600 gallon plywood Down Grade!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14575178#post14575178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Carant
Cougarman,

Out of the two sailfin tangs, I prefer the Desjardins ... I love the spots and the line pattern in the adults. So my vote would have been this one first .. then possibly the Veliferum.

Both are winners - something very royal/regal about them! :D

In your 130 list you forgot about the Foxface. How did the foxface and the rabbit fish get along with each other? Thinking about maybe the foxface in place of the yellow tang (very unstable personality for me).

I was amazed at the size of your bird wrasse ... like it was over a 13" long. I have only seen small ones and pictures of larger ones with nothing for size reference.

Cheers,
Bruce
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The foxface and rabbit got along great. I dont think they even knew they were closely related.
I like the desjardins tang alot too, but the other sailfin is twice the size, so he had to go in the biggest tank.
Everybody remarks on the Bird wrasse. He's a real monster. If there's one fish that is affected by the smaller tank size, it is him. He would always glide around the 600. He's doing well though in the 130 for now.
The one thing I'm really glad is that the coris wrasse isn't in the 300 flipping over all the corals. It was a daily chore uprighting all the corals.
 
Love the tank, its a good size. my favorite has to be the cleaner wrasse. I love watching them swim around a tank, they are always looking for something to pick at.

I'm wating to see you get an Atlantic Blue still. I'm hoping to catch a juvenile this summer when they get swept up here in the gulf stream.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14577307#post14577307 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Beaun
Love the tank, its a good size. my favorite has to be the cleaner wrasse. I love watching them swim around a tank, they are always looking for something to pick at.

I'm wating to see you get an Atlantic Blue still. I'm hoping to catch a juvenile this summer when they get swept up here in the gulf stream.
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I'm definately looking for a small one if it shows up at a LFS. That's amazing that they make it up to NJ. I was unaware they made it that far up the coast. It would be fun to catch my own fish.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14579697#post14579697 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reeftanks6
Love this tank! Also love the pictures! What settings are you using to take them?
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I got a new camera recently. I got a good deal on a Pentax K200D with a whole bunch of lenses. I've been playing with the settings and focus. It has a wildlife setting that allows me to capture the fish in great detail with no blur. I'm not very good at it yet. Corals are hard to focus on aswell as any of the darker coloured fish. But I'm learning. I'm uploading some pics as I write this. I will post them shortly.
 
I picked up a couple more sps corals last weekend. Pink, Yellow and Purple. The pink is already starting to grow.

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Here are a whole bunch more photos of livestock. I hope you guys don't mind all the photos as I practice my photography skills.

I think he's actually missing a tooth!
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The harlequin tusk fish finally showed himself long enough for me to get a shot.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14622299#post14622299 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reeftanks6
Very nice shots! Love the coral selection
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Thanks. I think what makes this tank special is the abundance of large fish, yet sps thrive. I don't see many tanks like this.
 
Cougarman,

Nice pictures .... however you need more practice ;), so please post some more fish shots otherwise they may get jealous.

Full recovery for the coral in the first first picture from the stress of the move. Very uniform growth all across the entire coral.

Your "Life Support Systems" must be doing a great job considering all the bio load ... not your normal SPS tank for sure. I have always thought that the decision to go with larger fish required a FOWLR system.

You are changing my mind of this one and opening the possibilities for something else.

Thanks,
Bruce
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14622967#post14622967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Carant
Cougarman,

Nice pictures .... however you need more practice ;), so please post some more fish shots otherwise they may get jealous.

Full recovery for the coral in the first first picture from the stress of the move. Very uniform growth all across the entire coral.

Your "Life Support Systems" must be doing a great job considering all the bio load ... not your normal SPS tank for sure. I have always thought that the decision to go with larger fish required a FOWLR system.

You are changing my mind of this one and opening the possibilities for something else.

Thanks,
Bruce
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Thanks Bruce. I'll have to post some new fish pics soon. You're welcome to come down again and view the tank. The basements still a mess though!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14626380#post14626380 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DamnPepShrimp
What tang is the far left one only showing its tail? Looks orange with some blue?
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It's a giant Sailfin tang.
 
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