Show off your tangs

[kar93]

Ah, Great you got him. How big? How much if you dont mind? Has he still got full yellow colouring?

[Reeftanks6]

Yes i did get him. he is about 5 inches i think he is perfect size for the tank. he is a adult tang. He or she was 80 bucks. Dont know if its male or female. but here are some pictures. Some of them are not that good because he just doesn't stop moving. After about an hour in the tank he went crazy on picking on the rocks.







I also just thought i would post a FTS for you. You can see the algae that iam talking about.

[Aquarist007]

your tank is well set up to give the tang the maximum swimming room

curious how long it has been setup--the rock looks like it is still curing

[Reeftanks6]

Thanks Capn_hylinur, the tank has been setup with rock in it gor 2 months. With fish it has been almost a month.

[tcwayne]

You need to black out the back of that puppy. IMO

[Reeftanks6]

I am not sure what i am going to do about that yet. I mean i love the gold back ground. I think it looks really great but i haven't decided yet.

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by Reeftanks6
Thanks Capn_hylinur, the tank has been setup with rock in it gor 2 months. With fish it has been almost a month.

It is not my point to judge here--only to be helpful--but your tank does not look healthy judging by the algae on the rock and the substrate and the positioning of your returns and korilia

The first question I would have would be flow issues--in the 90 gal you should have about 15x' tank turn over per hour.
That would be over 2000 gph. It doesn't look like you have that
Plus you need to have the surface churning for oxygen exchange and a good flow in and around the rock work and across the substrate. In order to accomplish that in your set up I would suggest three korilias and have one of the loc lines pushing straight down to the substrate.

The second question question is your filtration system. Do you have a sump and a protein skimmer?

BTW another way of giving tangs swimming area is to give them current---I have a turn over rate of 55 times in my tank and the tangs swimm against it all day, let the current push them back, swim against it again---kind of like hamsters in an exercise wheel

[Reeftanks6]

LOL the two korilas are plenty of flow. My fish are always swimming towars the powerheads and getting pushed back to the other side of the tank. very funny. I am running a sump and skimmer.

[tcwayne]

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
It is not my point to judge here--only to be helpful--but your tank does not look healthy judging by the algae on the rock and the substrate and the positioning of your returns and korilia

The first question I would have would be flow issues--in the 90 gal you should have about 15x' tank turn over per hour.
That would be over 2000 gph. It doesn't look like you have that
Plus you need to have the surface churning for oxygen exchange and a good flow in and around the rock work and across the substrate. In order to accomplish that in your set up I would suggest three korilias and have one of the loc lines pushing straight down to the substrate.

The second question question is your filtration system. Do you have a sump and a protein skimmer?

BTW another way of giving tangs swimming area is to give them current---I have a turn over rate of 55 times in my tank and the tangs swimm against it all day, let the current push them back, swim against it again---kind of like hamsters in an exercise wheel

Just to give you an idea from my tank, I have an mjmod (1400 to 1600 gph) on the left side, a K4 (1200 gph) on the right, a mj1200 in the middle with a hydor rotator and the return is a mag 9.5. I think I'm at about 35x's + turnover. I'm looking for more flow even.

[Aquarist007]

Originally posted by Reeftanks6
LOL the two korilas are plenty of flow. My fish are always swimming towars the powerheads and getting pushed back to the other side of the tank. very funny. I am running a sump and skimmer.

Ok, I am glad you feel this way---but this is why I made the suggestion to you---and since you didn't ask for it, I guess I was out of line-----
this is the earliest pic I have of my tank --I believe it was 10 weeks. Notice the condition of the rock and substrate.

[kar93]

rt6- hes got some great colouring, IMO the juvenile colourings nice but the adult is definitely there best stage.

[kar93]

I cant get a pic so here is a paint of how i have mine:

[cbui2]

powder blue 5 months 5" from 3"


orange shoulder 4 months 6" from 1.5"


desjardini sailfin 8 months 6" from 3"


female pink margin wrasse 8months 5" from 3"
Coris yellow wrasse 4 months 3" from 2"

[Aquarist007]

great shots in blue Bart, what camera setting are you using to take blue pictures?

[cbui2]

cheap point and click from samsung only 6mp . only 3 MH 400w 12k reeflux was on when pics was taken. its a mistake how the pics comes out

[Reeftanks6]

Very nice pictures guys. kar i like the juv color but the adult is the best.

[kar93]

What other fish are you thinking of adding to the tank?

[Reeftanks6]

Not totally sure yet but here are some i have in mind.
Royal Gramma
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Melnarus Wrasse
Radiant Wrasse
Lawnmower Blenny.

I havent thought of to many fish yet but there are some that i want.

[sufunk]

Blonde Naso tang


Lieutenant (tennenti) tang


Orange shoulder


Three for 1

[marinelife]

My 12 year old tang with my new yellow belly and my 3 year tang


SailFin Tang and Chocolate Tang


Flame Fin and Orange Shoulder Tang

[cbui2]

wow thats amazing 12 yrs old

[kar93]

Great Tang Sufunk & Marinelife

[sufunk]

Thank you! I forgot to give their history:

Blonde Naso- about 7", only had him for about 6 weeks

Orange Shoulder- 4", got him about 8 months ago

Lieutenant- 5", got him about 9 months ago

Blue hippo- 6", have had him for over 3 years. He was the 2nd fish we ever bought and lived most of his life in my...gulp....36g tank Didn't know any better at the time but getting him a good home was the main reason for my upgrade to the 180g.

[marinelife]

Originally posted by cbui2
wow thats amazing 12 yrs old

Almost 13 years old here in a few months.

[Reeftanks6]

OMG what amazing tangs you both have. Very very nice looking. 12 years old thats amazing!