ManGups Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Great growth !! Nice going ... Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Thanks! A lot of the frags are starting to look like colonies so I'm pretty happy with it Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 very nice tank. how are you keeping the GSP and xenia in check? Link to comment
vlangel Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Very beautiful tank and i love those zoas! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 very nice tank. how are you keeping the GSP and xenia in check? The GSP grows vertically for the most part and I suspect it is actually a type of Briarium, so that coral isn't too much of an issue. The Xenia, however, is kind of a nightmare to deal with. I have to trim it constantly to keep it in check. I do really like the look and movement of it though so I keep it around. Very beautiful tank and i love those zoas! Thank you, I'm a big Zoanthid fan as you can tell Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 The Tailspot Blenny enjoying its Montipora perch. This guy has been one of the best fish that I have ever owned. It's always active, has great coloring, is not aggressive at all, and it eats absolutely everything. You can see the fat belly on this picture pretty well Link to comment
Astinus Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The Tailspot Blenny enjoying its Montipora perch. This guy has been one of the best fish that I have ever owned. It's always active, has great coloring, is not aggressive at all, and it eats absolutely everything. You can see the fat belly on this picture pretty well WHOA! Nice Fish and Great Pic! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 WHOA! Nice Fish and Great Pic! Thank you! I got pretty lucky with that pic Link to comment
Astinus Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 We just got a Bi-color Blenny 5 days ago. Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 We just got a Bi-color Blenny 5 days ago. How's it doing? I've heard a lot of good things about them! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 The reef from a side perspective! Current pictures of some of the coral! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Here are some coral progression pictures. I think this is one of the many reasons to take a lot of pictures of your reef. It's very interesting to see how far some of the coral has come! Today I'm going to show some of the SPS species in my tank. I know these aren't the most difficult SPS to keep, but I'm still happy with the growth I have gotten. Montipora Setosa - August 2015 Montipora Setosa - March 2016 Montipora Digitata - August 2015 Montipora Digitata - March 2016 Purple Birdsnest - August 2015 Purple Birdsnest - March 2016 Neon Green Birdsnest - August 2015 Neon Green Birdsnest - March 2016 Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Got an awesome looking Feather Duster a couple of days ago! Link to comment
NathanC Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Took me awhile but I read all the way through very impressed! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Update 4-24-16 After a while of not adding anything too interesting to the tank, I ended up buying a very unique invertebrate.. Enter my new Harlequin Shrimp. I got the shrimp to get rid of my out of control Asterina Starfish population. The shrimp has been in the tank for about 2 weeks and I can already see some progress. Here is an updated FTS. As you can see, not much has changed with the scape or anything. I'm really enjoying the tank and all the coral/fish/inverts seem to be doing really well! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Took me awhile but I read all the way through very impressed! Thank you! It's a long read but I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's been quite a journey! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 The Neon Green Birdsnest and Montipora Digitata are starting to grow into eachother but it doesn't look like a whole lot of damage is being done. Does anyone know how powerful the stings are on these corals? Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Some pictures of the Wrasse! This fish has been fantastic. While many of the individuals of the Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse species are very shy, mine is one of the most active fish in the tank. It eats everything I put in the reef and it is constantly going in and out of the rocks looking for pods. Its movement has been very similar to that of a 6 line wrasse, minus any aggression issues. Here are a couple of pictures; as you can see, it has been eating quite well. Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Nice fat fish. My possum was shy but did not hide. Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 Nice fat fish. My possum was shy but did not hide. How long did you have the fish for? I personally think they are great and should be considered in more nanos Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 The Harlequin Shrimp eyeing its next prize Got 'em Link to comment
vlangel Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 The Harlequin Shrimp eyeing its next prize Got 'em Now you see it...now you don't! Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Now you see it...now you don't! Once the Shrimp did the infamous Harlequin Shrimp dance, I knew it was all over Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 My Royal Gramma patrolling the reef! Link to comment
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