Sam's Oceanic 120 - DIY solutions

[thatmanMIKEson]

Now that I think about this all; It may be charma... The other day my kid gouged someone else's car when he went to open his door in a parking lot... I showed him responsibility and we left a note for the other person and we are paying for the damage to their car despite being able to just pull away and carry on with our day... Since my decision to do that, a ton of cool stuff has been happening. could also just be coincidence...

Absolutely everything happens for a reason, as little as it may be, its a piece to a big puzzle

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Ok, and here is a series of photos of the tank with the new Noopsyche K7 V3 lights at various settings with random filter on my phone camera (I also took a bunch on my big camera):
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Tank is looking good nice fish load!

 

[Projects with Sam]

Tank is looking good nice fish load!

Thanks! Its really fun to watch now that I've gotten the 4 Anthias in!
I have a striped blenny in QT and a foxface rabbitfish in the mail soon from Live Aquaria.
Then I'll take it easy on the fish (unless I see more cool nano fish like the green stripe goby.)
The nano-fish in a large aquarium are cool because when you see one its a treat.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Love the stands and the corals. Great trade

 

[Projects with Sam]

Dangit; just spent a bunch of time selecting images from my dedicated camera and went to upload them and they errored out saying too big. I'm discouraged so will post them another time.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Dangit; just spent a bunch of time selecting images from my dedicated camera and went to upload them and they errored out saying too big. I'm discouraged so will post them another time.

Ok, I found a cool plugin for the free image manipulation app I use (open source Photoshop) The Gimp.
The plugin will allow me to batch process images so I can resize all the images I have or, convert their RAW images to the appropriate size. I haven't tried it yet but given its in Gimp it'll probably be fine.

BIMP. Batch Image Manipulation Plugin for GIMP​

 

[Projects with Sam]

Beyond Stoked! Wow! The order was packed to perfection. I am almost too scared to dip 'em. More to follow.

 

[rmorris_14]

I did not get to check on the tank throughout the day. I, instead went to CMAS and got a ton of new livestock. Its all in QT now, as are the new coral frags.

I forgot all the corals so maybe people can help me out when I post better pics of them. I went a little nuts with the dips because a few of the corals had worms, which I am trying to keep out of my tank, one of the frags was dripping flatworms too...

SO I got a bunch of astrea snails,
a banded coral shrimp
another emerald crab,
an arrow crab
and a peppermint shrimp.
I also got 4 Lyretail anthias.

So, I'm pretty excited; the anthias have already been in QT for 8 weeks according to Tom @ Mermaids Cove.

Nonetheless, I didn't want to deal with acclimating too much so I matched their salinity in my QT and put the fish there for observation. The crustaceans, snails, and corals I put my other QT and hooked up a Galaxy Hydro light.

I'll up the fish's salinity tomorrow and promote them to the DT if all looks well with them; they've already eaten a bunch.
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NICE arrow crab! Hows it doing?

 

[Projects with Sam]

He is doing great despite me not being ready to run another QT at a reasonable temperature. One of my corals bleached-out because of my noobishness. I put an unregulated heater in the tank to get it up to temp then bedtime with the kids ran long.
All my crustaceans are a little more red but they've all made it. I have a better heater now. will get more photos up!

 

[Goaway]

Dangit; just spent a bunch of time selecting images from my dedicated camera and went to upload them and they errored out saying too big. I'm discouraged so will post them another time.

The files will need to be trimmed. Obviously. I don't know the max size of file. But, I use nothing over 4700 pixles. I get tired of "The uploaded image is too big" message. I am not sure if it goes off of MB's either. Direct files from the phone work. If I use the digital camera, I have to edit.

 

[Projects with Sam]

In-order Photo Dump!
CMAS show frags and CUC:

I've bleached the frag in the lower right. lower left frag has some wandering skin... I let the temp get up to 82 degrees so I am lucky more aren't dead - the shrimp and crab are ok, just hiding. I have a new heater now.

