Tank Journal Archive

[MichelleShocked]

I can't resist zoanthids and morphs. I've given in to temptation and turned my little tank into a nano....well...am turning it into a nano.
I'll upload pix as I go :)

 

[daveH]

Bring on the pics - sounds good

 

[MichelleShocked]

it's still messy from the last occupants - cleaning it out now
I have a brand new 11W tube light in the hood - how shall I add marine blue lights? Or can I get away with the 11W?

 

[MichelleShocked]

I'm planning to have the bottom bare *considers posting a thread "my bare bottom" in the R18+ forum with a link here*
without substrate.

 

[DavidS]

I'm planning to have the bottom bare *considers posting a thread "my bare bottom" in the R18+ forum with a link here*
without substrate.

I'm sorry, but the "bare bottom" was buggered by bug not showing the kind of bare bottom expected. Move along... and :poidh

 

[chimaera]

3 hours and still no pics ...

 

[daveH]

Give her 1 more hour, then that's it!

 

[DavidS]

Give her 1 more hour, then that's it!

Nah, you need to give her a little more time than that. She has to get up while most of us are still tucked up in bed. :)
Pics by 6pm thanks :D

 

[MichelleShocked]

ok, ok, i wasn't expecting people to be that interested :eek
I'll find the download chord thingy for my phone, download the pix and upload here
lots of loading and unloading
that's my exercise for the day :D
*heads off to rummage in draws and curse at tangled chords and wires*

 

[MichelleShocked]

ok this is the AR-126. Its about 25L I think I'll leave the fake rock work (styrofoam) on the back and attach corals to it. I plan to buy a few chunks of live rock this week. If I can get off this computer, I will get round to actually getting this tank clean and salty ;)

 

[MichelleShocked]

just in case anyone is interested: I got this tank from an op shop 2 yrs ago. Cost me $20.

 

[Priscacara]

A good bargain!

 

[MTG]

will be interesting what you do with this. i love zoos!

 

[Reef6]

good work.. you might want to remove the backing but, I had one in my 4' tank and it just seemed to catch detritus behind it.does make it look a bit better but..

 

[dino]

Hey Michelle, how's the build going.
I would recommend you get some blue lights in there in addition to the 11W fluoro tube. Even 12v LED strips from eBay will do - so you can switch off the white to enjoy the colours of the zoas under blue light.
Your dozen zoas frags are still multiplying in my tank. Let me know when you're ready for them (no rush)

 

[MichelleShocked]

Hey Michelle, how's the build going.
I would recommend you get some blue lights in there in addition to the 11W fluoro tube. Even 12v LED strips from eBay will do - so you can switch off the white to enjoy the colours of the zoas under blue light.
Your dozen zoas frags are still multiplying in my tank. Let me know when you're ready for them (no rush)

hey, thanks for that advice, dino - I was wondering how to fit some blues into the hood without having to totally restructure and rewire the hood set up. I will go to ebay right now and look.
The tank is looking good and seems to be thriving. The live rock I bought to cycle it didn't seem all that special and he only charged me $5 for the two chunks (I shop there alot) but I've since found the rock has multiple worms, several feather dusters and some red tube worms.
I thought I'd put more pix up but I haven't been myself lately and have only just got back LOL so I'll put some more up now
I should be ready early September - say 3rd? - its a monday

 

[MichelleShocked]

Ok, last Friday I went to a local LFS for some live rock. He didn't have much there and it didn't look to have much interesting happening with them so he only charged me $5 for both these pieces. I got these two because of the maroon seaweedy stuff growing on one of the pieces. He said they were sponges and proceeded to pack them in a waterless bag so I figured that a) he doesn't know what sponges are, b) he doesn't know you aren't meant to expose sponges to air and c) that i probably got an interesting seaweed for cheap :D

 

[MichelleShocked]

after a few days, I started to see little guys like this:

I've christened him "Tigger"

Reminds me of one of my Khuli loaches, actually....

 

[MichelleShocked]

I've got some nice coralline algae colors happening

and there seems to be two different types of sea weed. : this thick bladder type stuff

and this thin, flame-like stuff:

 

[chimaera]

Good start! I like Tigger.