BaristaBob Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hey fellow reef lovers So this is my first coral tank I've ever owned. I had a saltwater tank in the past when I was really young and I had no idea what I was doing(put a puffer into a 10 gallon tank, he shortly died ). Anyways, this is my Jbj picotope stocked with some fun new stuff. I started it a couple months ago and its really doing quite well. Current fts: http://s358.photobucket.com/user/cryingducks14/media/15105179540_3c1881ddb8_o.jpg.html'> Jbj Picotope Aquaclear 50 fuge Stock filter running carbon and filterfloss 3? pounds of liverock some aragalive indo black and white sand CC par 30 18k Fish: Yellow clown goby, his name is Alongi(dont ask) <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/68030538@N06/15067346539/player/" width="240" height="180" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> Coral: Several different no name zoas and palys Birdsnest Ricordea shrooms I don't have id's on any of my corals( I always forget the names) Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Sweet little tank well done, do you have a link to the light? Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://coralcompulsion.com/led-21w-18k Its a really good light, after i upgraded from stock lighting everything has been growing super quick. Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Bad news- girlfriend decided that the goby wanted to be fed so she put betta flake food into the tank, and alot.... I siphoned out as much as I could, and when I woke up this morning, the tank was really cloudy. I did a 80% water change and it looks a lot better, all of my corals still look good. I hope everything doesn't die well I'm at class today. Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Things should be alright maybe just tomorrow do another small water change and if you have test kits check the Paramus if everything is fine then... Well it's fine Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Yeah everything if fine now.... I really want to take better pictures, but the bottom of the tank always comes out waaaaay to bright and I cant figure out how to make everything look good like other people photos. I'm using a galaxy s3. Link to comment
xEL Chupacabrax Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Do you use an app with editing tools or just the phone camera? Vscocam works well enough for me and it's free Link to comment
aviator300 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Do you use an app with editing tools or just the phone camera? Vscocam works well enough for me and it's free Yeah but you need an advanced degree in computer science to figure out their website and even get started. Link to comment
xEL Chupacabrax Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yeah but you need an advanced degree in computer science to figure out their website and even get started. vscocam is an app for my phone, so i snap the pics then edit on my phone and upload to the flickr app kinda ghetto but its better than just the iphone 5s camera Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 vscocam is an app for my phone, so i snap the pics then edit on my phone and upload to the flickr app kinda ghetto but its better than just the iphone 5s camera I started using this app called zoom pro, and it takes a little better pictures... I definitely am going to be investing into a nice camera soon. I'm gonna be picking up some new stuff on Friday, I was looking for a Rock Flower, but my LFS didn't get them in :/ . Oh well, he says he is looking for a better connect, so I guess that's good. I really want to try more sps, but I'm afraid my goby will just kill it. He doesn't touch the birdsnest though, so maybe I'll make the tank a birds nest paradise hahaha. Also, how do I tell where flow is strong and where it isn't? I want to put more stuff on my rocks, but I'm afraid it will be too much flow for my palys and zoas. Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Got a cool new frogspawn today, $25 It was so much smaller in the store's frag tank and once I put it in my tank it exploded! Super cool to watch. Link to comment
acrab78 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Cool little tank... I have always liked the picotopes... Can we get a FTS showing the light and errything? thanks! Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 My clown goby has decided to host the frogspawn lol Here's a new picture. When I try to take a full shot everything gets washed out by the light.. I need to find an android app to fix that. I forgot to mention... The YCG won't eat anything except betta fish flakes... He won't even eat his mysis anymore. He just puts it in his mouth and spits it out. Maybe I should get some reef flakes. Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They are notoriously hard to feed Weird that he likes an aggressive ec oral I asked someone on here they thought I was crazy to think a ycg would do that Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 I got some new corals today, so I figured I'd post some pics. I got a 2 polyp no name zoa, some GSP, and a tan monticap with blue polyps... I hope the clown goby doesn't kill it, but he doesn't touch my birdsnest so I think I'm ok. Heres the goby sitting on the monti The new 2 polyp... id on him would be awesome Heres just some zoas I have. I really like the one in the middle My favorite coral in the tank, I dont know if they are palys or zoas, but they sure are sweet. They close up when my goby sits on them.... and its his favorite spot.. Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 My favorite coral in the tank, I dont know if they are palys or zoas, but they sure are sweet. They close up when my goby sits on them.... and its his favorite spot.. Typical Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Bad news and good news: Bad news first: My poor christmas kitty charlie(betta fish) died for an unapparent reason. . He was the first fish I got that started off my addiction to fish tanks. I shed a tear for him and gave him a nice burial in my backyard. The poor fella went ill and was laying on his side at the bottom of the tank. I scooped him out and put him in a red solo cup, so he wouldn't kill the other fish in the tank. I watched him take his last painful and deep breaths. Good news: I have decided to turn my mr aqua 7.5 gallon bowfront into an sps dominated tank. I want more sps, but I'm afraid my clown goby will kill them in the picotope. I ordered some reefcleaners dry rock and plan on starting a build thread very soon. I'm not to sure what kind of fish I will put in there. I'm thinking a yasha's and pistol shrimp but I'm not too sure. I can't wait on getting some acro's, but it will take time. Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Sad about the betta, but SPS!!! Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 So, I went to this coral store and got this bad boy for $12. I asked the guy what it was, "I have no clue". Input would be wonderful Im getting some nice growth on this birdsnest, it seems to have bleached a little but still has awesome polyp extensions so idk I cant figure out what these snails are and there are quite a few in my tank... are they a pest? And finally, another too white fts Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Sneak peak into the Mantis tank. Link to comment
acrab78 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Sneak peak into the Mantis tank. Is this another/new picotope for a mantis? Link to comment
BaristaBob Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Is this another/new picotope for a mantis? Its a 7.5 gallon mr aqua with the picotope light. Link to comment
acrab78 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 cool beans... Do you have the mantis yet? Link to comment
cju84 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That rock scape is awesome. Legit, I want it. Link to comment
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