KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 After browsing this site for quite some time today, I feel that my tank sucks!! I was wondering if anyone wants to come over and give me some pointers/advice , tell me what I need to buy/get rid of, etc etc etc... Any biters?(naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Will work for beer...food....frags..etc lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 How about since you didn't make either of the 2 Eugene meet and greets or the Southern stinky hippy parties as Algea refers to them, we all get together and crash your place for a tank tour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Payment is a case of beer then, your choice, haha! you wanna come here, be my guest! (ps. where is the meet n greet info??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 After browsing this site for quite some time today, I feel that my tank sucks!! I was wondering if anyone wants to come over and give me some pointers/advice , tell me what I need to buy/get rid of, etc etc etc... Any biters?(naughty) Why don't you post a picture of your tank so we can give you pointers ( a hard time) privately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 hi jacker Why don't you post a picture of your tank so we can give you pointers ( a hard time) privately? BEER THIEF! Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 LOL cottage grove is too freakin far away. Newfisher you work cheaply! I will get you an entire case of Milwaukee's best if you drive all the way to Portland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 BEER THIEF! Hahaha now, now children (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Cottage Grove is only about 20 minutes south of Eugene! FTS (still battling those [language filter] diatoms... and yes, I have checked my params.. all great!) ugh, COLOR, I need COLOR in my tank!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I have the answer! You and I will each get a rbta from Andy, add a yellow tang (should be ok with the sailfin in a 46,but no more) ,I know an inexpensive place to get one and I need one for the corner tank also. While I'm there, I will pick up that case of Milwaukee's best from Emerald and we will have at least 3or 4 shiney round door prizes for the meet n greet when I get back. That will add some color,look amazing and free beer whooo hooo! Talk to CA2OR or R3, they always has some great zoo's to trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm in! When are we going?! (by the way, you deserve a few milwaukee's from me too ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 a nice thursday drive in the country.. LOL cottage grove is too freakin far away. Newfisher you work cheaply! I will get you an entire case of Milwaukee's best if you drive all the way to Portland! Pick a time.....never (naughty) mess with the unemployed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 LOL! I remember a thread where Grassi was offering microbrew for macroalgae. You could really make a trip of it and get hooked up. (naughty)You can go pick up my frag from Reefnjunkie too! I do have a 6 pack of heineken in the fridge right now! Kmiller IMO (first time I have used that abbreviation, been waiting to do that) I think you need some LPS and SPS corals to add color. Can you do that with your lighting? Acans have a lot of nice color and acros and montis also have nice color. You can get some good deal on frags in this forum if you jump on them! Grassi can set you up with some nice ricordeas too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Not sure what I can do with my lighting (AquaticLife 4 bulb T5HO) and am pretty new to the coral keeping business (as in just started in the last month new, when I got my light) and I am not sure how to keep those corals... are they expensive? hard to keep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Not sure what I can do with my lighting (AquaticLife 4 bulb T5HO) and am pretty new to the coral keeping business (as in just started in the last month new' date=' when I got my light) and I am not sure how to keep those corals... are they expensive? hard to keep?[/quote'] I'm not as familiar with T5s. I have halides. I'm pretty sure you can have hard corals with that lighting but hopefully someone with 1/2 a clue will chime in. You can get frags from the expensive to the inexpensive sometimes only 10 to 20 dollars a frag. It depends . I seem to pick the expensive ones. I'm fairly new to hard corals just about 4 months now but be warned it can be a very dangerous addictive path! The hard corals also eat up calcium like crazy. Zoas are usually pretty easy to care for and also can add color. It seems the TOM shots always have a lot of hard corals in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moovinfast Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 How long has it been up and running? Do you use treated tap water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 How long has it been up and running? Do you use treated tap water? The tank has been established for 4 years... I have had it for about 7 months I have an RO/DI unit that I use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Re: It may be a long shot, but... How many hours a day do you run the lights? How often do you feed? What do you feed? Recent set of water params? From the picture it sort of looks like both pumps are pointing upwards - are you getting enough flow along the bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 How many hours a day do you run the lights? How often do you feed? What do you feed? Recent set of water params? From the picture it sort of looks like both pumps are pointing upwards - are you getting enough flow along the bed? 11 hrs a day, 9 daylight and 2 actinic only I feed the Aquadine Marine pellets. as a treat I also feed Rods Food Ammonia 0, PH 8.2, Nitrate 0/5ish, nitrite 0, calcium 420, I do have the 2 Koralia 3's pointing semi upwards (one towards the front, 1 towards the back) and I also have a small Rio that is skimming over the sands surface, for flow down below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 I feed once a day. Usually 1-2 pellets per fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 I run a CPR Aquafuge 2 HOB Refugium/skimmer with CC, LR rubble, Chaeto and other macroalgae. I also run a home-made diy sump, with a MaxiJet return pump (use the return as a powerhead too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The beer is your problem, you need to switch to vodka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moovinfast Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I think its weird you're still getting blooms. I was getting them when even I did a water change when I first set up my tank. But thats because I was using treated tap water. Now I have a RO/DI and my problem went away. Have you looked into dosing vodka? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 LOL! I remember a thread where Grassi was offering microbrew for macroalgae. You could really make a trip of it and get hooked up. (naughty)You can go pick up my frag from Reefnjunkie too! He has been to my house-it was not a frag but my whole LPS-(laugh) Man KM, it sounds on the surface as everything "should be" fine. Thats one of the frustraing things- no "this is the answer" to mant varibles. I had my money on junk test kits ( the strips are junk-and that is not just my opinion) and once you got an accurate test you were going to find high NO3???? Lost-(its not just a TV show) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMiller Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Man KM, it sounds on the surface as everything "should be" fine. Thats one of the frustraing things- no "this is the answer" to mant varibles. I had my money on junk test kits ( the strips are junk-and that is not just my opinion) and once you got an accurate test you were going to find high NO3???? Lost-(its not just a TV show) I agree, and it is so frusterating!! I think its weird you're still getting blooms. I was getting them when even I did a water change when I first set up my tank. But thats because I was using treated tap water. Now I have a RO/DI and my problem went away. Have you looked into dosing vodka? I think it may be because I just switched from Cf's to t5ho's and add some LS in place of my old cc. but still(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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