Roc's 1st Big reef

Update,

I will have a bunch of new coral pics up this weekned and my goal is get get at least 1 good pic of every fish as well, but I need to clean the glass.

Teaser pics

New sand Sifting goby (have heard it called both a twin stripped goby and a Sleeper Railway Glider Goby )

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new frags from NCNRS swap and NCNRS/BAR don't break the chain programs

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/ChalicefromNewAlamedaAquaticsorigin.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/Coralsjulyswap002.jpg[/img]

 

Well I tried to get all the fish but both tankg are being pissy, I will catch them and some other later. For now

Twin Striped Goby

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/Fish7-31-08015.jpg[/img]

Yellow fined Damsel

[img width=1000 height=691]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/Fish7-31-08017.jpg[/img]

Female Clown

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Missing pics, Blue hippo tang, yellow tank, male clown, royal gamma


Zoa garden is growing

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Unknown zoa (Id anyone)

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Well I was able to grab a couple of shots this morning,

Blue Hippo Tang



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Royal Gamma

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Looking good Seamus!

 

I'm trying, some day I will get someone with a nice cam to take pics of my tank, I jsut use a point and shoot

 

Me to, it takes twice as many tries for me to get half as good a shot as some of the other guys

 

Ok, more updated pics.

I finally got my recent DBTC and frag swap corals off the frag rack and glued to the rock.

FTS

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View from my love seat



Green pay packer zoas from NCNRS frag swap (from Jenny)

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Mushroom hitch hiker

When I 1st noticed it 2 months ago

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120galreef6-10-08006.jpg[/img]

yesterday

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Sun coral from NCNRS frag swap (from Phil)

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/Suncoral8-3-08003.jpg[/img]

Coco's pink zoas from NCNRS DBTC (from Tony)

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/PinkDBTC8-3-08006.jpg[/img]

Green monti confusa from BAR DBTC (from Durwin)

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/SPS8-3-08013.jpg[/img]

Zoa garden

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/Zoacorner8-3-08016.jpg[/img]

Ric/yuma garden

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/RicRock8-3-08015.jpg[/img]

Pink Bridsnest (from Prop)



Unknown SPS



2 more unknown SPS

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/SPS8-3-08014.jpg[/img]

Unknown zoas sent to me as a extra

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/Unknownzoa8-3-08008.jpg[/img]

 

Well it's been a min since I have updated, not much to report actually.

My father came over with his DLSR cam a week ago so I thought I would post the shots he took (I don't think he knows how to use his cam very well, but some of the shots were nice)

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/AcanDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/BLuechaliceDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/CandyCanesDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/DevelshandleatherDLSR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/GSPDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/HammerDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/RiccornerDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/SunCoralDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/ZoacornerDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/CLownDSLR.jpg[/img]



[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/BluetangDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/YellowtangDSLR.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=668]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/DSLR/CleanerShrimpDSLR.jpg[/img]

 

Looking good!

 

Nice tank! I had just one question. Why are the PH hitting the rocks directly? Atleast thats what it looks like to me? Just wondering? Other than that tank looks sweet.

 

both PH push past the rocks in one case on the left side they push through a cave on the right side they push over the pic rock.

 

Okay, didn't see the cave.

 

Very nice! Awesome looking tank, congrats! I really like the zoa and ric gardens.

One day when I have a big tank I hope it goes as well as your tank is going.

 

Well it's been awhile since I updated my tank progess.

I was under the impression that my stony corals needed to be fed more then they were getting out of the water and took the advice of someone who seggested I use Kent Marine's PhotoMax (stuff was super expensive) and to follow the directions.

It said to add 1 drop for every 40gals of water every other day. I added 3 drops every other day (which is a little light considering I have a 120 gal display and a 55 gal sump). I didn't do the key to any reef though which is to test my water evey time I added this stuff.

I got really busy and quite franky kinda feel off on my maintenance letting some algae build up on the glass and lacking on a water change, however I was still adding this suplament. the result was that the KH in my tank dropped very low, and killed my green bridsnest from Marc, my pink bridnest, My orgen tort, a large green bridnest I had from BAR's DBTC program, and another Acro. However the Monti's all did really well during this time and to LPS and Zoas furlished.

I have stopped using this product, and have finally got my water perameters back on track.


Now for bad news number 2.

When the aglae on the glass (it's actually acrilic) had gotten outta control and I finnally dicided to gt off my ass and clean it I started very close to lights out, the lights went out but I keep going and didn't notice until it was to late that I was using the scrapper so hard I was stiring up the sand bed. appearntly I got some sand in between the scapper and the tank and made scratchs all over the place. None are to bad but are going to need to be addressed since they are driving me nuts.

I head about using this kit of waterproof sandpaper that can be safely used with all the fish and corals still in the tank, and will most likely set myself up to do small sections over a long peroid of time as I know each section is going to take a ton of work.

I do have some new pics but I haven't uploaded them yet, so they will follow in a new post when I get home.

 

Ok time for a big pic update.

FTS With Cabinet open and closed

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[img width=750 height=1000]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120gallon10-4-08015.jpg[/img]

From the sofa next to the tank

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And now some corals

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[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120gallon10-4-08012.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120gallon10-4-08011.jpg[/img]

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[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120gallon9-25-08015.jpg[/img]

[img width=1000 height=750]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120gallon9-25-08010.jpg[/img]

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Got all new bulbs today (the ends has burned out black and I figured it must be time ROFL)
new bulb combo is (5 bulb Aquactinic TX5 fixture)

ATI Blue Plus
ATI True Actinic 03
Korallen Zucht Fiji Purple
UVL 10000K AquaSun
ATI Blue Plus



So here are some quick pics, I need to clean my glass but no now

FTS with the new bulbs (Man I love this color)

[img width=1000 height=515]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/1Iroc/120%20Gallon%20Reef/120galtank10-17-08017.jpg[/img]

The DBTC chain Favia from Neptunes (I don't remember the name) The colors are crazy with these lights



The Tyree Tri-Color Acro from Marc , sorry for the bad pic (actually the color's not bad under my new lights)

 

That is a lot of actinic light. IMO, you don't have enough "sun" light. Yeah everything looks great under actinic ..

 

I agree with Phong. Too much actinic = less par.

 

so maybe change the figi purple (the only non new blue bulb) to a aquasun?

I was under the impression that the blue plus was a combo of daylight 12000k and actinic 03 par readings

 

Your "favia" looks like an acan echanata to me. Never the less, it is a pretty coral. Looks like a mix between Sergio's monster and an orange crush.