280 gallon tank project has begun!!!!!! - Page 9

maxxII · 12/29/2005, 10:09 PM

Travis,
The pics look great and your growth is great. Just out of curiousity, what bulbs are you running and where did you obtain the Acropora loisettae?

Nick

Travis · 12/29/2005, 10:10 PM

Here is another fast grower.
Montipora sp. (thought this was a Montipora capricornis but seems to be one of the plating species instead)
5-1-05

12-29-05

Hard to tell the difference in growth between the two pics as one is zoomed in and the other is zoomed out. I would estimate the frag grew approximately 10 fold.

BTW, that pic can also double as a "reef" shot. I know melev had requested some reef shots so I left this one zoomed out just for him.

Acropora stoddarti
5-1-05

12-29-05

Travis · 12/29/2005, 10:26 PM

Thanks guys.

We really don't realize what kind of growth we get until we take the time to look back and compare the before/after pics. I recommend that everyone does it at least yearly. It really can surprise you.

nbd13, The Bali tri-color is at the top of my rockwork which is around 12 inches from the top of the water and another 14 inches from my bulbs.

maxxII, I am currently running 3 x 250w XM 10k's with 320w VHO actinic. This is what I've been running the past 4 months and I am very happy with it. Before that I was running 3 x 400w radiums and color was good but growth was horrible. I think my corals have grown more in the past 4 months with the 250w 10k's than they did in 10 months with the 400w radiums. As for the loisettae, I posted 2 different ones. The one I posted yesterday came from **********.com and is called the emerald green loisettae or something like that. The one I posted today I got from Steve Tyree.

Travis · 12/29/2005, 10:32 PM

Alright, I'm getting pooped out posting growth pics for now.

It takes a while to go back and find a pic of each coral from 6 months ago or 1 year ago. So I will leave you with a few final shots for the evening. I do still have plenty more pics to post but will edit, upload, and post them another time, maybe tomorrow.

Lunchbucket · 12/30/2005, 12:25 AM

Travis - AMAZING buddy. but i do see some frags i need

like

you gonna be around on Sat? i'd like to swing by to give you the Mg and maybe get a coral or two

oh the skimmer if you are done w/ it i guess too. i need to meet a buddy in SF and get some snails and a peppermint while i am out and about

keep on rocking the tank

Lunchbucket

Travis · 12/30/2005, 10:48 AM

Lunch, I won't be around at all on Saturday. We are having Christmas with my family and then going to my brother's for New Year's Eve.

Zoom · 12/30/2005, 11:10 AM

Any news with the BK ????

Lunchbucket · 12/30/2005, 02:05 PM

CRAP!! hmm...maybe i'll try to swing somethign for leaving this afternoon. need to talk to the wife first then i'll call you. don't know how the roads are w/ all this snow though

Lunchbucket

lessans · 12/30/2005, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Travis
No need to worry about getting a school of them just to get a pair. Just buy 2 juvenile clownfish (any species) and they will change sexes and become a mated pair.

I know I don't I don't have to get a school of clowns in order to get a pair, but it would be interesting to see how they figure out who's the most dominant and then the 1st runner up at dominant. Plus, it would be cool to have a species tank with so many of that species clownfish, don't ya think?

Lunchbucket · 12/30/2005, 03:41 PM

lessans - if i remember correctly your not supposed to have over 2 in a certain area....otherwise they will fight. i gues in the tank you are talking about you will have room.

species tank IMO sounds not so cool. just my oppinion though

Lunchbucket

Travis · 12/30/2005, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zoom
Any news with the BK ????

The BK is doing great. I got impatient and went ahead and opened up the RD nozzle 2 full turns from where it was set. This fills the skimmer body pretty full of tiny bubbles. The production I'm getting from the skimmer is pretty amazing. It foams pretty much on a constant basis. The foam is nice and "chunky" too. I can't say I've ever used a skimmer that creates chunks of poo right in the foam.

I can still see some of the foam from the first couple days in the collection cup because the bubbles were not bubbles of foam, they were bubbles of poo. So the poo has dried and still holds the shape of bubbles.

All in all, so far I am pretty happy with the skimmer. But yet to be "blown away".

Travis · 12/30/2005, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lessans
I know I don't I don't have to get a school of clowns in order to get a pair, but it would be interesting to see how they figure out who's the most dominant and then the 1st runner up at dominant. Plus, it would be cool to have a species tank with so many of that species clownfish, don't ya think?

If you want a shool of clowns you don't need a big tank. I used to have 6 of them in my 75. Personally, I'm not a fan of the idea of a fish species tank. When it comes to fish, I like my variety. But whatever trips your trigger.

Lunchbucket · 12/30/2005, 09:59 PM

where are the pics of the solidified poo??

Lunchbucket

Zoom · 12/30/2005, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lunchbucket
where are the pics of the solidified poo??

Lunchbucket

Yes where???

tang_man_montreal · 12/31/2005, 08:22 AM

I WANT POO PICS!

Heinz · 12/31/2005, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tang_man_montreal
I WANT POO PICS!

i am sorry, but that is just wrong

melev · 12/31/2005, 05:00 PM

Some things should simply never be posted.

Lunchbucket · 12/31/2005, 05:04 PM

POO POO POO POO!!

just don't let it be human poo PLEASE!!

Lunchbucket

Heinz · 12/31/2005, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lunchbucket

POO POO POO POO!!

just don't let it be human poo PLEASE!!

Lunchbucket

it is getting worse by the minute

melev · 12/31/2005, 05:20 PM

Okay, I think we need someone to post some of the highlights of December that occured in this thread. What comes to mind?

