der_wille_zur_macht
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Half full, lights in the middle of sunset, VFD closed loop running at about half speed (even that low, the entire surface of the tank is churning like an erupting volcano):
Mountains of sawdust (360g plywood, LED, Arduino build)
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der_wille_zur_macht
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Tank has been live with saltwater since Saturday. Added sand yesterday and rock will go in soon... 
I've had great success with Anthias - Bartlett's to be exact. Great color and rock solid once they worked out whatever it is those fish do in regards to pecking order vs. male vs. female, etc. They lived in a 100 gallon display. If I did it again I wouldn't probably get them unless I had a taller tank and some form of birdnest type coral for them.
I didn't know Bannerfish are reef friendly or better yet care / hobby friendly. I've kept a Copperband though which isn't typically care friendly either so what do I know
I liked my rabbit fish (foxface) though it always made cleaning the tank a bit tricky. Something to consider. He was housed with a Kole Tang. Neat trick is to leave one corner or the tank, or side if you can't see it, with algae on it. The two of them would always have a source of food and I'd see their mouth marks on it. Nori, that, and what was left on the rocks they made short work of. Just this fins or spines kept me on my toes...
The tank looks good - keep up the good work!
I didn't know Bannerfish are reef friendly or better yet care / hobby friendly. I've kept a Copperband though which isn't typically care friendly either so what do I know
I liked my rabbit fish (foxface) though it always made cleaning the tank a bit tricky. Something to consider. He was housed with a Kole Tang. Neat trick is to leave one corner or the tank, or side if you can't see it, with algae on it. The two of them would always have a source of food and I'd see their mouth marks on it. Nori, that, and what was left on the rocks they made short work of. Just this fins or spines kept me on my toes...
The tank looks good - keep up the good work!
TheFishMan65
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I've got a foxface rabbit fish and he has never bothered me once. I don't even think about him. Just goes to show everyone experience is a little different.
der_wille_zur_macht
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I've been on the verge of buying rabbits or foxfaces many times with past tanks. The things that always stop me are the potential to get stung by them, plus the potential for them to develop a taste for corals. I really do like them though, so maybe I'll give it a go.
saf1, how many anthias did you have in your 100g? I'm partial to the lyretail based on appearance, plus they often seem to be labeled "easy anthias" on the forums.
I put a frag of yellow polyps in the tank the other day, and, well, it's not dead yet, so I guess the system is successful. I ordered a bunch of snails from reefcleaners.org that should be here Friday, since I've noticed the snail population has become virtually zero in the temporary tank. I'm guessing it has something to do with the pistol shrimp (who, I should add, is looking VERY plump these days). He's probably my favorite piece of livestock right now though, so heck, $30 of snails over a year is not a bad price to pay.
I took my kids to a local fish store over the weekend to get them excited for the new tank being online, and my daughter basically ran around the store pointing at livestock and asking one of two questions?
Daddy, can we put this in the tank?
or:
Daddy, can we eat this?
saf1, how many anthias did you have in your 100g? I'm partial to the lyretail based on appearance, plus they often seem to be labeled "easy anthias" on the forums.
I put a frag of yellow polyps in the tank the other day, and, well, it's not dead yet, so I guess the system is successful.
I ordered a bunch of snails from reefcleaners.org that should be here Friday, since I've noticed the snail population has become virtually zero in the temporary tank. I'm guessing it has something to do with the pistol shrimp (who, I should add, is looking VERY plump these days). He's probably my favorite piece of livestock right now though, so heck, $30 of snails over a year is not a bad price to pay.I took my kids to a local fish store over the weekend to get them excited for the new tank being online, and my daughter basically ran around the store pointing at livestock and asking one of two questions?
Daddy, can we put this in the tank?
or:
Daddy, can we eat this?
digitalchrisg
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I have never had a problem with my foxface, as of yet lol. When I have my hand in the tank, that is the first guy I am looking for though. Better to be aware and safe I guess.
