Bandit Haven

[stunreefer]

• Tank: 48"x18"x20"
• Skimmer: Reef Octopus POV-1
• Light: Coralvue T5/LED Hybrid 4x39w T5s (3 Blue+; 1 Purple+)
• Powerheads: Vortech MP40w, Coralvue High Seas
• Return: Reef Octopus DC
• Dosing Pumps: Coralvue John Len (now IceCap); Dosing ESV 2-Part
• U/V: AquaUltraviolet 57w
• Heaters: 2 Eheim 150w controlled by Dual Stage Ranco
• ATO: Tunze Osmolator
• Controller: Apex Jr. - only used as light timer

 

[nuxx]

Great picture

Planning on adding a Bandit to our tank soon.

How are they doing with your coral?

 

[stunreefer]

How are they doing with your coral?

Always the million dollar question

They're angels, so they pick here and there. Had to remove two small plate corals as they were declining over time. Other than that just not much polyp extension on gorgonians or SPS during the daytime.

 

[nuxx]

Always the million dollar question

They're angels, so they pick here and there. Had to remove two small plate corals as they were declining over time. Other than that just not much polyp extension on gorgonians or SPS during the daytime.

Thanks

 

[d-man]

Beautiful

 

[nanoreefer1000]

How do they fare in a 75g? It's lovely!

 

[Dmorty217]

Tank looks amazing! The Bandits are beautiful.

 

[cFloor]

Absolutely beautiful setup! I believe I saw a pic of this on FB and it really hit me. Very well done.

 

[stunreefer]

Thanks for the kind words

How do they fare in a 75g? It's lovely!

They do great, although there's a new tank in the mix . They're the only fish in this tank.

believe I saw a pic of this on FB and it really hit me.

You've seen it

 

[nitro4kthompson]

Reefgasm.

 

[3dees]

if I could afford two of those I wouldn't care one bit about my coral. that pic is just awesome.

 

[Shawn O]

Beautiful tank, probably the best Black-background tank ever, not that the background is making or breaking this tank. It just pops.

 

[jmm]

Were the bandits caught as a pair of did you get them separately?

 

[bullitr]

Very nice
i miss my trio but mine constantly chasing each other so I am down to one
In the near future I want to add more.

 

[ryanrid]

love bandits, such an amazing fish where photos cannot capture the beauty of how they reflect light and shine like a diamond. great tank - well done.

 

[stunreefer]

Reefgasm.

Somehow I've never heard that term, but I love it. :beer:

if I could afford two of those I wouldn't care one bit about my coral. that pic is just awesome.

I've kept two in the past at separate occasions, both sold when I had big moves looming. I added this pair knowing that they would dictate what coral I kept, so far they've been very nice to coral. I'm a fish nerd at heart, but love coral as a backdrop.

Beautiful tank, probably the best Black-background tank ever, not that the background is making or breaking this tank. It just pops.

I love black backgrounds for that exact reason! The bottom is black too, and I clean it along with the back pane, which helps with the "pop". In fact the bottom is fairly dirty in this picture, I was slackin'!

Were the bandits caught as a pair of did you get them separately?

Not caught as a pair, they were too little. I received them at about 2.5". Once dominance was established the larger one blew up within two weeks. They know their roles well now.

Very nice
i miss my trio but mine constantly chasing each other so I am down to one
In the near future I want to add more.

I've seen that happen a few times to people attempting trios. I always wrote it off to keeping them in too small of a tank, but that wouldn't be the case in your situation. Thanks for sharing!

love bandits, such an amazing fish where photos cannot capture the beauty of how they reflect light and shine like a diamond. great tank - well done.

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[stunreefer]

Here's a quick video.

 

[bullitr]

Very nice and simple
I am doing softies too on my main tank

 

[ColtonNelly]

Here's a quick video.

Wow, looks awesome bro!

 

[stunreefer]

Very nice and simple
I am doing softies too on my main tank

This has a bit of everything, but some soft corals will always have a place in my tanks

Wow, looks awesome bro!

Thanks man!