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Topic: Anne's 65g RSM Reef
Posted By: Ann_A
Subject: Anne's 65g RSM Reef
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 4:30pm
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Well I went from a year-old nano cube to a 65gallon RedSea Max about a month ago. I just got the rest of the rock I needed to create a better aquascape yesterday, and finished it up last night. Currently there are 2 oscellaris clownfish, 1 Red Sea Sailfin Tang, 1 Powder Blue Tang, and 1 Yellow-Eyed Tang. For now the only "decorative" inverts I have are a peppermint shrimp, a cleaner shrimp, and a RBTA. Obviously there is a CUC and some nice corals, many of which are from awesome people around here. Thanks everyone for your help and contributions! :) Full Tank Shot  Red Sea Sailfin Tang  Anemone Crab  Cleaner Shrimp  Peppermint Shrimp  Red Bubble Tip Anemone  Red Acan  Blue Candy Cane Coral  Red Candy Cane Coral  Hammer Coral-Green Tip/Pink Stem  Torch Coral  Watermelon Zoanthids  Pink Birdsnest, Zoanthids, and Green Montipora Capricornis  http://photobucket.com/The-Reef" rel="nofollow - View the Full Album Here ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
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Posted By: griffith
Date Posted: January 21 2012 at 9:45pm
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Sweet! I too just set up a Red Sea Max 250 two weeks ago and love it. Linn ------------- Pay it forward... |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: January 22 2012 at 2:16pm
I love mine so far, although the protein skimmer doesn't seem to adjust well for me; it's either foaming so bad that it's sucking water out of the tank and overflowing within 5 minutes, or it's not foaming at all. I'm probably going to through some other skimmer in, or convert that space into a refugium, haven't decided which though.
Awesome! Have you had trouble adjusting your skimmer? If not, I'd like some advice to see if I can get mine to work better. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
griffith wrote:Posted By: jmw
Date Posted: January 22 2012 at 2:29pm
I've had one running for over a year now. I think your tank may need to establish a bioload before it starts working properly. If I remember right it took awhile before mine started working properly. Just be patient. It actually works pretty good. John
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: January 22 2012 at 3:42pm
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I did move 30lbs of rock, lots of corals, and the 2 clowns over from a 28 gallon nano cube, but I guess that really isn't enough of a bioload for the skimmer to start pulling stuff out of the water. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: jwoo
Date Posted: January 22 2012 at 5:51pm
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Looking good so far! ------------- None at the moment Soon: 72 Gallon Bowfront |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 17 2012 at 10:28am
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I recently lost the Powder Blue and Yellow Eye to ich, but the Sailfin is making a great recovery. I don't think the clowns were affected by the ich, and they're still doing great, so I'm not worried. I've also acquired a bit more coral, and changed the aquascaping slighting. I will try to post pics later. Oh, and the skimmer is now working great, so I guess I did just need to wait a little longer. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Holyzion
Date Posted: February 17 2012 at 10:32am
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Sorry to hear about the loss of your fish and i hope the sail fin makes a quick recovery soon! ------------- 74G Mixed Reef 3G Picotope |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 25 2012 at 11:13pm
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Yesterday I installed an AquaUV 15 watt UV sterilizer using the accessory kit, and just plumbing it using the return pump. I'm hoping to add a media reactor and chiller into this line soon. Since feeding using garlic to feed, the ich is all but gone from the Sailfin, but the clowns have a little bit on them, although it has decreased over the past few days since I added a cleaner wrasse. I've also collected a few more corals over the past little while, as well as a large green bubble tip anemone that I got today. I'll be posting new pictures tomorrow, which will also be added to my original album on photobucket located http://photobucket.com/The-Reef" rel="nofollow - here. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 5:27pm
Full Tank Shot Green Bubble Tip Anemone (aout 6" across)   Cleaning Station!    Sailfin Tang-making a great recovery from ich     ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Cody
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 5:31pm
| The cleaner shots are so cool. Great lookin tank. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 5:44pm
Frogspawn, Hammers, Torch   Blue Candy Canes  Red Candy Canes    Rainbow Zoa Rock  Pink Birdsnest, Montipora, Zoas  Neon Green Candy Cane    Green Pocillopora Frags   Tiger Sand Conch  Cleaner Wrasse    Clown Hosting with Red Bubble Tip Anemone     View From Left Side  View From Right Front  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 6:01pm
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I uploaded over 300 new photos to the photobucket album today, so if you want to see more of the tank, there's lots more http://photobucket.com/The-Reef" rel="nofollow - here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeding Schedule: Frozen Mysis Shrimp (target feed corals) Pellet Food 2 days Frozen Cyclopeeze (target feed corals) Pellet Food 2 days Current Parameters: Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 5ppm Phosphates 0ppm Ph 8.0 Day Temperature 79-80F Night Temperature 77-78F Specific Gravity 1.025 Calcium 480ppm Alk/dKh 7.9 I have also stopped running the skimmer over the last 3 days since it was adding a ton of heat to my tank, and even with the cooling fans running my daytime temperature was a good 84F. I already know that I am going to need a chiller, come summer. That will be plumbed in line with the UV sterilizer, and hopefully a carbon reactor. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: DLindquist
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 6:53pm
