dpoltsdsu Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 The Hawkfish doing his thing 5 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Great shot! Their polyp like top fin camouflage is so cool. 1 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Love the tank . Weird I have missed this some how 😋.. how do you like your skimmer? I just picked one up for a new build . Also is that a kole eyed tang? If it is how do you like him I was really wanting one Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Added a Toadstool to the top right of the tank. I think it really completed the right side of the reef. Ive been really enjoying the reef as of late and I am very pleased with the current direction of the tank! 5 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 5:04 PM, Weikel said: Love the tank . Weird I have missed this some how 😋.. how do you like your skimmer? I just picked one up for a new build . Also is that a kole eyed tang? If it is how do you like him I was really wanting one Thanks! The skimmer has been great so far. I have not had any issues with it and it pulls out some good skimmate Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 The Derasa Clam is getting huge! 2 2 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 FTS 9/19/18 I really like where the tank is at right now! I don't plan on changing anything for awhile. Just going to sit back and watch the reef grow! 4 Quote Link to comment
YHSublime Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 That sure is a big ol' clam! Also, it's nice to see some prominent GSP in somebody elses tank! I'm growing it out on my bare bottom to make it look like an underwater garden! 1 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Here's a clearer picture of the Male Pipefish with the eggs visible by his stomach ! They are pretty tough to get pictures of 2 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Love Pipefish and I’m planning a dedicated tank just to host these guys. Can you share your experience with them when you get a chance? 1 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 6 hours ago, A Little Blue said: Love Pipefish and I’m planning a dedicated tank just to host these guys. Can you share your experience with them when you get a chance? I have really really enjoyed my pair of Blue Striped Pipefish. I orginally had them in a 42 gallon reef with high flow and they did really well. However, I have moved them into their own dedicated 10 gallon frag tank and they are still doing great and are out all the time. They spawn every 2 weeks or so and they eat newly hatched brine shrimp and really small frozen foods! Highly recommend these guys. 1 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/19/2018 at 2:30 PM, YHSublime said: That sure is a big ol' clam! Also, it's nice to see some prominent GSP in somebody elses tank! I'm growing it out on my bare bottom to make it look like an underwater garden! Its one big boy haha I love the green the branching GSP give to the tank. It gives the reef a very "lush" feel Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, dpoltsdsu said: I have really really enjoyed my pair of Blue Striped Pipefish. I orginally had them in a 42 gallon reef with high flow and they did really well. However, I have moved them into their own dedicated 10 gallon frag tank and they are still doing great and are out all the time. They spawn every 2 weeks or so and they eat newly hatched brine shrimp and really small frozen foods! Highly recommend these guys. That’s what I am thinking, 9-12g tank. Blue Striped or Dragonface. That’s great that you got them to eat frozen. I will setup huge algae reactor to help propagate pod population. A lot of ppl say low flow with these guys but I like the fact that they can take some flow. Low flow tanks are extremely difficult to run in my experience. Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 No problem! I have an mp10 in the 10 gallon at about 25% intensity and they don't seem super bothered by it. I do shut it off to let them feed though. From my experience, this particular species has been food at swimming. Let me know when you get them! Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 The Hawkfish on it's favorite perch 4 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, dpoltsdsu said: The Hawkfish on it's favorite perch I love hawkfish and how cute is that? 1 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 The Derasa Clam is getting huge. It's going to outgrow the tank at this rate 4 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 45 minutes ago, dpoltsdsu said: The Derasa Clam is getting huge. It's going to outgrow the tank at this rate It’s so pretty surrounded by the softies. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Zuma Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I really like your combination of fish in addition to the great looking reef. It looks like you added a yellow coris wrasse a while back? How did it behave in the reef? I'm thinking about adding one for pest control in my tank but not sure how it would treat corals and and small inverts. 1 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 10:38 AM, Zuma said: I really like your combination of fish in addition to the great looking reef. It looks like you added a yellow coris wrasse a while back? How did it behave in the reef? I'm thinking about adding one for pest control in my tank but not sure how it would treat corals and and small inverts. Thanks! This is definitely my favorite combination of fish I have had. The Anthias and Chromis are always active and provide a lot of movement and brightness. The Tomini Tang and Melanurus Wrasse provide a splash of color while they are constantly picking at rocks and the the other small fish are always perching and interacting with the reef. Im really enjoying the combo. The clownfish relentlessly bullied the Coris Wrasse and I removed it before it got deadly. I added the Melanurus Wrasse to provide that same benefit and everyone gets along great now. Quote Link to comment
Zuma Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Melanurus Wrasse's are very cool, thinking about one of those as well. Thanks for the info! 1 Quote Link to comment
dpoltsdsu Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 FTS 10/29/18 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Looking good! You don’t see many full grown mature tanks these days. Good job! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Gorgeous! 💙 1 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Very nice and so full of life. I bet a video is stunning with the xenia and gsp waving in the current. 1 Quote Link to comment
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