ZeeSparrow's 75G LPS tank build - Page 6

ZeeSparrow · 05/18/2015, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Swope2bc

Looking good Zee! What did they charge for the cheato?

Ahhhh... I don't know. Between $5-10? Also bought a bottle of oyster feast. Total was $31 and change.

BTW there was a bit of bubble algae with it. Pulled out what I saw yesterday but I think there's some smaller ones in there yet. Hope it doesn't make it to the DT.

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Originally Posted by RingingEars

That's a good looking setup Zee...
Love the aquascape.

Thank you! I didn't realize that picture shows my neighbor's truck grill.

If all goes as planned, this week should be relatively uneventful. I'll do another ~20 gallon water change in the next day or two and broadcast coral feeding each night. Otherwise, time to sit back and enjoy!

Grizz717 · 05/18/2015, 08:05 AM

Very organized. Looking good!

mmittlesteadt · 05/18/2015, 08:24 AM

Very cool. Sitting back and enjoying? That's what I've been doing. I have amazing specks of dust floating about my tank. They are awesome! Tolerant of high ammonia too and very low maintenance.

Actually I've been having some issues dialing in my overflow to right where I like it, so since I have nothing in my tank yet, I'm stripping out the ball valve on my main drain and installing a gate valve tonight so I can stop chasing water levels. Should have done it sooner, but the place I work at finally is carrying some decent gate valves in the size I need.

I'll just have to enjoy a reef tank through your thread for a while longer.

Swope2bc · 05/18/2015, 08:49 AM

I noticed the bubble algae too! How does one get rid of it?

mmittlesteadt · 05/18/2015, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Swope2bc

I noticed the bubble algae too! How does one get rid of it?

If its on the chaeto, just rinse the heck out of it. At least its one of those things that is easily taken out to work with.

Swope2bc · 05/18/2015, 09:13 AM

Can the cheato be rinsed in fresh water without harming it or do you use SW? I've been considering an ATS for my new build and wonder if it will remedy all types of algae.. Is the bubble algae caused by excess nutrients too?

mmittlesteadt · 05/18/2015, 09:17 AM

I think washing it in freshwater would be fine. It would die in freshwater, but you're only rinsing it.

All plant life uses the nutrients in the water. Macro algae competes with lesser forms for those nutrients, so it should help.

ZeeSparrow · 05/18/2015, 09:39 AM

I've read that you can wash it in either freshwater or old tank water, with varying opinions of either method. Although there are just as many who rinse as those who do not. I chose not to because I wanted to keep as much of the life from that old tank water as I can.

Swope2bc · 05/18/2015, 09:50 AM

Good point, pods and the like dwelling in the cheato would not take to kindly to a FW scrubbing

mmittlesteadt · 05/18/2015, 09:56 AM

I only mentioned FW rinse if it were to be used strictly for nitrate export. Obviously, if you're wanting it for any life on it, you'd have to rinse it in SW.

ZeeSparrow · 05/20/2015, 09:36 PM

Did a 20-25 gallon water change tonight with IO. Will test params tomorrow.

Getting diatoms now. All over the rock. Added a turbo snail, some other large snail and a few small ones... All they could find at the LFS.

Also picked up a frag..... Two heads of hammer. It's peeking out a bit so will hopefully open up tomorrow under the lights. Moved the other frags onto the rock.

Pictures tomorrow.

Swope2bc · 05/20/2015, 09:51 PM

Waiting with anticipation :-)

mmittlesteadt · 05/20/2015, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeeSparrow

Did a 20-25 gallon water change tonight with IO. Will test params tomorrow.

Getting diatoms now. All over the rock. Added a turbo snail, some other large snail and a few small ones... All they could find at the LFS.

Also picked up a frag..... Two heads of hammer. It's peeking out a bit so will hopefully open up tomorrow under the lights. Moved the other frags onto the rock.

Pictures tomorrow.

Cool. Looking forward to the pics.

I've been watching the nassarius snails in our 220 reef tank where I work. They'll sink slowly into the sand until they disappear. Around feeding time, you'll see their "periscope" come out of the sand, look around and then they rise up out of it just like a submarine. And they move very fast over the sand bed, which I found quite remarkable for a snail.

ZeeSparrow · 05/20/2015, 10:36 PM

That's what the other snail is... Nassarius. He moves Fast! The turbo is typical slow snail pace but the nassarius just trucks along. Fun to watch.

RingingEars · 05/20/2015, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeeSparrow

That's what the other snail is... Nassarius. He moves Fast! The turbo is typical slow snail pace but the nassarius just trucks along. Fun to watch.

So turbo must be one of those funny nick-names like calling a bald guy curly or a fat guy slim...

Looking forward to the hammer pics. I had one in my old tank that got pretty big.
I love hammers and frog spawns.

ZeeSparrow · 05/21/2015, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RingingEars

So turbo must be one of those funny nick-names like calling a bald guy curly or a fat guy slim...

Looking forward to the hammer pics. I had one in my old tank that got pretty big.
I love hammers and frog spawns.

