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BC8...fish jumped, new direction


ihatesears18

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I noticed today that I have a ton of tiny Spirorbis on the back wall of my tank :) These guys are pretty neat to watch and a welcome addition to my tank!

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ihatesears18

BTW Anybody wanna trade some cool zoos/mushrooms/palys/ricordia for my Monti Cap? I realize now that there's now way this thing is gonna thrive under PCs. PM me if interested.

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Emerald crab doing good in my bc8. It just keeps to itself and hiding most the time. Comes out at nite to eat the algae.

 

Btw how did you get your fan replaced? Called oceanic?

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ihatesears18

I haven't replaced my fans yet. Both have gone out, so I just prop the lid open for ventilation. The tank is fallow (got ich) so I don't have to worry about jumpers.

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ihatesears18

Ok so finally an update. Since my clown died and I can't add fish for about 6 more weeks I've added a few things. Nothing crazy just a few cheap frags that I've picked up around town. So here's an updated FTS and some close ups of my new inhabitants.

 

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These are baby blue. Got the frag for $10

 

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These are pink. See the paly with the double mouth?

 

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Cool branch that I got for $20. It's covered in coralline and tunicates

 

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Close up of zoas on branch

 

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This piece has doubled

 

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Mushrooms have gone crazy!

 

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My red mushrooms

 

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Neat looking palys, they have white specs on them and they are a nice purple with a bright green mouth.

 

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My florida ricordia. It's just waking up.

 

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An orange ricordia that has fallen into a crack and set it's foot down. It's doubled in size since I got it.

 

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Top down shot (Crappy camera)

 

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Paly with two mouths

 

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Baby GSP and a harmless flatworm

 

Well there's the pics, hope you enjoy!

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nanoreef11

Tank looks really good. I really like all of the frags you have added. How is the fuge working out for you?

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ihatesears18

Thanks! The fuge is working out great, I'm running chemi-pure elite, purigen, and chaeto. My nitrates are at zero and I'll be getting a phosphate test soon. I can't wait to add a fish though, what's a fish tank without fish?

 

Oh and another thing, in the picture of the branch covered in zoas, there's a red thing that I can't identify. It looks like a tiny, bright-red spiked ball. I'm thinking maybe tiny star polyp? sponge?

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ihatesears18
Haha just call it a coral tank. What kind of fish are you thinking about getting?

 

I love clowns so I think I might go with a black and white false perc.

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nanoreef11
I love clowns so I think I might go with a black and white false perc.

 

Well good luck. Let us know when you get one. I bet your excited.

 

Jon

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ihatesears18

I'm going to Europe in August so I'll probably order the fish the day I get back! I figure liveaquaria.com is about my best bet for quality.

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I got a BC8 too!

 

Nice little tank you got there...are you running stock pumps? It didn't look like you have any additional flow in there either.

 

I would trade with ya, but I am in Ontario canada, kinda far...

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ihatesears18
I got a BC8 too!

 

Nice little tank you got there...are you running stock pumps? It didn't look like you have any additional flow in there either.

 

I would trade with ya, but I am in Ontario canada, kinda far...

 

I've got a minijet 606 instead of the stock pump. I had a koralia nano in there but my mushrooms hated it so now it's used to mix salt!

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I've got a minijet 606 instead of the stock pump. I had a koralia nano in there but my mushrooms hated it so now it's used to mix salt!

showin some love for your BC8 it looks awesome i had an 8gal but i upgraded. don't you feel the need on wanting to upgrade? yeah the k-nano is too much for the 8 gal. you have an expensive salt mixer lol.

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I got the nano used for $10 so it's no biggie. Instead of upgrading I'm slowly buying equipment to start a 10gallon with my wife. It should be going by august!

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Sooo I ditched the clown idea (IMO the BC8 is too small for a fully grown clown) and picked up a YWG and a Pistol shrimp today from my LFS. I'll post an updated FTS and some pics of the new goby!

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So now for the updated pics. The YWG is very hard to photograph right now so the pic of him sucks. The pistol shrimp has taken up residence in the darkest part of the tank so a photo of him is impossible right now. Hopefully they'll find each other and I can get a decent picture soon.

 

First some growth shots:

 

Beginning

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Middle

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Now

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Meet Starsky

 

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Can anyone ID this nem in the middle of the pic?

 

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That's all for now! Enjoy!

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