Naked Travis working on plumbing.
Demands to see Travis' Poo.

Hmm. I thought the list would be longer. My mistake.

arconom · 12/31/2005, 07:44 PM

I also would like the pictures of the dry Poo. Please

Lunchbucket · 12/31/2005, 08:03 PM

this is just getting started i'm sure

highlights?? what highlights??

Lunchbucket

slovan · 12/31/2005, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
Okay, I think we need someone to post some of the highlights of December that occured in this thread. What comes to mind?

Naked Travis working on plumbing.
Demands to see Travis' Poo.

Hmm. I thought the list would be longer. My mistake.

How could you forget so soon about Lunchbucket wanting to hug Travis' skimmer?

melev · 12/31/2005, 08:55 PM

That didn't make the cut Slovan. Sorry.

maxxII · 01/01/2006, 05:28 AM

What, Suddenly this thread has standards????????????

Quote:

Originally posted by tang_man_montreal
I WANT POO PICS!

Quote:

Originally posted by Lunchbucket

POO POO POO POO!!

just don't let it be human poo PLEASE!!

Lunchbucket

Nick

12/29/2005, 10:09 PM	#201
maxxII Super Housemonkey! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 4,442	Travis, The pics look great and your growth is great. Just out of curiousity, what bulbs are you running and where did you obtain the Acropora loisettae? Nick __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn, that was fun!"

12/29/2005, 10:10 PM	#202
Travis 10 and over club Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,525	Here is another fast grower. Montipora sp. (thought this was a Montipora capricornis but seems to be one of the plating species instead) 5-1-05 12-29-05 Hard to tell the difference in growth between the two pics as one is zoomed in and the other is zoomed out. I would estimate the frag grew approximately 10 fold. BTW, that pic can also double as a "reef" shot. I know melev had requested some reef shots so I left this one zoomed out just for him. Acropora stoddarti 5-1-05 12-29-05 __________________ TOTM August 08 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Current Tank Info: 280 sps w/ 75 LPS, 75 refugium, 120 sump

12/29/2005, 10:32 PM	#204
Travis 10 and over club Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,525	Alright, I'm getting pooped out posting growth pics for now. It takes a while to go back and find a pic of each coral from 6 months ago or 1 year ago. So I will leave you with a few final shots for the evening. I do still have plenty more pics to post but will edit, upload, and post them another time, maybe tomorrow. __________________ TOTM August 08 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Current Tank Info: 280 sps w/ 75 LPS, 75 refugium, 120 sump

12/30/2005, 12:25 AM	#205
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	Travis - AMAZING buddy. but i do see some frags i need like you gonna be around on Sat? i'd like to swing by to give you the Mg and maybe get a coral or two oh the skimmer if you are done w/ it i guess too. i need to meet a buddy in SF and get some snails and a peppermint while i am out and about keep on rocking the tank Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/30/2005, 10:48 AM	#206
Travis 10 and over club Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,525	Lunch, I won't be around at all on Saturday. We are having Christmas with my family and then going to my brother's for New Year's Eve. __________________ TOTM August 08 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Current Tank Info: 280 sps w/ 75 LPS, 75 refugium, 120 sump

12/29/2005, 10:26 PM	#203
Travis 10 and over club Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,525	Thanks guys. We really don't realize what kind of growth we get until we take the time to look back and compare the before/after pics. I recommend that everyone does it at least yearly. It really can surprise you. nbd13, The Bali tri-color is at the top of my rockwork which is around 12 inches from the top of the water and another 14 inches from my bulbs. maxxII, I am currently running 3 x 250w XM 10k's with 320w VHO actinic. This is what I've been running the past 4 months and I am very happy with it. Before that I was running 3 x 400w radiums and color was good but growth was horrible. I think my corals have grown more in the past 4 months with the 250w 10k's than they did in 10 months with the 400w radiums. As for the loisettae, I posted 2 different ones. The one I posted yesterday came from **********.com and is called the emerald green loisettae or something like that. The one I posted today I got from Steve Tyree.

12/30/2005, 11:10 AM	#207
Zoom Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S.N.J Posts: 5,706	Any news with the BK ????

12/30/2005, 02:05 PM	#208
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	CRAP!! hmm...maybe i'll try to swing somethign for leaving this afternoon. need to talk to the wife first then i'll call you. don't know how the roads are w/ all this snow though Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/30/2005, 03:41 PM	#210
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	lessans - if i remember correctly your not supposed to have over 2 in a certain area....otherwise they will fight. i gues in the tank you are talking about you will have room. species tank IMO sounds not so cool. just my oppinion though Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/30/2005, 09:59 PM	#213
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	where are the pics of the solidified poo?? Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/31/2005, 08:22 AM	#215
tang_man_montreal Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,265	I WANT POO PICS! __________________ Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. Current Tank Info: Currently tankless. New project in the works.

12/31/2005, 05:00 PM	#217
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Some things should simply never be posted.

12/31/2005, 05:04 PM	#218
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	POO POO POO POO!! just don't let it be human poo PLEASE!! Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/31/2005, 05:20 PM	#220
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Okay, I think we need someone to post some of the highlights of December that occured in this thread. What comes to mind? Naked Travis working on plumbing. Demands to see Travis' Poo. Hmm. I thought the list would be longer. My mistake.

12/31/2005, 07:44 PM	#221
arconom Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 2,126	I also would like the pictures of the dry Poo. Please

12/31/2005, 08:03 PM	#222
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	this is just getting started i'm sure highlights?? what highlights?? Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/31/2005, 08:55 PM	#224
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	That didn't make the cut Slovan. Sorry.