couevas Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Have another hitchiker.....this time some sps of some kind. I posted pics in the ID forum http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=226393 Link to comment
Degener8 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Posted on your other topic as well.. Nice lil start you got here .. Grats. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 I am pretty sure now that it is blue ridge. Either way, I am cool with it for now. We can see how it grows along. *Update: Current stock list..... Mated Pair Occ. Clowns (1 misbar) 10 micro-sized blue leg hermits 15 small Nerite snails 2 medium Nassarius snails 5 medium Margarita snails 1 small cleaner shrimp 1 small emerald crab 1 small head hammer 1 3in red-orange monti cap 1 small superman-ish mushroom 30-40 polyp mixed zoas 1 ricordea florida (detached himself and is somewhere in tank.....doubtful I will ever see him again) I am undecided on my last (maybe) fish. I am not going to get one for a while yet, but as of now I am leaning towards firefish (normal or purple). I have always liked shrimp gobies for their behavior and such, but unfortunately I am running oolitic sand and I am not in the mood for a daily cloud. What do you guys think? BTW, My ticker is accurate. It has only been 20 days since this setup got wet.... However, I built it with a short cycle in aim and paid a ton at my LFS for some prime LR that had been in his tank for over 2 months. My cycle was nearly non-existent. I have had crystal water since about day 5.... Link to comment
couevas Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 A note on the emerald choice...... I know these guys can be bad news. They have been trouble for me in the past. However, there is not better for getting problem algae after it is passed the diatom-sized stage. Snails and hermits just suck at the bigger stuff. Also, I noticed a few small bubble algae starting to pop up. I wanted to nip that in the bud. Also, there is a little sea lettuce garden springing up and growing fast! I don't mind it too much....but it could become a problem quick. The second the emerald was released, he jumped up on the rock and pulled off a leaf of the lettuce bigger than his carapace and started to munch. Pretty cool. If he becomes a problem down the road, I should be able to trap him and my LFS will take him right back. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 A few more pics.... Actinic FTS Mixed Zoas All Light Mixed Zoas Actinic Mixed Zoas Actinic Red/Orange Monti Cap and more...... Blue Ridge HitchHiker Superman-ish Mushroom All Light Superman-ish Mushroom Actinic Hammer Actinic Link to comment
couevas Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Thanks!! Against obsession, I am trying to go slow....... Link to comment
Arkayology Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Thanks!! Against obsession, I am trying to go slow....... Good luck with that lol. I try and go slow, but end up spending 100 bucks over the weekend on new corals heh... I keep telling myself it is an investment and I will make it back when I frag them heh. Just give in and make your tank look even more awesome. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Good luck with that lol. I try and go slow, but end up spending 100 bucks over the weekend on new corals heh... I keep telling myself it is an investment and I will make it back when I frag them heh. Just give in and make your tank look even more awesome. Yeah, I know what you mean. I find myself stopping by the LFS on the way home (about 20 minutes out of the way) for something about every other day. Luckily my LFS has a lot of 10 buck frags and is willing to frag his bigger colonies for me if he doesn't have a lot of interest from people buying them whole.... Link to comment
violinist Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I love that hammer coral. What are you thinking of doing to fill the tank out? More lps? More zoas? You should try and picture it fully stocked in your head and then make your purchases with that in mind. I could see some torches swaying in the current up at the top of the columns. Link to comment
Markushka Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 a very nice start man, I'll be looking forward to seeing this tank grow out. Link to comment
Byrdman Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 looking good. I like that hammer coral you got there. Makes me wish i didnt sell mine. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 What are you thinking of doing to fill the tank out? More lps? More zoas? You should try and picture it fully stocked in your head and then make your purchases with that in mind. I could see some torches swaying in the current up at the top of the columns. In short....yes. The area where the zoas are would look great with a LOT more zoas growing around it...on that ledge. The cave opening that has that mushroom would be cool engrossed with rics and cool shrooms. I like the idea of a LPS orchard around the side and back/top of the left peak. A nice lobo brain and fungia plate in the sand would be cool. I am not going to go crazy with SPS, but a couple cool pieces would look great on the right peak... Of course, acans, chalices and blastos on the slopes where I can safely place them and where they will be happy. Maybe a big softy....Kenya Tree or Leather somewhere. I like movement. That is as far as I have gone in my head........ Link to comment
couevas Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 The dilemma I constantly face....... I want to hit the LFS again today, but "have" to take the wife out to dinner and a movie (at 4, we are geriatric 28 yr-olds with a 2 yr-old). And I have grad school work to do all day Saturday. Am I going to be able to wait until Sunday to hit the LFS again? P.S. If you are reading this hunny, it was a joke.....I love our date nights. Link to comment
violinist Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Hahaha. Take your wife. Mine likes to go look at 'all the pretty fish'. Good to get them even marginally interested in the hobby. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Yeah........... It would be her third trip this week (The reason I was able to get back into the hobby is our 2 yr-old daughter's obsession with the Nemo movie. We had been going to the fish store just to see them often) Link to comment
couevas Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Didn't make it today......hopefully tomorrow. I think I may pick up a Tailspot Blenny, and any new frags Rob at A Red Sea Aquarium has cut up that look cool....... Link to comment
couevas Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Gonna give some of his new bumblebees a try too. I heard they can be pretty good sand algae eaters..... Link to comment
pyrocreep Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hello, fellow Seattlite. Nice start on the tank. I'm looking for a hammer with the same colors as you here at some point. Oh, also good call on the beer too. Try the oaked version if you can too. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 ...Oh, also good call on the beer too. Try the oaked version if you can too. Yeah, I am a big Stone guy. I grew up in SoCal and frequented the brewery in Escondido. My favorite is Ruination....by a long shot. Link to comment
couevas Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Made it to the LFS tonight..... New Additions: Juvenile Tail Spot Blenny 3 Marshall Is. BumbleBee Snails 1 Neon Pink Shroom 1 Neon Green Millepora Frag A dozen or so EagleEye Zoas (FREE!!!!!) I am stoked.... (The poor little blenny is pretty wornout though. Looks like a whole night without the moon is in order) Link to comment
Arkayology Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Pictures tomorrow? Link to comment
couevas Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 I will see if I can get some taken when I get home from school (~10pm). They will be lunar shots, but should show off the corals well. The poor little tail spot got pretty stressed out and turned almost solid black with a little light stripes/spots showing through. He was ok in the car ride home and didn't show stress too much (his color and markings were fine), but I don't think he liked his acclimation program. Floating in a bag while the big dumb clowns circle him..... I know he will be fine, but he may not be very photogenic for a couple days.... SoCalDude, Are you originally from SB? I grew up in South Orange County and went to college at Cal Poly SLO. Man I miss the Central Coast...... Link to comment
Byrdman Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 looking forward to pics Link to comment
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