This is it. My last build thread

[exnisstech]

TLDR I'm changing the meaning to Too Long Don't Read
Anyone ever play acrophobia? I loved playing. It was my intro to conversing on the net.
Life stuff going on so I'm spending a bit of time watching the tanks today as therapy. Pics to follow along with old guy ramblings.
Nothing to do with the tank in this thread but this is one of my biggest successes (I only have a few) Got this peice in a $20 bargain bin.

This pavona has been in every tank I've had. It was a frag when I got it.

This is from a chip that broke off. This coral breaks easier than a digi. I'm an accidental fragger aka clumsy.

This blasto is coming back from the dead. It got lost in the move.

I think I'm gonna be a. daddy. This is the first time I've had a toadstool reproduce. Assuming that's what it's doing.

My pectinia is still digging life in the sps tank

Signing off with a pic of the CBB couple. Man I love it when a plan comes together

Nite all

EDIT : to add pics of the kids holding hands

And focused on my conversation

 

[exnisstech]

I'm not senile but I have no idea what happened to the coral pics above. They were there yesterday. Hey #moderator @revhtree any idea why half of my images disappeared?

If I go into edit mode attachments are shown

But in view mode they are not visible

 

[Stang67]

I saw the pix that were there. Spooky

 

[fishguy242]

seen them also... ;) still not there on my end either ??

 

[twentyleagues]

Yeah I remember seeing the coral pics too. The baby toad stool the pectina.

Years ago on my local forum someone posted shots of his tank in his thread they were of corals and fish and a fts. The problem was in a couple of the pics like fts and fish pics there was reflection in the glass, apparently he had been naked while taking pics. I never noticed. Those pics were removed by mods. You didnt do that did you? lol

 

[tbrown]

Same, I saw them now gone...

 

[exnisstech]

apparently he had been naked while taking pics. I never noticed. Those pics were removed by mods. You didnt do that did you

No chance of that lol.
It's funny because if you look at the screen shots it shows the attachments but the pics don't show. If no one from staff responds I'll just redo the post I guess

 

[twentyleagues]

No chance of that lol.
It's funny because if you look at the screen shots it shows the attachments but the pics don't show. If no one from staff responds I'll just redo to post I guess

Do you use a host site for your pics? This was something that had to be done in the past and how I lost most of my pics because I refuse to negotiate with terrorists (looking at you photobucket). At times the pic links would load because of the hosting site having some issue or another but that would still have a "blank" space where the pic was. I know that isnt needed here as they can be direct downloaded, but maybe something with "the cloud" whichever you may use?

 

[tbrown]

I embed my pictures straight from the phone to Reef2Reef.

 

[exnisstech]

Do you use a host site for your pics?

No I do it strait from my phone just like at @tbrown. It's has to be a software issue I would think. I'm just gonna go back and add them again. If the entire post disappears it means it didn't go well lol

 

[tbrown]

As long as YOU don't disappear!

 

[exnisstech]

As long as YOU don't disappear!

No plans of that. I have no personal friends and no social media outside of R2R so with the exception of my pups and Gal you folks are it. The dogs love to listen to me talk reef stuff but they like me talking about grass growing or the color of the sky too :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing: My Gal likes the tanks but I get the feeling she doesn't really listen when I'm talking about them :thinking-face:

Pics are fixed so let's see how it goes.

 

[twentyleagues]

They are back! You still here?

 

[exnisstech]

Disclaimer : Old guy ramblings below

Die Hards corals.
A few that have been with me from close to the beginning.

Paly grandis and some type of recordia I think. These have survived months in a dark brute. I just brought these up from the stock tank.

These guys are still in the dark but hanging in there. Flashlight used ;)

The you can't kill me if you try blue ridge. There was a small patch of this on a piece of rock I bought from a guy tearing down a tank years ago. It will grow anywhere and survive in the dark. I've had rocks the size of a softball covered in it. Deep in the center of this one is a frag plug. I placed it on a rock I cut flat so I could keep it but not have it take over. I moved it today. The back not shown is all white from being in the dark. It should start showing some polyps now that it's out in the light.

