- Location
- yonkers NY
Very,very sorry!
Revised 155 RR BF Reef Tank Thread
- Thread starter Awibrandy
- Start date
Hey, guys/gals, I am not depressed, nor I'm I giving up!
It will be a long while before I set my reef back up due to that I am not going to do so until we have a natural gas generator! I want my next tank to be well protected to the best of my ability! But we will once again have our tank as beautiful as it was!
It will be a long while before I set my reef back up due to that I am not going to do so until we have a natural gas generator! I want my next tank to be well protected to the best of my ability!
But we will once again have our tank as beautiful as it was!
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
You miss lady can have your pick of whatever you like out of my tank. Please let me know and I will frag it so that it has plenty of time to heal/grow out while you get that tank back up and running!
-one pit loving lady reefer to another. :dog2:
-one pit loving lady reefer to another. :dog2:
Took some time, but I finally cleaned it up. So much easier to deal with the canopy since I no longer have that ridiculously heavy MH/PC lighting fixture. Hurry for my "Cree Bricks".
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Did what I could with the LR I have. I even threw in some old decorative coral skeletons I had from my early days of FO tank before I changed over to FOWLR.lol
Waiting on a special order piece that will bridge the two islands.
Threw out all the ESV sand, replaced it with "CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand". Much happier with this sand! I did not rinse the sand, or the LR.:bigeyes:
Finally finished making enough water to fill the tank, and sump. That took 3 days total.. I filled the tank with the mixed water with my "Mr. Lee" immitation Python driven by an old Rio Pump. Put the tube right behind one of the rock island. Minimal cloudiness, better then the old plastic bag over the sand trick. Cleared up over night....
All equipment has been put back online, and now 2 out of my 4 Koralias are not working.
Their propellers are not spinning. Need to replace them. Might replace them with Koralia EVO.. Can't afford the Vortex.
Now to sit back, and wait for the tank to cycle, and for hubby to get a generator. BTW, he is now pulling the "this was a freak event, it won't happen again".argggggggggggggggggggggg
Ammonia 2 ppm
Trites 0
Trates 0
So much easier to deal with the canopy since I no longer have that ridiculously heavy MH/PC lighting fixture. Hurry for my "Cree Bricks".:
Did what I could with the LR I have. I even threw in some old decorative coral skeletons I had from my early days of FO tank before I changed over to FOWLR.lol
Waiting on a special order piece that will bridge the two islands.
Threw out all the ESV sand, replaced it with "CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand". Much happier with this sand!
I did not rinse the sand, or the LR.:bigeyes:Finally finished making enough water to fill the tank, and sump. That took 3 days total.. I filled the tank with the mixed water with my "Mr. Lee" immitation Python driven by an old Rio Pump. Put the tube right behind one of the rock island. Minimal cloudiness, better then the old plastic bag over the sand trick.
Cleared up over night....All equipment has been put back online, and now 2 out of my 4 Koralias are not working.
Their propellers are not spinning.
Need to replace them. Might replace them with Koralia EVO.. Can't afford the Vortex.Now to sit back, and wait for the tank to cycle, and for hubby to get a generator. BTW, he is now pulling the "this was a freak event, it won't happen again".argggggggggggggggggggggg
Ammonia 2 ppm
Trites 0
Trates 0
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- Location
- north jersey
i like the bridge idea. can't wait to see what it'll look like.
i'll have stuff for you when the tank is cycled and stable. :wink1:
i'm sure if those members, whom you had helped/donated to, would give just one frag, your tank would be filled in a jiffy.
i'll have stuff for you when the tank is cycled and stable. :wink1:
i'm sure if those members, whom you had helped/donated to, would give just one frag, your tank would be filled in a jiffy.
I can't wait to see it myself! It's been a while since I've had a bridge in my system. I always liked it.. Last time I had the bridge I put a standing Buddha with it's arm stretched upwards. It looked like he was holding the bridge up. Don't have the Buddha anymore. Sandy took that too.
