New 220 gallon build - Page 22

tmz · 02/23/2009, 12:21 AM

Great pictures Kurt. Have to connect for a few trades soon.

KurtsReef · 03/09/2009, 11:07 AM

After reading some write ups and threads on the vermited snails, this one and about 20 others in my tank have nice new superglue hats.

Talon4x4 stopped by to pick up a coral, since my arm was already wet decided to get rid of a few of them.

Now to try and locate all the rest...or at least most as they appear to be rising in population rather quickly.

Also of note while he was there, it occurred to me that the long nose butterfly fish was not around. I cannot believe I did not miss it sooner, as my family states "It has been gone for a long time" which has me wondering when it died

not to mention why it died...it seems to have died shortly after arriving in the tank.

So I will be looking to replace it with yet another butterfly or angel of some sort in the not so distant future.

RoscoPColtrane · 03/09/2009, 07:57 PM

Let us know how the superglue works. I have a few vermited snails in my tank that are bothering my green star polyps. I break them off but they grow back in a week or so.

dreaminmel · 03/09/2009, 08:00 PM

If enough glue is used that they can't break through it, it works perfectly. I've used that on a few of mine that were easy to reach.

KurtsReef · 03/10/2009, 05:14 AM

Similar experience with what Mel is stating...I used a second tube of superglue (Gel) last night and did need to reapply it too 3 of the snails that had broken through and found a few more.

I am using the gel and aiming it directly into their 'tubes', if it does not appear to be staying in the tube I then take my finger and smear it around the entrance.

KurtsReef · 03/20/2009, 08:27 AM

Well, this set up is almost two years old now and I cannot make it larger where it is...have new kids that need diapers/formula/day care....so the wife and I have decided to downsize this operation a bit.

I am currently picking out which corals will make the transition as well as which fish and will be selling the rest (this part of the process has already started)

The plan is to go with a 36x36x28 (I think they are 28" high) 150g cube. The tank will be going to the immediate right of where the current set up is in the kitchen and viewable from 2 or 2.5 sides. The sump area in the basement will also be reduced, currently have 250g of water down there, thinking 100 will be enough and will stop lighting that with a 400w MH bulb.

The montly cost of the new set up will be considerably less.

Then in about 4 - 6 years (no formula/diapers/daycare) we will be putting a 300g or so tank in the opposite wall between the dining room and family room in the main part of the house.

The current dining room table/chairs and china cabinet will be going away for a new smaller version of a dining room table.

So...thats the current plan, we are in no hurry as it was just decided this week we need to do something like this after one of the cars decided it had run long enough (140k miles) and we cannot afford to get a second car payment.

First step will be reducing the amount of livestock, then removing the current display from the dining room area with all live stock relocated to the cellar (similar to what Chris did when his tank busted...they will all live in the 300g tub). Then we will finish the "Bar" which is what the current unfinished stand will become. I will be looking for a deal on a used tank with the approximate dimensions mentioned above and/or eventually pick up a new one (Marineland).

backdraft79 · 03/20/2009, 12:16 PM

Kurt. Let me know if you need any help with the tear down. Im just a rock throw away and im always willing to work. Let me know.

melev · 03/20/2009, 12:21 PM

The first step is to take another batch of pictures of your beautiful reef before the carnage commences.

Then you may proceed.

Conesus_Kid · 01/15/2011, 09:26 PM

Gary Majchrzak · 01/16/2011, 12:13 PM

I think Kurt is on another tour of the middle east...............

02/23/2009, 12:21 AM	#526
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Great pictures Kurt. Have to connect for a few trades soon. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

03/09/2009, 08:00 PM	#529
dreaminmel Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Irondequoit, NY Posts: 4,758	If enough glue is used that they can't break through it, it works perfectly. I've used that on a few of mine that were easy to reach. __________________ ~Melanie~ Hiatus over, 120g in process "Ni lia duine na tuairim." (Everyone has their own opinion.)

03/20/2009, 12:16 PM	#532
backdraft79 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 1,442	Kurt. Let me know if you need any help with the tear down. Im just a rock throw away and im always willing to work. Let me know. __________________ Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. Mohandas Gandhi Current Tank Info: 90RR with custom stand, canopy and cabnet. More to be added

01/15/2011, 09:26 PM	#534
Conesus_Kid Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Conesus, NY Posts: 3,897	__________________ Scott Friends don't give friends Kenya tree...

01/16/2011, 12:13 PM	#535
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	I think Kurt is on another tour of the middle east............... __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

03/09/2009, 11:07 AM	#527
KurtsReef Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Boston, NY Posts: 2,603	After reading some write ups and threads on the vermited snails, this one and about 20 others in my tank have nice new superglue hats. Talon4x4 stopped by to pick up a coral, since my arm was already wet decided to get rid of a few of them. Now to try and locate all the rest...or at least most as they appear to be rising in population rather quickly. Also of note while he was there, it occurred to me that the long nose butterfly fish was not around. I cannot believe I did not miss it sooner, as my family states "It has been gone for a long time" which has me wondering when it died not to mention why it died...it seems to have died shortly after arriving in the tank. So I will be looking to replace it with yet another butterfly or angel of some sort in the not so distant future.

03/09/2009, 07:57 PM	#528
RoscoPColtrane Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 586	Let us know how the superglue works. I have a few vermited snails in my tank that are bothering my green star polyps. I break them off but they grow back in a week or so.

03/10/2009, 05:14 AM	#530
KurtsReef Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Boston, NY Posts: 2,603	Similar experience with what Mel is stating...I used a second tube of superglue (Gel) last night and did need to reapply it too 3 of the snails that had broken through and found a few more. I am using the gel and aiming it directly into their 'tubes', if it does not appear to be staying in the tube I then take my finger and smear it around the entrance.

03/20/2009, 08:27 AM	#531
KurtsReef Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Boston, NY Posts: 2,603	Well, this set up is almost two years old now and I cannot make it larger where it is...have new kids that need diapers/formula/day care....so the wife and I have decided to downsize this operation a bit. I am currently picking out which corals will make the transition as well as which fish and will be selling the rest (this part of the process has already started) The plan is to go with a 36x36x28 (I think they are 28" high) 150g cube. The tank will be going to the immediate right of where the current set up is in the kitchen and viewable from 2 or 2.5 sides. The sump area in the basement will also be reduced, currently have 250g of water down there, thinking 100 will be enough and will stop lighting that with a 400w MH bulb. The montly cost of the new set up will be considerably less. Then in about 4 - 6 years (no formula/diapers/daycare) we will be putting a 300g or so tank in the opposite wall between the dining room and family room in the main part of the house. The current dining room table/chairs and china cabinet will be going away for a new smaller version of a dining room table. So...thats the current plan, we are in no hurry as it was just decided this week we need to do something like this after one of the cars decided it had run long enough (140k miles) and we cannot afford to get a second car payment. First step will be reducing the amount of livestock, then removing the current display from the dining room area with all live stock relocated to the cellar (similar to what Chris did when his tank busted...they will all live in the 300g tub). Then we will finish the "Bar" which is what the current unfinished stand will become. I will be looking for a deal on a used tank with the approximate dimensions mentioned above and/or eventually pick up a new one (Marineland).

03/20/2009, 12:21 PM	#533
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	The first step is to take another batch of pictures of your beautiful reef before the carnage commences. Then you may proceed.