Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and thought I should start out by posting a thread about each of my two tanks.

This is my 29g Biocube Lagoon:


29g Oceanic BioCube (About 1 months old as a saltwater tank)
Oceanic BioCube Protein Skimmer
Stock lighting (Power Compact)
150wtt Visi-Therm Heater
Modded filtration with liverock instead of bioballs
A filter sponge covers the outflow to significantly reduce flow
Approx. 3-5 lbs of livesand
Approx. >10 lbs of liverock

Fish:
x1 Yellow Brazilian Reidi Seahorse (Female)
x1 ORA Orange Reidi Seahorse (Male)
x2 Banded Pipefish (Pair)
x1 Yashia Goby
x1 Rainsfords Goby

Inverts:
Orange Finger Sponge
Orange Fan Sponge
Blue Sponge (Haliclona spp.)
Unknown Blue Sponge (possibly a type of macro algae)
Unknown Purple Monti Like Sponge
x2 Bongo Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthalma) MY FAVORITES
x4 Peppermint Shrimp
Lots of Macro

Coral:
NONE


FTS:


Seahorses:




Pipefish: (bad pic)


Bongo Shrimp:






Sponges:










What do you think?

wow, that is quite cool. im really facinated as to how you can keep your sponge alive given the fact they need high flow, just the opposite of what the horses like. how do you do it?

wow, that is quite cool. im really facinated as to how you can keep your sponge alive given the fact they need high flow, just the opposite of what the horses like. how do you do it?

Thanks! Actually the tank is low flow and the sponges seem okay with that. Basically the biggest thing with the sponges, for me at least, is having to use a turkey baster to blow off the algae on them. I do this two to three times a day. I actually fell behind on that for a few days and now the finger sponge is on its way out. I'll get another one but it is that algae that gets all over the sponge and basically suffocates it. I also feed DTs for any one (any sponges) to eat as they filter the water.

sweet you joined man did you check out cdelicaths tanks yet?

where do you get those bongo shrimp ? could i buy some off you ?

glad to see u made it over this way. just know this site can be a little rougher then other sites

nice tank by the way bongo lol im realy diggin those shrimp im gonna have to find some for my pico

Very nice tank

Well you can buy one of the shrimp off me for $500 since that would be the lowest price for me to part with one. Or you can go to liveaquaria.com. Just know they only eat STARFISH.

ok lol


we have stars cheap at my lfs

what is the feeding schuduel on them ?


live aquaria dosnt have any they only have harluquein which are cool to but the bongos are really cool

Awsome tanks, it's really nice to see something different. Do not get me wrong, alot of people on this site of very nice tanks, but it is nice to see something out of the norm. What is the saying " there is more than one way to skin a cat". Look forward to future post.

Hmm, I thought they still had some. Check back in a few days to see if they get any more. I feed them asterinas and brittles every other day or so but they could go longer. One only eats brittles, the other eats both.

will they eat cut off legs of choclate chip star?

Don't know, haven't tried it. I'd only do it in an emergency.

if you dont mind me asking how much where to bongo shrimp ?

They only eat brittle stars. They are selling them here for only 40$.

im not going to be able to get them if they only eat brittle stars that a ton of money for food



heck that would cost more to feed than my piranhas

Yeah that's the only problem, wish they would eat something else.

yea lol im probaly just gonna get a pair of harliquens for my deli pico tank ( thats one thing that i havent found alot on are they coral safe ?)

amazing tank!!

wow...that's a damn cool shrimp there! wish i could get one here...
ur tank is really out of norm...awesome tank!

Thanks everyone!




The harys are coral safe, just not starfish safe. If you're going to do harlys look up hawaiian harlequin shrimp. They are the coolest.


Also, everyone be sure to check out my reef tank as well:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=215960

thats an awesome shrimp XD.

Just let the two beasts out of their cages and into the main display tank. Plus... I ordered three more!!!

MORE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll get some soon. Just added 2 more Bongo Shrimp!

HURRAY!!!!!!!!

What are you feeding your banded pipefish? I assume they aren't eating frozen food?
Do both your seahorses eat frozen food? (I noticed one was not from ORA, hence the question)

Pipes both are WC and Both are eating frozen cyclopeeze like pigs. Also, both horses eat frozen mysis. All have been eating frozen from day one.

How did u manage this?

PIX!! This a really cool tank the bongo shrimp are purdy

I don't know, guess I was just lucky. But I would not have bought the pipes had I not seen them eat frozen at the shop. Also, both horses just ate it without any problem, they had just eaten it since I got them.

hehe

i dont think its luck lol

your the gawd of taking care of stuff thats not capable of be taking care of ? lol

Haha thanks, the feather star is the only thing I have that technically should not be alive in my tank.

hehehe.

The Feather Star isn't natural Bongo Shrimp. HE is a freak of nature

U are very lucky ur pipes eat frozen!

very nice, unique tank!

Ok, some new pics finally:


















For those of you who are going to ask where a Bongo Shrimp is, three are hiding but one is here:

Well I did a water change yesterday and I think I added a little too much pH buffer because the rainsfords goby and smaller pipefish kicked the bucket.

Here are some updated shots of the tank. No FTS since the sponges died while I was on break and I had to trim them WAY back. Till it looks better I'm too ashamed to post a FTS.

Bongo Shrimp: (2 of 4)




Tunicates:

Those tunicates are sweet!

Thanks, the little blue one on the frag plug was a HH on the rock with the big ones. Wanted to see what happens if I "fragged" it.

Awesome Pics Bongo ShrimP!
Love the Bongo Shrimp as always!

Sorry about the losses Are you going to replace them?

I'd like to get a new friend for the other pipe but don't know if it's a male or female. I don't want to get the wrong one and have a fight. Either I just try one, or look for a new pair of something else. I probably will get another rainsfords though. I'm thinking of getting a seamoth from LA.

Seamoths are real cooL! I heard they eat inverts though...

Yeah but I think they eat stuff like pods and other small stuff. I may call and talk to LA about it.

i would love a seamoth because so little is known about them and they look so cool. my lfs has had two of the skinnier longer type of these fish and i was tempted to get one but i did not have the right size tank.
you would be the first person i have heard of keeping them.

Looks great. I love the biotopish theme.

Keep it up!

-Dave

Any words of wisdom/caution regarding those tunicates? I've been checking out some for a few weeks at a LFS but haven't yet decided to buy or not.

They are filter feeders and according to my LFS (which I trust 110%) they are just filter feeders that just do nothing but look cool. In my opinion though I think they would prefer to be in a tank without things that will always be touching them like active cleaner shrimp. Once in a while the seahorse will grab onto them but it isn't constant. I bet they would do fine for you.

Cool!... GOTO!

Thanks for the info! Have a lot of filter feeders already, got a feeling I may be pushing it in such a new tank. Hmmm....

Finally got some nice shots of one of the bongo shrimp!












And the pistol made an appearance!