kudoras 84 gallon thread - Page 22

kudora · 04/12/2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by capn_hylinur

great shots.
Sorry to hear about the cbb. This happens quite often in that they do not usually have a long life in captivity. PaulB recommends that you feed a cbb blackworms for a longer life.

i tried feeding the CBB blackworms for a month and he just didnt take to them, he ate frozen np.

SBJim · 04/12/2010, 10:39 AM

I had your same bulb configuration and swapped out the super-actinic for a fiji purple. Much happier. You may want to check it out. A good bit more par as well.

kudora · 04/12/2010, 12:31 PM

thx sbjim, i have seen that the fiji has way better par aswell but i usually buy extra when buying bulbs and i ordered before rechecking current par values(went with what grim recommended 2 years ago)

ackerman · 09/03/2010, 03:55 PM

Updates? Hows the tank doin?

kudora · 09/03/2010, 04:12 PM

Its going strong, lost a couple of the deep water acros and my huge purple ora cap when my calc went a little low last month, bleh btw the nicest corals are usually the slowest growers and delicate lol.

My fault tho i added 12 new corals early in the summer and didnt readjust the calc dosage. i also moved most of my lps to my 40 breeder. will try to get pics up sooner or later been a busy summer

ackerman · 09/03/2010, 04:54 PM

Same here ive barely had time to get my water changes in and feed the fish. Hopefully i'll get some more time here soon. If u need a frag of purple cap ever i have a few layin around

Aquarist007 · 09/03/2010, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kudora

Its going strong, lost a couple of the deep water acros and my huge purple ora cap when my calc went a little low last month, bleh btw the nicest corals are usually the slowest growers and delicate lol.

My fault tho i added 12 new corals early in the summer and didnt readjust the calc dosage. i also moved most of my lps to my 40 breeder. will try to get pics up sooner or later been a busy summer

Hi Kudora---look forward to seeing the updated pics too

Jaxom · 09/12/2010, 05:43 PM

Hello Kudora, well after waiting only 2 1/2 years I can finally post here in RC. I will use my first post here on your thread since I have spent sooooooooooooooo many hours reading and rereading it. I hope to start on the stand for my 60X18.5X19 RR tank soon, once I do I will probably start a build thread. Thanks again for documenting your experiences here for others to follow, I know it's greatly appreciated by many.

Jaxom · 11/07/2010, 08:07 PM

Kudora,

Do you think you could have mounted a 60" retrofit kit under your canopy or were you pretty much limited to the 48" kit.

kudora · 11/08/2010, 03:32 PM

i could fit the 60" if needed, they are usually a little less then 60", i would measure and see how much room you actually have with the lid down.

Jaxom · 02/20/2011, 08:54 PM

Hey Kudora how's everything going, you haven't posted in a while. I was wondering if you ever got the stand for your 60" tank built, I'm interested in what your ideas are for it. I'm in the process of putting my ideas for a stand down on paper, I'm going 60" long, 22" front to back and 34" tall so I can place the sump Marc is building for me.

kudora · 02/21/2011, 03:44 PM

Building a new stand and redoing my 84 gallon is on my to do list, i have had this tank up 3 years now. that sounds great, the more room the better, i like the 22" front to back and 34" sounds about right. The only thing i will do different with the new stand is i will make a skin for the stand this time. that way if i ever need to switch something out i can.

Jaxom · 02/26/2011, 01:45 PM

What do you mean skin, something you can detach and pull away? I'm thinking of maybe doing something like Sisterlimonpo did on his stand to give me full access to the stand, soooooooooooooo many ideas bouncing inside my head lol.

On another note, too bad you aren't closer, I would have given you the stand that came with my tank since I'm not going to use it, the stand has 27" of room inside, top to bottom, 60" long and 18" front to back.

kudora · 06/02/2011, 08:26 AM

Well i have some news to bad its nothing good. First off let me thank my reef buddy and rl friend Demonic, he really came through when i needed help. now for the sad part, i had to evacuate my home 2 days ago with because of flooding, I was able to move everything out of my house in about 7 hours. I had to take down my 40 breeder and my 84 gallon tanks because all the utilities had to be shut off since i live 1 block from the river; the tanks would have been flooded with river water. I was able to capture every fish, urchins, most inverts and saved most of the corals. Demonic is doing a great job keeping my stock alive. will update again when i have a little more time and waiting to see how bad the crest is

Thx

Kudora

Taqpol · 06/02/2011, 08:34 AM

Thats so horrible!

Its absolutely amazing that you were able to get your fish out of there in time, some of those floods can move pretty fast. You're also incredibly lucky to have such a good reefing friend. Keep us updated, I hope your house wasn't damaged too severely!

Korrine · 06/02/2011, 10:45 AM

wow! I'm down here in SD(went camping by Gavin's Point Dam for Mem Day too) and have heard a lot about the water issue coming from Montana. I'm glad you were able to get your inhabitants out. It's been a very unusual year for weather. Good Luck!

kudora · 06/02/2011, 11:33 AM

losses so far have been a hifin red banded goby and my sunburst

thebkramer · 06/02/2011, 11:34 AM

UGH!!! I am SOOOO Sorry!!!

ackerman · 06/02/2011, 07:30 PM

Wow that sucks. Hope everything turns out ok.

kudora · 06/06/2011, 08:12 AM

both of my tanks are down for now, i cleaned them out. still managed to save another 10 snails, a tigertail cucumber(my original split 3 times) and a couple of hermit crabs.

