irogers Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 oh funny, he just moved a few months ago but i have been down there a few times to check it out. i like it out there, i think i am headed out again in june Link to comment
irogers Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Everything in the tank has been going well in the past week or so. The GHA problem i was having was solved by changing to RO/DI water, so the tank has stayed nice a clean. I added a few new residents over the weekend. Australian Brain Coral (from aquatouch) This guys is awesome to watch eat. Lemon Lime Zoas (i think, also from aquatouch) And a companion for my perc The original clown quickly whipped this guy into submission, he is still a little afraid of her. The mushrooms I picked up last week are doing really well, the purple shroom is growing and has three little mushies coming out from the base. I also put in a peppermint shrimp a few days ago and he already molted and seems to be doing well. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Looks like your tank is coming along well... I was in the same boat as you... I started my tank with treated tap water and did a few water changes with it... huge mistake.... After switching to RO it's been a lot easier to maintain. As someone else mentioned I just use the refill culligan water at the grocery store... If I fill up a 5 gallon water bottle it's only $1.25... Good deal eh? Anyways, check out my 29g tank thread in my sig... I just posted it yesterday so maybe I forgot to add something if you have any questions... Good luck! Link to comment
irogers Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Looks like your tank is coming along well... Good luck! thanks for commenting mckay, your tank looks sharp. my LFS sells water for like $.40 a gallon which is nice, plus it is an excuse to go to the fish store Question for the professionals... so a crab or something must have knocked one of my mushroom frags off the rock it was on and i found it face down in the sand when i came home from dinner a little while ago. it has since started shriveling up and then expanding, sort of looks like a wave motion if you were to speed it up. I have secured it now so it won't happen again, but i am wondering if i killed it? Is there something I should do to help save it, or will it sort itself out? Link to comment
ajmckay Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You probably didn't kill the shroom... They're essentially bulletproof.... Just place it in an area of the tank where it gets low to medium light and same for flow... Link to comment
irogers Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 thanks, yeah the mushroom recovered, just was pretty pissed off for a few hours Link to comment
irogers Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 ok i have had the tank for about 10 months so here is a large photo update. my perc she hosts the hammer and the mushroom colony FTS Flame Mushroom Colony The Aussie Brain in the foreground has quadrupled in size. And that leather in the back was a hitchhiker Some of my zoas and palys This acro is a new acquisition. it looks pretty bleached out here but the color is starting to really come in blue This is my acan/brain shelf. The orange and green is the newest and probably my favorite Favia, some more zoas, and glove polyp She decided to pose my sea cucumber yellow candy hogfish and here are a couple of my JBJ picotope 3 gal Over the past 10 months I have had a couple set backs (small algae bloom, zoa pox outbreak that took a lot of my frags) but overall i have really enjoyed it. I hope you guys enjoy the photos. Link to comment
systemtool Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Awesome pics, I really like that hogfish. Really like the 3gal too, I want to set up one like that in my office! Link to comment
irogers Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Thanks systemtool. That fish is a real bastard. He likes to kill things like peppermint shrimp, blue leg hermits, red leg hermits, pretty much every snail species except red banded trochus. But it is a beautiful fish to watch swim Very cool. Thanks violinist Really like the 3gal too, I want to set up one like that in my office! the 3 gal has been a fun little tank. takes basically no work; just about 50% water change every two weeks, keeping evaporation at bay, and skimming the scum off the top myself. Link to comment
irogers Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Awesome hogfish! Really pretty. thank you. he is beautiful but a real menace. there isn't anything he won't kill. i've tried to get him out with nets, fish traps, even baited hooks. once i went so far as to dismantle and remove the rock work so i could more easily net him, but when i pulled the last rock out of the tank (the one he lives under) he wasn't there. he somehow managed to stow away in another rock that i had already pulled. i broke some of the bigger rocks down and let them sit on my counter or about an hour, and did freshwater dips with a couple. i waited for another 2 hours to see if he would appear in a bucket so i could isolate him, but after he did not i assumed he got stuck or died so i put the reef back together. about 4 hours after that he swam out from behind the rock work looking perfectly fine. i still don't know which rock he was hiding in. Link to comment
Banjo Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Wow lol! Sounds like a huuuuuuge pain. Link to comment
irogers Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 indeed. i really don't enjoy being outsmarted by a fish. i think the next step is to develop some sort of miniature harpoon. or turn it into a temporary predator tank if you know what i mean. Link to comment
drummersreef Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Irogers, I made the mistake of adding tap water with dechlorinator to my tank and got a huge algae outbreak of GHA. I am still battling it after switching to RO/DI and it is a pain to get rid of. Good thing you got the jump on it. I also have nutrients from a fish dying and that has been part of the problem but I really think water changes and manual removal help the most. Link to comment
Banjo Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Let's see some updates!!! Link to comment
irogers Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Update: Finally was able to remove the hogfish that was terrorizing my tank. Unfortunately the hogfish was keeping the population of asterina starfish at bay, and with him gone they dramatically multiplied and consumed all of the zoas and palys. I waited for a couple months and was able to get a harlequin shrimp. He consumed the problem starfish in short order and I have been slowly adding more zoa frags. He is very partial to chocolate chip starfish. I was able to get him hunting and attacking a chocolate chip that I'll post later once I get them off the camera. I also added a yellow watchmen and he has been a lot of fun. Happy to see any comments or questions! Ion Link to comment
irogers Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Harlequin Shrimp on the hunt and attacking a Chocolate Chip Starfish Link to comment
qwiksilver711 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 nice pics of the shrimp, i wish i could get some of those guys, my lfs just isnt reliable enough with the starfish supply Link to comment
irogers Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 nice pics of the shrimp, i wish i could get some of those guys, my lfs just isnt reliable enough with the starfish supply Thank you! Bummer about your fish store! Phoenix is a big city so there are many options, but my main store hasn't been out yet. After having this one I think it would be great to get a pair later down the line. The only thing cooler than watching one take down a starfish would be two hunting as a pair Link to comment
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