Conskis 34 Gal Solana Build

So my PC4 is faulty so im sending that in tomorrow. I programmed my oother RK to my 14 gal because i dont need any lights or anything over my cursed dinotank.

i dont think ive ever seen a 14gal biocube so stocked, looks really cool!

Havent made my mind up on what im gonna do with my 34 gal yet but im gonna tomorrow, whether it be consult a pro or just try all the methods on the link ace suggested

BTW ace check it out ;) love them

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That is one very cool looking 14g tank. I've been following your thread since the beginning and I would hate to see all that time and money be for nothing. Don't be too disheartened though, we have all had our shares of problems, I know I sure have.
 
Wow! They look better in your tank than they do in mine. ;)

BTW - The problems your having.. all part of the game. What doesn't kill you, or your tank, will only make you stronger. I lost count over the years how many times I crashed my reef tank due to every reason under the sun.. had to learn my lesson the hard way each time (with deaths to corals and/or fish). I didn't have a nice forum like this one to get help when I had problems though.. and my LFS at the time was of little help (1980's knowledge and knew it all so no point learning anything new type of mentality) so many times over the years I had a SW tank with just live rock.. no fish and no corals due to something happening (most of the time it was my fault I learned after the fact).

Heck, as I type this I have 1 big coral that has almost died in the last 3 days, not one I cared much for, cheap ORA Blue Bottlebrush that has been a problem coral for over a year, but it has grown quite a bit even with the problems, until now. I think I am narrowing down the issues on my tank but believe me, it is like fighting an alligator. Just when you think you are starting to get the upper hand, BAM, hits you right in the gut just to prove to you that you really don't quite have a handle on things. That is how I am feeling the last 6 days or so now.. and I will admit, several times over the weekend the thought of "tossing in the towel" entered my mind.. but I just can't let something I care so much about get the upper hand on me to the point I give up and just let it die. That is the easy road out, and one I personally can't agree with. I watched 2 reefers locally that had SPS tanks I looked up to, much better than my tank has ever been, and both experienced a big issue in the last year and just gave up, letting everything die in the tank. These were tanks that inspired me and made me want to get into SPS corals just last year.. now I feel like I am just about the last man standing in my area doing SPS corals.
 
Thats why i am so afraid of doing sps its so fragile and can bleach so easily. Tank is looking awesome. How is the dino coming. I know a local reefer told me that raising the ph to about 8.4 will help also.
 
thanks for the word of encouragement everyone! i already have my heart set on SPS and its not even the corals that are giving me problems.. i dont mind losing a few so im not gonna stop buying the,. i need to get this parasite out of my tank for good that way i can lose corals to my own faults as opposed to disease! that way i can correct it if it goes wrong instead of not being able to do anything about it.

Dino grows fast everyone so watch out. and it like to grow on sps alot and its no joke at all.

Ill post updates with what im gonna do soon
 
Read this all from the beginning! I was just looking for some info on clams and got sucked into this. I hope your 14 holds together and you can get your 34 back on track.

I had a similar situation, I had a major aptasia (it's the devil!) bloom - it completely took over my tank. I ended up taking out all of my live rock and bleaching it. Removed all of my pumps/power-heads and scrubbed the heck out of them with a toothbrush/pad. Rinsed and re-installed. I left the LR in 50/50 (water/bleach) for a week. Then for a week I hosed it off and let it cook in the sun, plus we had some rain come through.

It's just a suggestion and if anyone has something to add or say don't do, please chime in... it worked for me, doesn't mean it works for everyone.

BTW Ace25 - you the man! :thm: It was great reading a dedicated reefer helping another.

-jkt
 
Ya know i just realized i have never changed anything on my RO unit?! im gonna take pictures of it?!

should i flush the membrane?

disregard this i decided to be a big boy and read the instructions
 
Flushing the membrane doesn't really accomplish much. I don't even own a flush kit.

At any rate, as a rule, you should change all sediment and carbon blocks every six months or sooner if need be. Change resins and membranes as needed and dictated by TDS readings.
 
SO i think ive made a new plan for my big tank.

i think im gonna take some live rock out so its not so bulky looking then im gonna just try a DSB in this tank, i know its not that great of an idea but i really want a ornate or leapord wrasse and i want to make it suitable enough for one, ive never seen a DSB with a Solana and its probably not the best idea. but i dk i dont want a regular Solana.. or maybe even a smaller Marine Betta.. im going by size charts... no information on them and if this is an automatic no just say so its just something that came into mind

Pros/Cons?
 
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