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That is one of my favorite fish... Awesome fish.
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Greenmaster where you been? How's that build going? We need info! :biggrin:
Sorry for the hi-jack Josie. Beautiful fish by the way, and the tank is looking terrific as always. |
I'm jealous of your fish... my tank still has no life in it.
(sorry for hijack as well...) update has been posted to my thread. |
a little sad moment this week.. one of the LR started falling and it the capricornis.. it broke appart :(
we have to do aqua-scaping this week-end... dont know if it was because of the pistol shrimp digging tunnels under the LR or because the corals colonies are getting bigger... well maybe it's a sign... 2011 will be a changing year.. selling some colonies and getting new ones! :clap2: |
when is -25 C (-13F) outside what better way to pass a Sunday afternoon doing aqua-scaping!
we attempt to repair the damage of the LR slides of this week ... the rock with capricornis and seriatopora is arranged, hoping it picks up, and that it will be as beautiful like before because for the moment is not great... the undata had a trim... it interferes less with the flow now! small water change and the afternoon passed quickly :biggrin: |
That is no good at least you got a change from it I was always afraid of a rock slide used rod and cement to hold all my rocks together
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a new video!!!
The pistol tiger shrimp digging a new hole under the supervision of the blue spotted watchman goby! clic the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3o-EzkiD0 :biggrin: |
Sweet... I'll take one... maybe a different color for my tank but I'm getting that combo for sure.
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the 2011 make-over as started!!
some colonies were sold yesterday! In march we will get new SPS!! :biggrin: |
Well someone I'm sure someone got some nice stuff :) Are you looking for full size colonies or starting from frags ?
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small and medium size colonies... can put more wen it's not large! :lol:
also maybe frags... if we dont find bigger size and if it's really really "unique" ;) |
update:
the monti capricornis did not like to be re-glued (after the latest LR slide)..they bleach :( New adition to the set-up: a quarantine/hospital tank :) It's a 33g connected to the set-up with valves to separate it when in use... The new SPS colonies will go in there before being placed in the main tank |
Installation of the quarantine tank:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...uarantaine.jpg we put a valve in the water inlet so that we can shot it to quanrantine the tank from the main systeme ;) today we are going to install the second tank (on the upper-shelf) that's going to be a frag tank. :) |
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thanks for the info Brad!
should I start with a 10k to check the corals for parsites and after I'm sure there's nothing switch to 14k (it's what I have on the main set-up)? |
Finally we decide to stop the bio-pellet reactor after 8 months of use.
Reason : start STN spots in some corals ... and the readings of several posts on on forums describing problems after 6 months of bio-pellets ... Our hair Algea problem is nearly eliminated we decided to stop the pellets ... So we reinstalled Matrix in the mediar eactor (nextreef)... Last night: large water change of 30% and cleaning of the sump (Berlin)... 6 new SPS in the quarantine tank! which will be place in the main tank in the coming weeks, if everything is ok. |
Sorry to not having giving news sonner.. many things happened... not many good things...
the last 2 weeks have been long and sad ... On april 3rd we had to euthanize our beloved greyhound, Tuffy... :( the void left by his departure is huge... We remember all the good times we had with him during the 6 years we got him. We miss our big dogy a lot... :laluot_10: The tank has it's up and downs... We had to frag down the blue and green staghorn because of algae got stuck in the midle of the colony and started bleaching... We discovered montipora eating nudi this week ... cursed bugs... we sucked out all the eggs visible and cut quite a bug section of different montis (among other the big undata :( ) .. We entered a six-line wrasse that looks busy swimming around corals for critters... for the moment everything is under control, no new spot nibbled and no new pile of eggs ... If we see new ones we will get dipping products ... coral RX probably ... One of the overflow has also decide to block ... we play the plumber ... and in the bottom of the overflow I rescued a fish ... our 2nd blue-spotted watchman! it must be 6 months that we did not seen it! it was doing good in the overflow .. eat all the flakes and another food that flows down there lol The new frag tank will be placed under the aqua in the cabinet ... We will remove aquas in the work-shop..less problems with noxious fumes of Marc hobbies (restauration of old cars) ... We found the pistol shrimp in the sump... little naughty critter have fun in going down the durso pipe ... we put it back in the main tank .. the goby was happy to see it's friend back! lol so that's the news here... |
So sorry to hear about your dog Josie.
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Very sorry to hear about your dog Jossie, hope things get better for you.
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Very sorry to hear about your dog Josie. It's hard to lose a member of the family. Hopefully things pick up with the tank.
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Life is full of cycles.
The passions are born, grow, decline, rebirth and sometimes die. Our interest in the salt water he soon began more then 10 years ... a 90g freshwater turned into saltwater. Then came big leagues with the 250g and then the 140g (this tread). The years have bring discoveries, mistakes, happiness and sorrows. The adventure was rewarding although sometimes frustrating. It allowed us to meet a bunch of folks and even created some great friendships. But now our cycle ends. We closed our 140g yesterday. Thank you for all your comments!! For now we are converting to planted freshwater.. the beggining of a new adventure... Life is full of cycles.. maybe someday we will return to saltwater... |
Wow! :sad: Sorry you have decided to leave the salt side ...your tank was beautiful. As were all the photos and videos you shared with us. Your tank was a work of art and an inspiration to me. :mrgreen:
Good-luck! and all the best with the planted tank... hope you post pictures for us... as I am sure it will be gorgeous too! :biggrin: Leah |
Sorry to hear..although I'm sure you have very good reasons. Your tank was always inspiring! Hope to see you back at it in the future when the spin cycle comes 'round again :-D
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Verry sorry to hear. Hope you'll be back around sometime soon!
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Good Luck with the planted tank Josie, but I know you'll be back to the salty side soon enough. :lol:
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I really liked your tank best of luck with new challenges.
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thank you for your kind word and encouragements!
I'm really sad about this... but after talking with dear husband we made the decision... I'm sure I'll found interresting challenges in FW planted tank... looking forward to make one as nice as Amano does... :redface: |
I just post in the buy/sell section some equipment we dont need for our new project...
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