Kdoc's 210g Reef Tank

[Kdocimo90]

thanks guys...
thank you reefman.... good to know

[Kdocimo90]

what fish/coral do you guys think i should go with next?

[mikelaubach]

What is the status of the angel and other fish? How are they all doing?

[Kdocimo90]

they all seem fine... still alive at least... no sign of discomfort what so ever...but man, that garlic gets very strong..

[AwkwardParrot]

btw...the lr you got with the mystery coral on it looks like a ric...give it some time and you'll see some green or orange out of it!

[Kdocimo90]

a ric? doesnt appear to be a ricordea to me

[Kdocimo90]

What coral do you guys think I should get next? I'm also picking up a nice QT setup on Saturday so i'll post pictures of that.

[pecan2phat]

Maybe a nice orange scrolling monti cap and a bright yellow fiji leather.

[fishieness]

how is the "male" clownfish? They are both maroons? They don't pair up as easily as others, and you often have to use completly different methods. Oftentimes, the female will kill the incoming juvinile or male instead of just beating him up a lot... Is he still alive?

[Kdocimo90]

He is still alive and they are great... when I feed the fish, the female clown will grab a hunk and bring it to the smaller one... I'm surprised I got them to work out, most people on these forums have said not to do it and it wouldnt work... so that made me happy ...

I picked up the QT tank yesterday, it needs a little work done on it.. i'll take some pictures later on today.

[Kdocimo90]

Pecan: I was actually thinking of some sort of a monti cap... I need some colors other than green... I've got a lot of that. Something very contrasting.

[Kdocimo90]

updated pics are coming soon... i just picked up 2 new corals and 1 new fish!

[kynan]

A nice open brain, red rim, would be a good beginner add. IME you never know what you will have luck with and what you won't. Everyone seems to have that one variety coral that doesn't take. Me, it seems to be certain monti caps, with the exception of purple varieties. I can keep other hard species, like a purple monster frag that seems to be growing quick, so it's not like a water quality issue.

Just try different things, if something doesn't take, don't sweat it. Don't overspend at the beginning until you know things are set and stable.

[Kdocimo90]

yeah im trying not to overspend.. thats why i mostly look for livestock here... although i did get a gift certificate for my birthday to Greenwich Aquaria the other day.

Im looking to get something very white or blue next just to contrast the tank a little... right now it mostly has greenish brown corals.

[jbriddle]

Very nice you rock!!!!

[Kdocimo90]

lol thanks

[reefman13]

Where are these new pics?!?!?!??!?!

[Kdocimo90]

Originally posted by reefman13
Where are these new pics?!?!?!??!?!

Im trying! lol... for some reason photobucket wont let me upload them... I'm going to try something else though.

[Kdocimo90]

New QT TANK!!! Doors are not on yet but soon will be... It's a really awesome setup for my room


Close Up on the QT


This one was doing bad in my main tank because we didnt have RO water at the time... so I put it in the QT with nice clean RO water and it looks much much healthier


Completely AWESOME galaxia coral!


Nice new Astreopora which is actually much bluer in person... im trying to find a good spot for this.. maybe i'll just stick it out open in the sand somewhere


Hard to see but this guy is getting bigger!


I'lll have to get a picture of my my sweet new purple psuedochromis later... He's a hider right now.

[Kdocimo90]

New corals on the way! Just bought a Zoa pack from the bay of e.. decent deal... 5 different zoa frags...

I also got............... A FLAME ANGEL!!!

[reefman13]

Watch that flame. They are nippers.

[reefman13]

Looking good. I have to say, that Q/T looks like once all your fish are in your system...will make a very nice Nano reef

[Kdocimo90]

Originally posted by reefman13
Looking good. I have to say, that Q/T looks like once all your fish are in your system...will make a very nice Nano reef

Lol you got that right reefman... Im wayyyy ahead of ya

[Kdocimo90]

doing ALOT of rockwork... Im kinda stuck right now.. cant seem to get these two pieces right... im gonna take a little break then get back to it

[Kdocimo90]

just finished 6 hrs of aquascapinng.. i will post pics when the tank clears up... PLEASE leave me your honest oppinion of whether you like the new aquascape or the old one....


I was going for more of a dimensional view whereas the last aquascape was sort of just some flat rocks stacked up, and you didnt see the fish too often...