Makena95GT Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 BTA had a rough night. The Urchin was carrying it around before I went to bed. *sigh* im tempted to put off cleaning till I find a suitable tank to upgrade to or my brother gets rid of his 40. But im not sure how long that will be. Ill try to do another water change today and find some new sand as well probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Most of the corals appeared to have survived the lack of attention pretty well. If looking for a new tank, I've always been a fan of the AIO tanks like nanocubes and biocubes. With some modification, they can do a superb job at keeping corals and fish and also stay pretty low maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellyfish Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Yeah!! a Makena update! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Most of the corals appeared to have survived the lack of attention pretty well. If looking for a new tank, I've always been a fan of the AIO tanks like nanocubes and biocubes. With some modification, they can do a superb job at keeping corals and fish and also stay pretty low maintenance. The 29 gallon biocube would fit my stand perfectly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Just did a water change and added the old AquaClear back on with a baggie of Phosguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Also picked up a fat and healthy Bangaii Cardinal that i think is a female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 First night went well. They seem to be using the buddy system so im pretty happy about that. The skinny one up front is my old one. As said.. Ive been neglecting the tank :'( i admit he hasnt had the frozen food that he only eats in a few weeks. They both got fed Mysis yesterday and both ate really well. Thats a snail lol. This is what im dealing with -.- My Rastas are still kicking which is awesome. They actually grew two new polyps. Woooo! Ill probably do a dip on all the corals. Once for any pests and a mild peroxide dip to help with algae. You can see Grumpy Gills in the BG there. Ever since the pistol shrimp went poof he hasnt been getting beat up. Poor guy. I may get a new shrimp. One that will actually pair up with him. His fins are all regrown and hes healed up well I saw that at PetSmart we have that Top Fin liquid SW mix on clearance for $5 for a bottle that makes 4.5 gallons. Considering how bad i am about premaking water in advance I grabbed a bottle. Ill mix up some water maybe tonight and test it. I also fixed up my gecko tank yesterday. Got the new big tree and mixed in dirt with the sand to allow for live plants to be planted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Ok not sure if i got a defective bottle of that mix or what lol Its been churning for TWO DAYS in a bucket and is still that white cloudy you get when you mix SW and the bucket has a white film as well as the powerhead. Im not giving up yet as I did buy two different size bottles from two different locations so ill let this keep doing its things. I have enough premixed for next weeks water change anyways But im bummed since it says it mixes instantly and you should be able to just "stir till clear" within a few minutes Both the Bangaii are doing awesome. Both eating like piggies and my male is putting some weight back on. Im feeling good about this pair but he may just have been too thin and weak to be a jerk like normal Did water tests! But all my results are on the other phone. Ill try to remember off the rop of my head I think alk was around 11-12 Calcium was 390 Mag was high i think? No nitrates or phosphates to speak of via API kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I really like the 'treasure chest' thing you got there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 I really like the 'treasure chest' thing you got thereLmao testing day is so awesome i just had to keep all my stuff in the treasure chest!Haha jk its just whats as laying around and all other flat surfaces are full of tanks and enclousures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 A couple weeks ago I lost my old male Bangaii I also decided I dont have the funds to move this year so now I can get into gear setting up the 40g. Ill probably order 40lbs of the carribsea sand online from work since its free shipping plus extra discounts if i do it through the AOS system (hint hint guys.. Lol) Then I'll look into ordering at least one of the new Jaebo pumps, may just do one and keep my baby korallia nano on one side just to help a bit. I already know where the tank is going, have to decide what route I do want to go with the stand so I think thats the first thing ill do, probably at the end of the month when I have some monies set aside. Ill have to get on the ball with algae removal on that last hunk 'o LR and try to work my parameters in line so the transition isnt such a shock. I really want to go low-tech and more towards Tims approach and less Ty ;P But mainly cause I'm a broke youngster lol and I still have a lot to learn about the technology behind