Interesting...what is a hydrocoral? I'm assuming it is a water coral or something like that?
Ludnix's tropical 120!
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fasteddie99
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I just read through the entire thread. I admire your setup! It looks great.
I also wanted to comment on your LTA. I bought an LTA a couple months ago and wondered if it was going to be big enough, well within a few days, he opened up completely and was way bigger than what I expected him to be. They open up and swell up with water so much, its suprising how much bigger they get. However, my clowns wont even look at it. Hopefully someday they change their mind.
Excellent job on the tank!
I also wanted to comment on your LTA. I bought an LTA a couple months ago and wondered if it was going to be big enough, well within a few days, he opened up completely and was way bigger than what I expected him to be. They open up and swell up with water so much, its suprising how much bigger they get. However, my clowns wont even look at it. Hopefully someday they change their mind.
Excellent job on the tank!
ludnix
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Yeah they are huge, it was a really pretty anemone, but after deciding it liked the front of the tank more than it's original spot and after eating about $150 in fish I decided I couldn't keep him anymore.
On a good day he could have easily reached to to the 3/4 of the top of the tank.
On a good day he could have easily reached to to the 3/4 of the top of the tank.
Frogmanx82
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I enjoyed your thread, great job.
ludnix
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I took some new pictures for this month.
Front
Side
Back
The small peice of tile I was trying to get the clownfish to spawn on wasn't quite big enough so I put a half of a terra cotta pot in there instead. Unfortunately the clowns layed on the rock hidden by the pot, but hopefully in time they'll start to lay on the actual pot so I can remove it and try to raise the fry.
Purple Bali Slimer.
Eventually this rock will be covered in zoos and acans.
I recently added this Tridacna Squamosa. In the past I had tried two corcea clams which both died unfortunately, this was before I was carefully monitoring my water parameters. So far this clam has been extending fully every day and appears to be in good health. I look forward to watching it grow.
Front
Side
Back
The small peice of tile I was trying to get the clownfish to spawn on wasn't quite big enough so I put a half of a terra cotta pot in there instead. Unfortunately the clowns layed on the rock hidden by the pot, but hopefully in time they'll start to lay on the actual pot so I can remove it and try to raise the fry.
Purple Bali Slimer.
Eventually this rock will be covered in zoos and acans.
I recently added this Tridacna Squamosa. In the past I had tried two corcea clams which both died unfortunately, this was before I was carefully monitoring my water parameters. So far this clam has been extending fully every day and appears to be in good health. I look forward to watching it grow.
ludnix
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Small duncan colony of about 10 heads. This originally started as one. The right side is a shrunken because it was getting stung by the nearby maze brain without me realizing it. I've since moved it further away and now it's starting to even out. I haven't been target feeding this coral, but it still seems to be growing at a steady rate.
You can see a little bit of cyano forming on the sand. This came about since I've been feeding so heavily lately. I've been feeding extra to make sure the mandarins and clownfish were getting a good share. I think I can back off on the feeding a bit now though.
By the way, both mandarins are eating frozen and pellets now, I guess the male picked up the habit from the female.
The male mandarin goby.
One of three engineer gobies.
Thanks for looking!
You can see a little bit of cyano forming on the sand. This came about since I've been feeding so heavily lately. I've been feeding extra to make sure the mandarins and clownfish were getting a good share. I think I can back off on the feeding a bit now though.
By the way, both mandarins are eating frozen and pellets now, I guess the male picked up the habit from the female.
The male mandarin goby.
One of three engineer gobies.
Thanks for looking!
ludnix
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You're right I think it is a derasa, it was marked as a squamosa at the LFS, but the linear lines and smooth shell suggest it's a derasa. You definitely didn't sound like a jerk though so don't worry about, I'd much rather have my mistakes pointed out than have them hidden in fear of hurting my pride.
es1887
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ha thats a good way to look at it. you never know with typing. people sometimes just get the tone wrong, but i am glad there are no hard feelings.
you tank does look really nice, and i am sure it feels even better. i have never started a tank from complete scratch it has always been an upgrade or moving from this tank to that tank. i look forward to the day that i can just take the time to plan my tank. i am sure it is much more rewarding and less stressful.
you tank does look really nice, and i am sure it feels even better. i have never started a tank from complete scratch it has always been an upgrade or moving from this tank to that tank. i look forward to the day that i can just take the time to plan my tank. i am sure it is much more rewarding and less stressful.InsaneClownFish
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Nice variety in your tank. I really like that side shot. Continued success!
iwishtofish
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Wow, fantastic thread (and beautiful tank)!! You and your family are very creative and talented. Thank you for being so diligent with regard to keeping everyone updated. Just read the whole thread last night - no wonder I am tired today!
Maybe I missed some reference to this (or maybe you just don't like to talk about the subject), but I know that Eureka is in a relatively active seismic zone. Have you ever had any problems with that?
Maybe I missed some reference to this (or maybe you just don't like to talk about the subject), but I know that Eureka is in a relatively active seismic zone. Have you ever had any problems with that?
ludnix
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I haven't talked about earthquakes here because it hasn't been an issue fortunately. While we do have them often (last one was last week) they are typically small enough that only half of the population might notice them (usually a magnatude of 3.0 or less). Last time we had a decent shake I checked the tank and it didn't seem to have water sloshing around or anything so I guess it hasn't been a big issue.
We have a generator ready incase of a black out, but those are typically due to people crashing into light poles rather than earth quakes.
How long did it take to get that big? I knew it would get big eventually when I bought it, but I wasn't sure on the time scale.
We have a generator ready incase of a black out, but those are typically due to people crashing into light poles rather than earth quakes.
How long did it take to get that big? I knew it would get big eventually when I bought it, but I wasn't sure on the time scale.
iwishtofish
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I'm glad to hear that! I'll enjoy following your thread (and learning) while planning my second financial demise!
saltyg135er
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beautiful tank setup
