COReefer Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 hey bro, you are going to wanna get the clam off of the sand. Maxima's prefer the rock and will thrive there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 and I don't think those are AOG's. Nice tubbs and I believe those green one's are alien eye's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You got all the stuff for the jawfish at home depot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 hey bro' date=' you are going to wanna get the clam off of the sand. Maxima's prefer the rock and will thrive there.[/quote'] He's actually perched in the crevice on the rock right to the left. My camera refused to get a good picture of his mantle that way, so he was posed for the camera. and I don't think those are AOG's. Nice tubbs and I believe those green one's are alien eye's. I'm not sure if those or another zoa that wasn't opened at the time were the armor of the gods. I'll take a picture of the other zoas today. You got all the stuff for the jawfish at home depot? yes. I think everything cost $7 or $8 total. I didn buy a $10 pvc saw as I didn't have anything to cut the long piece of pvc with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenzoa Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Your tank looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Update time I noticed a major difference in the jawfish in the blenny after adding the clowns. The jawfish is more comfortable leaving his home during dinner time, and the blenny is WAY more adventuresome. I guess the clowns are a dither that make the skittish fish feel more comfortable. I added a photosynthetic gorgonian and another coral that I don't remember the name of. I think it began with an "L"... mystery coral 1st Grade ORA Maxima: He was perched higher in the nook of the rock. He's reoriented himself and has slowly moved down the rock. Zoas not pictured before: Gonoipora Tailspot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 great great great looking tank. Good job man. are you planning on any sps in this tank. I I wonder if your jawfish would let you get away with gluing a little monti cap on the side of his house or not. He would probably thrash it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Thank you COReefer! When the tank is ready, the top rock will be SPS. lol@sticking some monti cap on the jawfish house. I can see his reaction now... pokes his head up out of the house with a look of contempt in his eyes... looks at the monti cap, "what the heck is this crap?" "Oh no you didn't!"... mouth gaping he attacks it until he dislodges it... he settles back in and looks at me... "Go fetch your errant monti cap you nerd." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I think I see a future upgrade coming The tank is looking nice and I like your choice of corals. I would defiantley stick some corals around the kings thrown. It would look so cool! Definately see a 100gish tank coming soon. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 hush garrett, lol. I was thinking of adding a monti cap umbrella over the throne. I'm worried he might cook once I add the 250w light. I'm still mapping out my space utilization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Update: Everything seems to be doing well. Tank params are looking great. You'll probably notice I'm no longer rimless :-(. It was a good trade off to make sure the fish stayed in and the evaporation stayed down. Some notes on feeding: The jawfish is relentless with the baster. He owns the baster until he's full. He's really picky with pieces that float by him. If it's something that he doesn't want... he blows it away from him with a puff... comical to watch. The Clownfish do not like frozen food. They show interest and then they don't even try eating it. They go nuts for hikari micro pellets though. The Tailspot is the best eater. He's such a good house keeper. He will not poop in his roost. He will always swim away, poop, and then return. I'd noticed the Jawfish was collecting rubble. I thought i'd help him out by moving all of it in front of his house last night. He hasn't touched any of it since I moved it. I'm having a hard time finding new, interesting softies and LPS corals. I really want to find 3 more interesting zoas, 2 more multi colored ricordeas, and maybe some really eye catching acans, and maybe a plate. I really want this tank to be a mixture of nice colors and textures. The search continues! Family Portrait! you can see two astreas around the jawfish that were evicted from crawling on his house. Ric Rock New Crocea Zoo Zone. I need 3 more interesting zoas to add New Blasto First SPS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Great looking update! I love the rockwork! It is really looking nice as you stock the tank up. The tailspot blenny is awesome and the naked clowns are very nice! p.s. If you ever want to come down this way and check out my system, I have some nice corals that you might like. Some sweet zoas, lps, sps, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Thanks man! I just pulled off a mild rescape of the tank to incoporate the house a little bit more into the scape. I promptly lost my brand new acan frag around the back of the tank. d'oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 New Update: pardon my pictures this go around... my skimmer is spitting out mad bubbles at the moment. The tank looks a little cloudy, but it's all micro bubbles. Added 2 new acans and a sour apple bird's nest. As you can see, I've integrated the jawfish house into the scape. I built up LR around it and filled sand inbetween the barnacle and the LR. The jawfish has been moving rubble all day long. Overhead: Right hand side: Left Hand side: New Acans and old Leptastrea: New Zoas (Thanks Big Mac!): New Birdsnest: Gonoipora: Close Up Left side (my last remaining byropsis lives here) Sweet Hatian Ric (thanks Mac Attack!) Ric Rock Mr. Man's new man made digs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 Of major note... I've decided to remove the Jawfish house. It just wasn't working with my already too centralized scape. Mr. Man has dug two other holes that he doesn't spend any time in, but they are there. They are both at the front of the tank. I'm hoping he decides to adopt one. If he starts stressing, I'll add his house back. On a sad note, I broke off a piece of my birdsnest while being clumsy. I epoxied it back to the rock... but it doesn't look as good as it did originally. I also was able to find my lost acan after removing the jawfish house and scooping sand from the back of the tank to the front. Only two shriveled up heads remain. I glued it in place. If it makes a come back, I'll be a happy camper... It's green on the outside with a red mouth. Completely opposite of my blasto. On a happy note, I've added an ORA Red Planet. SPS stocking has begun! Pics tomorrow (techinally later today) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Looking forward to them MedRed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 on a continuation of notes... My decision to remove the jawfish house was met with heavy resistance today. Mr. Man is skulking at the very BACK of the tank and refuses to come out... even for food. I had to work even harder to incorporate the house back into the tank. I'm hoping he finds it tonight or tomorrow/tomorrow night sometime. Pics are delayed due to the water being slightly cloudy from reburying the jawfish house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Pictures as promised So... the SPS stocking has begun! As you can see, I am NOT doing frag plugs. I know they are great for moving corals around until you can find the perfect spot, flow, and light for them... but I just can't do it. I want my tank to be aesthetic from the get go and get more so as everything grows in. Using epoxy is almost like creating your own frag plug as it only only takes a little bit of force to remove break the bond. I forgot to note that I've caught and removed 2 of my peppermints and I've added 1 Cleaner shrimp. I keep forgetting to take a picture of him. He likes to be a little poophead and work the back of the rocks until I put my hand in the tank. Then he runs over to clean my hands... He's out at night a lot as well. New Red Planet: The stylophora is bushy like hermione's hair!: Ponape Birdsnest & Oregon Tort: Forgot what this guys is. Encrusting coral that starts with an "S" I believe: I have some of these guys on the way: :naughtydance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 nice tank. Are you dosing or using a calcium reactor to keep up with the sps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks! dosing calcium. I'm at 440 as of today. i started dosing calcium right before i bought my clams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 how much do you have to dose? I find that I am getting more and more lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I've been dosing seachem an extra time a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedRed Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 The "We don't need no stinkin' sun edition": I've added a few SPS if you haven't noticed . I'm already debating removing the Leptastrea, the open brain, and 4 of the SPS. I need to frag the large pink acan. I only want a piece of it. I also found some rainbow monti. Finally! I've added a new dendro and a non photosynthetic gorg. I just ran out of my first bag of IO/RC. I'm probably going to switch to seachem. SPS Diadem: Rainbow Monti: Lime & Lavender Favia (not it's permanent home): Ric Roc is finally complete: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Thats a sweet little tank. The color and rock scape is outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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