Ha! I've been looking at pictures online and I'm not sure if it's a turbo or something else, actually. The nassarius is a definite ID (no picture of him). Also don't know what kind the little ones are. Can anyone ID from these pictures?

(Apologies for his appearance. He got dusted by a little sand when I was blowing off the rocks. He's also sporting some ... algae? on his shell.)

Little snails - no idea what these are. They were on the glass last night for a bit.

Frogspawn, from the side. Can see the hammer and one of the candy canes from here!

Frogspawn, from the front:

Hammer has some red fuzz on one of the branches. Some of it came off last night during the dip (brushed right off) but apparently I didn't get it all. Might just see if it will brush off with a toothbrush.

Relocated candy cane with a new friend:

Other candy cane. Going to be 3 heads soon!

And finally, updated FTS (please ignore the mag float):

mmittlesteadt · 05/21/2015, 01:59 PM

Looking VERY cool so far. Always fun with new additions.

Little snails...Ceriths?

ZeeSparrow · 05/21/2015, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmittlesteadt

Looking VERY cool so far. Always fun with new additions.

Little snails...Ceriths?

Thanks. Ceriths? The one on the candy cane looks like it matches some pictures I found. I need to see the rest of them out and about again.

ZeeSparrow · 05/21/2015, 02:18 PM

Almost forgot to log test results:

5/21/2015
NO3: 20
PO43-: 0
SG: 1.026
Mg: 1410
Ca: 500 (down from 630 with IO water change of ~25 gallons)
dKH: 8.3
Temp: 79.8F

RingingEars · 05/21/2015, 08:25 PM

Nice Zee. Those are going to look good when they grow.
Now I know who I'm going to get my frog and hammer frags from later.

Swope2bc · 05/21/2015, 08:31 PM

Looking great!!!

ZeeSparrow · 05/22/2015, 05:50 AM

Thanks guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by RingingEars

Now I know who I'm going to get my frog and hammer frags from later.

Sure thing!

I watched this guy make his way up the glass last night. He was very close to the overflow so I kept an eye on him, in case I needed to head him off. But once he reached the top of the water, he turned around and headed back the way he came.

Swope2bc · 05/22/2015, 08:10 AM

Lol, good luck keeping snails out of the overflow. From what I understand they will basically end up wherever they choose..

ZeeSparrow · 05/23/2015, 08:57 PM

First fish in QT (going to follow tank transfer method initially).

ZeeSparrow · 05/24/2015, 12:04 PM

5/24/2015
NO3: 20
PO43-: 0
SG: 1.0255
Mg: 1380
Ca: 500
dKH: 7.3
Temp: 80.2F

05/18/2015, 08:05 AM	#127
Grizz717 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 80	Very organized. Looking good! __________________ Grizz717 Current Tank Info: 75G Mixed Reef in Progress, Proflex IV Sump, 2 Ocean Revive T247s, Bubble Magus C5.5 Skimmer, Hydor ATO, Hydor Wavemaker, 2 RW-8s and one Hydor pump, Mag 12 Return Pump. 90 LBS Live Rock, 20 G QT

05/18/2015, 08:24 AM	#128
mmittlesteadt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rothschild, WI Posts: 1,209	Very cool. Sitting back and enjoying? That's what I've been doing. I have amazing specks of dust floating about my tank. They are awesome! Tolerant of high ammonia too and very low maintenance. Actually I've been having some issues dialing in my overflow to right where I like it, so since I have nothing in my tank yet, I'm stripping out the ball valve on my main drain and installing a gate valve tonight so I can stop chasing water levels. Should have done it sooner, but the place I work at finally is carrying some decent gate valves in the size I need. I'll just have to enjoy a reef tank through your thread for a while longer. __________________ Every life on this planet deserve respect, no matter how small or insignificant it may appear at first glance. 40 Gallon Build Thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2486801 Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder, Eshopps PSK-100, Kessil A160WE, 70 lbs. rock, 65 gallon sump, 27 gallon refugium

05/18/2015, 09:17 AM	#132
mmittlesteadt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rothschild, WI Posts: 1,209	I think washing it in freshwater would be fine. It would die in freshwater, but you're only rinsing it. All plant life uses the nutrients in the water. Macro algae competes with lesser forms for those nutrients, so it should help. __________________ Every life on this planet deserve respect, no matter how small or insignificant it may appear at first glance. 40 Gallon Build Thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2486801 Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder, Eshopps PSK-100, Kessil A160WE, 70 lbs. rock, 65 gallon sump, 27 gallon refugium

05/18/2015, 09:39 AM	#133
ZeeSparrow Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 788	I've read that you can wash it in either freshwater or old tank water, with varying opinions of either method. Although there are just as many who rinse as those who do not. I chose not to because I wanted to keep as much of the life from that old tank water as I can. __________________ Build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499447 Current Tank Info: 75G w/29G sump, Reefbreeders Photon 48, RO Classic 110-INT, Jebao DCT-8000, 2xJebao RW-8, 2xEheim Jager 150W heaters, Tunze Osmolator ATO, TLF GFO

