JapanReef - 450 gallon In-Wall system
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Two months ago I bought 6 fish - a CBB, PBT, 6-Line, Longnose Hawk, Flame Angel and a Juvie Emp and put them in quarantine to treat with hypo. Well, it was a complete disaster. I had this HOB fuge which was a remant from the days when the tank was my main tank and it had a ton of detritus that was rotting away. One day my tank started getting cloudy so I did some water changes but nothing helped. It's funny because the HOB fuge was right there but I simply didn't check it. Then a week later I did and I saw this white misty layer near the bottom. When I siphoned it out the smell was incredible. Talking rotting corpses here - nasty.
The QT never recovered really no matter how many water changes I did. I was stuck with green water, nitrate/nitrite spikes etc. The CBB died right away anyway but I believe the PBT and Longnose died because of this and the 6-Line simply disappeared one day. It must have jumped and maybe my daughter's dog ate it. Another thing is that it jumped into the Remora Pro because in my attempt to rid the tank of green water I cleaned it out. Maybe I didn't see it and down the sink it went. It will be something that will always bother me.
Anyhow, the Flame Angel was looking real bad so I cut the hypo cycle short (10 days short of the 6 week mark) and started to raise the salinity. The Juvie Emp must be hard as nails as he never flinched throughout. I put them in the main tank today after lights out.
These pics are pretty lame because as there was no light but anyway.....
As expected, the coral beauty is pretty miffed at the appearance of another dwarf angel. But the tank is so big and the rockwork done so well ( ) that the CB has to be looking hard and the flame angel can hide easy. Seem a few confrontations but I'm happy the tank will do its job and keep agression down. The coral beauty is bigger and they'll soon work out the pecking order.
The QT never recovered really no matter how many water changes I did. I was stuck with green water, nitrate/nitrite spikes etc. The CBB died right away anyway but I believe the PBT and Longnose died because of this and the 6-Line simply disappeared one day. It must have jumped and maybe my daughter's dog ate it. Another thing is that it jumped into the Remora Pro because in my attempt to rid the tank of green water I cleaned it out. Maybe I didn't see it and down the sink it went. It will be something that will always bother me.
Anyhow, the Flame Angel was looking real bad so I cut the hypo cycle short (10 days short of the 6 week mark) and started to raise the salinity. The Juvie Emp must be hard as nails as he never flinched throughout. I put them in the main tank today after lights out.
These pics are pretty lame because as there was no light but anyway.....
As expected, the coral beauty is pretty miffed at the appearance of another dwarf angel. But the tank is so big and the rockwork done so well (
) that the CB has to be looking hard and the flame angel can hide easy. Seem a few confrontations but I'm happy the tank will do its job and keep agression down. The coral beauty is bigger and they'll soon work out the pecking order.A quick fix for you microbubbles - if you have an air leak and one of your joints - is to put some silicone on your finger and wipe and small amount on each joint (all the way around). The negative pressure will try to draw the silicon into the joint and when it cures, your leak will be plugged.
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And finally today a few pic of a few corals. Here is freebie acro colony I got from the LR supplier. Polyps started to extend a few hours after being transferred from the sump:
Does anyone else think this coral is actually a softie coral and not an acro? The structure and base devoid of polyps looks wrong for an Acropora species. Softies are too hard to ID for me, but it could any of the following: "leather", "colt", etc....
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I've got Borneman's book at home, I'll try to remember to look through it and put up a guess, but best bet would be to ask Borneman himself.
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Turns out the Coral Beauty and Flame Angel are fine together. The first night the CB chased the Flame Angel about a bit but the next day they'd be swimming in the same area and there's no agression whatsoever.
I'm going to order some SPS from a great shop in Tokyo tomorrow or Friday.
I'm going to order some SPS from a great shop in Tokyo tomorrow or Friday.
Nexdog, Regarding the 2nd clam you got. They are native to Okinawa, are usually found deeply embedded in the rocks and often completely exposed during low tide. I see them quite often when I go reef walking. Glad to hear you got your rock from Aquaplanning. Great shop and always hook me up with discounts or freebies. There are a couple other shops here but that one is my favorite.
Nexdog, Regarding the 2nd clam you got. They are native to Okinawa, are usually found deeply embedded in the rocks and often completely exposed during low tide. I see them quite often when I go reef walking. Glad to hear you got your rock from Aquaplanning. Great shop and always hook me up with discounts or freebies. There are a couple other shops here but that one is my favorite.
Jeff, Aquaplanning is definitely a top shop. Do they sell coral or fish because I need to start stocking. I know of PPMOkinawa for corals and inverts but again - no fish. If youy know of any shop in Okinawa that sells fish and is online - please word me up!
Psyire - yea, but it's a really nice leather. Not going to do any other softies though but I like this one.
Psyire - yea, but it's a really nice leather. Not going to do any other softies though but I like this one.
Nexdog, They do sell coral and fish. The problem is that they have a fast turnover on the coral so the best bet would be to call and ask them when the shipment is due to arrive and what they are expecting. As far as fish, They have some f the healthiest fish for a LFS. Mostly due to the fact they are mostly caught locally so less stress involved since there is no shipping and just an hour drive from the ocean to the tank. Again it would be best to call them and find out what kind of fish they can get for you. PPM has some pretty nice coral and will probably be able to get most kinds of fish as well. I have been following your thread and look forward to building my own nice size reef. Right now I'm deciding between a 150 and a 180 that will be shipped from mainland. Which brings me to my next question of why didn't you special order a tank from one of the many acrylic shops in mainland? Shipping from the states costs a fortune. My next tank is still about a year away but the planning and purchasing starts now.
I actually just found the fish section on AquaPlanning and gave them a call. The have some really unusual fish too but some aren't so reef safe (Triggers, Filefish). I've decided that I'm going to get 6 Lyretail Anthias and a Powder Blue on my next batch (ordering today from Natural in Tokyo) and a bunch or SPS from there too. Might grab some LPS from PPM too and some sand burrowing snails.
As for the tank - mainly because (a) I don't know any acrylic tank builders in Japan and (b) even if I did, explaining what I want might be tough. It took about 20 emails back and forth with James at Envision and 5 lengthy phone calls to decide on everything and doing all that in Japanese would be difficult although not impossible.
As for the tank - mainly because (a) I don't know any acrylic tank builders in Japan and (b) even if I did, explaining what I want might be tough. It took about 20 emails back and forth with James at Envision and 5 lengthy phone calls to decide on everything and doing all that in Japanese would be difficult although not impossible.
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