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I have also stopped running the skimmer over the last 3 days since it was adding a ton of heat to my tank, and even with the cooling fans running my daytime temperature was a good 84F. I already know that I am going to need a chiller, come summer. That will be plumbed in line with the UV sterilizer, and hopefully a carbon reactor.[/QUOTE]
While the pump for the skimmer may run a little warm, it should not be heating up your tank. If it is really contributing that much heat to the system- there may be something wrong with the pump. I would also venture to say you should be able to get by without a chiller. I am running 400G, almost 1600W of light and currently four 250W heaters. With two fans in the display, my temp has not risen above 77.5. Just a thought as a chiller and operating costs will add up. ------------- A government strong enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take everything you have. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 7:40pm
Ok, thanks. I'll have to look into that, and what might be causing it to heat the water so much. I know the heater is not the issue here, since I didn't run it for almost a month to see if it was causing the rise in temperature, and the temperature was still high. I really don't want to have to get a chiller since they are so expensive, so thank you for pointing this out. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: wickedsnowman
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 8:18pm
| Tank is looking great!! Just a fyi though you have the birdsnest and pocillopora mixed up. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 26 2012 at 8:42pm
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Haha. Thanks. I got them under those names, so thats probably why. edit; fixed the labeling above ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 27 2012 at 5:59pm
Here's how I plumbed the UV sterilizer, for anyone who might be interested... The picture doesn't really show it, but basically I used some 5/8" tubing to go from the return pump up to one of the attachments on the accessory kit. Then I ran 5/8" tubing down from the barbed fitting on the outlet, to the UV sterilizer, and then back up to the other barbed piece. I then used about 3" of 5/8" to go from the inner return fitting of the accessory kit to a reducer. I used the remaining 1/2" tubing that originally ran from the return pump to the nozzle attachment, to attach the nozzle to the reducer. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 6:08pm
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Just tested my water tonight, after doing a water change a few days ago... Specific Gravity 1.025 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 5ppm Phosphate 0ppm Ph 7.9 Calcium 410ppm dKH 14 I know the KH is high, and I'm working on that. Other than that, the tank is doing great and is progressing quite nicely. I have noticed a little cyano in a corner of the tank, and after readjusting the return nozzles it has since decreased, and flow looks to be very nice throughout the tank. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 29 2012 at 6:14pm
Also, I took apart the skimmer pump and found a small bit of debris wedged in the impeller compartment, which after removing seemed to be the cause of my earlier troubles. The skimmer is now running much quieter and my tank is running at much more optimal temperatures. During the day it is about 78-79F with the cooling fans running, and about 76-77F at night with the cooling fans still running. Thanks DLindquist for pointing that out!...probably just saved me a good $500+ on a chiller...which is now likely to be spent on corals or on another tank setup  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: March 05 2012 at 9:54am
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Specific Gravity 1.024 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate ~5ppm Phosphates 0ppm PH 8.2 dKH 9.2 Calcium 440 Temperature 76-78F ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: March 22 2012 at 11:49am
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Specific Gravity 1.025 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate ~10ppm (slightly lower) Phosphates 0ppm PH 8.3 dKH 7.8 Calcium 420-425 Temperature 77-79F More pics and update on livestock and corals coming soon!  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 12 2012 at 2:02pm
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Last week, I finally broke down and bought an MP10wES! Dang expensive, but after having it for a while and playing around with it, I definitely think it was worth it. Everything is doing great so far, and my SPS are definitely enjoying the added flow. Pictures coming tonight! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 16 2012 at 12:17pm
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Well sad news...Saturday night my gbta decided he was going to go for a walk around the tank and got himself chopped up by the new Vortech. The resulting toxins and changes in the water quality ended up killing my Sailfin Tang. It took me a good 15minutes just to figure out why my Sailfin was dead, but once I saw the remains of the anemone it was pretty clear what happened. Planning to do a 20 gallon water change this afternoon. As of yesterday... Specific Gravity 1.026 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 10ppm Phosphates 0ppm pH 8.0 dKH 8.6 Calcium 430ppm Temperature 77-79F --------------------------------- After doing a 20 gallon water change... Specific Gravity 1.025 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate ~1ppm Phosphates 0ppm pH 8.2 dKH 8.5 Calcium 470ppm Temperature 77-78F ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 19 2012 at 11:02am
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I'm just curious, does anyone actually look at this anymore? ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Rara
Date Posted: April 19 2012 at 11:36am
| I think you should post more pictures. |
Posted By: Teknik777
Date Posted: April 19 2012 at 12:26pm
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Is this the Ann that was at ad yesterday buying a pbt? ------------- 220 G SPS Display. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 19 2012 at 1:06pm
I'll try to work on that...I'm bad at updating photos.
