Cali-girl Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 c est ma- most of the rocks are just stacked on top of the other and also supported by the back wall. I made sure they weren't going to get knocked off. at the top where the camera washed it out i used putty to attach a couple rocks together to make an arch. it's really ugly where all the putty is, but i'm hoping the coralline algae will cover it pretty quickly. thanks for the compliments! Link to comment
Reddawg43 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I have been following your thread, & it has helped me with my nano. That's very much appreciated. I love you tank set-up...Very sweet set-up. But it's missing something...How do you feel about adding some Florida Ricordias? How much are they over there in Cali? (curious) I will be getting a 90g in late Feb / early March, and will be transferring my corals from my current 24g over. But I will be getting bigger ricordia colonies (8 + rics per rock)....so my 1-3 ricordia rocks now I will not be moving over. If you want some of my smaller ric rocks.... just pay shipping from Miami to Cali and they are yours. I will pm you with more details... Link to comment
HoomHow Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I have been lurking for a while LoL. Sorry to hear about your early January mishap :-( I dread the day my wife and I go on vacation ... I really like the new aquascape. Especially how it reaches the top ... Almost makes me want to make mine a little higher ... Keep up the great work! Link to comment
kookie_guy Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 might have been mentioned, but I missed it....what kind of clown is that? True or false percula? From the pic looks like true because it seems to have more black around the white stripes, but again, could be the camera. Are you planning on getting another one in the future? Try to get em to pair up? Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Kookie- yes it is a True Percula. pics are crap and he looks better in real life. It would be really cool to have a pair but i just don't have the funds right now. he's been getting used to the tank a little more these last few days. very cute! Link to comment
TUDIZZLE Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Nice pics tank is looking nice what do you feed your suncoral? Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Tudizzle, i mix all my food together in a cup and then i target feed them with a syringe. Mostly they get mysis, sometimes reef pellets and brine shrimp. i'm having issues with feather algae on my mushroom rock. I'm thinking that it would be easiest to transfer the mushrooms onto another piece of rock, but i'm not sure how i would do that. They are getting overcrowded by the algae and a few of them have already let go and moved. anyone have any ideas? Link to comment
kooolaid Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 hi there, Nice looking tank! Rock work is really amazing! Keep up the good work!! Link to comment
TUDIZZLE Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 You could pull the rock and pluck as much off as possible. I found it easiest to put some tank water in a bowl and pluck the algea off underwater while holding the piece upside down. Then scrub that area with a small wire brush. Rinse it in the bowl water and then return to tank. That should eradicate that little patch good luck If you ever have the chance to get some frozen silversides your suncorals will go bonkers, at least mine do. I just shave it real thin and then melt it in some tank water. Then use a baster to feed. The first time I did it their etension almost doubled Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 i'll have to try the silversides! can i do the plucking and scrubbing with the mushrooms still on the rock? Link to comment
TUDIZZLE Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 i'll have to try the silversides! can i do the plucking and scrubbing with the mushrooms still on the rock? They should be fine, just have everything you need in place before you start to minimize the time it takes. Link to comment
LiveRock27 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Great looking tank. I am going to have to "borrow" some of your ideas for my tank. Of course I will give you all the credit if asked. Great looking clown. I am getting an ORA Picasso percula clown after the 1st. Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 i'm back after a really long move! we switched apartments and had 3 days worth of cleaning unpacking and resetting up everthing. I'm exhausted! oh, and then i got to start school on Monday at 8am. it's been a crazy week! little update on the tank, The clownfish i was so excited about got really lethargic and didn't make it. That's the second clown i've lost in 2 months so i'm a little frustrated. It was super stressed when i got him and he was always really shy so i think he either caught something or he was just too stressed for too long. The rest of the tank however all made it through the move and everything is happy. I changed the rockscape again and i think it will work better this time. I've got more platform areas to put corals. the mushrooms relocated in some areas so they'll help cover the rocks and the torch coral loves the flow i put it under. I'm getting a new camera soon, so finally i'll be able to post pics and make this thread more interesting! haha on a side note, i emptied the 75g that had my goldfish in and we don't have a water spicket outside now to refill it. It's sitting in the living room and i'm totally getting "big tank syndrom" i had to get all my equipment packed away and i'm sitting there thinking, " i could really start this... i have almost everthing already.....hmmmmm......" .....I'm in trouble... Link to comment
MMShaggy Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Awesome looking tank, love all the updates in this post. I hear ya on the big tank syndrom, I've been staring @ my big tank for awhile now. But were going to be moving soon, so I wanted to wait until after the move before I set it up. Glad to hear your move went good, minus the clown. I'm still worried about my tank when the time to move comes.... Link to comment
LiveRock27 Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Sorry about the clownfish. I can't wait to see the new rock work though. I understand you about the "big tank" syndrom. I have my RR55 sitting in the basement and all I need to do is replace the bulbs in the hood. I try not to even go in the basement anymore because of it, well that and the boogey man. Link to comment
MyMonkey Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Tagging along. Sorry to hear about the clowns. Always hate losing fish. Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 got some new stuff for you guys! some updates shots of my tank and it's inhabitants..... just got done feeding so everyone is out, but the water is a little spotty. sun coral happy about food whammin' watermelons new firefish torch coral is splitting into 2! tiny clown goby side few with caulpalera (sp?) it's grown like crazy and i have more popping up on other rocks full tank shot hope you guys like it. As you can see i have an issue with hair algae, I've tried turning the lights off for a few days, added some more hermits, feeding less, i'm thinking i'm going to have to turn the 2nd chamber into a refugium and add another microalgae. i'm getting a tiny amount of cyano, but i think i've got it almost gone and then i'm seeing a little bit of bubble algae. my conclusion is that i still have too many nutrients that the unwanted algaes are taking advantage of. anyone else have ideas?? or solutions would be good too Link to comment
i have crabs Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 You have the same combination of fish I once had. I miss them As for the nutrients, where are you getting your water? A LFS or mixing your own? Link to comment
secrettsquirrel Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hard to tell but that looks more like bryopsis growing everywhere than hair algae... can you get a closer pic of it? Link to comment
do_0b Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 dang..you got a nice lookin tank there Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 this is the closest pic i have of it. i looked up what bryopsis is... looks like a PITA to get rid of. great.... i'm getting the water from Jeff's exotic fish. It's premixed. thnks for the compliments! Link to comment
divecj5 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Beautiful firefish...I absolutely love my purple firefish and it is probably my favorite fish. The tank is looking nice and healthy. Don't fret too much about the algae although you may want to try and reduce it a little. I know that sometimes algae can really get out of control pretty quick but as long as you chip away at getting rid of some of it, things will turn out for you. You may want to try and add some chaeto in there since it will help to compete for nutrients and should help to reduce the other algae. Just a thought though. Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 thanks dive I was thinking that i needed to invest in some. i just don't want the soapdish in there. it's small enough already! i'm thinking i'm going to get a little pen light and do a small refugium thing in the middle chamber. see how that works out. i think it will help too if i start pulling some off every once in a while... on a side note... the illustration department had a pirate show this last weekend. this digital painting cracked me up! it's a little blurry cuz it reflected off the glass, but i think it's still legible... enjoy! pirate list: *kidnap *ravage *pillage *some real "ME" time... Link to comment
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