DSPS tank from Thailand (1000 gallon+)

kinlayan said:
hi ching i like the new box for the Quarantinein the sump, but you must get one made to fit in the display for at least 1-2 weeks , when you introduce new fish this is why, it gives the new fish time to adjust without being attacked, and allows the older established fish to see and interact with the new ones .

I use it all the time when i introduce new fish , sometimes when i see continued aggression at the box towards the new fish after a week in the tank, then i will make a plan to catch/trap the aggressive fish and release the new ones and put the aggressive fish in the box, while the new fish are able to make their territory in the display. this has often helped me condition fish behaviour but there are times it wont help, as we dont have the size of the ocean to play with in our aquarium.Social acclimitization boxes are very important without them many hobbyists fail to be successfully when adding new fish.

You have great acrylic work being done im sure they could design a slim box to fit in somewhere in your display but make sure it gets enough flow of water into the box as well.
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Shawn. Thank you for the tip.
I agree with this social acclimitization idea.
 
Padrino said:
That QT tank is very interesting and nicely put together. Tell me, is acrylic cheap in Thailand? In Canada its crazy expensive and is way more expensive than glass
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No, acrylic is not cheap here.
But it looks clearer than glass. That's why I love it.
 
-TS-Vash said:
This is the best tank i have ever seen i cant wait to see what you get next.
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-TS-Vash. Thank you.
This is what I will get next. A pair of male Crosshatch.
They just arrive in LFS. I will wait to see how they are doing before buying them.

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melanotaenia said:
For something like these Achilles a small box like that would do them more harm than good. They are swimmers and cannot be confined like that for any length of time. The only way one could divide fish like this in a display would be too section off part of the tank using something like egg crate. But I still believe that for these Achilles a couple of weeks together in the tank will settle out the aggression. For smaller Pygmy angels and such the box would make more sense (but I would get a bigger one than the one pictured a couple pages back in this thread.

The new quarantine looks very professional and well built!
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Yes, I agree with you.
But to dividing a section of my tank would be quite difficult.
 
kinlayan said:
melontaenia, i think with Ching's aquascape eggcrate wouldnt be that easy to do, but you are 100% right it would be the best option to divide the aquarium for abit , but if that is not possible a box of the same volume as the Q tank that the achilles are in at the moment would probably work. Achilles tangs are fish that live in the high surge zone they need alot of oxygen in their water and strong current to be happy

So yes Ching if you can divide a portion of the aquarium for a week then that would definitely be the best option , i really hope this works and it is exciting , will look absolutely stunning , although right now your aquarium is already one of the best in the world ;)
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Shawn. Thanks again for your suggestion.
I will see what I can do.
 
nineball said:
Chingchai,
We contacted epo to ask about the epoxy and there are no distributors in North America but they will send me some but I have no idea how much to get. Do you remember how much you used for your tank?

Also very nice QT Tank. What is the long curly thing on the side if I may ask. I've never seen one so I have no idea what its for. Sorry if its a silly question.

Peter
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Peter. I reckon I used about 60 packs of this epoxy.
You should order 100 packs or so just in case.

Thanks for the compliment.
That thing is the outflow. It is not ADA but a copycat.
I can't afford to buy the genuine one. Too expensive.:p
http://www.adana.co.jp/_e_product/58_index.html
 
Hi Ching, i have a pair of crosshatches, those in the bucket are indeed 2 males triggers i would not put in 2 males get a male and female pair, 2 males will fight

These triggers are awesome fish!!
 
kinlayan said:
Hi Ching, i have a pair of crosshatches, those in the bucket are indeed 2 males triggers i would not put in 2 males get a male and female pair, 2 males will fight

These triggers are awesome fish!!
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Shawn. Thanks.
That's what I am afraid.
But now both of them are in the same tank and the shop owner is confident that they will not fight.
I will observe for a few days before making the decision.
 
Ching crosshatches are the same family trigger as the blue throat trigger , a friend of mine recently tried 2 males in his aquarium and they were fine for about 1 month and then the one started to beat up on the other badly so he had to give it away. A few days observation might not show problems later

If i was you i would just get one male and wait for a female to come in , they arent to difficult to pair as on a reef, one normally finds schools of these fish with a dominant male and a harem of females a bit like anthias.

http://blog.marinedepot.com/2008/06/crosshatch-triggerfish-xanthichthys.html and http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-08/dc/index.php
interesting info about crosshatches and how and where they are found , hope it is helpful ;)
 
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kinlayan said:
Ching crosshatches are the same family trigger as the blue throat trigger , a friend of mine recently tried 2 males in his aquarium and they were fine for about 1 month and then the one started to beat up on the other badly so he had to give it away. A few days observation might not show problems later

If i was you i would just get one male and wait for a female to come in , they arent to difficult to pair as on a reef, one normally finds schools of these fish with a dominant male and a harem of females a bit like anthias.

http://blog.marinedepot.com/2008/06/crosshatch-triggerfish-xanthichthys.html and http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-08/dc/index.php
interesting info about crosshatches and how and where they are found , hope it is helpful ;)
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Shawn. Thanks for your suggestion and the links.
It is very useful.
 
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