Bmwaaron's 200 gallon A.G.E. starfire tank - Page 4

gkarshens · 01/10/2009, 07:45 AM

Let me know about the RBT. I have been looking for one.

I think that will help your tank's look. I have always felt the left side was a little flat. Let me know if you need any help.

bmwaaron · 01/10/2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gkarshens
Let me know about the RBT. I have been looking for one.

I think that will help your tank's look. I have always felt the left side was a little flat. Let me know if you need any help.

I agree, Its a combination of 2 things that are causing it. The RBT and the space it needs and the wave box. I just need to get some more rock and fix it. I would love to do a shelf if I can find the right kind of rock.

I may take you up on your offer Gabe. Ill be ordering the rock this week. Think Im going to get about 100 lbs of Eco Roxs

chrismunn · 01/10/2009, 04:11 PM

aaron have you bought any corals from any of the LFS' here? i picked up some of those same flatworms from a local shop here, luckily they didnt cause a problem for me. i told one of the employees there and he had a look around in the tank i got the coral from and told me he found a few in there.

bmwaaron · 01/10/2009, 06:54 PM

Im not sure where I got them Chris but I belive they may have come on some Live rock

chrismunn · 01/10/2009, 07:52 PM

the ones you have appear to be the same red or brown flatworms that i had. i was freakin' out when i found them! i put some pics up in my thread and marc assured me that they were harmless and more of an unsightly pest than anything else. i was litterally able to suck them off my corals with a turkey baster. that was months ago and i havent seen any since. good luck getting rid of them, it probably wont be that hard?

unseen_clone · 01/10/2009, 09:06 PM

super nice looking tank Aaron
hey chris awhile back i took a trip up there and brouth back a chalice and a acro, two diffrent stores,i diped them,but not too long becasue it was a cold day and a 2hour drive home.
I got flat worms a couple days later.
I went to AD and RCA

chrismunn · 01/11/2009, 03:25 PM

im sorry to hear that you picked up worms from our LFS' U_C

neither one of those places are the LFS where i got my worms from though. im actually a little dissapointed to hear that you may have gotten them from RCA becasue i like that one.

IridescentLily · 01/11/2009, 04:40 PM

You have a beautiful tank.
I'm in LOVE with your cyphastrea photo.
Thanks for sharing that.

bmwaaron · 01/11/2009, 04:47 PM

The Red and brown Planaria arent the big of deal if you dip your corals. They come right off. Hardest part is if they are just on your rock.

chrismunn · 01/11/2009, 05:45 PM

ill admitt it, i dont dip

lucky for me i cought them within a couple of days so i was easily able to suck 'em off the coral with no problems. i probably woulda been pretty irritated if i found out they were in my rocks. have you had to do any FWE treatments before this incident aaron?

bmwaaron · 01/11/2009, 07:11 PM

Yes I have done FWE treatments in the past, I did it about 16 months ago and only did it once, I started noticing them back again about 2 months ago. This time Im doing a higher level treatment and am going to do a follow up treatment a week later.

I was going to do a treatment today but the grocery store did not have any rubber bands and I want to frag some of those rics.
Plan is to take out the Rics and dip them first. This will get the flatworms out of the rics. Then I will do a full treatment with FWE.
Im probably going to do this mid week now.

chrismunn · 01/11/2009, 08:03 PM

well good luck with the treatment. hopefully you'll be able to kill 'em all this time? i know what a drag "whole tank" treatments can be! not too long ago i had to treat all my zoanthid colonies with bi-furan becasue of some zoa-pox. i lost 3 colonies during that little event.

i wasnt able to treat the tank though, i actually had to set up an entirly new tank for that headache! oh well, now i know better than to not quarantine. although im sure it'll happen again?

and did i read that right, fragging some rics ay??? let me know if your actually trying to "dispose" of them

i have a few things ive been trying to trade for some time now if your game? cmannings purple monti cap, greenmakos pipe organ and some GSP i got from RCA. ide recommend against the GSP though, there's no sense in ruining a perfectly good tank!

your welcome to any of it if you'd like though. as a matter of fact for you any of it would be free. i havent forgotten where my fist zoa colony came from

bmwaaron · 01/13/2009, 06:26 PM

I have 100 lbs of Eco Rox coming from BRS and should be here Thursday. I hope I get some nice pieces.

bmwaaron · 01/16/2009, 07:38 PM

Ok I got my rock today and I can start to try and create a aquascape on the left side of the tank.

