Rabidgoose 130

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/FTS1.jpg

130 gal. (72x18x24) 35 gal. sump..25 gal upstream rufugium and 50 gal. frag tank on a loop...250SE Radium 20K x 2...24W ATI Blue Plus(2)...Aquablue Special(1)...Purple+(1) T5HO ...RE Vertex250 Cone...Tunze Osmolator...Tunze Kalk Dispenser...Tunze 6100, 6085 and 6045 x 2...Blueline 30 HD-X...250DE Phoenix(frag tank)...Typhoon lll RO/DI...APEX....GEO612 Cal Reactor

Couple SPS

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/PURPLEMONSTERORABLUETORT.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/SUNSET.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_9173.jpg

[Mike]

Is that the reverse sunset monti I see in there :)

[Rabidgoose]

That's the sunset monti



Is that the reverse sunset monti I see in there :)

[speedstar]

Holy Monti's Batman! nice looking tank.

[Rabidgoose]

Thank You.....


Holy Monti's Batman! nice looking tank.

[The Rugger]

Very Nice. I see some Zoos trying to sneek into the 2nd to last shot.

[Rabidgoose]

Actually Rugger the opposite is true. The top of that rock was all WW and the monti has grown over them and smothered them out.

chuck


Very Nice. I see some Zoos trying to sneek into the 2nd to last shot.

[Rabidgoose]

MASM swap stuff

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/Agave.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/JenDubPinkLemonade.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/OPE.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/PeaceCoral.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/VDM.jpg

[Werdlone]

tank looks great...I don't think I have ever seen a sunset monti plate. Pretty cool. I like what you picked up at the swap..especially the last paly..;)

[schminksbro]

The tank looks very, very nice! I also love the plating sunset!:bowdown:

[Rabidgoose]

Thanks guys, yeah Werdlone been looking for those for awhile. When they grow out some I will sell you a frag:lol::lol:

[Rabidgoose]

I sent up some of my crew to clean up grating on a pump today....:roll_eyes:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/MAINTA.jpg

[divecj5]

Fantastic tank. What a great mix of plating, branching, and "swaying/soft" coral.

The plating Sunset is a stunner for sure.

[Rabidgoose]

Thank You...


Fantastic tank. What a great mix of plating, branching, and "swaying/soft" coral.

The plating Sunset is a stunner for sure.

[Timmyb770]

Tank looks really nice, i like the frags from the swap good choices!!

[Rabidgoose]

Thanks Timmy, a couple of those frags I have been after for quite a while.


Tank looks really nice, i like the frags from the swap good choices!!

[Rabidgoose]

A few pictures that caught my eye during a water change.....

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/FromPAZZAZ.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/MONTIFOREST.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/WW-SUNSET.jpg

[ReeferRob]

Now that your a POTM winner, shouldn't we have an update on this beast!LOL

[Rabidgoose]

LOL yeah, sadly I have lost a lot of my LPS for some reason I can't explain. I will take some pics when I get a chance but RL has had me hopping this last little while....


Now that your a POTM winner, shouldn't we have an update on this beast!LOL

[Rabidgoose]

Knock the cobwebs off of this, I'm fixin to do a complete revamp so I'll get this out where I can find it easier..:)
I have started thinning out so drastic measures are near by. This is going to be an SPS dominated tank and the cube will be for the muddier (:)) stuff

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/FTS1.jpg

[MizTanks]

Has it really been a year since you've posted anything about your tank? I've never seen so much coraline in a tank! I'm excited to see what you do with it!

[Sir Patrick]

Tank is lookin SWEET!!!!

[Corvette Reefer]

nice tank cant wait to see more pictures

[Rabidgoose]

Thanks peeps, it looks a lot different now. That is an older pic, it is overgrown and in terrible need of attention. Now that the cube is up and running and I have most things transferred to the cube that I plan on moving, I will start the redestruction. lol I plan on lightening up on the rock, and probably carving up most of the coral and starting over. Thinking real hard about a basement sump too, but that probably won't happen til fall if at all. I will put up a couple pics of it looks like now either tonight or tomorrow...

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/FTS1.jpgSept. 2009
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/FTS4-27.jpgApril 2011
Comparing the pics you'll notice most of the corals near the sandbed are gone. Good growth of the SPS on top left little light for the LPS and z/p's on the bottom. A few remnants remain but mostly dead skeleton.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LEFTSIDE-1.jpghttp://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/RIGHTSIDE-1.jpg
It might be easier to tell in these pictures...

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/CANOPYSHOT.jpg
My digi's blunting off at the surface and overgrowing the cap.....

