A Great Way to ruin a perfect wall; My 400 Gallon Project

[rsmall175]

one day i will have mine

 

[Outerbank]

Wow, I finally got through some of this thread.

Ryan, your tank looks great!!!

Good luck with the roof!!

Scott

 

[SERVO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13314917#post13314917 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Ryan, I was talking about your newest reefling - the mantis.

How on earth could your forget that?

You can't move - that swimming pool that you built needs to be well-used first. :fish1:

So Marc came by the other week and after looking into the tank for about 20 seconds, he tells me I have a mantis shrimp.

Oh well. Makes me a little more cautious when I put my hand in the tank.

I finally got my old camera fixed, so I decided to post some updated pictures as promised.

 

[SERVO]

 

[melev]

Hey, nice to see an update from Ryan in Ryan's thread.

What's this coral again? A. millepora? I wanted to mark the image I took recently with the right coral ID.

 

[SERVO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13398234#post13398234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Hey, nice to see an update from Ryan in Ryan's thread.

What's this coral again? A. millepora? I wanted to mark the image I took recently with the right coral ID.

This is an Acropora Millipora. This is the coral that I gave you that you have in your angled tank.

 

[melev]

It is one of the hairest millis I've ever seen, and the coloration makes me think A. prostrata. Thanks for the ID.

 

[jnarowe]

My hat is off once again to the Texans! Wow...some sweet corals there. Very nice.

 

[SERVO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13398598#post13398598 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
My hat is off once again to the Texans! Wow...some sweet corals there. Very nice.

Thanks! Technically, I'm a Michigander! I grew up in Detroit and moved away in 2000. I grew these all from small frags!

This tank is all micronesiaxas!

 

[jnarowe]

:lol: Well you guys are doing something right in the Lone Star State. I still feel so bad for Gabriel. Now I am dealing with a massive equipment control failure!

 

[bmwaaron]

Looks great Ryan.... Cant wait to see it in person

 

[rob1991]

wow those SPS have some beautiful colors!

 

[Bax]

Your tank looks great!

How big is your mantis???

Ever hear any snapping from the tank? I do from mine all the time and always wonder if there's one still lurking from the 30 pounds of TBS rock I originally used nearly five years ago now. I know there are still pistols in there, but I never see those either.

 

[SERVO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13400262#post13400262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rob1991
wow those SPS have some beautiful colors!

Thanks Rob! IME, I have found that keeping stable alkalinity with the right lighting is really the key to great coloration. Phoshates are over rated. Of course you need reasonable levels.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13400376#post13400376 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bax
Your tank looks great!

How big is your mantis???

Ever hear any snapping from the tank? I do from mine all the time and always wonder if there's one still lurking from the 30 pounds of TBS rock I originally used nearly five years ago now. I know there are still pistols in there, but I never see those either.

Hey Bax,

I have never ever heard any snapping. I really thought that he was joking! TBS rock is pretty much ensured to have a mantis in it. Good thing I don't have any crabs!

 

[psteeleb]

Ryan - the tank looks great, looks like lots of growth since last time I saw it. Love the pink/blue tip mille. What's that green one at the bottom of your post?

 

[SERVO]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13403884#post13403884 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by psteeleb
Ryan - the tank looks great, looks like lots of growth since last time I saw it. Love the pink/blue tip mille. What's that green one at the bottom of your post?

Acropora Florida

 

[psteeleb]

and it's about time you posted an update, again, looks great. You've been away so long you must be having kids or something :lol:

 

[melev]

Try again Ryan. Your post didn't make it.

 

[SERVO]

How did you know that I tried to post last night? Weird. Anyway, here are a few shots that I took last Pm with my 1997 camera. Point and shoot and hope for the best.

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[SERVO]

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