215g Caribbean Inspired Reef

[CMM23]

Nice tank


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[Paul B]

Beautiful

 

[kentrob11]

Very nice!

 

[hul kogan]

Tanks looking great, Karin! Gotta love those Chalkies.

 

[euromomtx]

somebody asked about a larger FTS and I just can't get one that shows all of the stuff.
Most of my stuff just tends to be small
But I did take a left and right shot and all you have to know is that the maze coral is somewhat the center. So here's left and right:

Thanks for all the nice comments

 

[Luckedout]

This is really an amazing tank!

Which gorgonians have been easier for you to keep? I want to try and keep one, but I don't want to get in over my head having never kept one.

 

[euromomtx]

of course the photo synthetics are way easier. you can't see it in this shot but the purple ribbon and another purple gorgo actually have grown so much they stick out of the water.
I think you should have good luck with most photo synthetic ones. For non photo synthetic the yellow finger seems to be pretty resilient. I feed frozen cyclop-eeze and the yellow finger can easily catch those.
The pretty orange tree gorgo eats those as well but unfortunately is much more prone to become a victim to hydroids. I know mine has suffered greatly and I don't know if it will survive.

 

[euromomtx]

And Thank You

 

[euromomtx]

two sides together:

 

[prop-frags]

Karin, keep up the great work - what a marvelous accomplishment to envision this and bring it to life!

Can you share a bit more about your battle with hydroids? How did you discover them? How did you eradicate them? What should we watch out for?

 

[bizzarro]

Your tank looks better than many of the Caribbean reefs I've snorkeled in.

 

[euromomtx]

Mike and Terry, you can see the hydroids. They are the colonial kind. I've tried to combat them with a hydroid eating nudibranch as well as keyhole limpets. I've had some success but unfortunately never was able to completely wipe them out.
Some people say they will just run it's course but I did not find that to be true in my case. I am guessing they starve in other systems. But because I need to feed the non photosynthetic gorgos, the hydroids thrive as well. They seems to love live baby brine and frozen cyclopeez as much as the gorgos.

Thanks

 

[euromomtx]

Here's a little video of the basket star getting dinner:
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[jt48]

Incredible. Congratulations.

 

[jdm18honda]

love the background great looking tank

 

[MarineGirl411]

This is so incredible! Great video and still one of my favorite tanks. =)

 

[MarineGirl411]

Where did you get this basket star? I would love one for my 180. Just amazing...

 

[euromomtx]

I got it either from ccritters or sealifeinc. One thing to remember about the baskets is that they only spread out at night so you have to get used to feeding it at night.

Thanks!

 

[9thwonder]

Beautiful tank. Any updates? Also, at what temperature do you keep your tank?

 

[andyfisher]

Any updates? Great set up!