Yes. Who are you? Do you work there, or were you another customer? ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 19 2012 at 1:15pm
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Posted By: Teknik777
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 1:54pm
Yes. Who are you? Do you work there, or were you another customer?[/QUOTE] I was checking out the same time as you talking with Ryan. ------------- 220 G SPS Display. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 2:03pm
I was checking out the same time as you talking with Ryan. [/QUOTE] Oh yea, I remember you. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 2:27pm
Here's a copy of my tank log since I started a year ago:   I will be uploading more pictures tonight! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 9:34am
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Ok I've got all the pictures taken and will be downloading them to the computer right when I get home today...sorry I'm so slow to get pics up! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 30 2012 at 9:44am
Wow I'm pathetic....it takes a "disaster" to get me to take pictures...  So some of you may have seen my thread in the emergency section, titled http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56064&title=disaster" rel="nofollow - Disaster! After spending 4 hours removing all of the rock, fish, coral, and invertebrates, I realized I had just made a huge mistake (this was at 3am). So, after going to Aquatic Dreams and having some sense knocked into me by Ryan, I came home with another 15lbs live sand. After adding that to the current sand bed and mixing it in, I used a syphon and a pump to create a temporary sump in a 5 gallon bucket where I was running a filter sock to clean out detritus from the water and the sand. After doing that for a good 6 hours, I got the tank filled back up to full level, but only put three rocks in to begin with. At about 9pm Saturday I started in on aquascaping...finished at about midnight. I then spent another hour transferring corals, glueing them in place, and moving all the remaining invertebrates back into the tank. After another 30 minutes of letting everything settle, I moved the fish back into the tank. I then spent all of Sunday morning cleaning up buckets, equipment, and just tidying up the living room. So far everything is doing great, and I'm very happy with the new aquascape. On Tuesday I added a bicolor blenny (thanks again Saltwater Trish!). He loves hiding out in holes and caves in my rock and I purposely built plenty of little caves and crevices for him in the new aquascape. So far he loves hanging out in all of them and sleeps curled up in a little notch in the rocks on the right side of the tank. Surprisingly my powder blue handled everything very well and doesn't seem to have ich yet, and I'm hopeful that he won't get it from this stressful event. Even if he does though, I feed with garlic and anti-parasitic pellets, and have a UV sterilizer. Hoping to get down to Salt Lake early this week to pick up some corals from some members on the MB. So far the only thing that I have lost is a purple tip acropora (literally lost...I've no idea where on earth it is...except for the general area of my house)  ...luckily everything else seems to be doing quite well and recovering quickly, so I'm confident I won't be losing anything else from this mess.Before the "disaster" (this wasn't all that recent...but the rockwork was the same)  Now...  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 04 2012 at 12:08pm
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As we all know I'm horrible at getting pictures uploaded quickly, but today I have scheduled in plenty of time for it after school, and have actually assigned myself that task as homework for a photography class I'm in. So I finally went through and inventoried everything I have my tank stocked with and I also grabbed a few corals at the meeting last night... Fish: -2 Oscellaris Clownfish -1 Powder Blue Tang -1 Bicolor Blenny Invertebrates: -CUC -1 Horseshoe Crab -1 Red Bubble Tip Anemone (RBTA) -1 Anemone Crab Corals: Softies -Green Star Polyps -Yellow Button Polyps -Daisy Polyps -Green Striped Mushrooms -Unkown Leather (possibly toadstool...too small to tell) Palythoas: -Brown/Green Buttons -Armor of God Palythoas -EZs -Sunny Delights Zoanthids: -Watermelons -Mandarins (I think) -Atomic Greens (could be green bay packers...working on ID) -Blue Hornets -Red Hornets -Rastas Large-Polyped Stony (LPS): Favia: -Purple and Green (working on ID) Cephastrea: -Meteor Shower Frogspawn: -Green with Pink Tips Hammer Coral: -Neon Green Tips -Pink Tips Acans: -Red Lord Small-Polyped Stony (SPS): -Pink Birdsnest (pink polyps, neon green branches) Acropora: -ORA Red Planet -Purple Tip -Green Slimer -Joe The Coral Millipora: -Australian Pink -Rose -Green Montipora: -Purple Encrusting (working on ID) Capricornis: -Red/Orange -Green
