K9s 20g Reef - Warning: Image Intense!

[pimp2daizzo]

God i love your tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[K9]

God i love your tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, considering His tank covers 75% of planet Earth, it is pretty impressive .

 

[ahchung]

Put the SPS on the top of the tank and you will make it, but you have to make sure that the water parameters in the tank are good enough (with the simpliest terms, NO3=0 and PO4=0 ).

You may visit my photo gallary to look at my tank of SPS's which have 5x36W of PC.

What do you think about 89 watts of pc for some little sps? Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m doing it now but I donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t know if they will die out of nowhere; as of now they are looking really good a lot of new growth.

 

[pimp2daizzo]

Ha Ha... True

well it does not matter is the top or bottum a 5.5 whit 89 watts... lol

 

[WendyMc]

I've always wondered about pairing a pseudochromis w/a larger clown like maroon. It seems they have a similair reputation, I'm very interested in hearing how this goes.

 

[ahchung]

Ha Ha... True

well it does not matter is the top or bottum a 5.5 whit 89 watts... lol

It does matter. There are quite a few factors that led to lower PAR value received on the bottom of the tank (e.g., water clarity, poor reflector, light shadowed by live rocks).

 

[nonamesright]

^ I believe he's referring to the bottom of a 5.5 being the same distance from the surface as the top of rockwork in other tanks, and I believe for the most part he's correct.

 

[K9]

I've always wondered about pairing a pseudochromis w/a larger clown like maroon. It seems they have a similair reputation, I'm very interested in hearing how this goes.

With these three fish, I wanted to try and have a balance of power in the tank. Despite what some Web sites say about lawnmower blennies, the ones I've had in the past could definitely hold their own and were sometimes even the aggressors. I gave the Maroon a couple weeks to get comfortable, then added the LMB and Pseudo together to lessen the aggression. So far, after the first couple days, all are doing well together and leave each other alone.

 

[ahchung]

^ I believe he's referring to the bottom of a 5.5 being the same distance from the surface as the top of rockwork in other tanks, and I believe for the most part he's correct.

Not many people keep SPS in good shape under PC due to the lack of light intensity issue. I have a difficult time in keeping deep purple, light green and blue for my SPS's even I put my SPS's within 4 inches under the PC light.

 

[pimp2daizzo]

mine are growing like crazy on the floor of the tank ill put some pics up of them later do day after school.

 

[pimp2daizzo]

today*

I was in class hehe

 

[WendyMc]

Despite what some Web sites say about lawnmower blennies, the ones I've had in the past could definitely hold their own and were sometimes even the aggressors.

That's been my experience as well. When I worked in the LFS, I had alot of customers complain about it.

Not that it pertains to fish aggressiveness, but my 2nd lawnmower blenny I owned in the 55g was a clamivore! My roommate saw it grazing on the mantles & I thought for sure she was overreacting at him cleaning the shell, but my clams started suffering. I stayed home from work on a stakeout day, & sure enough, the little creep was going to town on my poor maximas! :mad2: I think he was a freak case, I haven't heard of a lawnmower before or since do this.

 

[K9]

UPDATE: Late Night October 19, 2005

UPDATE: Late Night October 19, 2005

Well, this will probably be my last update for a little bit. I'm really happy with how the tank is maturing now. I've been extremely busy with work and classes lately, so not much will be happening anytime soon. I'm already at my fish stocking limit, and will let my corals grow out some more. If anything changes with the tank in the near future, I'll be sure to post it here or in a new thread.

Of course, I'll always be happy to answer any questions about the tank, equipment, or inhabitants. A big "THANK YOU!" to everyone who has read and replied. Take care.

-Ted

 

[melev]

How about some current images? It's been days!!!

 

[K9]

Sweet Ted, I didn't know you picked up a Maroon clown as well. White or gold stripes? Are you thinking about an anemone?

He has white stripes. Not really thinking about an anemone though. I've never been really into them I guess. My Maroon is hosting in one of my Maxi-Jets right now, so I'm hoping he'll maybe move into the Toadstool or Galaxy sometime soon. The Maroon I had in my old 30g tank eventually started hosting in my large green Wellsophyllia brain. It was about the size of a grapefruit and the clown couldn't get enough of it!

How about some current images? It's been days!!!

Allright, allright. I'll try to bring home our nice camera from work in the next day or two. I've been home sick today and probably tomorrow as well, so sit tight!

 

[K9]

UPDATE: October 21, 2005

UPDATE: October 21, 2005

OK, back by popular demand (melev) , here's some new photos I just shot a few minutes ago. My Lawnmower Blenny is very photogenic, but my Pseudo was a little too active to get a still shot. Anyways, enjoy!

 

[melev]

Niiice. Those ricordia look fantastic. I wish I could get mine to grow like that. I don't have much success with them for some reason.

 

[WendyMc]

Are you feeling better, Ted? Is the lawnmower taking prepared foods? Also, what type of flow do you keep the ric florideas in, & do you feed them?

 

[K9]

Niiice. Those ricordia look fantastic. I wish I could get mine to grow like that. I don't have much success with them for some reason.

Thanks Marc. Actually, I've read and heard that some people have mixed results w/Rics. Either they do really well or very poorly. Just another one of those mysteries of reefkeeping, I guess .

I've been waiting anxiously for those monsters to split. They're all at least 2.5-3" across now. Ah well, patience pays, I guess. :thumbsup:

 

[K9]

Are you feeling better, Ted? Is the lawnmower taking prepared foods? Also, what type of flow do you keep the ric florideas in, & do you feed them?

LOL, yes, much better today, thank you . I even dragged myself out of bed to go to work.

The LMB is indeed taking prepped food. And quite eagerly at that! I feed him Seaweed Selects Green Marine Algae from Ocean Nutrition. They're the same co. that makes Formula pellets, Prime Reef, etc. I tried a veggie clip, but he's lazy and doesn't like to swim. So, I take a small 1x2inch piece and rubberband it to a golf ball sized piece of live rock and drop it in. He just swims on over, perches next to the rock, and goes to town! I feed Prime Reef frozen cubes to the Maroon and Pseudo and throw in a single small chopped up prawn for the Pseudo too. The couple hermits just mooch off of what floats around.

I think I've picked 3 perfect fish to go together in this tank. The LMB is an herbivore, the Pseudo is carnivorous, and the Maroon is omnivorous. This makes for no fighting whatsoever during feeding time. Also, I think they all respect each other's fighting talents, because there hasn't been a single fight, bite, or nip yet.

For flow, I have two Maxi-Jet 600s at 160gph/each plus about 200gph more from the MJ1200 return from the refugium. The Rics are kinda low and out of direct flow. If you could see them in person, they don't blow around hardly at all. I don't feed them anything as far as target feeding. When I feed the fish though, they may get some particles that float around.