Hi Der - first purchase was a group of 6. Two died within a week and I thought maybe it was something I did. A bit more of reading which is what I should have done to begin with shed some light on the subject and death was probably caused by having too many males vs. females etc. I ended up picking up a couple more after replacing what "I" thought appeared to be the more aggressive of those that remained and ended up with around 7 if I recall correctly. The whole male to female ration is a odd one but I'm guessing they worked it out in the end.
I don't know much about the lyretail but I do know those I had got plump and ate really well once I fed them twice a day. Mysis shrimp was the general food for the tank outside Nori and Silversides for the Elegance I had. They would try and steal a piece of that if it didn't close fast enough - pretty funny.
100 gallon tank with about a 6" sand bed. Frogspawn, elegance, various zooanthids. Kole tang, Anthias, foxface, some cleaner shrimp, various snails. Total rock poundage I don't recall but it was built up from a larger pile / wall on the left to a lagoon type sand bed where the elegance lived on the right.
They didn't like the frogspawn - that I do know but they did get along with everyone else. They are super quick too
I don't know much about the lyretail but I do know those I had got plump and ate really well once I fed them twice a day. Mysis shrimp was the general food for the tank outside Nori and Silversides for the Elegance I had. They would try and steal a piece of that if it didn't close fast enough - pretty funny.
100 gallon tank with about a 6" sand bed. Frogspawn, elegance, various zooanthids. Kole tang, Anthias, foxface, some cleaner shrimp, various snails. Total rock poundage I don't recall but it was built up from a larger pile / wall on the left to a lagoon type sand bed where the elegance lived on the right.
They didn't like the frogspawn - that I do know but they did get along with everyone else. They are super quick too
lewisjl481
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I had a Foxface that developed an insatiable need to eat LPS, especially brain corals, even though it was very well fed. It would eat out of the water column and then immediately start picking at all of the LPS. Another thing to keep in mind is that they are a tricky fish to catch once they are in the tank. It never touched any SPS as far as I know.
So nice to see the tank back up and running! Congrats DWIZM!
der_wille_zur_macht
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As you predicted though, I'm now in that stage of, "Man, that thing is sooooo clean. And SOOOOO white. Do I REALLY want to put dirty fish in there who are going to poop all over the place?"
Oh and here's my helper, making sure the salt is thoroughly mixed in:
Looking at that photo kinda puts things in perspective. I mean, yeah, the tank is big enough that the kids could go swimming in it, but even just the sump is big enough for bathtime!
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coralnut99
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Yeah, but can she stir Kalkwasser and dose it as well? Lol!
TheFishMan65
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Better be careful, she'll the area under your tank into her fort.
naprestsleep
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She may come in handy if you ever need someone to keep water moving and oxygenated during an emergency.
der_wille_zur_macht
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Some day she is going to KILL me for putting a photo on the internet of her wearing a diaper and sucking on a pacifier.
TheFishMan65
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That's nothing show it to her boyfriend when she is 16. :wave:
der_wille_zur_macht
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She's not allowed to date until she's 30. House rules.
eznet2u
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Why so lenient?She's not allowed to date until she's 30. House rules.
HeadlessRoland
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Fantastic build.
The only others which I think even come close are BeanAnimal's and WakeSurfDan's amazing builds, but really, every single time I witness someone create these spectacularly-designed pieces I am blown away, but these just really stand out in my mind. You do really solid work, and give a true testament to using non-standard building materials. I never in my wildest dreams would have considered or even thought of using plywood as a material. I avidly await the next update. Looks very nice.
The only others which I think even come close are BeanAnimal's and WakeSurfDan's amazing builds, but really, every single time I witness someone create these spectacularly-designed pieces I am blown away, but these just really stand out in my mind. You do really solid work, and give a true testament to using non-standard building materials. I never in my wildest dreams would have considered or even thought of using plywood as a material. I avidly await the next update. Looks very nice.