those types of systems.. So I want to start with all live rock and maybe a couple dry pieces if I see a piece that I really like. Ideally I'd love to stick with my old dream of having a Marley themed tank but I just cant bear to limit my choices like that so I WILL try to get a zoa patch going in the infamous red yellow and green coloring. Itll be my goal. As well as have a massive Rasta patch. I must have it. All my raining corals are srill hanging in there. Im making new water tonight for a 50% water change tomorrow. Sorry for the wall of text of an update. Heres some stuff to tide you over till I have pics Oscar when I got him two years ago Odie! Theodore and Reginald! Alfred! Monty! Puppy ditched in a cart behind the store! (Are you not entertained!? All pics of work animals, my buddies!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I have both the jebao rw-4 and rp-10 pumps in my 32 gallon. They are both great, but if you can only get one the rw-4 is much nicer and more powerful I would say definitely keep the koralia going too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I like how Tim and I are used as metrics on a scale. [emoji39] If you're not moving anymore, come by and grab your corals whenever the new setup is ready for them! [emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 I like how Tim and I are used as metrics on a scale. [emoji39] If you're not moving anymore, come by and grab your corals whenever the new setup is ready for them! [emoji38] Lol but its truueeee!Once I get a few more water changes in with the 10g and get the algae taken care of ill probably go ahead and grab them rather than wait till im completely done with the 40. Hopefully the 10 will be back in decent shape in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 No rush Makena. I'm happy babysitting them until you're ready... they'll just keep getting bigger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 In that case if you could keep them till theyre colonies thatd be greaaaaat ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 That's my meteor shower stapler! Can I have my stapler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Potatoe picture time! Got some red cyano as well as the GHA. BUT My cinnamon grandis paly is open! It hadnt been open since I MOVED HERE on june 27th, last year! Im about to test the mixed water.. Be aure were at the right salinity.. Then scrub that big rock in the tank then try to suck out all the algae during the water change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 What i got by hand. Looks like thisll take more than a day. After scrubbing about half of the front of the rock.. I cant see anything in the tank lol Ill have to continue doing this over a few days o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'd scrub outside the tank in a small bucket of water. Peroxide works great if you can remove the rock and spray directly on the algae. Just be careful and not spray your corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'd scrub outside the tank in a small bucket of water. Peroxide works great if you can remove the rock and spray directly on the algae. Just be careful and not spray your corals.My nem is attached to the rock and refuses to move -.- i did pull and scrub all the other old rock a while back though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makena95GT Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Already looks tons better. I cant find any of my crabs. Its not the hermits I carw about so much as the emerald crab. Sheldon the conch didnt make it, or my lonely snail Grumps is still happy as ever. My fungia is a smidge bigger (this thing is a trooper, Ty!) Acans looks pretty bad but not dead so thats good Urchin is still with us as well Female Bangaii is enjoying all the space to herself Im CONVINCED i have stray voltage as this has happened before but jot nearly as bad where i feel whats either a shock or something, but i can only describe it as similar to the feeling of when you have a cut and use hand sanitizer but quite a deal worse. I unplugged the heater.. Still felt it, filter, ATO, sure enough it was the Korallia. So thats unplugged and i upgrades the filter to an AquaClear 70 to give me some flow till the tank upgrade. I imagine if I felt a shock... My poor animals! D: Working on making up more water. I will admit ive been using tap water, dont shoot! I will def be TRYING to go all RO/DI for the 40g but for now ill stick with the tap for this tank. Even in a first floor apartment theres some awesome stairs to get up to the building from the lot. So lugging water isnt something I can do easily. Im teensy with noodle arms lol Im thinking about trying to dose the API Marine AlgaeFix along with all these water cha ges and manual removal but I need to research if I should remove the giant sack of carbon I just added first. Also going to pick up some purigen and maybe phosguard as well to toss in the AC. Feels good to finally make progress and get tjings done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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