Novahobbies official 110g rebuild thread

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Haha, I *AM* a great neighbor. Though I wonder what my neighbors think of my constant gas cans going in and out of the house. Might be wondering what kind of pyro I am, and if they should up their fire insurance.

Speaking of fires. Had a potential disaster averted today in the QT tank. First of all, I fished a dead blue chromis out of the tank....the one with the lympho didn't make it. He was stiff as a board when I found him this morning. BUT....I'm really glad I checked, because a piece of filter floss had gotten stuck in the return pipe of the HOB fuge, and the fuge was overflowing onto the floor and next to a power bar!!!
If I hadn't gone in there to check the animals, I don't want to consider what might have happened. Yikes. Looks like it had just started; there was only a few cups of water on the ground. But still....yikes.
Going to the LFS today for more water, and to check and see if that third blue reef chromis is still there. Might have to pick him up if he is....I still want two chromis and two anthias as dither fish.
 
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I like the last picture. Looks like it has more rocks and more caves and nooks for the fish! These days whenever I see a big rock, I think "man that spot would be great for gluing down a acro frag." lmbo.
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/391428/novahobbies-official-110g-rebuild-thread/400#post_3487758
Haha, I *AM* a great neighbor. Though I wonder what my neighbors think of my constant gas cans going in and out of the house. Might be wondering what kind of pyro I am, and if they should up their fire insurance.

Speaking of fires. Had a potential disaster averted today in the QT tank. First of all, I fished a dead blue chromis out of the tank....the one with the lympho didn't make it. He was stiff as a board when I found him this morning. BUT....I'm really glad I checked, because a piece of filter floss had gotten stuck in the return pipe of the HOB fuge, and the fuge was overflowing onto the floor and next to a power bar!!!
If I hadn't gone in there to check the animals, I don't want to consider what might have happened. Yikes. Looks like it had just started; there was only a few cups of water on the ground. But still....yikes.
Going to the LFS today for more water, and to check and see if that third blue reef chromis is still there. Might have to pick him up if he is....I still want two chromis and two anthias as dither fish.
Is your power strip not at the top water line (or near) it, hanging on the wall or somewhere high???
 
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lmbo, you got scolded by a teenager Rick!! BAD!!!!
Justin, I'm just messing with ya. ;)
 
novahobbies

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Thanks, I can't wait either.
Good news, the LFS DID still have that last blue Chromis. Brought him home and added him to the QT tank. Yes, I know that means both fish "start" their QT as of today. I can wait.

I'm still holding steady at 1.5ppm Ammonia concentration. I need to get a new nitrite kit, since the one I have is definitely too old. It's showing SOME kind of nitrite reading, but the color isn't any shade of blue/purple etc...it's more of a mud brown, LOL. I tested the nitrite on the horse tank, and at least I know the base "clean" reading is a good clear light blue...should be no nitrite in that tank after all. No word on my Evansi anthias from any local store, or news as to when I might get the new light. Money's being used for other things right now, especially since student loans are due to mature in a month. Yikes.
 
