The Reef Central Corner Club Thread - Page 19

Michael · 01/21/2009, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by phish guy
just curious, whats everybodys favorite fish in their tanks?

i love my lemon peel angel phish,but i have a soft spot for royal grammas, they are beautiful

phish guy · 01/21/2009, 11:30 AM

i do love my gramma. id have to say mine are my mandarin. never know where hes gonna pop up next and of course, the COLORS man, the colors.

put a pic of your fav if ya got it!

Bernie21 · 01/21/2009, 11:33 AM

Sk8r a fox would clear all that up for you but your right, its tough to house one in a 54, you can get a tiny one for a few months, their easy to catch as long as you only try to catch it once or dont try catching anything when its there, they catch on quick. I just put seaweed on the clip, when he swam up scooped him w the net & off to my friends tank he went.

btb72, That sounds an awful lot like what I said, Im glad you understood it though. When ever you do get those pics please post them for us, a lil diy, lol.

phish guy, considering I only have 3 fish left (knock on wood) I'd have to say its my clowns, they have been w me for a very long time. My Potters is nice too.

btb72 · 01/21/2009, 11:35 AM

well i did like the coral beauty and the flame angel but man how i hate those fish now... but i'd have to say the copperbanded butterfly just becuase I have never seen one so big and do so well... or the powder blue

Sk8r · 01/21/2009, 11:37 AM

Thanks, Bernie. Had a scribbled rabbit once that would do it, but it was too big, and it started eating my frogspawn.

I'll certainly let people know how the sea hare does. It's about the size of a golf ball, and has stuck right close where I put him, at least. They say they have a sense of smell like a bloodhound, so if anything else were attracting him/her/it/all-of-the-above, he could move. So I have hopes.

He arrived in good health, has shown no disposition to ink, and appears to have set to work.

Michael · 01/21/2009, 11:39 AM

heres mine phish, crap photo but you can see the fella

Sk8r · 01/21/2009, 11:44 AM

That's Christmas deer on the tank.

Below that is my light kit, specs in my sig, and a 9" fake laminate rim that supports the light. Got it from the tank mfg. But anybody could make one of laminate, glue, and light pine. It just overlaps the rim and sits on it.

The sump is 30g, 20 of which is fuge, and there is nothing but lights in the stand: I drilled two holes in my floor and sent the lines to the basement, which is why (silly me) I have it powered by an Iwaki 100 that could send the water to the 18th floor (it's a ranch style house) if I had one. I dial it back a bit. I use 2 opposed Sea Swirls for flow, does great. And I have my skimmer set on eggcrate above my return pump chamber of the sump, freeing the central chamber for a fuge, and routing the effluent back to the downflow chamber of the sump, where any bubbles have to thread their way through a large ball of macro (about basketball size or larger, before encountering the Iwaki or the mag 5 skimmer pump. No, it ain't neat: that rope tie-up happened when I discovered spaflex stretches---

---and I haven't changed it since.

Bernie21 · 01/21/2009, 11:49 AM

I will eventually try the PBT, but I want a small speciment & it will be the last fish I add, they are too nice not to try though. Nice Lemonpeel Michael, I love it, its one of my fav angel, but have a notorious reputation for nipping, glad you got a good one there...
I like the Madarin as well, Im still undecided as too if I will try on or not in my new list, but prob not a lil to reclusive for me.

Michael · 01/21/2009, 11:53 AM

im jealous sk8r, id love a room for my kit, at the moment mines stuffed under the stairs cupboard, and mrs michael is no amused

she dosent know it yet but when i build my refugium (the build will be on here soon) i will have to have my top of resevoir on show outside the tank

Sk8r · 01/21/2009, 11:53 AM

My favorite fish was my ywg, who I suspect was foully murdered by his roommate, a rapidly growing tiger pistol shrimp, who has now taken up with the hussies next door, the highfin gobies. Pistol shrimp ARE known to murder prospective mates of 'their' fish. I say the highfins are going to have to watch it. I'd like to remove this guy to the sump, but catching him in a 50lb rock pyramid is not an easy thing. I may try the baited bottle trick.

Lol, Michael, perhaps you can find an entertainment armoire with doors at what we call a 'garage sale'. They make great beside-the-tank equipment concealment.

