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[X-37B]

So yesterday was a bummer. I had 2 anthias. One was startimg to turn male and was 4" easily.
When lights came on it was nowhere to be found. The other one is fine. I had both of them for almost 2 years now.
No po4 spike observed yet but the system should be able to handle it.
Old pic.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

So yesterday was a bummer. I had 2 anthias. One was startimg to turn male and was 4" easily.
When lights came on it was nowhere to be found. The other one is fine. I had both of them for almost 2 years now.
No po4 spike observed yet but the system should be able to handle it.
Old pic.

Oh man, that sucks. Sorry.

 

[X-37B]

Oh man, that sucks. Sorry.

Thanks. Its not the first or last time it will happen. The part that sucks is not knowing why.
Urchin and crabs would be all over it if it was dead but not seeing that. Down to 9 fish now. The other anthia looks fine.
Was not going to add more fish as the system is peaceful.
Trimmed the bubblegum digi again. Have frags no one wants,lol.

 

[X-37B]

Today
Temp 78
SG 1.0265
Alk 7.9
Ca 430
Mag 1290
Po4 .083
No3 0.08
K 400
Dropping Vodka from 6ml to 5ml a day.
Overall looking good.
Growth is strong since adding CRT daily @ 0.5 grams.

 

[Project1004]

Thanks. Its not the first or last time it will happen. The part that sucks is not knowing why.
Urchin and crabs would be all over it if it was dead but not seeing that. Down to 9 fish now. The other anthia looks fine.
Was not going to add more fish as the system is peaceful.
Trimmed the bubblegum digi again. Have frags no one wants,lol.

Ive been searching all over the LFS for some bubble gum digi with no luck in atlanta. I hope to get some one day. lol.

 

[X-37B]

Ive been searching all over the LFS for some bubble gum digi with no luck in atlanta. I hope to get some one day. lol.

If you were local I would give you some. I always have frags of it.

 

[X-37B]

Second round of plums 4lbs for jam.
The tree is still producing fruit, maybe another 8-10lbs.

 

[Project1004]

If you were local I would give you some. I always have frags of it.

I went by 5 LFS and spoke with all 5 owners when I made a trips around the stores about an month ago. Everyone of them had different idea as what the bubble gum should look alike compared to the forest fire. Surprisingly most the owner didn’t know concretely this is it. But one of the owner was able to explain that forest fire is just that. Green body with red polys. Forest on fire. Bubble gum seems to have more fluorescent mixture of 3 colors. Where I think forest fire has two (green and red) granted the tip kinda look bluish but really not. I’ve grabbed one of a frag at one store but I think it’s just red digi…. Bubble gum has lots of blue I assume?!? They say you can tell by the growth of the base but I don’t have one to compare to….

Thank you for the kind words :). I was trying to give two thumbs up but it’s hard to press the right moji.

 

[X-37B]

I went by 5 LFS and spoke with all 5 owners when I made a trips around the stores about an month ago. Everyone of them had different idea as what the bubble gum should look alike compared to the forest fire. Surprisingly most the owner didn’t know concretely this is it. But one of the owner was able to explain that forest fire is just that. Green body with red polys. Forest on fire. Bubble gum seems to have more fluorescent mixture of 3 colors. Where I think forest fire has two (green and red) granted the tip kinda look bluish but really not. I’ve grabbed one of a frag at one store but I think it’s just red digi…. Bubble gum has lots of blue I assume?!? They say you can tell by the growth of the base but I don’t have one to compare to….

Thank you for the kind words :). I was trying to give two thumbs up but it’s hard to press the right moji.

Yea I cant keep up with names, lol.
So mine is a forest fire. I have the bubblegum in a small frag. Definate difference in color of the 2. Forset fires polyps are orange, bubblegum is red/orange a definate difference. Tips can be blueish.
I will get a pic of the 2 together in my growput tank when the lights come on later today.

 

[Project1004]

Only good photo I have of the forest fire digi in my tank. They turned out to be same. I havnt seen that green tips thought. Only bluish white. I think the light intensity has something to do with it!

 

[Dukereefnz]

Great thread - enjoyed seeing the progress... so many questions...

 

[Randomstylez]

Currently planning my own IM100 upgrade from my seapora 80g, Wondering how you built the light stand behind the tank. Looks like you built a base box then 2 L's came up from there to support a bar that goes across the length of the tank? Or did you mount the bottom of the tank to the frame of the tank?

Can you use just any aluminum? or should I get a specific one to mimic your design

 

[X-37B]

Currently planning my own IM100 upgrade from my seapora 80g, Wondering how you built the light stand behind the tank. Looks like you built a base box then 2 L's came up from there to support a bar that goes across the length of the tank? Or did you mount the bottom of the tank to the frame of the tank?

Can you use just any aluminum? or should I get a specific one to mimic your design

I used 8020, 15 series, it should all be in this post.
They all have 12" wide 8020 box/cabinet.
On my ext112 I attatched it to the stand top and bottom with tnutz and bolts. It is more sturdy than the 170 and 50 that are not attatched but both work.
Here is some pics of the 112 and how I attatched it.
Note: the blue painters tape. Use it to secure the top when putting on the tank.

 

[X-37B]

Added 2 lyretails today. Looks like they will do fine with the other one.

 

[X-37B]

A year ago when I got it and today. Not sure of the name but I like the structure.
You can see the WD colony I lost in the back.

 

[Arkayology]

A year ago when I got it and today. Not sure of the name but I like the structure.
You can see the WD colony I lost in the back.

Do you have frags of this growing under different lights? It would be interesting to see the difference.

 

[X-37B]

Do you have frags of this growing under different lights? It would be interesting to see the difference.

I have not fragged it yet.
First pic is with photon 50's only.
Second pic is with the uv/v bars. I did not have them running in the first pic.
I used a different filter in pic 1.
I plan on taking a frag to put under the halide so it will be interesting to see any difference in color.

 

[Randomstylez]

Thi

I used 8020, 15 series, it should all be in this post.
They all have 12" wide 8020 box/cabinet.
On my ext112 I attatched it to the stand top and bottom with tnutz and bolts. It is more sturdy than the 170 and 50 that are not attatched but both work.
Here is some pics of the 112 and how I attatched it.
Note: the blue painters tape. Use it to secure the top when putting on the tank.

Thinking more about my sump choice for my IM100, I really want the luna reef EECO4418 sump for that extra space over the 3418 but the stand inner dimm is 42 inches wide. Would there be enough clearance to make a shelf out of the bottom of the stand, lay some pvc board over the aluminum and have the 44 inch sump fit while still being able to close the doors?

I guess what I am really asking is how much space is used by the aluminum frame inside the stand that I could possibly reclaim

 

[X-37B]

Thi

Thinking more about my sump choice for my IM100, I really want the luna reef EECO4418 sump for that extra space over the 3418 but the stand inner dimm is 42 inches wide. Would there be enough clearance to make a shelf out of the bottom of the stand, lay some pvc board over the aluminum and have the 44 inch sump fit while still being able to close the doors?

I guess what I am really asking is how much space is used by the aluminum frame inside the stand that I could possibly reclaim

Inside the IM stand or the 8020 cage?
12" cage leaves 9" clearance. Each 15 series is 1.5".
The cage mounts to the channel in the stand and does not affect the inside of the stand if thats what you meant.
My 170 the cage sits on the floor.