110g Business Tank Rescue
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Grape_City_Reefer
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The tank looks incredible since you started the remediation process. How is the sump area looking?A little picture update. Added two ocellaris at the owner's request.
MrWheelock
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Looks a thousand times better! Great work! I bet the owners are pleased to see everything happier
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SaltyFoxfish
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I managed to fix one leak at the bulkhead, and get a temp fix on the other until I can find someone competent enough to help me replace it. It's looking good now!
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SaltyFoxfish
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Thank you! Yes, they're very pleased with it and have been encouraging me to expand my business.
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SaltyFoxfish
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Update on the Harlequin Shrimp- she's doing great and the asternia stars are almost completely gone, so I'll be setting up some chocolate chips in the refugium to feed her.
Also, couple new things in the tank including a purple dottyback.
Also, couple new things in the tank including a purple dottyback.
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SaltyFoxfish
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Had to add this picture. I added a Dragon Goby last week, and he's done a great job helping the sandbed clean and clear. Found out yesterday that the shy Lawnmower Blenny has taken to the Goby, and spends all day shadowing him. The Blenny is much more outgoing now, which is great!
All the new additions are eating and settling in well.
All the new additions are eating and settling in well.
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SaltyFoxfish
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Posting a full tank shot today. I was doing some work in the sump and refugium today, so the water was cloudy, but I love how much growth in seeing in the coral.
I have some GSP coming soon to bring more color and cover the back wall, as well as a couple gorgonians for the back sides and a torch for the center bottom. Those might have to wait a month or two, though, unless I can find a good deal.
I have some GSP coming soon to bring more color and cover the back wall, as well as a couple gorgonians for the back sides and a torch for the center bottom. Those might have to wait a month or two, though, unless I can find a good deal.
bryanfuel
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These are some of the first pictures I took of the tank as I started working on it. I wish I had more pictures from before I started, because I still can't believe the mess this poor thing was. The sump hadn't been cleaned in probably over a year, if ever, with a six inch layer of dead things and debris in the central chamber and a ring of horrendous goo along the waterline. The guy caring for it before me admitted he hadn't cleaned out the skimmer in at least a month and it was so encrusted with slime that I had to scrape the INCH THICK layer out of the neck abs cup before I could even start cleaning it. The ATO was a ********** DIY with a magnet so rusted it literally fell apart as I removed it from the sump and took me a week to get all the rust chunks out. I couldn't salvage the ATO safely, so have had to do top offs by hand until I get a replacement in. The RODI system had a filter so dirty that I'm worried the system itself might be compromised and will be getting it serviced before hooking it up to the new ATO. The live rock inside was basically just a giant pile of junk rock that, when I rearranged it to get better water flow, had an inch thick layer of built up detritus under it.
Inside the tank itself, there were still large aptasia, the worst infestation of asternia starfish I've ever seen, and with the exception of the Yellow Tang, all the fish inside were inappropriate, aggressive, cast offs from the care company's other clients. I removed a large Blue Hippo Tang that was eating all the food, a massive Blue Velvet Damsel that was killing what inverts were left and abusing the other fish, and two of the five Yellow Tail Damsels, with plans to remove the other three.
General equipment maintenance hadn't been done in ages, with the stand and electrical cords caked in thick salt creep. There were cords without drip loops, and not a single surge protector in sight. As for testing... the staff of the business say they never saw the cleaner do more than water changes, and the tests supported that. Amonia, nitrates, and phosphates were high, salinity was low, nothing was controlling the temperature, and overall I didn't have a single result that was even close to good.
Finally, the lights and powerhead. The nice t5 light the tank had for years had been removed(with no reason) replaced by an LED, but it wasn't enough for the tank and wasn't set to a good range. It was also just kind of hanging on the hood, not properly mounted, and one wrong move lifting the lid would have sent it into the water. There was only a single, small powerhead with an output closer to a 20g, not a 110, not really doing anything with the water.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something. This tank was an absolute disaster and I seriously considered telling the owners to just tear it down completely. However, there was sentimental value that they wanted to preserve, so I told them I'd give it a shot. I'm kind of glad I did. While it's been a lot of work, it's also been very rewarding to see it come so far in the last couple months.
Wow.... And I thought my tank was bad when I neglected it for 6 months. At least I gave away my fish before my tank took a dive.
bryanfuel
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Better tank shot, plus some bonuses.
Looking forward to the new corals and maybe a couple new fish this weekend!
It looks so much better! Nice work. Salvaging a bad tank is harder than starting a new one in many ways.
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SaltyFoxfish
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In the beginning I had second thoughts about rescue over redo, but after all the work, it's really gratifying to see how far along it's come, and the owners love the progress. Definitely worth the extra work.
bryanfuel
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Oh no! My little octo got ripped up somehow! Everything else is thriving, with the hammer even growing some new heads. So what happened here??
Stinging?
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SaltyFoxfish
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It wasn't near any other coral.
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