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12/30/2005, 02:52 PM
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HRCK
NEWS FLASH!!
HRCK fell into his tank right after posting, and has not been seen or heard from since. I think he has been schooled off, so to speak...lol Maybe he just kept swimming, just kept swimming...lmao Yea seriously, we need some more stuff, can't one of the techy guys here make a VR tour of his tank ...lol take care David |
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12/31/2005, 01:44 AM
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01/15/2006, 02:22 AM
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HRCK
Have you collected any of your tanks inhabitants? I'm just curious if you get most things from trading or from purchases. Do you isolate your new additions before introducing them to you main tanks? If so, where, for how long etc Thank you for your posts, most of us don't have experience with tanks/systems as large as your. |
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01/15/2006, 02:40 AM
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Awesome setup
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01/15/2006, 03:30 PM
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Spent the last few hours reading this entire thread. This is very inspiring and greatly informative. Thank you for sharing!
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01/19/2006, 01:50 AM
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That's where my tank went....... thought the livingroom looked empty. Very nice tank, I'm always the late one.
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01/19/2006, 04:17 AM
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Could'nt sleep stumbled across this thread.................Very Awesome tank(s) indeed. Thank-You for all the pics/posts.
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01/19/2006, 01:19 PM
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It's interesting how this thread has managed to survive even though it's been like two or three months since the last post from HRCK. I think it's obviously because of the beauty and dimensions of this piece of reef in HRCK's house.
HRCK if you are still out there, please show signs of life. Cheers
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02/27/2006, 07:32 PM
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02/27/2006, 09:24 PM
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why let it die? It is inspiring. To be honest, so is hcrk, who seems genuinely honest, considerate and thoughtful despite being very wealthy and successful. Those dont go hand in hand as often as I might wish.
I say keep it alive. Made my day today, maybe someone else's tomorrow. |
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02/28/2006, 09:12 AM
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You're welcome to read the thread but let's stop asking the guy to come back. If he hasn't come back to the thread after 50 requests and two years, I suspect that he never will. Every time someone asks him to "come back," we all get an e-mail alert for no good reason.
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03/01/2006, 12:32 PM
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First of all, I should like again to convey my sincere apologies for not responding to your many questions earlier. Unfortunately, there just does not seem to be enough hours available in each day to meet all of my many responsibilities and duties. Having, reviewed the last batch of replies to this thread, I must say that I continue to be both surprised and gratified by the thread's longevity and by the many readers who have indicated that they have derived useful information and ideas from a review of this thread. And now, on to a response to the many questions that have been posed in the past few months: Quote:
However, as I am planning a substantial makover for this area of my basement, I expect that I soon will be forced to make some long overdue decisions. Quote:
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The origin of the majority of the rock is the Florida Keys. At the time, I contracted directly with the diver/collector who permitted me to attend on-site and hand select the various pieces. The rock was then placed in large bags, boxed and air-freighted directly to my home where the "fresh" live rock was "cured" in 3 large tubs, each of which were lit by a 250 watt metal halide and serviced by a large skimmer. A by-product of this process was that it allowed a larger potion of the the "life" in the rock to survive, which, in turn led to a more diverse environment. Unfortunately, this sort of "hands-on" option lapsed years ago when the authorities closed the Florida wild live rock fishery. Quote:
I recently replaced an old calcium doser (that malfunctioned years ago) with a similar model and began "dosing" kalkwasser. Basically this was done in order to try and increase my calcium levels. In terms of fish my major loss was the female "Watanabi angel" (Genicanthus watanabi), who disappeared one day after years of residence in my reef. Livestock additions included a long nose butterfly (Forcipiger flavissimus); Lyre-tail hawkfish (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis) and a shoal of bicolor anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor). I also found a replacement for my powder blue tang. Finally, I expect shortly to be in a position to proceed with isolating the aquarium area by installing a an independant ventillation system. Quote:
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1. When we finished the basement some 15 years ago, I insisted on a pure natural rubber underpad and a top quality carpet, In hindsight this was a crucially important decision in that I have never experienced a problem with "mould" - even though the carpet and floor have been drenched on several occasions. In practice what this means is that whenever we have experienced a significant leak of one sort or another, we see it as an opportunity to get our carpet cleaned; so a call goes out to the carpet cleaning company who attend promptly with one of their machines and proceed to shampoo and clean the carpet. Thereafter the carpet dries without the need to lift it (or any other special tratment); and, the fact is that 15 yeas after it's installation, our basement carpet looks every bit as good as it did on the day that it was installed. 2. I have several water sensors distributed near the aquariums which are connected to the house alarm and a central monitoring station. This serves to limit the extent of the problem when it occurs. 3. The leaks that we have experienced all related either to the skimmers or to joints in the pipes; we never have experienced any sort of problem either with the aquarium itself or with the sump. The fact is that, over time, things get old and worn out and mishaps inevitably occur. The moral of the story is that when you have that much water shooting around in your basement, you simply have to expect a problem from time to time, should plan accordingly and not become too discouraged when "the inevitable" happens. Quote:
I'm afraid that I don't isolate and quarantine new inhabitants. When I originally designed my first aquarium (the 225) I allowed for 2 separate quantantine tanks; which are plummed into my secondary system (these can either be linked to the system or isolated from the system through the use of a series of valves). Unfortunately, for one reason or another my "quarantine" experience was poor (in terms of the mortality rate of new arrivals). So, eventually I stopped using the quarantine tanks. What I do is examine the fish carefully prior to it's purchase and observe it's behavior. I also limit my purchases to reliable sources. It is only where these 3 conditions are met that I will consider a purchase. I know that this goes against prevailing opinion (and perhaps, to some extent, even logic) and I am not suggesting that my approach should be emulated by anyone else. It has just been my personal observation that the the rate of survival of new introductions is substantially greater when they are allowed to immediately roam the main reef rather than being isolated in a confined space. On a final note, I should like, once again, to thank all of you for your very kind and generous comments in your replies to this thread. .....and I certainly intend to return periodically and continue to answer any of your queries. .....I also intend to take some pictures shortly and to post them Cheers and best wishes hcrk ................................ |
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