Jen_McG Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Can't wait to see the finished product!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thanks for the pictures. Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohnson Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Does your flame angel pick at any corals? Sent from my XT1045 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Does your flame angel pick at any corals? Sent from my XT1045 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Not that I've noticed, I've had him for about 6 months....I feed heavily so I don't know if that helps or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thanks for the pictures. Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thank you! Not the best pics but was just trying to give a general idea for right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just added this juvenile blonde naso yesterday. Thought I was going to wake up to an ich fest this morning but all is well. The blue hippo was notorious for having ich by just looking at him the wrong way but not even a single dot on him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Cross your fingers it'll be a male and start growing streamers in a few years! Other than being a little picky when first adapting to being fed, I've always experience nasos as being very resilient to most diseases and aren't ich magnets like the hippos are. Great looking fish! They appreciate some brown algae and well as red, besides just the standard green algae strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Cross your fingers it'll be a male and start growing streamers in a few years! Other than being a little picky when first adapting to being fed, I've always experience nasos as being very resilient to most diseases and aren't ich magnets like the hippos are. Great looking fish! They appreciate some brown algae and well as red, besides just the standard green algae strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thanks ty I appreciate the advice!!! I've been wanting one for a long time but hesitated because of the other tangs!!!! I look into the red and brown algae and give it a go ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 No problem! Great looking tank by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hate to be that person... way too many large fish for that size tank Not sure you realize how big some of those fish get. BTW: Saw a Gold Rim Tang yesterday while snorkeling that was easily 18" without it's tail. Got a video of it, was a beast! I've only seen them and Achilles around 12" max lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hate to be that person... way too many large fish for that size tank Not sure you realize how big some of those fish get. BTW: Saw a Gold Rim Tang yesterday while snorkeling that was easily 18" without it's tail. Got a video of it, was a beast! I've only seen them and Achilles around 12" max lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 It's all good....I know eventually they might get to big. If there's ever a problem or I feel like the fish are starting to suffer or be stressed I have no problem handing them over to jake to put in there 700 gallon tank. I love my fish, even more than coral and would never want to see them suffer so I'll do my best to make sure that doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just hooked this guy up...anybody use a uv while running bio pellets? Read to many mixed reviews whether it affected the bio pellets or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I currently use UV and biopellets Jen. Just make sure the eflluent from the biopellet reactor goes either straight into the skimmer or at least in the skimmer compartment. Hooking it straight into the skimmer is pretty straightforward. All you need to do is get a PVC Tee that fits your skimmer input and stick it on there, loosely even as it doesn't have to be water tight, and then stick the tube from the biopellet reactor effluent and stick it in the PVC Tee. The other opening will allow the skimmer to continue to pull extra water as needed since the biopellet reactor will not supply enough for proper skimming. I used to run the UV on my system in the sump to process all water returning to the DT but have since moved it to the DT. That way it'll pull water directly from the DT, towards the bottom, expose it to UV, and then return it right back into the DT. If you get bored and want a good read for Valentine's Day, here's my UV experiment I've been running: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/33773-uv-sterilizer-experiment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 How long did it take for you to start noticing your bio pellets were working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Two weeks to really notice anything and fully online around 4-5 weeks. I'd definitely start slow with the biopellets, meaning only add half of what is recommended. They pack a punch and can easily strip your tank of nitrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hmm I only put half the amount, and they've been running for about 4 weeks now and nothing, haven't noticed any difference. Also I've been running through a lot of gfo media as well trying to keep the phosphates in check. Wonder where all these nutrients are coming from. I do feed heavy but it's multiple small feelings throughout the day, mostly pellet....guess I'll just have to be patient and wait the whole 8 weeks and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I don't recall seeing what kind of rock you are using, but sometimes nutrients are bound up in the rock and released into the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hmm I only put half the amount, and they've been running for about 4 weeks now and nothing, haven't noticed any difference. Also I've been running through a lot of gfo media as well trying to keep the phosphates in check. Wonder where all these nutrients are coming from. I do feed heavy but it's multiple small feelings throughout the day, mostly pellet....guess I'll just have to be patient and wait the whole 8 weeks and see what happensWhat are your results for nitrates and phosphates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 I don't recall seeing what kind of rock you are using, but sometimes nutrients are bound up in the rock and released into the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 I have about 200 lbs of live rock, some pukani I don't know what the other rock is. Got it all from rca. I try to take a turkey Baster and clean the live rock as much as I can right before I do a water change. Not sure if that helps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen_McG Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hmm I only put half the amount, and they've been running for about 4 weeks now and nothing, haven't noticed any difference. Also I've been running through a lot of gfo media as well trying to keep the phosphates in check. Wonder where all these nutrients are coming from. I do feed heavy but it's multiple small feelings throughout the day, mostly pellet....guess I'll just have to be patient and wait the whole 8 weeks and see what happensWhat are your results for nitrates and phosphates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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