Jaxom · 06/06/2011, 11:26 PM

Sorry to hear about your misfourtune Kudora, will keep you and your family in our prayers, hope the damage isn't too severe.

kudora · 06/07/2011, 01:58 PM

Looks like the dikes will hold and they have let us back into our homes. i will be cleaning the equipment tonight, and will see what the next couple of weeks brings( i am crossing my fingers for very little rain) and will start the rebuilding process. most of my livestock is alive and doing very well at demonics, so i wont be starting from scratch

Jaxom · 06/08/2011, 01:50 PM

Good news for sure Kudora, keep us updated.

Korrine · 06/08/2011, 03:25 PM

definitely good news!!

Demonic · 06/08/2011, 07:09 PM

Luis take your time with finding that tank. I am enjoying the corals in the tank. They are giving my tank some color for now. Kaydence loves feeding the fish too. I still havent put them in the sump yet, they seem so happy where they are. I will keep them in there a bit longer before I swap them over.

04/12/2010, 12:31 PM	#528
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	thx sbjim, i have seen that the fiji has way better par aswell but i usually buy extra when buying bulbs and i ordered before rechecking current par values(went with what grim recommended 2 years ago) __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

09/03/2010, 03:55 PM	#529
ackerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 286	Updates? Hows the tank doin? __________________ Were? Current Tank Info: 180 reef, 55g sump, diy leds with cat 4101 drivers, vortech mp40w, RKL, diy calc reactor, super reef octo 5000 ext skimmer

09/03/2010, 04:12 PM	#530
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	Its going strong, lost a couple of the deep water acros and my huge purple ora cap when my calc went a little low last month, bleh btw the nicest corals are usually the slowest growers and delicate lol. My fault tho i added 12 new corals early in the summer and didnt readjust the calc dosage. i also moved most of my lps to my 40 breeder. will try to get pics up sooner or later been a busy summer __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

09/03/2010, 04:54 PM	#531
ackerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 286	Same here ive barely had time to get my water changes in and feed the fish. Hopefully i'll get some more time here soon. If u need a frag of purple cap ever i have a few layin around __________________ Were? Current Tank Info: 180 reef, 55g sump, diy leds with cat 4101 drivers, vortech mp40w, RKL, diy calc reactor, super reef octo 5000 ext skimmer

09/12/2010, 05:43 PM	#533
Jaxom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 162	Hello Kudora, well after waiting only 2 1/2 years I can finally post here in RC. I will use my first post here on your thread since I have spent sooooooooooooooo many hours reading and rereading it. I hope to start on the stand for my 60X18.5X19 RR tank soon, once I do I will probably start a build thread. Thanks again for documenting your experiences here for others to follow, I know it's greatly appreciated by many. Last edited by Jaxom; 09/12/2010 at 06:27 PM.

04/12/2010, 10:39 AM	#527
SBJim Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 544	I had your same bulb configuration and swapped out the super-actinic for a fiji purple. Much happier. You may want to check it out. A good bit more par as well.

11/07/2010, 08:07 PM	#534
Jaxom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 162	Kudora, Do you think you could have mounted a 60" retrofit kit under your canopy or were you pretty much limited to the 48" kit.

11/08/2010, 03:32 PM	#535
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	i could fit the 60" if needed, they are usually a little less then 60", i would measure and see how much room you actually have with the lid down. __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

02/20/2011, 08:54 PM	#536
Jaxom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 162	Hey Kudora how's everything going, you haven't posted in a while. I was wondering if you ever got the stand for your 60" tank built, I'm interested in what your ideas are for it. I'm in the process of putting my ideas for a stand down on paper, I'm going 60" long, 22" front to back and 34" tall so I can place the sump Marc is building for me. __________________ Current Tank: Inprogress - 100 Gal - 60"X18.5"X19.25" OceanView RR tank \| 48" AquaticLife T5 HO 6 Lamp 4 Lunar light \| 42"X18"X16" Melev sump \| Super Reef Octopus 2000 SRO-2000 with Bubble Blaster pump \| 3 Hydor Koralia 4s \| 2 Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactors \| Future 100 Gal "Package" from TBS \|

02/21/2011, 03:44 PM	#537
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	Building a new stand and redoing my 84 gallon is on my to do list, i have had this tank up 3 years now. that sounds great, the more room the better, i like the 22" front to back and 34" sounds about right. The only thing i will do different with the new stand is i will make a skin for the stand this time. that way if i ever need to switch something out i can. __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

