nice

Thanks...

Looks noice Marv!!!

Wow, that thing takes some pretty darn good pics! Way better than my crappy camera.

Thanks David...


Thanks Nick...

new vid, mostly to highlight the harem of HI Flame wrasses... just so fun to watch... hopefully, after a few more months, the male will become a true SuperMale... although, he's a nice male already, he's not a true SuperMale yet... you can see highlights of blue/purple on the caudal and anal fins, but not the dorsal fin yet... I find myself more excited about fishes nowadays... since I have a few more with a bigger tank...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuaD0uftFxk

pardon the mess around the tank, esp the frag racks... trying to keep the sand bed clean so the detritus don't settle in... I might add another MP40 to cover the area behind the rock work... I have between 3"-5" space behind the rockwork... that's where the frag racks will sit when the tank get settled in more... any comments or questions welcome but please be nice and polite... LoLz... Thanks...

how many female Flame Wrasses are in there, my male may get jealous if he saw that Harem, looked like at least 4-5 females in there..lol

You may want a second MP40W, I have 3 in my 110G
Tank looks great, I wish I could have that many wrasses in my tank. I just got a little female the other day, and the colors my male displayed were awesome, I may need to catch a handful of fish and replace them with more females...you are right, the fish are much more exciting then coral..lol

I have 5 HI Flame females...

I'm looking forward to hookin up another MP40... good luck with your future fish selections..

Wow 5 is a great number, your male will be a true super male soon enough. Nice Chalices too, your tank is a winner

Thanks again... I appreciate the kudos...

water change done 09-05-09... about 20g worth... I'm gonna do another one this week... sometimes, I get into a mode where I do water changes for 3-4 weeks in a row... I'd like to think that this improve my water quality, therefore making my corals and fishes happier...

although now, the cost is multiplied by 3-4x from my previous tanks... LoLz....


btw, I will be pickin' up a nice Lineatus this Friday... yay!!! not a SuperMale but a nice young male... I didn't wanna go through the Crazy Rhomboid phase again.... Rambo was a stud that he went crazy everytime he saw his reflection on the glass... I'm glad he's toned down now... I'm hoping the Lineatus won't go crazy since he's not a stud/SuperMale yet.... btw, I just made up the "stud" phase... it's the phase between adult male and SuperMale... hahaha...

and just another vid of the harem..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2eg2mIOKe8

just a quick pics update.... these were added in the tank last month...

Rainbow Lobo





Rainbow Wellso





another nice Brain

That rainbow wellso is BEAUTIFUL!!

Marv... I saw nothin' about your your "other lil' frag" bro???

Congrats!!!

Thanks...



hey, thanks man... yeah, I've been busy with the little ones lately but hopefully, by next year, I'll have more time to collect... I'll try to be good the rest of the year and just grow what I have left.... I'm having a little algae issue but with the tank being new, it's expected... hopefully, get the battle won by winter...

Progression pics...

08-08-2009


10-06-2009



02-27-2009


10-06-2009... you can still see the original 4 heads...





I have to figure out the white balance on the new camera... either that or I need to find a good bulb combo... as of now, I'm using the following bulb combo, hence the more blue background... I'm thinking of adding a KZ Fiji Purple into the mix...


T-5 bulbs (54w) from back to front
- ATI Blue + (normal)
- ATI Blue Special (overdriven)
- 22k AquaScience (overdriven)
- ATI Blue Special (overdriven)
- ATI Blue + (overdriven)
- 22k AquaScience (normal)

very nice buddy!

Thanks man...

very nice shots and corals.

This tank is absolutely awesome Marv. Ive been off of here a few months now and Im really enjoying the progression of this tank. Cant wait to see a FTS. Keep up the good work buddy.

Thank you...



Thanks man... watcha mean when you say "I've been off of here a few months"? are you taking a break? anyway, thanks again for stopping by...



MORE PICS:

RSC Rainbow.. pls excuse the cyano... it's being dealt with...



recently, she's decided to spit up 6-7 eyes in a row... kinda cool with the alternating rainbow eye coloration... grey'ish area = green rainbow eyes; red'ish area = orange rainbow eyes...

I havent been on NR in a couple months because of school and football take up 95% of my time. I took down the 5.5 but moved all the livestock to my parents tank. And from what they have told me all the frags you sold me have turned into colonies. So Im really excited to get back home for Christmas and see everything. Thanks again Marvin.

ah... I see...

awesome to hear frags are colonies now...

have fun man... and see yah around...

I seem to be a sec slow trying to photograph this dude... but you pretty much get the idea... so sweet watching him flash around...

OMG beatiful wrasse!!!

what kind is it Marvin?

Thank you... he's a Golden Rhomboid fairy...

Another stunning fish!!!

Wow!

You should take a vid of your tank, seeing those fish flash would be awesome!

Thanks bro...



Thank you... I'll take another vid when the tank is ready... currently, the scaping is under construction...

Great tank and awsome fish you have there

Thanks...

new page... new pics...

big thanks going to Paradise Corals for these two gems...

frag is probably 1" x 1"... you can actually see it in my 110g without squinting...


I use big boy disks... ~3" around...




more pics to come...

those are freakin sweeeeeeet. Two corals on my lottery list. That's once I hit the lotto I will buy.lol

Awesome tank Marvin!!!!

I love the new frags! My new 135g is finally running, so hopefully soon I can harass you for some clippings!

Thank you both...


Thanks man.. awesome about the 135g... lots more room now, eh? I don't have too much atm but I will have a few nice pieces available in the next few months... kinda starting over again... re-growing everything and will start collecting again in 2-3 months...

nice new addition,marv!is that a superman chalice?

Thanks bro... it's the Paradise Corals SM... really really nice... was so tempted to buy a colony but too much for me atm...

Looks like one to me! Awesome!

Too slow I guess.

Nice tank.. That stand is beautiful... Beats my wooden table for my 10g.

Nice Marv. Tomasz has some insane livestock. Should be interesting to see what he posts since he came back from his trip.

Awesome pix man! your Darth's are gorgeous!
keep up teh good workz

Thanks everyone for the kinds words...

a few other shots... most corals are coloring back up... still a few more months til I get the tank to where I want it to be... the new scaping should be done by end of next month so I can enjoy the holidays...


Original ME, 3" disc...





Hell's Kitchen, 3" disc





Pink Boobies, 1.5" disc



Kruggerand, 1.5" disc



McKoy WM, 1" disc

scaping sporting a new look... not done yet but hopefully, it'll get better from here... much props to my bro (Mabisyo) for helping out... watch out for his thread soon...

btw, just Blue+ are on for the pics...

Full Lighting as of last night... excuse all frags on the sad bed atm.... they will be cleaned up shortly, I promise... I wanna keep the "semi" minimalist look... my P n S is crap taking FTS, hence the pic being bluer than in person... hope my bro's DSLR will do a better job when he comes over...

Holy Rics, Marvin!

Did you build that rock like that ... as in, did you place multiple Rics on that rock and grow it out, or did you buy it like that?

Amazing.

Thank you...

"Amazing" is what I said when I saw that rock... asked the owner if he's willing to sell and he did... I was like okay!! SOLD!!! this is the start of my FL ric semi falls... the 3" disks you see on the bottom is the start of a really nice combo, with the very front being a True Pink FL ric....

Big thanks to the vendors below...

Fish n' Frags









Royal Reef Aquarium



Cherry Corals... Thanks Brett...



and last but not the least... thank you mojo for this awesome chalice...

Those rics are AWESOME!

Thanks...

can't wait for the true pink FL rics to get bigger...