Hello, amazing tank. What’s the benefit of the mud? I’m planning on having 2 overflow Zen gardens to have all types of macros in there and I was debating between DSB or mud.

I have a tailspot My fav fish in the 30gl so much personality His name is Dudly tank is looking real nice keep it up!!!

Hey Makoy ... Where you been? Did you get temporarily banned after the last incident? Liveaquaria has them on sale 16.99 plus shipping ... but with their reputation and the 14 day guarantee makes the fish more then worth it!



Thank you very much!!! Thank you for visiting my thread ... To be 100% honest with you ... I had never tried the mud before ... I remember when Ecosystem came out with their whole fuge system ... and it was the talk of the town ... So after trying DSB's for a while ... I finally mustered up the courage to try the fiji mud. I have a good 6" of sand ... with about 2" of mud on top of that ... This fuge seems to be infinitely healthier since I added the mud ... Nicer growth and colors of my sea grass plus healthier looking mangroves ... I got them to grow in my previous fuge but only to a certain point then they stopped and started to die off.



Thanks Kim!!! I love the little guy ... he is Tiny! But what a personality ... he is sitting over on the side of the tank right now ... I have to grab a picture of him! Too cute!

Very much so. Let's see if we can coordinate a BULK trade with some good sized frags. I'd be into it, but no rush.

Yeah gets some pics of the little guy

Sounds good to me !!!



I will definitely try today ... if he would just come out of his little nook for more then 5 seconds I would be able to get a clear shot of him.

So what happened to the idea of "less fish"?

mystery wrasse. endo story

Pic of blenny?

Who asked you? lol ... Well I lost two fish ... jumped out of the tank, so I am balancing out the universe with these additions ... funny enough the SECOND I put the screen down the Mystery almost jumped out ... I see his head pop up to the screen. lol.



You know it!




Working on it. I know Haut is going to post every hour until I get a picture of it

Cr@ppy picture ... but at least it's something!

yay!

he's out for blood.

or food.

You're going to love the little guy. Mine is by far one of my favorite fish in my 20H.

He might be pretty hard to find in your large tank though since mine loves to just chill in it's favorite cubby holes and cracks and crevice.

Awe I Wuv him so cute sucky pic but still cute LOL

I like the new guy. I have a small golden blenny that is great in the tank.

Keep up the good work!

-Dave

yeah haut ... come over and stick your hand in ... see what happens!



Haut's hand



LoL ... He is adorable ... I admit he is quite small ... but he seems to be showing a very outgoing personality so I am sure I will be seeing him often! These are definitely one of my favorite nano fish!



Thanks Kim! I know the pic stinks big time ... only way I was able to get a shot of him! How's the 75G? Seriously, let me know if you need any help!



Thanks Dave! Your 35G is absolutely stunning ... one of the threads I constantly check along with Purple Up and divecj5 ... and Makoy's and Haut's ... but they live so close to me I can just go visit them in person

Thanks! check the thread out now see goodies

-Dave

i dont see my tank thread on the list.....

Awwww man ... now I feel bad ... no dude you are on my daily tank thread check as well ... I just need to freaking come see the tank! I noticed something one night on my way back from LI ... you are on the Babylon line yeah? Massapequa? I was out in Sayville ... grabbed a train back from Babylon ... one of the stops on the way back ... NOW I know ... Man ... I am coming to see your tank!

dont feel bad, i was just breakin your shoes.

direction to my house (they are very easy)

walk east to 8th ave subway (your choice of 103rd or 96th) take that to pen station & get on the babylon line. call me when you get to the wantagh train station & i'll meet you at massapequa parks train station.

Then I'll pick you up in Massapequa and you can come help me with my tank over here in Plainview LOL. I think I do need help with plumbing with the sump I have no idea what to do there. But not ready yet still waiting to get rid of the freshwater tank cause the 75 is going in it's place.

You should start charging, sweetheart!
After Massapequa and Plainview, you can come to Port Washington and help me break down my tank so I can set my 50g Cube of hawt-ness. That thing has to be set up ASAP, as you know I have been a busy little busy pressing "add to cart" and PMing people...LOL. PLUS my 20g has already sold!

Ok ... so I had a bit of fun over at a friends house last night ... His 75G is one of the nicest tanks around ... filled to the brim with SPS ... LE Chalices ... Acans ... LE Zoo of all types ... It's just a work of art.

SOOOOOOOOOO ... I picked up quite a few things last night ...

LE Tyree Ponape Birdsnest (Biggest frag of it ever )
Yellow Tabling Acro
Greg Hiller's Aquadelight (the piece is nicer then Hiller's himself)
Bali Green Slimer (Greenest color i have ever seen!)
GIGANTIC Purple Polyped B'nest colony (the thing is probably 8x10 or so ... it's enormous ... lol ... his tank kinda looked empty on one side when he pulled the thing out ... I felt bad! )

Pics to come!

WOOHOO!

Looking forward to seeing what this one looks like in your tank. Long been one of my favorite pieces.

3000th post ... wooohooo!



lol ... hourly rates! ... You mean the 50G that is still sitting in my apartment? Too late ... it's been set up and used as a frag tank KIDDING!




You know it.



