Austin Reef Club -- Reef Keeping

Show all you beautiful YUMA !!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:36:07 +0000

Show all you beautiful YUMA !!

Post here.. want to see yours.

I dont have own my pic yet
I'll try take pics very soon

Glass tank vs Acrylic tank

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:44 +0000

What are the pros and cons for a glass tank versus an acrylic tank? thanks

has anyone had their tank moved by pro's?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:55:06 +0000

we had a water heater valve leak water onto the wood floors, and its possible that the entire living room will need to be redone. Our 90G tank is in there. I have been told that the insurance would pay to have the tank moved.
questions:
1. has anyone had their tank moved for something like this?
2. who did the moving?
3. where was all the livestock kept?
4. what problems occurred?

Source for Hardware for RO/DI Installation?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:17 +0000

I am moving my RO/DI Unit to the garage, but the hardware that came with the unit only came with the items to install it under the sink or permanently to a pvc pipe. My thoughts were to use a y-splitter with a hose bib connected to the cold water line of my washer. Y-splitters come in brass and zinc. Will one of these materials be a better choice over the other? Also, I went to the hardware store with no luck on finding the correct adapter to go from a hose thread to 1/4" tubing. Has anyone seen this adapter in town or online? I have attached a picture of the adapter below. Thanks.

Reef Book Recommendations?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:08:32 +0000

Hi,
I'm new to the hobby. I bought a tank that was somewhat established, FOWLR, and had it moved about two weeks ago. The original owner did not really maintain it that well and I am just getting my parameters to stabilize a bit after the move. I am planning on letting the tank settle for probably 6 more weeks or so before I add anything. I was just wondering if anyone could recommend some good books in the meantime. Something extremely comprehensive would be ideal. Also I am interested in getting into SPS down the road so any good recommendations on SPS specific books would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

clownfish aggression

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:23:49 +0000

I was on Pacific East Aquaculture, looking at clams, when I saw a tomato clown pair with a GBTA. On the scale of clownfish aggressiveness, where are tomato clowns? Closer to Percs or Yellow striped maroons? Also, has anyone ordered from Pacific East?

How do I attach thumbnails?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:47 +0000

Hi all,

I've noticed that several of you out there routinely post thumbnails rather than the full size images of your shots. This would seem to be somewhat less labor intensive than the resizing I've been doing for any photo I post. Can anyone outline the steps to post a thumbnail please?

Thanks,
Russell

Bristle Worm Removal

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:41:39 +0000

I'd love some advice on bristleworms. I've seen at least 2 rather large bristle worms in our 24 gallon. I'd say they are at least 6-8 inches long each. I've searched online and find differing opinions on whether these guys are good or bad. Quite honestly, they totally creep me out and I'd like these big ones out of the tank. I spent about half an hour watching them with a flashlight last night and then had worm-filled nightmares all night!!

Has anyone had luck with removing bristleworms? What are the best methods?

A little info about tank: 24 gallon Nano Cube with LPS and zoas, a royal gramma, a purple firefish, a yellow watchman goby, and clean-up crew.

Thanks for any input!!
Ashley

cortez rays

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:14:30 +0000

has anyone kept one? whats the minimum size tank they can be kept in? any precautions to take?

Any one have a fish trap?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:35 +0000

Its about time to take my purple tang out of my tank.. I got her when she was about 1.5in and shes pretty big now.. Does anyone have a fish trap that i could borrow?

THANKS!

David N

I got new YUMA

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:16:42 +0000

I got New YUMA

Wrasse missing since lighting upgrade

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:46:31 +0000

So I went from T5s to MH on Sunday.

Monday I couldn't find my Pink Margin Fairy Wrasse.

I looked everywhere around the tank and in the overflow looking for carpet surfing...nothing.

It's a little skittish at times normally, but if I'm in front of the tank for a few minutes it will usually make an appearance. And if I shut off the pumps to feed it usually pops right out. Nothing yesterday.

Can a lighting change freak them out enough to put them into hiding for a while?

Also, there's a strange bump in the sand...is it possible it buried itself to hide from the lighting?

has anyone kept a puffer in a reef tank

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:42:41 +0000

im wanting to get a bigger tank soon and ive been thinking of adding a puffer ive heard of a few people successfully achieving this, but what is the probability of it? And is it even worth attempting? Also whats the minimum tank size for a cortez ray?

splitting nems

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:54:46 +0000

i always see people that have rose clones for sale on here and was just wondering why they split so much and others dont that i ever see. i just came across one and was wondering if theres a process to help them along a little quicker so i can have one for my other tank

dark green beads on rocks?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:48:38 +0000

hay guys, i have had my tank for some time now. i am getting dark green beads foarming on the rocks. can some one look and tell me if they are good or bad? and what they are.
thanks mrtcool

ACIII program help/?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:18:20 +0000

I've got my dosing pumps in and would like to rename some outlets and everytime I rename FN2$ to DP1$ and assign FN2$ to another outlet and hit "update" on the Program Editor screen, the change holds. Then I go back to the Status screen and the DP1 gets renamed to FN2.

