petere1989
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your display tank is amazing! very nice.
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crvz
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It's done. 5 new fish in the display tank. A little aggression from the Chevron tang (who's boss) and his lackey (the naso tang who follows him around like a puppy), but nothing serious. They are getting along well now. I was surprised at how small that trigger looks now that it's in the display (40 breeder vs. 300 display would probably make anything look small, though). I'll try to snag a few images later today.
drummereef
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prop-frags
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congrats on the promotion. We certainly know well the feeling of accomplishment and relief of getting them through QT and promoted to the DT. Let's see a video Chris!
crvz
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Well here it is! A day late, but the flu will do that to you. Click it for a bigger picture, but it's pretty blurry (I was too lazy to get out the tripod).
Here's a couple of the fish. The chevron tang has lost a lot of orange, but it still pretty awesome.
And the trigger and naso tang.
Here's a couple of the fish. The chevron tang has lost a lot of orange, but it still pretty awesome.
And the trigger and naso tang.
drummereef
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Looking great Chris!! :thumbsup: What's the coral between the trigger and naso in the last pic?
crvz
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Green birdsnest. I wish all my SPS grew like that thing (unless you were talking about below, in which case those are blastos).
drummereef
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That's the one. Wish I could get my pink birdsnest to grow like that. It's doing better but only about as big as a golf ball. I've always liked the shape of those corals and yours is looking perfect!
08TRDOFFROAD
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Looking great Chris!!! I am really digging the Trigger! Keep up the good work!
crvz
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How has another month disappeared? Yeesh. I did finally put all the fish in the display last week (final count; 4 lyretail anthias, 2 small hippo tangs, mimic tang, chevron tang, naso tang, powder blue tang, lamark angel, 2 bicolor blennies, red tail trigger, canary wrasse, flame hawk, diamond goby), and I ordered some snails and what not for delivery tomorrow. Usually for me the holidays mean life slows down (as work gets more laid back, and all my family lives in the area so we hardly do any travel). I'll have to put up some proper images in the next couple weeks.
Regarding coral health, I've had STN on a number of my acros. It may be a nutrient issue (I do have some algae growth in a few spots), or lighting (I've never been completely content with the metal halide setup for some reason), my substrate (I used to be a bare bottom guy, I don't have a ton of experience with sand and I also feel the marco rock I am using could be a culprit), or water chemistry (I just rely on my calcium reactor, but I havent been diligent about testing and tuning). I ordered some new reactor media and will completely clean that out soon. Then I need to test more.
Regarding coral health, I've had STN on a number of my acros. It may be a nutrient issue (I do have some algae growth in a few spots), or lighting (I've never been completely content with the metal halide setup for some reason), my substrate (I used to be a bare bottom guy, I don't have a ton of experience with sand and I also feel the marco rock I am using could be a culprit), or water chemistry (I just rely on my calcium reactor, but I havent been diligent about testing and tuning). I ordered some new reactor media and will completely clean that out soon. Then I need to test more.
drummereef
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Where did you order your snails from Chris?
crvz
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BluezooAquatics. I havent had a ton of success with fish from them, but I like their lower free shipping threshold and their invert prices are usually pretty good.
Here's a lame FTS as of this evening.
And a little closer of some of the fish. I'm pleased to have healthy fish right now, and I hope the diligence of the QT will aid in their continued health (it turned into a 5 month QT for some of those fish).
drummereef
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Everything is looking great Chris. Congrats on getting all the fish in. Good to know about Bluezoo. I've considered buying from them in the past so I'll keep that info in mind.
crvz
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Nothing too exciting happening with the tank, the corals are generally doing ok, though I am struggling with a few acros and STN. I feel it's likely a nutrient issue, and I'll be increasing water changes and other maintenance as a result.
I picked up a few fish for the QT the other day, including a very well priced radiant wrasse. I know these guys can be a bit tricky to acclimate to captive diets, anyone have any tips?
I picked up a few fish for the QT the other day, including a very well priced radiant wrasse. I know these guys can be a bit tricky to acclimate to captive diets, anyone have any tips?
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Reefing is my middle name
Wish I could help. I have hear of starting with live brine or black worms and then slowly transition to frozen then to flakes or pellets. Nice tank. As for STN, a fellow reefer suggested where your alk is and if the tank is running pellets or not. I was having that problem and I run pellets but had my alk at aroun 10-12. Once I lowered it to around 8 dKh i never had the problem again.
crvz
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Well the fish in QT were being treated with cupramine, and it seemed to hit the halicheores genus wrasses hard. I had 4, and all of them succumb to something rather quickly. The rest of the fish seem pretty good, and I've got another week with the cupramine treatment before I remove it from the QT.
In other news, one of the anthias in the display has decided to go dude on us. Almost over night I noticed a striking color change. Red tips on the fin. Way more red in the body. The dorsal fin is a bit longer.
This image was only with the blue LEDs on, but you can see a bit of a comparison to the females in this image.
He is definitely trying to boss the other fish (include the tangs, to which they mock him), so I'm hoping that's temporary throughout the change. Pretty slick, the rest of the display is doing a bit better. I just need to stay up with it.
In other news, one of the anthias in the display has decided to go dude on us. Almost over night I noticed a striking color change. Red tips on the fin. Way more red in the body. The dorsal fin is a bit longer.
This image was only with the blue LEDs on, but you can see a bit of a comparison to the females in this image.
He is definitely trying to boss the other fish (include the tangs, to which they mock him), so I'm hoping that's temporary throughout the change. Pretty slick, the rest of the display is doing a bit better. I just need to stay up with it.
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