Tswifty's Custom 40g Rimless Build Thread

JohnL · 05/17/2009, 07:40 AM

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2frosty4u · 05/17/2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by Tswifty
One of the first things I noticed was how few fish were in the tank... then I noticed a MASSIVE Clarkii clownfish... my unlce says the fish has to be 13+ years old, and takes out any fish they try to add.

Glad to hear you made it safe and sound to Texas. I think if had an aggresive fish that kept taking out my new additions, He'd be the next thing to get taken out...lol
I've never been a fan of Clarkii's thou.

ser_renely · 05/17/2009, 09:58 AM

hey, another stock split

Padrino · 05/17/2009, 10:56 AM

seriously i have really lost count on how many times this thread has been split for performance issues. If memory serves correctly this is split 4 or 5 starting from the original 90 gal build.

EDIT: which means when i need to find something in your thread, it becomes more and more impossible every day

OwNeD162 · 05/17/2009, 06:46 PM

Glad you arrived safely TJ

!
Haha, your up to another split and I haven't hit 6 pages

Just a quick question for the clubhouse about my newly acquired chalice...
I hadn't seen any sweeper tentacles yet but I thought I should try feeding it... Waited for the lights to go out, defrosted a bit of mysis shrimp in a little container of my tank water, sucked up a bit of the juice and sprayed it on the chalice to try and entice it, still nothing, so i squirted a few of the shrimp on to it and nothing still... Does this mean it's not well? Tomorrow I'll be moving it out from the shade a little bit, maybe enough to get the top of a coke bottle around it so I can keep the shrimp around it a bit longer... Any ideas, suggestions? It still looks very healthy, no discolouration or anything...

Cheers,
Mitchell.

DiscoReefRover · 05/17/2009, 07:25 PM

congrats TJ on yet another split!!!

Aquarist007 · 05/18/2009, 04:55 AM

yeah--now I can keep up with this thread again

chrismunn · 05/18/2009, 11:30 AM

So does this mean there's a potential move into the DFW area some time in the future for you?

OwNeD162 · 05/19/2009, 08:50 AM

Just letting everyone know TJ cleared up the chalice question for me

Here is a pic just in case anyone wanted to see it

LAK · 05/19/2009, 09:35 AM

Beautiful Mitchell. Love it!

OwNeD162 · 05/19/2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by LAK
Beautiful Mitchell. Love it!

Thanks Laura

!

melev · 05/19/2009, 05:25 PM

TJ is on his way over now. He's found out why Texas is so large - we did that on purpose so if you got lost, you REALLY got lost.

psteeleb · 05/19/2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by melev
TJ is on his way over now. He's found out why Texas is so large - we did that on purpose so if you got lost, you REALLY got lost.

haha - tell him I said hi and it was nice meeting him the other day

along time ago my grandfather told my that where ever you are going if you are in Texas you can't be more then half way there

About 10 years later I moved to Texas from California. I drove through Ca, AZ NM for 800 miles and got to El Paso. I was excited to get to Texas but then saw a sign to my destination that said Houston 860 miles - my grandfather was right

if that doesn't support Marc's Texas statement consider this; Marc and I basically live in the same metroplex (Fort Worth) but we rarely get by each others place due to the drive :\

chrismunn · 05/19/2009, 07:23 PM

I was so mad when I got to el paso from San francisco and realized I still had an 11 hour drive to get into Austin! I thought that once I got into Texas it would be no time to get halfway across the state, boy was I wrong!

DiscoReefRover · 05/19/2009, 08:10 PM

I used to live in Texas In houston to be exact and these guys are not kidding I lived in Clear lake and my girlfriend lived in Katy both still considered houston proper but a hour and a half drive ...lol Dont Mess with Texas....

Tswifty · 05/21/2009, 01:52 PM

Well I'm back, and the initial inspection of the tank looks better than I expected. The carbon reactor was clogged up with some macro, and there is some cyanobacteria in one of the back corners, but other than that everything visually looks pretty darn good.

To my amazement, the ORA BoP has the green back... and actually looks like a half decent coral now.

Also, there's been a lot of other noticeable growth since I left as well. I'm unpacking... then I'll be hitting the tank with some TLC, and some water tests. After that I'll try and snap some pics.

