mwheeler Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I just got some a couple different kinds of purple macro from rose city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwheeler Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I will post some close up picks of it in a few minutes so that you can see if you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OwenReefin Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Oh thats hot, I need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Went to Rose City, as suggested and got some red for the display fuge, good call, nice red kelp. Also built a canopy for the unit to seal the deal. Stocked by Garrett, beautiful purple dart fish, engineer goby, two blood shrimp, golden coral banded, and some free corals to begin with! Garretts setup is awesome and close, he is going to get sick of me within a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Tank is coming along well. My return pump is hanging on by its last thread. BRS group buy !! Main tank is having corals added, refugium is growing like crazy. So many copepods in there it is like watching sand move everywhere. My wife and I are having fun with this project. The anemone is rock wall climbing from the sand, white with blue dots on the tips of each tentacle, awesome species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 Tank has changed a little, Display fuge went through a big battle of bryposis, had to bleach the middle rock. My wife and I are really putting this together though, tank is nice and stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Owen and Lilly nice job!!! Things are definitely coming together really nicely!!! I love the display fuge and the tank is looking really great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 A little update on the tank, it is an amazing hobby and this site was about 99.9% of the source of my reef keeping knowledge. I've kept the project to date, under 1000$ dollars, I have about 150 more to go till the 1k mark. I've fought bryopsis and won, now I am on the front with flat worms. So if anyone has advice on those it would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Flatworm rX or Flatworm exit are magical remedies. Looking real good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Wow, that tank looks GREAT!!!! I have a 39 gallon that I think I will switch over to a 40b. I like that tank. I have battled flatworms also. I sucked as many as I could out with an 1/8" tube then treated with Flatworm RX. I have done this 3 times and still have them hanging out. I have never had too many in there but I would like them gone. I will be doing another treatment today. Hopefully this time does the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhand Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 50/50 defintely and i prefer the 10k i love the idea and how your tanks our comin out i have a 110 and your doing pretty much exactly what i want to do when i get the money, have two refugiums one under tank and one show and have a bunch of macro algae to feed fish and what not let me know how it goes cant wait to see more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhand Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 sorry i dont know why that reply went on yours i love your tank though and that last reply was meant for someone else im new to the site and did something wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 tanks looking nice-A few flatworms are popping up here as of late. perfect reason to be faithful about dipping all new additions. http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Figured I would show the under belly of the tank, the progress on the algae and mangroves is remarkable. Plus my display fuge is out of control. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hozer21 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Looking real good flatworms suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Looking good! I love those 40B i really need to find space to set mine up. I could take that 40B and have it set up at my house Miles, I am looking to make a change to the 38 I have. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I could take that 40B and have it set up at my house Miles' date=' I am looking to make a change to the 38 I have. LOL[/quote'] I bet you could (laugh) Yah I have been seeing a lot of folks posting about flatworms. All the more reason for everyone to dip and QT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0lin Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Looks like you can start selling some of that microalgae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Update, so far I have spent only barely over 1k on this tank, I went over but sold a crap load of micro algae so it evened back out to 1k again. I have kind of just let it grow without adding a bunch of corals just to see how things work. I have a 120g plan coming together for my next project in the next 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Been a while since I have updated this. This tank is still running and doing very well. It has been fully stocked for a while now, just enjoying it till I have room to upgrade. I did some big changes since the last photo, like changing the monster pump, lights, sump. The display fuge ended up being the worst idea ever for me, so much work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0lin Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Right when I was considering doing what you did. What were the bad things about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 That pink birdsnest (or whatever it is) looks awesome! I gotta get me one of those DJ strips too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 For me it was the under-estimation of how some algae will quickly out compete others. I spent about 150$ on algae of purple, red, to have it wither because the calurpa stripped the water. Trimming it also made it seep yellow stuff from its ends and looked terrible. Just don't do fern or blade calurpa and have a good amount of nutrients in your column and you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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