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 05 2012 at 9:38am
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Knew I forgot something....I also have a cleaner shrimp Horseshoe crab died last night, and ever since the whole fiasco with the rocks falling down, he hasn't been doing great, so it wasn't a huge surprise. 
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Posted By: CCFMIG
Date Posted: May 06 2012 at 6:26pm
| I like how the rock is against the back of the tank, it opened up the tank allot. I love them RSM's |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 07 2012 at 11:41am
It actually was against the back last time, and it isn't totally against it this time. The new structure is actually free-standing for the most part. The minimum amount of clearance is about 1/2" between the rocks and the tank. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 07 2012 at 12:50pm
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I did a 10 gallon water change yesterday, and here are the parameters after doing so... Specific Gravity 1.026 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate ~1.5-2ppm Phosphates 0ppm pH 8.2 dKH 8.6 Calcium 470ppm Temperature 76-78F ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: May 07 2012 at 1:27pm
| Let's see some pics of those Rastas! |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 07 2012 at 3:40pm
I've only got two heads, but I'm planning to do a tank photo shoot this afternoon, so I'll definitely be uploading some pics! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 9:15am
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Finally got pics uploaded! Full Tank Shot:  ORA Red Planet Acropora (picture doesn't really show the colors starting to pop):  Galaxia:  Red Montipora Capricornis:   New Green Slimer Acropora:    Birdsnest:   Unkown Acropora (purple/blue tips-still coloring up on base):   Powder Blue Tang:  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 9:35am
ORA Blue Millepora: Hammer:    Candy Canes:   Acan:  Meteor Shower Cephastrea:  Yellow Button Polyps:  Random Shots:   Tiger Tail Cucumber:   Bicolor Blenny peaking out from his cave:  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 9:39am
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Yesterday I ran up to Aquatic Dreams to get some more CUC... Ended up with hermits, 10 astrea snails, and a tiger tail cucumber. Specific Gravity 1.026 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 5ppm Phosphate 0ppm pH 8.1 dKH 8.5 Calcium 460ppm Temperature 76F-78F (night-day)
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 9:40am
Sorry I didn't get any good shots of them yesterday. Will work on more today! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 10:38am
| Looking good Ann. I don't know much about RSMs, what kind of lights are you using? |
Posted By: Teknik777
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 11:26am
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They come with T5's ------------- 220 G SPS Display. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 10 2012 at 12:46pm
I run 6 T5s. I currently have the standard bulbs, which is 3 10,000K whites, and 3 465nm(?) actinics.
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 11 2012 at 11:41am
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Rastas and more pics will be up tonight... Just tested my levels yesterday... Specific Gravity 1.024 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 5ppm Phosphates 0ppm pH 8.0 dKH 8.6 Calcium 390ppm -Added a double dose of Part C (EcoCalc calcium part) -Added a single dose of Part A (EcoCalc alkalinity part) -Topped off with 1/2 gallon salt water, and 1/2 gallon RO to raise salinity to 1.025 I also got more tigger pods from backwards32 (Fish Food Direct) as well as some nannochloropsis paste to feed them as well as my tank. So far the copepods seem to be doing well in their 5 gallon bucket, and hopefully I'll have a successful culture soon. Last night, about 10 minutes after the lights were out, I added a few drops of the nannochloropsis paste (Tahitian blend), and almost instantly feeder tentacles were appearing from all of the corals. I've never seen more than 3 tentacles extended from my galaxia, and last night the thing was covered in them, there were at least 50 that were extended a good 3 inches about the coral!!!
