Timfish Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I saw your tank yesterday and I'm impressed! I would have expected a lot more agae at this point 3 - 3 1/2 months after the crash. Some of it may be the "detrius removal" function of the Vortech but I would think Shane's appoarch to cryptic refugiums by including a lot of "seasoned" rubble has a lot to do with it also (if not more so). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Tim, Thought I'd update you on the birdsnest. Here are a few pics. The 'lighter' stuff is getting redder, and the red piece is almost the same color as the goniopora! Looking good ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Not bad for just being in the tank for two days. They are both from the same parent colony but have been growing in different tanks under different lighting. The thinner specimans being under lower light than the thicker one. It will be interesting to see how they compare in a month or two. New growth should be noticable in another week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) Been a while since my last post. A lot has happened. Pretty much going forward with an all LPS tank. The tank was just too shallow to support SPS and not bleach out all the LPS on the bottom. Here are some latest images. Edited April 29, 2013 by chippwalters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I love LPS, and your tank looks great! I've been wondering how it was going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 I love LPS, and your tank looks great! I've been wondering how it was going. Thanks. Here's another FTS...with the GBTA Look forward to catching up next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 That bta looks huge in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Looks good. Have to go back and read the build. That is a huge gbta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Update: Of course the gbta doesn't want to behave, and has now crawled around back. So far, it hasn't harmed anything, but I'm still moving corals around 'just to be sure' until he settles down. I have to say, I did have some doubts for awhile there about this whole cryptic sump business, but it really is working great now. I clean the glass maybe every other week-- I've let it go longer with than 2 weeks with still no notable algae or scum. So very low maintenance as all I do is add some live bacteria solution, change out the filter each week, and top off the water. I've been doing water changes every 2 weeks lately and pumped up the lighting as well to 100% from the Radion and things are looking really good. No skimmer, just a bag of charcoal and one of Purigen every couple months and I've been good. Tim's and Patricks frogspawn are very healthy. Brian's magnificent Duncans are gorgeous and Aqua Ranch's acans and Japanese Dendro are rocking. I did buy a beautiful cleaner shrimp, but the powerhead got him the next day. Ouch. A couple pics from my iPhone: Oh, and I did splurge for one of these: It's called an Ogle Macro Viewer (for aquariums) and it's supposed to work great with smartphones. We'll see. Edited May 27, 2013 by chippwalters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I like your new toy. I can't imagine better pictures than the quality that you already post. With an LPS dominated tank, you may want to consider a Sea Apple. With your excellence of care in feeding your pretties, a Sea Apple would flourish in your tank. La bonne temps roulee, Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko's Reef Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Looking great Chipp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Got rid of the GBTA. Wasn't looking good and started walking around the tank a bit and just didn't want to chance it. Replaced it with a very nice Krypto Hammer. Finally got around to purchasing a decent camera. Ended up with a Lumix G5-K micro 4/3 which has just been reduced to $400, and also bought a nice Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 macro lens. Just playing around and took these shots: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Wow those are some great shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Awesome indeed. The details on the snails working side was phenominal. Edited June 15, 2013 by subsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Wow those are some great shots! Thanks, Kim. Do you have a new build thread? Awesome indeed. The details on the snails working side was phenominal. Hi Patrick. Do you recognize your frogspawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Nice photos. I really like the third one here you have two areas/corals in crisp focus. I like the second to the last coral. What kind is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Nice photos. I really like the third one here you have two areas/corals in crisp focus. I like the second to the last coral. What kind is that? The second to last pic is Patricks frogspawn frag I picked up from him a few months ago. He had a tank crash last year and thought he had lost all his mixed frogspawn. Then, slowly, it started coming back. I got a small frag. Some great krypto tips! I hope to get it all the way back and then reseed him with new frags. Edited June 16, 2013 by chippwalters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Thanks for the info. I'm pretty certain there will be some frogspawn in my tank at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 cant have a reef without at least one euphylia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Added some bright green zoas, and some blue zoas, and a few polys. Some pics of everything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chippwalters Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 And more.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) Went to Subsea's place last week and took these pics. Not sure what everything is, but there's some nice colors! Edited July 6, 2013 by chippwalters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 More from Pat's place.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Nice pics. I like them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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