Rebuild and recovery of a dead tank - Page 42

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquarist007

What are the levels of nitrates and phosphates in your system? That will dictate the method you use

Nitrates last I checked with an API kit, which was a couple weeks ago, were somewhere between 0-5. Phosphates via hanna ulns egg checker just recently were .06.

If I cut my carbon dosing in half both of those will raise up particularly the phosphates. That's where I'd like to start harvesting some algae.

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by xghh

Hello Jason--Congrats on the new addition and sorry about the flood. How long ago did the flood happen?

That was in 2008 and we lost everything we owned. We didn't get any notice or warning as we weren't even in a flood zone and the flood water level senors/gauges on the river started failing and the last reading they had was only for a few more inches per hour of water height raising. The river didn't get that memo and decided to start rising at feet per hour pace. Took out our basement and foundation walls.

I had quite a few pictures of my rebuild of that 55g I had but looks like reefcentral doesn't like t i ny pic urls anymore and replaces that with ****** so many of my old pictures are no longer working. It was a really cool stand and canopy I sanded back down and stained.

I'm currently recovering from a different disaster now on my 180. It was going great on cruise control and growing out for a couple years when some cleaning supplies used on my basement walls caused a massive die off of all my inverts that weren't buried under the sand and a few fish deaths most likely due to spike in ammonia. That was a few months ago and sparked my interests in posting back on here again which I kind of got away from doing as well as I really had no updates on my tank besides really basic maintenance.

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 11:05 AM

Also, I've been messing around with my setup while I'm at it like getting a new skimmer I hope to be more stable and setting up an automatic water change system. Looking to start harvesting some algae again soon like I had done on my 55g. Plus I have a bunch of stuff going through QT and about ready to hit the tank soon so will have more pictures and updates to come.

Aquarist007 · 02/02/2015, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason2459

Nitrates last I checked with an API kit, which was a couple weeks ago, were somewhere between 0-5. Phosphates via hanna ulns egg checker just recently were .06.

If I cut my carbon dosing in half both of those will raise up particularly the phosphates. That's where I'd like to start harvesting some algae.

Skimmer can do a better job at removing phosphates and or running some Rowaphos for a few days

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 06:27 PM

GFO products are definitely very effective but just not something I want to run all the time. Right now my levels are good enough for me and not concerned with them. I took the gfo offline about a month ago I think? I was up to just one 1.0 after the die off. Before that crash I was always around .04-.06 so it's not like I have to do anything different and probably shouldn't but why not.

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 07:36 PM

Oh and skimmer wise

The new skimmer is doing awesome and so far very consistent with out any overflowing yet.

After about 4 days worth I'm getting just about a cup a day. Each of those lines is 1 cup and that's just over 4 cups of nice dark thick skimmate and about to clean it out.

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 08:36 PM

And here's the first round coming out if QT.

I've never had chromis of any kind before and thought they would be fun to watch. I have 7 of them.

I love my bubble tips. They are either getting bigger or just inflating more. The green one still goes into hiding periodically not sure why but he hasn't moved and I'm not going to try to move him if he doesn't want to. The red is out all the time. I still feed them some krill, mysis, or clams a couple times a week.

jason2459 · 02/02/2015, 08:40 PM

And here they both are. One on top of the other basically.

Aquarist007 · 02/02/2015, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jason2459

GFO products are definitely very effective but just not something I want to run all the time. Right now my levels are good enough for me and not concerned with them. I took the gfo offline about a month ago I think? I was up to just one 1.0 after the die off. Before that crash I was always around .04-.06 so it's not like I have to do anything different and probably shouldn't but why not.

You don't run gfo all the time. If you do the phosphates it absorbs will eventually difuse back into your tank when the media becomes saturated and the level in the tank decreases.
If my phosphates rise above .03 then I run a very small amt of it for three days and then take the reactor off line.
Carbon dosing will take care of the nitrates, a little gfo and a good skimmer will take care of the phosphates.
No need for algae scrubbers and macro algae etc.