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 13 2012 at 11:51am
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You'll have to forgive me for my terrible camera skills... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thBgw8QdDtI&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thBgw8QdDtI&feature=youtu.be
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Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 14 2012 at 5:35pm
| Nice. Looks like this tank has gone through some hard stuff! :) |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 14 2012 at 5:42pm
LOL. No kidding! Plus my tiger tail cucumber got himself shredded by my Vortech last night because the foam cover finally ripped all the way through. Just one heck of a streak of bad luck! Oh well, I'll get this tank set straight even if it kills me! Just a general update... As I said above, my tiger tail lasted me 2 days until getting shredded by the Vortech. I did a 10 gallon water change today and have continued with regular dosing of 2 part, and so far everything looks happy and healthy (except the cucumber obviously). Current Parameters: Specific Gravity 1.026 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate ~2.5ppm Phosphates ~0.01 pH 8.1 dKH 8.7 Calcium 460ppm Daytime Temp. 78F Nighttime Temp. 76F ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 14 2012 at 5:47pm
| That vortech is pretty good at shredding stuff :) |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 14 2012 at 6:06pm
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Definitely...or I'm just extremely unlucky! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 14 2012 at 6:43pm
| Wow. |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: May 14 2012 at 7:38pm
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 15 2012 at 7:16pm
I swear I'm cursed!!! Rocks came down again today, thanks to some evil turbo snails  Spent two hours stacking everything back up and repositioning corals. I don't like the new look quite as much, but oh well. Will work on pics tonight and I'll try to get them uploaded tonight. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: May 15 2012 at 7:24pm
Oh no! You should maybe get the stuff to hold them together. ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: wickedsnowman
Date Posted: May 15 2012 at 9:01pm
| That is why I will never own turbo snails again. It happened to many times to me. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 15 2012 at 9:28pm
Seriously they're evil! I'm getting rid of mine ASAP if anyone wants any... No pics tonight, but will get some tomorrow and upload them tomorrow evening for sure. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 18 2012 at 8:17am
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Unfortunately my rastas decided to up and disappear yesterday and despite looking all over the tank and in every rock and crevice they are still missing. On the up side...I went up to Aquatic Dreams yesterday afternoon and got myself a nice size rock of sun polyps. There are about 50-60 polyps and plenty of new growth around the base. 5 hours after being introduced to the tank (2 hours after lights went out)    ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: May 18 2012 at 8:26am
| Looks good! I've never had much luck with NPS. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 18 2012 at 9:04am
Thanks! I've never tried them before and have always wanted some so I figured I'd give them a try. They certainly seem to be doing well and enjoyed a good target feeding last night. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: twolow4law1
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 9:09am
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hey ann i'll take the snails how many do you have and a price thanks. ------------- 60 gal rimless , 40 gal rimless 120 gal reef HOOKED ON SALT WATER 801-682-0477 |
Posted By: Deluxe247
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 11:01am
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Sun polyps are awesome. I had a colony about that size that looked fantastic for a few months. you can even "train" them to open up during the day by target feeding. The challenge for me in my 90G tank was feeding them enough without causing nutrient/algae problems in the tank. Those tubastreas need a lot of feeding since that's their ONLY source of energy. A larger tank would be easier to balance in that regard, but I suppose with a smaller tank you could do it by being uber diligent about water changes and such. Keep us posted on how those work for you. If you manage to find the sweet spot I may give them another try sometime. ------------- 90G Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 12:29pm
I have like 5 or 6, I'll go check on that. How's $5 for all? ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 12:31pm
I'm working on training them to open up during the day, but so far they still prefer night, although I haven't had them that long. I am very careful about feeding them, and I feed them every other day with frozen mysis. I try to get about 2-3 shrimp per polyp and I cut all of the pumps so that I can keep the excess shrimp from floating away. Basically only the sun polyps get fed at this time and there aren't hardly any extra shrimp floating off and decaying in the tank. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 12:35pm
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Ok, so a quick update.... Yesterday I got a HUGE Squamosa clam from fishnfresh (Brett), and so far it is doing fantastic! It's nearly a full foot long!!! Will get pics up in a few... Specific Gravity 1.025 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite0ppm Nitrate~2.5ppm Phosphates 0.01ppm pH 8.2 dKH 8.8 Calcium 460ppm ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 7:59pm
| That is a big clam. Haha. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 9:10am
Ok so here are the promised pictures of the clam...      ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 9:12am
My anemone has also decided to open up in front and be visible (finally!) Full Tank Shot (look at the size of the clam compared to the rest of the tank...I can't get over how big he is!!!)  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 6:56pm
| Nice. I tried a clam once and it died within like 8 hours. :/ But that is a nice one. |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 6:57pm
| Hopefully it doesn't find its way into your vortech somehow.. :) |
Posted By: Tanuki
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 7:39pm
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How would a clam get into the vortech?