I am more than likely going to be headed back to Texas in a couple weeks for an extended stay (30-60 days). So I'm very happy that I can now trust my little sister and mother to keep the tank going while I'm gone.

HumanIMDB · 05/21/2009, 01:56 PM

Good to hear that the trip was a success and that the tank is doing fine.

I always like looking at pictures.

Tswifty · 05/21/2009, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ser_renely
hey, another stock split

Quote:

Originally posted by Padrino
seriously i have really lost count on how many times this thread has been split for performance issues. If memory serves correctly this is split 4 or 5 starting from the original 90 gal build.

EDIT: which means when i need to find something in your thread, it becomes more and more impossible every day

Quote:

Originally posted by OwNeD162
Glad you arrived safely TJ !
Haha, your up to another split and I haven't hit 6 pages

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Originally posted by DiscoReefRover
congrats TJ on yet another split!!!

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
yeah--now I can keep up with this thread again

Thanks guys

One of these days I'll have to go back and index the thread... otherwise like some of you mentioned, it's too hard to find things sifting through 5 or 6 splits.

Quote:

Originally posted by 2frosty4u
Glad to hear you made it safe and sound to Texas. I think if had an aggresive fish that kept taking out my new additions, He'd be the next thing to get taken out...lol
I've never been a fan of Clarkii's thou.

Thanks... yeah they have a very nice tank, but are kind of limited due to the filtration and setup of it. I agree though, those clowns would be out of there ASAP.

My cousin had no idea what could be done with a tank that size. After seeing Pete's and Marc's tanks... he started asking me about how to upgrade their setup to at least get more than 5 fish into their almost 300g tank.

Quote:

Originally posted by OwNeD162
Just a quick question for the clubhouse about my newly acquired chalice...
I hadn't seen any sweeper tentacles yet but I thought I should try feeding it... Waited for the lights to go out, defrosted a bit of mysis shrimp in a little container of my tank water, sucked up a bit of the juice and sprayed it on the chalice to try and entice it, still nothing, so i squirted a few of the shrimp on to it and nothing still... Does this mean it's not well? Tomorrow I'll be moving it out from the shade a little bit, maybe enough to get the top of a coke bottle around it so I can keep the shrimp around it a bit longer... Any ideas, suggestions? It still looks very healthy, no discolouration or anything...

Cheers,
Mitchell.

Quote:

Originally posted by OwNeD162
Just letting everyone know TJ cleared up the chalice question for me
Here is a pic just in case anyone wanted to see it

Just for everyone else... I told Mitchell that I only spot feed a few of the chalices in my collection. Mainly because I don't feel like waiting for the others to extend their feeder tentacles. Spot feeding seems to benefit them, but my largest and fastest growing chalice (Steel Blue) has never been spot fed. So in my experience, spot feeding chalices is not necessary.

Looks like a very nice piece too Mitchell.

Tswifty · 05/21/2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrismunn
So does this mean there's a potential move into the DFW area some time in the future for you?

Hopefully, I really enjoyed my time there. The areas that were recommended to me included the Dallas/Ft Worth area, Austin, and San Antonio. Like I mentioned... I'm planning on heading back there in a few weeks, and am definitely going to put some effort into the possibility of relocating.

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
TJ is on his way over now. He's found out why Texas is so large - we did that on purpose so if you got lost, you REALLY got lost.

Quote:

Originally posted by psteeleb
haha - tell him I said hi and it was nice meeting him the other day

along time ago my grandfather told my that where ever you are going if you are in Texas you can't be more then half way there

About 10 years later I moved to Texas from California. I drove through Ca, AZ NM for 800 miles and got to El Paso. I was excited to get to Texas but then saw a sign to my destination that said Houston 860 miles - my grandfather was right

if that doesn't support Marc's Texas statement consider this; Marc and I basically live in the same metroplex (Fort Worth) but we rarely get by each others place due to the drive :\

Quote:

Originally posted by chrismunn
I was so mad when I got to el paso from San francisco and realized I still had an 11 hour drive to get into Austin! I thought that once I got into Texas it would be no time to get halfway across the state, boy was I wrong!

Quote:

Originally posted by DiscoReefRover
I used to live in Texas In houston to be exact and these guys are not kidding I lived in Clear lake and my girlfriend lived in Katy both still considered houston proper but a hour and a half drive ...lol Dont Mess with Texas....

