My 225gal. from the beginning
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mskohl
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I used just one little bit of epoxy, but I think it's too old to do any good. I'm not sure if it's hardened and holding the rocks or providing just the right support.
You can kinda see it in that last pic. It's just under the right edge of the top of the arch- about 1 o'clock.
The rest of the arch is well balanced and the pillars are on pvc.
That Haitian rock is the best for arches. The top piece of the arch is really a keystone, making the rest of it secure.
You can kinda see it in that last pic. It's just under the right edge of the top of the arch- about 1 o'clock.
The rest of the arch is well balanced and the pillars are on pvc.
That Haitian rock is the best for arches. The top piece of the arch is really a keystone, making the rest of it secure.
mskohl
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Here is my desired fish list - it' changed a bit since I started planning:
Achilles Tang
Blue Hippo Tang (Have it)
Powder Brown (Have it)
Powder Blue
Naso
Clown
Yellow x 3 (Have one)
Purple x 3
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Sixline Wrasse
Midas Blenny
Lawnmower Blenny
Clownfish x2
Royal Gramma (Have One)
Mandarin Dragonet Goby
I also have a yellow tail damsel, tomato clownfish, and an engineer goby in my 45g that I'm not sure if I'll keep. I like the tomato, she's got a lot of personality, but I don't know if she'd tolerate a pair of small percs.
Achilles Tang
Blue Hippo Tang (Have it)
Powder Brown (Have it)
Powder Blue
Naso
Clown
Yellow x 3 (Have one)
Purple x 3
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Sixline Wrasse
Midas Blenny
Lawnmower Blenny
Clownfish x2
Royal Gramma (Have One)
Mandarin Dragonet Goby
I also have a yellow tail damsel, tomato clownfish, and an engineer goby in my 45g that I'm not sure if I'll keep. I like the tomato, she's got a lot of personality, but I don't know if she'd tolerate a pair of small percs.
mskohl
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Well, because I apparently have trouble learning.... and I like to take short cuts when available, I have to clear the fish out of my tank.
When I brought the powder brown home, he looked a little stressed, but things cleared up overnight. He'd been at the store for a few weeks and was acting healthy. I left all but the actinic lights off the next day and he looked great. He had a few flecks of ich, but he was eating well and I was soaking his food in garlic. I was sure he'd get through it. Then a week or so ago I got the notion to go ahead and add my yellow tang. Boy, the powder brown was not too pleased about that move! The PB was really harrassing the YT, so since I eventually wanted to add a total of 3 yellows, I thought I'd go ahead and do that now and spread the aggression around a little.
So, I buy another couple of yellows that look healthy and have been in lower salinity since May. Over the next few days the aggression really seems to improve. Though, ich has started to flourish. I started thinking about removing them for hypo treatment, but there were so many now that I didn't really have way to treat that many tangs.
Well, today, my space issue seems to be resolving itself. I've lost two yellows in one day. The first was dead when I turned the lights on. The second made it about halfway through acclimation into the quarentine tank. I think he was pretty much done to begin with since I was able to net him without any effort. Though, it's tough to lose them back to back like that.
Now, I have to figure out how I'm going to QT a hippo, powder brown, and a yellow tang and a lubbock's wrasse. I have two 10g tanks ready, but that doesn't seem right on the tangs for that long of time.
I really do think ich is going to be present in any tank, whether you get it in on a fish, coral, rock, or sand, but I need to try and limit my exposure since I want to add a powder blue and other ich prone tangs at some point.
When I brought the powder brown home, he looked a little stressed, but things cleared up overnight. He'd been at the store for a few weeks and was acting healthy. I left all but the actinic lights off the next day and he looked great. He had a few flecks of ich, but he was eating well and I was soaking his food in garlic. I was sure he'd get through it. Then a week or so ago I got the notion to go ahead and add my yellow tang. Boy, the powder brown was not too pleased about that move! The PB was really harrassing the YT, so since I eventually wanted to add a total of 3 yellows, I thought I'd go ahead and do that now and spread the aggression around a little.
So, I buy another couple of yellows that look healthy and have been in lower salinity since May. Over the next few days the aggression really seems to improve. Though, ich has started to flourish. I started thinking about removing them for hypo treatment, but there were so many now that I didn't really have way to treat that many tangs.
Well, today, my space issue seems to be resolving itself. I've lost two yellows in one day. The first was dead when I turned the lights on. The second made it about halfway through acclimation into the quarentine tank. I think he was pretty much done to begin with since I was able to net him without any effort. Though, it's tough to lose them back to back like that.
Now, I have to figure out how I'm going to QT a hippo, powder brown, and a yellow tang and a lubbock's wrasse. I have two 10g tanks ready, but that doesn't seem right on the tangs for that long of time.
I really do think ich is going to be present in any tank, whether you get it in on a fish, coral, rock, or sand, but I need to try and limit my exposure since I want to add a powder blue and other ich prone tangs at some point.
Sorry to hear of your loss. My understanding is there can be no ich left if the tank has been without fish for six weeks. Of course as you point out it can be brought in easily on new fish. Which is why we're supposed to quaratine. I hope I learn to quit taking chances and start quarantining, before I learn the hard way.
Again, sorry to hear of your set back. How are the remainder of your fish doing?
Again, sorry to hear of your set back. How are the remainder of your fish doing?
mskohl
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I thought I'd share some new pics. Please ignore the fish trap and lines to it. I'm trying to desensitize them to the trap.
Left side of tank
Between left pillar and arch
Center arch
Right side pillar
Acro with purple tips. This one started to RTN, but stopped on its own and is coloring up nicely.
This is a cool monitpora: white with orange polyps. The other is a pink bird's nest that has had a rough time of it.
same angle with a little different light settings
Left side of tank
Between left pillar and arch
Center arch
Right side pillar
Acro with purple tips. This one started to RTN, but stopped on its own and is coloring up nicely.
This is a cool monitpora: white with orange polyps. The other is a pink bird's nest that has had a rough time of it.
same angle with a little different light settings
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MFULKERSIN
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how does one go around getting the recipe for Travis DIY rock!???!!
thanks....................................... that is an Fragtastic looking tank!! I am green with envy!!!!!!!!!!
thanks....................................... that is an Fragtastic looking tank!! I am green with envy!!!!!!!!!!
mskohl
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The birdsnest in the third pic is the same as the one in front of the yellow tang. 
It's all about perspective. That pocillapora is tiny. I got the pink birdsnest in those pictures from Ultimate Reefs in Tulsa. The birdsnest in the 2nd pic is light green with purple polyps. I got it from either reefermadness or fragglereef. I had a couple of pieces of this one break in shipping. I mounted them and they are growing nicely.
I'll get some more pics soon.
Thanks for the compliments.
It's all about perspective. That pocillapora is tiny. I got the pink birdsnest in those pictures from Ultimate Reefs in Tulsa. The birdsnest in the 2nd pic is light green with purple polyps. I got it from either reefermadness or fragglereef. I had a couple of pieces of this one break in shipping. I mounted them and they are growing nicely. I'll get some more pics soon.
Thanks for the compliments.
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