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05-04-2008, 08:12 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 178
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 |  Desperate measures!!! Fed UP !!!!
I have decided to just go for it I turned my lights completely off on Wed night and I havent fed the fish since then I don't even care what I lose at this point I Need to get rid of the green hair and maidens hair algae. I did a 25% water change on Thursday and I am doing another 25% on Sunday night. I also added a phos-zorb bag to the sump. I also went in and manually removed whatever I could grab. I will update the progress.
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[SIZE=1]120 Gal Reef Tank Born 12/06 160+ Lbs of Live Rock 80 Lbs Live Sand[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]20 Gal Sump with 15 lbs of Live Rock[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1](2) 250w 12K MH and (4) 45w CF Atinics (6) Moonlights[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Berlin Turbo Triple-Pass Skimmer[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1](3) Hydor Korillia # 3s [/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Loads of Corals[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Huge clean up crew[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Yellow Tang[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1](2) Purple Firefish[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Psych Mandarin[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Algae Blenny [/SIZE] | 
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05-04-2008, 08:15 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nebraska
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 That sucks, sorry. | |
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05-04-2008, 08:26 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by Crabby Jim  I have decided to just go for it I turned my lights completely off on Wed night and I havent fed the fish since then I don't even care what I lose at this point | Hey dude, you may not care what you lose "at this point"...but I do. Get fish/corals out of tank and put in another "clean" one for time being. Small one cheap one from Petco will do. Use newly mixed water. Clean coral base rock throughly.
Get all rock/sand out, nuke it in bleach...or get rid of it and start from scratch with new.
Overfeeding may not be only issue.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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05-04-2008, 08:59 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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This is the perfect time to start from scratch and learn from our mistakes. That's how I felt when I restarted my 120g.
I know the frustration you are experiencing. Hang in there and good luck! | |
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05-04-2008, 09:01 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beatrice, NE
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If you're going to let everything go to start over can't you give away your livestock to somebody else rather than letting them die a nasty death?
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55 gallon glass, 260 W odyssea pc lighting, to be continued... | |
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05-04-2008, 09:15 AM
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| | Humpback Whale
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by matt s If you're going to let everything go to start over can't you give away your livestock to somebody else rather than letting them die a nasty death? | I agree man, dont take it out on the fish and corals. I know excactly what your going through(the frustration), but hang in there, reefers are not quiters. I have forgotten if it was asked already, but what are your Po3/4 and No3 levels at? Is it close to any kind of sunlight? What about flow? When was the last time the bulbs were changed out? Stick with the phos-zorb, it will not get fixed in one day. Patience my friend, patience. Luna
P.S. I like to use this product b/c you get both regular carbon and phos protection. Like the label says, Pure Complete.  PURA Complete 32 oz. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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05-04-2008, 10:38 AM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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Like luna said "reefers are not quitters". Take this opportunity to learn more about the hobby and share "do's" and "don't do's". There is a problem somewhere and there's also a solution. What are your parameters and regular maintenance habits? Wev'e all been in the same situation one way or, another. Let's get started on getting this thing squared away. Pull live rock and cook it. I've been in the same situation. I removed corals that I thought would die or, be seriously affected with a 0 light schedule. Clean up crew large snails, hares(will need to be returned after issue is fixed) etc. etc. etc. . _________ 55 g blenny, six-line, firefish, maroon clown, 4 g. chromis, ps. dragonet, yellow tang, zoas/paly's, shrooms, green stars, yellow polyps, button polyps,clove polyps, p. xenia, bubble coral, feather dusters, kenya , galaxea, hammer, blasto, f.spawn, trumpet, monti, bird's nest, green birds nest, , cleaner shrimp, coral banded shrimp.  Short term gain = long term pain, Short term pain = long term gain. | |
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05-04-2008, 11:03 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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Jim I'm gonna tell ya my about my 1st attempt.
I'd wanted to get into keeping a reef for ever and thought im ready (money and desire)
I'd found a 125 with the stand and the whole sha-bang , you name it .
it had some fish and a whole lot of LR ( covered with hair algae lol )
At that time i had NO CLUE what i was doing and proceeded to have a hair algae farm
and buy fish and this and that .
Needless to say i was having some really bad luck with keeping any thing alive for any amount of time.
It had the wrong lighting , the bulbs were old and out of spectrum, the skimmer was a
piece of crap, the sump was a wet/dry (nitrate factory),
You name the problem / non-aware of it and i had it !.
I gave up for like 6 months and thought every day, the more i thought the more i beccame P-O'd
( Im not going to give up i will learn and conqour this and i will have a nice set up just like the ones i see in those over priced books )
1, Jim take a breather
2, Calm down , back up and control your urge to give up (you'll regret it and you'll learn nothing from giving up )
3, You love it to much to give up.
4,If you do decide to give up, you'll just prove to your wife it was ludicrous and a faize that your going thrue.
Most importantly here Myself or any one here don't want you to give up.
Maybe a suggestion here , pic some one here on 3reef ( one that seems successful at it )
such as Luna, Omard, Mission, and a host of others here that's to many to name,
And tag along with them , you'll find you might just do a full turn around and have exactly what you want in a reef . _________  220gal.(in wall) 75gal. sump 30gal. refugium 3x400 10K metal halides 2x160 72inch super blue actinics agua C skimmer 4x24 inch detronaitor tsumami waver maker x3 power heads ------------------------------ It's like art' some do it with paint and brush, We do it with salt and water
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05-04-2008, 12:36 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Slow down, take a breather and take time to read: The Tao of Marine Aquaria
Tips for Our Hobby and Life
By, Adam H. Whitlock
A great "reefing" read for all.  | |
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05-04-2008, 12:54 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Creek,VA
Posts: 241
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Yeah bro! im just starting, please don't be discouraging to me..have you try a fuge?
maybe all you need and leave it's lights on 24/.7... being a reefer is not easy, but ain't
impossible either take your time and there is a lot of help and people willing to help you!
it will get better. _________ 55g. 2" fiji pink LS, 45# fiji premium LR, 3500 Ocean runner, 10g. sump, 82gph nano skimmer, powersweep 228,ph t-5ho 216w, 1dartfish, 1 neon , black velvet damsel, royal gramma, peppermint, & few shrooms >))))*>
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