Arkayology Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Nice tank, very clean with great scape. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Nice tank, very clean with great scape. Thanks man. Does anyone know if I can keep sps in this? Around the top of the highest rock is where I'm planning on putting some. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Start out with montipora, digitata, and birdsnest. If they do well then try acros and the other SPS. Link to comment
Crackerballer Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 So wassup with the lamp tree? I want details! Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 So wassup with the lamp tree? I want details! IT'S PATENT PENDING. lol jk It's one of those things where it's a little hard to explain and it's in a place where I can't take pics that will be helpful. It's pretty basic though. It's a metal conduit that is fastened to the stand from behind. But the different thing is that rather than having the rest of the arm be made of bent conduit it's made of the arm of one of those bending lamps so I can bend it up for tank maintenance. The end is threaded so I was able to drill the back of the lamp, put it in and put a nut and washer on it so it's nice and secure but clean looking. Link to comment
DeMartini Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Tank is beautiful!!! Your avatar and sig are just too funny lol Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 Tank is beautiful!!! Your avatar and sig are just too funny lol Thanks! It means a lot because your current and older tanks were my inspirations. but to be honest my sig is even starting to annoy me.... probably gonna change it soon. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 but to be honest my sig is even starting to annoy me.... probably gonna change it soon. Link to comment
DrCooper Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 So one of my jawfish kicked the bucket sadly and am getting a new pair sent to me. My concern is the one remaining jawfish and if he/she will get along with the pair. Also, haven't seen this one eat since I got it so obviously worried about that but appears very healthy. Any advice out there? Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 So one of my jawfish kicked the bucket sadly and am getting a new pair sent to me. My concern is the one remaining jawfish and if he/she will get along with the pair.Also, haven't seen this one eat since I got it so obviously worried about that but appears very healthy. Any advice out there? Thats really weird! I'm not 100% sure if they will get along, what size tank do you have? I mean, I asked Kara at sealife what they were holding their singles in and she said that they have like 30 single jaws in a 40 breeder and they get a long fine... but I'm guessing that's because they can't establish their own territory's to defend and get fussy about. The last thing you want to do is take the remaining jawfish out of the tank and add more stress onto it. If one were to be smart and patient (usually not me) they would hold on getting another pair until getting the remaining one eating and healthy enough to defend itself. Adding more fish is just increasing food competition. Link to comment
cameraman_2 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Very nice looking tank. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 What's your secret to keeping all the gorgs? Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 What's your secret to keeping all the gorgs? Nothing! They're actually the lowest maintenance corals I have. Not to mention the fastest growing. I have had the purple one for a year and a half. It came from my first tank and survived the tank crash with flying colors! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Really? Wow! I like them a lot Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Gonna be moving the tank back to central mass on Sunday. After that prepare yourselves for a LOT of new corals. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Nice! What are you thinking of adding? Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 I just ordered 3different types of acans, two of which are rainbow. Some really nice mushies, a rainbow monti, and a crazy looking monti cap. oh and a duncan Link to comment
DaveFason Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Love the tank. I came VERY close to setting up a large biotope for Jawfish too. Keep the great work up! You really impressed me! -Dave Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Love the tank. I came VERY close to setting up a large biotope for Jawfish too. Keep the great work up! You really impressed me! -Dave Thanks, haha you seem surprised. Yeah I like the jaws because they don't really need that much swimming space and they're pretty funny to watch. I walk into the room and they watch me as I walk by. Btw that stary night monti and war coral you have make me drool. Link to comment
Monkfish Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Okay, so my previous tank was kinda over run by damn vermetid snails When that happens you either have to keep looking at the stupid web like strings all over your rock that irritates coral every time the sand is mixed a little... or throw in the towel and dry it all out. so I ended up throwing in the towel and drying allll the nice coraline and coral (zoas I couldn't remove here and there) covered rock out in the sun and starting from scratch. I tore down the whole tank and stored the livestock I saved in another tank. I decided I wanted to go for simplicity in a small tank (as many others do) because the tank will be moved from Cape Cod to central Mass and back again... EVERY YEAR. It's a real headache and I only want to try and make it a little bit easier Since this will be my second tank and I have already experienced the obligatory "poor purchasing of the first tank syndrome" I at least now know what to buy and where to buy it! Current equipment: Odyssea 325 gph canister filter-45$+shipping Do!Aqua 8.5 gallon rimless aquarium-55$+shipping 18" 40 watt Nova Extreme T5 fixture-50$+shipping 12 watt Ecoxotic Panorama LED-85$ w/shipping Hydor inline heater-25$+shipping DIY ato I'm running filter floss and chemi-pure elite in the filter as of now. Current livestock: About 7 pounds of live rock (already had) About 10 pounds of live sand (already had) Inverts: Green striped flower anemone 3 sand sifting sea cucumbers Porcelain crab Green emerald crab 2 nano Florida sponges Harlequin serpent starfish Red brittle starfish 2 Astrea snails 4 unidentified pink-footed snails Fighting conch 2 hermit crabs (devils I tell you) 2 mini carpet anemones (the common kind) Purple bryozoans Fish: 2 Pearly Jawfish (mated) Coral: Purple Sea whip gorg (soon to be removed) Yellow sea whip gorg Yellow eyed zoanthids Electric Blue zoanthids Red brain coral of some sort Bluish Xenia Couple random button polyps and mushies that came on the rock Planned additions- Rainford's goby, some shrimp (a peppermint, harlequin, or anemone) lot's of acans and other lps. Some sps to try at the top etc etc The tank Awaiting use The tank as of today (updated with each new FTS) What part of Mass are ya from? I grew up in Plymouth. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 Boxborough is my home town. It's right next to Acton and Concord. But during the summer I'm In East Orleans on the Cape. Plymouth is like right between the two of em haha. Anyway One of three sand sifting sea cucumbers I got a shot of at night with a little LED light. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 The tank looks awesome!!! Where did you get those cucmbers? Link to comment
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