Sevitz5 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 I also added a large melanarus wrasse to the tank to help in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Man sorry to hear. Keep us posted! Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Me too! That is frustrating and heartbreaking all at the same time. Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Hope you can get things figured out. I have some nice frags for you when you want *em. Nothing special but nice big pieces. They have your name on them. jim Sevitz5 and crimsonvice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 As most of you know, I’ve been having problems keeping my sps colonies alive. I am trying to go through a process of elimination of what I know works vs what I did with the tank. One thing is the amount of rock....I know they recommend 1lb per gallon, but I had only used about 120lbs in my 180, so I was a little light on rock. To combat this, I have replumbed the drain from my frag tank. It had drained back into my sump....I redid it to drain into another 20gal container that I filled with about 45lbs of live rock. I then have an overflow coming from that back into my sump. The current grow into the container is 100gph plus I added a Mag 5 pump in it just to keep the water movement high. Anyone see a problem with this? I figure I ought to put some snails, pods, and crabs in there once it’s been running awhile....any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I would think that would be a great addition to your system. I would add the pods for sure. I would skip the snails unless you are planning on lighting it. Also if you are not lighting it maybe you could find some sponge pieces to add to get a cryptic fuge going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Muttley000 said: I would think that would be a great addition to your system. I would add the pods for sure. I would skip the snails unless you are planning on lighting it. Also if you are not lighting it maybe you could find some sponge pieces to add to get a cryptic fuge going! Explain the cryptic Fuge..... I’ve never heard of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Fraggenstien Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Looks good, just have to make sure that drain doesn't clog. Another reason to skip the snails probably Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yea the drain is 1.5” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Sevitz5 said: Explain the cryptic Fuge..... I’ve never heard of that It’s a concept Steve Tyree pushed. Thought is the sponges become a living part of the filtration and cryptic worms release coral food into the water. I have one on my system with a 75 gallon Rubbermaid I look in every 6 months or so. Lots of sponges and little feather duster things grow in there. Does it help my system? I can’t really say, but I don’t see how it can hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 35 minutes ago, Muttley000 said: It’s a concept Steve Tyree pushed. Thought is the sponges become a living part of the filtration and cryptic worms release coral food into the water. I have one on my system with a 75 gallon Rubbermaid I look in every 6 months or so. Lots of sponges and little feather duster things grow in there. Does it help my system? I can’t really say, but I don’t see how it can hurt! Ok sounds interesting. How do you “seed” it to get it started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Do you guys think it would be ok to move my marine pure out of my sump and into this container? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, Sevitz5 said: Ok sounds interesting. How do you “seed” it to get it started? You can buy cryptic sponges and starter kits online sometimes, but mine have just come from live rock that I noticed them growing on the "dark" side of things. Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Well I’m slowly easing back into the sps game. These are doing great and getting lots of new growth. I got to get this straightened out before the buckeye swap....I need to replace ALOT of corals I lost! crimsonvice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 All are looking great with very visible growth. Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Glad to hear! You must have rubbed off on me because I just lost 5 colonies myself. Not sure what happened. Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, crimsonvice said: Glad to hear! You must have rubbed off on me because I just lost 5 colonies myself. Not sure what happened. A lot of people I have talked to have had issues this winter. Several have lost significant amounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sevitz5 said: A lot of people I have talked to have had issues this winter. Several have lost significant amounts. I've been traveling a lot for work, so I am going to chalk it up to bad husbandry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Just a quick update, the tank is chugging alone getting better every week. I took the plunge into Radions and picked up 3 of the Gen4 xr30 pro’s. I can’t wait for the swap to try to replace some of my losses. crimsonvice and jeff70 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Looks wonderful! Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Looking good. Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 So much nice color in this tank! Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Here’s a final picture after all 3 Radions are installed. Now I’m hooking up an xr15 on my frag tank jeff70 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Won’t be long and that tank will be full like your old tank was. Looks nice already. Sevitz5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevitz5 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Well I got the canopy installed today! Thanks again @Mussin for the canopy. I got it painted black and man what a difference. No more light spilling out into the room. The tank is definitely brighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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