gallandro · 03/29/2006, 03:01 PM

Just been on your site, as I have bit the bullet and began to make my Sump, for my nano. and read this "After a two month recovery period from emergency surgery" you or the member ?

Airman · 03/29/2006, 03:09 PM

Thanks. I don't have any SPS corals yet but I will kept an eye on the clowns when I put some hard corals in my tank.

03/27/2006, 01:29 PM	#31
rottface4 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Melbourne, Fl Posts: 192	I was always hesistant about getting a clown goby. They seem almost ideal for a smaller tank like mine. I'm sure glad I withheld from getting one. Do you think with products like Prodibo (and Zeo, even though you aren't testing it), you would notice coloring up in Sps, Lps and softie (ie zoas), or do you think the it is more beneficial for one genre over others? __________________ -Shawn- Current Tank Info: 45 g (30"x24"x15"), 250 w 12k reeflux in a lumenarc, 2 6025 streams, etc

03/27/2006, 02:45 PM	#32
21Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago/NW IN Posts: 403	melev, I had an Arc eyed hawk fish that loved to perch on the pavona and a few other sps. He had killed the new growth and algea was growing in rapid succesion. He Gone! The corals love it! I will try to look for comparison pics. The guy I sold the fish to? LOL, It's his favorite fish! He only has softies though. __________________ "The significant problems that we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein

03/27/2006, 05:22 PM	#33
itstheantitang Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 477	Melev, Any news or plans for your drilled 29....? __________________ Ignore the smoke and smile...

03/27/2006, 05:45 PM	#34
chrisd4421 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Plainfield, NJ Posts: 290	Does anyone know how many splits/posts this thread has now? Chris __________________ "Discontent is the first necessity of progress" ~T.A. Edison

03/27/2006, 06:01 PM	#35
DerekW Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 873	If my math is correct, including this post, there are 3086 posts in this thread and it has been split 4 times. But the first section reached 107 pages (page 107 only has 2 posts) before they split it, otherwise there would be 2 more splits. __________________ 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

03/26/2006, 01:36 AM	#26
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Here's a picture of a puddle of A. millepora from April 05. January 06: And from March 06, same coral:

03/26/2006, 01:46 AM	#27
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	Wow, in 11 months even with the PO4 issues you had a few months ago. Very Nice

03/26/2006, 02:08 AM	#28
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Yes, this coral has been through it all. Here's an interesting comparison for you to consider - those of you that love Clown Gobies. Jan 05 March 06 Now you see why I wasn't upset when Fang was evicted.

03/26/2006, 12:07 PM	#30
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I can't answer that yet. I did receive the order last night around midnight, and opened up a box. The bags are relatively unmarked, but they each have a Lot # on them, which is good. The recent Kent Sea Salt debacle (dangerously low alkalinity of < 1.0 dKH) has made me more aware of the need for some type of lot numbers, so bad products can be recalled effectively. Konadog and Loserkidz both use OceanPure, so you might talk to them to see what they think of it. I'm going to try it out, especially since the price was right.

03/27/2006, 06:05 PM	#36
DerekW Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 873	3087....and I'm really glad I caught this thread the day it started __________________ 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

03/27/2006, 08:05 PM	#37
Lordhelmet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,008	I know what you mean about being happy fang was evicted. About 3 weeks ago my clown goby turned up missing and all my SPS frags have never looked better. __________________ I need a new signiture Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 14 gallon

03/28/2006, 06:56 AM	#39
danmp18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warsaw IN Posts: 13	Marc Are you still thinking of building some sort of crazy cylindrical tank for your snowflake? I'd love to follow the progress on that if you ever start it up. Also, are you ever going to finish the woodwork?

03/28/2006, 05:24 PM	#40
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	rottface4 - I don't know. I've seen some amazing tanks that don't use products like Zeo or Prodibio. Look at Weatherson's tank, or JB NY, or Steveweast's setup. All are amazing. I'd like to see what this does, that's all. fisharefoodtoo - it is still waiting for me to have time to deal with it. Wish I had more hours in the day. chrisd4221 - I think we are on the 6th split now. When I do the TOC, I'll double check. danmp18 - I like the concept, but haven't done anything. Currently there are 4 tanks in my house, and to be really honest, I'd prefer to have all of them on the one sump so I don't have to maintain individual systems. The benefit would be less power consumption, and consistency in all tanks parameters-wise.

03/29/2006, 06:43 AM	#41
Sparky0028 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 300	Marc How was Fang evicted. Was he a jumper or did you remove him yourself, and how. I received two for Christmas from my daughter, now I would like them evicted as well but are very quick. Rich

03/29/2006, 06:53 AM	#42
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I used some 1" flexible tubing and a 6g bucket. I knew I didn't have a lot of time to mess around considering the bucket would only hold so much before overflowing. Fang was sucked out of the coral in under 40 seconds, and I still had 1/3 of a bucket to go.

03/29/2006, 07:04 AM	#43
Sparky0028 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 300	Thanks Marc, I have heard of this method but wasn't sure if I could catch them before the bucket filled up. I will give it ago when I do the next water change. I am hoping that once they are gone my acro's will have better PE. Rich PS -beautiful tank.

03/29/2006, 09:23 AM	#44
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	Marc - have you ever put your ear to the tank? I am cuious in knowing how loud some tanks are __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

03/29/2006, 09:24 AM	#45
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	Whoa.. what happened to your website???? __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

03/29/2006, 11:49 AM	#46
Airman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 643	Marc I am a little confused about the clown goby (Fang). Why did you have to remove him? I have two clown gobies and they are great. __________________ What is man, that thou art mindful of him?...:) Current Tank Info: 55 Gal, DSB, protein skimmer, UV light, Sump/Refugium

03/29/2006, 02:55 PM	#47
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Electrobes - No, I've never listened to the sound of the tank from under the surface of the water. I just checked and my site is online. Must have been a temporary glitch. Airman - Clown Gobies tend to bite at polyps, making the coral close up. Fang used to live in the one coral and come out to eat and destroy other SPS, within a day or two. After I lost enough of them, he was evicted.

03/29/2006, 02:58 PM	#48
Gallandro Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 148	Sucking him out with tube .. lol .. great, done it by accident before, never thought of it as a tactic . :-0

03/29/2006, 03:01 PM	#49
Gallandro Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 148	Just been on your site, as I have bit the bullet and began to make my Sump, for my nano. and read this "After a two month recovery period from emergency surgery" you or the member ?

03/29/2006, 03:09 PM	#50
Airman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 643	Thanks. I don't have any SPS corals yet but I will kept an eye on the clowns when I put some hard corals in my tank. __________________ What is man, that thou art mindful of him?...:) Current Tank Info: 55 Gal, DSB, protein skimmer, UV light, Sump/Refugium