And now the killer paly. This stuff just shuts down and goes dormant when removed from light and heat. Heck I wouldn't be surprised if it could live out of water. Do not try this at home. I've plucked so many of these things with my thumb and index finger I should be dead 10 times over. What happened to common sense? Don't boil it, snort it, eat it, rub it in your eyes, and maybe think about washing your hands. I just don't get it :zany-face:

This is some in the dormant stage in the stock tank.

This is the stock tank I keep mentioning. Most of the rock is left over from the 180g. I'm keeping water flowing and heat but no light. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it but I'm not going to let it turn into dry rock.

Well if you've made it this far and actually read my ramblings thank you and good night.

 

[Stang67]

Mmmmmm live rock. Careful you might turn into @fishguy242

 

[T4ylor]

Definatly not epic lol
EDIT 5/12/24
Equipment List (I'll update as I progress)
Stuff coming over from the 180

Six Noopsyche K7 pro III lights.

6 MP40s did some shuffling around in other tanks to get 2 more. Four Mp40s

Dicided not to run a skimmer Reef Octo Classic INT 200 skimmer
Running a cryptic refugium instead


New equipment (will update as I go)
Jecod DCP 15000 return pump
Inkbird 306A heat controller
Heaters - two Eheim Jager 300 Watt.
Kamoer ATO One 2
Surf 4 ATS with 2 Danner AP 4 air pumps.
Aquamaxx sigma 2 reactor for carbon.

You’re only using 600 watts on heating it? My tank is 80g and i have to use a 300w + 400w

 

[exnisstech]

You’re only using 600 watts on heating it? My tank is 80g and i have to use a 300w + 400w

It's been staying steady at 24.5c (76f) and house temps have been as low as 67.

 

[exnisstech]

UPDATE 10/27/24
I'm going to add some info on my other two tanks here to make it easier for me. A combo tank thread I spose. Maybe we can get a badge for the most tanks in one tank thread:thinking-face:

I found some pics on my pc from when I started the reefer 300. I had a thread but it disappeared :zany-face: I added live rock rubble and some blocks that had been in the 180g sump for years. Placed in sump add dry rock to display stir and enjoy. Dry rock with nothing to seed just sucks. I'm mentioning because its similar to how this threads tank started with similar results.
Feb/March 2023

Some of the old life that went in the sump. I think it kept the uglies away.

Tidied up a bit

Well now that I see it on a monitor its not so tidy on the electrical. Not my forte

Today. Never had an ugly stage. I credit the live stuff I added at start up. Gotta love some good Live rock and nastiness scraped out of a sump.

I'll report back on the problem child reefer 170 later.

I found an asterina on my favorite acro .and when I plucked the star off I saw it had eaten the flesh.

This tank the reefer 300 has hundreds of asterinas so time to take offensive measures

I'd like to add a female when he finishes with the asterinas here and put the pair in my reefer 170 but I'm not sure about having them with the haddoni. I think they would be an interesting addition to this tank which needs something. I had a single harlequin before and it was interesting watching it flip chocolate stars over and keep them pinned. I think it would be cool to watch two of them work together as pair.

Open to opinions on the harlys and haddoni

 

[twentyleagues]

I cant comment on the harlys safety with the nem, I dont really do nems. I have had harlequin shrimp in the past though. What do you plan on doing for food once they destroy the stars in that tank? I had a pair years ago and it took them very little time to decimate the star population in my 120 and in the 125. I was going out and buying 100s of asterina stars every couple weeks and then on to cc stars for a while. They are awesome creatures just kind of a pain to feed.

 

[fishguy242]

think it's a crap shoot w haddoni , would recommend leaving some type of moonlight on all night... :thinking-face:
worked with lg carpet and lg angels n puffers ,till it didn't, but lg dogface got spooked ,darted into under full lights ,seen ,grabbed but was too late...:rolleyes::)