Bamato Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Fuzzy lions/scoprions/waspfish/leaf fish.... a smart combination of the above. I was going to do an angler as well. But that would limit my stocking options greatly... Link to comment
weeber Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Fuzzy lions/scoprions/waspfish/leaf fish.... a smart combination of the above. I was going to do an angler as well. But that would limit my stocking options greatly... yah because it would probably out grow most of those fish and might try to eat them. Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I run a TX5. After dozens of different combos I ended up with: 3 Blue+ 1 KZ Fiji Purple 1 GE6500 My fav color setup ever. Sounds like it would be blue...but its quite white with a little blue and a little purple. At least to my eye. Try the GE...you wont be sorry Mark p.s. My least fave lamp is the ATI Blue Special. To my eye everything is washed out and gives the tank a hazy look. Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 It's the Blue Plus thats making think the tank looks all washed out... If I turn those three off, it looks fantastic. I'm thinking I want to try this fiji purple lamp everyone is raving about. I might take out one blue plus and put it in there... I might even think about giving your bulb combo a shot actually now that I think about it.... Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 yah because it would probably out grow most of those fish and might try to eat them. I debated on doing all anglers, but it would be a very boring tank to watch... lol Link to comment
Nemo Niblets Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 I debated on doing all anglers, but it would be a very boring tank to watch... lol And one day you might wake up with half your angler population very fat Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 And one day you might wake up with half your angler population very fat Very true!! Link to comment
farkwar Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Now I see what you mean by no room in stand. I would put a divider in the large chamber for the RO water. Then again, you wanted to plumb it. You are still going to have to place the RO unit somewhere that has access to water. You could put the reservoir there(like under the sink). Airline tubing is going to be easier to plumb and easier to hide anyway. Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 I already have the unit, it's under my sink. I'll be running 1/4" line along the baseboard to the dining area where the tank is. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the BRS unit, triple redundancy and all. And for those times I wont be home for a day or two, (which is rare) the RO unit will be shut off anyway. Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 The rock I bought from the LFS was mostly 100% cured, transprted it in a dry plastic bag for about 30 minutes, so there was some (if any) die off. Only one of the pieces was stinky you could say. That was over a week ago, and I just barely started getting any ammonia (Saturday afternoon 01/02/10). And already yesterday, a Diatom bloom.... Quite quick...... I wasn't planning on grabbing a CUC until I have the other 30lbs of dry rock ordered. Think it will be fine to wait another two weeks to add a CUC? Link to comment
vegas chad Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Looks good! I am a big fan of angler fish! Out next tank will have only an angler. Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 That sounds sweet!! But unfortunately, I think I'm not doing anglers in this one.. Maybe my BC14 though.... lol Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 I didn't take pictures yet, but I added a 3.5" DSB to the refugium last night Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 Part of my cleaning crew is in Ceriths and Astrea's for now. I didn't get NEARLY enough, as I was feeling a bit gun shy on getting too many... lol Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Got my shipment from BRS today of their eco rocks. Very nice Very well packed, no breakage at all. The rockscape is not what I originally set out to accomplish. But the varying rock types made it difficult to achieve a pedestal type rock without the need for rods and cement. I'm very happy with the left side The right side.... not so much. I tried to focus more on making it easier for me to attach corals in the future. And left shelves for clams I'll eventually have in there. I also focused lots on what I hope will make the dwarf lions happy when I get them. I left LOTS of hiding spots and places for them to perch. So while the overall design is only 75% pleasing to my eye, I have a feeling after it's loaded with corals and I have happy lions it will pay off. Let me know what you guys think. It's really hard to get the depth in the photos, and the overly blue lights wash everything out it seems.... clam and coral shelving Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 I played with the white balance a bit, and turned off the blue plus lamps.. Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 I need to figure out what to do with the right side of the rockwork...... Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 I got my DI hard plumbed to the tank now! No more jug lugging for me!! All I need now is the level loc ATO and I'll be square! Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Well the first addition to the tank has arrived and acclimated well Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic, I'll have more when he's feeling more social And for something that might really upset other biocellatus keepers... he's eating frozen mysis Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Still no pictures of him yet... He's a very reclusive little bugger. But he took half of a silverside right off the feeding stick tonight!! So excited! I'm thinking when I feed him again in a day or two I'll lure him out into the open and snap some photos of the feeding frenzy Had to share, very excited! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Awesome! I love Fu manchu! BTW your rock formation is stunning! Link to comment
Bamato Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Thanks! I got more pics of him today He got very upset that I was taking pictures, and got all huffy, so I took vid! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 He looks awesome! Link to comment
weeber Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 i love fu manchus to bad they are hard to keep. Link to comment
Bamato Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Aside from having a lion friendly tank, and finding animals that eat frozen food, they aren't that hard to keep Link to comment
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