E.intheC
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Last night I picked up a rather large (about 10 inches diameter) bright green S. Haddoni that was at my LFS under a Reefbrite LED strip in a large coral tank. Knock on wood, it looks healthy and was there for about one week.
First, a little about my tank:
It's a one year old, 90 gallon with an Aquactinics Tx5 fixture. Flow comes from a Tunze 6095 and a Koralia Evo 1400, along with about 400 gph from my return pump. (all but the return are currently turned off to allow the 'nem to settle in). I've got a Warner Marine K2 skimmer and carbon/GFO reactor.
This is going to be a haddoni-focused tank. I sold off most of my corals to accommodate the 'nems so the tank does look a bit bare at the moment.
Fish list: 2 Black Saddlebacks, 3x chromis, 2 firefish (that get along great, actually), and a Flame Hawk who's currently in QT. I hope to add a Centropyge and some cardinals or anthias at some point in the future. The Saddles do get rough with it occasionally but nothing TOO bad, yet. Hopefully they will stay that way, as I've grown quite fond of them.
I have another Haddons in the tank, and it's been doing well so far, although at three months, it really hasn't been in the tank all that long to make a firm statement..
Anyway, here's a few pictures. The first is from less than 1/2 hour introduction:
And two from this morning:
Please excuse the blue lights.. I have my actinics only for now (2x ATI bulbs.. one Purple+ and one Blue+).
I'm a bit nervous about the foot.. it looks extremely healthy, however it's still not completely buried in the sand.. it appears to have attached itself to the rock and buried partly in the sand, but it's still not completely buried yet. It's also incredibly difficult to get a picture of the foot currently. The mouth is mostly tight but at times opens a bit, as shown in the picture above.
All water params that I test for are coming up as zero, and pH is about 8. Salinity is 1.025. I've got a 10 gallon water change prepping right now.
Thanks for looking, and wish me luck...
First, a little about my tank:
It's a one year old, 90 gallon with an Aquactinics Tx5 fixture. Flow comes from a Tunze 6095 and a Koralia Evo 1400, along with about 400 gph from my return pump. (all but the return are currently turned off to allow the 'nem to settle in). I've got a Warner Marine K2 skimmer and carbon/GFO reactor.
This is going to be a haddoni-focused tank. I sold off most of my corals to accommodate the 'nems so the tank does look a bit bare at the moment.
Fish list: 2 Black Saddlebacks, 3x chromis, 2 firefish (that get along great, actually), and a Flame Hawk who's currently in QT. I hope to add a Centropyge and some cardinals or anthias at some point in the future. The Saddles do get rough with it occasionally but nothing TOO bad, yet. Hopefully they will stay that way, as I've grown quite fond of them.
I have another Haddons in the tank, and it's been doing well so far, although at three months, it really hasn't been in the tank all that long to make a firm statement..
Anyway, here's a few pictures. The first is from less than 1/2 hour introduction:
And two from this morning:
Please excuse the blue lights.. I have my actinics only for now (2x ATI bulbs.. one Purple+ and one Blue+).
I'm a bit nervous about the foot.. it looks extremely healthy, however it's still not completely buried in the sand.. it appears to have attached itself to the rock and buried partly in the sand, but it's still not completely buried yet. It's also incredibly difficult to get a picture of the foot currently. The mouth is mostly tight but at times opens a bit, as shown in the picture above.
All water params that I test for are coming up as zero, and pH is about 8. Salinity is 1.025. I've got a 10 gallon water change prepping right now.
Thanks for looking, and wish me luck...