Pics of my Reef *56k beware*

TheORKINMan · 09/21/2009, 05:53 PM

It's kind of a reef, fairly sparse on the corals but a few nice corals and fish.

My Copperband Butterfly foraging.

My crazy Midas Blenny that blurs around so fast I cant get a non blurry pic after20 attempts

$50 a polyp Valentines Day Massacre Palys I got from Atlantis and grew out from exactly 1 polyp :P

Newest addition, Half Black Mimic Tang

My large Palau Green Nepthea that I bought as a frag from a user right here on RC

My Harlequin Shrimp enjoying a meal and telling me to back off as I got a bit too close :P

iwishtofish · 09/21/2009, 07:32 PM

Very nice! Beautiful Copperband and Palys. What are the tank specs?

IridescentLily · 09/21/2009, 07:46 PM

Awww, look at your mimic tang. I used to have one. I love your sps.

TheORKINMan · 09/21/2009, 08:23 PM

125 reef with a 20 gal sump that has had some diatom and cyano problems recently due to the water level in the sump getting low while I was out of town and flow dramatically decreasing. It's already clearing though, it was worse then that when I got back.

The Superman Monti there is a remnant from when I had a 30 gal reef and tried to do everything on the cheap :P I swear it was down to 3-4 polyps when I got my big upgrade with my tax refund, now its spreading quite rapidly as you can see, I want it to spread all over that nice oddly shaped rock and it's doing a good job of it. The Acro is dead as that rock fell while I was gone, it was just a cheapo test frag I got from LFS for 10 bucks but I havent taken it out. Also that nice sized LA Laker Scroll Coral that I forgot to mention which is visible in one pic. Couple of small Acans with about 8 heads each that havent been ballooning as much since I put in the copperband, I havent seen him peck at them but I wouldnt be surprised if he's agitating them some. Not a ton of coral relative to size of the tank and def needs more LR still, but the Copperband and Mimic both got introduced without so much as a speck of ich or anything else so I think I'm doing okay for still being a relative novice

Looking for one more nice sized fish, was gonna try an Achilles but the tank just isnt big enough, moving on to try and find a Genicanthus Angel I think preferably a Bellus or Masked, but also might just get a Lamark, dont think I have room for two.

iwishtofish · 09/22/2009, 02:02 PM

That's a big tank - plenty of room to grow!!

Since you mention you're a relative novice, I'll suggest you make sure you have enough live rock, lighting, and flow for the livestock you are planning, and that you don't add anything too quickly for your system to acclimate to the biological waste produced by the new critters and their feeding.

This comes from my experience: Be cautious (or think twice) with any angel if you want to keep corals! I kept a flame angel, which is among the most "coral friendly" as far as angels go, and my corals and I ended up regretting it.

By the way, I'm pretty sure I'll be a relative novice with regard to most things in this hobby as long as I do it; I have made a lot of mistakes from which to learn, though!

More pics and updates to come, I hope, so we can follow your progress?

09/21/2009, 05:53 PM	#1
TheORKINMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 423	Pics of my Reef 56k beware It's kind of a reef, fairly sparse on the corals but a few nice corals and fish. My Copperband Butterfly foraging. My crazy Midas Blenny that blurs around so fast I cant get a non blurry pic after20 attempts $50 a polyp Valentines Day Massacre Palys I got from Atlantis and grew out from exactly 1 polyp :P Newest addition, Half Black Mimic Tang My large Palau Green Nepthea that I bought as a frag from a user right here on RC My Harlequin Shrimp enjoying a meal and telling me to back off as I got a bit too close :P

09/21/2009, 07:46 PM	#3
IridescentLily Editor-Reefkeeping mag Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 3,858 Blog Entries: 5	Awww, look at your mimic tang. I used to have one. I love your sps. __________________ ~April Editor-Reefkeeping Magazine

09/21/2009, 07:32 PM	#2
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Very nice! Beautiful Copperband and Palys. What are the tank specs?

09/21/2009, 08:23 PM	#4
TheORKINMan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 423	125 reef with a 20 gal sump that has had some diatom and cyano problems recently due to the water level in the sump getting low while I was out of town and flow dramatically decreasing. It's already clearing though, it was worse then that when I got back. The Superman Monti there is a remnant from when I had a 30 gal reef and tried to do everything on the cheap :P I swear it was down to 3-4 polyps when I got my big upgrade with my tax refund, now its spreading quite rapidly as you can see, I want it to spread all over that nice oddly shaped rock and it's doing a good job of it. The Acro is dead as that rock fell while I was gone, it was just a cheapo test frag I got from LFS for 10 bucks but I havent taken it out. Also that nice sized LA Laker Scroll Coral that I forgot to mention which is visible in one pic. Couple of small Acans with about 8 heads each that havent been ballooning as much since I put in the copperband, I havent seen him peck at them but I wouldnt be surprised if he's agitating them some. Not a ton of coral relative to size of the tank and def needs more LR still, but the Copperband and Mimic both got introduced without so much as a speck of ich or anything else so I think I'm doing okay for still being a relative novice Looking for one more nice sized fish, was gonna try an Achilles but the tank just isnt big enough, moving on to try and find a Genicanthus Angel I think preferably a Bellus or Masked, but also might just get a Lamark, dont think I have room for two.

09/22/2009, 02:02 PM	#5
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	That's a big tank - plenty of room to grow!! Since you mention you're a relative novice, I'll suggest you make sure you have enough live rock, lighting, and flow for the livestock you are planning, and that you don't add anything too quickly for your system to acclimate to the biological waste produced by the new critters and their feeding. This comes from my experience: Be cautious (or think twice) with any angel if you want to keep corals! I kept a flame angel, which is among the most "coral friendly" as far as angels go, and my corals and I ended up regretting it. By the way, I'm pretty sure I'll be a relative novice with regard to most things in this hobby as long as I do it; I have made a lot of mistakes from which to learn, though! More pics and updates to come, I hope, so we can follow your progress?