Michael · 01/21/2009, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bernie21
Nice Lemonpeel Michael, I love it, its one of my fav angel, but have a notorious reputation for nipping, glad you got a good one there...
.

well funnily enough

he is a bit of a nipper, not bad but he does nip, im watching him, he basically nips at the buttton polyps, there not happy either, but luckily hes not interested in anything else----------yet

hopefully he will be ok, otherwise hes going back to the store, corals are my priority

Bernie21 · 01/21/2009, 01:28 PM

I understand, michael, although fish are my priority, corals cost alot, so I would tolerate some nipping as I did w the rock beauty, but only to a certain point, if not out you go no matter how much I like you.
Sk8r I wish I had the room as well to have an out of stand sump,, but thats a no go for me. Im making due for now & I still have space to work to. I want to set up a QT tank but I have no where to put it plus my wife wouldnt like another tanks either, dilemmas!

flfireman1 · 01/21/2009, 02:38 PM

Sorry to hear about your losses Bernie, dont give up. My wife caused a trajedy in my tank while I was gone on shift once. She fed the tank and forgot to turn on the return pump after she was done. I came home the following morning to find a Red Sea Sailfin, 3 bartlett anthias, pair of hooded wrasses, coral beauty and flame angle all dead.

I had a little shopping spree with her credit card at the LFs after it was all said and done. But it still hurt to see those fish die, so I know what your feeling.

By the way, I keep a yellow clown goby in my sps reef and gave never had the little guy bother anything. Funny thing is I just added a blue clown goby (never seen a blue one before) yesterday and Im hoping to see how he is doing when I get back home tomorrow.

Hookup · 01/21/2009, 02:40 PM

good luck on the blue... I like the goby.. wanted a green one also... not likely going to go there... if the flame angel works out i'll count myself lucky and go back to fairy wrasse and anthias... which was plan a...

Bernie21 · 01/21/2009, 03:13 PM

Thanks Eric, unfortunately it wasnt my wife that screwed up, it was me, lol!! But Im ok w it, although I dont have the money to restock, it is forcing me to be patient, which is a good thing. I like gobies, I like all kinds of gobies, unfortunately my tank is a 92 corner not a 184 corner, now that would be sweet...just think about all the extra room under for a sump & crazier fish selection. just dreamin now...
By the way I received my Hammerhead Float Magnet to clean my glass, it works spectacularly!! Phenomenal magnet if you can shell out the $$$$ for it, works wonderfully on the bow front glass.

Sk8r · 01/21/2009, 04:30 PM

re tanks and sitters: elaborate, step by step instructions and a "I'm finished now" checklist are helpful in preventing disasters. My own arcane instructions include the last item: "Is the blue tube still 2" above the water and securely positioned?" (kalk drip.) It's bozo, but I have to do that same check myself when I've done anything that can severely nudge hoses.

Hookup · 01/21/2009, 05:57 PM

184 gal Corner tank??? WOW... I figure yer just dreaming in technicolor...

What is the biggest bow-front corner? The biggest ones I've seen are 92gal... I suppose a 36" tall version could exist, so that'd be 138gal ( I think ) I do not like 36" deep tanks, or even 30" deep... but a bigger corner, say by bringing out the front of the tank 6" would add LOADS of room and not take that much more floor-space up...

So now that I'm done dreaming in technicolor, anyone know of anything bigger than the 92gal??

Neurotech · 01/22/2009, 04:52 AM

These folks make a 186 gallon corner, and they say they will make any size custom:

http://4fishtank.com/ov_corner.htm

I believe they are RC sponsors too.

Hookup · 01/22/2009, 07:13 AM

Well there ya go. Looks very cool, especially the 155gal!

Misled · 01/22/2009, 10:32 AM

Reactors are here. Gotta get some tubing to plumb them.

Thinking about changing some of the flow. I'm not too happy with the noise from the korilias right now. I'm picking up a modded mj Saturday.

Michael · 01/22/2009, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Misled
Reactors are here. Gotta get some tubing to plumb them.

