Looks fantastic.
(Edit) First post: 55 gal to 32 Bio Cube Too drastic?
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Filling in well!
its looking good!
ironically my BTA's could climb over anything and not harm them in the least. but the galaxia and torches liked to fight a lot.
been there! galaxia and torches have been my culprits. my frogspawn and bubble got so big in the last tank that I had to separate them and then they both doubled in size once they stopped fighting.
ironically my BTA's could climb over anything and not harm them in the least. but the galaxia and torches liked to fight a lot.
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Hey Dustin, so I asked the guy I got them from.
He says they are ILLUMINATI ZOAs from WWC.
Most of the time they look to my naked eye they appear a brighter orange than purple. So he may have them mixed up with something else (Similar to utter chaos) that blue mouth is either vibrant blue or barely white. Depending on my light schedule. He sent me this from WWC as what he has on file the original colony can from. Unfortunately, his shop is now closed. Where are you located? Maybe the next time I get in the tank I can try to thin out a piece and see if I can get it onto a frag
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Coming up to the two year spot for this transformation from my 55g to the 32 biocube. It’s been a fantastic journey. As an old schooler I opted Not to install an Apex or computer/monitor. I think it keeps me more involved, but loved learning about all that is out there today. The hobby has evolved so much and I was in my complacent bubble missing it all. Biggest update was adding a INKBIRD and changing out the big powerheads & canister for better wavemakers. I’ve also upgraded my testing to all Hannah and love them. The clownfish will be 23 yrs old in Oct. tank bred & raised. They were so tiny. I have far better coral success in this smaller tank than the 55g.
I also have a smaller 15g that I keep as an isolation set up if ever needed.
This is a photo of the old tank & new 10yrs later. That old set up needed a major upgrade LOL
It’s not High end Acros, but still a showpiece in my home. I can still stare at it for hours. I’m already been staring at a huge wall in my basement and if I hit the big casino jackpot maybe I’ll install a LARGE high end tank. For now…I’m good watching this one grow out and fill in
I also have a smaller 15g that I keep as an isolation set up if ever needed.This is a photo of the old tank & new 10yrs later. That old set up needed a major upgrade LOL
It’s not High end Acros, but still a showpiece in my home. I can still stare at it for hours. I’m already been staring at a huge wall in my basement and if I hit the big casino jackpot maybe I’ll install a LARGE high end tank. For now…I’m good watching this one grow out and fill in
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I like the “wall affect”. My old tank was more FOWLR but I would an an occasional nem or coral. The clowns never cared for any nems I ever put in there. I had about 75 different fish over the years and if the clownfish didn’t like them they got harassed to death. A few long lasted like a Hawkfish and I had two cardinal fish I called Hanz & Franz for almost 10 years. They each lived on either side of the tank and would play in the center but return to their corners. LOL.
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lol, the rock in that 30 was California live rock a LFS used to stock. It was mostly softball sized boulders, great coralline coverage but dense and heavy.
The 58 was set up in our first apartment so we were on a serious budget. It had eggcrate at an angle too to bottom to give a wall effect.
The 58 was set up in our first apartment so we were on a serious budget. It had eggcrate at an angle too to bottom to give a wall effect.
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Gluing the GSP frags to the wall AND with a magnet under them helped this time around. The clownfish couldn’t knock them off the wall. Now that it is spreading nicely on the back, I’m actually going to slice it at the magnet and move the magnets to bare spots to it can start to fill in this places too quicker.
thats a great idea. my little 4g nano almost has the whole back wall covered now but there are no fish to bump it. in the big tank I have a large chunk about 4-5" diameter glued in, but then I have 2 different smaller types mounted to a magnetic frag rack for the same purpose. I figured, let it overgrow the frag rack and then climb to the wall itself....
