Robert Wynn

Hope you enjoy the 3g, and thanks. My flow is much better thanks to your k2.

Ants? lol thats a horrible excuse.

Hi all, I joined a while back but haven't posted much. I just transferred my 3g pico tank over to my 10g here at the office. I plan on doing a lot with this 10g so I wanted to get a build thread going. Equipment List -- 10g AGA 72w T5 from Aquatraders Aqua C Remora skimmer Koralia 2 Coral/Fish List -- 3 acans from 3g Kenya tree from 3g Hammer(2 heads) from 3g. Assorted CUC(3 or 4 hermits, (need to get new turbo snails they didn't survive the transfer), and a sand sifting sea star. Adding a small Ocellaris Clown once everything is settled in(over the weekend probably and if he needs more room I'll move him to a larger tank but think a small one will be fine for a while). I plan to do weekly 1g WCs unless the clown makes it needed to do more. I figure the larger skimmer will handle his waste just fine. I need to add another 20lbs of LR which I will do as I add more coral(plan on doing an island of SPS in the empty area. For whatever reason uploading images is failing from work, so I've included my online dropbox gallery. Keep in mind I used my cell phone for the pics, I think they turned out pretty good for the most part. https://www.dropbox..../Coral?h=a341fe

Trade pending.

I'll get with you closer to Friday to work out the details.

That is perfect actually. I work in the evening(at work now). I can from 9am-1pm sometime on Friday if that would work for you.

Would you be willing to meet in South Austin or something? I'm in San Marcos.

I have a 3 gallon pico tank I'd like to trade for a Koralia 2 or 3. I recently moved from the 3 gallon to a 10 gallon. This is the tank http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=15493 the only difference is my model (ordered November of last year) has the light stretching across the tank instead of the width. It comes with the tank(1 piece acrylic(no scratches of any note)) the HOB filter and an 18w 50/50 PC. I was keeping Acans/Hammers/Zoas without any issues at all. Tank is a little dirty but can be cleaned up with minimal work. I kept it in the office as it makes a great desktop tank and turned my desk into a social gathering during feeding times. Here are some pictures of it 2 weeks ago.

Do you have the K2?

Do you still have this?

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I am picking one up today, deal arranged late last night. Thanks!

Ok thanks to Noodle I will be picking up an AquaC Remora skimmer tomorrow!

Any of this left?

I am looking for a working HOB Skimmer, looking to pay between 50$ and 100$.

Thanks, yes a lawnmower will be had tomorrow. I've got a LOT of algae to deal with.

Which skimmer and would you part it out?

Thanks everyone so much. I just picked up some more salt mix for a WC and a timer for the MH, I only have a Zoa colony, an Acan, and a green mushroom, how long do I really need to keep the MH on? I really need to find a skimmer it seems, craigslist is failing me for a good low priced one, nothing in the WTS section, do any of the Austin stores have reasonably priced HOB skimmers that yall know of? The petsmart didn't have a test kit so I've got to wait until tomorrow to go pick one up from Petco or Polly's in New Braunfels. That brings me to #3 on the list is there a good Austin LFS with CuC in stock at good prices?

I saw no HOB skimmers left that havent sold, if anyone knows of a good place to pick one up please let me know. Or willing and prefer to buy used if anyone has one, or knows someone.

The other Skimmer still available?

Thanks guys, I'll start there.

Ok eveyone I need some solid advice on how to proceed. While my finances were low my tank was on a "please don't crash mode". Now that that is passed I need to get it back in gear and better than ever. I have a massive amount of hair algae, diatoms(I think, its a brown dust on rocks and the glass). And my sand looks like crap(I added 40lbs of crushed coral when I was new and didn't realize what I was doing. So I now have the following list of things to do this weekend, please help me eliminate anything unneeded and add something I left out. 1. Implement weekly 10g water changes(25%). 2. Add a protein skimmer. 3. Add a full CUC(I only have a few hermits and fighting conch right now). 4. Remove all rock and water and inhabitants and replace the detritus trap of a sandbed with new sugar sized dead sand. 5. Replace 50% of the cycled water and rock and then fill to top with fresh saltwater mix. 6. Add timers to regulate my photoperiod to 10hrs a day 2hrs actinic, 6hrs MH+actinic, 2hrs actinic. Please let me know if any of this should be removed, or if I should add something else to this list. I do not have a sump or room for it, but I have converted an aqueon 55 HOB filter into a fuge packed with chaeto on a reverse photo period. Thank you everyone for your assistance, Robert

I've got some small to large 1lb - 15lb pieces of dry rock(2$/lb) available if you need some let me know, have some LR(4$/lb) available also to seed if needed.