+brian.srock Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 My tank is doing very good now. I am no longer chasing alk/ca numbers with my calcium reactor. I did a very through cleaning every week during February of my sump and display sand. I dosed some lanthanum chloride and it's really helped beat the algae back. I am going back to vodka dosing as I found this worked the best. Last nights project involved removing my floating canopy. I've decided that with a rimless tank it just closed it off too much for my taste. I now have 3 BML strips so I will just have them hanging off 2 pipes that I'm painting black and will be secured to my concrete stand top. I need to contact BML and see how much it'll cost to replace the acrylic strip since it cracked in half from being so brittle. I hope to have the pipes in and lights hung tonight so stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Where are the construction zone signs? Is it a hard hat area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Here is the final product. I really like it. Much closer to the tank but not in the way when I need to feed and can be slid back if I need to do anything major in the tank. Still waiting on getting my last BML strip back that had a cracked lens so hopefully I get it tonight. I also need to cover the old holes and repaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Everything is doing great. I am still slacking on the sides of my stand. My calcium reactor is finally dialed in. I'm dosing 6mL of vodka daily so I can feed my fish all I want. I am currently having an issue with my skimmer. It's making a loud whining noise but thankfully BRS had the impeller I needed for $30 where everyone else has it for $100. I want to get 1 more BML strip. I'm hoping to pick up a 20k XB in June since it's suppose to replicate 20k metal halide. I have just enough room for 1 more strip on my new light setup. I think after the BML that'll be it for equipment and fish for me. With C4 around the corner I am looking forward to buying a bunch of frags. Here's a quick vid of feeding time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 That blenny around 1:21 looks like it swallowed a golfball whole. It's soooo fat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardlaw Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 What's the bright yellow item that looks to be in the center of the tank? Looks crazy bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I have the 20K XB if you want to see it in person btw Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 What's the bright yellow item that looks to be in the center of the tank? Looks crazy bright Neon Green Nepthea. Sorry it looks yellow but its hard to correct colors with LEDs so since it was a fish video I tried my best to match them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I have plenty more if yal want some Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardlaw Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I have plenty more if yal want some Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Have a green one, was hoping for a more yellow like the one at the dome. Thanks though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 That blenny around 1:21 looks like it swallowed a golfball whole. It's soooo fat! It's a she and it's water weight. You guys don't feed your fish cleaner shrimps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Oh and I made a little sump video. Got a motion activated light for my skimmer section that I really like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7CXY6sNeVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 It's unfortunately been a while since my last post but better late than never. I am currently running only a skimmer which I empty out weekly and 5mL of Vodka. I still have not finished my tank stand sides but it at least has painted brown boards set up. Anyone else taking forever to finish up little projects? Here is a FTS as of today I have a lot of SPS now but they just don't have the colors I want. I have began a 20% weekly water change so hopefully that'll color them up in a month. Its either lack of nutrients or too much light so I'm going the nutrient route since Ty blasts his with 400w MH I'm not sure what happened with my rock but the BRS tonga shelf piece has broken apart on me. Anyone else experience this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Did the rock itself break or the part holding it together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 The rock itself broke. The hydraulic cement that is underneath is still holding strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 My experience, almost all of my hydraulic cement has failed... And if it didn't fail, the rock around it failed. So idk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Too much light... Cough cough... Too much light. [emoji41] Tank is looking good sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 It's been a while since I posted anything on my build and I promise I will get some updated pictures but I just wanted to let you guys know that I am starting a new build and hopefully it'll have much more frequent updated. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/38712-215-gallon-sps-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 My tank is currently in cruise control and will be transitioned to my upgrade soon so I thought I'd snap a quick pic before I forget with my other build in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Nice, but it needs a yellow tang to finish it out. [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 So tank is still on cruise control since I'm still working on my upgrade build. Corals are doing phenomenal and no fish deaths in probably a year or longer. I've tried to limit new corals and fish but I couldn't pass up a yellow tang Ty had available. I did notice a huge cluster of mushrooms that made it over to my large rock column and made themselves at home.Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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