My mantis tank.

I go through zoa's fast. Ppl buy them off me that's y the tank looks diff. Pretty soon this tank will be torn down and rebuild into a 40g breeder I've decided to put my ATI light fixture from my reef on the new mantis setup and use the 45g cube for the new reef tank with LEDs.
 
I hope you plan on sharing the progress! Is that a Blastomussa near the top? How fast is it growing for you? Mine hasn't grown at all...
 
When I'm ready I'll start another thread for the new build. No blastos in the mantis tank. Only Z's n P's, mushrooms and a war coral that was dieing in my reef so I moved it. I have blastos in my reef. Mine like low flow, about 5 in off substrate. I feed them a mix of reef frenzy n brine n mysis like all my other lps. It took a while before they started producing new heads but now I've gone from 3 heads to about 8-10.

And about the marbles.....they actually make good plugs. All of mine are covered in coraline and they are easily glued onto LR.
 
When I'm ready I'll start another thread for the new build. No blastos in the mantis tank. Only Z's n P's, mushrooms and a war coral that was dieing in my reef so I moved it. I have blastos in my reef. Mine like low flow, about 5 in off substrate. I feed them a mix of reef frenzy n brine n mysis like all my other lps. It took a while before they started producing new heads but now I've gone from 3 heads to about 8-10.

And about the marbles.....they actually make good plugs. All of mine are covered in coraline and they are easily glued onto LR.
 
I cant get any of your videos to work but the pictures are amazing. I am thinking of turning my 14 gallon into a mantis tank with some zoas too. Just beautiful.
 
awesome setup, and beautiful mantis! i had a wennerae before in a cube with 2 pcs. he wasnt as active as i thought he would be. as for the LED's, +1 on DIY. soldering is super fun and you can make a fixture for that tank thats much brighter than what you have now for most likely under $100 in parts. i think rapidled has a DIY kit, id look into that if i were you, maybe not even put optics on it since you dont want him to get concentrated light in case of shell rot (and itd still be brighter than what you have now... not to mention the bulbs last 10-15 years!) you can light a 75 fish only tank with 6 3w LEDs without optics. at most double that on your tank at around $3-$4 a bulb and you should definitely have enough PAR for your zoas.
 
NarnyTheGreat said:
I cant get any of your videos to work but the pictures are amazing. I am thinking of turning my 14 gallon into a mantis tank with some zoas too. Just beautiful.
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THey are youtube vids, idk why not....

Cptn Spaulding said:
awesome setup, and beautiful mantis! i had a wennerae before in a cube with 2 pcs. he wasnt as active as i thought he would be. as for the LED's, +1 on DIY. soldering is super fun and you can make a fixture for that tank thats much brighter than what you have now for most likely under $100 in parts. i think rapidled has a DIY kit, id look into that if i were you, maybe not even put optics on it since you dont want him to get concentrated light in case of shell rot (and itd still be brighter than what you have now... not to mention the bulbs last 10-15 years!) you can light a 75 fish only tank with 6 3w LEDs without optics. at most double that on your tank at around $3-$4 a bulb and you should definitely have enough PAR for your zoas.
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Thanks, i know i could try to do it, just dont wanna like f-it up and waste money i guess...Once i get both upgrades in place (the reef and mantis) id dable in the whole LED thing. FOr now ill be saving for the vortech LEDs for the reef.
 
Dana42078 said:
HE's been eating the CUC so much i hadn't fed him in over a week, but as soon as he smelled it he came right out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfqgxTZlIFc&list=UUNbwOWXBYAB7EuD3iZ0rREA&index=1&feature=plcp
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I've noticed a similar albeit much more extreme trait in only 1 of my stomatopods, Morgoth the large spearing L.sulcata...when I feed him I often have loads of fun and initially what I'll do is quickly stick the "food" in the tank above him then quickly remove it.

At this point Morgoth goes NUTS he will lunge out of the burrow strike rapidly in the water as if something were infront of him he will become very very erratic!

I'll try and make a film of it tonight since I repositioned the tanks overflow allowing me to once again view Morgoth along with take pics etc.
 
Kharn said:
I've noticed a similar albeit much more extreme trait in only 1 of my stomatopods, Morgoth the large spearing L.sulcata...when I feed him I often have loads of fun and initially what I'll do is quickly stick the "food" in the tank above him then quickly remove it.

At this point Morgoth goes NUTS he will lunge out of the burrow strike rapidly in the water as if something were infront of him he will become very very erratic!

I'll try and make a film of it tonight since I repositioned the tanks overflow allowing me to once again view Morgoth along with take pics etc.
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lol i wanna see that! The last few mornings my GT has woke me up from smashing the CUC:headwally: THen i realized i hadnt fed him der....I like to tease him a little so he still trys to smash it and not just grab it with his lil arms. I could tell he was more agressive the way he grabbed the stick. Hopin to get a good nights rest finally.:hmm3:
 
Nice video, that is a good looking mantis. I'm somewhat new here, which mantis species is that?
 
Heres a newer FTS and view while sitting at my computer.

FTSmantis-1.jpg


sideshotmantistank.jpg
 
Daymn!

This is the sort of tank that inspired me to put Zuzu the Unique into its AMAZING LOVE IT.

I'm officially Jelly :p
 
Gonodactylaceus ternatensis might just be the best mantis to keep (or one of them) in a "reef style" setup, considering they are the largest of all Gonodactylaceus (you would see it more often then the smaller species) and they are found within certain corals too so as far as lighting being harmful to this species I don't see it being an issue.

It's the largest stomatopod that will live within bright lighting and still be active/interactive (like my large spearers dwarf the G.T. and handle bright lighting but they are no where near as interactive as a G.T.), unless I'm mistaken.
 
daphilster08 said:
Wow looks great! Your zoas must love whatever you are doing!
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HAHA thanks....just keep params in line is all but phos coz he eats like a beast.

StephLionfish said:
Your tank amazes me every update! Beautiful!
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haha thanks for the kind words :D

Kharn said:
Daymn!

This is the sort of tank that inspired me to put Zuzu the Unique into its AMAZING LOVE IT.

I'm officially Jelly :p
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If i ever inspire someone...well its a good feeling. This forum has made my mantis tanks what it is.




Kharn said:
Gonodactylaceus ternatensis might just be the best mantis to keep (or one of them) in a "reef style" setup, considering they are the largest of all Gonodactylaceus (you would see it more often then the smaller species) and they are found within certain corals too so as far as lighting being harmful to this species I don't see it being an issue.

It's the largest stomatopod that will live within bright lighting and still be active/interactive (like my large spearers dwarf the G.T. and handle bright lighting but they are no where near as interactive as a G.T.), unless I'm mistaken.
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I clearly got an almost full grown G.T. He's been in over 14 months. Im upgradeing him to a 40g breeder....diff lighting but alot more rock and shade....thats the last u will see from the 20g tall.... =/
 
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