Thinking about changing some of the flow. I'm not too happy with the noise from the korilias right now. I'm picking up a modded mj Saturday.

are you going to run them of 1 pump or seperate pumps

Misled · 01/22/2009, 11:52 AM

One pump. I'm also thinking of running them off the same pump that runs the fuge.

kelso1980 · 01/22/2009, 02:41 PM

Was gone for a few days and had to catch up on my corner thread reading...
Welcome Reef-ski! I have a 54g too and I'm in the process of planning/building a sump in my basement.
Hookup sorry to hear about the atom bomb in your tank. Sure you dont want to post an after pic for us?

I think my favorite fish is a puffer, but I dont have one. My tank is too small. I'd love a box fish but I wont risk it. Right now I only have a clown, a flame fish and a diamond goby. I'd love some suggestions on what I should/can add fish wise. I've honestly never really thought about adding fish to my FISH tank! haha. it's always been more about the corals and the fish are kinda an afterthought, but I'm starting to want an little more activity in there. My cleaner shrimp is agoraphobic and the other guys are just tiny. I'm in no rush to get fish (neither is my wallet)

Bernie21 · 01/22/2009, 05:17 PM

Kelso, welcome back, if you're considering some new fish, look at some of the flasher wrasses, they're beautiful & will add alot of movement to your tank.

Jesse, I have those same reactors, I run them off one pump, but not in line. I have them T'd off, One pump Ts off in to the two reactors.

Neurotech thanks for that link, I wish I had the $$$ for the 186 I would soo jump on it, the upgrade wouldnt cost me too much on equipment since most of my equipment is rated for larger tanks. But I can only dream.

btb72 · 01/22/2009, 05:17 PM

i got the flame angel with a coke bottle trap, came in this afternoon and he was in there and couldn't get out... Internet was out the last two days so i'll post some pics of the trap before I throw it away.

01/21/2009, 11:30 AM	#452
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	i do love my gramma. id have to say mine are my mandarin. never know where hes gonna pop up next and of course, the COLORS man, the colors. put a pic of your fav if ya got it! __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/21/2009, 11:33 AM	#453
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	Sk8r a fox would clear all that up for you but your right, its tough to house one in a 54, you can get a tiny one for a few months, their easy to catch as long as you only try to catch it once or dont try catching anything when its there, they catch on quick. I just put seaweed on the clip, when he swam up scooped him w the net & off to my friends tank he went. btb72, That sounds an awful lot like what I said, Im glad you understood it though. When ever you do get those pics please post them for us, a lil diy, lol. phish guy, considering I only have 3 fish left (knock on wood) I'd have to say its my clowns, they have been w me for a very long time. My Potters is nice too. __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

01/21/2009, 11:37 AM	#455
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Thanks, Bernie. Had a scribbled rabbit once that would do it, but it was too big, and it started eating my frogspawn. I'll certainly let people know how the sea hare does. It's about the size of a golf ball, and has stuck right close where I put him, at least. They say they have a sense of smell like a bloodhound, so if anything else were attracting him/her/it/all-of-the-above, he could move. So I have hopes. He arrived in good health, has shown no disposition to ink, and appears to have set to work. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/21/2009, 11:39 AM	#456
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	heres mine phish, crap photo but you can see the fella __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/21/2009, 11:44 AM	#457
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	That's Christmas deer on the tank. Below that is my light kit, specs in my sig, and a 9" fake laminate rim that supports the light. Got it from the tank mfg. But anybody could make one of laminate, glue, and light pine. It just overlaps the rim and sits on it. The sump is 30g, 20 of which is fuge, and there is nothing but lights in the stand: I drilled two holes in my floor and sent the lines to the basement, which is why (silly me) I have it powered by an Iwaki 100 that could send the water to the 18th floor (it's a ranch style house) if I had one. I dial it back a bit. I use 2 opposed Sea Swirls for flow, does great. And I have my skimmer set on eggcrate above my return pump chamber of the sump, freeing the central chamber for a fuge, and routing the effluent back to the downflow chamber of the sump, where any bubbles have to thread their way through a large ball of macro (about basketball size or larger, before encountering the Iwaki or the mag 5 skimmer pump. No, it ain't neat: that rope tie-up happened when I discovered spaflex stretches------and I haven't changed it since. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/21/2009, 11:35 AM	#454
btb72 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KY Posts: 657	well i did like the coral beauty and the flame angel but man how i hate those fish now... but i'd have to say the copperbanded butterfly just becuase I have never seen one so big and do so well... or the powder blue