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/SUNSET-1.jpg
The only coral I am already having a hard time thinking about cutting up. It is easily larger than a dinner plate. I think I have broken two small pieces of it off in the 3-4 years. It has been the demise of several of my corals but I just can't get myself to trim it.

No real timeframe for this revamp, but it has officially begun.....

[MizTanks]

I really wanna see this. I've already learned so much from you and yet another lesson....

[larryandlaura]

Wow those pics are awesome! I love mature tanks.

[Rabidgoose]

Update....a little more cleaning and all that is left is to buy stuff. :) It will be mostly sticks this time around with a few isolated zoa rocks on the sandbed.

2012 do-over

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_1006.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_1005.jpg

[Rabidgoose]

Are those plates seriously growing vertically up your back wall????

That's actually orange digi

[Rabidgoose]

Wow, definitely encrusting very well for you.... was the the plan?? Definitely cool and different!

It wasn't planned but I never discouraged it. I will probably remove it as part of the do-over.

[MizTanks]

Quit the do over at that! You gonna be having a frag sale? ;)


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[Rabidgoose]

Quit the do over at that! You gonna be having a frag sale? ;)


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I can't...spring cleaning :). Yes I have frags and quite a bit of dry tonga branch. I upgraded the flow to Tunze 6100, 6085 and 2 x 6045

[Sir Patrick]

Looking good man!

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/ACRO.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/ORABLUETORT-1.jpg

[Sir Patrick]

More please.....

[Rabidgoose]

Test............................

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/ORABirdofParadise.jpg

[Rabidgoose]

Frags growing, slow but sure......

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_0098.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_0083.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_0082.jpg

Couple fish too....here's one of them

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_0100.jpg

[Rabidgoose]

So far so good.....he hasn't eaten any aptasia yet that i've noticed but it's early. He hangs around the top of the tank mostly and picks on some algae and the monti growing on the back wall. :) He's chowed on a couple mini stars too.


Looks good Chuck, how is Matt working out for ya?

[MizTanks]

What kind of fish is that? Very cool looking, I love it! Loving that green acro too :)
You have any Tonga branches left? I'm looking for a smaller piece to make a clam stand. LMK :)

[Rabidgoose]

Thanks...Matted Filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) Sorry the tonga is all gone.


What kind of fish is that? Very cool looking, I love it! Loving that green acro too :)
You have any Tonga branches left? I'm looking for a smaller piece to make a clam stand. LMK :)

[Rabidgoose]

Hopefully with some time he will get to chomping on the apts! Goodluck Chuck, if nothing else he is a kinda cool different fish anyways :)

While I haven't seen him eat any their is chance he has. Truth is....I have a lot of them :) I agree...he is kinda cool, homely as a mud puddle but hard not to like.

[Rabidgoose]

Yeller has been taken to the LFS after his tank misconduct. "Bugs" has been ordered. :)

[Rabidgoose]

Going to try the rabbit already huh? Matt doing anything good or just eating prepared foods instead of what u got him for lol

I've had my eye on a Bluelined Rabbitfish (Siganus doliatus) for some time. Certainly the tang leaving has made up my mind for me but if he will eat some of my algae and supply the kind of coral food I am expecting it will be fine by me. Going with a stick tank has certainly opened up a lot more variety for fish keeping.....:big_grin:

[Rabidgoose]

Are they a good massive pooper or something else?

Yes, they are very good at processing food into waste. Constant grazers is my understanding.

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/CBB.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/RABBITFISH.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/BANGER.jpg

[MizTanks]

Great shots Rabid!

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/Sniperspinkselago.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/Hawkins2.jpg

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/PURPLEMONSTER.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/PINKLEMONADE.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/JEDIMINDTRICK.jpg

[AJ :)]

Really nice pics! Cool corals too. Not quite palys but still cool. ;) How many varieties do you have in your collection now?

[Rabidgoose]

Really nice pics! Cool corals too. Not quite palys but still cool. ;) How many varieties do you have in your collection now?


Thanks, I've never really counted, probably around 50 or so so far. Still a lot on the list.

[Rabidgoose]

Lookin good Chuck! How's that granulosa doin?

Thanks, it's doing good. It hasn't grown much but is putting down a base finally. I've moved it up for the last time so it should take off soon.....I hope. :)

[Sir Patrick]

That rabbit snacking on zoas yet?

Mine at any zoas/paly that was blue first, then moved to yellow, then red......kinda like I eat a bag of M&M's.

Sure kept up on the algea though!

Tanks lookin great man.

[Rabidgoose]

That rabbit snacking on zoas yet?