You are pulling out some nasty skimmate there.

jason2459 · 02/03/2015, 12:30 AM

Yep. I've run gfo in the past to get down to maintenance levels and let the carbon dosing do the rest.

That seaside aquatics skimmer has surpassed my expectations so far.

jason2459 · 02/03/2015, 08:33 PM

Well, I just realized my internal overflow and back glass is almost completely clean. A few small patches on the overflow and small patch on the right bottom but that's about it. I was really hopping for it to stay on the overflow.

I think I can blame the gyre for that every time it changes direction to blast along the back of the tank. And would make since the bottom right the opposite end still has a little left as the flow gets weaker by that 6' mark and is sweeping forward already. The box overflow as well as most of the current channels I under it.

jason2459 · 02/03/2015, 09:21 PM

And here goes that largest patch of cyano thats in the middle of the tank on a rock bridge.

Starting to rip apart

And this is now in my tank.

I just hope he survives all the handling. He's been acclimated, dipped, and observed. He's got some nice polyps I'll have get some pictures when they come back out. He does not like being moved.

jason2459 · 02/08/2015, 08:04 PM

I love this skimmer. One day and one cup later. Foaming machine.

And cyano is gone off that bridge for the most part and much of the rest of the rock is clearing off as well. Coming along

One rock completely cleared off now

Even the worse side is looking a ton better. That's a huge sponge growth on the left front side of the rock

jason2459 · 02/08/2015, 08:35 PM

Here's some of that large sponge growth.

And some new additions. The one spot fox face and a yellow eye kole tang. I exchanged the sailfin in and picked up the kole tang. The sailfin would have gotten huge and most likely a bit more aggressive down the line then I'd like. My yellow belly blue tang is going to get big enough as it is. Then my favorite tang of the bunch is a bit passive the pyroferus mimic lemon peel. He just glides around ignoring everyone. The yellow belly annoys everyone as he darts around waiting for them to poop and eats it. Its rather gross but he just never stops eating.

The kole has been hiding. But hasn't been attacked at all by either of the tangs. He's just hanging out in the rocks and the back right now. Crappy picture but the best I could get right now.

Foxface seems to be right at home and as soon as the other fish saw him flicking his spines they left him alone.

jason2459 · 02/08/2015, 08:41 PM

I love foxfaces. I really miss my magnificent. They will eat anything.

Also really like this guy a lot. He's been slowly changing colors. Or more like just getting slightly darker. He was bright yellow when I first got him and has probably doubled in size. His fins have this really nice hue to them that matches the front of his face and some nice black highlights on his face now. I don't think I've given him enough picture loven in the past. He's is very calm and peaceful. Just glides around slowly in his own world.

jason2459 · 02/12/2015, 05:04 PM

My yellow Fiji leather is finally starting to look good. First time I've really seen it really open up and full of polyps. I kept wanting to adjust its position or lighting or anything to help but figured as temperamental as they are any help would most likely be bad. So, I left it alone just waiting for it to start looking good. There were a couple black areas on the fringe I was watching too as I've read that's bad and to cut it up or out. Decided to watch and wait to see if those black patches grew. Well they are now gone. Glad I proactively did nothing.

My baby mushrooms are growing well.

jason2459 · 02/13/2015, 11:16 PM

Note: I'm over having a group of chromis. Thought it would be kind nice watching them gather together. Instead I just feel like they add clutter and a sense of ADHD. It's like they are everywhere constantly darting around like a distracted hyper dog. But 7 of them. Wife says she like them but it's just not peaceful for me. I guess I like fish like my mimic tang just slowly moving around the tank grazing. Even my yellow belly blue hippo tang drives me nuts at times as he seems to sense when another fish is pooping and darts all over the tank with his nose up their butt eating fish poop. I would not be sad if any of the chromis becomes a snack to one of my anemones.

