Nicks 120 tank build/fish room upgrade (diy) - Page 3

Leah · #21 11-25-2011, 04:34 PM

I love the new lights..kinda partial to the blue myself.

nrosdal · #22 11-26-2011, 02:56 AM

here is a daytime shot... and a shot of the duncan i got from you Leah

nrosdal · #23 01-03-2012, 02:33 AM

here is a picture of my new friend..

I have been spot feeding every other day. It has been in my tank for about a week and seems to be doing well. It would close up at night time for the first couple days it was in the tank, but now it has stayed open for the last 4-5days/nights.

nrosdal · #24 03-19-2012, 03:57 AM

i made a video if my new buddy a bit ago....

nrosdal · #25 03-19-2012, 04:02 AM

and here are my non hosting clowns and the anemone they won't go near.

nrosdal · #26 03-19-2012, 04:14 AM

today i picked up a couple new additions:

with how nicely the hammer was seperated into 2 areas i decided to chop off the smaller one

and then there were 2

couple hours later, everyone seems happy and well adjusted.

nrosdal · #27 03-27-2012, 06:05 AM

figured i would address a long overdue issue with my pump today:

gote the new part:

did some cleaning and had a bath in vinegar:

Broke my new piece with my super-human strength:

Bought it again and tightened it slightly less and it is slightly less cracked:

no more leak and better flow.. i should probably clean the pump more then every 8 months i guess...

Skimmerking · #28 03-27-2012, 08:41 PM

looks good now man where did the tangs go? and that orange carnation is that what that is. love that man,. need to get some of that for my tank.

MarkoD · #29 03-27-2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nrosdal

yes, that fish was quite something... i got it as a baby and had it for a good 4-5 years. He was about 15" when he stopped eating and was floating the next day... not sure what got him and was very surprised as it was a very resilient fish especially early on when i was not properly caring for then environment he was in. The wife took it pretty hard... but it is known to happen in the hobby... not much can be done to stop it.

do you honestly not know why your tang died?

did you maybe think it died from being a tank thats too small for it?

nrosdal · #30 03-28-2012, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

do you honestly not know why your tang died?

did you maybe think it died from being a tank thats too small for it?

i have no idea why...i had it for years and it survived power outages and bad water early in its life but later on it had more open room and better water quality then it ever did and went from healthy one day to not eating and dead the next...

there is not really a disease fish get from not enough swimming room... it had clean water and as much as another couple feet woulda been nice it is definitely not a reason for it to die.