TJ_Burton Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Simply sexy. How many more lbs of LR are you going to use, got a scape in mind? I will probably buy another 15-20lbs. I still have the 25lbs in the 20L as well, but I am not sure how much of that stuff I want to use. I do have a scape in mind but your going to have to just wait and see! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Time for an update: The tank is well on it's way through the cycle. The life on the LR seems to be doing just fine, and all levels are panning out. Diatom algae has settled in and I am soon going to grab the cleanup crew (or at least part of it). I was lucky enough to get a grade A piece of live rock! It had a mini carpet on it, as well as some nice encrusting green porites, and red coraline. top shot: you can see the nem on the far left Current FTS: Diatoms: Lastly, This rock (one in the right corner of the tank) has some small corals on it. Not sure what they are. Small and brown kind of like aptasia, but these guys have a skeleton. They are tiny, the output in this picture is 3/4" (for size reference) Close up: Can anyone ID that last little coral group? Link to comment
Formatsreef Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nice rock man, this is going to be an amazing tank. Link to comment
SPS20 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I'm so glad the plumbing worked out well. I was somewhat concerned that if it was a disaster, I would owe you an apology! Your tank looks great, I'm glad to see it is finally up and running. This is going to be one hell of a tank. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nice rock man, this is going to be an amazing tank. Thanks I was pretty impressed with that rock when I got it. a MINI CARPET? Yeah!!! I was pretty ecstatic to see it after placing the rock in the tank I'm so glad the plumbing worked out well. I was somewhat concerned that if it was a disaster, I would owe you an apology! Your tank looks great, I'm glad to see it is finally up and running. This is going to be one hell of a tank. Thank you Josh, I am really hoping I can provide the right environment for my corals, so that they have the same look of vitality that yours do. Rock nems? Not nems. These little corals have a skeleton. Link to comment
c est ma Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Just possibly--baby fungiids?: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=120778&hl= Hey, your tank looks spectacular! I love that wonderful rock you have with such cool hitchers! --Diane Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Just possibly--baby fungiids?: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=120778&hl= Hey, your tank looks spectacular! I love that wonderful rock you have with such cool hitchers! --Diane You may be right with the baby fungiids! They look very similar to the baby fungiids you have in your pictures. I have a good dozen of them. Hopefully that is what they are, and they all make it! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 ***Update*** Just added 6 turbos to start cleaning up. I give it another 2 weeks max before I get to transfer my livestock Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Looks great TJ! Cant wait to see it stocked! I finally finished my aquascape on my 37 and brought my rainbow home! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Time for another update. I have moved a few corals into the 40BR just to get them out of the 20L. The brain was getting stung by my anemone, and the other two frags just didn't have any decent spots to move into. The diatom algae bloom is over and done with, and the 6 turbos I threw in are doing a great job keeping the rock spotless. The rocks I got are showing a lot of life. The large rock on the left has not only the porites and mini carpets, but also brown anthelia and xenia. The rock to the right is completely purple with coraline, and has a ton of those small LPS corals on it. First a FTS Now the rock on the left: Closer: Baby mini nem (there is a larger one, toonie sized, on the top): Rock on the right: Link to comment
Greenstar Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Wait, you got that platygra as a hitchhiker? Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Wait, you got that platygra as a hitchhiker? No no, lol... That Aussi brain I payed good money for. Link to comment
Cam198 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Very nice setup TJ!!!! I like the sleek look to it!! ;) Link to comment
c est ma Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 How on earth did you manage to get rock with so many cool hitchers on it? It's like my fondest dream... Lookin' good. --Diane Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 How on earth did you manage to get rock with so many cool hitchers on it? It's like my fondest dream... Lookin' good. --Diane Uhhhh, dumb luck? Those little carpet nems keep popping up. I have found 3 more (5 in total). Link to comment
Greenstar Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 No no, lol... That Aussi brain I payed good money for. I was about to say go buy a lottery ticket because you are one lucky mother####er. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 I was about to say go buy a lottery ticket because you are one lucky mother####er. Yeah well, I think a jackpot winning lotto ticket as a hitchhiker would be phenomenal. Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Great looking stuff TJ, especially the porites rock! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Great looking stuff TJ, especially the porites rock! Thanks I plan to have the transfer done by next weekend, so stay tuned! If it turns out how I planned, it is going to be something worth looking at Right now it's a tank with a few rocks and corals thrown in. It needs some loving hands to shape it! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 Alright, Last pic update before I transfer the 20L over to the 40BR. Firstly I have taken all my overgrown zoa frag plugs that started as 1-3 polyps per plug, and moved them onto disks. I did this by cutting off the frag plug stem, and then gluing the stemless plug on to a disk. These disks are what I use as "mother colonies" as they make future fragging very easy! They don't look half bad either. My frag setup Those to be mounted This is what I mean by overgrown All finished 20L full of disks Lastly, My last FTS until my tank's aquascaping is all finished, and the corals have been introduced! The pics aren't the best, but I just used the auto settings because I was in a rush to get everything done Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Looks good TJ, cant wait to see it with all the corals and the rock done. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 Looks good TJ, cant wait to see it with all the corals and the rock done. Me either! It may take slightly longer then planned. I currently have three blue tangs in the tank, along with a pair of ocillaris clowns, and an orchid dottyback. I acquired them from a coworker who asked me to tear her tank down for her. It was only a 65g and the tangs are all 4"-5" which is pretty large for that tank. However, they are all in great condition and look very healthy. They are all in my 40br, but I will be taking the blue tangs and the clowns to the LFSfor trade in. I only want to keep the Pseudochromis fridmani. I also got 60lbs or so of live rock for FREE as payment for tearing the tank down! Link to comment
SeeDemTails Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I am actually putting an orchid in my new zero edge style 5.5 very soon, but it will be his tank! I am going to get a reallly small one, an inch or so. I love them, but they can be little craps. I had a neon dottyback for a couple years in a 10 gal....decided he had earned it and put him in my 37...the only thing he didnt terrorize were the clowns, the female didnt take his crap. 60 lbs for free is great! Link to comment
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