Uhuru Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 one of the last ADA's built in Germany Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 one of the last ADA's built in Germany Cool! Link to comment
Uhuru Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 I'm thinking: 8" deep sand bed with mud seagrass garden eels redspot cardinals blue eye cardinals orange spotted filefish thoughts? Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sounds perfect! Add mangroves so the cardinals can hide with a lagoon look. After reading about seagrass I dont think you need the mud. There is a thread on RC with a guy with 12-13 garden eels. I see if I can find the link. -Dave Link to comment
East1 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sounds perfect! Add mangroves so the cardinals can hide with a lagoon look. After reading about seagrass I dont think you need the mud. There is a thread on RC with a guy with 12-13 garden eels. I see if I can find the link. -Dave uhuru that guys on marineplantedtank forum toooo cant remember the name tho u need like 12" sand for eels apparently. i reckon like one rock pile and seagrass all round what are the watermovemnt plans for this? plumbing? wats goin on mann keen on this Link to comment
weeber Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 sounds awesome maybe you could get some pike blennies to. Link to comment
Jamie Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I am so excited for this tank right now. Mangroves would definitely be a cool addition. Are you gonna try any corals? Elegance's would work well. Or a little bommie completely covered in xenia. Link to comment
supernip Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 do you have a little brother you like to spoil? planning on adopting one? Im available! Link to comment
Uhuru Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sounds perfect! Add mangroves so the cardinals can hide with a lagoon look. After reading about seagrass I dont think you need the mud. There is a thread on RC with a guy with 12-13 garden eels. I see if I can find the link. -Dave Yeah LMK if you find the link. I did a search last night and didn't find a lot of info. My LFS has a garden eel tank though so I was going to model it after theirs. Lets get this continuous feeding thing rolling too. I'll email you my ideas. I'd like to incorporate that into this tank. I know the eels and redspots will appreciate it. uhuru that guys on marineplantedtank forum toooo cant remember the name thou need like 12" sand for eels apparently. i reckon like one rock pile and seagrass all round what are the watermovemnt plans for this? plumbing? wats goin on mann keen on this 12" would be good but 8" should work for Taenioconger hassi from what I've read (my LFS has had success with only 6"). For water movement I have 2 tunze non-controllable pumps right now, 1800 gph each. I may have them on a timer with one going in one direction for 12 hours, then switch to the other going in the other direction for 12 hours. Not sure though. Any advice? I am so excited for this tank right now. Mangroves would definitely be a cool addition. Are you gonna try any corals? Elegance's would work well. Or a little bommie completely covered in xenia. I plan to have one rock pile with a small cave, so I might decorate it with some corals. Not going to do xenia because I plan to connect this to my non-photo tank, and I just don't want the stuff spreading over there. Even though the lighting in that tank is really dim, it might be enough. I've actually noticed some green algae growth in the tank recently and had to add a couple of snails. Elegance sounds like a good idea. Speaking of lighting, what are your recommendations? I was thinking of going with a 36" 4-6 bulb T5HO fixture (maybe the new Tek lights) but I don't know if that is good enough for seagrass. do you have a little brother you like to spoil? planning on adopting one? Im available! Sorry, I only like to spoil my dogs, and fish... and corals Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Just shoot me an email. I have been a little strapped on cash but should be good to go in a month or so on the chilled reactor. Here's a tank. I cant find the garden eel one.... Macro- http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620824 I would go with a 4 bulb Sunpower T5 or TEK. As for livestock why dont you stick with a true lagoon biotope. All the macro algae and Gorgonias, fungias and a anemone? Having the cardinals swimming in and out of the mangroves and even get a urchin. If the cardinals spawn they will "host" in it. -Dave Link to comment
weeber Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 a pancake batfish which only gets 4 inches would be cool. Link to comment
Uhuru Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 yeah definitely some urchins! a pancake batfish which only gets 4 inches would be cool. never heard of them... according to wikipedia they burrow in the substrate. thinking that might not go well with the garden eels. Link to comment
weeber Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 yeah definitely some urchins! never heard of them... according to wikipedia they burrow in the substrate. thinking that might not go well with the garden eels. how would this be a problem? Link to comment
Uhuru Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 how would this be a problem? I figure in this size tank and the amount of garden eels I'd like to keep the batfish would infringe upon the eels territory since they are both sand dwellers. Could be wrong just an assumption on my part. Link to comment
dtfleming Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 the batfish prob would, + the garden eels are semi-aggressive. Link to comment
Sushi Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Great new setup... So where are the redspots now? Link to comment
jiriki76 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Tagging along. I was planning on a 120g with plants, garden eels, pipefish, and seahorses. I was thinking of building a section in the back that would be 8" tall with sand. Like a sandbox for garden eels. Link to comment
Uhuru Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Great new setup... So where are the redspots now? Redspots are in a 20L along with my orange spotted filefish. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'm thinking: 8" deep sand bed with mud seagrass garden eels redspot cardinals blue eye cardinals orange spotted filefish thoughts? Pretty Darn Awesome Fish List! Tagging! Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Do you have any pictures of your cardinals and filefish? Nothing fancy is needed for me. Shoot that email over! -Dave Link to comment
Uhuru Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hey Dave I'll try to get some pics soon. There's a pic of the filefish in the fish forum but it was when I just got him so his colors were a little off. I'll be emailing you soon. I need to sketch out my idea, it will be easier than trying to explain it. Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ok cool. Does the OSFF eat frozen foods yet? -Dave Link to comment
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