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ensquire

06-13-2013 09:09 PM

Top notch photo skills . Very colorful tank.

mrhasan

06-13-2013 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ensquire (Post 825506)

Top notch photo skills . Very colorful tank.

Thanks for such high appreciation :D

gregzz4

06-14-2013 02:09 AM

Tank and photos look great bud

I bet that tang is just making the chromis feel comfortable around him so that when he grows up they won't run away when he goes to eat them :twised: :mrgreen:

mrhasan

06-14-2013 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 825553)

Tank and photos look great bud

I bet that tang is just making the chromis feel comfortable around him so that when he grows up they won't run away when he goes to eat them :twised: :mrgreen:

Thanks boss :D :D :D

I wished the tang and other inhabitants lived long enough :( Only the foxface and the four chromis survived the outbreak :(

gregzz4

06-14-2013 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 825556)

Only the foxface and the four chromis survived the outbreak :(

Outbreak ? What did I miss ?
I've not been on Canreef as much as normal lately

mrhasan

06-14-2013 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 825562)

Outbreak ? What did I miss ?
I've not been on Canreef as much as normal lately

After adding the kole tang, things started looking bad. One morning, the blue tang was in anemone's mouth. Kole wasn't eating for two weeks and died (ich was visible). Clownfish pair died due to brooklynella. Two chromis died for no visible sign. Banggai died with fungus like mucus on its body and fins. Kole must have brought in something more than just ich, possibly velvet. So I am not going to add any more livestock till I move to a new place in September. Foxface also had ich but it kept on shedding mucus and seems to be doing well. That's my livestock update :P

gregzz4

06-14-2013 03:01 AM

Wow, that's really crappy :sad:
Do you still have the 20g ? Might make a great QT ... for both you and your room-mate :boink:

mrhasan

06-14-2013 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 825567)

Wow, that's really crappy :sad:
Do you still have the 20g ? Might make a great QT ... for both you and your room-mate :boink:

Yap already planned for that :D But will depend on the place I will rent (haven't rented any place yet). If I get the space, I will setup a QT or if space doesn't allow it, I will possibly use store facilities (concept getting big house ;) ) to qt for few weeks to atleast add some insurance. Lets see, only time will tell.

mrhasan

08-12-2013 04:23 AM

THE LAST UPDATE PART 1

Well since everyone is updating their journal, I thought "WHY NOT" :)

TANK BREAK DOWN
Yes, I will be temporarily breaking this tank down (2 weeks) because of the move. I will have to leave my current house on 31st Aug and the new apartment will be ready on 10th Sept (property manager is going to renovate the unit). I have planned to prepare a tote at my sister's place and transfer all the livestocks over there for 10 days. Will cut down the lighting from 12hours to possibly 6 so the corals are stunted for that period (would be a PITA to dose the tote), put the powerhead and the heater to keep the things alive. I am expecting some die offs but oh well, nothing to do. This is going to be the last update from this house :) So enjoy ;)

NEW SKIMMER:
Well the Bubble Mangus curve 7 is KICKING! The cup is huge. Fills half the way every two weeks and the skimmate is just GROSS! Fills the whole toilet with fish poo smell after I clean it. Damn! So much for "expensive" skimmers vs "Chinese" skimmers.

Prodibio:
I started prodibio program. Unfortunately, I haven't seen much on the way (been like 8 weeks or something); still have to clean the glass every 3/4 days despite having just 5 fishes (fox face + 4 chromis) in the tank. But nutrients remain undetected. I am not giving up on it; probably will take some more time.

Ich outbreak:
Well hopefully the tank has recovered from the outbreak. Foxface and four chromis survived. Didn't add anything afterwards.

Light:
Along with the four bulb T5 fixture, I added two more bulbs, making 6 T5s in total. Corals are loving it :) My "green" red planet turned red and is growing crazy.

