shadowninja Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Intro:Sooo...I started this thread a little on the late side. My tank is now just about 2 years old but I didn't actually figure things out about it like how to maintain it and etc until 1 1/2 years ago. Unfortunately I do not have any start up pics or whatsoever but I can say the curing process brought about constant battles with various types of algae. I now have a purple grass like algae growing on the rocks and snails which feeds my urchins . The picture shown is the last one that I took. I need to take some better pics later haha. Things in the tank have stabilized and are growing great. Moved some corals as well. My frags are growing well too.Key Guide:* = recently changed or addeda= recently removedEquipment:JBJ 28 Gal Nano CubeNanotuners 28 JCJ HQI Hood w/ ActnicsMP-20 VortechMarineland 50watt/75watt(?) Stealth HeaterLights:*20k 150W MH*Fish:1 Coral Beauty Angel*1 Pygmy Angel*2 Picasso Clowns1 Bluespot Watchman Goby1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp2 Spotted Mandarin1 Starry BlennyCUC:20 Asteria Snails1 Scarlet Hermit1 Pencil UrchinLivestock:Branching Frogspawn (for sale)Nuke Green PalysOrange ZoasFire & Ice ZoasRainbow ZoasHawaiian Ding DangsPink Lemonade ZoasZombie ZoasCat Eye ZoasSympodium (melted )2 RBTAStrawberry Monti Cap. Epoxy didn't hold it's place.Red Monti Cap.Green Monti Cap.ORA Green DigitataORA Red Planet (Light Pink/Green)ORA Joe the CoralMisc. Acan (Red, Red & Green, Orange)Red & Blue BlastomussaPulsing XeniaBR "Sunset" MilleporaTurquoise Millepora*Scripps Blue Millpora**Pink Lemonade Millepora*Green & Orange Acan Maxima(?)/LoboPurple DigitataGreen ToadstoolUnknown ChaliceBlue Planet AcroReverse Superman MontiporaYellow Montipora Vietnamesis*Raspberry Shortcake Acropora*1st Documented Picture: Link to comment
shadowninja Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 More Recent Pics: Night Time: Link to comment
Billdemart Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Very nice. Love the RBTA Link to comment
Labelle818 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 what is that clear coral with the pink tips called? thats sooo cool Link to comment
rO.oster Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Very nice. LOVE the RBTA!!! Link to comment
shadowninja Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 UPDATE: Ok I came back from vacation after three months. I came back to find my tank all coraline encrusted which is a good thing cause I only told the person to top-off and feed one a week minimum. Other than that all my corals grew a bit. The broken piece of ORA coral I fraged which was 1 cm is now 1 inch. My 1 cm frogspawn frag is now 1+ inches wide. My zoa frags I got from a trade have doubled in size. My ORA red planet grown as well as the acropora millies, purple digitata, and so on. Here are some pics of some new corals I added before I left as well. I added a Reverse Superman Monti and a Blue Planet Acro which is like the red planet but blue with green tips (it turned paler under lower light, I switched my 20k for a 10k). Reverse Superman Montipora Blue Planet Acro Link to comment
asstastic Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 HOLY CORALINE BATMAN!!!! Link to comment
shadowninja Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 HOLY CORALINE BATMAN!!!! Yeah it took forever to scrape off! Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Wow, I'm excited to see you put a tank thread together. I remember getting a PM from you about a year ago. That must have been a great 3 month vacation. Best of luck as your tank progresses. Link to comment
shadowninja Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Wow, I'm excited to see you put a tank thread together. I remember getting a PM from you about a year ago. That must have been a great 3 month vacation. Best of luck as your tank progresses. Yup. I saw your TOM and I hope mine will get there one day. Only thing is my tank is not as well planned in terms of placement and rockscape. Link to comment
kidninja Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 awesome tank and username! haha Link to comment
40+ Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Great looking tank. Do you run the 2 x 18w Atintic bulbs at the same time as the 150W MH ? Link to comment