This is the rock I got

This is what Im considering as far as Aquascape for the left side but Im not set on anything yet. Marc may be over Sunday to pick it apart and I would love Gabriel to come and help out also

Top View

Back View

Size reference

This is where it would go

gkarshens · 01/16/2009, 07:45 PM

Sunday may be hard for me, but maybe in the evening. Nice looking rock by the way!

bmwaaron · 01/16/2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gkarshens
Sunday may be hard for me, but maybe in the evening. Nice looking rock by the way!

It will be really nice looking rock If I can get some good aquascape out of it!!! The evening is fine BTW

chrismunn · 01/16/2009, 09:45 PM

this should be pretty cool!

melev · 01/17/2009, 01:41 AM

I can't believe you are going to rip up your reef to put in that rock.

Oh well, when you have the ability to make stuff grow just by winking and nodding your head, I guess you have to do something else to feel entertained and involved.

psteeleb · 01/17/2009, 08:34 AM

only a true reefer would say this

"nice looking rock"

Rickyrooz1 · 01/17/2009, 08:48 AM

bmwaaron, what is your new bulb combo?

bmwaaron · 01/17/2009, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rickyrooz1
bmwaaron, what is your new bulb combo?

LOL kinda a funny question because I mess with the bulb combinations all the time. I have been using from left to right
Radium 20k, Aqua Connect 14k, Reeflux 12k

I am going all Radium 20k next time around I really like there look and the color I get from them. Im not happy with the Reeflux or Aqua Connects right now.

bmwaaron · 01/17/2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
I can't believe you are going to rip up your reef to put in that rock.

Im really not ripping that much. Im taking out one of the larger rocks but the others are just getting moved. I am getting rid of 3 large milli colonies because of there tabling and rate of growth.

Rickyrooz1 · 01/17/2009, 08:18 PM

Is the neon green coral in this picture a Suharsonoi or the ORA Phil's Granulosa?

bmwaaron · 01/17/2009, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rickyrooz1
Is the neon green coral in this picture a Suharsonoi or the ORA Phil's Granulosa?

Neither its ATL's Yellow Carolina
But looks like either of the ones you mentioned

bmwaaron · 01/17/2009, 09:28 PM

Here is a better picture......

01/10/2009, 07:45 AM	#76
gkarshens Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 2,382	Let me know about the RBT. I have been looking for one. I think that will help your tank's look. I have always felt the left side was a little flat. Let me know if you need any help. __________________ Gabriel It's about time!

01/10/2009, 04:11 PM	#78
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	aaron have you bought any corals from any of the LFS' here? i picked up some of those same flatworms from a local shop here, luckily they didnt cause a problem for me. i told one of the employees there and he had a look around in the tank i got the coral from and told me he found a few in there. __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

01/10/2009, 06:54 PM	#79
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	Im not sure where I got them Chris but I belive they may have come on some Live rock __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon)

01/10/2009, 07:52 PM	#80
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	the ones you have appear to be the same red or brown flatworms that i had. i was freakin' out when i found them! i put some pics up in my thread and marc assured me that they were harmless and more of an unsightly pest than anything else. i was litterally able to suck them off my corals with a turkey baster. that was months ago and i havent seen any since. good luck getting rid of them, it probably wont be that hard? __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

01/10/2009, 09:06 PM	#81
unseen_clone Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: san antonio,tx Posts: 84	super nice looking tank Aaron hey chris awhile back i took a trip up there and brouth back a chalice and a acro, two diffrent stores,i diped them,but not too long becasue it was a cold day and a 2hour drive home. I got flat worms a couple days later. I went to AD and RCA __________________ MAAST Current Tank Info: 90 shallow reef

01/11/2009, 03:25 PM	#82
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	im sorry to hear that you picked up worms from our LFS' U_C neither one of those places are the LFS where i got my worms from though. im actually a little dissapointed to hear that you may have gotten them from RCA becasue i like that one. __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

01/11/2009, 04:40 PM	#83
IridescentLily Editor-Reefkeeping mag Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 3,858 Blog Entries: 5	You have a beautiful tank. I'm in LOVE with your cyphastrea photo. Thanks for sharing that.

