Reefer 250 build

[sayitfast]

Nice looking setup...

 

[tenurepro]

How's he loc line working? I'm still a couple weeks out from adding water. Haven't even water tested the tank! Haha

Very happy with it. Did a couple of power out tests and no issues. It was a bit difficult to remove and add the sections - found that dipping one end in really hot water for 20 sec helped connecting sections


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[tenurepro]

Fishy update: bought two leopard wrasses on Friday. A large female blue star (aka peacock) wrasse about 4" and a smaller 2.5" ornate wrasse (appears to be transitioning to male). Both went into the sand. Peacock came out to investigate yesterday in the pm , tried feeding him frozen but quickly went back into sand. Ornate came out today also in the afternoon. Dropped some arcipods and Frozen mysis. Took to the frozen mysis immediately and has been munching them down for the last hour! So happy! Hope he mentors the peacock!

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[tenurepro]

Reefer 250 build

A few moments later the peacock leopard emerges. Was worried that I would spook it but managed to get another half cube of mysis in there. She saw the ornate downing them and so she tried a few and spat them out. A few min later she appears to be chewing on them. I quickly added another half of cube of mysis, some arcipods and some flakes... I am making it rain food tonight!

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[electronaught]

Oh the tension of waiting to see if the new critters will start eating nicely!

Strangest thing I've had happen is a blue/green chromis who only wanted frozen stuff and wouldn't touch any pellets. :rolleye1:

 

[tenurepro]

Oh the tension of waiting to see if the new critters will start eating nicely!



Strangest thing I've had happen is a blue/green chromis who only wanted frozen stuff and wouldn't touch any pellets. :rolleye1:

No kidding! Was high five'ng the wife and kids when they started eating!


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[tenurepro]

Another good day with the leopards. gotten up a bit early (4 pm instead of 7 pm... still on pacific time) and exploring a bit more.
Here is a link to the blue star eating some frozen brine, along with my canary wrasse
https://youtu.be/oZb5lfLFqDY


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[electronaught]

Awesome! Nice vid.

 

[Anthony357]

looking good

 

[homer1475]

My ornate leopard(female) will eat nothing but pods. She will poke at a pellet from time to time, but usually spits them out.

 

[tenurepro]

New leopard wrasses are settling well. All the fish seem to be getting along swimmingly! (No more charging between leopards, yay). They are also super smart! Here are some picks at feeding time. The autofeeder has a mix of nls small and medium pellets and some flakes.
A few pellets drop down first and we have a chase

Most pellets however stay at the surface so the bipartitus female 'piano' first starts banging the feeding station to get a few pellets to drop down

Sometimes the shrimp gets in there and releases some pellets

Then she gets in the feeding station to get more pellets, and more pellets drop down to the other fish waiting below

Eventually, both leopards get in there

The ornatus leopard wrasse is gorgeous. Can't tell if it is a female or a male though. Do you spot the change in patterns ; perhaps she is transitioning into male

Here are some of my other fish
Love the canary wrasse... Who needs yellow tangs?

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[Ron Reefman]

Really nice looking fish! Maybe someday when my tank matures a bit.

 

[tenurepro]

Really nice looking fish! Maybe someday when my tank matures a bit.

Thanks Ron


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[tenurepro]

Here is a video of the leopards at the autofeeder
https://youtu.be/ApS2GzbtYZU


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[dabob79]

Here is a video of the leopards at the autofeeder
https://youtu.be/ApS2GzbtYZU


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Where did you get that clear tube attached to the feeder? I have the same feeder and would love to have something like that!

 

[Pandagobyguy]

I have seen something similar on mark melevs channel "melevs reef". I believe he sells them too but it probably is not very difficult to diy

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[tenurepro]

Where did you get that clear tube attached to the feeder? I have the same feeder and would love to have something like that!

It's actually an eheim feeding station
https://www.eheim.com/en_GB/products/accessories/feeding/new-feedingstation
Ensures that the food falls down into water column and not just float to the overflow. Good design, very happy with it


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[tenurepro]

A little review on the eheim autofeeder https://youtu.be/QohxxkFKHOk


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[tenurepro]

4 month update: fish doing great and happy. Water is still ridiculously clean. No detectable nitrates, phosphates ranges between 0 to 0.05 phosphates. Had some issues of a few sps losing color. To remedy - I dropped alk down from 11 .6 to 8.6, cut lights from 85 to 65 % (and changes out the 80 to 120deg lens to even out the par), and feeding fish and corals more. Noticing some improvements in the color of the sps, but it's been slow. My fuge has a small ball of chaeto that is lit at night.

Here is a little video update
https://youtu.be/wTMa9rEVjZ8


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[fishresponse]

Love the leopard wrasses. I have 2 of the same as well


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