James30ct's 180g build - Page 4

james30ct · 11/05/2015, 04:46 PM

Let the good times roll.

Had dinos a while back and did a 3 day blackout and they seemed to go away. Then came cyano, another good time. Got rid of that and got red bugs.
Well now dinos are back. The good news is I dont see anymore red bugs, however here goes the blackout again.
On a good note hopefully the red bugs will stay gone. Also my clowns laid eggs last night for the first time. I added a ats the other day but I need to blackout the tank because dinos are spreading fast. Torches and zoas wont open all the way and it keeps covering other corals

Vaiodude · 11/05/2015, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james30ct

Let the good times roll.

Had dinos a while back and did a 3 day blackout and they seemed to go away. Then came cyano, another good time. Got rid of that and got red bugs.

Well now dinos are back. The good news is I dont see anymore red bugs, however here goes the blackout again.

On a good note hopefully the red bugs will stay gone. Also my clowns laid eggs last night for the first time. I added a ats the other day but I need to blackout the tank because dinos are spreading fast. Torches and zoas wont open all the way and it keeps covering other corals

If you haven't already looked into it research dosing hydrogen peroxide to eliminate Dino's.

james30ct · 11/08/2015, 05:05 PM

I hate dinos. Sitting here looking at a tank covered in blankets is a terrible feeling once again. Hopefully everything pulls through. Once the dinos are gone hopefully the ats and gfo can keep the tank under control.

JerSaint · 11/09/2015, 02:54 PM

Hope it all gets better soon James, hang in there!

james30ct · 11/11/2015, 05:27 PM

Got a new toy today. Getting rid of the leds and going to try a 6' halide/vho combo fixture.
Fixture is 3x250w se halides and 2 fr59t12/vho's.

If anyone has any input on bulb combos please chime in.

james30ct · 12/26/2015, 08:47 PM

Bought myself a xmas present.

3 - 250w 20k radiums and 2- 140w uvl super actinic vho's. Cant wait to try em out.

The tank has been going through its ups and downs but I can say in the short time from switching from leds to halides the monti caps have doubled in size.

JerSaint · 12/26/2015, 11:05 PM

Tank looked good today, can't wait to see the new bulbs on the beast!

Hope the Cheato takes off for you.

james30ct · 12/29/2015, 05:56 PM

Cleaned all the sump equipment and added baffles to the sump so I can add cheato or frags or whatever to the middle with out worrying about pumps.

Just need to neaten up wires and such.

Tweaked · 12/30/2015, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james30ct

Bought myself a xmas present.

3 - 250w 20k radiums and 2- 140w uvl super actinic vho's. Cant wait to try em out.

The tank has been going through its ups and downs but I can say in the short time from switching from leds to halides the monti caps have doubled in size.

So your SPS enjoys the new lighting, well I am shocked.

Paulywalnuts · 12/30/2015, 08:05 AM

James, what depth are you running your skimmer?
How is it skimming for you? Mine is at 7"

james30ct · 12/30/2015, 08:22 AM

Online said 9.8 so thats what i did the baffle for. Its running good since i turned it on last night.

Paulywalnuts · 12/30/2015, 09:10 AM

Ok. I had to build a stand to raise it up. Performance was much better IME. Nice job with the sump.

james30ct · 01/04/2016, 06:34 PM

Bulbs came in today! They were really cold so im not even going to mess with the radiums till tomorrow but I tried out the vho super actinics and they are sweet. Cant wait to see them with the radiums tomorrow.

Grow tank Grow

james30ct · 01/05/2016, 05:47 PM

bonehead move. Radiums wouldnt come on so I checked the ballasts and they're m58 which wont even fire radiums

rumor has it hamilton isnt even going to have any m80 ballasts in stock until the end of the month.

james30ct · 02/04/2016, 02:39 PM

I am officially done with Jebao and anything they make! PURE GARBAGE!!!! I now have 2 dead wp40s 1 dead wp10 and 1 dead rw15 and I'm guessing the 2nd rw15 wont be far behind.

JerSaint · 02/04/2016, 03:59 PM

Bummer! Did you check the impellers? I keep my RW's pretty clean (once monthly cleaning). I noticed they sell replacements pretty cheap. Could be a cheap fix.

Any plans on what pumps you are going to go with?

kgstei · 02/04/2016, 04:26 PM

totally agree with you on Jabao. I had mine for 2 monthsI and it stopped working fortunately it was bought from Amazon and I got a refund

james30ct · 03/08/2016, 08:04 PM

Clowns lay eggs like clockwork now and it seems like more everytime

Dosepher · 03/08/2016, 08:29 PM

Wow now that's a lot of clown eggs. My clown eggs are orange lol

james30ct · 03/21/2016, 04:50 PM

Wanted to make room for the squammy and glue down ffm frags so I re did the rockwork. not an easy task when you have coral.

the old left side

the old right side

the new left side

the new right side

terrible pics but it was with phone right after I was done. Now stuff needs to grow!

Tweaked · 03/21/2016, 04:52 PM

Sweet. So much room and that's a good thing

JerSaint · 03/21/2016, 10:55 PM

Looks great James!

james30ct · 03/28/2016, 04:59 PM

Couple random pics. Some a little blurry. Shoulda used the tripod
hippo

not sure but its taking off

powder blue

blasto

suicideissleep · 03/28/2016, 05:26 PM

Pics look great carful adding any fish with that powder blue pure evil

ScoobaSteveCT · 03/28/2016, 06:32 PM

Beautiful tank- I really like the side door with the controls access!

