Maroon Lagoon V2.0

[dragon99]

Yikes, that's sad to see. I just got back from a 2-week vacation and count my self lucky that the only issue was the ato on my nano wasn't running. No losses from it and the clownfish even laid eggs right before I got back.

 

[Caravanshaka]

ouch man! Hopefully it won't take long to get back on track.

 

[BantyRooster97]

Man hate to see / hear that! I went on vacation last week and I think my sister overfed my tank... when I got back, I have crazy macro growth in my tank and lost what I've leaned is my warning coral... So I immediately did a large water change & everything seems ok.

It's hard to go on vacation...

 

[gig 'em]

Gosh it’s been a while since an update... on a different thread I chronicled tearing this tank down, dipping all the corals in KCl, Iodine, and witches hazel, rinsing the sand, scraping all the algae and palys off the rocks, and performing a 100% water change. It was quite the ordeal, but the tank hasn’t been this healthy in over 440 days! Some pictures I took last night since I was feeling optimistic about the current health of the corals.

 

[Jimbo662]

Gosh it’s been a while since an update... on a different thread I chronicled tearing this tank down, dipping all the corals in KCl, Iodine, and witches hazel, rinsing the sand, scraping all the algae and palys off the rocks, and performing a 100% water change. It was quite the ordeal, but the tank hasn’t been this healthy in over 440 days! Some pictures I took last night since I was feeling optimistic about the current health of the corals.

That's great to hear!

 

[SkiCatTX]

I always stress when I leave my tank...glad to hear everything is doing well.

 

[gig 'em]

Maroon Lagoon 3.0 in the future. Just a teaser shot:

 

[SneakyTortuga]

Maroon Lagoon 3.0 in the future. Just a teaser shot:

dimensions?

 

[Jimbo662]

That's a very large stand...

 

[BantyRooster97]

Nice! Thats gonna be awesome!

By the way, I bought several frags from you a about a year ago (most didn't make it through a semi crash I had) but the purple orchid is kicking butt! If you want a frag let me know. I'll be in Austin some over the holidays.

 

[gig 'em]

Well unfortunately the move to my new house has been quite disastrous. It's been 2 weeks since the move, and my acros are dropping like flies now. I know the water got a little cold on moving day, but I find it odd that they would have a 2 week delay from that. My CaRX was never plugged back in, so alk dropped to 6, but that has never killed corals before in my tank. I've had alk swings that dropped the 5 and didn't lose a thing, so I can't quite explain it now.

So far I've lost my 3 year old oregon tort colony, about the size of a large grapefruit, one of my prized magnificas is giving up on life, and I've lost quite a few frags and smaller colonies that cost a pretty penny. At this point I'm not as excited about the new tank that I'll be installing considering I won't have much to put in it...;Hurting

 

[Jimbo662]

WOW...didn't know you moved already. Sorry to hear about the losses. But just think about all that new real estate you'll have to add more / new stuff!

 

[gig 'em]

WOW...didn't know you moved already. Sorry to hear about the losses. But just think about all that new real estate you'll have to add more / new stuff!

I was already doubling my real estate with a tank that is over twice as large! Needing more space was not an issue yet

But yes, I get to start from scratch. But the sizes of frags these days, the tank won't look full for years...

 

[BantyRooster97]

WOW, hate to hear that!

 

[Caravanshaka]

I saw your tank at RCA last night! Same exact tank I just ordered! Looks like several of these 8' tanks are going up in our area.

 

[gig 'em]

Finally got the new tank moved in and on the stand! Still need to position it, but progress is good.

 

[Jimbo662]

Finally got the new tank moved in and on the stand! Still need to position it, but progress is good.

OOOOHHHHH AAAAAHHHHH

 

[tripdad]

Is that Aggie red on the stand? Nice tank, can't wait to see it progress.

 

[chizerbunoi]

Wow very sorry to hear about your losses. But starting over in a new house will be fun. Are you planning to setup your fish room differently from the last one? Keeping an anemone specific tank still?

 

[gig 'em]

Wow very sorry to hear about your losses. But starting over in a new house will be fun. Are you planning to setup your fish room differently from the last one? Keeping an anemone specific tank still?

Some losses are expected in a move. Clearly something significant went wrong here, but it’s not clear what. Maybe moving and stirring up the sand bed, kicking up nutrients, releasing some compound in an anaerobic zone... no clue. It’s sad, but it happens. Just an opportunity to start over with more free space. I’m not sure if I’ll continue the anemone dedicated tank. I would like to put my show anemones in the new DT, but it really depends on the room in the fish room once it’s completed.