Dosing:
My tank is already loose 1.3dkh every day (still couldn't figure out the calcium). Have been dosing c-balance part B (and occasional part A) to the tank. Yes, I personally don't like Randy's two part recipe (no offence to Randy; he is the chemistry guru after all). I just feel like just adding Ca+ and CO3- ions to the salt don't do enough, what about the other ions? Those are present in very limited amount compared to the big three and I always wonder how much would a 10% WC every week/two add to that while Ca/Alk is being depleted on a daily basis? What about the expense? Well, I try to cut down cost on things that are "not required" to be expensive (mp40 vs wp40) and add things that I feel are more important to be expensive (salt and additives). That's how my mind works :)

Maintenance:
Well the tank has been literally maintenance free for the past month or so. I only do 10gallon WC every two weeks. No problem of algae other that scrubbing the glass every 2/3 days. And I don't have to keep on making my hands wet :P

Pictures:
I don't know why but corals always look so much better from top than through the glass. Here are some pictures I took today. Some of them are in awkward locations and don't wanna risk me falling off the chair (I am a heavy guy :razz:). Turned on the lights so the corals were not in their full glory. But the SPS are doing really well. :)

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps09097700.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psd51fa8cb.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8ff9d8d8.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0c9f7946.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps49dea44d.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1cc586bc.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps473048bf.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psa9ed1d6a.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...pscf8515ef.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps16a9020b.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps53b381da.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psf008f3fb.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps184a31db.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8914f091.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9efdf7fd.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2f29b511.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psc065688f.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps27d8826e.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3e312fda.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psbcd1606a.jpg

mrhasan

08-12-2013 04:24 AM

THE LAST UPDATE PART 2

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psafdc89fe.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps055ea678.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psc3422977.jpg
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psbc472f24.jpg

And I don't know why but this coral just doesn't give a DAMN!

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0e299eec.jpg

And the finale with the FTS :)

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13fef2b7.jpg

So that's the last update of this tank. Hope you guys enjoyed my updates in this thread. Stay tuned for the new build (or more like rebuild :razz:).

Proteus

08-12-2013 05:05 AM

Nice pics Raied.

Hope you got no delays. Sucks staring into a tote!

lastlight

08-12-2013 05:19 AM

Your corals all look great hopefully they deal with the transfer without issues. Your setosa is big!

Azzkr

08-12-2013 05:35 AM

Good luck with the move, Everything looks really good now

mrhasan

08-12-2013 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 837801)

Nice pics Raied.

Hope you got no delays. Sucks staring into a tote!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 837803)

Your corals all look great hopefully they deal with the transfer without issues. Your setosa is big!

Thanks Titus and Brett :) I hope that too. I just hope my fev corals don't die.

And yah the setosa is growing crazy :D Baseball size :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azzkr (Post 837805)

Good luck with the move, Everything looks really good now

Thanks :)

Ross	08-12-2013 04:18 PM

Best of luck with the prolonged move.

kien	08-12-2013 04:20 PM

Sounds bittersweet for sure. Good luck with the move. Sounds like a win-win for everyone though.

mrhasan

08-13-2013 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross (Post 837848)

Best of luck with the prolonged move.

Thanks Ross.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 837850)

Sounds bittersweet for sure. Good luck with the move. Sounds like a win-win for everyone though.

Yah. Landlord got the tank (+ me and my room mates) out of the house and I got an apartment where the property manager is looking forward to seeing the tank (she wants a feather duster in there :razz:). One last battle: to get the security deposit back :twised:

mrhasan

10-04-2013 02:48 AM

How about I give this thread a bump :)

FTS at new place:

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psd8d539a7.jpg

And a new (and only) fish:

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps87e964bf.jpg

Ross	10-04-2013 02:56 PM

Looks good.
How many corals died off after living in a bucket for a few weeks?

mrhasan

10-04-2013 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross (Post 849451)

Looks good.
How many corals died off after living in a bucket for a few weeks?

Thanks Ross :)

Well, honestly I was really surprised about how many corals survived. More or less every SPS survived other than some. Few of the zoas were "lost". I would say about 70% of the corals survived. Most of them even retained their colors. So much for "SPS are hard to keep" ;)

kien	10-04-2013 03:03 PM

Welcome back! So when are you switching to LEDs ?

mrhasan

10-04-2013 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 849456)

Welcome back! So when are you switching to LEDs ?

