Exactly why I have it on there lol. Love the shimmering look it gives the water without me having to go out and by Metal Halides lol.
Fatman's 20 Long Reef
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Been busy with work lately so I haven't been online much. This tank is going well, but I did lose my emerald crab, 2 small zoa frags and 1 clove frag when the power was out.
The good news is that I found a marineland single bright LED system on CL for an awesome price. Looks way better than the other LED system that was on here.
The good news is that I found a marineland single bright LED system on CL for an awesome price. Looks way better than the other LED system that was on here.
nyckeeandnate6
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I would personally recommend more snails. We have a 29 gallon tank with 3 Nassarius snails, 5 blue leg hermits, a peppermint shrimp (took care of aptasia problem a while back), we have 2 emerald crab, margarita snails, limpets, astera snails, Nerite snails, cerith snails Don't know how many of each, but we have a bunch to keep up with all the bio load and algae etc. We do not use a filter though we only have a protein skimmer and live rock.
Please excuse me if I am rambling or being unclear I haven't gotten much sleep. I worked 16.5 hours yesterday and then had to be back to work at midnight to start a 12 hour shift that will more than likely turn into something longer. My brain is in the process of shutting down at this point.
Please excuse me if I am rambling or being unclear I haven't gotten much sleep. I worked 16.5 hours yesterday and then had to be back to work at midnight to start a 12 hour shift that will more than likely turn into something longer. My brain is in the process of shutting down at this point.
nyckeeandnate6
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I love the aquascaping. It looks pretty awesome.
Thank you! I'm really happy with how it looks so far.
Funny you should mention the snails, b/c I've got somewhere between 5 and 10 baby turban snails cruising around the tank now. Spotted them last week and their growing pretty quickly.
Other than that I also found these little white slugs eating algae off the rock and glass.
I am also thinking of adding a couple of emerald crabs (lost mine during the power outage) and maybe another cleaner shrimp of some kind.
Funny you should mention the snails, b/c I've got somewhere between 5 and 10 baby turban snails cruising around the tank now. Spotted them last week and their growing pretty quickly.
Other than that I also found these little white slugs eating algae off the rock and glass.
I am also thinking of adding a couple of emerald crabs (lost mine during the power outage) and maybe another cleaner shrimp of some kind.
Stopped by Aquapros today and of course I couldn't leave without getting something lol. I ended up picking up a nice Ricordea yuma, some pipe organ polyps (Tubipora musica) and a meteor shower (Cyphastrea ocellina) with some really cool looking green zoas on the other half of the rock.
I'm just waiting for the green zoas to open up. Then I'll take some pictures to put up tonight.
I'm just waiting for the green zoas to open up. Then I'll take some pictures to put up tonight.
Wish I had taken pictures earlier when the mushroom were as big as I have seen them, especially because a hermit decided to walk right over the zoas so I knew they weren't going to open up for awhile.
Anyways here some pis lol...
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Meteor Shower w/ the Green Zoas
I love this shot of the yuma
Pipe Organ Polyps
Under the moonlights (not the greatest)
I wish I could take pics that actually looked as good as thing do in person lol.
Anyways here some pis lol...
FTS
Left
Center
Right
Right Wide
Close ups
Meteor Shower w/ the Green Zoas
I love this shot of the yuma
Pipe Organ Polyps
Under the moonlights (not the greatest)
I wish I could take pics that actually looked as good as thing do in person lol.
Was down in Bloomington this weekend and picked up a good sized colony of Zoas from a place called "Premium Pet Supply" for a great price. Haven't decided exactly where I'll be putting it, but if I can't find a good spot for the whole colony, I'll cut it into a few frags.
I'll try getting pics up asap. Probably won't be until I can get a day off, and am actually home.
I'll try getting pics up asap. Probably won't be until I can get a day off, and am actually home.
Yep, Aquapros is my favorite local shop.
Thanks, if I had taken pics more towards "middle of the day" (about 6pm on their light schedule) the red mushrooms and green mushrooms behind them are usually about 2-3 times that size.
