Sam's Oceanic 120 - DIY solutions

[tbrown3589]

The first thing to remember - talk to your kids like you talk to your dog in front of their friends...

 

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I'm procrastinating on catching my Tang...
setup new Tang's QT (an old 29 gallon I've been trying to OfferUp for $20. glad it hasn't sold!):

It seems the luck continues! I counted the fish in my 10 gallon QT and came up short. Now I know why the others have all been acting sketched-out... Just... What... How'd he get in there?!

 

[Mschmidt]

The first thing to remember - talk to your kids like you talk to your dog in front of their friends...

oh man, I could see that working well with the number of times I tell the dog he needs a bath.

 

[Mschmidt]

I'm procrastinating on catching my Tang...
setup new Tang's QT (an old 29 gallon I've been trying to OfferUp for $20. glad it hasn't sold!):
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It seems the luck continues! I counted the fish in my 10 gallon QT and came up short. Now I know why the others have all been acting sketched-out... Just... What... How'd he get in there?!
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Can't even get rid of it for less than $1 a gallon? it's be gone fast here.

How indeed? was it in the basket? coulda swam up the stream, but that is some work.

 

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Operation get Sailfin (and 6-line if I can):

Added a few more rocks I glued together interestingly when I got it all back in there.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

U should be able to remove all that and catch ur fish and replace. Np.
Lookin good Sam.
D

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Fwiw I have tanks all around my house from 3g-29g.
They are useful one way or another. Lol.
Also I have a large 100g Rubbermaid like a horse troft in my garage just in case. This I like to use most cuz it holds everything. Lol
D

 

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ooops! I put the canopy on after I put the rocks in... couldn't get the two big pieces out. I'll have to trap the wrasse out.

 

[Mschmidt]

to catch the wrasse, you must first think like the wrasse.

 

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U should be able to remove all that and catch ur fish and replace. Np.
Lookin good Sam.
D

Thanks! knowing what I know now, I probably should have done smaller scape parts.

 

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to catch the wrasse, you must first think like the wrasse.

There is already enough violence in this world.

 

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Parameter break:

2022-08-24 9:14 PM	Alkalinity	10.9
2022-08-24 9:19 PM	Calcium	450
2022-08-24 9:22 PM	Magnesium	1320
2022-08-24 9:28 PM	Nitrate	5
2022-08-24 9:29 PM	Phosphate	0.1

I removed a bunch of mung from the tank, a lot of algae was scraped, and a tang was caught. I almost filled the 29 gallon tank so I estimate I changed about 25 gallons of water in the DT.

I really like this AutoAqua AWC Touch. (They re-named product is the AWC Duo when it was realized they came in to the market too inexpensive I think.)

I am hoping my alk jumped because I was moving around the kalk and probably dosed the slurry.
**Edit: I tested my WC water and its alk came in at 12 ~ alk jumped because of my large water change.

I made so many frags from all the corals I hit with the net...

 

[rmorris_14]

Parameter break:

2022-08-24 9:14 PM	Alkalinity	10.9
2022-08-24 9:19 PM	Calcium	450
2022-08-24 9:22 PM	Magnesium	1320
2022-08-24 9:28 PM	Nitrate	5
2022-08-24 9:29 PM	Phosphate	0.1

I removed a bunch of mung from the tank, a lot of algae was scraped, and a tang was caught. I almost filled the 29 gallon tank so I estimate I changed about 25 gallons of water in the DT.

I really like this AutoAqua AWC Touch. (They re-named product is the AWC Duo when it was realized they came in to the market too inexpensive I think.)

I am hoping my alk jumped because I was moving around the kalk and probably dosed the slurry.
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I made so many frags from all the corals I hit with the net...

But did you catch the wrasse??

 

[Projects with Sam]

But did you catch the wrasse??

nope. he is small enough there are caves he goes into. I'd have to take down my lights and hood to get the other rock structures out... **Edit - I got the cleaner goby when I lifted out a different rock... I was hoping to find the 6-line in my buckets at the end... no such luck.
I'll have to catch him out...

 

[Mschmidt]

There is already enough violence in this world.

You're not wrong there. but you don't need violence, just to get into the enemy's head. learn his motivation and use it against him. Maybe a picture of a previous kill in the trap. he will think a ghost is back to take vengeance and he will try to strike first, then bam, trapped in fish jail and the rest of the tank is safe.

 

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2022-08-25 9:20 PM	Alkalinity	10.9
2022-08-25 9:23 PM	Calcium	450
2022-08-25 9:30 PM	Magnesium	1365

no fish losses!
only changed like 2-3 gallons of water so alk wasn't affected. I didn't put enough IO in my RC. Mag was trending down and I overcompensated. Not touching it tonight.

Too bad my PH took a hit when everything was disrupted while I caught the sailfin.

don't know what happened a few days ago. First time I've seen it. I did mess about in the sump that day though;

 

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Off to swap-out the mean sailfin! I got him for $50 on OfferUp... getting $75 credit (I hope - depends on the HLLE on his face).

 

[Mschmidt]

Off to swap-out the mean sailfin! I got him for $50 on OfferUp... getting $75 credit (I hope - depends on the HLLE on his face).

inflation treating you pretty good there.

 

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Deed is done! Thanks @ORDaquatics @OceanReefDen
I did a 1:1 swap for a 2.5" Blue Eyed Kole tang (two spot bristletooth tang) - (funny because that's what I was looking for before I found the sailfin)
I wanted another sailfin but they didn't have any. I may buy one from a Petco near me if I see one while I QT this tang. 4 Tang in a 120? sure. The largest Tang is the really nice big Hippo Tang but Timmy is still tank boss. I'm actually more worried about the small Hippo Tang's aggression more then the larger one's.

tank side-view:

 

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2022-08-26 9:58 PM	Alkalinity	11.2
2022-08-26 10:05 PM	Calcium	460
2022-08-26 10:07 PM	Magnesium	1350

I've remixed my water. Dropped its alk to 9. guess the disruption the other day has lowered my alk consumption too...
the tang is doing ok in QT; it looks like he's had some of the nori clip. Will check the good Petco near me for a sailfin then begin copper. Will be using Cupramine because I have it... They had one last week so I am hopeful.

I am excited for my new project; automating my ATO and kalk. I got a 30RPM motor to use as my stirrer. I got a 6" diameter PVC drainage pipe to use I plan to 3D print end-caps for. It'll be fun... lots of pics.