I've also tried adding a line of code for DP1 thinking the ACIII won't take a new outline name unless there is a line of code for it and I get the same results - DP1 gets changed back to FN2 when I go back to the status page.

Anyone got any thoughts on why it won't take the changes?

Here is my outlets and program

ML1$-A01
ML2$-A02
FN1$-A03
ACT$-A04
HT1%-A05
PM1%-A06
FN2$-A07 (CHANGE THIS ONE to DP1$)
FL1$-A08
PM2%-B01
PM3%-B02
PM4%-B03
RN1%-B04
FN3%-B05
PM5%-B06
MO1%-B07
WB1%-B08

If Time > 09:30 Then ACT ON
If Time > 21:30 Then ACT OFF
If Time > 21:29 Then MO1 ON
If Time > 23:45 Then MO1 OFF
If Time > 13:30 Then ML1 ON
If Time > 18:30 Then ML1 OFF
If Time > 13:45 Then ML2 ON
If Time > 18:45 Then ML2 OFF
If Timer ML1 = ON Then FN1 ON
If Timer ML2 = OFF Then FN1 OFF
If Time > 18:00 Then FL1 ON
If Time > 09:30 Then FL1 OFF
If Temp > 77.6 Then FN2 ON
If Temp = 77.5 Then FN2 OFF
If Temp < 77.5 Then FN2 OFF
If Temp > 79.0 Then ML1 OFF
If Temp > 79.0 Then ML2 OFF
If Temp < 77.3 Then HT1 ON
If Temp = 77.3 Then HT1 ON
If Temp > 77.3 Then HT1 OFF
If Time > 06:00 Then PM2 ON
If Time > 23:00 Then PM2 OFF
If Time > 00:00 Then PM3 ON
If Time > 00:00 Then PM4 ON
If Time > 00:00 Then WB1 ON
If Time > 01:00 Then PM1 ON
If Time > 01:03 Then PM1 OFF
If Time > 01:00 Then PM5 ON
If Time > 01:03 Then PM5 OFF
If Timer FN2 = ON Then PM4 ON
If Timer FN2 = OFF Then PM4 OFF
If Time > 00:00 Then RN1 ON
If Time > 00:00 Then PM3 ON
If FeedA 000 Then PM1 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then PM2 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then PM3 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then PM5 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then RN1 OFF
If FeedA 000 Then WB1 OFF
If FeedB 000 Then RN1 OFF
If FeedB 000 Then PM1 OFF
If FeedB 000 Then PM2 ON
If FeedB 000 Then PM3 ON
If FeedB 000 Then WB1 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then RN1 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then PM1 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then PM2 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then PM3 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then PM5 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then WB1 OFF
If FeedC 000 Then HT1 OFF

yellow tang abrasion

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:17:17 +0000

I picked up this little yellow tang a few weeks ago and about after a week of being in my tank he had what looked to be a bite bark below his side fin. i didn't think too much of it until now. the bite mark appears to be healing however there is a brown round spot that has appeared near the wound. i wish i had a picture but i don't think i could capture the wound while he's moving. any thoughts?

he seems to be doing well. loves to swim and his eating.

And...lit!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:15:29 +0000

After getting past the T5 fun (http://www.austinree...__0&#entry69830), the rest went decently.

Two 250W MH, two T5 actinics.

Alignment isn't great right now. I had to offset the hangers to balance out the front to back weight. Using most of the same hanging kit that I was using with my Aquactinics Constellation setup. I'll be building a canopy soon that will help it settle properly into place.

Way off the tank right now to acclimate as well.

Still gotta adjust the timing on the Aquacontroller.

help with some questions

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:24:42 +0000

first i wanted to know how long I should wait to dose my tank with the stuff i have after doing a water change. i just finished the water change and wasnt sure if i should wait until tomorrow to give things time to settle after the water change or if its ok to do it now. Another thing is, i have some kenya tree frags in my sump right now and i want to move them into my main tank. I was going to fresh water dip them in cause there was any flat worms left down there (since i had a little trouble with them a couple of weeks ago). will a fresh water dip hurt this type of coral?

Fragging help

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:13:43 +0000

A few of my zoa colonies are out growing the rocks that they're on. anyone have any tips or know of any good articles that could teach me how to properly frag them?