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Heres a picture dump on the updates i posted about last night! Was able to snap a few good pictures today.
MuffinMonster's Red Sea Reefer 250!
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Measured some levels this weekend and surprisingly i measured .25 phosphate on my salifert test kit, i thought it wasn't reading right so i did it again and got .25, so i figured it was time to go pick up a ULR Phosphate Hanna checker, after testing with the hanna checker i found phosphate to be .3ppm. I picked up some brightwell Phosphate-E and will be slowly dosing that at 1ml a day for the next couple days while i maintain and watch my phosphate levels, the only place it could be coming from is leeching from the dry rock. I don't think a couple decayed shrimp in there over the cycle could cause those levels to rise that much, as i measure nitrates at less than 1ppm.
We will see if the brightwell stuff works how it says it does! Probably will need to follow the recommended dose of it and continue to dose it once a week for the first few months of the tank to keep phosphates in check.
We will see if the brightwell stuff works how it says it does! Probably will need to follow the recommended dose of it and continue to dose it once a week for the first few months of the tank to keep phosphates in check.
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This past Saturday morning when i moved my fish over to the reefer 250 i noticed almost 10 minutes after putting my coral beauty in the tank that he wasn't swimming right. The pumps were blowing him all over the place and he was struggling to stay up-right and swim, so i've turned my pumps down really slow since introducing the fish into the tank for him to be able to heal up. Well last night i got home and found him stuck the the side of my MP10, it was on like 20% reefcrest. Poor little buddy never recovered from the other day, i noticed he wasn't eating also.
I did notice when i put him to the new tank he freaked out a bit and swam under some of the rock structures and i believe he got pinned in there some how and maybe damaged something. Because i saw him wiggle a bit then pop out from under the rock and that is when i noticed he was struggling to swim
This is my first fish loss in 2.5 years of the hobby, he was the newest of the fish introduced into my old tank 10/2019. Poor little fella will be missed.
I did notice when i put him to the new tank he freaked out a bit and swam under some of the rock structures and i believe he got pinned in there some how and maybe damaged something. Because i saw him wiggle a bit then pop out from under the rock and that is when i noticed he was struggling to swim
This is my first fish loss in 2.5 years of the hobby, he was the newest of the fish introduced into my old tank 10/2019. Poor little fella will be missed.
powers2001
started reefing 1999
@MuffinMonster Just wondering if you used a net with him. CB have big spines on their gills and can get them damaged by nets.
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Really? I did not know this, and yes I used a net to catch him and put him in the new tank. I’ll be really sad if the net was the cause
He was really easy to catch and go in the net though, he didn’t mind me picking him up into it when pulling him out of the old tank to get him into the new tank.
Skynyrd Fish
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Nice setup. I’m looking forward to seeing some sticks in there.
powers2001
started reefing 1999
@MuffinMonster I don't know if netting could damage the gill spines enough to kill one. You should use your hand when possible when handling fish. And yeah the scientific name for Coral Beauties means gill spine. Most dwarf angels have spines on their gills but the CB is most prominent.
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Thanks man! It's been a patient wait these last few months while i got this thing running. Hopefully ill see some coraline in the next month or two and can start throwing some frags in there!
@powers2001 Glad to know! Thanks for sharing, i was wondering what happened. I don't know if it was a previous underlying condition, from me moving him with a net now, or getting stuck/hurt on one of the rock structures in the new tank when he first entered. Ill definitely try to not use a net from now on. Ill definitely be bummed if i did that
I'm trying to think of what to put in there now since hes gone. I was thinking maybe a couple anthias or another pygmy angel, like a flameback or cherub. I wanted 5/6 fish in this tank but now with the CB gone ill only have 4. I wasn't going to add any other fish to the tank, but now i'd like to.
powers2001
started reefing 1999
Have you thought of a hawkfish? Flames and Longnose are awesome !!!! Lot's of personality.
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I've not actually looked into hawkfish before, just looked them up and the flame hawkfish looks super cool! I am planning on having a skunk cleaner shrimp though, it says the hawkfish eat shrimp? If so it couldn't be an option.
powers2001
started reefing 1999
@MuffinMonster Yeah that's a total bummer about hawkfish.
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Yes i am, i'm excited to go! Unfortunately i wont be able to pick up any coral, which is a total bummer. I still have a month or two before ill be introducing coral otherwise i would be picking up a bunch. But ill definitely be going and browsing around and chatting, i need to get involved with more reefers in the area. I live downtown around lucas oil stadium. You in the indy area?
They look great though! I may end up just trying 3/4 chromis too. I really want something that's going to be active and swimming around out in the open water of the tank which is why i was originally thinking anthias, my LFS recommend 3 evansi anthias, from what im reading lyretail or bartletts are more popular. But im also reading anthias can be big jerks and starve your other fish by being aggressive during feeding times. Which is why i'm also looking at some typical blue/green chromis. But also i have the two clowns, royal gramma and the juvenile tomini tang, i'm not sure how many fish are too many fish in a reefer 250. You think adding a trio of chromis or anthias would be over-loading? I do have very good mechanical filtration though.
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I'll be at INDMAS, but I too am unable to pick anything up because my new build hasn't seen water yet and my current tank is jammed to the max. I live in Lafayette, but I'm in Indy/Greenwood 2-3 times a week for work.
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Awesome man! Total bummer you wont be able to pick anything up either, but it will be a good time anyway! Ah yea, i live downtown and work up in Carmel. If you're ever in the greenwood/southside indy area check out modern aquatix, Jeremy is the man and is who i buy most my stuff from.
Whats your new tank build going to be?
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Yeah man, I've only been to Jeremy's shop once. Though I did spend quite a bit of money at his booth at INDMAS 2 years ago!
New tank is a SCA 90 gallon. It's a similar size to these 250's which is why I've been cruising through all of your guys' threads lol. I may begin a build thread, but had a few more things I wanted to do to the stand and stuff before I get ahead of myself.
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Heck yea, i love following build threads. A ton of people out there with crazy awesome ideas that definitely inspired my build a lot. Read through them all over time and implement a combination of everything you like into your next build! It was fun doing custom sump mods and plumbing. Makes the feel of the tank more accomplished as its something you partially envisioned and built yourself! The plumbing is my favorite part so far. It was fun to build, and looks amazing in person. While its not perfect (it was my first time plumbing) i'm happy with the outcome, and it was easier than i first expected.
Highly highly highly recommend incorporating a roller mat into your new system. I am absolute trash about changing out mechanical filtration every couple days so it has been a huge benefit letting it do its thing.
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Already purchased the Clarisea 5000. I bought the tank used and it came with a trigger sump that I just modified the heck out of to fit the roller. I've got to finish that small project to sand it down and get the acrylic polished back up. Again, part of the reason why I've procrastinated starting my build thread. Anyways, I don't mean to hijack your thread. I'll for sure be following along, and maybe I'll see you at INDMAS.
powers2001
started reefing 1999
@MuffinMonster I've had terrible luck with blue-greens and have heard a lot of similar stories. They always killed each other off for some reason, cheap though. Also look into yellow tailed blue damsels, fairly mild and don't hide.
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@MuffinMonster hey is your clarisea gen 1, or gen 2? My 1” white PVC and orange PVC don’t fit to the grey elbow that comes with the clarisea gen 2?!? The grey elbow says 1” but my PVC don’t fit. Did I get wrong part or am I missing anything here??
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