Eurobraced 60gal

[lorenz0]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

WOW NICE COLORS DUDE! When you say a cap full of this and that is it store bought in liquid form? Or bulk flake mixed with a certain amount of water. Do tell I need to know, I hate water changes and finally figured out how to set up a ATO directly from my whole house RO.

Yep, just measured by the caps for the liquid form of these from tailored aquatics. Than I used H2Ocean salt. honestly it seems like I am getting way better results after switching to this salt from KZ

Originally Posted by chris121277

Incredible growth..... a few post's down you said the only thing you dose is potassium, calcium and mag? nothing for alk and no water changes?

Water changes are done literially whenever I feel like doing it (lol ya sad i know) or if I am cleaning the back glass. Since I moved the tank back in may to my parents from my place I have changed the water 3, maybe 4 times. RO water is always used and a ATO is always topped up. And yes, only Calcium, Magnesium and potassium. I was dosing coral snow for a cyano break out a few months back.

Originally Posted by lastlight

Nice full look to the tank already with some sweet colonies.

How often do you change out the socks on the tank? It's not clear in the pic how they are plumbed in.

Filter socks? what are these devices you speak of lol

thanks man, still debating about cutting them down for the cube

[JDigital]

This tank looks awesome Larry!

[lastlight]

Forgot to reply lol. The socks I was referring to were the Xmas stockings in your pic

[lorenz0]

So I have an update about this tank....

IT'S MOVING HOME!

My parents have decided to sell their house and now I have to move it by sunday. LOL my mom wanted me to move it tonight, Last time it took me 6 hours and it was only a 15min drive. So I have a busy sunday.

Now for the horror story about this tank...

Its been running skimmerless for the past month and a bit. In that time nutrients have spiked massively. With me away from the tank alot, it is in dire need of some love. So moving it home may be a good thing. Also the tank is being over run by aiptasia, I went over there this past weekend and found some flat worms (the evil red ones). On top of this, all the bulbs need to be replaced.

Its looking like this will be a $500 kick in the balls unless I rip it down and sell it.

[kien]

Yikes! Sorry to hear That is an expensive kick in the gonads..

[lorenz0]

It's not all that bad, money is just a bit tight for another month. Sold my GSX-R last night so that relieved alot of stress.

Just wish I had time to build a better stand, and a new sump. But the wicked witch of the west wants it out of her house asap. Its a long story with her, she's not in my good books right now cause she wants to put my dog down (was informed about that as well). So I might take my dog (he has gained artritis in his hips), he is still very active.

[fishytime]

well that sorta solves your whole tank dilemma thing you've been going through......so its gonna be a midnight move into your condo?

[lorenz0]

Oh no its going to be a midday move so I am risking having someone from my condo board knocking on my door lol

But I have alot planned for the tank, I thought about selling it but it solves all of my "problems." I am basically going to bring it over and slap it together since I don't have the time to properly do what I want to.

First thing is a new sump... funny thing is what I want is the same as the sump I built for the cube, if I knew this was going to happen I would have kept that one. Next will be skinning the stand.

During this time period I will be spending alot of time on this tank cleaning it up and giving it some much needed TLC.

[lorenz0]

Well Just finishing up with the move, its been a long stressful 12 hours.

Lost alot of my sps. salvaged some frags of zoa's... its been a bad move and it didn't go as planned. Also lost my royal gamma and my potters, both were my favorite fish.

This week will be stressful, fingers crossed that everyone makes it through the night. I'm out of salt, bulbs need to be changed, I need to clean up the wiring, hook up the ATO, add rock. Worst time for RC to be closed, dropped into a few other LFS but they didn't have what I was looking for.

On the bright side I did have a laugh... it really shows where I live now HA

[lastlight]

Sorry to hear the move did not go well at all. Hopefully it's able to run for a longer period in one spot and you can regain stability.