WMAS Discussion Forum : Whitereef's tanks over the years http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:35:45 +0000 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:48:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=47548 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Well, 2 weeks ago my tank had...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=638330&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#638330 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: August 25 2021 at 9:48am

Well, 2 weeks ago my tank had a corner seal fail, and it shot water out.  Luckily I was home and able to put all of the live stock in buckets and drain the tank.  I sold the 47 gallon tank and purchased a used 70 gallon cube tank.  Just working on getting it water tested, plumbed, hardware installed, and etc.  Once I get it in place and such I will add some more details.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:48:08 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=638330&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#638330 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Looking good. Love the lobo. ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=637037&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#637037 Author: shaggydoo
Subject: 47548
Posted: January 21 2020 at 6:37pm

Looking good. Love the lobo.]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:37:02 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=637037&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#637037 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : I have added some additional corals...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=637035&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#637035 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: January 21 2020 at 12:13pm

I have added some additional corals to the tank.  Also, I have been trying to control the xenia, but it is hard to just pull it out as some of the stocks are so small that I can't pull them out.  I tried Kalk and a needle to try and burn it in the tank.  That kind of worked.  I am just trying to use control methods on it as I like it, but I hate it at the same time.

The tank is starting to mature a bit more, so several of the corals have been growing well.  The first acan I bought has multiple heads now and the lobo is look much better.

New corals added:
2 new acans
small red/green blasto
large blue blasto
green birds nest
purple acro (it was white when I got it, and it is showing more brown)

Top Down View
Orange Acan
Striped Acan
Red/Green Blasto
Blue/Green Blasto
Green birds nest
Purple Acro (close up to see the polyps)
Full Tank Shots
Lobo


]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:13:01 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=637035&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#637035 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Just updating my coral list. I...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=635853&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#635853 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: July 26 2019 at 3:09pm

Just updating my coral list.  I added 4 more corals last week.
Lobophylia
Acan
Candy Cane
Bottlebrush Acro

]]> Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:09:43 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=635853&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#635853 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : I have had some growth in my tank...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=635738&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#635738 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: July 09 2019 at 11:19am

I have had some growth in my tank over the past while.  I added several corals, and things seem to be going really good. The water change schedule is still a weekly 5 gallon change to keep parameters in check.  I have found that by using just the chaeto algae for nutrient export, I get a fair amount of detritus build up in my sump, so the weekly water changes helps to remove that.  Also, I was using a sponge in one of the baffles to help remove particles from the water.  This was okay for the first bit, but over time it became a source of pollution in the tank, so it has been removed.  Aside from that, I feed the tank one frozen cube with Tahitian blend algae from brineshrimpdirect.  So far, I have only noticed a little bit of bubble algae and a few small patches of hair algae.  Since it is all in check, I have not added any more cleanup crew to help out with it.  I am thinking that I will probably add another emerald crab is the bubble algae starts to do more than it currently is.  Also, I have noticed that I have fewer hermit crabs in the tank, I still have several that are still doing good.  The small snails from IPSF have multiplied from 6 to dozens.

Corals added:
Blastamossa
acan
2 different red acro
green spongada
red montipora
red dragon
Xenia showed back up with force....
one other coral I think it is a bonsia







]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:19:00 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=635738&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#635738 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Added a few things today. Midas...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=634720&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#634720 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: February 23 2019 at 6:35pm

Added a few things today. Midas blenny, royal gramma, emerald crab, tricolor coral, green acro, lavender porcillapora, and a tiny green acro frag. There was a little pompom xenia, but it got lost in the rockwork. Also a pod pack from fish4u.





Edited by WhiteReef - February 25 2019 at 8:26am]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2019 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=634720&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#634720 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Cool update ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=634717&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#634717 Author: Adam Blundell
Subject: 47548
Posted: February 22 2019 at 10:46pm

Cool update]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:46:59 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=634717&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#634717 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Well, the last +4 years have been...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=634716&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#634716 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: February 22 2019 at 10:35pm

Well, the last +4 years have been hard on my poor tank. I started school then and found it difficult to even take care of my tank. It became over grown with bubble algae. I finished school and started to find time to take care of it again.

The remaining live stock:
Fish:
Moca Clown

Corals:
Gorgonian
Frog spawn
Brown/blue tipped acro
Blundell Buttons
Green Button Polyps

Inverts:
flower anemone

It was sad to see that my royal gramma that I had for more than 9 years passed away, and my black/white ocellaris clown fish I had for 8 years passed away too. Also, I lost a bunch of corals due to neglect.

