lavalars Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 That is a nice looking tank! Much nicer than my cube so far... Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Aww, thanks guys! I might add more corals later on (when I move back to school), but for now, thats about it. There really isn't many places to stick corals as my rock is covered in oysters. My fish is a Midas Blenny...he's the greatest. SUCH a great personality. He greets me when I come home, eats out of my hand...he's just the silliest fish I've ever had. Thanks for the comments! Link to comment
CollegeReef Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 nice tank, ive got simmilar hopes and dreams for my tank, (12g DX, will be here in 2 days!!!) so everything is doing ok with the stock lighting? thats my only concern. also, when you say moving back to school i assume taking the tank with you, as i will be moving both my cube and my 10g's of freshwater to and from school every semester. ive moved the freshwater one before but im worried about fish and coral, thinking of buying an AC converter for the car and running an airpump in the tank while i drive. Link to comment
seis66 Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 how have you deal with the stingy friend in your tank? (the bubble coral). Any problems so far? I want to put a bubble in my 16 AGA, but i'm not quite sure if i should. Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 I came home yesterday to learn the horrible news that my midas blenny had made his first (and last) jump out of the tank...I was (am) devastated. I buried him underneath a banana tree & put some yellow flowers around his grave... I usually kept the feeding lid open about half way and I've never had a problem with him jumping before...until yesterday. Unfortunately he didn't even get a chance to learn from his mistake. Man, I am so bummed!! I loved him a lot... So, a warning to all cube owners out there: do not keep your feeding lid open without some type of net to catch your fish. I will post pictures later of something my dad made for my tank. I don't want others to loose their fish the same way... R.I.P. Barney...you will be missed. Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 nice slice if we gt a few more we could get a nice little pizza of sorts goin... even lamer the 2nd time I typed it Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 (long post--I have a lot to say!! Wink) Finally...an update (pictures will be posted later)!! A lot has happened in the past month. While change sometimes means bad things, it also creates many opportunities for improvement. With that being said, I finally put another fish in my tank after my first fish went tile surfing. After I lost Barney, I really wanted another midas blenny. I called every lfs in my area and nobody had them in stock. I kinda gave up on that...so, about a week ago, I went to a lfs thinking they had Lyretail blennies. When I looked in the tank, I saw the unmistakeable face of a midas peeking out from underneath a rock!!! Needless to say, I took this as a sign and I bought "her" Smile Her name is Willow and she has a completely different personality than Barney--she has even taken up a different home! She lives on top of my live rock on a clump of macroalgae that I call her "perch". She is very active and constantly swims under the cave & zooms back to her little perch. Yesterday she was sitting like Shamu does with her back arched so her tail & head were pointing up Laughing My parents bought me a green Hawaiian Feather Duster & orange Pagoda cup coral for my birthday...both are gorgeous specimens! I haven't been able to attach the Pagoda to my rock yet, but I will do that next week when I tear down the tank to move back to school (gasp). I'll also be fragging my xenia within the next couple of days. Anybody want some? I've been thinking about getting Willow a friend. I decided on a Sixlined Wrasse...of course, when you want something in particular, you can't find it. After bugging my lfs again, they finally got in a few! So I bought one last night. Very cool little guy, I don't have a name for him yet but I'd like it to be a Japanese word (because he looks Japanese, hehe). As soon as I put him in, he weaved in and out of the rocks, searching for food. Willow soon checked him and then they started swimming together. It was very cute... I will be moving back to school in a week...If anyone has experience with moving a saltwater tank over a long distance (7 hours for me), please share your expertise! I'll probably end up bagging everything separately and putting the bags in coolers...I'm very nervous about the move!!! Thanks for sticking with me through this long post. Pictures to come. Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 Once again, sorry for the horrible picture quality. Enjoy! Willow on her perch: Willow & new fish swimming around: New fish (still unnamed) : Is it a frog? or Willow? New coral -- orange Pagoda Cup Coral (this is not staying down here...I will glue it to the rock when I move next week): "Net" that my dad made to prevent future tile-surfing & full tank shot: Link to comment
fvandijk Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Nice setup! Do you dose anything special(phyto?)for the turkey wing oysters? I'm in the process of setting up my tank and I've been using extra live rock I've taken out my bigger tank but there is one nice piece that I've been avoiding because it's got an oyster and clam on it. I've had it for about a year in the big tank with no problems but I imagine if it were to die in the nano things would go South in a hurry. Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 Yes, I feed DT's live phytoplankton twice a week, and I've started feed Zooplex once a week. Everyone seems happy so I must be doing something right. I too would imagine that a dead oyster would throw things off in such a small tank, but I do a check every week during water changes (dead oysters fall off the rocks, so I poke them all to make sure they are still alive). None have died yet. My sixline is named Kitsune (Japanese for "fox") Link to comment
Babycakes Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 your fish Willow is so pretty! and very girly. love the tank! looking great Link to comment
MTechnik Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Absolutely spectacular tank! Sorry to hear about the tilesurfer, but the new additions look great, as does the net! Best of luck with the move back to school! -MT Link to comment
Angel Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 I really like the natural look that the macros add to the tank. Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Thanks! I'm battling with hair algae and cyanobacteria at the moment...will post more pictures when things clear up. Link to comment
sdbeazley Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Tank looks good! do you go to UWF? Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 I do and it's a wonderful school Why do you ask? Link to comment
sdbeazley Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 oh, I was considering doing marine bio there but probably will goto F.I.T next year in Melbourne. Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 At my lfs called "Pet Safari" in Longwood, Fl...great stuff! Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 What's wrong with Florida? Link to comment
Haagenize Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 What's wrong with Florida?!?!! EVERTHING, they have better houses, better weather, better stores, DEFINETLY better beaches, better EVERYTHING then... old small boring ohio.. lol Link to comment
Casabubu Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 and then California has better everything then Florida (besides hurricanes) Link to comment
Cam barr Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 true that women coral fish beach ahhhhh i love ca Link to comment
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