Trinituner Fish Keepers, Aquarists & Aquascapers...

[HondaB20B]

Reefplanet i nw start up a tank take ur time n go slow doh rush n ud get tru let the tank take time n cycle n yuh on.. i do d same ting honda do i hav 300lbs a rock buy bacteria n after a week i added my first fish n the tank runin good for about 3mths n im a newbie so i no u wa see rel fish

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lol o gorsh i iz a trini lol

[HondaB20B]

lol o gorsh i iz a trini lol

dat aint TRINI pal..........................

[HondaB20B]

just some of my zoa collection, the cam not getting the true color of them. Of all of the zoas seen here, about 85% of them are florescent an really pop under my blue LED's. All of these zoas (except the fruitloops - pic #8) were bought as frag plugs or small rocks (most with no more than 10 polyps) and stuck throughout my rockworks and as you see has grown. Some in excess of 50 polyps in less than 3 mths. I have never target fed my corals. Last monday the tank celebrated exactly one year. Thanks to the assistance of Raj (his advice on caring and placement of corals ) and reefers i've met by him. All this hard work and dedication payed off. Hoping to go a few steps further soon.

[HondaB20B]

some more

[Reefplanet]

WOOOOOOOW!!!!! you have rel coral i cant wait for mine...but have to

[BAZZINGA]

honda u going d fish expo wednesday?

I know this isn't addressed to me but please forgive me for butting in here... What is this fish expo you speak of?

[UML]

honda my tank went to 85 degrees today

is it even possible to mind anything other than fish in that temp?

will let u know if my anemones still alive

[HondaB20B]

How much does it go down too.

Low =
high = 85F/29.4C
your main problem here will be the fluctuation in temps. When this happens, the fish and corals go through allot of stress. This increases the possibility of sickness.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/PIC/article.cfm?aid=89

[UML]

How much does it go down too.

Low =
high = 85F/29.4C
your main problem here will be the fluctuation in temps. When this happens, the fish and corals go through allot of stress. This increases the possibility of sickness.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/PIC/article.cfm?aid=89

depends on the weather outside...cold days cud get 81 but more often i get 83....well since i get my new thermometer. 85 is the highest i ever got.

[HondaB20B]

Low - 81F/27.2C
High - 85F/29.4C

thats nearly 2 deg C difference. Honestly i dont know how it might affect your corals. I've had those similar readings on my small tank and had issues with keeping zoas and brains. But then i still cant pinpoint and say it was that. I had high Nitrates, lighting was poor, didnt have reefsafe fish, was using tapwater for top-off and mixing salt, was dosing all kinda products from Azoo, was overfeeding, WAS AH NOOB, my hydrometer was way off (was reading 1.025 but when checked with a refractometer by Raj, it was saying 1.019/20) So many factors could of caused my problem with keeping corals, And to this day i'll still never know why i cant keep corals in that tank. The tank is still set up (running 2yrs & 8mths) and the temps are still the same, but corals that i've taken from my reef tank that has thrived for mths die in under 2 wks. I've put GSP, zoas and kenyas and they dont make it. Algae grows great though................LOL. So you might have to consider asking around still to the fellas that running fans on their tank. I dont know if fishman may be able to chime in as he's the most experienced person in reefkeeping.

[UML]

k cool thanks

[Reefplanet]

I tink i going By raj today anyone gonna be dere? i gonna get live rock and sand..again

[HondaB20B]

Dont think he might be able to sell anyone anything today. Fish coming in today and when he dripping fish, he dont like people there or bothering him. But who knows............call him first. 744-8768
I cant make it today........................... I in d bush working

[Reefplanet]

anyone going fish expo in gulf tomorrow idk the time...

[HondaB20B]

I thought they had a fish expo in Gulf city today. I went lunch time and i aint see a single thing. Like it was on the roof or something?

[Reefplanet]

hahahahahah yeh maybe .... lol is today ...well that wut d fella who told use say it was

[Fishman]

Low - 81F/27.2C
High - 85F/29.4C

thats nearly 2 deg C difference. Honestly i dont know how it might affect your corals. I've had those similar readings on my small tank and had issues with keeping zoas and brains. But then i still cant pinpoint and say it was that. I had high Nitrates, lighting was poor, didnt have reefsafe fish, was using tapwater for top-off and mixing salt, was dosing all kinda products from Azoo, was overfeeding, WAS AH NOOB, my hydrometer was way off (was reading 1.025 but when checked with a refractometer by Raj, it was saying 1.019/20) So many factors could of caused my problem with keeping corals, And to this day i'll still never know why i cant keep corals in that tank. The tank is still set up (running 2yrs & 8mths) and the temps are still the same, but corals that i've taken from my reef tank that has thrived for mths die in under 2 wks. I've put GSP, zoas and kenyas and they dont make it. Algae grows great though................LOL. So you might have to consider asking around still to the fellas that running fans on their tank. I dont know if fishman may be able to chime in as he's the most experienced person in reefkeeping.