Mine at any zoas/paly that was blue first, then moved to yellow, then red......kinda like I eat a bag of M&M's.

Sure kept up on the algea though!

Tanks lookin great man.

LOL.....I don't think so, their are a few stragglers around that seem to be slowly disappearing but I was kind of blaming the filefish. He's kind of ninja about it unless it's a nassarius snail, he eats those like popcorn. :) Could be the rabbit tho.

[Rabidgoose]

1 survivor (so far) of 6.....

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/BLUESTARLEOPARD.jpg

[AJ :)]

Great looking fish! Hope it works out for you. I don't see fish like that around here. :( How long have you had it? How deep is your sandbed?

[Rabidgoose]

Great looking fish! Hope it works out for you. I don't see fish like that around here. :( How long have you had it? How deep is your sandbed?

Thanks....my fingers are crossed. I've only had her about a week and my sand bed varies from 1" to 3".

[AJ :)]

I had heard that they might need a slightly deeper bed. Seems like four inches. As they bury themselves in the sand.

No idea where they get that figure though. I do hope it works out for you. Such a good looking fish. :)

[MizTanks]

Very beautiful fish Rabid!! Best wishes for you both :)

[Rabidgoose]

I had heard that they might need a slightly deeper bed. Seems like four inches. As they bury themselves in the sand.

No idea where they get that figure though. I do hope it works out for you. Such a good looking fish. :)

Everything i've read suggests that 3" is enough. As important as the depth is the grain size of which I have "sugar fine" sand through most of the tank. She is picking at the rocks and taking cyclopeeze and mysis shrimp so I am cautiously optimistic about her survival long term.

I am still trying to find a couple more leopards, tho I will not order from LA for them again. When my search is over and they have all acclimated to my tank I will treat with Prazipro, as internal parasites seem to be a real problem for them as well.

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/STAG.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/PEARLBERRY.jpg

[Rabidgoose]

Chuck, if you ordered the leopards from LA... they should have a 14 day guarantee I believe... check into it. Although unless u found bodies don't completely rule them out 100% as they are capable of hiding in the sand (don't go searching) for several weeks!

Also, one out of 6 isn't really a bad rate on them..... super poor shippers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If they were good shippers I'd already have like 15 LOL. Fine sand is best, depth isn't horribly important, IMO you should be fine. Mine is bare-2 maybe 2.5" depth.

Yeah, I got my money back. They even covered my shipping with the first batch (3 meleagris), 2 of those were DOA and the other didn't last 12 hrs. Not much better luck with this order (3 bipartitus) 1 died in acclimation, another within 12 hrs and the last one is hanging in there.

I know not to poke around for them but I just couldn't help myself, after about 5 days I had to know. I was really expecting the worst. I prodded around real gentle like and she popped out and has been out ever since....lucky I think.

I'll keep looking and I'll check with Andy. I'd like to get at least one more maybe a meleagris and then go with a couple flasher wrasses.


Very beautiful fish Rabid!! Best wishes for you both :)

Thanks Miz.....

[Rabidgoose]

TEST..........

Bugs and the leopard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBYBgoxesCs&feature=g-hist)

[MizTanks]

WTH!?! That was just to dang short Chuck!! :)

[Rabidgoose]

WTH!?! That was just to dang short Chuck!! :)

lol.......i'm just tickled that it worked :) Playing with the phone, hopefully they will get better...and longer

[MizTanks]

FYI-I use my iPhone for videos too and have noticed that when I take close ups the video comes out really narrow. As yours did :)

[Rabidgoose]

Looks good chuck, when will the new additions be in??

Thanks...........I'm doing some running the rest of this week so I have them shipping on monday. All of a sudden I am seeing fish I want everywhere. :pullhair:

[Rabidgoose]

FYI-I use my iPhone for videos too and have noticed that when I take close ups the video comes out really narrow. As yours did :)

Another try....... Sticks -HD- (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh8o8oUyq60)

[MizTanks]

Another try....... Sticks -HD- (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh8o8oUyq60)

Awesome!!! Wow very clear! :)

[Rabidgoose]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/HELLBOY.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/HAWKINS.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LYRETAILANTHIAS.jpg

[MizTanks]

Wonderful pictures!

Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2

[Rabidgoose]

Lookin good Chuck! What is that 1st piece?

Hellboy....


Wonderful pictures!

Thanks........

[sugargary]

Can you put me down for a frag of that sunset as well? :hypnotized:

[Rabidgoose]

Can you put me down for a frag of that sunset as well? :hypnotized:

???


Is that pic close to the color in your system, I thought it was supposed to be redder w/ a green base....

