pokmijn 10g nano build thread

[pokmijn]

i tested my water again about 20 mins ago and everything was still good so i went down a couple house and picked up quiet a few frags and i saw a yellow watchman today at the store and love it i might go back to get it ill have pics up after i upload(didn't get picture of all the frags my camera really sucks).

 

[pokmijn]

ok here's the picture i dont know the name of any of these corals and they been in the tank for about 2 hours and everything is opening up nicely

here's a before and after shot

im also keeping a close eye on my readings.

 

[pokmijn]

i just ordered a 70watt metal halide pendant but i dont know how long it will take to get here.

 

[iDream]

LOVE the rescape. the first pic is button polyps, looks likes cinnamon.

all the others but the last look like zoas, geez how much did you spend? frags around where i am are like $20 a piece and you look like you got several

 

[pokmijn]

well i just got an email today that they dont have the light fixture anymore so what a bummer but i went and pick up a few pc ballast to replace my broken one and it works now...

and about the frags depending on the time i get it for cheap like if i buy it from the lfs and they still have a lot i get it for 5 bucks per frag and i also buy from a local reefer for about 5 bucks a frag to depending on what it is

but i got a few new frags ill get picture later

 

[pokmijn]

im starting to get a good amount of some brown hairy algae im hoping its not gonna last long.

 

[iDream]

what kind of CUC you got?

 

[pokmijn]

i dont have any i dont like snails or hermits they knock things over too much but im looking into a lawnmower blenny or something like that to munch on the algae

 

[iDream]

a clean up crew would be good, just dont get turbo snails cause their bulldozers lol. they will help with the diatoms and stuff you have after the cycle, maybe some nassarius snails and plain blue leg hermits for it. they may tample some stuff, but itll be okay.

you could always glue your frags to your rocks

 

[pokmijn]

yeah i might go pick up a few snails this week then see how they work but heres pictures of the new frags all polyps are out and they look happy but will see how it goes.

FTS

 

[pokmijn]

sorry about the bad pictures my camera just not that great and i dont have money to buy a new one.

 

[iDream]

thats a a lot of frags! all gonna look great when they grow in!

 

[mbonus]

Coming along real nicely!

 

[pokmijn]

ok so i really need a cuc diatoms are coming in fast and im seeing some brown hair algae so thursday when i get paid im getting a few snails, but all my sps are extending nicely and mt zoas are all open the only thing i dont really see is my fish

 

[iDream]

what kind of fish do you have in there?

 

[pokmijn]

i went with a yellow watchman goby.
Well here's what's happening i will be relocating the tank it wasn't gonna happen until maybe a few weeks from now but this morning my float switch malfunction and dumped 2 gallons of fresh water into my tank then when i got home as i was putting my baby to sleep, the hose from the returned pump popped off and and water was getting drained onto the floor and since the mag 5 was pointing up a spit out a good amount of water on the floor too, lucky i was near enough to shut off all the power for my tank fast enough, so today i will be moving the tank and tomorrow when i get home from work. Hopefully everything turns out good.

 

[iDream]

hopefully! sorry to hear about the bad news. hopefully the goby will survive the major salinity change

but on another note a yellow watchman you shouldnt be surprised if youre not seeing him, some are super friendly and others are hermits. but if hes new he's just getting used to his new surroundings

 

[pokmijn]

yeah the watchman made it and so did all my corals, all the corals seem to be doing the same

 

[iDream]

good, with all that money spent on those corals thats good you lost none of them

 

[pokmijn]

after much debating with the lady i have convinced here to let the tank stay where it sits i told her i would put a lot of stress on the fish and corals and it could cause them to die so she said okay then since I use so much i can leave it there. So yeah im happy i dont have to take it down and put it back up but i went and pick up about ten snails to help with the algae.