01/11/2009, 04:47 PM	#84
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	The Red and brown Planaria arent the big of deal if you dip your corals. They come right off. Hardest part is if they are just on your rock. __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon)

01/11/2009, 05:45 PM	#85
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	ill admitt it, i dont dip lucky for me i cought them within a couple of days so i was easily able to suck 'em off the coral with no problems. i probably woulda been pretty irritated if i found out they were in my rocks. have you had to do any FWE treatments before this incident aaron? __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

01/11/2009, 07:11 PM	#86
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	Yes I have done FWE treatments in the past, I did it about 16 months ago and only did it once, I started noticing them back again about 2 months ago. This time Im doing a higher level treatment and am going to do a follow up treatment a week later. I was going to do a treatment today but the grocery store did not have any rubber bands and I want to frag some of those rics. Plan is to take out the Rics and dip them first. This will get the flatworms out of the rics. Then I will do a full treatment with FWE. Im probably going to do this mid week now. __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon)

01/11/2009, 08:03 PM	#87
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	well good luck with the treatment. hopefully you'll be able to kill 'em all this time? i know what a drag "whole tank" treatments can be! not too long ago i had to treat all my zoanthid colonies with bi-furan becasue of some zoa-pox. i lost 3 colonies during that little event. i wasnt able to treat the tank though, i actually had to set up an entirly new tank for that headache! oh well, now i know better than to not quarantine. although im sure it'll happen again? and did i read that right, fragging some rics ay??? let me know if your actually trying to "dispose" of them i have a few things ive been trying to trade for some time now if your game? cmannings purple monti cap, greenmakos pipe organ and some GSP i got from RCA. ide recommend against the GSP though, there's no sense in ruining a perfectly good tank! your welcome to any of it if you'd like though. as a matter of fact for you any of it would be free. i havent forgotten where my fist zoa colony came from __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

01/13/2009, 06:26 PM	#88
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	I have 100 lbs of Eco Rox coming from BRS and should be here Thursday. I hope I get some nice pieces. __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon) Last edited by bmwaaron; 01/13/2009 at 06:35 PM.

01/16/2009, 07:38 PM	#89
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	Ok I got my rock today and I can start to try and create a aquascape on the left side of the tank. This is the rock I got This is what Im considering as far as Aquascape for the left side but Im not set on anything yet. Marc may be over Sunday to pick it apart and I would love Gabriel to come and help out also Top View Back View Size reference This is where it would go __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon)

01/16/2009, 07:45 PM	#90
gkarshens Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 2,382	Sunday may be hard for me, but maybe in the evening. Nice looking rock by the way! __________________ Gabriel It's about time!

01/16/2009, 09:45 PM	#92
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	this should be pretty cool! __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

01/17/2009, 01:41 AM	#93
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I can't believe you are going to rip up your reef to put in that rock. Oh well, when you have the ability to make stuff grow just by winking and nodding your head, I guess you have to do something else to feel entertained and involved.

01/17/2009, 08:34 AM	#94
psteeleb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 5,249	only a true reefer would say this "nice looking rock" __________________ A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner Current Tank Info: 110g Mixed Reef, LED's & T5's

01/17/2009, 08:48 AM	#95
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	bmwaaron, what is your new bulb combo? __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

01/17/2009, 08:18 PM	#98
Rickyrooz1 Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 2,453	Is the neon green coral in this picture a Suharsonoi or the ORA Phil's Granulosa? __________________ 120 Gallon Acropora dominated tank, barebottom, APEX Controller, ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Skimz SM163, Jebao DCT 6000 return pump & two Jebao OW-40. Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated

01/17/2009, 09:28 PM	#100
bmwaaron Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 999	Here is a better picture...... __________________ Aaron Current Tank Info: Reefer 350 (73 gallon)