40 Gallon Breeder reef tank build...
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gavinsepanik
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maybe try a small hammer or froggie
Swope2bc
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mmittlesteadt
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Hey, I'm all about saving money! We have a really nice, large Hammer I can get for about $45. I've been eyeing it up for a very long time. About 4" in diameter and about 3 or 4" high on a very small rock in one of the frag tanks. It's gorgeous.
Unfortunately it will have to wait a while. Vacation plans and the wife would not be happy with that buy right now.
Still...
Swope2bc
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Just talk to your LFS and ensure its there when you get back ;-). Perhaps a down payment?
mmittlesteadt
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Well, I work there (not in the pet department though) and a good friend runs the saltwater part of it. It's been there a while and he can always get more in.
gavinsepanik
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Its also not about going out and wasting your money on a coral that you don't even know your tanks ready for
Swope2bc
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Its also not about going out and wasting your money on a coral that you don't even know your tanks ready for
Of course, but have you seen this tank!?
Swope2bc
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gavinsepanik
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You have a valid point there:spin2:
Swope2bc
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[emoji41]. Only several months ahead of some of us lol. Plus the crazy hookups and remote QT lol...
gavinsepanik
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Yea, you got that right, maybe grab a small monti cap or scroll to start growing in
mmittlesteadt
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Nothing new to report except that my Lawnmower Blenny is a real pig! He mows down the algae but he is also the fastest swimmer in the tank when chasing down sinking pellets!
mmittlesteadt
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Here's an update with some new tank shots.
Algae is in another bloom...a little more green this time. Lawnmower Blenny and CUC having a good time with it.
Here's a full tank shot...
A close-up of my mushrooms, which are significantly bigger...
Before (bottom right)...
And today...
And my Torch coral is extending nicely...about twice as big as it was (the polyps not the base)...
Algae is in another bloom...a little more green this time. Lawnmower Blenny and CUC having a good time with it.
Here's a full tank shot...
A close-up of my mushrooms, which are significantly bigger...
Before (bottom right)...
And today...
And my Torch coral is extending nicely...about twice as big as it was (the polyps not the base)...
mmittlesteadt
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Thanks. For a weed tank maybe.
Yours is looking incredible with those huge gorgonians. Makes me want one...just not sure where one could go in my tank.There is a gorgeous hammer coral I want at my LFS...4" in diameter and in fabulous shape...about $40 my cost. Brilliant bright green. I know right where I'd put it. Ugh...short on cash at the moment though.
I wish my clowns would come down and enjoy the rest of the tank but they seem to like living way up in the upper left hand corner of my tank...where nothing else is. Hoping the Torch looks attractive to them someday.
Swope2bc
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Thanks. For a weed tank maybe.
There is a gorgeous hammer coral I want at my LFS...4" in diameter and in fabulous shape...about $40 my cost. Brilliant bright green. I know right where I'd put it. Ugh...short on cash at the moment though.
Start a tab lol
mmittlesteadt
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That Hammer would be just a tad bit hard to hide from my wife. For someone who still calls it my "fish tank" (with a touch of disdain) she sure is curiously interested in it and knows everything in there. She loves looking at it more than I do sometimes.
I doubt I could pull off a "Oh look at this hitchhiker dear...it grew into this huge Hammer coral overnight!".
Swope2bc
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Lol, how about - man, I can't believe weeds grow like that! Meh, I may as well leave it now that it's there
mmittlesteadt
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It's really quite amazing how much she has learned since I first set it up. She'd know. But I'm waiting on a good sized check from a mural job I did and I might be able to swing one good purchase out of it for myself. "But dear, it's for the whole family!" LOL.