just sharin a few of my fav's from my 180
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murphreef
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thank u very much for your kind words and interest in my tank
yeah its quite a simple setup really nothing too elaborate....
just keep water quality in check and keep things routine and so far so good...
this tanks been up for about a year now... i transferred over a 100G tank but it was mainly a softy LPS tank and i used all new LS and added maybe another 75lbs LR
as far as lighting goes i run 3-Phoenix 250W 14K HQI lamps on PFO HQI ballast
yeah i guess i kinda lucked out gettin such a vibrant one at an LFS for $20 about 3 years ago now
hes been a great fish with lots of personality
and thank u for the complimnet on my photo skills its been alot of tinkering but its come along especially using a cheapo camera
heres my lights and u can see my Oceans Motion 4 way in the center too
yeah its quite a simple setup really nothing too elaborate....
just keep water quality in check and keep things routine and so far so good...
this tanks been up for about a year now... i transferred over a 100G tank but it was mainly a softy LPS tank and i used all new LS and added maybe another 75lbs LR
as far as lighting goes i run 3-Phoenix 250W 14K HQI lamps on PFO HQI ballast
yeah i guess i kinda lucked out gettin such a vibrant one at an LFS for $20 about 3 years ago now
hes been a great fish with lots of personality
and thank u for the complimnet on my photo skills its been alot of tinkering but its come along especially using a cheapo camera
heres my lights and u can see my Oceans Motion 4 way in the center too
TracyZeuner
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Hey justin did you lose your Pacific Blue Tang, I didn't see him in any of your pictures?I have this fish book and there is a picture of your little lion but it says that it is a Shortfin Lionfish and that the yellow ones are very rare-nice find!
murphreef
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u know i lost my blue tang about 2 months ago when i got 3 wild yellow tangs one had ich which the blue tang is so succesptable too and my UV was off and i didnt realize it he ended up dying along with that one yellow tang!
and the yellow fuzzy i know i havent seen many around so thats kinda cool that i scored on him a few years back for only $20 hes one of my fav fishes!
murphreef
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thanks!
as far as the sand bed goes i havent done anything to it yet and it seems to be good i think lol.... all my parameters are great....
ive never had any ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and phosphate has always come back undetectable using a salifer test kit.... i do run a phosban 150 reactor also in the sump but even b4 that i had no po4's
murphreef
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thanks i appreciate everyones nice comments
as far as gobies all i have is a siscortail but he doesnt do any sand sifting....
as far as fish i have the following
pink tail trigger
yellow dwarf lion
2-yellow tangs
mandarin dragonet
siscor tail
yellow coris wrasse
clarki clown
painted male anthias aka pictilis
3 lyertail anthias
as far as clean up crew i have about 6 astrea snails
1 large abalone that was a hitchicker as a small thing but grown huge
maybe 15 hermits
1 serpent starfish
thats about it
as far as gobies all i have is a siscortail but he doesnt do any sand sifting....
as far as fish i have the following
pink tail trigger
yellow dwarf lion
2-yellow tangs
mandarin dragonet
siscor tail
yellow coris wrasse
clarki clown
painted male anthias aka pictilis
3 lyertail anthias
as far as clean up crew i have about 6 astrea snails
1 large abalone that was a hitchicker as a small thing but grown huge
maybe 15 hermits
1 serpent starfish
thats about it
eaglesrx
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Justin, after looking at your tank, I've realized that there are 3 things that I can't live without. Good food, good sex (sorry if I've offended anyone, but I'm just being honest!!!), and good fishtanks. Pictures of your tank even more confirms how beautiful a tank can be.
Your tank has everything that I want!!! Well some of the things. I absolutely love clowns and anenomes. Love your rbta. Your clam is crazy!!!! What type of clam is it?? sorry, if you've already posted it.
My nano, I've managed to keep a rbta with a mated pair of ocellaris. They're on their 4th batch of eggs!!!! I'm going to start collecting and raising them, soon (actualy, my brother's going to raise the babies!!). Absolutely, wonderful to watch them host and their relationship with each other. It's truly like watching parenthood in the wild. My orchid dotty has gotten very aggressive in the past couple of months. However, ever since my clowns have started mating, my dotty knows better than to mess with a couple of mated clowns!!!!!
I've also got a baby electric blue stripe maxima. Have some sps (tricolor, blue/green tort, just got into monti's->original superman, rainbow, generic brown/maroon).
I'll post pics. Man your tank is amazing. My little puddle of water needs to be upgraded!!!
Your tank has everything that I want!!! Well some of the things. I absolutely love clowns and anenomes. Love your rbta. Your clam is crazy!!!! What type of clam is it?? sorry, if you've already posted it.
My nano, I've managed to keep a rbta with a mated pair of ocellaris. They're on their 4th batch of eggs!!!! I'm going to start collecting and raising them, soon (actualy, my brother's going to raise the babies!!). Absolutely, wonderful to watch them host and their relationship with each other. It's truly like watching parenthood in the wild. My orchid dotty has gotten very aggressive in the past couple of months. However, ever since my clowns have started mating, my dotty knows better than to mess with a couple of mated clowns!!!!!
