Fishkid2's 110 gallon diary

[fishkid2]

I'm boiling around 20 lbs of other lr from my other tank I was tanking down. It had a bunch of aptasia all over the rocks.
So I could use this lr to start the cycle right? Instead of using a raw shrimp.

 

[hammerhed7]

My oceanic 75 has the granite trim, they also used to make granite stands to match, pics dont do it justice it is great looking trim. I thought oceanic discontinued the granite years ago, I haven't seen one in my area in quite some time.
for the price you paid you got a sweet deal

 

[fishkid2]

I think the guy said it was 8 years old and he just never used the tank.

 

[fishkid2]

yea. got supplies and lr is coming on Friday

 

[fishkid2]

now for the wait of the tank getting clear again.

 

[fishkid2]

My first fish when my tank is done cycling is going to be the longhorn cowfish. I know they are a risk, but they are so sweet.
I had one before which is in my avatar. It died though from a stupid condi anemone.

 

[augustwest]

Originally Posted by fishkid2
http:///forum/post/2597937
I'm boiling around 20 lbs of other lr from my other tank I was tanking down. It had a bunch of aptasia all over the rocks.
So I could use this lr to start the cycle right? Instead of using a raw shrimp.
Why are you boiling the rock? Won't that kill everything including the astapia? If you pick up a syringe, you can inject the astapia with joe's juice, liquid calcium, lemon juice or kalkwasser mix.

 

[fishkid2]

I do have joes juice. But you will not believe how much aiptasia was on this rock. I do not want to take any chances if for some reason the joes juice did not work.

 

[fishygurl]

any pics of your tank with the live rock in it?

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by fishkid2
http:///forum/post/2594206
I can only afford softies and lps. I already have some coral. Heres what most of this stuff is going to be put in there.

You can only afford softies and LPS but your setting up a oceanic 110

 

[fishkid2]

Well sps at my lfs are $60 a piece for a tiny little frag. Plus this tank is my B-day present.
Does not look like much, but thats around 50 lbs. Now I just have to aquascape and clean the dust off the rocks. I will be adding the 20 lbs to it too.

 

[fishkid2]

This sucks. Every time I move a rock the tank gets super cloudy.

 

[fishkid2]

I stacked the rock, but I don't know if I like it or not because I can't even see in the tank.

 

[fishkid2]

Can't see much now, but I think it is going to look good.

 

[thehorndaddy]

Yeah, been there, done that. Looks good so far though.

 

[fishkid2]

Thats one reason I don't like sugar fine sand.
I will probably take pictures in the morning when it gets clear again.

 

[fishkid2]

This is not how i'm going to have it. I just set the little pieces on top because I did not know where to put it. To me this looks preety good without even seeing what I was doing.

 

[fishkid2]

Heres a pic of it with both lights on it. The pic above is just with 130 watts of pc lighting. The pic below is with 4 54 watt t-5's added to it.

 

[fishygurl]

looks good...how many pounds of live rock is that? are u planning on keeping your rockwork like that?(you said u didnt like it then u said u liked it so idk)

 

[fishkid2]

Heres how I'm probably going to have it like. Can you tell the difference?