- Location
- Rockville Centre, NY
Looks geat! Very nice clean look to it.
Richie's Reef
- Thread starter rkaragozler
- Start date
- Location
- Staten Island
Thanks Doug, you have to come by with the kids one day so we can hang out again
- Location
- Staten Island
Thanks Buddy, where have you been?
- Location
- Staten Island
Thanks, Give it time and money and anything is possible.Awesome tank , Great guy very passionate about the hobby. Hope my corals will color up like yours
- Location
- Staten Island
Thank you, buddy. Hope to see you soon
- Location
- Staten Island
Forgot to post pics of the tank.
- Location
- staten island
Looks great, can't wait to see it in person.
sounds like a plan, buddy! :beer:
- Location
- Oak Ridge, NJ
Good job Richie. it's looking great as always. That table is a perfect spot to eat dinner every night lol and sleep on haha
And a wonderful idea it was!:wink1: Got the daughters engaged with the hobby.:flower: Next they will be wanting their own tanks in their room.
Love the new pic!! You, and Alan have inspired me to get mine going.
I even did a water change the other day.lol
- Location
- Forked River, New Jersey
love it rich, we have to get together soon, so much has changed in the last year..
- Location
- Staten Island
Nice job Rich, Looks good.
When the tank was installed I always wanted to enclose it, Well after 3 plus years it's done, Like I always say this hobby is about patience, and time.
Before
During Build
http://s775.photobucket.com/user/rkaragozler/media/450_wall build/build_6.jpg.html
Removal of old sump
Rewired lighting
Control Center, Dosing, Pumps
And completed Wall.
This looks great! Got to stop by again when I'm in SI to see your tank. Glad to see you back in the game.
- Location
- Staten Island
Time for another update.
Guys please I can't stress this enough, do your QT for your newly purchased fish, and dip your corals. I seldom did this and nothing happened till last month, On April 27th, I introduced 3 Zooster Butterflies to my tank with out QTing, them. I am now paying for my mistake. I had over 60 fish in my tank at that time. Within 3 weeks all my fish came down with Marine Velvet, their was nothing I can do to treat this in a reef tank, from my research online (https://srac.tamu.edu/index.cfm/get...ia.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=83) (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php), and talking to some reputable members, I found out that the only treatment would be to do a copper treatment. I no longer have all the tanks that I use to. And in my opinion it was to late to try to catch the remaining fish that was left. As far as corals go they are all fine and healthy. I started to run Ozone (400 mv). So as of today their is about 10 fish left, I guess these guys built some sort of an immunity to the parasite.
Here is a brief video of my tank as of today.
CLICK VIDEO
Guys please I can't stress this enough, do your QT for your newly purchased fish, and dip your corals. I seldom did this and nothing happened till last month, On April 27th, I introduced 3 Zooster Butterflies to my tank with out QTing, them. I am now paying for my mistake. I had over 60 fish in my tank at that time. Within 3 weeks all my fish came down with Marine Velvet, their was nothing I can do to treat this in a reef tank, from my research online (https://srac.tamu.edu/index.cfm/get...ia.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=83) (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php), and talking to some reputable members, I found out that the only treatment would be to do a copper treatment. I no longer have all the tanks that I use to. And in my opinion it was to late to try to catch the remaining fish that was left. As far as corals go they are all fine and healthy. I started to run Ozone (400 mv). So as of today their is about 10 fish left, I guess these guys built some sort of an immunity to the parasite.
Here is a brief video of my tank as of today.
CLICK VIDEO
- Location
- bayonne / nj
I would be very careful running that much ozone.
Watch the fish for over dosing of ozone .
Watch the fish for over dosing of ozone .
- Location
- Staten Island
Greg I was very careful, when I decided to go back, I started out at 300mv, and over a course of time went to 400mv. I know that it can be pushed a bit more but I think I am comfortable at this level, The fish do not look stressed, nor are they breathing heavy.
here are the articles that I read to achieve my settings. I know its a lot of reading to some, but without it I would not have done it.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php#2
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/rhf/index.php
here are the articles that I read to achieve my settings. I know its a lot of reading to some, but without it I would not have done it.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php#2
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/rhf/index.php
- Location
- Amityville, NY
Sorry to hear about your losses.
So what's the plan going forth? Will the remaining fishes remain in the DT or are you planning to catch them? Does this disease ever "leave" the system once infected?
So what's the plan going forth? Will the remaining fishes remain in the DT or are you planning to catch them? Does this disease ever "leave" the system once infected?
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