not the most cost effective greenhouse you ever heard of

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chromis has stayed small

chromis has stayed small

This little guy is the original size that all 200 chromis I put in well over a year ago were. But he has stayed the same size?

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him again

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he is so small

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He seems to be guarding over this little frag.

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top shelf empty

top shelf empty

With the addition of the new racks I have lots of new space. The vat seems empty now. The top shelf is only 4" below the surface so I must be careful what corals I place there. All the tangs in the vat (3) have adjusted to the removal of the 4"pvc pipe that was a home to them. I simply took the pile of live rock that was on the left side of the vat and made three piles in seperate locations. They all found new homes and all is good. The clown is back to clownin around

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This acro is connected to the bottom and the racks were built around it

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Here is one of the piles of rock that actually has a montipora that came in with the live rock

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The damsels have split from one school to two seperate schools

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For some reason when I find one dead on the floor it is a big one. Never small always the biggest?

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[Machado deSousa]

Fishes have more room to hide. Now you have a better view from above. Good job.

 

[fatrip]

very nice job. that clam looks HUGE. how far up is the side of the vat for the chromis to jump out of?

 

[Snarlax]

What's the purpose of those black things over the Schurans?

 

[H20ENG]

Probably to simply cut algae growth. We did this to a lot of equipment at work. Really cuts maintenance down.

 

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fishes are fighting

fishes are fighting

Machado the new setup actally has caused unrest amongst my fishes. I did away with some of their hiding places. Now they must fight for new teritories. fatrip thankyou for the compliment. The water in my sps vat is really wavy and causes the water to flow right up to the edges of the vat. There is no saftey to keep the fish from jumping. All I can do is make them happy so they wont want to jump .Snarlax yes h20 hit the nail on the head. I use landscapers weed block fabric to cut out light transmission. It alows me to use up an entire cylider of media with no algae getting in the way

 

[fatrip]

you could make a safty net...lol...very good idea on the weed block fabric. that clown tang is very pretty, wish i had a bigger tank for one.

 

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saftey net

saftey net

fatrip I have lost some really nice fish to suicide I have often thought about putting plexiglass sides up around the vats .I have put eggcrate over them when new fish were added ,but I still loose a fish now and then. It breaks my heart too see one dead on the floor . That is why I dont name fish, one less heart break in life.

 

[fatrip]

it wouldnt be to hard to put up a thin plexy wall around the vat. put hinges on the sides you need access to. i know what you mean i've had a few fish take a carpet ride. not fun.

 

[reefdude420]

I would love to come see you set-up!! I usually make quite a few surfing expeditions out to OBX every spring and summer. Let me know how you feel about myself and my girlfriend stopping by sometime.

 

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I welcome all visitors. surfs up dude

 

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major diatom bloom on the new racks:eek2:

 

[rottbo]

where did you find 200 chromis and how good of a deal did you get????

 

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200 chromis

200 chromis

rottbo I got them at my lfs. The owner is a friend of mine. I think I paid a little over a dollar each But... If some came in dead it was my loss. Lost about 10 in shipping

 

[rottbo]

wish I could get a deal like that, cheapest I can ge them is $3 and I am friends with an lfs owner but have never gotten anything at cost oh well he has to make his money some how...

 

[redox]

rottbo well I had to take any losses that occured from shipping. If all 200 died i would have been out the money and the fish. Your lfs might give you a different deal if you did what I did.

 

[jimitoCR]

Boy 10 seconds after I entered a thread asking for help with raising frags in a greenhouse I found this. Great thread-have to start with #1 and read all. Tried to delete my question but couldnt

 

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Jimmy thats funny because I was gonna respond to your post but didnt. Costa Rica has its advantages for propogation. You will need sunshade for sure,and lots of air flow. Good move on location for retirerment The use of nsw would be good