Telekinesis Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Great tank. I love the Zoas & RBTA. Glad to hear the rose is looking better! Definitely one of my favorite things about the hobby so far. Gotta love 'em. Link to comment
shadowninja Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Great looking tank. Do you run the 2 x 18w Atintic bulbs at the same time as the 150W MH ? Yeah I do. I only run the Actintics for like 4-5 hours. Link to comment
shadowninja Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 New Pic of Blue Planet Acropora. The color is lighter under the 10k's as opposed to the 20k's. Link to comment
shadowninja Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Latest FT Shot 3/22/11 As you can see, both rose anemones have regained their deep red color. They have also grown quite a bit. All corals are showing rapid growth now with tri-weekly feedings. My acans have intensified in color and have changed color as well. Aside from that things are looking good. Have a nice xenia forest on the back wall now... other than that looking to swap or sell out the xenia, smaller RBTA, and frogspawn stalk. Link to comment
vesuvio Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Very healthy looking RBTAs. How long did it take for them to regain vibrant deep red color? Latest FT Shot 3/22/11 As you can see, both rose anemones have regained their deep red color. They have also grown quite a bit. All corals are showing rapid growth now with tri-weekly feedings. My acans have intensified in color and have changed color as well. Aside from that things are looking good. Have a nice xenia forest on the back wall now... other than that looking to swap or sell out the xenia, smaller RBTA, and frogspawn stalk. Link to comment
shadowninja Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Very healthy looking RBTAs.How long did it take for them to regain vibrant deep red color? It took them about 1 1/2 - 2 months more or less for me. Link to comment
Spencer7 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I can only find the clownfish could u post pic of other fish? Link to comment
Atomic081 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I love that Reverse Superman Monti!! Link to comment
shadowninja Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 I can only find the clownfish could u post pic of other fish? Sorry some of fish aren't there anymore and its hard to photo them. I love that Reverse Superman Monti!! Thanks, but I lost it in my mini-crash . Update 11/26/11 Survived my mini-crash a few months ago, I think due to dropping alk. Got that fixed but lost a couple corals and several others were moved to another tank to ensure survival. They were put into a CAD 22 but I just took that down this week due to a large bryopsis outbreak...and they are now in my IM 8gal tank which is going to be a bare bottom sps possibly with some small gobies. As you can see my tank was heavily encrusted in coralline, which occurred in about 1-2 months. I have so much coralline algae in my JBJ 28 that the whole black wall, is in effect all purple . After scraping all the algae off the water turned pink but is now clear again. I have removed the metal halide hood to replace it with a CAD LED Unit but am contemplating a JBJ 28 LED Pro Hood to reduce evaporation. I also have bryopsis in my JBJ 28 however it's very localized and has not spread in the 2 years its been there. It is localized to the Vortech MP10, why it doesn't spread puzzles me. Last water change was about a month and a half ago. Current Stock: Tank: JBJ 28 Lights: CAD LED Light system Water Flow: Vortech MP10 JBJ Wavemaker Stevie T's JBJ 28 Media Basket Chemi-pure Elite Purigen Livestock: Pygmy Angelfish Pajama Cardinal x4 Foxface Rabbitfish Blue Spotted Watchmen Goby Tiger Pistol Shrimp Scarlet Hermit Crab Astrea Snail x12 Pencil Urchin Coral Stock: ORA Green Montipora Digitata Neon Green Montipora Cap. Green Montipora Cap. Yellow Montipora Vietnamesis Orange/Green Lobo Pom Pom Pulsing Xenia Assorted Zoa: Nuke Green Paly Fire & Ice Zoa Neon Orange Zoa Pink Lemonade Zoa 5 color Rainbow Zoa Aspen Zoa Cat Eye Zoa Lunar Eclipse Zoa Sunset Millepora Acropora ORA Joe the Coral Golden Mushroom Acans Blue and Red Blasto Neon Yellow Maxi Mini Carpet Anemone x2 Link to comment
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