I'm bored. Please help!!

[treetopflyn]

I finally got my dream tank about 1.5 years ago. Now that it is fully stocked with corals and fish and with no room left, I am bored. Been thinking about redoing the aquascape to spark my interest again but not sure which directions I should go. Here is the tank when set up and today. Any recommendations on new Aquascape ideas greatly appreciated. Sorry the photos are bad. I suck at taking tank photos.

Oct 2012

March 2014

 

[mrx66699]

I have an idea bring me the corals and you can restock all over again should be enough to keep you busy for at least another year

 

[treetopflyn]

I have an idea bring me the corals and you can restock all over again should be enough to keep you busy for at least another year

Yeah but that would be giving away all my babies I have raised since little pups.

 

[ocean82]

Setup another style of tank. Example seahorse tank . Octupus tank.

 

[Bernie21]

the tank looks awesome! maybe just add a centerpiece fish. should keep you happy for a bit... or not!

 

[ravedood]

Setup a frag tank and start making money selling frags.

 

[treetopflyn]

Setup a frag tank and start making money selling frags.

I have paid ,out of my pocket, for corals, fish or supplies in over 6 months. I make some frags and sell them everytime I want to buy something. I am not interested in doing much more than that. Too much of a pain.

 

[Chrisq0904]

The tank looks amazing! I can't wait until I can get my tank to look like that.
What is that red piece on the bottom right??

 

[treetopflyn]

The tank looks amazing! I can't wait until I can get my tank to look like that.
What is that red piece on the bottom right??

Thanks. Dragons breath Macro Algae

 

[Chrisq0904]

Thanks. Dragons breath Macro Algae

Where did you get it and can I keep it with a yellow tang?

 

[reefsahoy]

You can come mow my lawn and paint my fence. That will keep you busy for awhile!

 

[ravedood]

i see u have a lot of leathers, lps and sofies. Start keeping sps. Its more challenging if thats what you are looking for. I think its also more rewarding.

 

[treetopflyn]

Where did you get it and can I keep it with a yellow tang?

A fellow reefer. No tangs will eat all in one day. One of the many reasons I don't keep tangs.

 

[treetopflyn]

i see u have a lot of leathers, lps and sofies. Start keeping sps. Its more challenging if thats what you are looking for. I think its also more rewarding.

Thought about. Just not sure I am up to all the work a true SPS tank takes.

 

[treetopflyn]

I just got done moving a few things around and now how some more space. Frag swap is tomorrow

 

[fishpureluck]

Thought about. Just not sure I am up to all the work a true SPS tank takes.

If you do go SPS, get rid of the leathers. They will poison the SPS.

 

[treetopflyn]

If you do go SPS, get rid of the leathers. They will poison the SPS.

If I do go that route, I will sell off everything and start fresh.

 

[Tecdiverfl]

How are you coming up with this? my 180 is loaded with leathers and sps. I must be doing something wrong??

If you do go SPS, get rid of the leathers. They will poison the SPS. ??

 

[treetopflyn]

How are you coming up with this? my 180 is loaded with leathers and sps. I must be doing something wrong??

If you do go SPS, get rid of the leathers. They will poison the SPS. ??

I think he meant to say they "can" poison the SPS. Terpenoids,the toxins the leathers "can" release,and sps don't mix well
Mixing leathers and sps in small systems is a lot more of an issue than Mixing leathers and sps in large systems.

 

[fishpureluck]

I'm sorry, my mixed reef was fine with leathers in it until they got large "5 years". Then they started releasing a "toxin" that killed all of SPS. If I put an SPS frag in the tank after that, it was dead within 24 hours. Once I pulled all of the leathers, I had no more issues. It could have been my toadstool that was almost 2 feet across. Who knows, that's how I came up with this.