New Tank Pics

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:14 AM

Took some new pics today:

72 Bow after 2 months - 2/11/9

72 Bow after 3 months -3/9/9

My Tank -3/9/9

72 Bow after 5 months â€“ 5/10/09

Orange Monti Cap 2 -3/9/9

Orange Monti Cap -5/10/09 (Darkened up and lots of growth)

Feather Duster -3/9/9

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:14 AM

Clam-Blue Mushrooms -3/9/9

Clam-Blue Mushrooms â€“ 5/10/09

Clowns -3/9/9

RBTA -3/9/9

Arrow Crab -3/9/9

Blue Clam -3/9/9

Blue Mushrooms and Green Eye Zoas -3/9/9

Blue Mushrooms and Cleaner Shrimp -3/9/9

Blue Throat Trigger -3/9/9

Blue Throat Trigger 2 -3/9/9

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:15 AM

Frog Spawn -3/9/9

Blue Tip Sebae & Cleaner Shrimp -3/9/9

Blue Tip Sebae -3/9/9

Maze Brain Coral -3/9/9

Tank -3/9/9

Clowns 2- 3/9/9

Curly Q Anemone - 3/9/9

Fish - 3/9/9

Flame Angel - 3/9/9

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:16 AM

Frogspawn - 3/9/9

Green Eye Zoas - 3/9/9

Green Star Polyp - 3/9/9

Green Stripe Mushroom - 3/9/9

Half Blue Damsel - 3/9/9

Hippo Tang & Yellow Tang - 3/9/9

Long Tentacle Anemone - 3/9/9

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:16 AM

Longnose Hawkfish - 3/9/9

Mushroom Frags at 3 weeks - 3/9/9

Red Jewel Goniopora and Clam - 3/9/9

Red Jewel Goniopora â€“ 5/10/09

Red Jewel Goniopora and Clam 2 - 3/9/9

Rose Bubble Tip Anemone - 3/9/9

Rose Bubble Tip Anemone â€“ 5/10/09

Sponge - 3/9/9

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:17 AM

Yellow Tang & Blue Face Trigger - 3/9/9

Acans - 3/24/9

Acans â€“ 5/10/09

Green Eye Zoas - 3/24/9

Green Eye Zoas Frags - 3/24/9

Green Star Polyp frags - 3/24/9

Hammer Coral - 3/24/9

Hammer Coral - 5/10/09

Tub Blue Zoas â€“ 5/10/09

Pocket Coral â€“ 5/10/09
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PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:17 AM

RBTA SPLIT on 5/18/2009
5/17 Day before the split

Day 1 after the split
!st half:

2nd half

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:18 AM

New Stuff
BlueClove & Zoas 5-10-9

Blue Clove 5/10/09

Chalice 5-10-9

New Clam 5/10/09

Frags 5/10/09

Light green & Purple Frog Spawn 5/10/09

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:19 AM

New Zoas need IDâ€™s5/10/09

Whys · 05/19/2009, 12:47 AM

Very nice. Does the Curly-Q host? How big when an adult?

jer77 · 05/19/2009, 12:55 AM

Looks like your tank is coming along nicely. I like the anemones. That's cool how your BTA split already and how much it grew. Where did you get it? Your sebae looks very healthy besides that its bleached. Mine was that way when I got it but it soon changed colors. Yours should too if its given good light. What kind of lighting do you have? It will also grow much bigger. In fact having those 3 or 4 anemones eventually will take up your whole tank themselves.

Was your tank cycling for a while before you put the corals in? I ask because it looks clean and lacking cyano or microalgae which I know I had in my new tank which hindered keeping sps. What kind of filtration do you have?

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Whys
Very nice. Does the Curly-Q host? How big when an adult?

As far as I have read, they dont host. They get to be 2" to 6 "

jer77 · 05/19/2009, 12:58 AM

I guess I should have read your other post first... too much reading.

Whys · 05/19/2009, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PRDubois
As far as I have read, they dont host. They get to be 2" to 6 "

Just added it to my 'want' list. Thanks.

PRDubois · 05/19/2009, 01:15 AM

Jer77,
Sebae is gone. It lasted 3 months then one day it started flipping upside down trying to kill itself. I will never get another. I have four other types of anemones that do fine. I have tried Sebaes twice and each time they have lasted only a few months. Probally due to all the ones being sold are bleached and though they look good they are really in bad shape.

Lighting:
I have 2 T5HO's
One bulb is a high intensity 18,000k
Other bulb is Blue actinic bulb

Fixture is a GLO T5HO from Petsmart
And people say thet T5's are not enough.

I also have a LED moonlight that runs at night just for viewing.

Filtration:
I have a Octopus 800 HOB skimmer
I have a Fluval 405 canister running carbon and substrate

Cycling:
I started a 20gal last May.
Added Rock, Sand, and 3 raw shrimp.
Took shrimp out after 1.5 weeks
Let tank sit for another 2 weeks
Did a 40% water change and added a CUC and 2 clowns.

Nov 15 - I bought another 40lb of rock and put it in a rubbermaid container with a heater, light, 3 raw shrimp and a powerhead.
Dec 23rd I transfered everything from the 20gal and the rubbermaid container to the 72gal I had.