Me too ... I really love the colors of the Aquadelight ... such a beautiful acro!

not a problem.

I can provide cheap labor ( will work for beer ) altho i fear i am not the greatest with plumbing, im sure we can figure it out.



reminder that i do own a mini-van. i've offered it before & i'll offer it again. i just need a few days notice so i can clean it out & tell the wife im stealing her car.

3000? damn, I gotta catch up!

You seriously going to make me ask for pics?

[quote name='JBM' date='Aug 27 2009, 10:17 AM' post='2400165']
not a problem.

I can provide cheap labor ( will work for beer ) altho i fear i am not the greatest with plumbing, im sure we can figure it out.


Oh sure some beers a little smoke and look how well my tank is plumbed into the kitchen faucet LOL. I don't even know what to by to plumb it up. I never had a sump before or overflows or anything. Geeze such a aquarium blonde I am LOL

Shame I don't smoke. I quit cigs 3 weeks ago. Haven't smoked the other stuff in a few years.

I have a 600gph wier overflow with ball valve. Pm me if you want it. And also when you want to plumb it up.

New frags just in (and I thought my collection was complete for now ... lol ... how WRONG I was!)

ORA Plum Crazy
ORA Joe the Coral

YEAH BABY!!! SO HOT!!!

Spending My night gluing down all the frags from yesterday. FTS TO COME!!!

-David

Happy Glueing I already have the overflow the tank is drilled in the back. It's painted the stand fiished. The sump made. Everything is ready just waiting on the spot and the plumbing in time it will be done.

Do you have a running list of all of the corals that you have in the tank now?

You're amassing quite the sweet collection.

I am going to have to add one!!! I was just thinking about that yesterday ... I will get around to it hopefully at some point this morning. It's funny ... compared to like a year ago ... the price of ORA frags have come down quite a bit ... first released ... those Plum Crazy and Voodoo Stags were selling like 70-80 per frag along with a load of other ones.

There is another piece I want .... the ORA Aussie Delicate ... LFS is going to have a 20% sale on this specific piece ... going to try and pick one up Saturday.

Awesome deals on the ORA pieces. I've NEVER had a bad experience with any of their SPS. Always hardy and healthy.

I tried to find out about the $500 Efflo and that guy doesn't have any. He does have a 1.5" Blue Soli if you're interested in that.

Fully agreed ... ORA has some of the best frags around ... I don't understand why some of the guys around here buy these wild colonies (well I know they just want to make money fragging them up) ... 90% of the ones I see RTN/STN (depends on the species of Acropora) Just my 2cents on it ... plus they can come in with some really nasty buggers you definitely do NOT want in your tank.

Oh the Blue Soli ... which one is it exactly? I know one of the collectors pieces off the top of my head ... maybe it's the same one. It's really beautiful! Having the $500 Efflo is cool and all ... but to wait for that one tiny little piece ... lol $125 per half inch or something like that ... I have to convince my friend to cut a piece of it!

i preffer zoas. they grow quicker & cost less

G. Hiller's Aquadelight


Ponape B'nest


B'nest Colony


Yellow Tabling


ORA Plum Crazy

That Aquadelight is STUNNING!!! Great coloration and size. Not that the others a bad either

Aquadelight, Plum crazy... hold for PurpleUP. lol

I'd love to have a birds nest frag!

Thanks!!! It's quite a large frag indeed ... thank goodness for friends hooking you up!



All pending to PurpleUp!!!



It's yours ... seriously.

WOW!!! colors are looking awesome!

those frags are the sh!t! Also, david do you still have your blueface? The LFS got a nice one in last night and i thought of you, and almsot had to tell maria to get her azz over there and get it.

Thanks Rich ... Tank is coming along here ... I will say that much ... lol ... Always thinking of what else I should add to it ... I am really really really considering exchanging my Euroreef for one of those ATB cone skimmers or something better ... Deltec perhaps ... which all these nice pieces growing and such it would be a wise decision to get some really high class equipment as well. I find myself constantly reading the old SPS color thread you wrote on MR ... with Pseudo's (Kasei) great post concerning SPS. Seriously ... we need him back on that board ... those noobs over there are really messing stuff up. lol.


Thanks Nick ... I wish I was closer to where ORA really is! lol ... Their corals are definitely some of the best. No complaints here! Hook me up man!

I still got my Blue Face indeed! He is behaving himself ... doesn't touch ANYTHING. No interest in SPS or LPS what-so-ever ... and I got some LARGE LPS in there with him as well ... Duncans, Torches ... Elegance ... doesn't show any interest in them! Perfect reef citizen!

David I don't really give advice on there anymore. No one listens to nano reefers anyway
As for your skimmer upgrade, compare the airflow the produce. Forget about deltec. You'll pay a fortune for a skimmer that gets out-performed by skimmers half the price. I only use a deltec on my nano because I don't have as many options.
On my 120 I was very happy with the ati bubblemaster 250. It produce 30LMP and kept up with my high bioload. I'm a little out of the loop with the new skimmers so I'm not exactly sure which one you should go with.
FYI Did I mention that your 120 canopy was the one from my 120? I loved how the whole front can come off so you can easily work in the tank.