Mark's 180 Starfire upgrade

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13799815#post13799815 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clownnrnd
Mark,
Do you have the orange orenji? I'm not seeing that one much these days. I know Naka had a piece but said it was a slow grower. Maybe Slojmn has one...for some reason I was thinking you had one too...maybe not
Chad

Maybe

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13800036#post13800036 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jtarmitage
The tank looks good as always Mark. I'm so glad to see acros back in it! Heck, between you and Tim, I need to start a wish list.:lol:

Thanks Jeremy. You know sooner or later you will need a bigger tank to house all of mine and Tim's corals :lol:

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13800076#post13800076 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BAB43
What chalice is the one that you did the close up to rob i have never seen that one and was just interested. anyway like always your stuff looks great. man i am becoming a regular on this thread.

Brandon

Whats up Brandon I am a regular on a "few" threads. I try to keep the eye candy rolling.but I have been off my game for the last two months.

That chalice is one that I picked up a few months back at a LFS.
Here it was a couple days after picking it up

And now

There must be something in the water :lol:

 

[Chrisrush]

There must be something in the water :lol:

That's what I'm thinking. Kinda like good water makes good coffee and good water makes good bagels, I think Mark's water makes good corals.

Thanks for the info on the sand. It looked bigger than most of the stuff I have seen before. I need some heavier stuff to avoid any sand storms from my tunze.

 

[jtarmitage]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13800363#post13800363 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Thanks Jeremy. You know sooner or later you will need a bigger tank to house all of mine and Tim's corals :lol:

Already being planned. Well, sort of. I know the eventual size that I want, just need the house to put it in and not move for awhile. When things settle out, you'll see a new build thread, 8-10' long, 3-4' deep, 28" tall or so.:lol:

 

[mpoletti]

Today was an interesting day. I picked up a couple new goodies, but iphones do not do well when you drop them in a tank

Here's a preview

 

[Rickyrooz1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13805470#post13805470 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Today was an interesting day. I picked up a couple new goodies, but iphones do not do well when you drop them in a tank

Here's a preview

Let me take a guess, you got a Borbonius Anthias?

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13805509#post13805509 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rickyrooz1
Let me take a guess, you got a Borbonius Anthias?

Nope, I got two

 

[Ed Reef]

Look great mark - I just pick up one for myself last night!!

 

[Rickyrooz1]

That's awesome, I'm glad you got two instead of having one all alone.

 

[clownnrnd]

Looks great Mark, I did'nt know what to think of those fish when I saw them for the first time. Now they are definitely growing on me.

Will you be buying the new 3G now? I got upset when I dropped my Fat Max measuring tape in the tank. God only knows what I would do if I dropped my Iphone

Chad

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13805550#post13805550 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ed Reef
Look great mark - I just pick up one for myself last night!!

Sweet

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13805575#post13805575 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rickyrooz1
That's awesome, I'm glad you got two instead of having one all alone.

Thanks. My friend Alicia also got a pair. It was nice to have about 20 of them to pick from

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13805582#post13805582 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clownnrnd
Looks great Mark, I did'nt know what to think of those fish when I saw them for the first time. Now they are definitely growing on me.

Will you be buying the new 3G now? I got upset when I dropped my Fat Max measuring tape in the tank. God only knows what I would do if I dropped my Iphone

Chad

Tomorrow will tell a lot about the phone situation. I had a friend that jumped in the river and his iphone was in his pocket. He turned it on the next day and all was well. I do not have very high hopes though And the answer is yes, I will "need" to upgrade. Life without the iphone is something I do not want to experience ever again :lol:

 

[PnoyReefeR]

Nice Mark... Im getting a pair myself sometime this week.. Any behavior on this fish you want to let me know ... Aggressive ? thanks

 

[SaraB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13808942#post13808942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reeferpnoy
Nice Mark... Im getting a pair myself sometime this week.. Any behavior on this fish you want to let me know ... Aggressive ? thanks

I'm not Mark, but I'll give you some feedback!

I've had a trio of them since July in a 40G Breeder holding tank. One has grown quite larger than the other two and is a bit aggressive and territorial when it comes to feeding time. I actually seldom see the other two as they hide in the rocks and then I see a flash of them during feeding. I'm hoping they get along better in the new 268G tank.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13808942#post13808942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reeferpnoy
Nice Mark... Im getting a pair myself sometime this week.. Any behavior on this fish you want to let me know ... Aggressive ? thanks

Steve, I just told them to play nice before I added them to the tank. I am more worried about how the two male bartletts willl treat them.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13809016#post13809016 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SaraB
I'm not Mark, but I'll give you some feedback!

I've had a trio of them since July in a 40G Breeder holding tank. One has grown quite larger than the other two and is a bit aggressive and territorial when it comes to feeding time. I actually seldom see the other two as they hide in the rocks and then I see a flash of them during feeding. I'm hoping they get along better in the new 268G tank.

Thats good to know Sara. I do know that they will get kind of big. Thier mouth reminds me of a mini grouper.

 

[SaraB]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13809155#post13809155 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Thats good to know Sara. I do know that they will get kind of big. Thier mouth reminds me of a mini grouper.

It looks like a mini grouper for a reason ... it is in the grouper family. Drs F&S have a grouping of write-ups on Anthias as a whole by Scott Michael. Hope the link works!

http://www.liveaquaria.com/PIC/article.cfm?aid=266

if not, this link will get you there: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1505340

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks for the read Sara. I think I may have read that before; maybe that is why that had stuck in my head

 

[clownnrnd]

Hey Mark,

All these updated shots...but how is the joculator doing

O'ya and I like the red cyphasteria. Do you know the name?

Chad