Michael · 05/19/2009, 07:23 AM

nice tank paul, i too use just t5s and also get good results, not just survival but actual growth too, nothing wrong with t5s, i also have 48 watts of leds as well though.

05/19/2009, 12:14 AM	#1
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	New Tank Pics Took some new pics today: 72 Bow after 2 months - 2/11/9 72 Bow after 3 months -3/9/9 My Tank -3/9/9 72 Bow after 5 months â€“ 5/10/09 Orange Monti Cap 2 -3/9/9 Orange Monti Cap -5/10/09 (Darkened up and lots of growth) Feather Duster -3/9/9 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:14 AM	#2
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Clam-Blue Mushrooms -3/9/9 Clam-Blue Mushrooms â€“ 5/10/09 Clowns -3/9/9 RBTA -3/9/9 Arrow Crab -3/9/9 Blue Clam -3/9/9 Blue Mushrooms and Green Eye Zoas -3/9/9 Blue Mushrooms and Cleaner Shrimp -3/9/9 Blue Throat Trigger -3/9/9 Blue Throat Trigger 2 -3/9/9 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:15 AM	#3
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Frog Spawn -3/9/9 Blue Tip Sebae & Cleaner Shrimp -3/9/9 Blue Tip Sebae -3/9/9 Maze Brain Coral -3/9/9 Tank -3/9/9 Clowns 2- 3/9/9 Curly Q Anemone - 3/9/9 Fish - 3/9/9 Flame Angel - 3/9/9 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:16 AM	#4
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Frogspawn - 3/9/9 Green Eye Zoas - 3/9/9 Green Star Polyp - 3/9/9 Green Stripe Mushroom - 3/9/9 Half Blue Damsel - 3/9/9 Hippo Tang & Yellow Tang - 3/9/9 Long Tentacle Anemone - 3/9/9 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:16 AM	#5
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Longnose Hawkfish - 3/9/9 Mushroom Frags at 3 weeks - 3/9/9 Red Jewel Goniopora and Clam - 3/9/9 Red Jewel Goniopora â€“ 5/10/09 Red Jewel Goniopora and Clam 2 - 3/9/9 Rose Bubble Tip Anemone - 3/9/9 Rose Bubble Tip Anemone â€“ 5/10/09 Sponge - 3/9/9 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:17 AM	#6
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Yellow Tang & Blue Face Trigger - 3/9/9 Acans - 3/24/9 Acans â€“ 5/10/09 Green Eye Zoas - 3/24/9 Green Eye Zoas Frags - 3/24/9 Green Star Polyp frags - 3/24/9 Green Star Polyp frags - 3/24/9 Hammer Coral - 3/24/9 Hammer Coral - 5/10/09 Tub Blue Zoas â€“ 5/10/09 Pocket Coral â€“ 5/10/09 http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...cket5-10-9.jpg __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:18 AM	#8
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	New Stuff BlueClove & Zoas 5-10-9 Blue Clove 5/10/09 Chalice 5-10-9 New Clam 5/10/09 Frags 5/10/09 Light green & Purple Frog Spawn 5/10/09 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:19 AM	#9
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	New Zoas need IDâ€™s5/10/09 __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 12:47 AM	#10
Whys Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,263	Very nice. Does the Curly-Q host? How big when an adult?

05/19/2009, 12:55 AM	#11
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	Looks like your tank is coming along nicely. I like the anemones. That's cool how your BTA split already and how much it grew. Where did you get it? Your sebae looks very healthy besides that its bleached. Mine was that way when I got it but it soon changed colors. Yours should too if its given good light. What kind of lighting do you have? It will also grow much bigger. In fact having those 3 or 4 anemones eventually will take up your whole tank themselves. Was your tank cycling for a while before you put the corals in? I ask because it looks clean and lacking cyano or microalgae which I know I had in my new tank which hindered keeping sps. What kind of filtration do you have? __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

05/19/2009, 12:58 AM	#13
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	I guess I should have read your other post first... too much reading. __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

05/19/2009, 01:15 AM	#15
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	Jer77, Sebae is gone. It lasted 3 months then one day it started flipping upside down trying to kill itself. I will never get another. I have four other types of anemones that do fine. I have tried Sebaes twice and each time they have lasted only a few months. Probally due to all the ones being sold are bleached and though they look good they are really in bad shape. Lighting: I have 2 T5HO's One bulb is a high intensity 18,000k Other bulb is Blue actinic bulb Fixture is a GLO T5HO from Petsmart And people say thet T5's are not enough. I also have a LED moonlight that runs at night just for viewing. Filtration: I have a Octopus 800 HOB skimmer I have a Fluval 405 canister running carbon and substrate Cycling: I started a 20gal last May. Added Rock, Sand, and 3 raw shrimp. Took shrimp out after 1.5 weeks Let tank sit for another 2 weeks Did a 40% water change and added a CUC and 2 clowns. Nov 15 - I bought another 40lb of rock and put it in a rubbermaid container with a heater, light, 3 raw shrimp and a powerhead. Dec 23rd I transfered everything from the 20gal and the rubbermaid container to the 72gal I had. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

05/19/2009, 07:23 AM	#16
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	nice tank paul, i too use just t5s and also get good results, not just survival but actual growth too, nothing wrong with t5s, i also have 48 watts of leds as well though. __________________ 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)