01/21/2009, 11:49 AM	#458
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	I will eventually try the PBT, but I want a small speciment & it will be the last fish I add, they are too nice not to try though. Nice Lemonpeel Michael, I love it, its one of my fav angel, but have a notorious reputation for nipping, glad you got a good one there... I like the Madarin as well, Im still undecided as too if I will try on or not in my new list, but prob not a lil to reclusive for me. __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

01/21/2009, 11:53 AM	#459
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	im jealous sk8r, id love a room for my kit, at the moment mines stuffed under the stairs cupboard, and mrs michael is no amused she dosent know it yet but when i build my refugium (the build will be on here soon) i will have to have my top of resevoir on show outside the tank __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

01/21/2009, 11:53 AM	#460
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	My favorite fish was my ywg, who I suspect was foully murdered by his roommate, a rapidly growing tiger pistol shrimp, who has now taken up with the hussies next door, the highfin gobies. Pistol shrimp ARE known to murder prospective mates of 'their' fish. I say the highfins are going to have to watch it. I'd like to remove this guy to the sump, but catching him in a 50lb rock pyramid is not an easy thing. I may try the baited bottle trick. Lol, Michael, perhaps you can find an entertainment armoire with doors at what we call a 'garage sale'. They make great beside-the-tank equipment concealment. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/21/2009, 01:28 PM	#462
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	I understand, michael, although fish are my priority, corals cost alot, so I would tolerate some nipping as I did w the rock beauty, but only to a certain point, if not out you go no matter how much I like you. Sk8r I wish I had the room as well to have an out of stand sump,, but thats a no go for me. Im making due for now & I still have space to work to. I want to set up a QT tank but I have no where to put it plus my wife wouldnt like another tanks either, dilemmas! __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

01/21/2009, 02:38 PM	#463
flfireman1 Wrasse aficionado Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,530	Sorry to hear about your losses Bernie, dont give up. My wife caused a trajedy in my tank while I was gone on shift once. She fed the tank and forgot to turn on the return pump after she was done. I came home the following morning to find a Red Sea Sailfin, 3 bartlett anthias, pair of hooded wrasses, coral beauty and flame angle all dead. I had a little shopping spree with her credit card at the LFs after it was all said and done. But it still hurt to see those fish die, so I know what your feeling. By the way, I keep a yellow clown goby in my sps reef and gave never had the little guy bother anything. Funny thing is I just added a blue clown goby (never seen a blue one before) yesterday and Im hoping to see how he is doing when I get back home tomorrow.

01/21/2009, 02:40 PM	#464
Hookup Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,281	good luck on the blue... I like the goby.. wanted a green one also... not likely going to go there... if the flame angel works out i'll count myself lucky and go back to fairy wrasse and anthias... which was plan a... __________________ Spellking is an art form to which I have no brush. I'm not sure FOWLRs actually exist, I think they're like unicorns or platonic girlfriends. A FOWLR is just a reef tank that doesn't yet hold any coral. Current Tank Info: 180g display, 150gallon sump in-wall 4-side viewable sps dominated tank, ATI Powermodule, MRC MR-4 skimmer, GHL controller, Baling Method, Ultralith Reactor, Carbon & Phosphate Reactors, and general time consuming money pit that I live for.

01/21/2009, 03:13 PM	#465
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	Thanks Eric, unfortunately it wasnt my wife that screwed up, it was me, lol!! But Im ok w it, although I dont have the money to restock, it is forcing me to be patient, which is a good thing. I like gobies, I like all kinds of gobies, unfortunately my tank is a 92 corner not a 184 corner, now that would be sweet...just think about all the extra room under for a sump & crazier fish selection. just dreamin now... By the way I received my Hammerhead Float Magnet to clean my glass, it works spectacularly!! Phenomenal magnet if you can shell out the $$$$ for it, works wonderfully on the bow front glass. __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