jason2459 · 02/15/2015, 09:22 PM

Well, I now have two speckled RBTAs. The little guy that quickly got bigger is now two little guys.

jason2459 · 02/15/2015, 09:57 PM

Oh yeah, and some time this afternoon while I was gone the maxi mini moved finally from its nook. Where? I've no idea. He's not plastered against my pump or stuck to my overflow. So, I have no idea where its at. He's pretty small so could be anywhere. Just my luck he'll stay behind my rock where I'll never see him again.

jason2459 · 02/15/2015, 10:33 PM

With just the blue channel on allowed me to spot the maxi mini as its red really pops. And of course it's in the back behind the rock work.

jason2459 · 02/15/2015, 10:36 PM

And these two wanted to say cheese earlier

I also noticed earlier I have some kind of polyp hitchhiker with the yellow Fiji leather

jason2459 · 02/16/2015, 08:48 PM

Very happy how my tank is coming along. Big difference from a month ago. Here's the back side of my tank that was pretty hairy looking. You can actually see that single point of rock contact now.

This dragon head was completely covered

jason2459 · 02/16/2015, 08:51 PM

Ha! So here's that before shoot

ColinAbi · 02/17/2015, 01:30 AM

Sorry about the flood and hope you're ok now

jason2459 · 02/17/2015, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ColinAbi

Sorry about the flood and hope you're ok now

Yep we're doing good now. Thanks.

