pokerdobe Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 57 minutes ago, DaveFason said: @pokerdobe - No idea how I missed this. Tank looks impeccable. Great stuff. Thanks! 30 minutes ago, micoastreefing said: That’s a lot of light 😃. I’ll move mine out of the shaded area. Definitely give it a shot - I wish I could help more, but I generally run overkill on my lighting.. so it's hard to find a low light area in my tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Andreww Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Such a nice tank. How do you find the dimensions? I was thinking to do a custom tank when we move but this 750xxl looks too good for the price. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 2:46 PM, Andreww said: Such a nice tank. How do you find the dimensions? I was thinking to do a custom tank when we move but this 750xxl looks too good for the price. Ah sorry I missed this - busy weekend. Dimension wise, it's pretty decent, but I would personally like more depth and have the overflow moved to the corner or a ghost overflow. That being said, in terms of value vs a custom tank, it's spot on. The glass is crazy thick and the silicone job is nice and sharp. Some stuff I would change would be the stock plumbing though. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Added two more fish. Another Bartlett. Might have jumped the gun too quickly on this one... I feel like this will be a regretful choice Diamond tail flasher wrasse Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Found this picture of my first reef tank. 😄 4 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 love bartlett anthias but heard the male can be a real jerk. has any of yours turn to male yet? I have 3 lyretail and tempted to add 3 more evansi but my tank is too small for 6 anthias.... Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, ninjamyst said: love bartlett anthias but heard the male can be a real jerk. has any of yours turn to male yet? I have 3 lyretail and tempted to add 3 more evansi but my tank is too small for 6 anthias.... Out of all the anthias I've ever had, bartletts have the most propensity to turn male. Out of the 10 in my group, 3 are males. There seems to be a super dominant male and two sub dominants that fight for the 2nd place spot. I would agree that they're more aggressive than even lyretails in my experience. I wouldn't recommend bartletts in the typical 1 male, 2 female set up - what seems to be working out for me (knock on wood), is that there's 9 other anthias, which causes the typical aggression from the male to be very diluted. Yours is the 350 reefer? I think a 4ft tank is sufficient, provided there's a lot of flow, plus evansi are more docile compared to the lyretails and bartletts. I know some people would disagree, but flow and numbers is what works for me. Also, having an jerk achilles aids alot, as he will occasionally round all of them into a shoal. 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, pokerdobe said: Found this picture of my first reef tank. 😄 Looks like a Nuvo 16? Talk about expansion 😂 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, pokerdobe said: Out of all the anthias I've ever had, bartletts have the most propensity to turn male. Out of the 10 in my group, 3 are males. There seems to be a super dominant male and two sub dominants that fight for the 2nd place spot. I would agree that they're more aggressive than even lyretails in my experience. I wouldn't recommend bartletts in the typical 1 male, 2 female set up - what seems to be working out for me (knock on wood), is that there's 9 other anthias, which causes the typical aggression from the male to be very diluted. Yours is the 350 reefer? I think a 4ft tank is sufficient, provided there's a lot of flow, plus evansi are more docile compared to the lyretails and bartletts. I know some people would disagree, but flow and numbers is what works for me. Also, having an jerk achilles aids alot, as he will occasionally round all of them into a shoal. I had a trio of bartletts before but they started killing each other off quickly. I may get 3 evansi tomorrow since LFS has sale of $24 on them. How many times a day are you feeding your anthias? Ever think about mixing different species of anthias? Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, micoastreefing said: Looks like a Nuvo 16? Talk about expansion 😂 Wow, that's pretty good. It is the Nuvo 16. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, ninjamyst said: I had a trio of bartletts before but they started killing each other off quickly. I may get 3 evansi tomorrow since LFS has sale of $24 on them. How many times a day are you feeding your anthias? Ever think about mixing different species of anthias? That would mirror my experience with a trio of bartletts. I have tried mixing species... It's a hit or miss. For a better chance of success, it's better to mix more aggressive types together, like Lyretails and bartletts, or shy ones like evansi and purple queens. Or if you're Chris Kriens, do whatever you want. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 I guess I've never put a stock list: 1x Achilles Tang 1x Green Mandarin 2x Clowns 1x Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse 1x McCosker's Flasher Wrasse 1x Blue Flasher Wrasse 1x Diamondtail Flasher Wrasse 1x Pintail Fairy Wrasse 1x Blue Star Leopard Wrasse 10x Bartlett Anthias 2x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp 1x Fire Shrimp 2x Porcelain Crabs 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 9:18 PM, pokerdobe said: Wow, that's pretty good. It is the Nuvo 16. My first tank Nuvo 16 😄. I did spend a brief stint in a hand-me-down Eclipse 12 from a coworker and got hooked since. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, micoastreefing said: My first tank Nuvo 16 😄. I did spend a brief stint in a hand-me-down Eclipse 12 from a coworker and got hooked since. Gateway tanks I tell you. If only I had stayed away... 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 8 hours ago, pokerdobe said: Gateway tanks I tell you. If only I had stayed away... I got mad at my wife for paying $5 for Amazon next day shipping after I went and bought a new fuge light for $70. This hobby is the worst.... 2 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 8 hours ago, ninjamyst said: I got mad at my wife for paying $5 for Amazon next day shipping after I went and bought a new fuge light for $70. This hobby is the worst.... Sometimes I think of just selling it all. 50% of my after work stress would melt away. In other news, my 2 year old carpenter's wrasse jumped out, despite the artfully acrylic lid. Will be commissioning a new lid from elsewhere. Also, this morning, I couldn't find my dragon soul torch, so I am assuming it was knocked off and fell into the rock somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Set up the Kore 5th doser... Mixed feelings. UI is stuck back in the 90's. 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 Hopefully taking off? 2 3 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, pokerdobe said: Hopefully taking off? cool acro! 1 Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, micoastreefing said: cool acro! Thanks. Was sold to me as a Pink Lemonade some time ago. I still remember when I almost killed it when it was a wee little frag. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 By far the most nerve wracking thing I've done this year. Here's to hoping I didn't screw up! 4 Quote Link to comment
Gtrain Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Got a question about your return line rfg nozzles and there direction. Do you have a lot of drainage from display into your sump when you turn off you return pump? I see your nozzles are a fair way under the water level. Quote Link to comment
pokerdobe Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Gtrain said: Got a question about your return line rfg nozzles and there direction. Do you have a lot of drainage from display into your sump when you turn off you return pump? I see your nozzles are a fair way under the water level. I get a ton of drainage from my return. I've thought about installing a check valve... When I turn off my return pump, the water level in my sump rises to a few inches below the top of my sump. 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 16 hours ago, pokerdobe said: By far the most nerve wracking thing I've done this year. Here's to hoping I didn't screw up! Did you cut it in half? Quote Link to comment
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