01/21/2009, 04:30 PM	#466
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	re tanks and sitters: elaborate, step by step instructions and a "I'm finished now" checklist are helpful in preventing disasters. My own arcane instructions include the last item: "Is the blue tube still 2" above the water and securely positioned?" (kalk drip.) It's bozo, but I have to do that same check myself when I've done anything that can severely nudge hoses. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/21/2009, 05:57 PM	#467
Hookup Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,281	184 gal Corner tank??? WOW... I figure yer just dreaming in technicolor... What is the biggest bow-front corner? The biggest ones I've seen are 92gal... I suppose a 36" tall version could exist, so that'd be 138gal ( I think ) I do not like 36" deep tanks, or even 30" deep... but a bigger corner, say by bringing out the front of the tank 6" would add LOADS of room and not take that much more floor-space up... So now that I'm done dreaming in technicolor, anyone know of anything bigger than the 92gal?? __________________ Spellking is an art form to which I have no brush. I'm not sure FOWLRs actually exist, I think they're like unicorns or platonic girlfriends. A FOWLR is just a reef tank that doesn't yet hold any coral. Current Tank Info: 180g display, 150gallon sump in-wall 4-side viewable sps dominated tank, ATI Powermodule, MRC MR-4 skimmer, GHL controller, Baling Method, Ultralith Reactor, Carbon & Phosphate Reactors, and general time consuming money pit that I live for.

01/22/2009, 04:52 AM	#468
Neurotech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 870	These folks make a 186 gallon corner, and they say they will make any size custom: http://4fishtank.com/ov_corner.htm I believe they are RC sponsors too. __________________ Boneh Current Tank Info: 2 54 corner tanks. 1 2X65 PC and 1 250 watt 20K MH.

01/22/2009, 07:13 AM	#469
Hookup Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,281	Well there ya go. Looks very cool, especially the 155gal! __________________ Spellking is an art form to which I have no brush. I'm not sure FOWLRs actually exist, I think they're like unicorns or platonic girlfriends. A FOWLR is just a reef tank that doesn't yet hold any coral. Current Tank Info: 180g display, 150gallon sump in-wall 4-side viewable sps dominated tank, ATI Powermodule, MRC MR-4 skimmer, GHL controller, Baling Method, Ultralith Reactor, Carbon & Phosphate Reactors, and general time consuming money pit that I live for.

01/22/2009, 10:32 AM	#470
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Reactors are here. Gotta get some tubing to plumb them. Thinking about changing some of the flow. I'm not too happy with the noise from the korilias right now. I'm picking up a modded mj Saturday. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/22/2009, 11:52 AM	#472
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	One pump. I'm also thinking of running them off the same pump that runs the fuge. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

01/22/2009, 02:41 PM	#473
kelso1980 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 583	Was gone for a few days and had to catch up on my corner thread reading... Welcome Reef-ski! I have a 54g too and I'm in the process of planning/building a sump in my basement. Hookup sorry to hear about the atom bomb in your tank. Sure you dont want to post an after pic for us? I think my favorite fish is a puffer, but I dont have one. My tank is too small. I'd love a box fish but I wont risk it. Right now I only have a clown, a flame fish and a diamond goby. I'd love some suggestions on what I should/can add fish wise. I've honestly never really thought about adding fish to my FISH tank! haha. it's always been more about the corals and the fish are kinda an afterthought, but I'm starting to want an little more activity in there. My cleaner shrimp is agoraphobic and the other guys are just tiny. I'm in no rush to get fish (neither is my wallet)

01/22/2009, 05:17 PM	#474
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	Kelso, welcome back, if you're considering some new fish, look at some of the flasher wrasses, they're beautiful & will add alot of movement to your tank. Jesse, I have those same reactors, I run them off one pump, but not in line. I have them T'd off, One pump Ts off in to the two reactors. Neurotech thanks for that link, I wish I had the $$$ for the 186 I would soo jump on it, the upgrade wouldnt cost me too much on equipment since most of my equipment is rated for larger tanks. But I can only dream. __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

01/22/2009, 05:17 PM	#475
btb72 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KY Posts: 657	i got the flame angel with a coke bottle trap, came in this afternoon and he was in there and couldn't get out... Internet was out the last two days so i'll post some pics of the trap before I throw it away.