Ludnix's tropical 120!
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ludnix
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It was under the category of Tamco tanks.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...USPlastic&category_name=19372&product_id=3621
You can also have US Plastic send you a catalog, they are listed in there too.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...USPlastic&category_name=19372&product_id=3621
You can also have US Plastic send you a catalog, they are listed in there too.
steveoutlaw
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Looks Awesome!
I would get rid of the Condy anemone. They are very aggressive and are a predator of opportunity. I had one that opened up to about 8". One day my I found the anemone close up and my Foxface was missing. Sure enough, the anemone started daying and coming apart and there was the foxface carcus.
LTAs are a good alternative......and the clowns will host in an LTA.
Keep up the pics.
I would get rid of the Condy anemone. They are very aggressive and are a predator of opportunity. I had one that opened up to about 8". One day my I found the anemone close up and my Foxface was missing. Sure enough, the anemone started daying and coming apart and there was the foxface carcus.
LTAs are a good alternative......and the clowns will host in an LTA.
Keep up the pics.
ludnix
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I've been considering taking him out, I noticed lately that if he gets much bigger he's going to have tentacles that touch the small clam to the left of him.
Right now he has his foot in a hole, but it's accessible from the otherside, maybe I could use a small powerhead to blow at his foot to get him out of there?
Right now he has his foot in a hole, but it's accessible from the otherside, maybe I could use a small powerhead to blow at his foot to get him out of there?
ludnix
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I ended up taking your advice steveoutlaw and traded my condy for a Long Tentacle Anemone.
The day after I moved the anemone in the clowns started hosting it, the anemone is rather deflated in the picture and is a lot larger when it fully inflates.
We have been planning to add an exhaust fan to the stand for a while to help reduce overall moisture in the stand. I was able to get a 105mm hole saw and cut the hole this weekend.
We wanted to use a 120mm computer fan because of quiet they can be, 105mm was the closest hole saw I could find, but it seems to have worked out well anyways. The computer fan is powered using a plug-in molex adapter.
Here's a picture of the one Hawaiian feather duster in the tank. Why? Because I like feather dusters.
The day after I moved the anemone in the clowns started hosting it, the anemone is rather deflated in the picture and is a lot larger when it fully inflates.
We have been planning to add an exhaust fan to the stand for a while to help reduce overall moisture in the stand. I was able to get a 105mm hole saw and cut the hole this weekend.
We wanted to use a 120mm computer fan because of quiet they can be, 105mm was the closest hole saw I could find, but it seems to have worked out well anyways. The computer fan is powered using a plug-in molex adapter.
Here's a picture of the one Hawaiian feather duster in the tank. Why? Because I like feather dusters.
roper512
Premium Member
Spectacular looking tank Eric! Love the rockwork and everything looks awesome in it.. Great work so far keep it up!
I'm curious, how tough are the feather dusters to keep? I also find them fascinating and would love them in my tank but wouldn't want to take one on without knowing how to properly take care of it...
Thanks
I'm curious, how tough are the feather dusters to keep? I also find them fascinating and would love them in my tank but wouldn't want to take one on without knowing how to properly take care of it...
Thanks
ludnix
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13580765#post13580765 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roper512
Spectacular looking tank Eric! Love the rockwork and everything looks awesome in it.. Great work so far keep it up!
I'm curious, how tough are the feather dusters to keep? I also find them fascinating and would love them in my tank but wouldn't want to take one on without knowing how to properly take care of it...
Thanks
Thanks for the compliments!
I've had this feather duster for about a year and a half now. He was the first saltwater animal for that I've kept and is still going strong. I don't directly feed him anything, but I've heard of people feeding live phytoplankton to them. Everything I read suggests they are super hardy so long as you don't have any fish that like to nip the feathers.
From what I can tell they are an extremely easy to care for, since it has no requirement for manual feeding or special lighting.
Here's a pretty good page on them:
http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Hawaiian_Feather_Duster
ludnix
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Some new pictures:
It's hard to tell because I've moved the pipe organ frag, but it seems like it's grown quite a bit.
A new frag of caulestrea:
The long tentacle anemone moved to the otherwise of the rock, it looks a better here anyways I think.
Here's a shot that shows the growth of a colony of zoanthids, I've been taking pictures of it each month since it's been in.
I've got some other new frags that I'll have to get some pictures of tomorrow too!
It's hard to tell because I've moved the pipe organ frag, but it seems like it's grown quite a bit.
A new frag of caulestrea:
The long tentacle anemone moved to the otherwise of the rock, it looks a better here anyways I think.
Here's a shot that shows the growth of a colony of zoanthids, I've been taking pictures of it each month since it's been in.
I've got some other new frags that I'll have to get some pictures of tomorrow too!
iamthereefguy
In Memoriam
Looking good. How many fish are you planning to house? When are you going to put them in the tank?
iamthereefguy
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Ooopss. Never mind. LOL Didn't realize there are more pages.
ludnix
New member
It's probably a good idea to post the current stock list anyways.
Fish:
Inverts:
So far this has been pretty stable, there is not longer any sign of algae on the rocks and my skimmer is no longer creating huge amounts of skimmate. The macro algae and mangroves have been growing like crazy though.
Fish:
- Yellow Tang
- Fox Face
- Tomini Tang
- 3x Blue-Green Chromis
- Royal Gramma
- Pink and Blue spotted goby
- 2x Percula Clownfish
- Coral Beauty
- Mandarin Goby
Inverts:
- 2x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
- Blood Shrimp
- Tuxedo Urchin
- Red Pin Cushion Urchin
- Green Brittle Starfish
- Long Tentacle Anemone
So far this has been pretty stable, there is not longer any sign of algae on the rocks and my skimmer is no longer creating huge amounts of skimmate. The macro algae and mangroves have been growing like crazy though.
ludnix
New member
In the spirit:
We got this new Pagoda Cup Coral that's about 12" across. I haven't seen any polyps extend yet but hopefully they will soon.
This maze coral was in the display at the local fish store, but once they put it in their frag tank it started coloring up. I have a feeling it will continue to in our tank. You can see where it was getting a good amount of light on the top side where it's browner and light green on the inside.
We got this new Pagoda Cup Coral that's about 12" across. I haven't seen any polyps extend yet but hopefully they will soon.
This maze coral was in the display at the local fish store, but once they put it in their frag tank it started coloring up. I have a feeling it will continue to in our tank. You can see where it was getting a good amount of light on the top side where it's browner and light green on the inside.