Yeah... sheesh... what an adventure. I told my cousin... I think the exits are going the wrong way here.

It was great to have the opportunity to view Pete's and Marc's system. Both are absolutely beautiful!

Maybe next time TJ won't forget his camera so he can document his entire trip. I'm sure everyone would have gotten a kick out of me almost tossing my cookies at Six Flags after 8 roller coasters or so.

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Originally posted by HumanIMDB
Good to hear that the trip was a success and that the tank is doing fine.

I always like looking at pictures.

Thanks... yeah I think some updated pics are due... I mean it is a new split after all.

OwNeD162 · 05/21/2009, 03:57 PM

Glad to hear your tank survived your trip TJ

Also glad to hear that you had a good time

Haha, sounds like Six Flags was awesome too :P

OwNeD162 · 05/21/2009, 04:03 PM

Sorry, double post...

Is the clown still hosting the anemone TJ

?

OwNeD162 · 05/21/2009, 11:27 PM

I just got some new additions, I definitely think you should checkout my thread

2frosty4u · 05/22/2009, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tswifty

I am more than likely going to be headed back to Texas in a couple weeks for an extended stay (30-60 days). So I'm very happy that I can now trust my little sister and mother to keep the tank going while I'm gone.

There's nothing better than having piece of mind knowing that you have someone you can trust to look after your tank and it's inhabitants while away for a day or two, or even a couple of weeks or months in your upcoming case. I once read a fellow reefers post in another thread who was hospitalized for a period of time and his wife refused to even feed the guy's fish while he was sick...unbelieveable!
I just did some tank sitting for a friend earlier this week and I am really happy and calm when he does the same for me when the family takes a road trip.
You are really lucky that you have a live in tank sitter while you're away in Texas...I think you're little sister is going to be inline for a nice present from texas after your next visit...lol

Taqpol · 05/22/2009, 11:38 AM

Tj, I remember you took some kind of class/presentation on aquarium photography, was it an actual class or some kind of thing from the internet? If so, do you have a link to it?

Regardless, do you have any pointers on taking closeups (not necessarily macros, just closer than a FTS)?

Tswifty · 05/22/2009, 11:38 AM

Water Params:

05/17/2009, 09:58 AM	#3
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	hey, another stock split __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

05/17/2009, 06:46 PM	#5
OwNeD162 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 873	Glad you arrived safely TJ ! Haha, your up to another split and I haven't hit 6 pages Just a quick question for the clubhouse about my newly acquired chalice... I hadn't seen any sweeper tentacles yet but I thought I should try feeding it... Waited for the lights to go out, defrosted a bit of mysis shrimp in a little container of my tank water, sucked up a bit of the juice and sprayed it on the chalice to try and entice it, still nothing, so i squirted a few of the shrimp on to it and nothing still... Does this mean it's not well? Tomorrow I'll be moving it out from the shade a little bit, maybe enough to get the top of a coke bottle around it so I can keep the shrimp around it a bit longer... Any ideas, suggestions? It still looks very healthy, no discolouration or anything... Cheers, Mitchell. __________________ [URL=https://matchnow.info]Womans in your town[/URL] Current Tank Info: 2 x 1 x 1ft + EcoSystem Pro 40 HOB + 1 x 150W DE MH, 2 x 24W Actinic, Hailea HC- 150A 1/10 HP Chiller, Vortech MP20

05/17/2009, 07:25 PM	#6
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,603	congrats TJ on yet another split!!! __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

05/18/2009, 04:55 AM	#7
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	yeah--now I can keep up with this thread again __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

05/18/2009, 11:30 AM	#8
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	So does this mean there's a potential move into the DFW area some time in the future for you? __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

05/17/2009, 07:40 AM	#1
JohnL RC Staff Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 14,431	This thread was automatically split due to performance issues. You can find the rest of the thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...9#post15025699

05/17/2009, 10:56 AM	#4
Padrino Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,934	seriously i have really lost count on how many times this thread has been split for performance issues. If memory serves correctly this is split 4 or 5 starting from the original 90 gal build. EDIT: which means when i need to find something in your thread, it becomes more and more impossible every day

05/19/2009, 08:50 AM	#9
OwNeD162 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 873	Just letting everyone know TJ cleared up the chalice question for me Here is a pic just in case anyone wanted to see it __________________ [URL=https://matchnow.info]Womans in your town[/URL] Current Tank Info: 2 x 1 x 1ft + EcoSystem Pro 40 HOB + 1 x 150W DE MH, 2 x 24W Actinic, Hailea HC- 150A 1/10 HP Chiller, Vortech MP20

05/19/2009, 09:35 AM	#10
LAK Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Greensburg, PA Posts: 431	Beautiful Mitchell. Love it!

