Starting 90g Reef Tank Build... Finally!!!

[Tswifty]

The bucket of Reef Crystals salt mix got here today. I'll tell you what, for $40 shipped to my door in 3 days. You can't beat it.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...56&pcatid=4856

[kudora]

sweet deal, i saw that it was on sale. at that price i might have to switch salt brands, the LFS only carry one kind so i have stuck with it just incase i needed to buy some here locally.

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by timschmidt
LOL I would say the same thing... except for shrimp. I can't find one of my harlequin shrimp (the male). They were NEVER apart and now I can't find one... man what is it with me and shrimp!!! The iodide levels are at natural salt water levels and all other tests I run are well within normal...bah!

Double BAH! I loved those shrimp and how they interacted...

two cleaners and one copper banded shrimp have disappeared in my tank also--even checked at night with a flashlight
I'm not too upset because they were boring too--never saw them come out
My next tank will have a reef like TJ's so you can see more.

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by Tswifty8
All depends on where you get your stuff from. I took precautions, but some pests still managed to slip through... Plus... how do you treat cheato?

Anyway... nothing outside the cyano really bothers me. Just minor inconveniences with simple enough solutions, and it seems just about everyone who keeps primarily SPS has gone through this at some point or another.

don't even go there---you are a super reefer and have done everything right---plus now you (and some of us) are even more prepared because of your posting.

[Tswifty]

Oh yeah... broke down and removed ALL the cyano manually yesterday with a net, and sucked the remaining patches out with a turkey baster... I just can't look at my tank with puple sand.

Anyway... the picture colors haven't been touched at all... there's actually a red tint to the water from all the cyano I sucked out.

It will be interesting to see how bad it came back within 24hrs once I get home.

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
don't even go there---you are a super reefer and have done everything right---plus now you (and some of us) are even more prepared because of your posting.

Yeah... talk about being paranoid though... After the interceptor treatment is complete, new frags are certainly going to have to jump through some hoops before they get into the tank.

I also read somewhere that I may need to do subsequent treatments with the flatworm exit?

The local reefer I'm giving the Coral Banded Shrimp to offered to give me some Levasole (pig de-wormer or something) and instructions on how to use that the get rid of them.

[kudora]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
don't even go there---you are a super reefer and have done everything right---plus now you (and some of us) are even more prepared because of your posting.

i know i am better prepared because of this thread

[Kieth71]

I have followed this and a few other threads and you have done a great job with your tank...Keep up the great work and even though you had a setback i am sure your tank will come back strong.

[raen]

Originally posted by Tswifty8
The bucket of Reef Crystals salt mix got here today. I'll tell you what, for $40 shipped to my door in 3 days. You can't beat it.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...56&pcatid=4856

placing my order tonight. I love the ups man! he brings me nice gifts.

[Tswifty]

My new shrimp trap... Algae clip inside with silverside chunks.



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FTS of the lovely cyano and the bash brothers swimming side by side:

[Tswifty]

Like I said earlier... I pulled all the cyano out and use a baster to suck any remaining strands out.

Basically, I had a sparkling white sandbed as of 6pm yesterday.

[kudora]

ugh came back fast

[Tswifty]

Good time to show the Monti Cap healing progress.

Here's what it looked like after I pressed it down into place about 3 weeks ago.



Here's the picture from the last post of it today:

[Tswifty]

Also notice the healthy vs now incredibly sick ORA green birdsnest.

[raen]

Have yu ever noticed that the Col. is a camera whore.

[Taqpol]

Looking at your monti cap picture reminded me of something that happened in my tank, but I haven't asked anyone about it. I had some sediment damage that did the exact same thing (bleached a large area) before I caught it. If I keep that area clear and adjust the flow it should heal back just fine?

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by raen
Have yu ever noticed that the Col. is a camera whore.

BIG time.

I started calling him "twink" now though.

[Rustylugnuts]

Originally posted by Tswifty8
The bucket of Reef Crystals salt mix got here today. I'll tell you what, for $40 shipped to my door in 3 days. You can't beat it.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...56&pcatid=4856

Woah thanks for the hot tip I'm grabbin that this weekend!

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by Taqpol
Looking at your monti cap picture reminded me of something that happened in my tank, but I haven't asked anyone about it. I had some sediment damage that did the exact same thing (bleached a large area) before I caught it. If I keep that area clear and adjust the flow it should heal back just fine?

I would imagine so. My experience with Monti Caps thus far has been that they are pretty hardy... grow kinda like weeds.

[raen]

I need a monti in Grahams tank then, he can grow sunlight!!!

[OwNeD162]

Originally posted by kudora
i know i am better prepared because of this thread

Definitely agree with that !

[Schwe]

Originally posted by Tswifty8
Oh yeah... broke down and removed ALL the cyano manually yesterday with a net, and sucked the remaining patches out with a turkey baster... I just can't look at my tank with puple sand.

Anyway... the picture colors haven't been touched at all... there's actually a red tint to the water from all the cyano I sucked out.

It will be interesting to see how bad it came back within 24hrs once I get home.

Schmejay,

I had a cyano problem on my sandbed at one point, too. I tried basting it, etc. I didn't go "lights out," though... What I did was the same as you... took a large fish net and scraped the rug of cyano off; It clumped together just like a fuzzy little rug. I threw the sand in the sump in the dark for a few days, and the cyano never came back.

Best of luck.

[Tswifty]

Well first shot with the flatworm exit was unsuccessful. They're back in the fuge.

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by KiethR
I have followed this and a few other threads and you have done a great job with your tank...Keep up the great work and even though you had a setback i am sure your tank will come back strong.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by Schwe
Schmejay,

I had a cyano problem on my sandbed at one point, too. I tried basting it, etc. I didn't go "lights out," though... What I did was the same as you... took a large fish net and scraped the rug of cyano off; It clumped together just like a fuzzy little rug. I threw the sand in the sump in the dark for a few days, and the cyano never came back.

Best of luck.

I hate it... I'm gonna blast it with the red slime remover as soon as I can find it. I'm probably going to have to order it next week though.

One thing I will say... since pulling the GFO offline... my cheato looks SPECTACULAR!!! Probably about time to harvest some.