My Florida Ricordea Theme Tank Project

[Aquascaper]

Sweet!

 

[Invert]

Thanks for all of the kind comments.
The progress is slow, work is getting in the way of my enjoyment.

 

[Azurel]

So that's where you been? Work? That sucks....

 

[Invert]

There has been a little progress.
There is water in the tank,
Over Flow is connected to the Sump,
Skimmer & Return Pump are running.

Just no Corals or Fish are added.

 

[inactive]

Check on Jaque Cousteau quotes sometime. Hes got a really funny one that goes something like "Some people make war with the ocean, I make love to it". I almost fell off my chair laughing when I read that.

hahahahahahah

 

[wa108666]

Super clean setup!

 

[NU2REEFIN]

I love Ricordeas and Coral Morphologic is the best....... I will be watching progress on this one. VERY NICE

 

[Invert]

It has been awhile since I updated this Thread,
A lot of things have happened.
Some good things and some BAD things.
The worst, was the loss of all of my Ricordea due to a prolonged fresh water dip.

The Tank is up and running,
Pictures to come.

 

[ReeferRob]

I had to read that twice what the heck?? You lost them ALL? To a fresh water dip? WHY, WHAT, WHO, WHY?

 

[Invert]

I had to read that twice what the heck?? You lost them ALL? To a fresh water dip? WHY, WHAT, WHO, WHY?

That is what happens with a Cheap ATO stays on.
&
A 75gal R/O unit runs for 10 hours on a 90gal system.
&
Your Wife calls you at work and says " There is water all over the floor "
&
You try to slowly raise the salinity over a couple of days.

Salinity ?
What Salinity ?

I almost got out of the Hobby after this happened

I had a couple of Florida's survive and are still alive after 3 months, but are not looking good.

I hope this answers your question.
It still makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it.

You can not call yourself a Hobbyist,
Until you spend a lot of $$$$$ on Corals,
Kill them,
&
Still Stay in the Hobby

 

[mlove]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Well I'm sorry to hear about that, but I'm just as glad you did stay with the hobby. Hope your luck has turned for the best and everything falls into place nicely.

 

[ReeferRob]

Crap brother sorry to hear about the luck. Glad you decide to stick with it.

 

[Antonias1391]

really sorry to hear! :cry: keep with it though please! your tank should look great when its gets going again!

 

[Invert]

Crap brother sorry to hear about the luck. Glad you decide to stick with it.

It is kind of like,
When I was younger,
You lose a girl friend one day :sad:
Feel Bad for a day,
Then turn around and find another one :bigsmile:

Well, Something like that

Once it is in your blood,
It never really goes away.

 

[Invert]

It has been awhile.
The Tanks is up and running.

It may be going in the direction of SPS.

 

[skinz78]

Looking good! How come you are going in the SPS direction instead of Ric's?

 

[btkrausen]

Thats a big tube worm you have in there. That tube looks super long. Mine is a dwarf compared to that

 

[Invert]

Looking good! How come you are going in the SPS direction instead of Ric's?

That is what happens with a Cheap ATO stays on.
&
A 75gal R/O unit runs for 10 hours on a 90gal system.
&
Your Wife calls you at work and says " There is water all over the floor "
&
You try to slowly raise the salinity over a couple of days.

Salinity ?
What Salinity ?

I almost got out of the Hobby after this happened

I had a couple of Florida's survive and are still alive after 3 months, but are not looking good.

I hope this answers your question.
It still makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it.

You can not call yourself a Hobbyist,
Until you spend a lot of $$$$$ on Corals,
Kill them,
&
Still Stay in the Hobby

 

[Invert]

Thats a big tube worm you have in there. That tube looks super long. Mine is a dwarf compared to that

It is a Red & Gold
And yes, the Tube is Huge.

 

[skinz78]

Oh man that sucks big time! I have flooded things but not like that. I feel your pain though, I lost 20 clams in one month and they were all rare.