Bronc's 75g Reef
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I still get jumpy if a fish has a grain of sand on it . . .
Sorry for your losses, and having to go fallow, but you're spot-on about it being the best (only!) way. Your tank's likely to go through some interesting evolutions without the fish in there to feast on every little critter that shows it's head (or whatever passes for a head...) outside the rocks. Keep a magnifier handy!
~Bruce
Sorry for your losses, and having to go fallow, but you're spot-on about it being the best (only!) way. Your tank's likely to go through some interesting evolutions without the fish in there to feast on every little critter that shows it's head (or whatever passes for a head...) outside the rocks. Keep a magnifier handy!
~Bruce
melypr1985
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Sorry for the troubles Bronc! I've been there and know that you'll feel a lot better when it's all done. It feels good to not have to worry about a parasite jumping out of nowhere.
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1/2 of my light fixture died, so rather than spend $50 replacing a ballast (if it even IS the ballast) on a $100 fixture that is old, I bought a new fixture. I toyed with buying an expensive T5 fixture or even more expensive LED system, but in the end I went with a cheap T5 fixture (a 4 bulb 48" Odyssea) and a 48" Reefbrite Tech LED 50/50 strip. I have all ATI bulbs: (2) Blue+, a Coral+ and a AquaBlue+. I really like the color and amount of light I'm getting and love the shimmer of the ReefBrite. The picture is way more blue than what it looks like in person.
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Looking great! Can't wait till my system looks that good!1/2 of my light fixture died, so rather than spend $50 replacing a ballast (if it even IS the ballast) on a $100 fixture that is old, I bought a new fixture. I toyed with buying an expensive T5 fixture or even more expensive LED system, but in the end I went with a cheap T5 fixture (a 4 bulb 48" Odyssea) and a 48" Reefbrite Tech LED 50/50 strip. I have all ATI bulbs: (2) Blue+, a Coral+ and a AquaBlue+. I really like the color and amount of light I'm getting and love the shimmer of the ReefBrite. The picture is way more blue than what looks like in person.
melypr1985
totally addicted
it really is looking great! I gotta say that I'm a little jealous of how good your corals are doing.
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Ugh.. My return pump (Sicce 2500) is acting up. Stopped pushing water until I tapped it hard. Started working again then stopped a bit later. I've pulled it out and have it soaking in vinegar overnight. Should I look at a new pump? I'm kicking around getting the Jebao DCP-4000. I'm getting ready to go on vacation in 3 weeks and definitely don't want to have any issues. The Sicce pump came used with my tank, so I don't know how old it is.
Sounds like a new pump is in order. Even if the Sicce is running well after its vinegar bath, backup is peace-of-mind . . .
~Bruce
~Bruce
Brew12
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Too bad Apex doesn't make an Auto Tapper Assembly you could use to for when it doesn't start properly while you are away!
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Update time!
During the same period that my return pump died, I discovered something had contaminated my RO/DI water. Still not sure what it was, but I almost lost my fish that were in QT and I DID lose a majority of my SPS to RTN and STNing. Definitely not a happy time for my tank. I dumped all of my RO water, bleached the containers, back washed my RO/DI system and did a bunch of large water changes on both tanks. I was able to frag my largest SPS colonies and recover a couple of frags from each. All of SPS that were still small died. Everything that lived seems to be making a recovery now, albeit slowly.
On a happier note, today my fish got to come back into the main tank after 76 days fallow. They are all happy and doing well. I'll be hitting the LFSs soon to fill my QT back up.
During the same period that my return pump died, I discovered something had contaminated my RO/DI water. Still not sure what it was, but I almost lost my fish that were in QT and I DID lose a majority of my SPS to RTN and STNing. Definitely not a happy time for my tank. I dumped all of my RO water, bleached the containers, back washed my RO/DI system and did a bunch of large water changes on both tanks. I was able to frag my largest SPS colonies and recover a couple of frags from each. All of SPS that were still small died. Everything that lived seems to be making a recovery now, albeit slowly.
On a happier note, today my fish got to come back into the main tank after 76 days fallow. They are all happy and doing well. I'll be hitting the LFSs soon to fill my QT back up.
Ouch ... very sorry to hear of your losses!
Not at all certain that I could roll with that nearly as well as you seem to be . . .
~Bruce
Not at all certain that I could roll with that nearly as well as you seem to be . . .
~Bruce
Brew12
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Oh man Bronc, that is rough. You just can't catch a break lately. I'll be pulling for you on the recovery!