------------- Defending Reefscape Champion (I Think) |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 9:41am
I don't think it could, but with my luck with things finding their way into my Vortech it wouldn't be overly surprising to me. So just another quick update... I got some good frags of montipora setosa the other day, all of which are doing great. The clam is still nice and happy, and has fully opened up now. His colors are really starting to pop now, and he is definitely my favorite addition to the tank so far. The powder blue has ich...again. He's pretty bad this time, but still eating and behaving normally, so I'm hoping he'll pull through. If not, I'm done with tangs in this tank, at least for awhile. I will be testing my tank water today, and hopefully taking more pictures and actually uploading them today. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 10:38am
Hope everything works out for ya with the ich. Nothing more frustrating than watching your fish die and not being able to do much about it. Been there done that.Very nice setup by the way. ------------- It's Not a Hobby It's an Obsession 150&210 Gallons of Madness and. Sanity! 801-850-4915 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65135&title=builderofdreams-feedback-post |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 23 2012 at 4:36pm
| Sorry about the tang.. im glad I've never had to deal with that. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 9:15am
Hate to say it, but you may want to prepare for it. I thought I was never going to have to deal with it after a full year of never having ich, and then one day I came home to 3 tangs with ich. Two days later I was down to 1. He lasted a while, but if you read through my thread, you'll see that my green bubble tip anemone decided to walk through my vortech, which ended up killing the sailfin that had survived my first round with ich. Anyways, everything is still doing great, and the tang is acting and behaving normally, but has visible ich on his pectoral fins, and all over the sides of his body. I'm still hopeful that he will make it, but I won't be surprised if he doesn't....Dang ich! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 5:28pm
| Yeah I'm sure I will end up having to deal with it eventually..I'm not excited for the day though. Hopefully it is later rather than sooner haha. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: May 24 2012 at 7:13pm
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Ok, well I was looking at my tank today and especially at the Powder Blue, and I'm happy to report that the ich has decreased significantly! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: golfnut1232
Date Posted: June 06 2012 at 10:30am
| With regard to your Rastas, were you able to locate the plug they were on? I had some nice zoas disappear from the plug, thought they had just melted. After some late nights inspecting with the lights off, I discovered a eunicid worm was eating them! Took some work, but I finally got him out of there and I've had no problems since. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 10 2012 at 7:57am
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I looked through my entire tank and watched the plug a lot and so far I haven't found anything that would be eating them, except my emerald crab. He decided to eat almost all of my nice zoas and I'm now left with hardly any zoas alive. Needless to say, when I caught him he was doomed. He certainly does make a good frag plug though. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 10 2012 at 8:22am
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Ok, so I recently added some new corals and fun invertebrates... SPS added: -Tricolor Acropora -Bicolor Acropora -Deepwater Acropora -Lokani Acropora LPS added: -Torch Coral (maybe 2 different varieties, waiting to tell when they open up today) -Duncan Polyp (awesome blue) -Hollywood Stunner Chalice (LPS or SPS?) Zoas added: -Spidermans -Incredible Hulks -Blue/Green/Yellow Zoa (bought as blue hornet, but definitely not the same) Other awesome inverts! -Feather Starfish Will be uploading pics today! ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: June 10 2012 at 8:48am
| Nice! |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 10 2012 at 9:23am
FTS  Powder Blue (still has ich)     Torch Coral   Candy Canes (Blue, Red, and Neon Greens)    Hammer Coral    Frogspawn  ORA Red Planet Acropora (colors are much more vibrant in person)  I'm sick of labeling individual pictures....          Last but not least the monster clam! (a.k.a. calcium draining pain in the butt)  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: reefdmd
Date Posted: June 13 2012 at 12:54am
| love the tank! great job! I have a 250 as well and love it just as much! look forward to more pictures |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 15 2012 at 12:04am
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Thank you! Current parameters (as of today): Day temp 78F Night temp 76F Specific gravity 1.025 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 5ppm Phosphates 0.02ppm Ph 8.0 dKH 9.3 Calcium 410ppm ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 2:37pm
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Just a quick update... So far I have been unable to catch my bicolor blenny, who has taken to eating corals. So far he has killed the following: -ALL Torch  -ALL Sunny D's -Watermelon Zoas (all but 3 heads)  -Tricolor Acropora -Deepwater Acropora -Purple/Green Acropora (originally thought to be an encrusting montipora)  And he has damaged a ton of other corals I'm hoping that if anything else dies, he is next!  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 4:53pm
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I feel your pain... My huge damsel has taken a liking to my zoas and has just about killed or dislodged the majority of them. The only way I have found to catch him is to lure him with more zoas... He grabs them and swims away...