02/26/2011, 01:45 PM	#538
Jaxom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 162	What do you mean skin, something you can detach and pull away? I'm thinking of maybe doing something like Sisterlimonpo did on his stand to give me full access to the stand, soooooooooooooo many ideas bouncing inside my head lol. On another note, too bad you aren't closer, I would have given you the stand that came with my tank since I'm not going to use it, the stand has 27" of room inside, top to bottom, 60" long and 18" front to back. __________________ Current Tank: Inprogress - 100 Gal - 60"X18.5"X19.25" OceanView RR tank \| 48" AquaticLife T5 HO 6 Lamp 4 Lunar light \| 42"X18"X16" Melev sump \| Super Reef Octopus 2000 SRO-2000 with Bubble Blaster pump \| 3 Hydor Koralia 4s \| 2 Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactors \| Future 100 Gal "Package" from TBS \|

06/02/2011, 08:26 AM	#539
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	Well i have some news to bad its nothing good. First off let me thank my reef buddy and rl friend Demonic, he really came through when i needed help. now for the sad part, i had to evacuate my home 2 days ago with because of flooding, I was able to move everything out of my house in about 7 hours. I had to take down my 40 breeder and my 84 gallon tanks because all the utilities had to be shut off since i live 1 block from the river; the tanks would have been flooded with river water. I was able to capture every fish, urchins, most inverts and saved most of the corals. Demonic is doing a great job keeping my stock alive. will update again when i have a little more time and waiting to see how bad the crest is Thx Kudora __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

06/02/2011, 08:34 AM	#540
Taqpol Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 2,205	Thats so horrible! Its absolutely amazing that you were able to get your fish out of there in time, some of those floods can move pretty fast. You're also incredibly lucky to have such a good reefing friend. Keep us updated, I hope your house wasn't damaged too severely! __________________ ^ Click on my username and 'Visit Taqpol's Home Page!" to view my 220 gallon custom Miracles tank! -Alex

06/02/2011, 10:45 AM	#541
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,288 Blog Entries: 1	wow! I'm down here in SD(went camping by Gavin's Point Dam for Mem Day too) and have heard a lot about the water issue coming from Montana. I'm glad you were able to get your inhabitants out. It's been a very unusual year for weather. Good Luck! __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

06/02/2011, 11:33 AM	#542
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	losses so far have been a hifin red banded goby and my sunburst __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

06/02/2011, 11:34 AM	#543
thebkramer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 3,198	UGH!!! I am SOOOO Sorry!!! __________________ Rhonda There is NO such things as Dumb Questions!! There are However.. Dumb Answers!!! ;) ____________ Current Tank Info: 55g reef....Current Orbit SunPaq Lights, HOB Eshopps, HOB AquaClear 110, 2-1400 Koralia Powerheads & 1 Nano Koralia, 40+ lbs LR, 2" LS

06/02/2011, 07:30 PM	#544
ackerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 286	Wow that sucks. Hope everything turns out ok. __________________ Were? Current Tank Info: 180 reef, 55g sump, diy leds with cat 4101 drivers, vortech mp40w, RKL, diy calc reactor, super reef octo 5000 ext skimmer

06/06/2011, 08:12 AM	#545
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	both of my tanks are down for now, i cleaned them out. still managed to save another 10 snails, a tigertail cucumber(my original split 3 times) and a couple of hermit crabs. __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

06/06/2011, 11:26 PM	#546
Jaxom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 162	Sorry to hear about your misfourtune Kudora, will keep you and your family in our prayers, hope the damage isn't too severe. __________________ Current Tank: Inprogress - 100 Gal - 60"X18.5"X19.25" OceanView RR tank \| 48" AquaticLife T5 HO 6 Lamp 4 Lunar light \| 42"X18"X16" Melev sump \| Super Reef Octopus 2000 SRO-2000 with Bubble Blaster pump \| 3 Hydor Koralia 4s \| 2 Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactors \| Future 100 Gal "Package" from TBS \|

06/07/2011, 01:58 PM	#547
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	Looks like the dikes will hold and they have let us back into our homes. i will be cleaning the equipment tonight, and will see what the next couple of weeks brings( i am crossing my fingers for very little rain) and will start the rebuilding process. most of my livestock is alive and doing very well at demonics, so i wont be starting from scratch __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

06/08/2011, 01:50 PM	#548
Jaxom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Texas Posts: 162	Good news for sure Kudora, keep us updated. __________________ Current Tank: Inprogress - 100 Gal - 60"X18.5"X19.25" OceanView RR tank \| 48" AquaticLife T5 HO 6 Lamp 4 Lunar light \| 42"X18"X16" Melev sump \| Super Reef Octopus 2000 SRO-2000 with Bubble Blaster pump \| 3 Hydor Koralia 4s \| 2 Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactors \| Future 100 Gal "Package" from TBS \|

06/08/2011, 03:25 PM	#549
Korrine You could get a ticket!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 4,288 Blog Entries: 1	definitely good news!! __________________ Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je

06/08/2011, 07:09 PM	#550
Demonic Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 815	Luis take your time with finding that tank. I am enjoying the corals in the tank. They are giving my tank some color for now. Kaydence loves feeding the fish too. I still havent put them in the sump yet, they seem so happy where they are. I will keep them in there a bit longer before I swap them over. __________________ 23,996 thawed iced cubes in a big cube and filled with flowers that grow under water.