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Glad to hear!
I am happy to say I haven't seen any ich in my tank since mid March or so either but of course since I did not QT, I am sure its there. Just not seen. And if I don't add any more fish, it stays away. Will be nice to know you should have an ich free tank! |
Well, after 8 long weeks of quarantine the fishies are finally back in their home! Ich Free! (Yeeee Haaa!) :bananapowerslide::Banane44:
I am quite proud of myself for my patience and for the fact I never lost a single fish or coral in the process. I had to drain the tank and remove most of the rock and corals to get the fish out, then transfer them to the QT, treat them with Cupramine, and change water so often I should have bought stock in IO salt. A special THANK YOU to Dave (MrFish55) for the use of his 180 gal. Without a large QT I don't think I would have made it. So here are a few pics of the fish safe and sound back at home and a few new coral additions. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3766.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3783.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3782.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3770.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3760.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3795.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3303.jpg I couldn't get a shot of the Sailfin and LM Blenny, but they are doing fine too. |
tank and fish look great
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Great work Lance. A truly dedicated aquarist. Hope they all know how lucky they are to have you looking after them :D
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A round of applause.....kudos to you for your patience.
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Awesome Lance! Great to see when dedication pays off!! :mrgreen:
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looking great! But who on earth has a 180 just lying around?! why isn't that bad boy full of water!
And I LOVE the rockwork. Pretty sure I mentioned it before, but those ledges etc will look deadly when everything is grown in. DEADLY. |
Thanks, Guys!
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Good for you! Alot of work but it sure paid off
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Nicely done Lance. Great to see all your livestock made it through the de-Ichnifycation process..
P.S. That air compressor seen any use lately.. :lol: |
I was wondering....do you have any shrimp in your tank? I noticed the falco (is it?) hawkfish. I always thought they were cool, but have been to chicken to try one....I even passed on some wee tiny 1" ones at the shop.
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Now that the Ich ordeal is long over everything is going so well I even acquired some new additions. Some new fish, and corals and am considering some Vortech MP's. Dave has some MP20's and MP40's coming in so I can observe them in action. Here's a few pics of the new additions:
A little Fire Clown that Joan wanted because she says we have too many yellow fish in the tank. :rolleyes: http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3854.jpg So what do I do? Get another yellow fish of course. CBB I got recently from Chaloupa. He is doing well in his new home Sarah. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3832.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3850.jpg There's also a Lunar Wrasse in there but he won't co-operate for a photo. Kinda camera shy yet. Huge bubble coral I got from Marie because she has no room for it anymore in to her forest of SPS. This thing is pretty big. I measured it at over 12" when fully extended. I was a little worried I had too much flow for it in this tank but it seems to be happy in the corner protected by the rockwork. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3826.jpg And I can't post any pics without at least one of Sydney. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3828.jpg And a few random shots of the tank: http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3813.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3831.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_3833.jpg |
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nice! put some SPS on the left side, let it grow out a bunch, and it'll look awesome.
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Well I got my new Vortech MP40's today. I set them up and fiddled with the settings for 10 minutes or so. Suddenly there was a loud thumping noise. Not to worry, it was just the sound of the old Korallias hitting the bottom of the garbage can. :mrgreen: The MP 40's are amazing, I should have got them a long time ago. Turned on high they blow crap out of every rock in the tank. Don't need any detritus eaters with these things; crap blows up into the water column and down the overflows. I haven't decided which setting I like best yet, but am leaning toward either Long Pulse Mode or the Reef Crest Random Mode.
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looks great Lance.
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Almost feels like Christmas in June, if it wasn't for the 30 degee temperature:lol: I turned mine up and started to rearrange the sandbed.
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I would really like to be able to afford 2 more of them but it does feel like christmas came to Powell River :lol:
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So whats the flow in the tank now? How many more do you need Lance?....Marie need two...I could use one....:mrgreen:
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Flow now is at 13,600 about 60x turnover, but I'm going to take the Korallia 4 out. I'm considering setting both MP40's at one end of the tank on Long Pulse Mode and keeping 2x Maxi-Jet 1200's with upgrade kit at the other end, which hopefully will give me a fairly decent wave. If not, I guess I'll need 2 more Mp40s. |
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Uh Oh. The big Bubble Coral doesn't like the extra flow. It's shrinking faster than George did when he went for a cold swim. :wink:
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It will get used to it, mine did
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My little Fire Clown looks like it's had some Botox injections. It could put Angelina Jolie to shame. It has been trying to host with my large bubble coral and I think maybe it got stung in the mouth. Lips are huge and very pale. Has anybody any experience with this or could it be something else?
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We need pics of those frags you mentioned:mrgreen:....not to sure about your clowns issue...are they just swollen or do they appear "flaky"?
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Update: with lots of pics
The tank is now 6 months old, and after spending a fortune on rock, corals and fish it still looks half empty. Oh well, in time it will fill in. My new MP40's. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4001.jpg FTS http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3969.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3970.jpg I moved the Kole Tang over from the 90 gal because he was getting pretty big for that tank. I was a little worried how the Sailfin would react so I put the Kole in after lights out. Next morning when the lights went on the SF went right after him. Nasty fighting, but the SF got the worst of it as the Kole is a little bigger. Then the Tuskfish gets in on the act and bites a large gash in the side of the Kole. (This is the first time I have seen any aggression from the Tuskfish). The Kole hid out for most of the day after that. Next morning everybody is uneasy, but no more fighting. It's amazing how fast fish can heal. The gash on the Kole was an open wound 3 days ago. Now, you can see it has mostly healed already. They are all getting along now. http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3974.jpg My poor little Fire Clown has swollen lips. It has been trying to host to the large Bubble Coral and I think it may have gotten stung in the mouth. It's been 3 or 4 days like this now. The clown acts normally and is eating well, but its lips are still swollen up. Anybody seen anything like this before? http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4049.jpg |
And the rest of the fishes:
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3973.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3975.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4087.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3951.jpg Lamarcks Angel: reef safe my ass! Here it is picking at corals; it's pretty well killed this one. Little Bastard! http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3949.jpg Sydney http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3946.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3945.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4041.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4065.jpg All 12 Chromis in one photo http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4017.jpg |
And finally, some coral shots:
mushroom rock http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3977.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3983.jpg deepwater acro http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3989.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3993.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3996.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3999.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_4000.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3966.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3964.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3961.jpg http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3937.jpg And finally, for all you Albertans that have been having all the rain, snow, and hail: a shot from my sundeck. :mrgreen: http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_3502.jpg |
You sure that clown didn't slip out for some botox injections? Tank is looking good, need to stop by and check out the latest additions.
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Lance your tank is filling in amazing man, looks stellar keep it up
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