Raeges 75 gallon Adventure

[Raege]

Update death toll rises yet again
Lenny Molly Miller Blenny ;Dead
Kurgan Blue Green Damsel one of three ;Dead
Good thing I got the hospital tank going did copper two weeks
This leaves Sunset Maroon Clown , Mcloud Blue Green Damsel , and Tammarin Wrasse left alive

 

[NY_Caveman]

That is a tough series of events Ray. Don't be too hard on yourself. You are doing a lot to try and keep everything going and with all of the variables it is a tremendous task.

 

[Raege]

Thanks all. Moving on with clown not looking great put em back in display with the last chromis. He was quite happy to find his nem and reconnect. Going to start over here. Get em fat and happy watch for spots and re quarantine them once I make some changes to the hospital tank. Need to make sure I can keep upstairs stable temp wise to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Considering a diatom filter as a helpful measure against ich anyway. An older school tool that has positive reviews as far as ich management goes.
Sad and down still by the losses and will be a long time before I restock need a positive fallow period and a stable and reliable hospital qt setup. Looks like a black molly is in the tanks future as a sacrificial lamb as well.
Until Marty McFly stops by to go back in time to correct the mistakes will move forward best I can.

 

[najer]

Poto is doing well, point Murphy my way dude, we can handle it, I couldn't comment yesterday as I was too sad, you got this, I have accidentally killed things.
*insert maaaahoooosive Simon hug!*

 

[Raege]

POTO is Awesome! **** Murphy Im gonna beat him like Im a redhead on a bad day so he bothers no one again!
I really appreciate all you guys who swing in here I would have been gone long ago without ya all ;Joyful

 

[Gernader]

Really sorry to hear about your fish. Please keep your head up! Everyone make mistakes and learn to not repeat them again. Hope everything will go smoothly from now on!

I just discovered your build thread since I just upgraded to a 75 gallon a month ago. I would appreciate if you could check out my tank!

 

[najer]

**** Murphy Im gonna beat him like Im a redhead on a bad day

@Katrina71 spirit, I like it!

 

[Raege]

Really sorry to hear about your fish. Please keep your head up! Everyone make mistakes and learn to not repeat them again. Hope everything will go smoothly from now on!

I just discovered your build thread since I just upgraded to a 75 gallon a month ago. I would appreciate if you could check out my tank!

Thanks for the kind words and checking my thread. Will for sure be checking out your build. I had the perfect tank stock parameters till that fateful coral additions . I will get back there time and learning lessons sometimes the hard way is tough but if anyone gets something out of my troubles and saves themselves it will be worth the journey in the end

 

[Raege]

Hello my salt minded friends, What a day wiped from work 3am to 3pm then an hour of physical torture I mean therapy didn’t gave much gas left in the tank. Sometimes ya get a boost to get ya over thru nd beyond. Today @RichtheReefer21 was the boost. He gave me a shout to grab some sweet corals he put aside for me Stopping in to see a friend and his gorgeous reef woulda been enough but he sent me home with some awesome pieces photos follow. Sry the pics don’t do justice just shot with iPad since phone was dying......better pics as they settle in

 

[Raege]

While I’m dropping digital here’s my 1st Acro that survived me tearing rocks dropped in sand whitened up on a side but then back to life piece

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Nice shots to start your progression on them. We will get better ones when i drop off the green monster to u! Keep ur head up bud, the best is yet to come.

Always great chatting with ya ray... cheers

 

[Raege]

Salutations and Greetings Marine Aquarists,
I ordered up a diatom filter should be in this weekend. This will help with free swimming parasites still left and be a good polishing of the water column. After my losses willing to do anything that helps manage an outbreak in the future. Still going to work towards cleaning house getting back to parasite free but think of this as insurance against future whoopsies.
Stay Salty hope to get better pics of the new sticks today or Friday

 

[Victoria M]

That is a tough series of events Ray. Don't be too hard on yourself. You are doing a lot to try and keep everything going and with all of the variables it is a tremendous task.

This is true words.

 

[Raege]

Happy Friday my friends!
Have been running the diatom filter for about 36 hours. Cleaned filter and recharged after 24 hours. With this extra filter submerged in display have been Turkey basting the heck out of everything! It is doing it’s job pretty well.
Camera on phone is actin weird had to reboot to take pics......... Waited till lights ramping down still not happy with 10 k filter effects but puns are better than first series. Gonna need a certain friend with wet salty knees to stop in.. ahem @RichtheReefer21
New corals look a bit settled in today getting used to the t5’s. Enough yadda yadda here are the pics

 

[Raege]

I have decided since I don’t have many gush to look at atm I will look at graphs....I have a sickness I cant be right in the head

 

[NY_Caveman]

Very nice! Is the last one a Pavona?

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Happy Friday my friends!
Have been running the diatom filter for about 36 hours. Cleaned filter and recharged after 24 hours. With this extra filter submerged in display have been Turkey basting the heck out of everything! It is doing it’s job pretty well.
Camera on phone is actin weird had to reboot to take pics......... Waited till lights ramping down still not happy with 10 k filter effects but puns are better than first series. Gonna need a certain friend with wet salty knees to stop in.. ahem @RichtheReefer21
New corals look a bit settled in today getting used to the t5’s. Enough yadda yadda here are the pics

Looking gooooood!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Very nice! Is the last one a Pavona?

It is... here's momma all healed up from the frag cut last month.

 

[Raege]

Going out on the town sporting her pink coraline

 

[Raege]

Today was get filthy day on the tank. Socks washed cleaned changed, dual reactor and it’s pump pulled and cleaned Refugium section sucked out junk and moved polishing diatom filter to it and pulled apart skimmer for good clean. Saving coral moves for when I can see clearly into display again