02/02/2015, 11:05 AM	#1028
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Also, I've been messing around with my setup while I'm at it like getting a new skimmer I hope to be more stable and setting up an automatic water change system. Looking to start harvesting some algae again soon like I had done on my 55g. Plus I have a bunch of stuff going through QT and about ready to hit the tank soon so will have more pictures and updates to come. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/02/2015, 06:27 PM	#1030
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	GFO products are definitely very effective but just not something I want to run all the time. Right now my levels are good enough for me and not concerned with them. I took the gfo offline about a month ago I think? I was up to just one 1.0 after the die off. Before that crash I was always around .04-.06 so it's not like I have to do anything different and probably shouldn't but why not. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/02/2015, 07:36 PM	#1031
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Oh and skimmer wise The new skimmer is doing awesome and so far very consistent with out any overflowing yet. After about 4 days worth I'm getting just about a cup a day. Each of those lines is 1 cup and that's just over 4 cups of nice dark thick skimmate and about to clean it out. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/02/2015, 08:36 PM	#1032
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And here's the first round coming out if QT. I've never had chromis of any kind before and thought they would be fun to watch. I have 7 of them. I love my bubble tips. They are either getting bigger or just inflating more. The green one still goes into hiding periodically not sure why but he hasn't moved and I'm not going to try to move him if he doesn't want to. The red is out all the time. I still feed them some krill, mysis, or clams a couple times a week. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/02/2015, 08:40 PM	#1033
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And here they both are. One on top of the other basically. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/03/2015, 12:30 AM	#1035
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Yep. I've run gfo in the past to get down to maintenance levels and let the carbon dosing do the rest. That seaside aquatics skimmer has surpassed my expectations so far. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/03/2015, 08:33 PM	#1036
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Well, I just realized my internal overflow and back glass is almost completely clean. A few small patches on the overflow and small patch on the right bottom but that's about it. I was really hopping for it to stay on the overflow. I think I can blame the gyre for that every time it changes direction to blast along the back of the tank. And would make since the bottom right the opposite end still has a little left as the flow gets weaker by that 6' mark and is sweeping forward already. The box overflow as well as most of the current channels I under it. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/03/2015, 09:21 PM	#1037
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And here goes that largest patch of cyano thats in the middle of the tank on a rock bridge. Starting to rip apart And this is now in my tank. I just hope he survives all the handling. He's been acclimated, dipped, and observed. He's got some nice polyps I'll have get some pictures when they come back out. He does not like being moved. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/08/2015, 08:04 PM	#1038
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I love this skimmer. One day and one cup later. Foaming machine. And cyano is gone off that bridge for the most part and much of the rest of the rock is clearing off as well. Coming along One rock completely cleared off now Even the worse side is looking a ton better. That's a huge sponge growth on the left front side of the rock __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/08/2015, 08:35 PM	#1039
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Here's some of that large sponge growth. And some new additions. The one spot fox face and a yellow eye kole tang. I exchanged the sailfin in and picked up the kole tang. The sailfin would have gotten huge and most likely a bit more aggressive down the line then I'd like. My yellow belly blue tang is going to get big enough as it is. Then my favorite tang of the bunch is a bit passive the pyroferus mimic lemon peel. He just glides around ignoring everyone. The yellow belly annoys everyone as he darts around waiting for them to poop and eats it. Its rather gross but he just never stops eating. The kole has been hiding. But hasn't been attacked at all by either of the tangs. He's just hanging out in the rocks and the back right now. Crappy picture but the best I could get right now. Foxface seems to be right at home and as soon as the other fish saw him flicking his spines they left him alone. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/08/2015, 08:41 PM	#1040
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I love foxfaces. I really miss my magnificent. They will eat anything. Also really like this guy a lot. He's been slowly changing colors. Or more like just getting slightly darker. He was bright yellow when I first got him and has probably doubled in size. His fins have this really nice hue to them that matches the front of his face and some nice black highlights on his face now. I don't think I've given him enough picture loven in the past. He's is very calm and peaceful. Just glides around slowly in his own world. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/12/2015, 05:04 PM	#1041
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	My yellow Fiji leather is finally starting to look good. First time I've really seen it really open up and full of polyps. I kept wanting to adjust its position or lighting or anything to help but figured as temperamental as they are any help would most likely be bad. So, I left it alone just waiting for it to start looking good. There were a couple black areas on the fringe I was watching too as I've read that's bad and to cut it up or out. Decided to watch and wait to see if those black patches grew. Well they are now gone. Glad I proactively did nothing. My baby mushrooms are growing well. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/13/2015, 11:16 PM	#1042
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Note: I'm over having a group of chromis. Thought it would be kind nice watching them gather together. Instead I just feel like they add clutter and a sense of ADHD. It's like they are everywhere constantly darting around like a distracted hyper dog. But 7 of them. Wife says she like them but it's just not peaceful for me. I guess I like fish like my mimic tang just slowly moving around the tank grazing. Even my yellow belly blue hippo tang drives me nuts at times as he seems to sense when another fish is pooping and darts all over the tank with his nose up their butt eating fish poop. I would not be sad if any of the chromis becomes a snack to one of my anemones. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/15/2015, 09:22 PM	#1043
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Well, I now have two speckled RBTAs. The little guy that quickly got bigger is now two little guys. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/15/2015, 09:57 PM	#1044
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Oh yeah, and some time this afternoon while I was gone the maxi mini moved finally from its nook. Where? I've no idea. He's not plastered against my pump or stuck to my overflow. So, I have no idea where its at. He's pretty small so could be anywhere. Just my luck he'll stay behind my rock where I'll never see him again. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/15/2015, 10:33 PM	#1045
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	With just the blue channel on allowed me to spot the maxi mini as its red really pops. And of course it's in the back behind the rock work. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/15/2015, 10:36 PM	#1046
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And these two wanted to say cheese earlier I also noticed earlier I have some kind of polyp hitchhiker with the yellow Fiji leather __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/16/2015, 08:48 PM	#1047
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Very happy how my tank is coming along. Big difference from a month ago. Here's the back side of my tank that was pretty hairy looking. You can actually see that single point of rock contact now. This dragon head was completely covered __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/16/2015, 08:51 PM	#1048
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Ha! So here's that before shoot __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

02/17/2015, 01:30 AM	#1049
ColinAbi Hola Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 614	Sorry about the flood and hope you're ok now