It's been a while since I've had a bridge in my system. I always liked it.. Last time I had the bridge I put a standing Buddha with it's arm stretched upwards. It looked like he was holding the bridge up. Don't have the Buddha anymore. Sandy took that too.
- Location
- north jersey
I can't wait to see it myself!
lol....that's funny.
there's a chain restaurant/bar in the mall that sells drinks in a ceramic buddha. i forgot the name...but it's always in a shopping mall.....someone will probably chime in on this.
perhaps you can get another one from there.
Thanks Tom! The Buddha I had I found at a Petco a long time ago.
My tank completed the cycle!!!! Woohoo, I can't believe it happened so fast!:biggrin:
Original test done 11/25/2012
Ammonia 2.0 ppm
Nitrite 0
Nitrates 0
Todays test 11/29/2012
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
PH still holding at 8.0, wish it was a bit higher.
Next step is to add a CUC....
Thank you Doug! I sent you a txt yesterday.
My tank completed the cycle!!!! Woohoo, I can't believe it happened so fast!:biggrin:
Original test done 11/25/2012
Ammonia 2.0 ppm
Nitrite 0
Nitrates 0
Todays test 11/29/2012
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
PH still holding at 8.0, wish it was a bit higher.
Next step is to add a CUC....
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
:fish::birthday: I'm so happy this tank is back online! I'm doing my best party dance impression for you...lol. Go girl! :groupflip You are definitely slapping "Sandy" across her miserable face and showing her who's boss!
Thanks MGE!!:hug:
Added small CUC in the form of snails, hermit crabs, and a serpent & marble linkia starfish.
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Added 32lbs of Marco LR of which one piece is a 14lb 20" X 8 or 10" slab found at Aquarium Village which has been placed as a bridge. The other two pieces came from George G . Thank you George!!
Also, first fish added is a tail spot Blennie from George as well!! First coral added is a Setosa courtesy of Noel!!
On my way to an even better reef!
Sandy took my tank down, but my awesome friends are bringing it back better then ever!! Take that Sandy.LOL
Thank you George!!Also, first fish added is a tail spot Blennie from George as well!! First coral added is a Setosa courtesy of Noel!!
On my way to an even better reef!
Sandy took my tank down, but my awesome friends are bringing it back better then ever!! Take that Sandy.LOL
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- Location
- Sound Beach,LI
Thats freaking awesome Awi!!! Im so glad your back so quickly!! Im getting a light for my 20 on Mon or Tue, so I will finally have the frags you gave me in my possesion ! Once they grow out a lil, I'll frag them up and give em back to you
Thats freaking awesome Awi!!! Im so glad your back so quickly!! Im getting a light for my 20 on Mon or Tue, so I will finally have the frags you gave me in my possesion ! Once they grow out a lil, I'll frag them up and give em back to you
Thank you Pat!:hug: Allow the frags to grow for a while.
Don't go fragging them just yet... My tank is not going anywhere.
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
Added 32lbs of Marco LR of which one piece is a 14lb 20" X 8 or 10" slab found at Aquarium Village which has been placed as a bridge. The other two pieces came from George.
Also, first fish added is a two spot Blennie from George as well!! First coral added is a Setosa courtesy of Noel!!
On my way to an even better reef!
Sandy took my tank down, but my awesome friends are bringing it back better then ever!! Take that Sandy.LOL
Pictures, please & thank you, Miss Lady!! lol :hug:
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- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
MGE, I would love to post px, but that little guy is so fast coupled with my lousy skills all I'll get is blurs.LOL[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry...I should've specified...I meant pics of the scape with the new rock added in...lol. I really liked the 2 islands and bridge so far and was curious about how the new rock was added to the mix. Lol
I'm sorry...I should've specified...I meant pics of the scape with the new rock added in...lol. I really liked the 2 islands and bridge so far and was curious about how the new rock was added to the mix. Lol
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You know I'm slow..........:biggrin:
Will do once the daylights come on which will be later this evening.
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