Thanks :D

Um....I was planning for some time after 5 years....or possibly after the big ball of fire starts using LEDs instead of plasma :lol:

Kryptic4L

10-04-2013 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 849455)

So much for "SPS are hard to keep" ;)

Hopefully the fish gods don't smite you for that comment.

Good to see ya back up and running again with minimal damage.

mrhasan

10-04-2013 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryptic4L (Post 849463)

Hopefully the fish gods don't smite you for that comment.

Good to see ya back up and running again with minimal damage.

Ops...I take back my words :neutral::neutral:

Thanks :D Well, the damage wasn't that minimal (lost all the fishes and shrimp). But its much better than what I expected, atleast for corals. Atleast my fev pieces (duncan, setosa and few others) made it through :)

mrhasan

10-05-2013 08:27 PM

My new addition :)

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8181ae32.jpg

mrhasan

10-16-2013 03:48 AM

Happy birthday to me :D

Some awesome scores :mrgreen:

Red dragon colony. Whoop whoop!
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psac9f93f1.jpg

Sunny D. Couldn't get a proper picture.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps99456899.jpg

Pink milli colony.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5ff15b60.jpg

Red rock flower anemone.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psc5c000a1.jpg

Cinnamon paly.
http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...psac9fbb64.jpg

Also got a frag of bonsai but couldn't take a proper picture of it.

It was a nice day :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

mrhasan

10-28-2013 01:41 AM

typezero

10-28-2013 01:51 AM

Nice shots fo sho! Great cropping to make the image super nice. Nice to see the nee chromis is out and about.

tim the toolman

10-28-2013 01:57 AM

Great pics. Tank looks awesome.

mrhasan

10-28-2013 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by typezero (Post 854370)

Nice shots fo sho! Great cropping to make the image super nice. Nice to see the nee chromis is out and about.

THanks :mrgreen: Apparently, I just found out that photobucket makes the image deteriorate by unbelievable degree :O

Well they are chromis after all. They started eating while I was drip acclimating them in a bucket :lol: And no hide and seek other than that one day when hawk was bringing order to them. But finally my tank has movements. The trigger seems to be afraid of everything other than a small space at the back of the tank and the hawkfish just chills!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tim the toolman (Post 854375)

Great pics. Tank looks awesome.

Thanks :D

Madreefer

10-28-2013 02:02 AM

Yes I agree your doing a great job with your tank. And nice pics.

mrhasan

10-28-2013 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madreefer (Post 854380)

Yes I agree your doing a great job with your tank. And nice pics.

Thanks Bill :mrgreen: Means a lot when its coming from you :smile:

Madreefer

10-28-2013 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 854381)

Thanks Bill :mrgreen: Means a lot when its coming from you :smile:

Hey bud it's all love.:twised: Just razzing:lol:
Your tanks come a long way from just about giving up when you were doing the transfer

mrhasan

10-28-2013 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madreefer (Post 854415)

Hey bud it's all love.:twised: Just razzing:lol:
Your tanks come a long way from just about giving up when you were doing the transfer

I know. I love the spices you put in from time to time :lol:

Yah this tank went through a lot of harshness from the beginning. I have high hopes for this one. Lets see how long I can keep it going. For now, I am trying to give the best for this tank :smile:

Proteus

10-28-2013 04:00 AM

Sweet fish. Nice pics.

mrhasan

10-28-2013 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Proteus (Post 854424)

Sweet fish. Nice pics.

Thanks Nick :D

Dearth

10-28-2013 04:19 AM

Definitely have some very drool worthy coral there and you made a great comeback after the move and all the issues associated well done Raied

mrhasan

10-28-2013 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dearth (Post 854433)

Definitely have some very drool worthy coral there and you made a great comeback after the move and all the issues associated well done Raied

Thanks for the appreciation :mrgreen:

mrhasan

11-09-2013 10:55 PM

Updates

mrhasan

11-09-2013 11:03 PM

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