Ryan's 300 Gallon Starfire Journal - Page 29

kinlayan · 02/17/2011, 02:00 AM

I honestly dont believe trying to get a whitespot free aquarium is worth all that- depressing loss, i am of the opinion that is more about controlling whitespot(Uv, ozone,waterchanges,quarantine....) than eliminating it, just like you would control other parameters in an aquarium- very sorry for your losses all of us have this experience at some points in this hobby

DanW · 02/17/2011, 08:21 AM

Thanks for the update Ryan I am sorry to hear about your losses

I know that you have an affinity for rare and beautiful fishes and man it just sucks to lose any fish let alone the hard to find ones. After reading your and Brian's experiences I am now fully in the "you can never get rid if it" camp. I'll still QT as I do believe in the benefits but I guess I won't worry so much about a little ich in the display (when I get my display back). Glad that your display is "back to normal" and you're enjoying it again

pawek · 02/17/2011, 09:30 AM

Congrats on a great looking tank and healthy corals and fish!!!!!

roktsintst · 02/17/2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by bullitr

Sorry for the loss Ryan
I feel your pain. Ick is very expensive
Since I set up my tank last year and multiple attempts of going fallow and I QT all my fish I still lose this much fish
7 emperor angel including my favorite orange tail
1 asfur angel
1 giant macolusus angel
2 queen angel
1 Koran angel
Yellow angel
4 clown tang
8 yellow tang*
2 purple tang
4 blue tang
2 vlamingi
3 powder brown tang
7 yellow coris wrasse
Maybe 6 pairs of different clownfish*
Clown trigger
Niger trigger
3 Blue jaw trigger
Few damsel and chromis
To name a few.

WOW lawerence. That is a lot of fish to lose. I would start to think of a reason for a loss of that many fish. Im sorry for your loss as well but that is a terrible list to read. why are they dieing? not eating, disease?

roktsintst · 02/17/2011, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kinlayan

I honestly dont believe trying to get a whitespot free aquarium is worth all that- depressing loss, i am of the opinion that is more about controlling whitespot(Uv, ozone,waterchanges,quarantine....) than eliminating it, just like you would control other parameters in an aquarium- very sorry for your losses all of us have this experience at some points in this hobby

I agree with you. I do think it is possible but It is very difficult especially in a Reef. When you add corals to a reef there is water on those corals that could possibly contain ich. I think Chris Campbell set his tank up right with dry rock and QT all fish. I believe that my fish were ich free in QT but the tank was never rid of ich even after 8 weeks fallow because it took a week or so for each fish to shot some signs of ich. If it were still on the fish it should have popped up quickly because the addition to a new environment is the most stressful!

roktsintst · 02/17/2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DanW

Thanks for the update Ryan I am sorry to hear about your losses

I know that you have an affinity for rare and beautiful fishes and man it just sucks to lose any fish let alone the hard to find ones. After reading your and Brian's experiences I am now fully in the "you can never get rid if it" camp. I'll still QT as I do believe in the benefits but I guess I won't worry so much about a little ich in the display (when I get my display back). Glad that your display is "back to normal" and you're enjoying it again

Thanks Dan! Im not too worried about it either now. Like what I said above, i do think its possible, just like copps told me "Very Difficult."

I definitly still QT because I dont want velvet or flukes. But i wont do 5 weeks of copper. 3 weeks should be ok and the settle in period of a QT is priceless. Things coudl have gone much worse for me during my fallow period and for that I am grateful. I am very happy about enjoying the tank as well. It is so nice ot sit on the couch in front of the tank and just enjoy!

I'm going to work on some pics and a video but My time is very scarce right now. I took another job as a Financial Advisor and I have gone back to school to finish up by degree so that is eating up most of my time!

The corals are looking incredible right now and growing great! Oh yeah, I took my Calcium reactor offline and am just using Kalk right now and I have noticed a vast improvement in corals growth. Well in my sps that is. My chalices have not been doing so hot with very light spots on them. I thought it was the lighting but I dont think so because the light period has been like that for a year or more with the chalices doing great. im guessing it has somehting to do with the lack of fish in that tank creating food for the chalices and my alk staying low around 7. I've been keeping this low because of the Zeo supplements I add for nutrient control because I feed soo much. However, I bought some alk supplements to try to bump it up to maybe 7.5 or 8 and see what the effect on my chalices and sps are!

roktsintst · 02/17/2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pawek

Congrats on a great looking tank and healthy corals and fish!!!!!

Thank you very much! I really need to get a new FTS because I have changed the scape and I really liek the new look!

bullitr · 02/17/2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by roktsintst

WOW lawerence. That is a lot of fish to lose. I would start to think of a reason for a loss of that many fish. Im sorry for your loss as well but that is a terrible list to read. why are they dieing? not eating, disease?

So many reason
Stress from not having cleaners since I killed all the cleaner shrimp during red bug treatment.
Too many aggressive fish causes so much stress.
Neglect due to My health issues ( kidney stones) I swear i just turn 33 and I feel like I am 66

while in QT.

So my tank will be almost fishless for a while...

Dejavu · 02/17/2011, 01:59 PM

Sorry to hear about the loses Ryan. I know the process to well and lost a few fish myself.