I've also got a baby electric blue stripe maxima. Have some sps (tricolor, blue/green tort, just got into monti's->original superman, rainbow, generic brown/maroon).
I'll post pics. Man your tank is amazing. My little puddle of water needs to be upgraded!!!
eaglesrx
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Here's my maxima (only 2 months and it's probably grown maybe 1/6 to 1/4 of an inch!!)
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Here's my rbta and clowns in the cave below (they just got down making woopie, so the male had a look outside of the cave)
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Here's a better tank shot:
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Here are my monti's (at least my nice ones)
Here's my rbta and clowns in the cave below (they just got down making woopie, so the male had a look outside of the cave)
Here's a better tank shot:
Here are my monti's (at least my nice ones)
eaglesrx
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Hey Justin,
you're 2 yello tangs don't fight each other?
Also, your trigger doesn't eat any of your hermits??
What about your lionfish eating any of your other fish??
Sorry for the silly questions, but I love both of them, but worry about them causing havoc in my future tank.
Once again, amazing pics.
Thanks!1
you're 2 yello tangs don't fight each other?
Also, your trigger doesn't eat any of your hermits??
What about your lionfish eating any of your other fish??
Sorry for the silly questions, but I love both of them, but worry about them causing havoc in my future tank.
Once again, amazing pics.
Thanks!1
murphreef
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lol dude i know what u mean i would place things in that order too about whats important in life!
thanks again im glad u like the animals in my tank ive been trying to get a nice variety of things in there instead of just sps or lps i wanted something of everything!
your tanks lookin awesome for such a small setup! u have some nice hard to find pieces and it all looks very healthy/colorful/ and grown in! those montis are killer! i wanna get me some montis one of these days! just hard to wanna pay such high prices u know?
i dont think a SWF tank is complete without an anemone and some clown/s it makes it IMO!
the clam is a squamosa and its such a fast grower!
my buddies clowns just started mating after 3 years together he has a 180 also .... that would be cool if u could raise the fry up and sell them off
as far as the yellow tangs go they dont fight anymore they did at first for a lil but now they are friends and troll around the tank together lookin for stuff
the trigger is feed well so he leaves hermits alone but i only have about 15 hermits as it is....
the lionfish has eaten 2 small fish in the past but now i feed him seperately and alot more since then he hasnt touched a fish! however i did throw in some peppermint shrimps to try to get some aptasia but he made quick lunch of those guys!
well i hope that kinda answered some things....
ill post some more pics later once again thanks for all the kind remarks!
thanks again im glad u like the animals in my tank ive been trying to get a nice variety of things in there instead of just sps or lps i wanted something of everything!
your tanks lookin awesome for such a small setup! u have some nice hard to find pieces and it all looks very healthy/colorful/ and grown in! those montis are killer! i wanna get me some montis one of these days! just hard to wanna pay such high prices u know?
i dont think a SWF tank is complete without an anemone and some clown/s it makes it IMO!
the clam is a squamosa and its such a fast grower!
my buddies clowns just started mating after 3 years together he has a 180 also .... that would be cool if u could raise the fry up and sell them off
as far as the yellow tangs go they dont fight anymore they did at first for a lil but now they are friends and troll around the tank together lookin for stuff
the trigger is feed well so he leaves hermits alone but i only have about 15 hermits as it is....
the lionfish has eaten 2 small fish in the past but now i feed him seperately and alot more since then he hasnt touched a fish! however i did throw in some peppermint shrimps to try to get some aptasia but he made quick lunch of those guys!
well i hope that kinda answered some things....
ill post some more pics later once again thanks for all the kind remarks!
do you keep any cleaner shrimp??
I have a pinktail trigger in my reef tank and he hasn't gone after any skunk cleaner shrimp yet.... I think I saw him investigate a peppermint once though.
Also, how much/how often do you feed the triggerfish? I find that no matter how much food I put in he will gobble it up... so I don't want to starve it (and make it eat my inverts) or overfeed it. My pinktail also eats the seaweed sheets i put in for the tangs =\
I have a pinktail trigger in my reef tank and he hasn't gone after any skunk cleaner shrimp yet.... I think I saw him investigate a peppermint once though.
Also, how much/how often do you feed the triggerfish? I find that no matter how much food I put in he will gobble it up... so I don't want to starve it (and make it eat my inverts) or overfeed it. My pinktail also eats the seaweed sheets i put in for the tangs =\
murphreef
Active member
no i dont have any cleaner shrimps after the last one died a while back i havent bothered cuz i think my lion would eat it if the trigger didnt
i feed all my fish everyday and my trigger extra every other day which is sometimes a raw shrimp/ formula 1/ and yes even Nori lol dried seaweed! it is kinda funny how he eats it up super fast thought!
My tank is infested with ich but recently even the trigger has been going to the shrimp, lying on his side and being cleaned
I am moving in April and still trying to decide whether or not to keep the triggerfish. It's really fun to watch him eat... I give him raw shrimp pieces occassionally and he crunches it and then burps out a mist... very funny
