110g Mixed Reef V2

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

AAaaand your point is.. ?



Glad to hear the RBTA is still kicking around.

Ultimately, two BTA's in a tank shouldn't be a problem. IME anyhow..

No point really....just a general observation Didnt really plan to have two BTAs in the tank tho. I had my reservations about one

Originally Posted by michika

What model is your P&S underwater camera again?

I second the call for more top down clam shots

Catherine the camera is a pentax optio wpi. Mines a couple years old now but I think they still produce them.

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My regal tang either suffered some kind of eye injury or has pop-eye. Ive done two large water changes this week in hopes of bringing my nitrates down a little(15). It looked a couple days ago like the swelling in it had gone down but it since has ballooned up again to where it looks like it about to explode. He doesnt seem to be visually impaired atm, still eats like a pig and is acting normally. Im not sure what else to do about it.

[Delphinus]

Sorry about his eye, I'm not sure what to suggest on that one. Medication maybe in a hospital tank?

As for the NO3, have you ever thought about using Taylor Aquatics Nitrate Destroyer?

[Paverdude]

WOW just read from page 1 took 1Hr 45 Min
Great tank amazing vid

I keep looking in to canreef from time to time now you got me thinking about getting a new tank, 0 fish at present havent had a reef sence 2001


Nice tank

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Paverdude

WOW just read from page 1 took 1Hr 45 Min
Great tank amazing vid

I keep looking in to canreef from time to time now you got me thinking about getting a new tank, 0 fish at present havent had a reef sence 2001


Nice tank

No Fish!!! My gawd man ...what do you do with your time....and money Thanks for the kind words.

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Sorry about his eye, I'm not sure what to suggest on that one. Medication maybe in a hospital tank?

As for the NO3, have you ever thought about using Taylor Aquatics Nitrate Destroyer?

Ok....nitrates wernt high( not that 15 is that terrible). The nitrate test kit I was using was a left over from the fresh water days. I picked up an API ( not the best I know but, no salifert so...) and it tested out twice at 0 (surprised me actually). So this leads me to believe the swelling is the result of an injury. I dont know if all regals are like this but mine does this "happy dance" after a feed where he rips around the tank in top speed bursts. He has made a couple sps frags for me this way so this is likely when it happened. Removing the tang for treatment would be a huge undertaking Everything I read seems to suggest a week or two for a healing time. Its been a little over a week. I hate seeing him like this

[Pan]

Originally Posted by fishytime

No Fish!!! My gawd man ...what do you do with your time....and money Thanks for the kind words.



Ok....nitrates wernt high( not that 15 is that terrible). The nitrate test kit I was using was a left over from the fresh water days. I picked up an API ( not the best I know but, no salifert so...) and it tested out twice at 0 (surprised me actually). So this leads me to believe the swelling is the result of an injury. I dont know if all regals are like this but mine does this "happy dance" after a feed where he rips around the tank in top speed bursts. He has made a couple sps frags for me this way so this is likely when it happened. Removing the tang for treatment would be a huge undertaking Everything I read seems to suggest a week or two for a healing time. Its been a little over a week. I hate seeing him like this

bulging eyes...hmm....you undressing in front of your fish again...sheesh

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I finally got the tunze ato set up (after much head scratching over the instructions, or lack there of). I really like how it works. I had to break out the dremel and modify the trim on the inside of the sump to get the mounting bracket to sit correctly. Other than that, the tricky part was the clamp assembly on the mounting bracket. Better instructions would have helped big time here. They must have the same instruction design team as Ikea.
I also added a second TLF phosban reactor to run carbon through. I had been running carbon in a media bag in a Aquaclear HOB filter on the sump but that was noisier than the entire system. I am gonna give the rowa-carbon a try.
Annnd I switched out another couple bulbs. I didnt like how yellow the geissmann midday bulb made the tank look so I swapped it out for a geissmann actinic+. I will know how I like it tomorrow as I made the switch after the lights went out tonight.
The regal isnt looking any better

Heres some new TD clam shots for the junkies out there