11/09/2015, 02:54 PM	#79
JerSaint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mystic Posts: 800	Hope it all gets better soon James, hang in there! __________________ -I'm a fish geek. C.T.A.R.S Member My Oceanic 57 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2537718&highlight=jersaint

12/26/2015, 11:05 PM	#82
JerSaint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mystic Posts: 800	Tank looked good today, can't wait to see the new bulbs on the beast! Hope the Cheato takes off for you. __________________ -I'm a fish geek. C.T.A.R.S Member My Oceanic 57 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2537718&highlight=jersaint

02/04/2016, 03:59 PM	#91
JerSaint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mystic Posts: 800	Bummer! Did you check the impellers? I keep my RW's pretty clean (once monthly cleaning). I noticed they sell replacements pretty cheap. Could be a cheap fix. Any plans on what pumps you are going to go with? __________________ -I'm a fish geek. C.T.A.R.S Member My Oceanic 57 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2537718&highlight=jersaint

03/21/2016, 04:52 PM	#96
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	Sweet. So much room and that's a good thing __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

03/21/2016, 10:55 PM	#97
JerSaint Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mystic Posts: 800	Looks great James! __________________ -I'm a fish geek. C.T.A.R.S Member My Oceanic 57 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2537718&highlight=jersaint

11/05/2015, 04:46 PM	#76
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Let the good times roll. Had dinos a while back and did a 3 day blackout and they seemed to go away. Then came cyano, another good time. Got rid of that and got red bugs. Well now dinos are back. The good news is I dont see anymore red bugs, however here goes the blackout again. On a good note hopefully the red bugs will stay gone. Also my clowns laid eggs last night for the first time. I added a ats the other day but I need to blackout the tank because dinos are spreading fast. Torches and zoas wont open all the way and it keeps covering other corals

11/08/2015, 05:05 PM	#78
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	I hate dinos. Sitting here looking at a tank covered in blankets is a terrible feeling once again. Hopefully everything pulls through. Once the dinos are gone hopefully the ats and gfo can keep the tank under control.

11/11/2015, 05:27 PM	#80
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Got a new toy today. Getting rid of the leds and going to try a 6' halide/vho combo fixture. Fixture is 3x250w se halides and 2 fr59t12/vho's. If anyone has any input on bulb combos please chime in.

12/26/2015, 08:47 PM	#81
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Bought myself a xmas present. 3 - 250w 20k radiums and 2- 140w uvl super actinic vho's. Cant wait to try em out. The tank has been going through its ups and downs but I can say in the short time from switching from leds to halides the monti caps have doubled in size.

12/29/2015, 05:56 PM	#83
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Cleaned all the sump equipment and added baffles to the sump so I can add cheato or frags or whatever to the middle with out worrying about pumps. Just need to neaten up wires and such.

12/30/2015, 08:05 AM	#85
Paulywalnuts Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Seymour Ct Posts: 979	James, what depth are you running your skimmer? How is it skimming for you? Mine is at 7"

12/30/2015, 08:22 AM	#86
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Online said 9.8 so thats what i did the baffle for. Its running good since i turned it on last night.

12/30/2015, 09:10 AM	#87
Paulywalnuts Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Seymour Ct Posts: 979	Ok. I had to build a stand to raise it up. Performance was much better IME. Nice job with the sump.

01/04/2016, 06:34 PM	#88
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Bulbs came in today! They were really cold so im not even going to mess with the radiums till tomorrow but I tried out the vho super actinics and they are sweet. Cant wait to see them with the radiums tomorrow. Grow tank Grow

01/05/2016, 05:47 PM	#89
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	bonehead move. Radiums wouldnt come on so I checked the ballasts and they're m58 which wont even fire radiums rumor has it hamilton isnt even going to have any m80 ballasts in stock until the end of the month.

02/04/2016, 02:39 PM	#90
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	I am officially done with Jebao and anything they make! PURE GARBAGE!!!! I now have 2 dead wp40s 1 dead wp10 and 1 dead rw15 and I'm guessing the 2nd rw15 wont be far behind.

02/04/2016, 04:26 PM	#92
kgstei Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Griswold Posts: 156	totally agree with you on Jabao. I had mine for 2 monthsI and it stopped working fortunately it was bought from Amazon and I got a refund

03/08/2016, 08:04 PM	#93
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Clowns lay eggs like clockwork now and it seems like more everytime

03/08/2016, 08:29 PM	#94
Dosepher CTARS Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: West Hartford CT Posts: 654	Wow now that's a lot of clown eggs. My clown eggs are orange lol

03/21/2016, 04:50 PM	#95
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Wanted to make room for the squammy and glue down ffm frags so I re did the rockwork. not an easy task when you have coral. the old left side the old right side the new left side the new right side terrible pics but it was with phone right after I was done. Now stuff needs to grow!

03/28/2016, 04:59 PM	#98
james30ct Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Groton, Ct Posts: 1,218	Couple random pics. Some a little blurry. Shoulda used the tripod hippo not sure but its taking off powder blue blasto

03/28/2016, 05:26 PM	#99
suicideissleep Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: enfield Posts: 5,547	Pics look great carful adding any fish with that powder blue pure evil

03/28/2016, 06:32 PM	#100
ScoobaSteveCT Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seymour, CT Posts: 45	Beautiful tank- I really like the side door with the controls access!