------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 5:57pm
| That really sucks. Good luck catching him. Dont they like to just sit on rocks and stuff? If so you might be able to siphon him out when you do a water change or something. I read about somebody that needed to get a goby out but they couldnt but in the end they sihoned it out. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 9:53pm
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I've tried netting him, trapping him, and siphoning him, all without success. So far the closest I got to getting rid of him was when he swam into my Vortech when it was turned off, and I turned it back on without realizing he was in it (if only it had finished him...or I had noticed and actually caught him). ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 11:24pm
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I CAUGHT HIM!!!! OMFG I actually caught him!!! It took 4, yes 4 nets of various sizes and the "in the dark" with a flashlight trick. THANK YOU MARK PETERSON!!! Basically you wait till night time or early dawn and then without turning on any lights track down the fish. (moonlights help) Then get the net ready and as you shine the light into the fish's eyes swipe the net and you may be lucky enough to catch him. In my case it made him run for the nearest corner and I surrounded it with nets (including a red one which supposedly fish can't see... based on the fact that it has let me catch numerous fish I'd say it's true) I used the flashlight to shine in the fish's eyes to keep it disoriented long enough. Then shone the light through the corner where it was hiding... It then made a dash to get away from the light and went straight into the large red net. BINGO!!! He was so confused from all the light flashing that even in the time it took me to figure out that I had actually caught him, he still couldn't figure out how to get out of the net he "couldn't see". Hope these tips help you with your fish problem. If I were you I'd see about picking up a red net and see if you can catch him with that or maybe trap him in a rock and pull the whole rock out fish included. ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 21 2012 at 12:20am
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Got him!!!!! Spent 4 hours trying to net and trap him today. Then after the lights had been off for an hour I went after him with a net, the trap, and a flashlight. Spent maybe 30 minutes chasing him from rock to rock until he hid in the trap, which obviously wasn't the best choice of refuge. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Josh
Date Posted: June 21 2012 at 12:22am
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Congratulations! ------------- A winner never quits, but gets poor in this hobby! Innovative Marine 30L |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: June 21 2012 at 9:16am
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Thanks! Anyone want a bicolor blenny (aka coral monster) for their tank? ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Kaiden32
Date Posted: June 21 2012 at 9:34am
| Haha that is good that you finally caught him. One thing I have learned is that if there is anywhere to hide in tge tank catching fish with the lights on doesnt work. Normally I have to turn off the lights for a few minutes before I want to catch anything. |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: July 04 2012 at 12:17pm
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Added some new things yesterday. Parameters are all the same and all corals are doing great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8dJfMPBjcQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" rel="nofollow - Just a quick shot of my cephastrea showing good flow in the tank. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: July 12 2012 at 3:07pm
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Did a 10 gallon water change on Monday (3 days ago). Today I tested my water and realized why some of my corals haven't been looking as happy as usual over the last two days... Specific Gravity 1.025 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 10ppm Phosphates 0.02ppm PH 8.2 dKH 10.2 Calcium 390ppm ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Deluxe247
Date Posted: July 12 2012 at 7:34pm
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Those look like perfectly fine numbers to me... ------------- 90G Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Schmidty
Date Posted: July 12 2012 at 8:04pm
| The bicolor Blenny is doing great in my tank. He just snacks on the macro algea. Hasn't even nibbled on any coral. |