nvrEnuf Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Sascha, I LOVE my YEK. I took a lot of time finding a Very Fat, Very blue one instead of the typical reddish more bristletooth looking version (I know I should know where this version comes from but I don't). It has a great swimming style with some speed, but not as fast and aggressive a motion as a powder. It takes a second for non-reefers to notice it, but once they do it tours them around the tank the way any tang should, while complimenting the more subtle colors of the tank with its' blue and yellow contrast while it goes. A flame angel is on deck to be added which I hope provides the pop of a yellow tang without being so common of a fish. I do love the yellow, it is without a doubt the most amazing single colored fish in the ocean. But, it's "just" a yellow tang non the less. I feel like the Yellow Eye posses a diversity in color one is ab;e to find one that is unique, it's a bristletooth so it doesn't need the space a powder or super large tang would, and is not known for being agressive. Tangs IMO are the quintessentail reef fish, so there isn't a bad choice provided they have space and nutrition. I like that you're looking for something "different"; we seem to have simillar reefing style. Lights are out at the moment or I would try and snap a shot, but essentially cross a purple tang with a typical reddish bristletooth and you have my YEK; I would think he is between 2-3 or maybe 4 years old at time of purchase. Seems to be adpating to tank life well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks Nvr! It sounds like an amazing tang. The books that I have read say the Hawaiian species has spots on its face and stripes on its body, while the Indian Ocean species has only spots. I've heard only good things about both. I had been trying the various local fish stores in town, but they don't my tangs on the list. I have also been logging into liveaquaria every day this week, but very few of the tangs I want are in stock. I would like to introduce them at the same time if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Liveaquaria.com has really bee trolling me for the past two weeks! One of my fish comes in stock, then it gets sold and then a different fish comes in stock! It's like they know and they're going to make me suffer! Petco.com is having a nice sale. Almost all of their live fish are on sale and the prices are very tempting. They have nearly everything in stock. Except, of course, the one fish that I really want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Progress on the fish front! We only want one yellow fish and we narrowed it down to the Yellow Tang and the One Spot Foxface. My wife and I talked about it for quite some time and decided the fox was the best fish for us. I've been keeping an eye on one at Niko's that they have had for a few months. I also picked up a pair of Oscellaris Clownfish, as an added bonus! No tank is complete without at least one clown and these are fantastic fish. Eat whatever you want little fishy! So here is my list is starting to shape into: Current Stock Melanurus Wrasse 3-28-15 Leopard Wrasse 4-4-15 Royal Gramma 4-4-15 Lubbock's Wrasse 4-12-15 Pencil Wrasse 4-12-15 One Spot Foxface 5-5-15 Oscellaris Clowns 5-5-15 Possible Future Stock Lavender Tang Convict Tang Yellow Eye Kole Tang Desjardini Dwarf Angel Christmas Wrasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Yesterday I came home to a cloudy tank. No problem, let's investigate! The weir teeth and drain line were getting a little covered in GHA. No problem, let's get those things cleaned up! Oh man this would be the perfect time to replace that mesh with something a little wider so it doesn't get clogged again. Eh, I'll do it tomorrow... About midnight I wake up to Crrrshhhhhhh. It would like the loudest SPA that you've ever heard! Oh great, a pump broke and my living room is covered it water. I go downstairs and nothing. I check the overflow, all good here. I open the stand and this noise is super loud. What the heck? I close the return line by 25% and it gets quieter. Definitely the drain line. I grab a wrench, grab a towel, and take the drain line off. I look inside the line and it's all clear. What the heck? I stick my finger up into the bulk head and PLOP. A turbo snail crawled, for all it's snaily, worth down the drain pipe and got stuck. Lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Ahhh... the always fun middle of the night noises from your tank. Isn't reefing grand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Question is.. Did SnailBro survive or did he get banished? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Haha I was in full zombie mode. The snail hit the water and I was like problem solved, back to bed. Snails cause so many problems. I only have two and one got stuck in the overflow so I probably only have one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Its still early and I just woke up but I have this brilliant tired idea. Use glue or reef putty to glue a tiny flag with a name to each snail. So we always know who the jerk is lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Yeah, that'll teach him! Haha! Snail shaming. It's going to be the new thing on the internet. Let's go viral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Video or it didn't happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 My experiment with 1 TDS is not going well! I thought it would be okay until 5 TDS, but the GHA is growing crazy fast! BRS...that shipping is almost more than the DI resin itself! I'm going to have to stop by the LFS this weekend before I make a new batch of RODI. I'll change my PO4 media and see if I can get it in check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 RCA has brs di resin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 They turned out a little blue but I'm happy that I have something to take a picture of again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Week 96 Update: That Foxface has been doing a number on the algae in the tank. There is a reason that they call