ECLS Reefer Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Thanks! They are that bright irl too! The best part is I got them free when I bought a failing tank set up. I love free stuff! lol Free stuff is always awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Hermit crab took a walk across the acan 😛 I wish I could keep my hands out of the tank and stop moving corals around. The temps haven't been super stable with summer here but so far it's managing. The Monti and birds have started growing and I see the first hints of coralline on the back wall.  6 Quote Link to comment
ECLS Reefer Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Hermit crab took a walk across the acan 😛 I wish I could keep my hands out of the tank and stop moving corals around. The temps haven't been super stable with summer here but so far it's managing. The Monti and birds have started growing and I see the first hints of coralline on the back wall.  Still nice looking!! Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Hermit crab took a walk across the acan 😛 I wish I could keep my hands out of the tank and stop moving corals around. The temps haven't been super stable with summer here but so far it's managing. The Monti and birds have started growing and I see the first hints of coralline on the back wall.  I loooove the shape. 4 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 7:52 PM, WV Reefer said: I loooove the shape. Shape? 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Shape? 🤔 I like the tower-ish look of the scape too. Can't wait until all the corals grow out. It'll be awesome! 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Stuff is growing so that's always a good thing. I didn't clean the glass but the Blenny loves that! Added some beat up gionopora to see if they come around. I once forgot to feed the blenny and he ate part of the stylo but it's almost fully recovered. Would like to add a dendro. Idk what the water is like...I tested po4 once and it was 2....not 0.2 but two. 🤪 8 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 So I thought you guys might enjoy this cool critter. It is not in the pico but did hitchike in on KPA live rock I had split among my tanks. I took the pic at night...seems nocturnal.. it is actually a beautiful pinkish red in daylight. It is called a fleshy limpet and it eats algae. Here is a better pic from online 7 3 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, Tamberav said: So I thought you guys might enjoy this cool critter. It is not in the pico but did hitchike in on KPA live rock I had split among my tanks. I took the pic at night...seems nocturnal.. it is actually a beautiful pinkish red in daylight. It is called a fleshy limpet and it eats algae. Here is a better pic from online Wow! This is my first time hearing of it. So cool! 😮 2 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Snow_Phoenix said: Wow! This is my first time hearing of it. So cool! 😮 First for me too actually. The first time I saw it...It was under a ledge and I thought it was a sponge. Was really confused at first when I came home the next day and my sponge had moved. 🤪 1 3 Quote Link to comment
Thrassian Atoll Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 That guy is pretty sweet looking! 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 So sad news...my blenny somehow jumped out of the tank even though the lid is very form fitting. I wonder if the cats jarred it open as they like to sit on the tank or if it happened during maintance. Totally bummed! He was torturing my stylo and Digi so they are looking better. He loved to eat their polyps. Tank is missing a lot of personality now though... I added a john deer lepto... I love the one@Snow_Phoenix has. Mine kinda angry... Also the tank smells like a damn swamp!! I took off the lid to add the lepto and the smell hit me 😛 Need to make some water to change it and maybe time for some new carbon! 5 gallons of swamp water!! 5 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Tamberav said: So sad news...my blenny somehow jumped out of the tank even though the lid is very form fitting. I wonder if the cats jarred it open as they like to sit on the tank or if it happened during maintance. Totally bummed! He was torturing my stylo and Digi so they are looking better. He loved to eat their polyps. Tank is missing a lot of personality now though... I added a john deer lepto... I love the one@Snow_Phoenix has. Mine kinda angry... Also the tank smells like a damn swamp!! I took off the lid to add the lepto and the smell hit me 😛 Need to make some water to change it and maybe time for some new carbon! 5 gallons of swamp water!! Sorry about the blenny. 😔 But that lepto frag is awesome! 🥰 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 So I removed the gonioporas...they were in poor health when I added them and I felt like they weren't getting the TLC they need. I decided to to move them to a frag rack where I can easily target feed them. It was too hard to do in such a tall tank without making a mess and was frustrating to spill water all over. I replaced them with some freebees I got from a vender awhile back that were homeless on my frag rack. With the Blenny gone I put in a damsel I had. She's kinda big for the tank but it's more or less temperary as I want to add her back to the 80 after I add the last of the wrasses. Tank just waking up for the day so heavy blues atm.. Got some nubbins growing.. 7 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Better pics ! The main component of my tank is...dog hair...btw 🙄 luckily it doesn't show in pics to well 😉 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Acro...will it grow or will it die now? 4 Quote Link to comment
ECLS Reefer Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Acro...will it grow or will it die now? What kind of damsel is that? Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, Dirté Sanchez said: What kind of damsel is that? Starkii 🙂 1 2 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 33 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Acro...will it grow or will it die now? 4 Quote Link to comment
ECLS Reefer Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Starkii 🙂 He’s pretty I didn’t realize they got so big. Those nearly full grown chromis I have are fighting each other in the 120- they have ruffled the scales on one of them pretty bad. All the online sites are like “this is a schooling fish you can use in place of anthias” and Spectra was like, yeah they’ll kill each other when they’re fully grown........ yep. Guess next time I’ll just bite the bullet and get some anthias though someone recommended springer damsels as a school. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dirté Sanchez said: He’s pretty I didn’t realize they got so big. Those nearly full grown chromis I have are fighting each other in the 120- they have ruffled the scales on one of them pretty bad. All the online sites are like “this is a schooling fish you can use in place of anthias” and Spectra was like, yeah they’ll kill each other when they’re fully grown........ yep. I attached some more pics of her above. They are large for a more 'peaceful' damsel... I have had her awhile now... I think 2 years but just guessing so she has grown a fair amount. I love the way they look... war paint on the eyes! rawr! They are expensive though but at least they are hardy like a damsel so you don't sit around worrying if your expensive fish is going to die. Yah chromis don't get along.... people put like 5-6 damsels in big tanks though, they don't school but they don't kill each other either at least. 3 Quote Link to comment
ECLS Reefer Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tamberav said: I attached some more pics of her above. They are large for a more 'peaceful' damsel... I have had her awhile now... I think 2 years but just guessing so she has grown a fair amount. I love the way they look... war paint on the eyes! rawr Yah chromis don't get along.... people put like 5-6 damsels in big tanks though, they don't school but they don't kill each other either at least. Well to be honest the chromis are.... ugly..... so when they finally Survivor each other out I’ll figure out what is best to replace them with. The idea of the springers was nice for the flitting in and out of rock but the point was to find a schooling fish, so I’ll most likely get some lyretails. Know for certain my tank isn’t underfed this time around so they should be fine. 18 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Starkii 🙂 She’s really gorgeous! Very striking and I do like the war paint 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Lyretails are actually pretty aggressive to each other from what I read (one of the more aggressive anthias) but I have never had one. Schooling fish in a reef is... difficult. 2 Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tamberav said: Lyretails are actually pretty aggressive to each other from what I read (one of the more aggressive anthias) but I have never had one. Schooling fish in a reef is... difficult. Almost impossible tragically. Supposedly, in a big enough tank, springers won't kill each other. Could always try to get a small pair and see if they well... Pair up, but fair warning -if they spawn- damselfish pairing is more the male tolerating the female's existence, that can change quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment
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