130 X 36 x 36 inbound...any suggestions?

[caribfan]

Very nice addition Ted, thanks for the pictures.

 

[Rea17]

Any interest in that lovely Xanthichthys lineopunctatus on DD?

 

[H.reidi.MN]

Ya if you need room ill take the coral beauty and lemon peel pairs Working up my dwarf pair collection for breeding

 

[humaguy]

Ya if you need room ill take the coral beauty and lemon peel pairs Working up my dwarf pair collection for breeding

lol, too bad you are not closer...

 

[SDguy]

The Geni looks great! Any plans for a mate, to see what the colors/patterns change into?

 

[H.reidi.MN]

lol, too bad you are not closer...

I'll cover shipping on a donation to my cause

 

[Barracuda]

That Genicanthus mutt looks really healthy & fat!

Going into the main display after QT?

 

[aquaph8]

Man, I love that fish.

 

[WayneL333]

Lucky dog. Let me know if you ever get tired of it.

 

[jjk_reef00]

Great pickup, that fish looks incredible!

 

[reeferstace]

Any interest in that lovely Xanthichthys lineopunctatus on DD?

I saw that fish this morning and wondered the same thing. Ted is the first person I thought of.

 

[humaguy]

The Geni looks great! Any plans for a mate, to see what the colors/patterns change into?

yes, going to try...just asked kk if he has any female melanospilos ready for dd...

 

[humaguy]

I saw that fish this morning and wondered the same thing. Ted is the first person I thought of.

She is a nice fish but not for me...I love the ch and outriggers but other x trigs not so much..

 

[humaguy]

yes, going to try...just asked kk if he has any female melanospilos ready for dd...

he does not currently have but is getting one for me...

 

[humaguy]

cool, he found a couple, I may take both...they will be put thru dd usual qt process...
Kevin is just an amazing guy...Thanks Kevin!

 

[Eville]

Awesome! I guess there isn't really a way to force the hybrid to become male? Possibly two smaller females, I'm not sure though. Good luck either way.

Jacob

 

[gsiegel]

I cant wait to see this build!

You asked about laminate underneath the tank. The wear layer of laminate is melamine (plastic) and is very water resistant, but the inner core is still a wood product (essentially fiber board) and water can damage it. Personally I would not recommend laminate under an aquarium. If you want hardwood I would go with that. But take into consideration that water will be spilled and you will get a lot of traffic on this area, and consider appropriate hardwood choices.
I would not put a solid hardwood down as moisture and solid hardwood do not mix well, and you will end up with cupped boards and check marks. There are many nice Engineered Hardwood choices that would hold up very well and are much more resilient to moisture than solid hardwood. Also, many of the new engineered hardwoods are very low maintenance.

~Michael

+1 we have engineered wood that looks just like the real thing and the dogs also dont scratch it.

Curious Ted, with that size tank and triggers that you say will scratch it, why go acrylic as opposed to something like starphire glass?

 

[albano]

Awesome! I guess there isn't really a way to force the hybrid to become male? Possibly two smaller females...

IME/O... Definitely the way to go with Genicanthus angels

 

[Ambition]

cool, he found a couple, I may take both...they will be put thru dd usual qt process...
Kevin is just an amazing guy...Thanks Kevin!

He is truly an amazing person! Can't wait to see the female arrive!

 

[humaguy]

+1 we have engineered wood that looks just like the real thing and the dogs also dont scratch it.

Curious Ted, with that size tank and triggers that you say will scratch it, why go acrylic as opposed to something like starphire glass?

weight and clarity....I had a feeding port built-in to the tank which keeps the fish off/away from the acrylic...