Amazing tank, great shots. Is that georgian that i see in one of the pics?
Thanks! Not sure which one you're referencing. Can you elaborate?
Those are some nice wrasses. Especially the M. kuiteri
Thanks Wayne. It's been great to enjoy both the female and the male as she transitioned. We still think she was a prettier female, but we're getting used to the male version
Love the Eightline. Great pics!
Obviously you keep multiple wrasses... Are there any concerns or advice for adding different species of wrasses? Do they ever show aggressive behaviors to the new additions that you've seen?
Yes, you have to be careful with the acclimation and introduction of new specimens. Use acclimation boxes. Make sure you QT new fish for several weeks until you're sure they are healthy and of sufficient size and weight to hold their own. There of course will be initial harrassment, and if you put a weak or lightweight fish in there, they will tire out quickly from the chasing, and once they show weakness, it can be big trouble.
Pay attention to the natural pecking order; the dominant fish can sometimes get "too big for their britches". We keep a close eye on this and if it gets out of hand, a couple of weeks of "time out" in the frag tank can fix it right up.
I saw this and just wanted to comment. I recently picked up an Apex and am checking out all that it can do.... with that being said, I also agree that I am not sure I can trust it to do something as crucial as dosing. I bought a used system and believe I have an outlet stuck in the 'on' position that could be disaster for dosing. I have a litermeter from before and plan to keep it. I can not say enough about the litermeter and how well it works. I also bought this used and had a failure - the tube cracked. With everything I have seen on the internet, I can't recall hearing much about a litermeter failing and nuking a tank. With the Apex, although not common, I have seen horror stories (and not always the apex's fault).
I just wanted to give my endorsement for the litermeter as a dosing system (I dose kalk with it and have the remote pumps sitting in my basement waiting to be hooked up for 2 part as well). I also have plans for the Apex to do additional items so I am not bashing their system. I just agree with your decision to not put all your eggs in one basket.
Great photos and tank - your thread has been a subscription of mine for a very long time - I enjoy popping in and checking out all the updates occasionally! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for your advice and feedback. We continue to test and find ways to improve fault-tolerance. If money were no option, a backup Apex that is kept synchronized with the same programming and just sitting on the shelf would be great, but they are just too expensive for that option to be reasonable for us. We prefer to take the approach you suggest, by keeping certain critical functions on dedicated/separate controllers.
That's a good looking eight line. Mine was so pale. even with a pair mine never looked that nice
Thanks - he's a real fatty. We just love how he has grown up. He doesn't flash those nuptial colors very often, so Terry has to keep the camera handy to try and capture those rare occasions!
Thanks, and appreciate you stopping in.
Beautiful pictures Terry. The tank is progressing so nicely and some of the colonies are getting huuuuugee! I'd also have to agree the desjardini is certainly striking. Great seeing you all this past weekend and I can't wait to see pictures of everything you picked up this weekend, big spenders
~Josh
Josh, it was great seeing you on the trip - we had such a good time. It was a very well-coordinated field trip. The HRRC has some great peeps, not to mention cool club t-shirts!
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We haven't done much in the way of updates lately (at least not at this end of the thread!). The first 12 pages of the thread were built with our pictures being hosted at our old ISP. For years, we've managed to find ways to keep those pictures online, but finally lost the battle and they were taken down. So we embarked on the painstaking task of re-hosting all those pictures onto Flickr, and doing the re-linking. Big Kudos to Terry for doing a lot of the grunt work on this, and to
Dino, for helping us with the edits. It was a big chore, but so many of you guys enjoy reading the thread, and for all the work that went into posting it in the first place, we felt like it was worth it to keep it working as intended.
