Gilroy 425g Build Thread (All Apex, all the time)

[Terence]

Reading this makes me feel like this hobby is a lot of work lol.

I don't see how you got that from my post. I never fully cleaned my skimmer in over two years. My dosing head went bad after probably 8 months - I should have changed it out in 6 and it is super easy to do. Carbon really should be changed out every six weeks. I did all of the above in the course of two hours time.

I like to believe that I am an example that you DONT need to be a slave to your tank to have a great aquarium.

 

[lolgranny]

I don't see how you got that from my post. I never fully cleaned my skimmer in over two years. My dosing head went bad after probably 8 months - I should have changed it out in 6 and it is super easy to do. Carbon really should be changed out every six weeks. I did all of the above in the course of two hours time.

I like to believe that I am an example that you DONT need to be a slave to your tank to have a great aquarium.

Haha maybe it was just the description no harm was meant by the comment. You do a lovely job mate.

 

[Muttley000]

Reading this makes me feel like this hobby is a lot of work lol.

Big systems are, but totally worth it!

 

[lolgranny]

Big systems are, but totally worth it!

Nonsense lol. I’ve got a 700g+

 

[Krazie4Acans]

Has anyone started checking with the hospitals to see if @Terence was admitted? I don't think he's ever gone almost a month without posting something on here. #fundstofindterence

 

[tastyfish]

Has anyone started checking with the hospitals to see if @Terence was admitted? I don't think he's ever gone almost a month without posting something on here. #fundstofindterence

Isn’t it Reef show season? Probably busy being a Reef show roadie!

 

[Krazie4Acans]

Isn’t it Reef show season? Probably busy being a Reef show roadie!

It is but he has a phone and I've seen him use it at the shows. Maybe we can get him to install tapatalk on it? lol

 

[Member No 1]

I heard Neptune has him locked up in their basement and he can't leave until he's assembled and packaged the first 1,000 Tridents!

 

[Krazie4Acans]

I heard Neptune has him locked up in their basement and he can't leave until he's assembled and packaged the first 1,000 Tridents!

Umm I want Russ to build mine. LOL

 

[Terence]

Ok ok. Just got back from Germany. It is the season. RAP->Interzoo->RAp and everything in between.

Only update. I now know I have a love-hate relationship with heniochus.

 

[Muttley000]

I heard Neptune has him locked up in their basement and he can't leave until he's assembled and packaged the first 1,000 Tridents!

As the marketing guy more likely that he is holding the guys who have to build the first 1000 trident hostage until they finish lol

Ok ok. Just got back from Germany. It is the season. RAP->Interzoo->RAp and everything in between.

Only update. I now know I have a love-hate relationship with heniochus.

Sounds like there is a story there, hope to hear more about it soon!

 

[tastyfish]

Ok ok. Just got back from Germany. It is the season. RAP->Interzoo->RAp and everything in between.

Only update. I now know I have a love-hate relationship with heniochus.

Uh-oh... What's the damage?

 

[rlbannon]

My dosing head went bad after probably 8 months - I should have changed it out in 6 and it is super easy to do.

Is it usually the same place that fails (if so, which?), and are there signs to look for that might predict impending failure?

 

[Terence]

Is it usually the same place that fails (if so, which?), and are there signs to look for that might predict impending failure?

There is no real way to tell for sure. Best to just change out on a regular basis. In my case, six months is probably a good interval given the workout I give it. Sometimes you can see small stress cracks in the plastic here or there when you run them at high speed a lot - ironically those cracks really do not impact the functionality at all so they are not indicative of anything really.

 

[Terence]

Just so you all don't think my tank is in some sort of funk and I am avoiding posting about it - I just took these on Saturday.

I like where the tank is at right now!

 

[Vivid Creative Aquatics]

Just so you all don't think my tank is in some sort of funk and I am avoiding posting about it - I just took these on Saturday.

I like where the tank is at right now!

Stunning!
That first pic - what is the purple with green polyp coral?

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[Fudsey]

Looking magnificent @Terence

 

[Muttley000]

Wow, great growth and crazy colors! Thanks for the pics!

 

[Terence]

Stunning!
That first pic - what is the purple with green polyp coral?

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That is a Jason fox cyphastrea of some sort. Cannot remember the name. Pretty killer though.

EDIT: Just looked it up on my invoice - its a "Cornbread Bling Bling Cyphastrea" hahaa

 

[dca22anderson]

Sps looking great!!