Oldude's Little Reef on the Prairie

[Oldude]

A few from the 130 gallon

A few from the 130 gallon

 

[Oldude]

Side views:
RH side with front glass reflection

RH side

LH side

 

[Oldude]

Here's a few fish milling around.

I quite like this torch (unfortunately so does the copperband - it used to be twice this size)

Strawberry Shortcake (grow baby grow!)

 

[supervdl]

nice tank

 

[Ty1e]

Looking awesome Greg, as always.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Stunning as always.

 

[glaukos]

Sooo nice greg...so nice!!!
Thanks for sharing and damaging my eyesight!

 

[porthios]

ha! glad to see you still around greg. it's been a few years. sorry to hear about your original build but i'm looking forward to catching up on the new..

 

[Oldude]

[supervdl - nice tank /QUOTE]
Thanks

Ty1e - Looking awesome Greg, as always.

thanks - long time no see.

Newbie Aquarist - Stunning as always.

Thank you as always!!

glaukos - Sooo nice greg...so nice!!!
Thanks for sharing and damaging my eyesight!

Thank for looking - sorry about the eyes!! :lol:

porthios - ha! glad to see you still around greg. it's been a few years. sorry to hear about your original build but i'm looking forward to catching up on the new..

Thanks for stopping in to say hello. :fun4:

 

[Oldude]

Sorry a bit out of focus - some plane jane zoas in the 130

 

[Oldude]

Killer Starfish
I was lucky enough to get a bunch of these from another hobbyist who I bought some corals from a few months ago. He was having some STN issues and I think this is why - I have found these munching on corals & they don't seem to care if it's an acro or monti - I have found them along with their damage on both. They hung on and were missed in the dip process & to tell you the truth I just thought they were regular harmless astrea starfish but as I have found out the ones with black patches are not sps friendly. Here's a few I pulled out of my display yesterday. :angryfire:

 

[dave.m]

What size are these sea stars? It's hard to tell from the photo. I'm not familiar with this kind.

Dave.M

 

[Oldude]

What size are these sea stars? It's hard to tell from the photo. I'm not familiar with this kind.

Dave.M

they range from 1/8" to about 1/2".
Sorry I should have put a penny or something in there to use as a reference.

 

[dave.m]

That would finish 'em, right enough.

Dave.M

 

[alonglongtime]

I applaud your success at patience. Over the years I too have had a tank or two with "issues." It can be very frustrating to even the best hobbyists around. I would also like to say that the photos are great and the tank is quite a piece of art. My new one is going to be a whole lot simpler though. It is getting to be a bit too much work on my pacemaker so I am just doing it slow and easy. Mostly LPS, leathers, anemones, Sinularia (originally wild collected over 25 years ago by a man I know in the city) elegance, a few fish and a lot of crustaceans. Every tank that is halfway maintained has its own appeal and its own beauty. I do love this hobby. Keep up the good work. You have done well.

 

[rpjaws74]

awesome tank

 

[Oldude]

I applaud your success at patience. Over the years I too have had a tank or two with "issues." It can be very frustrating to even the best hobbyists around. I would also like to say that the photos are great and the tank is quite a piece of art. My new one is going to be a whole lot simpler though. It is getting to be a bit too much work on my pacemaker so I am just doing it slow and easy. Mostly LPS, leathers, anemones, Sinularia (originally wild collected over 25 years ago by a man I know in the city) elegance, a few fish and a lot of crustaceans. Every tank that is halfway maintained has its own appeal and its own beauty. I do love this hobby. Keep up the good work. You have done well.

Thank you, best of luck with your new project!!

 

[Oldude]

awesome tank

Thanks for the compliment, glad you stopped by to take a look.

 

[Oldude]

Misc pix

 

[Oldude]