Kirbys Reefer 450 build
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Branespikin
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Powerhead? CHECK! Very excited about this one. Been wanting to try a gyre forever.
I saw you mentioned its the 130. I think you should have went for the 150 on that 5ft tank for sure. I had the 150 on my 4ft 75g and it was good like on 40%. I think with the 130 you will be cranking it higher and running motor more which gives it a whine.
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Oh no wayyy, sorry if i sound upsetting in anyway but thats terrible, is the scratch really big? Id be bugging out on coralvue rite now if not would you be able to return to lfs because from what i see- they dont have top notch service
Yea just waiting for a response from Maxspect now. I'm not even sure how they can resolve the issue... It's not like they're going to pay for a new tank.
And the 130 seems plenty for my tank, one side has lots of flow for sps and the other is rather gentle flow for lps and stuff. I do have it at 100% but it's dead quiet.
And the 130 seems plenty for my tank, one side has lots of flow for sps and the other is rather gentle flow for lps and stuff. I do have it at 100% but it's dead quiet.
Well I sent in a ticket for it, we'll see what happens. Meanwhile I'll keep moving ahead.
Tested yesterday and got:
.25 ammonia
.50 nitrites
0-10 nitrates
I give it a week or so until it's ready. We're having guests over this weekend so I really wanted to have everything moved into the reefer, so I could move the old 80 out. But doesn't seem like that's going to be possible. Oh well! Also upgrading my wife's 34g AIO Solana to a 36g corner bowfront with sump, but that's a whole separate build thread lol.
Not sure if I showed y'all this picture already, but I got this awesome Welso for a steal. My wife says it's staying in her tank... But guess where her corals are going while we upgrade her tank... My tank! And the Welso isn't going back.
Tested yesterday and got:
.25 ammonia
.50 nitrites
0-10 nitrates
I give it a week or so until it's ready. We're having guests over this weekend so I really wanted to have everything moved into the reefer, so I could move the old 80 out. But doesn't seem like that's going to be possible. Oh well! Also upgrading my wife's 34g AIO Solana to a 36g corner bowfront with sump, but that's a whole separate build thread lol.
Not sure if I showed y'all this picture already, but I got this awesome Welso for a steal. My wife says it's staying in her tank... But guess where her corals are going while we upgrade her tank... My tank! And the Welso isn't going back.
Big update! I saw the spike I was waiting for, and it dropped. Everything tested zero even after ammonia was introduced, so I went ahead and added everything to the tank. I apologize in advance for the terrible pictures. I wish I had a real camera.
This weekend I'll be picking up a lavender tang, and a tomini tang. I'm hoping the yellow is still new enough to the tank that there's no aggression issues over territory.
This weekend I'll be picking up a lavender tang, and a tomini tang. I'm hoping the yellow is still new enough to the tank that there's no aggression issues over territory.
My anemones are very mad, it s quite a task removing all of them. Took a few hours. My large h. Malu still isn't attached, but fully open.
The biggest issue right now is the one line bubble tip in the old tank... Or should I say two...
This is the old tank as it sits. Almost completely empty, far from its former glory
Anyways I came home today and saw this. I guess trying to get the bubble tip off the rock caused it to stress split, pretty cool to watch! Here's the process.
Took about 9 hours total.
Anyways, so now I'm having to move a freshly split, unhealed nem into another tank. It was going to go into my wife's tank but we're in the process of upgrading hers too. New tank should be here tomorrow and we'll just do a straight swap of water/rock/sand. But I'm going to have to keep this guy in a bucket for the time being incase of a mini cycle. Not fun. Oh well, still pretty cool to watch.
The biggest issue right now is the one line bubble tip in the old tank... Or should I say two...
This is the old tank as it sits. Almost completely empty, far from its former glory
Anyways I came home today and saw this. I guess trying to get the bubble tip off the rock caused it to stress split, pretty cool to watch! Here's the process.
Took about 9 hours total.
Anyways, so now I'm having to move a freshly split, unhealed nem into another tank. It was going to go into my wife's tank but we're in the process of upgrading hers too. New tank should be here tomorrow and we'll just do a straight swap of water/rock/sand. But I'm going to have to keep this guy in a bucket for the time being incase of a mini cycle. Not fun. Oh well, still pretty cool to watch.
I think I'm going to go ahead and treat my anemones with Cipro. Ever since the petco haddoni I got died they have been mad. I've been trying to convince myself it's not bacterial infection but it's time to bite the bullet and just do it. Now to find something big enough to treat three 12" anemones in...
This haddoni is easily 15" when open. Shrunk down to nothing right now. When I got it he had a hole in his foot. He's been very slowly recovering, hole is gone and he attaches now. But the new tank was a shock.
12" haddoni. Looked worse earlier. Looks like it's on the move looking for a better spot now.
12" h. Malu not attaching (worrysome) but open and happy otherwise.
Ill keep this updated with conditions.
LOTS of updates. I'm out of town now until May 22nd so I'll have to do a more detailed update then.
But for now:
Lost 2 of 3 nems to infection. Treated my green haddoni and it's looking good.
Losing fish due to ich...or something. Can't do squat till I'm back in town unfortunately.
Corals are doing amazing.
I know the pics are bad. I got a new camera before I left and I'll add some new pics with a real camera when I get home. Enjoy.
But for now:
Lost 2 of 3 nems to infection. Treated my green haddoni and it's looking good.
Losing fish due to ich...or something. Can't do squat till I'm back in town unfortunately.
Corals are doing amazing.
I know the pics are bad. I got a new camera before I left and I'll add some new pics with a real camera when I get home. Enjoy.
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Looking good! Keep those pictures coming!