them rabbitfish and it's not the one you're thinking of! Okay, well maybe that too but I'm not going to find out. All of the corals that were added last month appear to be doing well. None have lost any color and all of them have their polyps extended. I've been removing bubble algae every week and I feel like I'm getting somewhere. Some still pop up in random places, but I believe that is due to spores that were already there. I think I am all decided on removing the refugium and installing a BP reactor. I haven't had a dark sump in about 10 years but I would like to give BP a try. I've weighed the benefits and the side effects and I think it's a good move for my tank. Now I just have to find one! So what's next? ATO - Yes I still have an ATO sitting in my stand waiting to be installed! BP Reactor - First I have to remove the refugium and clean the inside of the sump. After that I can relocate the CaRx and the reactors to the middle chamber. I may have to move the plumbing, but I'll have to do some measuring. I will also have to decide what to do with about 20 pounds of live rock. I can dry it out and use it later as base rock or I can sell it. I really don't want any more rock in the display. Bubble Algae - Keep taking it out! Lights - I'm going to play with my lights a bit and possible go back down to two fixtures. The higher par may be feeding the algae more than I would like. I'm planning a trip out of town one of these days. What do you guys think about turning the lights off while I'm away? Darkness doesn't help GHA or Valonia much, but it might do some good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OU12004 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Just get a small tuxedo urchin, an emerald crab, a bleeny and a tang and call it a day. If you really want a CUC order 1 online there are some really good deals on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 The darkside calls you Sascha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm back from my weekend trip. It looks like the tank survived! Always a good thing right? I went completely dark Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The tank glass was covered in bacteria and pods on Monday. The water was crystal clear after a quick Mag scrub and the algae has been significantly reduced. I'm happy with the result. I had tried to take a picture but it's not turning out very well. I'll try and get one tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Transitioning the corals to a lower amount of light. The color is a bit off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 It's going to be a busy weekend! Sump Frag Station - I've decided to remove the refugium and use that area as a frag station until I can get a frag tank. That means I have to evict the LR and take the macro to the LFS. After that I have to take a look at the plumbing and make sure that I can mount a light above the frag station. BPs! I plan on installing the biopellet reactor in the first chamber with the protein skimmer. To do that I have to relocate the CaRx to where it used to be outside of the sump. I like to have all of my equipment inside of the sump in case of leaks but I don't think I can fit everything in there for the time being. I haven't decided on a reactor yet but I'd like to get ahead of the game. Electrical...Ughh! That about sums it up. I will very likely have to move the electrical to the back of the tank, which I was trying to avoid, but I don't see a way around it anymore. I wish I were fancy and not afraid of electricity, but I am because it hurts! If I were then I would build a box for all of the electrical, but I'm not so I'll do the best I can and mount the relay box to the back of the center brace. I could mount it to the front of the center brace but I would have to rework the manifold. Corals Woohooo corals coming in this weekend! Dan was nice enough to allow others to jump on his Aqua SD order AND Aqua SD has a Memorial Day sale going on. Double score! Here's what I ordered Acropora - Bali Green Slimer Acropora - Blue Efflo Acropora - Heavenly (Looks like a Blinding Tenius) Acropora - Special Shortcake (Looks like a Strawberry Shortcake with blue base instead of green?) Millepora - Yellow Millepora - Dark Knight (purple with purple polyps) Chalice - Australian Pink Dino Torch - Golden (Red Stem) Favia - Rainbow Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Fraglympus is back! Well I cut it in half, so it more like Frag Fuji now. LOL! Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Great weekend so far! I just got back from my buddy Ty's house, he has a tank in case you didn't know. The set-up looked great as always. Now I'm motivated to get some work done.The first thing is to update the controller interface. I need to add a second PH probe and change the sump light timer to match the display. On this picture you can see the pH expansion that I added. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nothing like seeing a buddy's tank to get you re-motivated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 PVC frag rack...let's do it! I want to build a rack that fits a specific area, so I measured it out and bought materials. I was going for 1/2" but ended up going 3/4" because the half inch felt small. 4 caps 4 90° angels 4' pipe Light diffuser to fit Total price $8 To measure the cross bar, I put the angles on the crate and measured in between. After the measurement, add the amount that goes into the angle. In this case it was almost half an inch. Cross bars cut and ready for legs. Cross bars and legs assembled. I added the caps because I don't want anything living in the PVC. I also don't want detrius to acuminate in the tubes. I measured to fit and didn't want any over hang. The crate fit right on top and I used a square to make it even. Zip ties were used to attach the top to the structure. These aren't exterior zips so they won't last as long but they will still be good for years. The next step is installation. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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