Stuytown reefers?

[advanwoerden]

Anyone in Stuyvesant Town or nearby with a reef tank? I've been here for almost 3 years, it'd be nice to meet someone around here to swap stories with, etc. Get at me!

 

[guarda]

I'm not too far, on 30th and 1st.

NYC Joe and Makoy Pinoy are the two who I know from the area. Both very cool guys. lmk if you ever need anything

 

[marrone]

I'm about 20 blocks up on 1st ave from you.

 

[advanwoerden]

Thanks a lot Guarda. Nice tank (the Cadlights 12g), do you have a more recent pic? Sadly my tank has slowly deteriorated into next to nothing, trying to get back on the horse and looking for some inspiration

 

[guarda]

My current tank is the one in my signature, which I'll be taking down in the coming weeks. Upgrading to a 36 gallon.

 

[guarda]

And here are two for inspiration...

http://www.konolua.com/RSS/Volcano_Tank/Volcano_Tank.html

http://glassbox-design.com/2009/philippe-grosjeans-inspiring-drop-off-reef/

 

[advanwoerden]

Wow, really nice setup. Read the story on your mandarin, that's awesome! I'd love to see the tank sometime, and would be happy to help with the transition.

Here's a pic of my setup, not really sure what to think since all my corals have slowly died over the past year; can't seem to find the culprit....

P.S. Not sure if you're a biker but saw the Ducati picture. I recently got in a crash on my CBR600, looking to get a new bike soon with the insurance $$

 

[Captain Ron]

Are you in 18 Stuy oval? I've seen blue lights emitting from the terrace level. I work at the management office, no tank at work for me but have a reef in my house in the Bronx.

 

[advanwoerden]

Haha yup that's me. Most people probably think I have a meth lab going here or something... Feel free to stop by, usually get home super late on the weekdays but I'm around on the weekends.

 

[guarda]

Have you posted your params and routine? I'm sure with everyone's help you'd get to the bottom of it quickly. Was your tank ever treated with copper or did you ever use water from
A pet store bag?

Yep, had the cheaper version (poster is the 996S) a long time ago and just picked up a GSXR. Where'd u go down?

You're more than welcome to come by anytime to check out my tank. I have some zoas and Xenia. Mine are hard to kill.

 

[advanwoerden]

I've tried before, even took my water to Manhattan Aquariums and they tested for everything. I have a mild case of green hair algae, and my hard corals slowly lost color and died over many months, some covered with algae and others not. I recently started losing zoas too; I just noticed there were less and less each time I looked. I have inverts so I know it's not copper, I have my own RO/DI filter, and I do weekly 10% water changes with Tunze Excel salt. Just checked and my phosphates are at .45PPM according to my Hanna Checker, and <.1PPM according to my API test kit. Calcium is 360 according to my API test kit, and I haven't dosed or done my usual water change in 3 weeks (doing one tonight). pH is 8.2-8.4 as per API, no nitrates/nitrites/ammonia.

My latest theory is my light is either too strong or too weak, or the GHA in my sump is cycling back into the tank and killing things. I talked to a guy who's gonna stop by for $60 and check my light with a PAR meter, and today I removed all the algae from my sump and switched off the light. I guess we'll see...

 

[advanwoerden]

And as for my bike, I got hit by a car in the UWS, bike was totalled and I had a couple surgeries on my finger and wrist- nothing major. Now I'm fully healed and just waiting for the weather to get a little warmer..

 

[NYC Joe]

Just noticed this thread. 1st ave here. I'm about 10-15 blocks downtown.

60 cube here. And a work tank with backup corals lol.

Thanx
-Joe

 

[Fewjativ]

Holy shhh.... LOL. Reefers in the neighborhood. I live on 12th n C. I used to go n play bball in stuy all the time as a kid. We should all get together sum time n talk n swap stories..

 

[guarda]

Have you seen this? I would try switching salts. I have gha here and there and my corals still grow and have good color.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t153136.html

 

[advanwoerden]

Not sure how I missed all these posts.. Must've not seen pg. 2 haha

NYC Joe and Fewjativ, we should definitely meet up sometime, would love to see your tank. Just saw Guarda's today, amazing tank...

Guarda thanks for the link. I'll test the alk and let you know. If Wingo says my lights are fine that's my next fix

 

[Fewjativ]

Would love to meet up with all u guys n check out ur tanks... Lets set sumthing up

 

[guarda]

20 blocks up from stuytown or 30th?

I'm about 20 blocks up on 1st ave from you.

Yeah, my place is always open if anyone ever needs anything.

Fewjativ Would love to meet up with all u guys n check out ur tanks... Lets set sumthing up

 

[marrone]

About 30-38 from Stuy and about 30 from Peter Cooper. I use to work in the Model apartments for Stuy, on 14th street, which I think is a super market now. But that was along time ago, around 1990.

 

[Quang]

neighbors! 11th and C here, but no tank...yet.