Sierra_Bravo's "What did I get myself into??" 120g in-wall build thread
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I just needed to document my frustration. It's only time and money. I'm already up and working on testing, cleanup, and mapping a plan to get everything stable. I need a solution for my business travel, however. Hey Ty - want to drive down to San Antonio and stay at my house for a few weeks every once in a while? My wife is a great cook - she could add some much needed weight to you like she's done to me.
Haha, but who's gonna look after my tank? [emoji50]I just needed to document my frustration. It's only time and money. I'm already up and working on testing, cleanup, and mapping a plan to get everything stable. I need a solution for my business travel, however. Hey Ty - want to drive down to San Antonio and stay at my house for a few weeks every once in a while? My wife is a great cook - she could add some much needed weight to you like she's done to me.
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All my posts lately have been on the negative side. I took some pics of the tank that were not affected by my recent issues; I've got nothing to complain about.
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Centerpiece of that side of the tank! I've got one heck of a coral dealer - one day I'll hook you up!
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My odd growing slimer. Only horizontal growth and all from the bottom - top has just become a little bushier. I'm guessing it has to be due to downward flow from my Gyres. It's in a place where the opposing current often comes together and diverts downward. WWC Yellow Tip right beside it has the same thing going on, although the original stalk is growing vertical.
Happy about my Palmer's Blue Millie finally taking off. Sat idle for a long time.
Happy about my Palmer's Blue Millie finally taking off. Sat idle for a long time.
Janci
Staghorns will prevail
My odd growing slimer. Only horizontal growth and all from the bottom - top has just become a little bushier. I'm guessing it has to be due to downward flow from my Gyres. It's in a place where the opposing current often comes together and diverts downward. WWC Yellow Tip right beside it has the same thing going on, although the original stalk is growing vertical.
Happy about my Palmer's Blue Millie finally taking off. Sat idle for a long time.
The green slimer direction of growth is indeed very depending on the flow.
Mine went sideways as well due to the one directional flow.
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Here's another that has a weird lateral growth pattern:
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My little two-head cup coral hitchiker that came on my live rock is thriving in its little dark corner it ended up in.
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Grow, darn you, grow! FTS under evening blues. Not too bad for a cell phone. I didn't see it until after, but if you look on the orange monti sitting on the bottom in the middle of the tank you'll see my little red scooter blenny perched on top taking it easy.
Janci
Staghorns will prevail
Grow, darn you, grow! FTS under evening blues. Not too bad for a cell phone. I didn't see it until after, but if you look on the orange monti sitting on the bottom in the middle of the tank you'll see my little red scooter blenny perched on top taking it easy.
Great shot.
The tank is looking top notch.
WallyB
REEF Techno-Geek
Tank, Frags, and Corals look great. Gives me an Idea where my tank full of baby frag will be someday. I hope.
I know the feeling about watching slow, SLOW, painfully Slow SPS Growth.
And the one thing about seeing your Tank at this Stage that SCARES ME, is the Frags do get bigger, and I've go mine too close together.
I did a rewind on your thread, and you put in Coral in you tank approx. Dec 2017. So you are about 10 months old.
However that's a problem I look forward to, so I have some time.
I know the feeling about watching slow, SLOW, painfully Slow SPS Growth.
And the one thing about seeing your Tank at this Stage that SCARES ME, is the Frags do get bigger, and I've go mine too close together.
I did a rewind on your thread, and you put in Coral in you tank approx. Dec 2017. So you are about 10 months old.
However that's a problem I look forward to, so I have some time.
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WallyB
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Next tank I think I will do a little better with my rockwork. If I were to do it over I'd have used less rock, created more space in the middle and made the islands height's unequal. At this point I've got so many frags glued to it I'm not going to remove anything.
FTS with mostly blues/actinics:
Hey Scott,
Just noticed this. That Arch that makes the Cave Like opening... on YOUR right side Rock Island...
Is that a "CaribSea Shape" argonite rock? It looks very familiar.
I think I have the exact same piece, but my Carib Arch in my 110G is on the left side (making similar Cave opening like your rockscape)
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WallyB
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Yup. I got one a couple of years ago. Cute as Button, since it was a bit smaller than yours.
It will get bigger, and FATTER and in my tank became the Dominant Bully. Not terrible just fully in charge of tank.
I moved him out to another tank, to give new fish a chance with my new setup.
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There are frag racks behind both islands that are full and not helping with the visual clutter.
The montis have been in there a year this month. The majority of the acros went in Jan-April of this year. I am very guilty of buying too much, too soon, and putting them too close together. I know I'll have problems this next year and will need to trim and cull some out, but buying those frags at the beginning was just so darn addictive!
Hey Scott,
Just noticed this. That Arch that makes the Cave Like opening... on YOUR right side Rock Island...
Is that a "CaribSea Shape" argonite rock? It looks very familiar.
I think I have the exact same piece, but my Carib Arch in my 110G is on the left side (making similar Cave opening like your rockscape)
No, it came from Tampa Bay Saltwater with the rest. It's Walt Smith 2.0 and all random shapes.
I've mentioned it before, but I wish I had left more open space in mine and scaled back the rock - yours looks really nice. Our tanks are not far apart in development at all.
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WallyB
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I had the same addiction. I sought Physiological Treatment (Wife noticed bank account)
I keep telling her. Frags are an investment with a possible good rate of return Exactly the reason when I stumbled on your thread I joined in The 120G title gave me hint, we have same size tanks & Similar setup. Approx Same start time too. Frag about same point.
Heck even you rocks cape, Seaswirl position is similar but reversed left-right. In wall too!!
This very interesting for me, to compare your journey on Frag Growth, Water Chemistry, and things that come along the way. (That's priceless to me....Way better than looking at someone's 5 year old point, or more...Drooling)
Maybe you posted this, what is you current water chemistry. Most interested in Nitrates and Phosphates the most, since mine are a bit high N=25 P=0.19
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I had the same addiction. I sought Physiological Treatment (Wife noticed bank account)
Exactly the reason when I stumbled on your thread I joined in The 120G title gave me hint, we have same size tanks & Similar setup. Approx Same start time too. Frag about same point.
Heck even you rocks cape, Seaswirl position is similar but reversed left-right. In wall too!!
This very interesting for me, to compare your journey on Frag Growth, Water Chemistry, and things that come along the way. (That's priceless to me....Way better than looking at someone's 5 year old point, or more...Drooling)
Maybe you posted this, what is you current water chemistry. Most interested in Nitrates and Phosphates the most, since mine are a bit high N=25 P=0.19
Last time I tested was Saturday. Mag is a tad higher than normal; other than that I'm where I like to keep it. I dose as needed a nitrate and a phosphate solution to keep them between 3-5ppm and .02 to .04ppm, respectively. Without dosing they can go to zero on me.
WallyB
REEF Techno-Geek
Our Water Params are almost dead on expect for N&P.
That's a head scratcher for me. I had Nitrate around 5, and Phosphates around .05-.1 when I started tank.
Slowly they rose and won't come down. P was higher but I started using Phosguard (just recently)
I have an Algae Scrubber with Cheato (restarted recently)
MAYBE IF FEED MY FISH TOO MUCH, and 2 Times a Week I Feed Corals Reef Roids, and some Aminos.
I'm not complaining, since I rather feed fish then have to add stuff to bring up N&P.
I need to rewind and read about your Filtration. Especially how you bring down Nitrates.
Maybe the few months you are ahead of me, is predicting my future.
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