If the coral are used to swings it shouldn't be an issue. My tank swings from 77.5F to 80F and I don't have any problems as my coral is used to it. It's a problem when the coral has been conditioned to a rock solid temp and then all of a sudden it swings. 85 F is pushing the upper limits of temp though. I wouldn't want my tank that hot. Though I have heard of tanks that have survived up to 86F for a minimal amount of time, I personally have never had a tank get that high and wouldn't want to risk it. A controller can help with situations like this. If for whatever reason my tank reaches to 82F my controller shuts down all of the lights to stop the temp from spiking anymore.

Honda any chance of the tank that has problems keeping coral having copper in it at any time in its past?

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[HondaB20B]

Low - 81F/27.2C
High - 85F/29.4C

thats nearly 2 deg C difference. Honestly i dont know how it might affect your corals. I've had those similar readings on my small tank and had issues with keeping zoas and brains. But then i still cant pinpoint and say it was that. I had high Nitrates, lighting was poor, didnt have reefsafe fish, was using tapwater for top-off and mixing salt, was dosing all kinda products from Azoo, was overfeeding, WAS AH NOOB, my hydrometer was way off (was reading 1.025 but when checked with a refractometer by Raj, it was saying 1.019/20) So many factors could of caused my problem with keeping corals, And to this day i'll still never know why i cant keep corals in that tank. The tank is still set up (running 2yrs & 8mths) and the temps are still the same, but corals that i've taken from my reef tank that has thrived for mths die in under 2 wks. I've put GSP, zoas and kenyas and they dont make it. Algae grows great though................LOL. So you might have to consider asking around still to the fellas that running fans on their tank. I dont know if fishman may be able to chime in as he's the most experienced person in reefkeeping.

If the coral are used to swings it shouldn't be an issue. My tank swings from 77.5F to 80F and I don't have any problems as my coral is used to it. It's a problem when the coral has been conditioned to a rock solid temp and then all of a sudden it swings. 85 F is pushing the upper limits of temp though. I wouldn't want my tank that hot. Though I have heard of tanks that have survived up to 86F for a minimal amount of time, I personally have never had a tank get that high and wouldn't want to risk it. A controller can help with situations like this. If for whatever reason my tank reaches to 82F my controller shuts down all of the lights to stop the temp from spiking anymore.

Honda any chance of the tank that has problems keeping coral having copper in it at any time in its past?

Still dont know the problem........................ i recently put in some mushrooms and the open up real good up to today. I'm going to load up this tank weekend with the mushrooms.

[HondaB20B]

Anyone went to the show in gulf?

[HondaB20B]

so nobody went to the show?

[UML]

I thought they had a fish expo in Gulf city today. I went lunch time and i aint see a single thing. Like it was on the roof or something?

so nobody went to the show?

look like tecpure eh even gone to he own show

im glad i didnt waste my time....didnt see any ads about it anywhere except tuner so i was skeptical

[HondaB20B]

I thought they had a fish expo in Gulf city today. I went lunch time and i aint see a single thing. Like it was on the roof or something?

so nobody went to the show?

look like tecpure eh even gone to he own show

im glad i didnt waste my time....didnt see any ads about it anywhere except tuner so i was skeptical

I even went as far to ask nu image petshop............... they themself was lost

TECPURE.............................CARE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?

[Reefplanet]

guess it was some big joke....

[HondaB20B]

guess it was some big joke....

I guess so, but i'm waiting to hear what he has to say first. The man could of said that it was cancelled?

[Reefplanet]

will raj be open tomorrow????

[Reefplanet]

guess it was some big joke....

I guess so, but i'm waiting to hear what he has to say first. The man could of said that it was cancelled?

yeh maybe

[HondaB20B]

will raj be open tomorrow????

Raj dont close pal.................. i've been there as early as 6:00am and late as 10:30pm to pick up fish or corals. You just need to call him first

[HondaB20B]

Now spoke to Tecpure on the phone and from what i heard (phone got cut off cause where i am in santa flora), he had problems with management of Gulf City, so he hoping to get it sorted for next wk.......................