a simple sps tank

[glaukos]

Nice sump setup and I enjoy reading your tank here during a typhoon day off in Taiwan ;-)...

You have a great fish and SPS mixed tank here. Cyano issue is also my pain in the past, but I got it resolve after adding a few white spot (Sixspot Sleeper ?) gobies. Anyway, it may not a suitable solution for your tank since my sand is only #2 size, and I have less big fishes than your tank.

Thank you very much shih buddy:beer:
Really glad you like it and appreciate the fact you read the thread during your typhoon day off!
I'll be happy if one day it'll get half as good as yours!!:beer:

Thanks for the tip on the goby!
If only my sand was finer:-(

Sump is very easy to clean being built this way and it's really difficult to trap detritus.

Thanks again shih

Finally, the update

The tank looks good . I like the new anthias and chromis. What type of anthias are they?

BB looks great , I've heard of a lotta people having trouble while keeping Achilles, but he seems to be thriving.... I'd love to keep one myself if I had a bigger tank.

What are you using to take pics Mike? Some of the corals look very interesting, but its difficult to see with the pics. Time for a new camera?

Heyyyyyy bello buddy:beer:
Yeah finally,thread updated,lol

So happy you like it,it really means a lot to me!
The orange anthias are the classic larytail squamipinnis and the other,pseudanthias huchtii.Tbh i wasn't very excited with the second but now that they've colored up,they look really nice.

BB is already 7 months in the tank and i still adore/admire him like he's only 7 minutes in there(how cheesy was that,lol).
I really wish one day you'll get your bigger tank and get one.
That fish will be in one of the best hands/tanks buddy

I use one nikon coolpix camera bello.
It shots great pics in te natural daylight but with the tank i only get blurry pics or "blue loo-ed" (like biggles said lol) pics.
And i'm too lazy(zero skilled i meant ) to fix them with photoshop,etc.
But i think you are right,i must upgrade to a better camera (ahh...the way we find excuses buddy,lol)

Thank you so much for your kind words my good friend:beer:

Minimal rock work, the only way as far as I'm concerned

Couldn't agree more ollyp
Afterall,whenever i gave corals(especially sps) the time and the space to grow they did far far far better job in aquascaping than i did

The downside is thet it needs patiance

Looking good Mike, really like the scape:thumbsup:.

Thank you so much fishy buddy:beer:
Really appreciate that you like it,it means a lot to me

 

[glaukos]

Still gets me everytime buddy when I come along to check out your thread and BAM there he is Mr Achillies! He's looking really good and so is the rest of your tank, I like the rearranging you've done and love the thin growth your getting it looks awesome, its something I want to do with my 3ft

Keep up the good work my friend

Hey scotty buddy,thank you sooooo much for your kind words:beer:
I really appreciate it my good friend!
I too like the rearranging,but it has a looooong way ahead of it,so it can look the way i've imagined to be

BB is doing really good and he didn't bother any of the new fish,which was something i was afraid.

Thank again for your kind words scott!

p.s
Your two sided pic,decorates my laptop's screen now

 

[Scotty freddy]

Hey scotty buddy,thank you sooooo much for your kind words:beer:
I really appreciate it my good friend!
I too like the rearranging,but it has a looooong way ahead of it,so it can look the way i've imagined to be

BB is doing really good and he didn't bother any of the new fish,which was something i wa s afraid.

Thank again for your kind words scott!

p.s
Your two sided pic,decorates my laptop's screen now

Anytime my friend it's good to hear everything is doing well buddy and I'm always very jealous when ever I see your pics of him, that's good he settled in so well they can be very bullyish when they try to establish their territory but I'm glad you got a good one mate.

I'm liking the BB as well it's a little more maintenance but much easier to control nutrient, it took a little getting used to though after having a tank with sand for so long I must admit :lol:

I feel privilaged that you used our tank to decorate your laptop buddy, put a massive smile on my face so thank you Mike :thumbsup:

 

[glaukos]

Don't get me started with the things i'm jealous of,in your tank scotty:beer:
I'll fill 2 pages!

Bullyish?...you are beeing easy on him
The previous one,almost ripped apart a poor small mandarine!!Yeap....a mandarine buddy:eek1:
As soon as he hit the water he started chasing and biting him!!!
He was lucky the current led him to a small cave in the rocks where 8ball couldn't reach him.
Since i couldn't take him out and was too small to pollute the water(plus the shrimp would take care of it) i left him there.
I saw him again after almost 4 weeks and this time achilles didn't bother him at all:hmm6:
But to be honest,the previous achilles hadn't seen any new fish for almost a year so maybe that played a huge part with that behaviour.

That's why,this time,i was biting my nails until all the new fish,go in the tank:worried:

You are so right about the bare bottom buddy.
This time i left BB the spots in the tank that are hard to reach and clean and put sand to the ones with lots of flow.
So it's a 60/40 sand and BB tank now:wildone:

Thank you for the inspiration with that 2 sided pic scott!
It's a win win situation

 

[Bello]

I thought they were Hutchii, just wasn't sure . The first anthias I ever saw was a Hutchii, greyish/green with cool pink markings. I got one about a year ago, didn't do very well. But they're really very nice and different from the others, a nice variation with the p. squammies. I really did like the Hutchi. They're not often available, I guess people don't like their subtle beauty. Was wondering if I should add more anthias to my setup now, but I kinda like not having many fish at the moment.

You didn't name each and every anthias now, did you? Seriously?

