Project 1.0

[sprayin70]

Well fellow MFK I have finally decided to take my live rock out and cook it for 6 months. While I am doing that I am doing some tank reconstruction. I am taking my single Tunze 6060 out and adding 2 Tunze 6100's with multi controller. I am also going to drill the tank and add a CLS spray bar under the live rock with rock lifts. No more detrius. The only challenge will be the sand storm if I turn up the Tunzes to much. This will be a SPS heaven when I finish. Wish me luck Check my blog for alot of tank pics but I will post a few.

Enjoy.

 

[sprayin70]

This will be a ongoing project I will keep you updated MFK!!!

 

[ewurm]

Cook em up! I like that reefkeeper device.

 

[sprayin70]

After a weeks worth of cooking I did my fisrt 100% water change. The water has already started smelling so that means that the detritus is comming off. Here are 2 pics The first pic is the live rock in the new container and RODI water. The second is what the water looked like after I removed the live rock while swishing it as I removed it.

 

[sprayin70]

I added a few things to the aquarium today. I went to the LFS and picked them up. The guy who sold me the Fire Fish also gave me a Peppermint shrimp for free that was in bad shape. I am going to try to nurse him back to health!

-Purple Fire Fish
-Free Peppermint Shrimp

 

[sprayin70]

more to come!

 

[BIGgourami]

Here are 2 pics The first pic is the live rock in the new container and RODI water. The second is what the water looked like after I removed the live rock while swishing it as I removed it.

mmm... reef keep soup....haha

what is that one coral that is green and reddish striped? some kind of plate coral? looks really interesting.

 

[sprayin70]

It is a Maze Brain. A LPS coral.

 

[dprasan]

I have never heard of this before. How long has been since the last cooking or how long have you had the rock?

 

[sprayin70]

I coocked it for 4 months before it went into the tank. I have had it established in tank for 6 months. I am redoing my system and decided to cook it for 6 months while remodling. LOL. I also ordered 50 lbs of base rock to mix with the live so that it will all be live by the time I put it into the tank. Here is a good link on Cooking rock!

http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66551