50 Gallon Soft Coral Tank

[sctip]

Love this tank. One day I will do a small rimless nano tank.

[Funkateer_2]

Originally Posted by joshky

Really love your clowns, everything about this tank is awesome. How is the mimic filefish so far? I tried a leopard toby puffer a few weeks ago and it unfortunately didn't work, but it was worth a shot.

He's doing great. Doesnt even look at the corals.

I love my clowns too. The male is a true w/c PNG Percula. The orignal female randomly died out of the blue after years in captivity. I paired the remaining one back with a SA Full-Bar Onyx and for years I always thought about removing. It just looked silly to me to have a perfect rare wild-caught with a brain dead captive bred, but as she got bigger she grew on me. Now they spawn every few weeks.

[joshky]

Originally Posted by Funkateer_2

He's doing great. Doesnt even look at the corals.

I love my clowns too. The male is a true w/c PNG Percula. The orignal female randomly died out of the blue after years in captivity. I paired the remaining one back with a SA Full-Bar Onyx and for years I always thought about removing. It just looked silly to me to have a perfect rare wild-caught with a brain dead captive bred, but as she got bigger she grew on me. Now they spawn every few weeks.

Great to hear, hopefully it'll stay that way for you.

I would have thought your female (the larger full blown onyx clown) was wild caught, she is very nice from what I can see.

[Chevrefils]

Really love your tank! Your GSP has grown in a very interesting shape! Did you already list your corals you currently have? If you were close by I'd be buying some frags!

[saltyskier]

Great looking tank! I like the variety of colors between the coral and fish!

[Funkateer_2]

Originally Posted by Chevrefils

Really love your tank! Your GSP has grown in a very interesting shape! Did you already list your corals you currently have? If you were close by I'd be buying some frags!

Its a branching variant... from indonesia. Its not a true GSP like were a accustomed too, its actually a type of photosynthetic sea fan.

[Devaji108]

^ love it where can we find such a species?
a coral list would really help out to as I can't ID them all. if you have time that would be amazing!!

thank looks great!

[gavinsepanik]

Amazing tank. How did you get your flame angels to pair?

[Pigpen17]

Great tank. Really outstanding.

How is the mimic doing with your corals? I have read that they can get nippy?

[Funkateer_2]

Originally Posted by gavinsepanik

Amazing tank. How did you get your flame angels to pair?

Their easy to sex. Females typically have four vertical stripes while males have five. I just found two with a distinct size difference and QT'd them for awhile together. Once they were good to go and not murdering each other I introduced.

^ love it where can we find such a species?
a coral list would really help out to as I can't ID them all. if you have time that would be amazing!!

thank looks great!

Not a ton of variety of coral. The 'branching' GSP is a type of Briarium asbentenium. I have two types, the big brown sea fan in the middle is the same species, just different color.

I also have Cespichularia, anthellia, a few palythoas, Xenia, Dendrophylla, some Caribbean sea fans, Austrailian Crown Leather, Cabbage Leather, and a few others.

Great tank. Really outstanding.

How is the mimic doing with your corals? I have read that they can get nippy?

He's a little nippy. Not terrible though

[Funkateer_2]

Little update,

nothing new to report, I have a misbar regal in QT i've been thinking about throwing in.

[Devaji108]

well I love this tank! hopefully mine will look as good... gonna track down one of those branching GPS. any idea how online sales them?

thanks for the updates keep em coming!

[Funkateer_2]

Originally Posted by Devaji108

well I love this tank! hopefully mine will look as good... gonna track down one of those branching GPS. any idea how online sales them?

thanks for the updates keep em coming!

Not too sure, its somewhat abundant down here in San Diego, with small pieces selling for $40. I sold Joe Yaiullo a large piece maybe 2 years when he was in the area, maybe Reefgen will start propagating it? Not sure...

[Funkateer_2]

Tank is doing well. All the inhabitants are happy and healthy. I will be breaking down the tank within a few months. I am moving out of state. I am keeping some of my rarer fish and equipment for a project later on.

[Ritten]

Originally Posted by Funkateer_2

Little update,

nothing new to report, I have a misbar regal in QT i've been thinking about throwing in.

My favorite. Do you have a build thread, a list of corals or your equipment and maintenance routine?

[Funkateer_2]

Originally Posted by Ritten

My favorite. Do you have a build thread, a list of corals or your equipment and maintenance routine?

Oh wow. Back from the dead. I miss this tank.

http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27392

Ironically it was a full blown zeovit tank but the corals slowly passed when I moved it. Went to softies when I knew I was moving.

[bcb577]

I'm getting ready to combine two nano tanks into a 40gallon breeder,and I want to keep softies also,great looking tank,inspires me to make the tank I want,great job!

[Funkateer_2]

Originally Posted by bcb577

I'm getting ready to combine two nano tanks into a 40gallon breeder,and I want to keep softies also,great looking tank,inspires me to make the tank I want,great job!

Thanks! I really miss this tank. My new build is here

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2629262

[Devaji108]

yeah that tank was a looker. still trying to get mine there...