05/18/2015, 09:56 AM	#135
mmittlesteadt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rothschild, WI Posts: 1,209	I only mentioned FW rinse if it were to be used strictly for nitrate export. Obviously, if you're wanting it for any life on it, you'd have to rinse it in SW. __________________ Every life on this planet deserve respect, no matter how small or insignificant it may appear at first glance. 40 Gallon Build Thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2486801 Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder, Eshopps PSK-100, Kessil A160WE, 70 lbs. rock, 65 gallon sump, 27 gallon refugium

05/18/2015, 08:49 AM	#129
Swope2bc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,066	I noticed the bubble algae too! How does one get rid of it?

05/18/2015, 09:13 AM	#131
Swope2bc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,066	Can the cheato be rinsed in fresh water without harming it or do you use SW? I've been considering an ATS for my new build and wonder if it will remedy all types of algae.. Is the bubble algae caused by excess nutrients too?

05/18/2015, 09:50 AM	#134
Swope2bc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,066	Good point, pods and the like dwelling in the cheato would not take to kindly to a FW scrubbing

05/20/2015, 09:36 PM	#136
ZeeSparrow Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 788	Did a 20-25 gallon water change tonight with IO. Will test params tomorrow. Getting diatoms now. All over the rock. Added a turbo snail, some other large snail and a few small ones... All they could find at the LFS. Also picked up a frag..... Two heads of hammer. It's peeking out a bit so will hopefully open up tomorrow under the lights. Moved the other frags onto the rock. Pictures tomorrow. __________________ Build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499447 Current Tank Info: 75G w/29G sump, Reefbreeders Photon 48, RO Classic 110-INT, Jebao DCT-8000, 2xJebao RW-8, 2xEheim Jager 150W heaters, Tunze Osmolator ATO, TLF GFO

05/20/2015, 09:51 PM	#137
Swope2bc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,066	Waiting with anticipation :-)

05/20/2015, 10:36 PM	#139
ZeeSparrow Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 788	That's what the other snail is... Nassarius. He moves Fast! The turbo is typical slow snail pace but the nassarius just trucks along. Fun to watch. __________________ Build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499447 Current Tank Info: 75G w/29G sump, Reefbreeders Photon 48, RO Classic 110-INT, Jebao DCT-8000, 2xJebao RW-8, 2xEheim Jager 150W heaters, Tunze Osmolator ATO, TLF GFO

05/21/2015, 01:59 PM	#142
mmittlesteadt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rothschild, WI Posts: 1,209	Looking VERY cool so far. Always fun with new additions. Little snails...Ceriths? __________________ Every life on this planet deserve respect, no matter how small or insignificant it may appear at first glance. 40 Gallon Build Thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2486801 Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder, Eshopps PSK-100, Kessil A160WE, 70 lbs. rock, 65 gallon sump, 27 gallon refugium

05/21/2015, 02:18 PM	#144
ZeeSparrow Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 788	Almost forgot to log test results: 5/21/2015 NO3: 20 PO43-: 0 SG: 1.026 Mg: 1410 Ca: 500 (down from 630 with IO water change of ~25 gallons) dKH: 8.3 Temp: 79.8F __________________ Build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499447 Current Tank Info: 75G w/29G sump, Reefbreeders Photon 48, RO Classic 110-INT, Jebao DCT-8000, 2xJebao RW-8, 2xEheim Jager 150W heaters, Tunze Osmolator ATO, TLF GFO

05/21/2015, 08:25 PM	#145
RingingEars Because they ring Join Date: May 2015 Location: Rathdrum ID Posts: 113	Nice Zee. Those are going to look good when they grow. Now I know who I'm going to get my frog and hammer frags from later.

05/21/2015, 08:31 PM	#146
Swope2bc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,066	Looking great!!!

05/22/2015, 08:10 AM	#148
Swope2bc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,066	Lol, good luck keeping snails out of the overflow. From what I understand they will basically end up wherever they choose..

05/23/2015, 08:57 PM	#149
ZeeSparrow Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 788	ZeeSparrow's 75G LPS tank build First fish in QT (going to follow tank transfer method initially). __________________ Build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499447 Current Tank Info: 75G w/29G sump, Reefbreeders Photon 48, RO Classic 110-INT, Jebao DCT-8000, 2xJebao RW-8, 2xEheim Jager 150W heaters, Tunze Osmolator ATO, TLF GFO

05/24/2015, 12:04 PM	#150
ZeeSparrow Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 788	5/24/2015 NO3: 20 PO43-: 0 SG: 1.0255 Mg: 1380 Ca: 500 dKH: 7.3 Temp: 80.2F __________________ Build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2499447 Current Tank Info: 75G w/29G sump, Reefbreeders Photon 48, RO Classic 110-INT, Jebao DCT-8000, 2xJebao RW-8, 2xEheim Jager 150W heaters, Tunze Osmolator ATO, TLF GFO