Zepo. Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Well, since I donated my 10g to my girlfriend who I talked into starting a reef, I decided to really work on the half of the tank as a display side. I might cut back the eggcrate a few inches and keep some of my favorite corals in it. I added a firefish about a week ago, then came home to some random damsels that were a gift so I accepted thinking they would be fine. These included a Domino Damsel, Yellow Tail Damsel, and a pretty beatup 3 Line Damsel. The domino went crazy terrorizing everything, nipping at fins, and stealing food from everything else so needless to say he went byby to my gf's 10 gallon. A few thing's that i've done are: -Lowered the light 2" -Added more rock to the back of the display section -Raided the water level another inch, making the water 7" deep. -Added firefish, 3 striped damsel, and yellowtail damsel, if any damsel gets aggresive it's gone. Some things I will be adding soon are: -1-2 Rock Boring & 1-2 Pincushin Urchin -1-2 Coral Banded Shrimp - Reef Safe Starfish -Florida Fighting Conch -3-4 Fuzzy Chiton -10 Limpets -Thin Striped Hermit -2-3 Micro Porcelain Crabs -Anenome -Magnificent Feather Dusters -Sponge Going to start dosing filter feeding formula for my corals and other filter feeders i'll update on how that turns out. Pics soon. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RTC79cdmgs&fmt=22 Boy do I need some more snails You can see the line of algae the turbo ate lol. Link to comment
lex0219 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Looks good man Like the Vid and idea! Everything looks good so far! Link to comment
Zepo. Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Anyone know of any fish that would work in 8" for water? They have plenty of swimming room just limited height. I learned my lesson, damsels are bullies. I should give away my 3 stripe.... Link to comment
Zepo. Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 GOBIES! I already have a firefish so i'd rather have something else. Link to comment
Degener8 Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Anglers dont need deep water.. they dont really swim much..LOL could get a diamond goby for sifting sand but they like to jump so maybe not. Errrmm Maybe small gobies is a good option like clown goby or something of that nature. Maybe Anthias? dwarf goldem eel? dwarf lion? Link to comment
Zepo. Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Anglers dont need deep water.. they dont really swim much..LOL could get a diamond goby for sifting sand but they like to jump so maybe not. Errrmm Maybe small gobies is a good option like clown goby or something of that nature. Maybe Anthias? dwarf goldem eel? dwarf lion? Hmmm i think my firefish would become lunch for a lion, but I like the idea of a lion...hmmm Link to comment
bluenassarius Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 your gonna have a hard time achieving the right flow for that tank.. i had a 72x30x10 before and it was really challenging to get th eright flow. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 your gonna have a hard time achieving the right flow for that tank.. i had a 72x30x10 before and it was really challenging to get th eright flow. Everything seems to be going fine flow wise. But then again it's not packed full of stuff yet either. Link to comment
fiddly_foo Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Nice I like those shallow tanks that's what I'm doing next wanna do a 36x24x12 and just do a couple LR islands in the tank more open up just cant really keep fish that jump unless I put a mesh screen on it. Maybe just use the screen on at night and when I'm away from the tank. We'll great tank love the setup does that drain make any gulping noise at all... good luck Brian Link to comment
Zepo. Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Thanks! My firefish has jet to jump. It does make some noise but I stuck an air hose down the drait which helped a ton. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Oh man, this is a horrible picture but it's worth a thousand words. all three of my fish are buddies and like to swim around with each other and "hang out" lol it's so hilarious. Totally breaks anything i believed before about fish personalities, a firefish, three striped damsel, and black oc. clownfish. Flash ruined this picture and scared them so I couldnt get a better one. Link to comment
matt frizz Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 That's awesome man. I have 2 ocellaris and 1 bangai that are almost inseparable. Mainly it's the clowns but they definitely hang with the bangai for a good portion of the day. On the other hand my YWG is a scrooge who moved from a rock that I could see him under (lived there for months and then randomly moved) to a rock in the back right corner of the tank facing the back glass. Jerk, and he makes it hard for me to feed him by living there. I have to drop sinking hikari pellets in the back corner for him to eat. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 That's awesome man. I have 2 ocellaris and 1 bangai that are almost inseparable. Mainly it's the clowns but they definitely hang with the bangai for a good portion of the day. On the other hand my YWG is a scrooge who moved from a rock that I could see him under (lived there for months and then randomly moved) to a rock in the back right corner of the tank facing the back glass. Jerk, and he makes it hard for me to feed him by living there. I have to drop sinking hikari pellets in the back corner for him to eat. More proof that each fish has an individual personality. Three stripes are labeled as one of the most agressive fish you can buy but then I seemy firefish becoming buds with him. When I first put the clown in it went into the damsels territory and the damsel started smacking it with it's tail but then my firefish comes out of nowhere and rams into the damsel and pushes the clown away like it's trying to save it. I swear either I have smart fish or I'm crazy lol! Who else can say their firefish breaks up damsel fights. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 First person to reply gets a free 5+ head of browned out red hornets found here: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=232666 Link to comment
UncleJT Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 First person to reply gets a free 5+ head of browned out red hornets found here:http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=232666 WOO HOO Link to comment
UncleJT Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Fine you both can have them gutterguy can have mine. My next tank will not have water in it til the end of the month. It's just nice to be "first" for a change. Link to comment
Zepo. Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 gutterguy can have mine. My next tank will not have water in it til the end of the month. It's just nice to be "first" for a change. Ok once you want some just let me know Link to comment
Zepo. Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Some more pics to entertain you guys. Check out original post! Link to comment
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