kudoras 84 gallon thread

[Tswifty]

Originally posted by kudora
everything will be 1"except the sanitary tee, i know that it would provide a good amount of resistance tho if i went with regular tee but i am willing to try it out.

edit: thx for the input guys

In your particular application, I don't think the 90 degree change vs the sweep is going to make a difference.

[ackerman]

Tanks lookin good

[kudora]

Originally posted by Tswifty
In your particular application, I don't think the 90 degree change vs the sweep is going to make a difference.

k, cool
still waiting for the return pump to get here, i ordered a mag 7, besides that i just need the tank which comes in on thursday.
going to try doing a manifold on the return also so i can use my extra TLF reactor.

[kudora]

Originally posted by ackerman
Tanks lookin good

thx you should come see it in person before i redo everything

[kudora]

the copperbanded is eating even better today, its eating everyother mysis instead of 1 out of 10. anthias is taking any frozen i put in the tank. its kinda of funny but the only time the CBB is eating for sure is when the clown goby is going for the same mysis.

quick pic of him, he is looking alot better then he did at the LFS last week.




i ordered some PE mysis today and it should be here in the morning. i also ordered 6 other types of frozen food from Docs F&S that i couldnt find here locally.

[kudora]

my box o crap is out for delivery, will update later with what i got !!!!

[kudora]

box o crap is in...





this is what came in the box





salifert calcium test
chem marin stop aiptasia
two sylvania par 30 bulbs
1 fl oz fungus ease x 2
1 fl oz wound ease
1 fl oz ick ease
tunze usa utility knife(like a swiss army knife
11.74 oz chemi pure elite x 2
5 oz of chemi pure
kent marine rock prep
1.5 oz kent platinum reef carnivore medium sinking pellets
5 oz kent platinum reef herbivore medium sinking pellets
5 oz warner marine reef pure marine kh buffer with magnesium
poster
tom mini acrylic scraper
28 inch coralife aqua tongs


the other two salifert boxes i ordered from champion but did not come in the box of crap.

[Demonic]

Nice catch. Wish someone would have told me about it, LOL.....

[ackerman]

Pretty descent box o crap

[kudora]

Originally posted by Demonic
Nice catch. Wish someone would have told me about it, LOL.....

i did....

Pretty descent box o crap

thx!!

[kudora]

well, the RKL went on sale today for $99 and i picked up two, one will go on the DT with 2 pc4s and the head unit will go on the 40 breeder, thats the plan for now. i will get sl2 for both of them eventually since they were sold out tonight on the DA website.

[Tswifty]

The test kit makes it worth while. I'd say you made out pretty good compared to some I've seen on this go 'round.

[kudora]

yup i agree, the testkit and the tongs will be nice, same with the little knife from tunze lol the rest of it i doubt i will use. i was going to order the bulbs melev recommends but i might try these two since i have them /shrug

[Demonic]

Hopefully the SL2's will be released soon. They have said 2nd quater 09 for a while now and havent pushed it back. So hopefully in a couple of weeks. I have been waiting on that myself. I will also need a couple more PC4's and the Net controller, and the MLC. LOL. I need to win the lottery.

[kudora]

on the DA website tonight it said sold out under the SL2s

[ackerman]

I picked up 2 of the rkls also and a mlc with 4 extra pods. I figured for $9 more than buying an extra pc4 i might as well have a spare temp probe and head unit. Hopefully they get the sl2s out soon.

[kudora]

yup i thought over the pm you sent me and basically i got a really nice temp prob for my 40 breeder.

[ackerman]

Originally posted by kudora
on the DA website tonight it said sold out under the SL2s

It says sold out because it isnt available yet. Looks like around the end of june and the firmware update for the rkl so u can use it should be out in a few weeks.

[ackerman]

Ya for the price its really worth buyin the second one especially since u have more than one tank.

[kudora]

Originally posted by ackerman
It says sold out because it isnt available yet. Looks like around the end of june and the firmware update for the rkl so u can use it should be out in a few weeks.

ah ok

[kudora]

my order of frozen food came in yesterday; all of it is hikari except the PE mysis.
Mega-Marine 100 gr cubes
Mysis Shrimp 3.5 oz cubes
Mega-Marine Algae 3.5 oz cubes
Daphnia 3.5 oz cubes
Frozen Krill 3.5 oz cubes
Spirulina Brine Shrimp 3.5 oz cubes
PE Frozen Freshwater Mysis Shrimp 16 oz flat pack

so far i have tried 3 different foods for the copperbanded
PE mysis: hit and miss i think its too big, sunburst loves it
krill: LFS said it was eating krill but SF brand, no one touched it
mysis: copperbanded liked it but again only the smallest pieces

other foods tried
rods: both fish pick at it but the copperbanded is picking something off the rock after i feed( i am assuming its something in rods)
SF mysis: not eating much of it
SF spirulina: wont touch it
SF brine: wont touch it
formula 1 flake: ignores it
formula 2 flake: ignores it
formula 1 pellet: ignores it

It is not shy anymore and you can come up to the glass slowly and it wont hide anymore. it follows me in the room and keeps an eye on me at all times.

[Tswifty]

Nice order... I usually defrost 3 days worth of food (a little mix of everything) at a time in a little specimen cup, so I don't have to mess with it daily. 3 days is about the max I've noticed before the food tends to go bad, and a distinct smell arises. LOL

Hey btw... have you checked out:

www.oracorals.com

I just found it recently, they've got some sweet pictures of what ORA corals (are supposed to) look like. Now I just need to figure out how to get mine to look the same.

[kudora]

yeah i checked it out a couple of months ago, the person who runs it stopped by my old local message board and asked for photos, alot of the photos look nice but remind me of the "vibrant colors" you see on live aquaria. i will admit my pearlberry has such a nice light blue hue at the tips when looking at it from above.

might start leaving food out in the fridge then, it is so annoying and a chore atm getting food ready for both tanks. Especially since i am feeding the copperbanded and sunburst 3 to 4 times daily. not alot but my skimmer on that tank is actually getting skimmate so i know i am feeding alot.

have you checked out my other thread, i just picked up a 430 for this tank to add 2 bulbs and picked up a 660 to put 39w x 4 over the new 40 breeder.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1649518

[kudora]

been feeding the PE mysis to the tank, everything loves it.
i usually dont rinse my food but after defrosting the PE mysis the water is very cloudy and it makes the tank cloudy for a min or so.
should i just start rinsing it then?

[2frosty4u]

I personally think you should. There are alot of unwanted stuff in the juice they use to freeze the mysis into a cube and this could contribute to unwanted algae growth. I always rinse mine.