You hit the Ocean Gallery sale D??

Looks like you made out great!

Tank looks awesome already.

Huh, didn't take you too long did it?

Thanks NRF!!!

I did indeed make it out to the OG sale ... amazing pieces of coral at ridiculous prices!!! Loved every minute of it!


Oh, and ... HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE!!!

-David

Tanks looks amazing. I really like the aquascape and the coral selection is very nice. Looking forward to seeing this tank grown out a little after a year or so.

snarf

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just got home ... been awhile since the last update ... I need to get new pictures to show the growth of my acros and montis ... but I have some NEW pieces I just got from a good friend.

Tyree Purple Unknown
Icefire Echinata (FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Lime in the Sky Acropora
Palmers Blue Millipora
Kedd's Yellow Tabling Acro
Rommel's Rainbow Acro
Unknown Acro (cool colors in either case!)

Pics to come!

-David

nice new additiion,david!can i be your friend,new friend?
come on dude,let's go to the swap!!

I can't wait to see!

Thanks!!!
LoL!!! Of course you can What's up Makoy?! Long time no speak!!!

New FTS!


Equipment shot


Powder Blue Tang (he is only about 2" and getting fatter every day) Female Perc Clownfish


Male Clownfish (I have a mismatch ... one perc one occellaris but they definitely breed!)


Rosy-band Fairy Wrasse (pretty sure this is the female) Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse (juv.)


Female Bellus Angelfish


Male Bellus Angelfish


Midas Blenny (in my Jawfish home ... the Jawfish had no interest in it when I first put him in! )

im so
jelous
ur tank looks awesome mannnnnnn

Awww man ... THank you sooo much ... I am really liking how it's coming out.

For this tank ... although I do have a calcium reactor ... I have just been dosing 2-part ... mag ... and some Brightwells additives ... everything is growing so fast ... I may just dump the reactor and get a litermeter III or another type of doser.

Looks great David!! Love the blenny sticking out of the jawfish house.

Thanks Kim!!! I am just happy someone decided to make a home out of that thing ... the pipe was completely hidden before the jawfish decided to move the sand around and knock the rocks over!

Glad to hear that you finally were able to get your hands on some frags that I know you've been after for a while now. Sounds like you made out like a King.

We're going to need pics of the new goodies.

Hey Adam! Thank you so much ... yeah with move and everything (and how fast it all happened ...) I tried not to order anything for fear it gets shipped and I already moved out. lol

I will get a few shots of the new pieces! The icefire is an awesome piece ... the blue tips are starting to show ... I also noticed it only has PE on the bottom branches ... lol ... weird.

I had been contemplating getting a jawfish at one point, but I had thought they needed a rather DSB. Using PVC is an interesting solution to that!

Very Nice!!!

YOUR TANK IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just LOVE all the coral!

What blennies and Gobies do u have? i know u have a Midas.

Thanks!

Awwww ... Thank You veeeerrrrryyyyyyyyy much!!! Everything is still in the frag stage (more or less) but it's coming along very very nicely ... I am happy with it ... ... ... ... for now

I have 1 Midas Blenny and a Tailspot (MY FAVORITE Blenny EVER!) .. and a single Diamond Head Goby ... I am kinda upset I haven't kept more of a lookout for the smaller gobies! I love the little community fish so much ... it's far more fascinating to watch their behavior then it is to watch the big ones just swimming waiting for food. lol. It's funny, since I upgraded from my nano tanks over a year ago (cause I wanted some larger fish) ... I find myself, now that I have the larger tank ... on the lookout for smaller fish. I am thinking a Helfrichi Firefish would add the perfect splash of color to the tank ... I was offered a pair for a great price ... but not ready to pull the trigger on them just yet.

I have to add ... this Midas Blenny is one of the most social Midas's that I have seen ... He eats right out of my hand ... in fact he prefers it sometimes over chasing after the food ... lol ... lazy bum!

welfare for fish.

LMAO!!! That's a great way of putting it!

I picked up a pair of Hi Fin Gobies last night ... They are ADORABLE!

love, love the jedi mind trick
saw it for the first time and it is hawt!! can't wait to get a frag of it....hehe actually can't wait to frag of everything

Can't wait to see a pic!



Hey! If you mention this in my house, I won't be responsible for the badgering for a frag that will ensue.

LMAO!!! The Jedi Mind Trick is such a cool encrusting Monti ... and it's growing quite fast in the tank.

