Update: algae growth coming along. I have a cleanup crew working, though I wish the snail would do some more work on the glass instead of the rocks. now looking for some macro to add to the tank.
Feelin salty...
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I have a fishy resident! This gregarious cb clown was in isolation at petco due to aggression. When I waved my hand by the tank, he did some cute acrobatics and I was sold.
I've been really impressed with anemone tanks lately, and I think I'm moving in that direction since I have a clown now. Don't know the second thing about keeping news so there is some research to do.
I've been really impressed with anemone tanks lately, and I think I'm moving in that direction since I have a clown now. Don't know the second thing about keeping news so there is some research to do.
I had a really nice salt water set up a few years ago. Between photobucket and hard drive failures I've lost most of my pics. One component of my salt system was a very nice display refugium lots of different macros in it.
May be my only two surviving pics of my 2000+ gallons.
Displays were a 120 mixed reef a 125 mixed reef a 90 cube sps dominant reef a 90 nps reef and a 90 refugium. Other components were a 200g breeding rack for damsels, 2 300g ponds sharks and non reef safe fish like angels, a few 100g rubber maid sumps/frag grow outs all connected in one system on multiple floors/rooms of my house. I know I've missed stuff. Best advise a good skimmer, time, and research.
Anemones are a pain in the butt btw.
May be my only two surviving pics of my 2000+ gallons.
Displays were a 120 mixed reef a 125 mixed reef a 90 cube sps dominant reef a 90 nps reef and a 90 refugium. Other components were a 200g breeding rack for damsels, 2 300g ponds sharks and non reef safe fish like angels, a few 100g rubber maid sumps/frag grow outs all connected in one system on multiple floors/rooms of my house. I know I've missed stuff. Best advise a good skimmer, time, and research.
Anemones are a pain in the butt btw.
Whoa that's a whole lotta saltwater to mess with. I'll be lucky If I can get my 120 rigged up for salt before the end of the year. A skimmer would be the only equipment I still need for the setup, but don't know if I need one if all I'm stocking is macros, an anenome, a clown, and some inverts.
I've heard nems can be challenging, but I'm hoping if I just focus on the nem instead of fish, corals, etc I can make it work.
I've had the 120 running over a month now, decided to go with a bicolor angel, very pleased with her so far. She seems to particularly enjoy devouring algae.
I'm currently working on a couple new tanks, one of which will be the same footprint as the 120 (36x30), but substantially shorter. Got most of my hardware in this weekend for the build, still waiting on some low iron glass which I'm excited to work with for the first time.
I'm currently working on a couple new tanks, one of which will be the same footprint as the 120 (36x30), but substantially shorter. Got most of my hardware in this weekend for the build, still waiting on some low iron glass which I'm excited to work with for the first time.
Busy busy busy getting the 200 ready. Still have to decide on substrate and stock. I'm split between a solo clown trigger and one of the larger wrasse, but I still have a few weeks before everything is ready for a fish. This is going to be a bit of an experiment to see how well this ohko stone serves as live rock.
Priming the rest of the ohko stone
Im a big fan of these oversized random flow nozzles from vivid creative aquatics.
I salvaged some pane glass off craigslist that works great as an impromptu canopy
Meanwhile in the 120, Clownfish and bicolor are bffs apparently
Can anyone identify this hitchhiker? Im guessing some kind of starfish.
Priming the rest of the ohko stone
Im a big fan of these oversized random flow nozzles from vivid creative aquatics.
I salvaged some pane glass off craigslist that works great as an impromptu canopy
Meanwhile in the 120, Clownfish and bicolor are bffs apparently
Can anyone identify this hitchhiker? Im guessing some kind of starfish.
Looks like an asterina star. The pond snails of saltwater - except these can hurt coral.
I would do a clown trigger.
I’ve always wanted to do this, they make a nice saltwater wet pet.
Very personable, interactive fish.
Definitely one of the mini starfish like
Deadeye
said. I didn't know that they damage coral.