Thanks Peter! Thanks again for the help in SD... did you appreciate the anthias in my article?
Yes, and I love the princess anthias picture
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Stanley-Reefer
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This is how we do it:celeb3:
Any pic could/should be a goal/reference:beer: pic for all reefers
VERY NICE
Any pic could/should be a goal/reference:beer: pic for all reefers
VERY NICE
stormrider27
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Stunning tanks and great advice!:thumbsup: I learned the hard way about not having back up plans to prevent disasters. Not having redundant systems led to my tank crashing and loosing all the beautiful frags I purchased from you last year. :sad2: Now I am rebuilding and I will be putting many of your practices into my new and improved system.
Congrats on a well deserved TOTM! :beer:
Mark
PS Next time I am up in Waterford, which is just west of Leesburg, I would love to see your setup!
Congrats on a well deserved TOTM! :beer:
Mark
PS Next time I am up in Waterford, which is just west of Leesburg, I would love to see your setup!
John,
I have been looking on threads about your work for a long time now and I am very impressed. I really like that you have a lot of the same livestock that you did in your first totm and I think it is awesome that your main display tank has been with you since high school. Practical setups with meticulous care and none of this trendy fad methods. Just plain old common sense. Nice work.
I have been looking on threads about your work for a long time now and I am very impressed. I really like that you have a lot of the same livestock that you did in your first totm and I think it is awesome that your main display tank has been with you since high school. Practical setups with meticulous care and none of this trendy fad methods. Just plain old common sense. Nice work.
blface
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John all I can say is your collection & systems are amazing. You are an inspiration to all angelfish geeks with the collection you have. Being an angelfish nerd myself I was blinded by your collection and only noticed the angels. Thanks for all of time & effort you put into the TOTM thread.
copps
Premium Member
Wow again guys... I am just overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and kind words from everyone. Words cannot express what a pleasure it is to share my passion with you guys...
Most of these fish were slowly dissovled into my other systems... My large pair of tricinctus clowns from the Marshall Islands that I had for almost a decade were donated to friend Joe Yaiullo of Atlantis Marine World in Long Island, home of the famous 20,000 gallon reef tank. Clarkii complex clowns are gorgeous, but grow too large and territorial for most home mixed tanks... it was tough to send them off but I trusted Joe and that wonderful facility to them and they've since settled in well.
Most diver/collectors throughout the world know the local fish VERY well... they deal with the regularly and while many may not know the significance of such fish, they know enough to know that it's different. Many unique fish however will go through the chain of custody without being noticed... here is a shot of the blue angel from the 180 you could see a photo of in my article... I bought this fish in a fully xanthic color form for just $38.
Here is a shot of it from my 54 corner where it grew up and slowly changed to normal coloration...
Again, with proper design you could minimize the time invested in the daily/weekly/monthly chores where much of the time we spend on the hobby is invested...
Thanks Tim! The emperor pair is in a different system... I've kept the 180 free from Pomacanthus as they get a bit large, especially a pair...
I don't know much of the scientific studies done with UV, but many public aquariums and aquarists I highly respect have used them, and I've had good results in the past. They are not cure alls and breakouts could still occur, but they are at the very least partially effective when used properly.
Most of these fish were slowly dissovled into my other systems... My large pair of tricinctus clowns from the Marshall Islands that I had for almost a decade were donated to friend Joe Yaiullo of Atlantis Marine World in Long Island, home of the famous 20,000 gallon reef tank. Clarkii complex clowns are gorgeous, but grow too large and territorial for most home mixed tanks... it was tough to send them off but I trusted Joe and that wonderful facility to them and they've since settled in well.
Most diver/collectors throughout the world know the local fish VERY well... they deal with the regularly and while many may not know the significance of such fish, they know enough to know that it's different. Many unique fish however will go through the chain of custody without being noticed... here is a shot of the blue angel from the 180 you could see a photo of in my article... I bought this fish in a fully xanthic color form for just $38.
Here is a shot of it from my 54 corner where it grew up and slowly changed to normal coloration...
Again, with proper design you could minimize the time invested in the daily/weekly/monthly chores where much of the time we spend on the hobby is invested...
Thanks Tim! The emperor pair is in a different system... I've kept the 180 free from Pomacanthus as they get a bit large, especially a pair...
I don't know much of the scientific studies done with UV, but many public aquariums and aquarists I highly respect have used them, and I've had good results in the past. They are not cure alls and breakouts could still occur, but they are at the very least partially effective when used properly.
copps
Premium Member
John, next time you're in Guam can you pick up a flavocoronatus for me??
Unfortunately these fish are well out of my reach... I've dived deep in Guam, but not nearly deep enough for flavocoronatus. I can tell you though I've been close! This is a photograph of Orote Point in Guam where flavocoronatus was first documented... it is located right where I work on the Navy Base there in Guam... I've dived and snorkelled this point dozens of times, but again never the at least 300 feet I'd roughly need to have a decent chance of seeing flavos...
Actually, latz are more available than ever, and unfortunately these came after I had my wild pair... read this article I wrote on the captive raised latezonatus from Karen Brittain... I have the utmost respect for her as both a fish breeder and a genuinely nice person!
http://glassbox-design.com/2010/captive-bred-amphiprion-latezonatus/
I'd love to come to Utah... I've now spoken in 17 states, and have a longshot goal of speaking in all 50... Utah is not on my list yet! And sure... blame me for your fish passion... I'm believing that one probably as much as your wife does!
copps
Premium Member
Thank you James so much... I'm often asked about so many things and why I don't use this trend or that trend, and I always say that if it isn't broke, don't fix it. I'm still learning as all of us are about this hobby... and I could have this passion for both the hobby and the pursuit of knowledge on reef fishes for a hundred years and I'd still be learning... that is one of the things that is amazing about this hobby and keeps me going...
