colormyheart Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Looking wonderful, Kat! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) If you want a lot for cheap I'd go with either. But if you want TOTM frags like you posted in hypes thread I'd go with Divers Den or Cherry Corals and drop some money. I'm going to be visiting my fav stores plus coral theory. This tank would look good with bubble algae and bryopsis He doesn't send pests Lawnman, just umm doesn't send what you order and most die. Looking wonderful, Kat! Thank you Blue. I've got a crab I named after you. Edited February 19, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
FireCorals Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I love how natural the aquascape is. Very nice! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 (edited) Cleaned out the chamber of death and put in chemipure elite and purigen. Tried unsuccessfully to make a media basket to fit with the stock skimmer, gave up. But I think I will try again. Fish look happy, the Yasha gobi is in hiding as always, he worries me and this hiding behavior is getting old. Biocube still has some macro, frags and gorgs which I hope to move today. Then she gets shut down. I still have the LEDs in it which I might move over to the RSM next wekend if I don't get to it during the week. Ill upload pics of the happy fish today sometime. Edited February 19, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
oncorhynchus Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Curious where you would put the Panoramas in the RSM? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 I'm hoping to have a clear plastic cover that I can use and just hang it off the hood. This is only because I'm planning on keeping the T5s. If I don't find a clear lens cover then I'm not mounting them just yet. But worst case they get mounted without a splash guard. For some reason the hood does not get much condensation. Not like the BC. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Default ATO and TS Quote Link to comment
twan Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Digging the scape as well very nice! Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Looking good! (I mean your tank) I can't belive it looks so great so fast!!! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Want to know my secret? Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Want to know my secret? Does it have to do with pink shoes? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yeah I do all my maintenance in them. ha. The secret is uncured rock and macros. Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I must say that your live rock came fully stocked and looking good. Quote Link to comment
alaskan84 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I dont comment a whole lot Kat, but damn your tank looks fabulous! The scape looks perfect and all that macro makes the colors just pop. Im a fan Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) I must say that your live rock came fully stocked and looking good. The color is what it came with. My BC uncured rock has much more in terms of HH than the RSM rock, and that was because I had a very harsh cycle with the RSM rocks. That effectively killed most of the HH macros and corals. However I am pleased that the coralline survived. And that is the secret to this tank looking the way it does. Dry rock affords a killer scape (can you image what I could do with dry rock?!), but getting the purples takes a lot of time. I dont comment a whole lot Kat, but damn your tank looks fabulous! The scape looks perfect and all that macro makes the colors just pop. Im a fan Thank you so much, I appreciate your comments. Digging the scape as well very nice! Many thanks! Today I added all my gorgonians in. Also added the duncan who is very pissed off as glue was involved. AND I SAW CHARLIE! (that's my Yasha Goby) Goby the Goby (Rainfords goby) has stopped being shy and swims about happily. He is rather skinny for my liking but he ate pellets today. Go figure. Edited February 20, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) I was happy to be able to get some macro shots of the corals today: King Midas: Nuc Greens: A nicely recovering Orange Eye Leptastrea, Jason Fox: Sexy time on a zoa that I got in a trade, ID appreciated: Black Suns, now with a new mouth to feed : Evil Eye Green Rim Acan Echinata (so tickled I can see the rim, thanks Jason Foc) Big Bird, a little out of focus: Valley of the lush mushies: Hellboy Favia, also recovering from death and stings: Back from the dead, a Jason Fox Monti, either rainbow or sunset: John Maloneys penny gorg: One of only two surviving Mr. Corals, ORA spongodes, finally coloring up!: My fav mushie from Newman, I bought one now there are 3! Feather duster from John Maloney: Eagle Eyes from KGoldy on my designer branch which is properly turning purple: Yellow Porites, a frag swap purchase: Happy Samhains and Greens from KGoldy: The pink/coral monticap that Charlie the Tuna insisted I have at the frag swap: Yellow sea whip from sealife: Whew. So pretty! Edited February 21, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
Jacob042426 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Pretty pictures. I'm going to get some macros for my tank, what would you reccomend? I have a jbj 3g. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) I used a canon XTI with a Canon macro lens 100mm. I'm not sure what that really means in english though... Edited February 21, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
iball1804 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Whose camera was that!? Quote Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 The spongodes looks like it will have a pretty nice color. Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Wow, Kat, everything looks fantastic! How long have you had your black suns and how long did it take them to start coming out during the day? I've been wanting to get some but I haven't heard of many people having success. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Whose camera was that!? Mine. The spongodes looks like it will have a pretty nice color. you hear that spongodes? The hitman has spoken. Wow, Kat, everything looks fantastic! How long have you had your black suns and how long did it take them to start coming out during the day? I've been wanting to get some but I haven't heard of many people having success. Thank you. I've had the suns since Dec 4th. This is what they looked like Dec 6: Dec 11 Dec 24 Then I had them in a plastic cup attached to the glass with a magnet while I fed them and fattened them up. They like cyclopeez best but take pellets and amphipods too! Quote Link to comment
FlCandy Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Now I just need a 100mm Macro lens for the camera, it does look really happy! I think it's a sunset monti but the flesh is still white. When it colors up better you'll know. Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Thank you. I've had the suns since Dec 4th. This is what they looked like Dec 6: Dec 11 Dec 24 Then I had them in a plastic cup attached to the glass with a magnet while I fed them and fattened them up. They like cyclopeez best but take pellets and amphipods too! I think I might get some then Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 WOW!!! Incredible shots!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
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