novahobbies

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New nitrite kit. My Ammonia is still around 1.5, my nitrite is a little more than 1.0. Nice comfortable cycle start IMO. I'm adding microbacter7 every couple of days, and purple up as well. I know some people turn their noses up at the Purple-Up stuff, but IMO it's a fair way of raising Ca to high levels and inducing coralline growth.
Despite the high ammonia reading, the rose coral is still alive. I'm feeding it periodically (which also helps that ammonia) and I'm crossing my fingers that it makes it through the cycle and through the new-light-waiting period.
And news that I know only fish geeks will appreciate: I saw a couple egg-bearing female copepods on the glass today!!
LOL, it's sad when these little things are so exciting. At some point I'm going to harvest the life in the sponge surrounding my chiller pump in the seahorse tank -- that thing is completely crawling with amphipods, copepods, and larval bristle worms. I haven't cleaning it in about a month because I figured it would make a good nursery for critters to transplant.
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/391428/novahobbies-official-110g-rebuild-thread/400#post_3488568
New nitrite kit. My Ammonia is still around 1.5, my nitrite is a little more than 1.0. Nice comfortable cycle start IMO. I'm adding microbacter7 every couple of days, and purple up as well. I know some people turn their noses up at the Purple-Up stuff, but IMO it's a fair way of raising Ca to high levels and inducing coralline growth.
Despite the high ammonia reading, the rose coral is still alive. I'm feeding it periodically (which also helps that ammonia) and I'm crossing my fingers that it makes it through the cycle and through the new-light-waiting period.
And news that I know only fish geeks will appreciate: I saw a couple egg-bearing female copepods on the glass today!!
LOL, it's sad when these little things are so exciting. At some point I'm going to harvest the life in the sponge surrounding my chiller pump in the seahorse tank -- that thing is completely crawling with amphipods, copepods, and larval bristle worms. I haven't cleaning it in about a month because I figured it would make a good nursery for critters to transplant.
Wow...I can't actually SEE a copepod...let alone eyes able to see if it's pregnant. I have tiny white dots floating inside my tank, the water pushes them around so I can't tell if they are moving on their own or in the current. There are tiny white spots on the glass but they don't seem to move...I wish I knew for certain, I would get a mandarin.
OMG!!!! I got out my mother magnifying glass...with my eyeglasses on + that......I have tiny hydroids and copepods, they actually wiggle and move!. Someplace on this site I was told hydroids were bad for seahorses...can they hurt Kuda horses or is it just dwarfs that need to worry?
 
novahobbies

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It's just dwarfs and baby seahorses that are in danger of hydroids. And I thought you knew...the only way I see them is with a magnifying printers loupe! :rotfl:
 
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It's just dwarfs and baby seahorses that are in danger of hydroids. And I thought you knew...the only way I see them is with a magnifying printers loupe!

LOL...so you don't have superman sight! How do I know when I have enough copepods for a mandarin? The tank is almost a year old and I did seed it with copepods and amphipods, I just thought they didn't make it all this time. I do have an in-tank refugium.
 
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If you have a refugium, decent amount of rock and macros, and a year-old tank, I'd say it's a good bet that you have a decent population there. I would say you're safe for a mandarin.
I would also tell you to get an ORA captive bred fish. They may not be absolutely guaranteed to eat frozen from the get-go, but (a) they will at least me more inclined to, and (b) they won't hurt our ocean resources. I don't know if ORA is still doing green mandarins, but I'm pretty sure they have spotted if you're into that.
Frack. I had to seperate those blue chromis today. The existing bigger one was beating up on the newer littler one...so much so that he looks punch drunk. With a nipped fin. Little scrappy bugger.
 
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I hate it when my fish don't get along...I have two blue/green chromis, 3 died (2 DOA) and the place owes me that many when I order next. I'm afraid of aggression because they were not introduced all at once as first planned. Your situation just confirms my fears. LOL...They do have the Pinkbar back in stock. I will look into getting an ORA mandarin.
 
novahobbies

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Pinkbar?
Yes, and this is the thing. I have to QT them seperately, but I'll be able to introduce them at the same time in the big tank, so I'm not concerned about aggression at that point. Assuming of course that both make it through QT.
Only bummer: I was hoping to use the second QT for some evansis. Since nobody has them locally right now, however, I guess I'm fine for now...but what happens when Murphy steps in and I get a phone call on Wednesday from someone saying they're here and ready?? LOL. I wonder if I could get a ank divider for the 20. They make them, right?
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/391428/novahobbies-official-110g-rebuild-thread/400#post_3488714
Pinkbar?
Yes, and this is the thing. I have to QT them seperately, but I'll be able to introduce them at the same time in the big tank, so I'm not concerned about aggression at that point. Assuming of course that both make it through QT.
Only bummer: I was hoping to use the second QT for some evansis. Since nobody has them locally right now, however, I guess I'm fine for now...but what happens when Murphy steps in and I get a phone call on Wednesday from someone saying they're here and ready?? LOL. I wonder if I could get a ank divider for the 20. They make them, right?
I wanted a pinkbar goby, but when I went to order it they were out of stock, the online stores that did have the pinkbar had nothing else that I wanted, such as the chromis, catalina goby and margarita snails...so I went with the place that had most of what I wanted to order...everything but the pinkbar...they are back in stock but I can't order until the 1st of September when I will have some cash flow...
They do have dividers and (sorry for the loss of your little chromis) you might do well to have it on hand for in the future. That way if you ever need a divider again, you will have it right there handy.
 
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