Junior's Reef

[maxxII]

Stop feeding him waffles maybe?

 

[greg1786]

Dude that is themost beautiful emporer ive ever seen and one of the most beautiful tanks for that matter. How big is junior? He looks like hes easily over a foot?

 

[greg1786]

I know this thread is pretty old but anyone know how big jr is?

 

[maxxII]

I think he about ElevenTeen inches in length.....







JK...I'd put him at about 12-14 inches based on the photo's Gary's posted over the years.

 

[reefboarder]

I have seen junior somewhat recently and from memory he's 10-12"

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

yeah... he's around 11" long... a non-stop eating machine

 

[greg1786]

Thats awesome thanks guys. Gary he is incredible. My buddy has a juvi that is in the process of changing over and he too is a garbage disposal. Beautiful fish you have there

 

[fadi_abu_tahoun]

Awesome tank Gary, and Junior is looking great. I spent hours reading your threads Junior's Reef and New Canvas.

can you summarize your fish and corals list ?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thank you

thank you

I promise you will get a summary to the very best of my ability in the very near future

 

[Mike putnam]

Gary, how long have you had your Achilles tang?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I introduced the Achilles in the summer of '08

I'm still wondering if the natural ranges of Achilles and Powder Blue overlap... perhaps somewhere around Bali?

 

[Mike putnam]

I'm still wondering if the natural ranges of Achilles and Powder Blue overlap... perhaps somewhere around Bali?

Thanks, I looked through the thread but must have missed where you already answered my question. Good to see long term success with it.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Thanks, I looked through the thread but must have missed where you already answered my question. Good to see long term success with it.

yes, thank you.

I couldn't remember how long I've had it so I had to search RC!

 

[lemkerailroad1]

I am building a 185 reef and was wondering what types of lps and softies would go good with "tom" my emporer.....all questions answered........thanks for posting and great reading and beautiful tank.......hope mine looks like that someday down the road

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

I promise you will get a summary to the very best of my ability in the very near future

Is there a totm for this version of the tank in the works?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

June 2013 updates

June 2013 updates

look closely and you can see the Montipora skeleton (now completely dead) has become the anemone's new perch



it's mass has increased with no change in it's feeding regimen

in this pic you can see the warty colored verrucae this species is known for as well as eggs (inside the anemone)

in the pic below you can see where the path of destruction went up the rock wall. I salvaged some corals and placed them down there. Once in awhile the gigantea will stretch DOWNWARDS to try and kill those corals!

top down of my large SPS colonies

 

[smtank]

It's all amazing!

Being a SPS and Anemone type of person (girl), it's pretty impressive.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks

thanks

remember: search compatibility of species and if an animal occurs on or near a coral reef it EATS something on or near a coral reef.

REEF SAFE is NOT a good term to use

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

illustrates some of the coral growth

illustrates some of the coral growth

note how big those Pocis grew in a short time frame. That green Acro at back left, too.

and destruction!

 

[Grenade Glass]

Brutal.