Sharing my systems with everyone is great, but in particular sharing with other angelfish nerds is that much better as it takes an angelfish nerd to truly appreciate the collection I've built through the years... while many of my specimens have passed on my memories of them live on forever. People always ask how I can pay so much for something that may die... and I tell them every fish I have WILL die... I can only hope they last decades as is possible, but either way I am paying for an experience that brings me so much pleasure...
Sang thanks buddy... again it means so much from someone like you who is infected with the same dose of passion I am...
Copps
veloboy
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John your tanks and collections are top shelf, truly inspirational. Thank you for sharing.
Regarding introducing more than one angel in a tank, you mentioned in an earlier post a transition period where the newly introduced fish may be kept within an acclimation box. How long is this transition period? I assume it is better for the newly introduced fish to be slightly larger rather than smaller compared to the fish already in the tank? I have used this technique when introducing tangs to established tanks with excellent results and was curious if it would work for angels.
Regarding introducing more than one angel in a tank, you mentioned in an earlier post a transition period where the newly introduced fish may be kept within an acclimation box. How long is this transition period? I assume it is better for the newly introduced fish to be slightly larger rather than smaller compared to the fish already in the tank? I have used this technique when introducing tangs to established tanks with excellent results and was curious if it would work for angels.
copps
Premium Member
Like so much in this hobby, the rules I use in transitioning are fluid and based on my experiences... I prefer to use a transition zone over an acclimation box if possible... this is an area in the system you section off for the new addition. This allows the new fish to be seen but not touched, and become one of the group over the course of a couple of weeks. The new fish establishes a bit of its own territory, and when the section is removed the aggression is much less than it would be... Here is a shot from another one of my systems showing the transition zone...
Copps
mattsilvester
Team RC
For me I find reef tanks boring, because its the fish I like.
But I've grown to find FOWLR's too "artificial".
John, you have managed to achieve an outstanding FOWLR set AND Reef set up all in one, seemingly without compromise. It seems like you took a photo of a reef tank and then overlaid a FOWLR on top of it
Outstandingly good work, well done!
Now I just have one question (well two actually):
(1) What are the dimensions of the 70 gal tank?
(2) What are the dimensions of the 60 gal tank?
But I've grown to find FOWLR's too "artificial".
John, you have managed to achieve an outstanding FOWLR set AND Reef set up all in one, seemingly without compromise. It seems like you took a photo of a reef tank and then overlaid a FOWLR on top of it
Outstandingly good work, well done!
Now I just have one question (well two actually):
(1) What are the dimensions of the 70 gal tank?
(2) What are the dimensions of the 60 gal tank?
Copps,
Your tanks are truly world class and very inspirational. I keep coming back to drool over the pictures. Can you give an estimate of how many hours per week you spend on maintaining these tanks? When do you do the work so it doesn't interfere with family and work obligations? I'm just looking for some pointers to help me with that dilema as my better half is sensitive to how distracting and time consuming routine maintenance can be.
Your tanks are truly world class and very inspirational. I keep coming back to drool over the pictures. Can you give an estimate of how many hours per week you spend on maintaining these tanks? When do you do the work so it doesn't interfere with family and work obligations? I'm just looking for some pointers to help me with that dilema as my better half is sensitive to how distracting and time consuming routine maintenance can be.
copps
Premium Member
For me I find reef tanks boring, because its the fish I like.
But I've grown to find FOWLR's too "artificial".
John, you have managed to achieve an outstanding FOWLR set AND Reef set up all in one, seemingly without compromise. It seems like you took a photo of a reef tank and then overlaid a FOWLR on top of it
Outstandingly good work, well done!
Now I just have one question (well two actually):
(1) What are the dimensions of the 70 gal tank?
(2) What are the dimensions of the 60 gal tank?
Wow Matt... thanks buddy! I feel the same! My major goal has been to keep a successfully run and beautifully aquascaped sps system long term with a bunch of fish! It can be done... I grew up with a double passion... being a reef guy and fish guy as the article mentions...
Thanks Chooch! Hmm... a time estimate is tough as it varies so much. With my system designs though there is little time put into routine maintenance. Most of the time I put into the tanks, aside from feedings when I return from work, is after the kids are in bed or during a hockey game I'm watching... while I occupied myself with so much growing up, including fish, fishing, ice hockey, water skiing, snow skiing, and golf among many other things, the list has shortened in recent years as I've set priorities out of necessity. My two main passions growing up were ice hockey and fish, and those are the two things I still do regularly. Hockey is once a week, and once a week I go skating with my five year old... but I've given up many of the things I used to do to concentrate on family! The nice thing is that this hobby keeps us in the house at least... tell your better half that instead of the water change you're going to play a round of golf! Like anything in life you need to strike a balance... but the best advice I could give is to design your system to minimize the time invested in maintenance. Of course it's impossible to say though... for some the best advice may be to find a better half! :frog: I will say though family always needs to be first... here's mine (my air breathing family at least)!
Copps
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