So, Vetteguy did it again?? 400g Build Thread

Ober_Reef · Jan 6, 2023

Looking Great !

Petcrazyson · Jan 6, 2023

Lol funny why people want to know where people live lol.

vetteguy53081 · Jan 6, 2023

Petcrazyson said:
Lol funny why people want to know where people live lol.

Never thought about that but some are watching my move as I am going to a very large tank there

vetteguy53081 · Jan 7, 2023

I Fine tuned doser, have the algae scrubber at desired rate, added new pouch of chemi Pure Blue and Have alk.CA/mag right where i want it:

Corals mainly new ones have opened, colored up and softies looks larger/fuller in size:

Feeders are out:

Already have a first split:

Roatan Reef · Jan 10, 2023

Petcrazyson said:
Lol funny why people want to know where people live lol.

Well, other reefers may be interested in other reefers if they moved close by...I wouldn't mind visiting or people visiting me if someone on R2R was in the vicinity....nothing weird about that...IMHO!

Roatan Reef · Jan 10, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
I Fine tuned doser, have the algae scrubber at desired rate, added new pouch of chemi Pure Blue and Have alk.CA/mag right where i want it:

Corals mainly new ones have opened, colored up and softies looks larger/fuller in size:

Feeders are out:

Already have a first split:

Wow!... looks amazing! What's better Elite or Blue? And In your opinion what's better in regards to Chemi Pure?

vetteguy53081 · Jan 10, 2023

Roatan Reef said:
Wow!... looks amazing! What's better Elite or Blue? And In your opinion what's better in regards to Chemi Pure?

Mt phos is up at 1.08 so I am adding elite this time around but I typically use Blue
When i started tank, I only added carbon because I wanted to use it up but I now am reminded why I prefer Chemipure

vetteguy53081 · Jan 20, 2023

tonight's snack attack:
Sorry for green tint- Just added aminos for the corals

Petcrazyson · Jan 20, 2023

That’s one chunky PBT!

vetteguy53081 · Jan 20, 2023

Petcrazyson said:
That’s one chunky PBT!

They all are LOL

dstockwell · Jan 20, 2023

Beautiful

CoralB · Jan 20, 2023

Sorry that sucks with the shipping experience. The tank looks great !! Hope everything else goes smoothly for you .

Fishtank0611! · Feb 17, 2023

I'm sad right now, I had a Blue Atlantic Tang, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, Pink and yellow dotty back, clown fish and a Nightwatchmen Gobby. Everyone living in harmony.....Well, I knew the Blue Atlantic was eventually going to grow out of the tank but out of nowhere the gobby started stressing out the dotty back and it died then the Blue Atlantic started beating up the Hippo ( I couldn't catch it ) It took the people that I bought it from several hours to catch it they had to stop and try again later because it lived in a large tank with the slate rocks) I removed the Hippo but it was too late it died and then a week later the Blue Atlantic started to go after the yellow tang and my husband caught it, it died I guess the stress killed it - I'm like .... this is too much. Know thank the lord everyone is living in harmony (pray for me) Ugh!!! the corals are fine. (I'm left with my $100 yellow tang that I've had every since it was a baby and the clow fish since it was a baby and the watchman goby (all were baby's even my Hippo was a baby I'm so sad) the blue Atlantic was much larger but when I added him he was on par with the rest. You get attached to the fish and the corals quick especially if they were babies and you watched them grow... Sorry I needed to vent...lol

vetteguy53081 · Feb 19, 2023

I sent my water change station to storage as I am starting to empty out basement. So I have been AWOL the last couple of days for the most part.
Just finished hookup on this unit and clearing basement. I'd say I have TDS water . . LOL

Weasel1960 · Feb 19, 2023

Looking good @vetteguy53081. Where did you go for the corals? Did you QT them at all or straight into the tank?

larryl · Feb 19, 2023

Wow, tank is killer! Keep up the good work.

vetteguy53081 · Feb 19, 2023

Weasel1960 said:
Looking good @vetteguy53081. Where did you go for the corals? Did you QT them at all or straight into the tank?

I went on Priority trip (for coral LOL) from Grafton to Illinois to Near LaCrosse and I just got more colonies. Will have to take and add pics
I never quarantine coral but do place in tubs in the dark for a couple of hours to allow creepy crawlers to emerge. All I found were bristle worms and they were denied tank entry

Bruttall · Mar 3, 2023

Sorry to see your stuff so busted up, but so you know, Fed Ex kills a lot of driver's every year, they have one of the worst safety records in logistics. Chances are really good, your stuff went thru an accident. Did Fed Ex cover the damages? if they did not you should go after them for it.

Zach B · Mar 3, 2023

The PBT as said before looks awesome! Very cool to see it with you and that gorgeous tank

vetteguy53081 · Mar 3, 2023

Bruttall said:
Sorry to see your stuff so busted up, but so you know, Fed Ex kills a lot of driver's every year, they have one of the worst safety records in logistics. Chances are really good, your stuff went thru an accident. Did Fed Ex cover the damages? if they did not you should go after them for it.

having a Fedex acct made things easier. I had this repaired in a day and Fedex covered me well and in 9 days.