Richie's Reef

[rkaragozler]

Richie looking great buddy..............:smile:

Thanks you Thane, still fighting phosphates though.

 

[rkaragozler]

Awesome progress Rich. Are you at about month 7 now? I'm really glad no issues or crashes. I hope you're in the clear. I gotta swing by sometime this week.

Thank you Arthur, thank god for that. You know where I live, you don't need an invite buddy.

 

[howze01]

Nice looking tank! I know how it is with those darn phosphates! I just cant get rid of them. Not even really sure where they are coming from.

My Harlequins would love a chance to get at your Asterinas too

 

[rkaragozler]

Nice looking tank! I know how it is with those darn phosphates! I just cant get rid of them. Not even really sure where they are coming from.

My Harlequins would love a chance to get at your Asterinas too

Thank you.
I have been fighting my phosphate since 1/2010, for some reason can't get them down below .35 (yes .35). even after my tank transfer. and you are more then welcome to my Asterinas, i scrape them off once a month.

 

[howze01]

Staten Island may be a bit of a drive for some Asterinas

Last time I tested (Saturday) my Phosphates were .52. No idea how or why. I cut back feeding a lot, used Poly Pads and Chemi-Pure Elite, chaeto. Nothing will bring it down. I have been thinking about a phosphate reactor but it's just a little 30 nano and I wasn' looking to go crazy with it. Doesn't really seem to be hurting anything though.

 

[rkaragozler]

Staten Island may be a bit of a drive for some Asterinas

Last time I tested (Saturday) my Phosphates were .52. No idea how or why. I cut back feeding a lot, used Poly Pads and Chemi-Pure Elite, chaeto. Nothing will bring it down. I have been thinking about a phosphate reactor but it's just a little 30 nano and I wasn' looking to go crazy with it. Doesn't really seem to be hurting anything though.

tried everything you have mentioned, I even did a 50% water change, to see if it came down 50%, but nothing, so far thank god I have sps living in their with no ill affects. So i'm just going to leave it where it is.

 

[ecchybridLE]

sweet build thread. tank is looking great. as far as phosphates, what test are u using? also , i see saw in the beginning of the setup that what looks like some sort of plastic barrel under there. is that for ATO? it might be from your ATO container. sometimes they leach phos.

 

[howze01]

Hmmmm. I use a Home Depot bucket for my ATO. Maybe I will test that.

 

[ecchybridLE]

i actually just looked back and didn't see any bucket , lol. howze , sometimes they do , i think it depends on the plastic they use to make the container. just an idea.

 

[rkaragozler]

sweet build thread. tank is looking great. as far as phosphates, what test are u using? also , i see saw in the beginning of the setup that what looks like some sort of plastic barrel under there. is that for ATO? it might be from your ATO container. sometimes they leach phos.

Thank you
test were done with Salifert, Hanna, and Lamott. Top off is fed into a diy rubbermaid container that contains my Kalkwasser, then to an electronic selonoid. to my sump. Salt water is mixes in a 44 gallon brute container.
The buckett you see is just to elevate the diy container

 

[daisy]

I am blown away by your tank, and even more by the fact that YOU BUILT IT!!!

Way to go! I'm in awe

Just beautiful.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Damn Rich that's some amazing looking Aussie pink tip elegance there..Where on earth did you get such a magnificent piece? :wow::tongue1:

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Beautiful shots Richie, you did a good job taking them.
Tank is looking better and better buddy.

 

[bbreef240]

dam richie.....you dont mess around....tank is unbelievable....

 

[jr973]

Hey rich i gotta tell you buddy you were born for reefing pal straight natural at it by the looks of your tank great pics but i didnt see your achilies tang?

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

damn rich that's some amazing looking aussie pink tip elegance there..where on earth did you get such a magnificent piece? :wow::tongue1:

lmao i thought the same thing

 

[jcs11236]

wow Rich.. your tank is lookin insane!!!! has to be one of my favorites! love the colors

 

[rkaragozler]

Hey rich i gotta tell you buddy you were born for reefing pal straight natural at it by the looks of your tank great pics but i didnt see your achilies tang?

Thanks Jay, I lost the tang 1 week after I got it, the tank it came from had Ick and I didn't qt him, and i guess the stress made it worse.

 

[rkaragozler]

Damn Rich that's some amazing looking Aussie pink tip elegance there..Where on earth did you get such a magnificent piece? :wow::tongue1:

Thank you Trigger. you really need to see it in person, hmm maybe a bbq with the family

 

[rkaragozler]

Beautiful shots Richie, you did a good job taking them.
Tank is looking better and better buddy.

Paul after playing with the camera for 7 days i think i mastered the settings, but still not as good as some of the other members here though.
Thank you for the good words.