Looking at the blue shots, there were some nice color variations in some of the sps, that I was trying catch . Feel free to ignore this, but FWIW, I use a beginner DSLR Nikon 3100, and this with a bit of Photoshop, works well enough for me. I'm fairly lazy as well, and can't be bothered to take a 100 pics and choose the best ones... this works fairly well and not too expensive. Still find it irritating to take pics and edit them.... that settles it, I'm officially lazy

 

[cugly]

Looking great mike love the achilles still thinking if I should put one in my tank..

 

[Fishy 1]

I use a beginner DSLR Nikon 3100, and this with a bit of Photoshop, works well enough for me. I'm fairly lazy as well, and can't be bothered to take a 100 pics and choose the best ones... this works fairly well and not too expensive. Still find it irritating to take pics and edit them.... that settles it, I'm officially lazy

It ok bello, I've known that your lazy for a while now anyway :lol:

 

[glaukos]

I thought they were Hutchii, just wasn't sure . The first anthias I ever saw was a Hutchii, greyish/green with cool pink markings. I got one about a year ago, didn't do very well. But they're really very nice and different from the others, a nice variation with the p. squammies. I really did like the Hutchi. They're not often available, I guess people don't like their subtle beauty. Was wondering if I should add more anthias to my setup now, but I kinda like not having many fish at the moment.

You didn't name each and every anthias now, did you? Seriously?

Looking at the blue shots, there were some nice color variations in some of the sps, that I was trying catch . Feel free to ignore this, but FWIW, I use a beginner DSLR Nikon 3100, and this with a bit of Photoshop, works well enough for me. I'm fairly lazy as well, and can't be bothered to take a 100 pics and choose the best ones... this works fairly well and not too expensive. Still find it irritating to take pics and edit them.... that settles it, I'm officially lazy

I didn't fansy them either in the beggining but after they colored up,they looked really nice
At least that's what i think buddy....but on the other hand,maybe i'm trying to convince my self they are beautiful,because i paid for them:lol::lol:

:lol::lol:...i was very close to name them but in the end,that was too much buddy,even for me

Really glad you saw some pieces/colors you liked
I wish i could take better shots.
1000 thanks for your tips regarding the photos my lazy buddy,i appreciate it big time!
I promise i'll try more next time!
A better camera would make my life a lot easier though

 

[glaukos]

Looking great mike love the achilles still thinking if I should put one in my tank..

Thank you cugly buddy,really glad you like it:beer:
I'm too prejudiced to tell you not to do it my friend
I hope you'll get one:inlove:

 

[glaukos]

It ok bello, I've known that your lazy for a while now anyway :lol:

:lmao::lmao:

 

[discos]

The Achiles looks great and fatty. The addition of the newcomers gave a more natural look in your tank and your corals are growing happy and healthy. :beer:

Indeed the skimmer at first glance it looks a bit small for your tank but it seems to have found the proper balance for the combination. Wild beauty in your tank and i love also the change of Achiles in the forehead too. Beautifull animal

 

[Fishy 1]

Hey Mikey were's that update you said you were doing:strange:

 

[diciple]

:lolspin:my favorite reeftank just keeps getting better and better.Now if you had half the photography skill you do at reefing:lolspin:im even worse at photos than you:hmm5:enjoy your thread keep up the great job Rich

 

[Arnel0387]

Love the minimalist look and the Achilles tang!

 

[Scotty freddy]

Hey Mikey were's that update you said you were doing:strange:

+1 Mike

 

[Pife]

Nice looking tank. Your aquascape is fantastic.

 

[glaukos]

Hey Mikey were's that update you said you were doing

You are so right fishy buddy but summer and sea made me skip my scheduled WC and the next one will be in one week
100% i'll shoot some of my lousy pics
Really really appreciate the fact that you asked:beer:

::my favorite reeftank just keeps getting better and better.Now if you had half the photography skill you do at reefing:im even worse at photos than youenjoy your thread keep up the great job Rich

I never imagined that my tank could be someone's favorite(besides myself lol lol) rich buddy!:beer:
I think it needs a looooot more work in order to become a nice tank.
Thank you sooooooo much my good friend and you made me happy only by posting here,imagine the smile that your kind words put into my face!
Glad to see you again:beer:

Sooooo true what you said about my photoskills....i can almost swear that i hear somehing like a deep cry,coming out of nowhere, whenever i open my camera:lmao::lmao:
Don't be so hard on yourself regarding the pics!
Can't thank you enough for your kind words my good friend!

Love the minimalist look and the Achilles tang!

Thank you very much arnel:beer:
Really glad you like it and appreciate big time,your kind words!
Tbh,in the beggining, i had some second thoughts about the minimalist look but as the corals grow i couldn't be happier!
Thanks again!

+1 Mike

Scotty buddy i know it isn't much but i'll post one pic until the WC day comes.
And you know what?...i dedicated 10 full minutes to adjust it through an app ,in my mobile phone...lol lol!
...i think i got a headache after that...lol!

Nice looking tank. Your aquascape is fantastic.

Thank you very much for stopping by the thread pife:beer:
Really glad you like it,it means a lot to me!

Now here's the latest pic until i murder some more shots with my cam during the upcoming WC.
I wanted to add a branch so i could place my spathulata.I was too lazy to search for a good piece in my lfs and the white tooth loooking thing is what i had...looking funny!


Thank again guys:beer:

 

[Fishy 1]

Mike the pic and the tank is amazing, good job:thumbsup:

 

[cugly]

Looking good Mike

 

[Scotty freddy]

Looking sweet Mike love that scape buddy :thumbsup: