Jules New 180 Gallon Build Thread

[twisted]

nice vid jules! tank is looking great! very clean! even the sand is still white:eek3:

[Parrothead]

Keep up the good work, the tank is looking really good man

[julesjt]

Yeah I know the sand is still white. I don't know if the refugium is doing it or the lawn mower blenny or the sand sifting snails

How I just ran into a problem my new skimmer is out and the air pump is dead. I hope it is ok to go without a skimmer for a few days while I work on warranty replacement

[twisted]

Yeah I know the sand is still white. I don't know if the refugium is doing it or the lawn mower blenny or the sand sifting snails

How I just ran into a problem my new skimmer is out and the air pump is dead. I hope it is ok to go without a skimmer for a few days while I work on warranty replacement

just go easy on the feeding and i think you'll be fine

[julesjt]

just go easy on the feeding and i think you'll be fine

I do by default I make a nice mix of frozen food that is strained with ro water and I use to squeeze bottle and squeeze enough each time to a point I don't see any food get missed and I do this A few times.

[twisted]

I do by default I make a nice mix of frozen food that is strained with ro water and I use to squeeze bottle and squeeze enough each time to a point I don't see any food get missed and I do this A few times.

you should be fine

[julesjt]

you should be fine

I one thing I have to point out all these video updates were done with the iPhone 4 with the cool ability to send directly to YouTube making me to send updates much easier

[julesjt]

Something interesting just happened after my skimmer has been off for 24 hours

I had polyps that would not open about 2 months and now they are open. What is up with that and can anyone make sense of that

[twisted]

Something interesting just happened after my skimmer has been off for 24 hours

I had polyps that would not open about 2 months and now they are open. What is up with that and can anyone make sense of that

some corals prefer more nutrients in the water. thats one of the hard parts of having a variety of corals in the tank. they all have different preferences. when the tank is "too" clean, some polyps will stay closed.

[Parrothead]

I've got to agree with twisty.

Softies prefer somewhat nutrient rich water to grow in, while sps and lps require higher quality water, cleaner, to grow, when mixing the two it is really hard to find a perfect balance.

[julesjt]

So my new pump was shipped for free and I will have the skimmer back up and running

My maybe I will start spot feeding some of these polyps
I guess it is better to have a clean tank than not

[twisted]

So my new pump was shipped for free and I will have the skimmer back up and running

My maybe I will start spot feeding some of these polyps
I guess it is better to have a clean tank than not

that would help with the zoas and other polyps for sure. i spot feed oyster feast a few times a week and give them a squirt of mysis,ocean nutrition,and bloodworms occasionally too. i think it helps them alot when they are in a clean tank. very rarely do mine close up since i started feeding them that way, i think the oyster feast is the best though, when they get that, the colors really pop

[julesjt]

that would help with the zoas and other polyps for sure. i spot feed oyster feast a few times a week and give them a squirt of mysis,ocean nutrition,and bloodworms occasionally too. i think it helps them alot when they are in a clean tank. very rarely do mine close up since i started feeding them that way, i think the oyster feast is the best though, when they get that, the colors really pop

Great I will try that after my skimmer kicks in again
Thanks for the advice guys

[julesjt]

I also have to thanks Enrico at aquacave.com for great service. This is the second time I had a problem and they took care of it right and had the manufacturer send a new item to me right away.