I chose to make some dramatic changes to the 47 gallon tank. It was old and in need of a huge refresh. I did a 100% replacement of the old sand with new Fiji pink live sand, and cleaned and reduced the amount of live rock. I removed the skimmer (it has a bad impeller). Also, I decided to get a grow lamp (Kessil H380) to grow chaeto in my sump for nutrient export. While doing the change I was able to keep 80% of the water from the tank. Also, I installed a new MH bulb (Phoenix 14k 250w DE MH). It is amazing the collection of old MH bulbs I have. Also, along with the clean out of the tank, I cleaned up things in general. It was nice to take inventory of things. Now to sell off what I don't need any more.

The excess live rock is currently being held in a container in my basement in water. This may or may not be a long term answer as to what I want to do with it.

I seeded the sand with an order from IPSF.com that include mama mia worms, bristle worms, mini starfish, mini brittle stars, live sand, amphipods, snails, and hermit crabs. Also, I picked up some chaeto from them. Also, I picked up some chaeto from Bill.

Since the brown algae phase started a few days after the changes, I started to add snails. So far there is about 40 snails from different LFS and about 20 from IPSF. There are also probably 20+ hermit crabs. They have been able to keep the algae under control.

At this point I have all of the original coral set in place, and started to purchase a few things to start off. The first coral I bought was a zoanthid colony, a peppermint shrimp, and a black snowflake ocellaris clown fish. When i picked them up, I also was able to get 2 mussels for free that are handing out in the sump. I also picked up an ultra green toadstool from IPSF.

In the chaeto in about 10 days has grown significantly, and shows good signs that it will work well for the nutrient export.

I hope to get some more corals and fish over the next weeks to get my tank stocked again. Fun times!









Edited by WhiteReef - February 22 2019 at 10:50pm]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:35:17 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=634716&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#634716 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Sad new yesterday evening. My...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=565513&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#565513 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: May 16 2014 at 9:17am

Sad new yesterday evening. My zebra tailed blenny died. I had him for 5 years, and it was sad to see him go. He was showing some white/discoloration on his fins, but nothing that looked to serious. He would still eat with the rest of the crew just fine, so I was not all concerned.

On another note, I stopped using my filter sock. The reason I stopped using it is I think it keeps the water to clean for what I keep in my tank. The sponges have been having issue for awhile and I feel that my pod population has suffered too. This is hopefully going to help out the situation. Also I started running my skimmer opposite my lighting schedule, and I have noticed a jump in the skimmate it produces.

Along with all of this I still am battling cyano and bubble algae. Also the chaeto in the sump/refugium is just not growing at all. My thought on the cyano is that the tank has been running hotter than normal the past few months due to the mild weather. The increase in the temperature is due to a reduction in the evaporation in the tank. Usually I lose 1 gallon a day, and I am at 2/3-1/4 of a gallon right now. Also the cooling fan in the sump needs a good cleaning as it greatly affects the whole thing. Bubble algae has been more of an issue lately due to a declining cleanup crew. Over the next while I plan on adding additional crabs and snails to help keep things in check. I am puzzled by the chaeto not growing well. The only thing that makes sense is that I have been using phosguard with my reactor, which I have been using for my activated carbon. The lower phosphates might account for the lack of growth from the chaeto.

I started to do weekly water changes to help improve some stability. By accident I increased the salinity in the tank by .002, and due to past experience that was an issue. I did another water change to help correct the slight increase, but some damage had already been done since it took me a few hours before I had it corrected. The only negative affect was my green table acro had to small areas turn white.

The other thing that started me doing a weekly water change is that I over dosed on CA for my tank. It was reading a bit on the high side ~550 and my Alk was a little low. Since that spike I have stopped dosing CA and I am waiting on it to return to normal to start monitoring things again. I have been dosing 30g of baking soda and 70g of seachem reef advanced CA (I miscalculated the amount to add for the CA).

On a success story, I really think that I under fed my tank in the past. I started to feed the tank daily with Phytofeast and I am seeing an improvement with the growth of the stony corals. What I am doing is taking 5-10ml of phyto and a cube of frozen, let it thaw, turn off the return pump, feed the tank, wait for about 5-15 minutes, and then turn the return pumps back on. The new lights and better CA & Alk levels probably played a part in this too.

Also I went back to the Phoenix 14k 250w DE MH bulbs. The tank is brighter and the colors pop much better.]]> Fri, 16 May 2014 09:17:14 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=565513&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#565513 <![CDATA[Whitereef's tanks over the years : Updated full tank shot. ]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47548&PID=539399&title=whitereefs-tanks-over-the-years#539399 Author: WhiteReef
Subject: 47548
Posted: October 10 2013 at 7:17pm

Updated full tank shot.
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