500 Gallon Build

[foxvalleypcgeek]

The other Mr. Personality

Colored up nicely in just two days. Was pretty brown on arrival

And the big boy Elegance

 

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I moved the Elegance this morning, as it appeared to be to much flow there.

 

[A_CoupleClowns]

Awesome video, the rabbit fish is HUGE! A few of them were actually bigger than I expected, like the unicorn for example. Just watching the second video now.

Is that angel munching on a trachy coral? If so I have heard trachy's are like crack to some angels and they will just keep coming back for more once they take the first "hit" :lmao:. I forgot who said it but I remember a lot of other people agreeing right after it was said. I think they hit the red trachys even harder than the greens. Might wanna trade that back to the lfs for (or toward) a different coral if possible.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Awesome video, the rabbit fish is HUGE! A few of them were actually bigger than I expected, like the unicorn for example. Just watching the second video now.

Is that angel munching on a trachy coral? If so I have heard trachy's are like crack to some angels and they will just keep coming back for more once they take the first "hit" :lmao:. I forgot who said it but I remember a lot of other people agreeing right after it was said. I think they hit the red trachys even harder than the greens. Might wanna trade that back to the lfs for (or toward) a different coral if possible.

Yes the rabbit is growing like a weed! The second fastest grower would be Mata Tang. I think he was more the size of the yellow tangs when I got him, different body shape of course.

And yep that trachy is being pecked at all day long by that one Angel. Was good for a few weeks and then all of a sudden I noticed it wasn't expanding like it was. Well after watching the tank this weekend it was obvious what the problem is. LFS wont take anything back and I have nowhere else to go with it. No proper lighting downstairs.

 

[dave.m]

You could always try making a bubble out of plastic mesh, like that used to keep birds off plants, to create a safe growing space around the coral. Perhaps if the angel can't get at it for a few months she'll forget about it... for a while.

Dave.M

 

[nuxx]

Yeah sorry about the Butterfly

Never like to see that!

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

You could always try making a bubble out of plastic mesh, like that used to keep birds off plants, to create a safe growing space around the coral. Perhaps if the angel can't get at it for a few months she'll forget about it... for a while.

Dave.M

Haha worth a try putting something over it.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Yeah sorry about the Butterfly

Never like to see that!

Thanks, it sucks, will have to try another sometime. I ordered some ParaGuard from Amazon as it appears to do the same thing as Formalin. Formalin didn't look to be all the readily available and wouldnt get here as fast.

Ill put that in the tank even though the rest of the fish appear to be just fine.

 

[nuxx]

Thanks, it sucks, will have to try another sometime. I ordered some ParaGuard from Amazon as it appears to do the same thing as Formalin. Formalin didn't look to be all the readily available and wouldnt get here as fast.

Ill put that in the tank even though the rest of the fish appear to be just fine.

Yeah I always treat with ParaGuard personally.

- Get fish eating.
- Dose ParaGuard everyday and do 3 rounds of prazi during with water changes after each round.
- Then do Cupramine for 4 weeks.
- Observe and into the tank.

 

[Raul R Badillo]

your tank rocks. I really like your build. Impressive

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

your tank rocks. I really like your build. Impressive

Thank you!

I just brought home a few more fish for another QT tank, but here are some from over the weekend.

 

[nuxx]

AT looks great

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

AT looks great

He sure does, when I was checking them out this morning, I noticed the teal outline around some of the fins! Looks really cool, and didn't realize it until now.

 

[A_CoupleClowns]

Cool! Some goldrim in that achilles or something?

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Cool! Some goldrim in that achilles or something?

I don't know but it looked pretty sweet. Must be settling in some because it was really showing this morning.

 

[BigBlueTang]

Thank you!



I just brought home a few more fish for another QT tank, but here are some from over the weekend.

That is great!!!

Could we get a fts of your QT's??
I'd love to see what they look like, and specs, like how many gallons, filtration, and what types of hiding places you have in there!

Looks amazing!

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

That is great!!!

Could we get a fts of your QT's??
I'd love to see what they look like, and specs, like how many gallons, filtration, and what types of hiding places you have in there!

Looks amazing!

They have been posted a few times throughout the thread. (2) 40 breeders and (2) 20 longs

I just use power filters and pvc pipe.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Both the idol and Achilles eat flakes, pellets, frozens, and nori. That is crazy I think. I can't believe I'm watching the idol consume nori soaked in selcon!

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Just bored at the shop going through some old photos. A little comparison of the previous setup to the current one at roughly the same age.
The FTS is from about 2 weeks ago as it's the newst one I have, except for yesterday but it was in the am and all blue.