05/19/2009, 05:25 PM	#12
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	TJ is on his way over now. He's found out why Texas is so large - we did that on purpose so if you got lost, you REALLY got lost.

05/19/2009, 07:23 PM	#14
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	I was so mad when I got to el paso from San francisco and realized I still had an 11 hour drive to get into Austin! I thought that once I got into Texas it would be no time to get halfway across the state, boy was I wrong! __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

05/19/2009, 08:10 PM	#15
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,603	I used to live in Texas In houston to be exact and these guys are not kidding I lived in Clear lake and my girlfriend lived in Katy both still considered houston proper but a hour and a half drive ...lol Dont Mess with Texas.... __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

05/21/2009, 01:52 PM	#16
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Well I'm back, and the initial inspection of the tank looks better than I expected. The carbon reactor was clogged up with some macro, and there is some cyanobacteria in one of the back corners, but other than that everything visually looks pretty darn good. To my amazement, the ORA BoP has the green back... and actually looks like a half decent coral now. Also, there's been a lot of other noticeable growth since I left as well. I'm unpacking... then I'll be hitting the tank with some TLC, and some water tests. After that I'll try and snap some pics. I am more than likely going to be headed back to Texas in a couple weeks for an extended stay (30-60 days). So I'm very happy that I can now trust my little sister and mother to keep the tank going while I'm gone. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

05/21/2009, 01:56 PM	#17
HumanIMDB Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 1,556	Good to hear that the trip was a success and that the tank is doing fine. I always like looking at pictures. __________________ Chris Rivers Will do computer support for frags. :) Click on the Red House to see our AGA92 Corner Reef Tank Build thread. Current Tank Info: 10 Gal (Aqualight 96W Quad 50/50, AquaClear Power Filter 70 with Chaeto lit by 6500K Bulb, AquaClear Power Head 20, 50w Tronic Heater), 92 Gal All-Glass Corner (Cycling)

05/21/2009, 03:57 PM	#20
OwNeD162 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 873	Glad to hear your tank survived your trip TJ Also glad to hear that you had a good time Haha, sounds like Six Flags was awesome too :P __________________ [URL=https://matchnow.info]Womans in your town[/URL] Current Tank Info: 2 x 1 x 1ft + EcoSystem Pro 40 HOB + 1 x 150W DE MH, 2 x 24W Actinic, Hailea HC- 150A 1/10 HP Chiller, Vortech MP20

05/21/2009, 04:03 PM	#21
OwNeD162 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 873	Sorry, double post... Is the clown still hosting the anemone TJ ? __________________ [URL=https://matchnow.info]Womans in your town[/URL] Current Tank Info: 2 x 1 x 1ft + EcoSystem Pro 40 HOB + 1 x 150W DE MH, 2 x 24W Actinic, Hailea HC- 150A 1/10 HP Chiller, Vortech MP20

05/21/2009, 11:27 PM	#22
OwNeD162 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 873	I just got some new additions, I definitely think you should checkout my thread __________________ [URL=https://matchnow.info]Womans in your town[/URL] Current Tank Info: 2 x 1 x 1ft + EcoSystem Pro 40 HOB + 1 x 150W DE MH, 2 x 24W Actinic, Hailea HC- 150A 1/10 HP Chiller, Vortech MP20

05/22/2009, 11:38 AM	#24
Taqpol Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 2,205	Tj, I remember you took some kind of class/presentation on aquarium photography, was it an actual class or some kind of thing from the internet? If so, do you have a link to it? Regardless, do you have any pointers on taking closeups (not necessarily macros, just closer than a FTS)? __________________ ^ Click on my username and 'Visit Taqpol's Home Page!" to view my 220 gallon custom Miracles tank! -Alex

05/22/2009, 11:38 AM	#25
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Water Params: __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover