calvin415 Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Thanks guys! I'm still torn, but I've always wanted some Angels and Triggers and I don't want to take any risks with corals. Plus Butterflies would be cool, not to mention it would be a nice break from the lighting worries. My blue jaw is doing great, and eating like a pig! She hasn't touched any of my shrimp, corals or other fish (yet) and again, I'll be moving her if she starts to get too crowded. Sorry I haven't posted any pics, I've been sick the last week and it was a struggle just to get out of bed. Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 but... but... REEFS ARE SO MUCH COOLER! hehe, that's my own opinion but it's true, I'll never see those other fish in any of my tanks ever =( Link to comment
calvin415 Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 I know, I would love a reef that big, but with lighting and circulation, my electricity bill would be rediculous! Running 3 Darts 24/7 (1 open loop and 2 closed loop) will be enough electricity for my FOWLR plans. Link to comment
kinetic Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 it's true, electricity would suck. goodluck with the project =) Link to comment
calvin415 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Alright guys, you made me really rethink the FOWLR idea, so be sure to check out this thread and tell me your thoughts... http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...12entry763212 In the mean time here's some updated shots that I've been promising for too long. Here she is hiding when I first got her... And some more active shots... And more detailed pics And some new full tank shots... Link to comment
HotRod68Camaro Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 iv been waiting for these pics for a long time now. looks awesome Link to comment
calvin415 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks Hotrod! Sorry for taking so long, I'll try to be better... Just been so focused on everyone else's tanks that mine's taken back seat. I spent part of my day rereading this entire thread and remotivated myself on my own tank... (Pathetic I know) Anyway, I hope I can figure out a way to convince my wife that I will have two tanks in the house because I will have a basement tank, and I don't want to take this one down now that I have it setup the way I want it. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 9, 2006 Author Share Posted April 9, 2006 Just a quick update guys, I traded my Superman yesterday, it had grown to the size of a golfball, and could pass this deal up. Got a yellow with blue tips a. tenuis, purple a. austera, green a. austera, a green with purple polyped table acro sp, and a deep purple branching acro sp. I'll try to get some pics today or tomorrow and post so you can see them, the deep purple acro is just incredible!!! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Alright, I finally got a white balance that shows the color of these bulbs and the tank... Here's some updated shots... Link to comment
kinetic Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 very cool. won't the trigger eat the dart fish soon? Link to comment
Cesar Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Very cool Triger. Wont he eat the coral too? If so that's going to be one nice meal for the triger. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 very cool. won't the trigger eat the dart fish soon? LOL!!! I doubt it, the firefish are too quick for the trigger, and she's too much of a sweetie still. Very cool Triger. Wont he eat the coral too? If so that's going to be one nice meal for the triger. I've never heard of a trigger eating corals, now shrimp, snails, and crabs, that's another story. Link to comment
Sebea Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Awesome updates! The trigger is really something, if she is not bothering anything at this stage, I doubt she ever will. Looks like your tank is maturing very nicely, definetly something to be proud of! Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Thanks Aaron! Hopefully this will be it for corals, I think I'm officially out of room. Now the waiting game to let everything fill out. Link to comment
kinetic Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 triggers who have mouths upturned won't bother corals, but all triggers will eat fish smaller than them. they are considered as an aggressive fish. grimreefers dot com would be a good place to research on them. they're all about the aggressive fish. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 triggers who have mouths upturned won't bother corals, but all triggers will eat fish smaller than them. they are considered as an aggressive fish. grimreefers dot com would be a good place to research on them. they're all about the aggressive fish. Not all trigger as considered agressive and the female blue jaw is considered by most to be one of the most docile triggers. I'm not worried at all about mine, and to label all triggers as aggressive fish eaters, is pretty irrational and uneducated. Will they eat meat? Of course, mine loves a shrimp based diet, but to say triggers will eat fish smaller than them is just rediculous. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Okay, here's another picture from tonight... Link to comment
Cesar Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Oh I thought that Trigers were not reef safe. That's awesome because that is one killer fish. Hmmm...I want one, lol. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Some triggers are not reef safe (clown, undulate, titan) but some are considered cautionable... What I mean by cautionable is that most reefs include inverts and I wouldn't put a trigger in with inverts and expect them to last a long time. On the bright side though these triggers they will generally not harm anything else, fish corals etc... Link to comment
kinetic Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 i'm not saying your fish is not reef safe, was just wondering because I thought most triggers were pretty aggressive. I knew you wouldn't make an uneducated buy, so was just wondering. and I guess it isn't aggressive. how big do they get? Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Sorry Koden, didn't mean to come off as I think I did. Please accept my apology. True, most triggers can be pretty nasty fish, I had a huma take on a yellow tang as soon as it was in the tank once (wasn't pretty). There are a handful of triggers that are fairly docile and can be kept in reef tanks. That being said it's not a 100% rule. There are fish that alway love to prove people wrong, mean species that are nice, and nice species that turn mean. Like I've already said, mine is very peaceful at this time, although I haven't seen my peppermints for about a week (not holding my breath). The other fish in the tank are out all the time and show no fear and she isn't acting agressive towards them either. The blue jaw will get up to 9 inches so it will definately outgrow my little 40 gallon, but I have another home planned for her already. This is not a fish I would recommend to most nano tank keepers, but those who have a large nano, or larger reef could certainly consider it as she's well worth it to me. Keeping inverts with them is definately questionable though. Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 I'm sure it's too early to tell (not grown out enough) but anyone care to guess what that last Purple Acro frag is? Link to comment
scarf_ace1981 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 looks like a tort to me. nice trigger. by the way, you can never be out of room for corals. j/k Link to comment
calvin415 Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 I hope it's not a tort, I was hoping for something more exotic... Thanks for the compliment, and I hope to find some more room for additional frags. Link to comment
Mini_GBR Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Just read the entire thread, and wow, awesome. Great job. Im new to the nano world, not to the reef world, and you have a great setup. I may have missed this, but are you feeding the corals anything?, and I just started my own thread for my nano, and wanted to know how to post pics directly into the post like you have as opposed to the way I have it where you have to click on a thumbnail. Anyways, nice job, and cant wait to see what else you have to put in here. Also, will you be getting another superman, b/c that one you had was great. I hope to eventually put one in mine sometime. Link to comment
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