My foxface rabitfish from Live Aquaria - partially paid for by a win of the February R2R supporter drawing. He is doing well in QT. Despite what folks are saying, Live Aquaria delivered the fish in great shape with wonderful packaging. I video-d the unboxing and may have it on my YouTube channel. He is sharing his QT with a striped blenny.


I found my striped goby and my court jester goby in the overflow again... I am going to sump my damselfish. He is irritating the Anthias too. No luck so far.


Adam at Battlecorals hooked me up; these are insane frags. They were so clean too. Didn't even need to dip them.


I am still besides myself. I said one or two frags for the work I did for him; Adam was very generous; I am super appreciative. The Bgum digi (#4) had a few flakes that I glued to a frag plug and I found a hard glowing bit at the bottom of my bucket that I also glued to a frag plug.

 

[Projects with Sam]

It split! 1st sign I'm doing something right!
Last night I took this because I was going to ask if I should move it.

This morning


I Hope it doesn't kill my monticap.

 

[rmorris_14]

In-order Photo Dump!
CMAS show frags and CUC:
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I've bleached the frag in the lower right. lower left frag has some wandering skin... I let the temp get up to 82 degrees so I am lucky more aren't dead - the shrimp and crab are ok, just hiding. I have a new heater now.

My foxface rabitfish from Live Aquaria - partially paid for by a win of the February R2R supporter drawing. He is doing well in QT. Despite what folks are saying, Live Aquaria delivered the fish in great shape with wonderful packaging. I video-d the unboxing and may have it on my YouTube channel. He is sharing his QT with a striped blenny.
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I found my striped goby and my court jester goby in the overflow again... I am going to sump my damselfish. He is irritating the Anthias too. No luck so far.
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Adam at Battlecorals hooked me up; these are insane frags. They were so clean too. Didn't even need to dip them.
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I am still besides myself. I said one or two frags for the work I did for him; Adam was very generous; I am super appreciative. The Bgum digi (#4) had a few flakes that I glued to a frag plug and I found a hard glowing bit at the bottom of my bucket that I also glued to a frag plug.
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I don't know much about sticks. But those are pretty

I had to blow my screen up to try to see what these were
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[Projects with Sam]

I don't know much about sticks. But those are pretty

I had to blow my screen up to try to see what these were
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hehe me neither but that is what I got paid in (my own preference) so I will be learning fast or killing a buncha nice corals.

 

[90's reefer]

Now that I think about this all; It may be charma... The other day my kid gouged someone else's car when he went to open his door in a parking lot... I showed him responsibility and we left a note for the other person and we are paying for the damage to their car despite being able to just pull away and carry on with our day... Since my decision to do that, a ton of cool stuff has been happening. could also just be coincidence...

Nice to know their are still good people who do the rigjt thing when no one is watching.
Outstanding my friend.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Nice to know their are still good people who do the rigjt thing when no one is watching.
Outstanding my friend.

Thanks! A cool thing about this was that because My Wife and I have not been in any accidents and our car was undamaged it didn't cost us anything (not even deductible) and doesn't increase our insurance.

 

[Projects with Sam]

checked out a local pet store that was near the donut place I went to this morning and they had a Bumblebee Goby for $3.99 I asked if that price was right; it was; I have another goby! Now I need a pistol shrimp!

 

[rmorris_14]

checked out a local pet store that was near the donut place I went to this morning and they had a Bumblebee Goby for $3.99 I asked if that price was right; it was; I have another goby! Now I need a pistol shrimp!

Picture?

 

[Miami Reef]

I really like the loud snapping sounds the pistol shrimps make. You’ll love them.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Picture?

Just a little guy. He and the greenstripe can be best friends... both are max 2" pico tank fodder. but when you see one of these small guys in a large tank you feel lucky... I need to get my damsel out so he stops scaring all my peaceful fish into the overflows.