Chances of me getting a pic of the Gobies before they get used to the tank ... almost impossible ... I caught a glimpse of one of them ... the SECOND he saw me ... back under the rock he went!!!

Just got a new Crocea Clam shipped to me ... yay!!! ... It is still kinda pissed off ... but I will get some pics as soon as it open!

Yippeee for new fish and a clam!!!! I love the smaller fish also they have so much more personality. I am so lovin my new scooter blenny. So fun to watch.

All of this talk about lil fish makes me really want to have my starry blenny soon rather than later. I'm going to do the right thing and wait though.

Cool! Where'd you order the clam from?

Diver's Den (Liveaquaria) ... They had some cool patterns on the Croceas ... and since I lost my little one that I had for the last year (due to my Melanarus Wrasse biting it's foot off) ... I decided to replace it. I also love the idea of a clam garden on my sandbed ... lol.

I seriously have to get some night shots of my SPS with the feeder tentacles out ... they come out so far you can't even see the skin!

I am also looking to get some more encrusting montis for the lower part of the tank ... They are soooooo cool when they grow out!

You should get a green monti with blue polyps like I've got in the 20. I thought it was a cap, but it's growing like an encrusting coral!

Ohhhh ... that's awesomeeee!!! I have also seen the Montipora Palowensis ... Orange with Blue Polyps ... but the last time I saw that ... I am pretty sure Manhattan Aquariums was charing $150 ...

I tracked down a very cool REVERSE Superman Monti ... Red based with Blue Polyps. That's going to be seexxaaayyyy in the tank!

Once the lights come up this afternoon, I'll take a picture of the green monti. You can pretty clearly seen now that it's an encrusting monti, because it's starting to grow down over the base of the plug.

Oh la la... that sounds good to me!

There was a cool article on Monti's in this magazine.
Just browse the magazine and you will find the article!

http://livedemos.texterity.com/coral_demo/2009#pg1

That's a very interesting article! Me thinks I need to start dosing some food for the montis now, to speed up their growth. I never realized how hungry they are! The unanswered question is: what to feed? Phyto, or zooplankton?

I know right?! I loved it ... I have been feeding my SPS Zooplankton ... every 3-4 days ... since I am up late I feed as the feeder tentacles are out full blast ... usually around 1am or so.

http://www.aquacave.com/brightwell-aquatic...icron-2476.html

I think I've got a bottle of zooplankton sitting around here somewhere. I'll have to bust it out again. I have my lights run from 1430 to 2300 or 2330, so I wonder how late the feeders in my tank would take... I'll have to check it some night after coming home from a Friday night. Not today, unfortunately, because I've got an exam tomorrow morning.

Awesome tank man! I can't believe this tank has been moved around so much and looks so good. Great job!

Get on it bro! lol.



Thanks Paleoreef ... this tank has definitely been through alot in the last couple of months, but has always stood strong. I am very happy with how the tank is coming along ... I believe there is just better karma (or Krama as Nanoreefnate said to me once ... lol) here.

Here's the monti that I thought was a cap, but it's more of an encruster:

BEAUTIFUL monti MJ ... looks like a cap to me ... even though it is encrusting ... it is probably just building itself a strong foundation. Only time will tell! In either case it's really a gorgeous piece!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm happy with it, either way. If this is just the base, it's going to be a massive cap. I love the fact that it's got blue polyps, rather than the usual white or matching color.

For real ... it's got ridiculously blue polyps as well ... some of the tanks I have seen with this particular one ... the polyps turned light blue ... and not as apparent as yours.

And that photo was with regular lighting! Unfortunately, actinic only shots are a PITA in the 20L, but one of these days I'm going to take an actinic only photo of that coral. I can only imagine how the blue polyps would look!

My understanding is that the blue in the polyps can change based on the amount of light. I guess I just happened to place it in the sweet spot by accident!

Ok, time to go pick up some sexy new coral from a local reefer!

That's what I figured ... but you really did find the sweet spot of that piece!

Dibs on first frag when it grows out!

What are you picking up?!

Happy Friday!


So, where's the new clam pic?

agreed! my sentiments exactly. where are the pics, darlin' ?
have computer access at work...excellent news. great way to kill time while waiting for students to arrive.

Happy Friday for sureeeeeeeeeeeeee ... Clam pic ... coming up.

I kinda want to get some RS Xenia to get it to grow up the sides on the tank. That would look sooooo cool! lol



WTF?! lol.