DanW · 02/17/2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by roktsintst

...I took another job as a Financial Advisor and I have gone back to school to finish up by degree...

Congrats on the new gig Ryan

Hope it goes well and going back to school is always a good thing

roktsintst · 02/18/2011, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by bullitr

So many reason
Stress from not having cleaners since I killed all the cleaner shrimp during red bug treatment.
Too many aggressive fish causes so much stress.
Neglect due to My health issues ( kidney stones) I swear i just turn 33 and I feel like I am 66

while in QT.

So my tank will be almost fishless for a while...

Man Oh Man!

well let the tank settle down and slowly add some more fish after QT...

roktsintst · 02/18/2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dejavu

Sorry to hear about the loses Ryan. I know the process to well and lost a few fish myself.

Thanks Brian. Im most upset about the Splendid and Rhomboids. It is just so hard to find the cf. lanceolatus

Have you decided to just run a bunch of UV to help w/ ich?

roktsintst · 02/18/2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DanW

Congrats on the new gig Ryan

Hope it goes well and going back to school is always a good thing

Thanks Dan! It is very fun and interesting. I have some family in the business with some incredible connections that should help me be very sucessful. That way I'll be able to set up a bigger tank! But for now, It is a lot of time with school, 2 jobs, and a wife and kids... Oh and a big a$$ tank!

roktsintst · 03/06/2011, 10:43 PM

Here are a few shots from today...

bullitr · 03/07/2011, 12:21 AM

Great shot Ryan

philsky89127 · 03/07/2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by roktsintst

Can I ask what the 6th coral down in this post is? I have a small colony, but I have yet to identify it.

mpoletti · 03/07/2011, 12:06 PM

Looks good Ryan

Zoa Robber22 · 03/07/2011, 01:01 PM

very nice setup love the lighting

roktsintst · 03/07/2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bullitr

Great shot Ryan

thanks Bud!

roktsintst · 03/07/2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by philsky89127

Can I ask what the 6th coral down in this post is? I have a small colony, but I have yet to identify it.

The sixth coral down is the ATL yellowjacket.

roktsintst · 03/07/2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mpoletti

Looks good Ryan

Thank you Mark. I just wish my photography skills were better!

roktsintst · 03/07/2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoa Robber22

very nice setup love the lighting

roktsintst · 03/07/2011, 02:31 PM

pookstreet · 03/07/2011, 03:44 PM

Awesome, Ryan. Beautifule fishies

roktsintst · 03/07/2011, 04:20 PM

Thanks Kenny!

How are your fish? How about a thread update!

02/17/2011, 01:59 PM	#709
Dejavu ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,423	Sorry to hear about the loses Ryan. I know the process to well and lost a few fish myself. __________________ 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

03/06/2011, 10:43 PM	#714
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Here are a few shots from today... __________________ --- 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

03/07/2011, 12:21 AM	#715
bullitr broke but happy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stevenson ranch, ca Posts: 14,053	Great shot Ryan __________________ Lawrence SFVR member 435 gallon display in wall see through no more hyposalinity... Current Tank Info: 96x36x29 inwall

03/07/2011, 12:06 PM	#717
mpoletti You'll never walk alone Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 18,245	Looks good Ryan __________________ -Mark a.) I believe... The curse is a reality b.) Fish poop is your friend c.) Why chase numbers? #CoralsLiketoDisco #ReefSerenity

03/07/2011, 01:01 PM	#718
Zoa Robber22 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glen Mills, PA Posts: 51	very nice setup love the lighting __________________ ~Charles~

02/17/2011, 02:00 AM	#701
kinlayan Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town , South Africa Posts: 822	I honestly dont believe trying to get a whitespot free aquarium is worth all that- depressing loss, i am of the opinion that is more about controlling whitespot(Uv, ozone,waterchanges,quarantine....) than eliminating it, just like you would control other parameters in an aquarium- very sorry for your losses all of us have this experience at some points in this hobby

02/17/2011, 08:21 AM	#702
DanW Certified Stick Killer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So. Cal. - North Tustin Posts: 2,784	Thanks for the update Ryan I am sorry to hear about your losses I know that you have an affinity for rare and beautiful fishes and man it just sucks to lose any fish let alone the hard to find ones. After reading your and Brian's experiences I am now fully in the "you can never get rid if it" camp. I'll still QT as I do believe in the benefits but I guess I won't worry so much about a little ich in the display (when I get my display back). Glad that your display is "back to normal" and you're enjoying it again

02/17/2011, 09:30 AM	#703
pawek Moved On Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 53	Congrats on a great looking tank and healthy corals and fish!!!!!

03/07/2011, 02:31 PM	#723
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

03/07/2011, 03:44 PM	#724
pookstreet Registered Stick Killer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upland, California Posts: 7,332	Awesome, Ryan. Beautifule fishies __________________ Kenny Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart - Confucius All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful - John Wooden Current Tank Info: What's that???

03/07/2011, 04:20 PM	#725
roktsintst Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cental Cali Posts: 2,384	Thanks Kenny! How are your fish? How about a thread update! __________________ --- 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