Lion's Coral Den! Rics, Zoas, Palys!, Ric and Zoa/Paly lover!

[buddythelion]

Hey guys,

Starting my first thread on nanoreef! Excuse the low quality pics from my camera phone.

Current setup 2/4/12 -

Equipment:

• Nanocube 12 DX Hoodless
• Kessil 150w Ocean Blue
• inTank Media basket w/ Purigen + Chemi-Pure Elite
• Two Hydor Koralia Nano 240s (One old model, one new)
• Hydor Reflector Return
• Surface Skimmer

FTS:

Le Kessil:

The Water Flowers:

Filtration:

 

[buddythelion]

Alright! Time for some more pics!

Left to Right of the Den:

Pink and Gold Colony:

Ricordea Island:

Above the Island, Zoa Fields:

Left Ricordea Island

Topping it off with a top-down Photo:

 

[buddythelion]

2/4/12

Yesterday I traded off 3 rics for this here beauty. Meet the Blonde Eye Blue B$#@$! Current fav and the colors POP.

Photo sucks. Me has no good camera. Forgive me photo lords:

 

[kelso1980]

Wow! I want a tank like yours when I grow up! LOVE the rics!

 

[buddythelion]

Fragged my first zoa last night with some guidance from a ninja. Hmm, I need to head on over to Daiso.

But they're looking good and looking swell! There's three on one disk (6 polyps total) because these were polyps on the colony that were starting to attach on the glass wall.. eek. Also as 3 different trials. But I'm very proud of myself!

First fragged Pink Gold Paly, 2/4/12

 

[buddythelion]

Stopped by LFS yesterday and decided to attempt to pair up my Yasha goby with a mate. From what I learned, males have a black on the bottom and females are clear. They had a big boy in and I have a big girl at home. Took the chance, and they're both in the same home. It's day 2 and it's looking good! No pics since they're both incredibly shy.

 

[Aquaticchaos]

Nice tank, that blonde eye blue zoa looks incredible, i want something like that...

 

[StephLionfish]

Lovely tank! Love the simplicity.

 

[buddythelion]

Nice tank, that blonde eye blue zoa looks incredible, i want something like that...

Not sure why they're not as popular yet. They're gorgeous. They're about the price of a Darth Maul paly. I'm going to keep an eye out on the growth rate. The person I got it from said they grow mad fast.

 

[ange062]

Great light for that tank size, I love how the blue model makes colors pop like that. Amazing selection of colorful goodies, I really dig it!

 

[buddythelion]

Here's the fish in the tank:


I had no idea how difficult it was to take a picture of a clownfish. They are constantly wiggling... Those who have clear pics of these guys have achieved an achievement I can't even do...

Anyways, meet Poseidon, king of the seas (Nano in this case):

Case A: Super blurry. Darn boy won't stay still!

Better pic of one side:

And now the other:

Puppy the Tail Spot Blenny:

Hard at work:

Taking a little break before it's back to algae wages!

The yasha goby pair:

The lady hanging on the right of their den:

And the big boy keeping look out on entrance 2 (hard to see, but he's in the dark area...):

 

[buddythelion]

Great light for that tank size, I love how the blue model makes colors pop like that. Amazing selection of colorful goodies, I really dig it!

Thanks ange, means a lot coming from someone with a tank like yours!

 

[ange062]

BTW, scape looks familiar...

 

[buddythelion]

BTW, scape looks familiar...

Hmm... I wonder why? :rollface:

 

[tntdsol]

Really a great looking tank. I am following along. Keep the pictures coming.

 

[ange062]

Awesome clowns! Love the crown/helmet look on their heads. Do you know the breeder/classification of them?

 

[DevilishDukie]

Looks great. Like the clowns

 

[buddythelion]

Awesome clowns! Love the crown/helmet look on their heads. Do you know the breeder/classification of them?

Got them from a LFS, he said they're one of Doni's. Look up Doni's Reef, home of the snowcassos. He pretty much is a regular perc except for the helmet + chinstrap on him. Eats out of my hands and likes to circle around me when my hand is in the tank.

 

[ViLife]

Love it. Nice colors.

 

[buddythelion]

Awesome clowns! Love the crown/helmet look on their heads. Do you know the breeder/classification of them?

Looks great. Like the clowns

Just for some clarification it's just ONE clown. :rollface:

But I'm always looking out for a girl for him. It's definitely different having a pair vs one alone.