Trickman2's - 280 Gallon Upgrade

[Trickman2]

03-27-2023 _Clean up and Resetting - the Pain and the cost.

• Re-install UV Sterilizer
• Secondary pump install
• Check valves
• Glass Cleaning
• The Great Fish Reset - More Fish coming this week.
• Sand cleaning
• Skimmer cleaning
• Before Clean up - Photos

 

[Trickman2]

New tangs are coming 3x

 

[Trickman2]

Purchased 03-30-2023

• Fowleri Tang
• Achilles Tang
• Tomini Tang

Tangs in the QT

 

[nuxx]

Tangs looking happy :)

Have you thought about putting a few big PVC elbows in there?

 

[Trickman2]

Tangs looking happy :)

Have you thought about putting a few big PVC elbows in there?

Yeah I have a couple but I cycle plastic ones out as I bleach containers out. Doing Tank Transfer Method these days. Found some containers I like to use finally that have lids and are crystal clear. Also have couple of those Fake plastic trees.

Cambro 182615CW135 Clear 22 Gallon
Cambro 1826SCCW135 Clear Camwear Sliding Lid

 

[Trickman2]

Tangs looking happy :)

Have you thought about putting a few big PVC elbows in there?

The Fowleri had me worried a few days ago...Thought he was done for lying on the bottom refusing to swim. Pulled him and gave him a peroxide bath then put him in my 50 gallon QT. After the bath he started swimming around again.

 

[nuxx]

The Fowleri had me worried a few days ago...Thought he was done for lying on the bottom refusing to swim. Pulled him and gave him a peroxide bath then put him in my 50 gallon QT. After the bath he started swimming around again.

:beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[nuxx]

Yeah I have a couple but I cycle plastic ones out as I bleach containers out. Doing Tank Transfer Method these days. Found some containers I like to use finally that have lids and are crystal clear. Also have couple of those Fake plastic trees.

Cambro 182615CW135 Clear 22 Gallon
Cambro 1826SCCW135 Clear Camwear Sliding Lid

Nice!

I was lazy and just used copper ;)

 

[Trickman2]

Nice!

I was lazy and just used copper ;)

Did copper for a long time...but some fish are way to sensitive...also this seems faster...as you can get your fish Qted in 15 days. Still getting use to this method....I do have a 50 gallon Qt running the garage also that the Fowleri found himself in for a few days.

 

[nuxx]

Did copper for a long time...but some fish are way to sensitive...also this seems faster...as you can get your fish Qted in 15 days. Still getting use to this method....I do have a 50 gallon Qt running the garage also that the Fowleri found himself in for a few days.

Never tried it on leopard wrasses so just skipped them...

Did do it on a CBB and Achilles / Achilles Hybrid. Also the GP and Bandit angels, not super sensitive but pricey.

Couldn't get a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse through copper, but that's a different story.

 

[Trickman2]

Achilles died during QT...not sure why or what happened.
Fowleri and Tomini are in the display now. Had to put the Grouper in the sumps Fuge as he was beating up the Tomini.

 

[Trickman2]

Starting to make reviews of my equipment. More to come
My Review of the Avast Marine Plank.
Plank Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvtvMuyw0jY

Reviews to come...Not in any order. Probably some how to videos also.

• Avast Marine Kalk Stirrer
• Coralcare lights
• Biota Fish
• Berghia nudibranchs
• Redsea Reefmat 500
• ITC ReefDelete V1.2
• Ozone
• Nyos Skimmer
• Nyos Reactor

 

[Trickman2]

Avast Marine Kalk Stirrer review

 

[Trickman2]

Anything you guys are looking for a review on next?

 

[Trickman2]

Still working on the tank and plan on doing more reviews. Any equipment listed in my build you would like to see reviewed?

Found a beautiful Quoyi Parrotfish (Scarus quoyi) and added him to the tank.

 

[Trickman2]

Still working on stuff...haven't forgot about the thread. Some stuff has been great and some not so much. Berghia Nudibranchs seem to have done nothing after putting 20 in the tank over a 45 days ago. Still holding off my final impressions on this. They recommended 25 be added at once but the cost is so high on these.
18 x Medium Berghia (Medium Berghia) = $305.82 + 1 Free for every 9
3 x Berghia Eggs (Berghia Eggs) = $15.00

The gentlemen said that it may take longer.

 

[Trickman2]

Reviews to come...Not in any order. Probably some how to videos also.

• Avast Marine Kalk Stirrer -Completed -
• Avast Marine Plank Completed -
• Rocky Mountain Eco Rinse Filters Completed -
• Avast Marine Spyglass - Completed
• Coralcare lights -
• Biota Fish -
• Berghia nudibranchs
• Redsea Reefmat 500
• ITC ReefDelete V1.2
• Ozone
• Nyos Skimmer
• Nyos Reactor
• Nyos Trap
• Tunze Aquawind Eco Chic

Maintenance Tasks:
Clean up and Resetting - the Pain and the cost.

• Re-install UV Sterilizer - Completed
• Secondary pump install - Completed
• Check valves - Completed
• Glass Cleaning
• The Great Fish Reset - More Fish coming this week. -Started
• Sand cleaning
• Skimmer cleaning
• Before Clean up - Photos

 

[Trickman2]

Still rebuilding the tanks community.

 

[Trickman2]

Found a good deal on a Achilles tang.

 

[Trickman2]

Added some Frags.
WYSIWYG AquaSD- Rainbow Pheonix Monti
WYSIWYG AquaSD- Beach Bum Monti
Wolverine Acro
RR NAUTI SPIRAL MONTIPORA
WYSIWYG AquaSD- Aussie Cabbage Leather Coral
and pending pickup
CB Flaming Phoenix PW35