mels95yj Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Here's a thread on RC of somebody's DIY canopy for a 46g. I've thought about making one for mine, but never got around to it. DIY Canopy Mel The lawnmower blenny will run out of food (algae) in such a small tank so you might want to buy some algae sheets and try to get him to eat them... Tank is looking really good Mine has been in my 46g for over 2 years. I occasionaly put a piece of Nori in the tank, but mostly he eats the algae in the tank or my fish mush. The Coral Beauty likes the nori more than the Lawnmower does though. Granted I'm not running a fuge on that tank, so I do have more algae on the glass than if I ran a fuge. Mel Link to comment
flick Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Any updates?!??! Like new FTS??!!!??? Flick Link to comment
fewskillz Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 No changes, everyone is doing well. I'll put up a FTS later tonight after I run the magfloat across the glass and get my tripod from my parents house. Link to comment
fewskillz Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 here ya go! Lawnmower Blenny: blurry pygmy Cherub Angel (he's quick and didn't bother changing settings): my ocellaris pair: and FTS: here's my new cichlids, just to show them off somewhere: 9 yellow labs and 5 kenyi's Link to comment
Tangman1218 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Tanks look nice Fewz Tang Link to comment
fewskillz Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 Thanks! I'm really enjoying this tank. I have my recliner set so that at full recline I look to my right and have a straight on, eye-level view of the tank. I watch it more than the TV. Link to comment
flick Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sweet pics man!!! I just setup my 46g today! Its awesome! I love cichlids! But had to sell my 12 Pseudotrphoeus Saulosi to turn their tank SW Id watch out wiht Kenyii... VERY fiesty. And even in a 55g tank, they will sort eachother out VERY easily... sometimes to easy and you loose a few. If i were you, id get demasoni. They are fiestier than kenyii, but are much colourful, only grow 4", however are $19.99 per fish lol. Anyways, best of luck with the tank! It looks awesome, im excited about the 55g, but watch the aggression Flick Link to comment
fewskillz Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Thanks for the warning on the Kenyi's. I've read they can be pretty fiesty. So far I think I've got 2 males and 3 females. I plan on getting rid of one of the males and trying to find another female or 2. If I get rid of the kenyi's altogether I think I might go with socolofi's, but I'm not sure yet. Thanks for the compliments, good luck with your bowfront! Link to comment
travisurfer Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Still looking good fewskillz YGPM Link to comment
Carinya Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Man, that looks really nice. I have a 46g bow sitting in the basement. *sigh* Link to comment
flick Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 mines 9 days old!!! :D lol Flick Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 Man, that looks really nice. I have a 46g bow sitting in the basement. *sigh* Thanks! I love bowfronts, they're great looking tanks. Flick, it'll be 7 months old before you realize it! Link to comment
Dan McDonald Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Looks amazing man! Mine is about 6 months old now(8 if you count the 2 months it spent as a 15G hex before I moved it into the 46) How many pounds of rock do you have in there? I've got nearly 50 in mine and it's empty compared to that! Oh and here are a couple shots of my top if you are looking for ideas.. Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 I think its around 80 lbs of LR, but it's all very good porous, light weight rock. Completely packed in (- the handful of pieces with coral attached) it filled up a 20 gallon keg tub when we were transporting it. Plus it's stacked vertically, so you see pretty much every piece. I'll take some pictures from each side and from the top this weekend for some perspective. Your tank looks nice. I really like your hood. Link to comment
flick Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Looking awesome! Heres my 46g bowfront with 40lbs or so... Flick Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 not to hi-jack my own thread, but here's my new 55 gallon cichlid tank. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 wow, they looks so much better in there now Link to comment
flick Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 How fabulous!!!! I miss my labidochromis'!!! I want mine backk! lol. Such a nice tank! If you want them to spawn, put a peice of slate in some caves They need a flat surface to lay and fertilize eggies!!! My cichlids (labidochromis) had their first batch of fry whrn the female was about 2.4" long And to me, it looks like you have old enough females Flick Link to comment
chillaxe Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 can you post a current stockk list plese Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 in the bowfront there is: fish: the pair of ocellaris clowns pair of pink skunks cherub pygmy angel 6 line wrasse (rescued from deathco, he still looked healthy) lawnmower blenny They're all still young and get along well, and I'm not-so-secretly plotting a large upgrade for this tank. If they were all adults I'd say this tank would be overstocked. Inverts: Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Coral Banded Shrimp 4 Peppermint Shrimp Brittle Star "Phil" The left handed hermit plus typical CUC Corals: umbrella mushroom green zoas pink ricordeas some kind of leather some random brown polyps lots of hitchhiker sponges/mini featherdusters and just in case you were asking about the new cichlid tank there are 9 yellow labs, 5 kenyi's, and 3 bristlenose pleco fry, soon to transfer pictus catfish from 40b to cichlid tank. Link to comment
chillaxe Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 do the skunks and ocellaris get along Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 They get along fine, for now. The ocellaris and male pink skunk are only 2" or so. The female pink skunk is the only pushy one at 3". The female ocellaris is a bit pushy to the male, but she leaves both pink skunks alone. Link to comment
flick Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Hey man! Im looking into getting that EXAT light! I know a fellow reefer whos got one used for 3 weeks, asking $200 obo so im gonna make an offer for $180 I HOPE I GET IT!!!! lol Since i have the 46g bowfront too like you, is it a good like in your eyes, what could i/we grow in the tanks with it? and should i get it? I love the way your tank looks with the lighting, and thats soooo funny im looking at the same one!!! Our tanks will really be twins then lol Flick Link to comment
fewskillz Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 It's a pretty good light. You could keep LPS in the upper half of the tank with it. You could also keep the easier anemones in the upper half of the tank, too. I nursed a condy back that was so bleached it was practically clear. It runs a little hot, but it puts out pretty good light. It'll also depend on what bulbs you run. I was running an actinic and a 50/50, now there is a dual daylight with the actinic. I thought the 50/50 made the tank look better, but having the dual daylight puts out a ton more light. It's personal preference either way. Glad you like my setup. I'm in the process of starting an upgrade to a 90 gallon megaflow with 29 sump/fuge. Link to comment
flick Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Thanks! I want to keep frogspawns, and GSP. I already have TONS of anthelia, mushrooms, and a baby toadstool... which all of them would appreciate better lighting Thats why i want to do it. I talked to the reefer, i can have it for $180 no problem! Im soooo happy! Not sure what the bulbs are. He just said 50/50... lol Flick Link to comment
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