Yeah it's a little redder than shown. Don't know about the green base tho. I have moved it around a lot but have it now where it will stay.....top third of the tank under the MH. (seems to like it there).

chuck

[Rabidgoose]

Not sure on growth, I believe it has mostly just based down so far. Time will tell now that I have some pics to monitor.

[sugargary]

Earlier in this thread u told someone that u would frag your monti and I was throwing in a request as well. Sorry.:stupidme:

[Rabidgoose]

Earlier in this thread u told someone that u would frag your monti and I was throwing in a request as well. Sorry.:stupidme:

Oh...no problem, I broke it up quite some time ago tho. If I can find a piece I'll let you know. Are you going to the swap in Lansing? (I should be able to find a couple small pieces.)

chuck

demonclownfish...do you still want a piece of sunset monti?

[demonclownfish]

yeah i might want some still, how much?

[Rabidgoose]

yeah i might want some still, how much?

It will be a pretty small piece......free

[demonclownfish]

oh sweet, are you going to be attending the lansing swap?

[Rabidgoose]

oh sweet, are you going to be attending the lansing swap?

Yes, I am planning on going over for the day.

[demonclownfish]

If you wouldnt mind bringin it with ya thatd be awesome :)

[Rabidgoose]

Still coloring up after dipping............

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/IMG_0500_zps95bf6dcb.jpg

[Rabidgoose]

Their is movement afoot. I have added 2 MP40's and am working on a LED upgrade. I will be putting together one fixture that will cover half of the tank. The other half will remain MH for comparison. I will try to get PAR readings as well as FTS pictures. Here's an idea of the LED layout......

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LEDlayout_zpsa18b4bd8.jpg

All Crees (solderless) on a 30" T-slot heatsink

24 Royal Blue
6 Blue
15 Cool White
10 High Noon Cool White
12 Violet/UV
3 Warm White

chuck

[Rabidgoose]

Looks good, but J/W, why did you opt to go without reds/greens?

I added 3 warm whites which are supposed to supplement that end of the spectrum. If I'm not happy with the color I will add a couple reds and greens. I am hoping between the violet/uv and warm whites (no optics on either of these) I will get enough pop.
The build is moving slowly, between my old eyes and numb thumb my fine motor skills have really taken a beating. :)

chuck

[Rabidgoose]

Progress......

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LED/PARTS_zps5b344409.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LED/OPTICS_zpsf061987a.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LED/LIT_zps1552874d.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/LED/LITwb_zps026055fa.jpg

Last pic is white balance adjusted.

[MizTanks]

Beautiful!! Reminds me of Christmas time :)

[Rabidgoose]

So whats the word Chuck, you liking the new LEDs? Lets see some pics :)

No pics....but I did order another LED kit. Tank is a bit of a mess. Shocked some of the sticks between the LED's (Jim warned me) and new Radium bulb (some to death). I used screen on everything but apparently 35% is to much, but the old bulbs were real old. I've started dosing vinegar to help with the HA so I hope to have it turning my way here soon.
The good news is the frag tank is finally empty, save Mandy (dragonette), so I might turn him in and run it without light
and just fill it with rock. I'm thinking about putting him back in the display but with plans for more wrasses and the CBB i'm afraid the competition for food would have him starving in time.

chuck

[MizTanks]

You can't get rid of Mandy!!

[Rabidgoose]

You can't get rid of Mandy!!

Yeah, that would be a tough one. I've had him a long time. Not like Yeller (yellow tang) when I got rid of him, he turned into a bully so he was easy to get rid of. Mandy hasn't done anything....


Thats kinda crazy that 35% was to much even with the screen.... I started mine around 60% if I remember right.... but I also had alot less leds when I did it too.

Part of it is the intensity they came from, the old bulbs were a little over a year old so they weren't doing much, I wouldn't think. Even the new Radium side has suffered with a couple losses.

chuck

[Rabidgoose]

Update......I've lost a few corals, turns out, after some thought, that the problems I was having with the light set-up and ramping had me running them at full power for some of the time which explains some of the losses. Everything is back on track and I am increasing intensity 5% a week, the corals have lost color but most seem to be adjusting now. I am taking a break on the corals until I get things sorted out so I am focusing on my fish list for a while. With that said I think I can scratch leopard wrasse off the list, it is a little early to say yet but they are out and eating.......

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i96/chaz128/FISH/IMG_0558_zpsb5b0e322.jpg (http://s70.photobucket.com/user/chaz128/media/FISH/IMG_0558_zpsb5b0e322.jpg.html)

M. meleagris x 4