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09/03/2014, 07:37 PM | #376 |
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Really looking good. Did the flow carve the sand away in the middle there?
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Yes. It's very slow, but every surge moves a little pinch of salt and after a few days of surges, it goes to this exact shape- even when I try to fill it in.
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wow this really is SICK!
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09/04/2014, 11:41 PM | #379 |
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Very nice Karim! Impressive work for the past year or so!
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09/04/2014, 11:57 PM | #380 |
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Thanks guys. Until It's covered in coralline and demonstrating coral growth, I won't call it a success yet. I'm thankful for all the great help I've gotten here and expect I need a lot more to get to my goal.
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09/06/2014, 07:07 PM | #381 |
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A little new learning on the surge.
The outlets need to be horizontal. If they're pointing slightly upward, you risk splashing. If slightly downward, you have sandstorms. It sounds trivial, but with 35gallons moving over a few seconds, small angles have big effects. Having a ledge or rock immediately under the outlet also acts as a guide. |
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- Kalkwasser ATO (done)
- Macroalgae/algae scrubber (done) - CO2 reduction plastic sheet on aux containers (starting next) - Nighttime vinegar / batch bacteria (close to starting) - Mylar curtains for increased lighting - Concrete fish housing under overflow - Calcium reactor - Exhaust fan for humidity control - DT to Sump forced flow (bubble reduction) - Outside mangrove greenhouse I'm going to upgrade a few things - better light on the scrubber, doser on the kalkwasser reactor instead of ATO. Corals doing well. Got a few more corals too |
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So I think it's slowly deteriorating.
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09/20/2014, 11:36 PM | #389 |
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Looks like it. Not sure if you can manually remove it but when it dies it will release all that PO4 back into the system
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09/21/2014, 12:04 AM | #390 |
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I have a GFO reactor and the scrubber. I expect that they're killing of the hair.
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I have to say.. The hair is housing an outrageous number of mini pods. They're jumping around it like fleas in a hairy dog. I first noticed them when my arrow and emerald crabs were eating the hair. They were actually going for the pods and eating the hair incidentally.
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Thank you for providing all of the information you do. It's nice to see people take the time out to share information instead of just bash others. Again thank you.
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They will need time to trust it and some may be waiting to see if it receives a 5 star or a 4 star rating
It should look good when "covered." I worry the foam would float the structure unless you used some cement or mortar mix as well.
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So the PVC isn't light. The structure probably weighs ~10lbs as it is.
Two nights now and no one is using it. The Naso and Purple are long time tank mates (came from someone's tank) and don't display aggression at each other. They sleep under the rocky ledge, nearly exposed without issue. The small sailfin and rabbit each find a little crack to sleep in. I don't know if the white side by side rooms are freaking them out or what. I'll give it a week. |
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Karim, they may not move in. I remember when my old reef tank was set up, when the lights started dimming, all the fish went to their own private spots, away from each other. With all the room they have in your big tank, I doubt they'd want to sleep together. Territories and all that.
My advice then would be to build multiple single-fish dwellings, and spread them throughout the tank. This would also offer you the chance to make any changes to your fake rockwork you may have thought of since the build. If they don't use them, at least you made the tank look better to you. Personally I'd probably do nothing. The fish will find their own spots-sounds like they already have. Plus your rock wall is cool as is.
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Thanks Michael and welcome to the thread!
I was under the impression that the lack of houses and crevices was increasing fish stress, but my PVC "projects" didn't change any of that. The 4 fish keep rotating housing spots a little each night... |
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