Lance's 225 gal tank

[lastlight]

I think it's pretty obvious nobody ever sat ME down for it so I wouldn't have a clue what to say :neutral:

[Lance]

Maybe you should sit them down and give them 'the Talk'.


I'd pay good money to see that: Brett sitting down with a little blue fish discussing safe sex.

[josie]

Geiseman Megachrome 400w 13000K = $130 plus tax plus freight = $150

you want a secret?
I'm using ebay bulbs.. 20$each
:whistle:

[Parker]

I'd pay good money to see that: Brett sitting down with a little blue fish discussing safe sex.

Think he'll use flash cards?

[lastlight]

Not going there guys I'm semi-reformed here.

[Lance]

you want a secret?
I'm using ebay bulbs.. 20$each
:whistle:


What kind are they Josie?

[josie]

What kind are they Josie?

the mark is Artemis...
and the guy selling them on ebay is in Ontario
seller: hobbylighting
:)

[Lance]

the mark is Artemis...
and the guy selling them on ebay is in Ontario
seller: hobbylighting
:)


Thanks, I'll check it out. Oh, and I just finished installing the Mocean. Pics coming later.

[Lance]

Ryan here's a few pics of the Chromis and the eggs. Other than feeding time he/she will stand guard over these eggs against all comers. The Kole Tang is the funniest to watch: pretending to go about his own business cleaning the rock and glass all the while edging closer and closer to the eggs, until he passes the imaginary line and the Chromis dive bombs him and drives him off. I've tried numerous times to catch this on video but when I get the camera out all the fish get camera shy.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_1021.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_1019.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Nov2010/IMG_2162.jpg

[Lance]

Here's a crappy video of the the new Mocean I just installed. Needs a little tweaking yet: I have the 1" outlet on it and about 900 to 1000 GPH running through it. You can see some bubbles and crap in the water due to the Mocean current hitting the Vortech currents and boiling the water surface. With a little bit of fiddling I'm sure I'll get rid of that. Over all I'm quite happy with it. It seems to be made well and is dead quiet. You can program the speed as well as the degree of rotation from 360 degrees to stationary. I was able to eliminate a couple of flat spots I had on the surface. (click on the picture)
(notice Bubba the Trigger hangin' in his own personal little flow there in the corner).



http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Nov2010/th_MVI_2163.jpg (http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Nov2010/?action=view&current=MVI_2163.mp4)

[Skimmerking]

Lance your tank is some nice wow you have lot of stuff in there well done man, I dont know how you can live with the beckett going man that is loud,

[Lance]

Lance your tank is some nice wow you have lot of stuff in there well done man, I dont know how you can live with the beckett going man that is loud,

Thanks Mike. The skimmer is in a closet on the other side of the wall. Dead quiet.

[josie]

WOW
those chromis have a lot of eggs! :eek:

hopping you will love the mocean ;)

[lastlight]

That pipe organ stills blows my mind it's ginormous!

You've got one lucky Kole there bro I hope someday I can give mine a playground like that to romp around in.

[Lance]

WOW
those chromis have a lot of eggs! :eek:

hopping you will love the mocean ;)


Yeah, and that many eggs every week.
So far I really like the Mocean. No more dead spots.

[Lance]

That pipe organ stills blows my mind it's ginormous!

You've got one lucky Kole there bro I hope someday I can give mine a playground like that to romp around in.


I swear it gets bigger every day. It is now 16" across by 16" high.


Good things come to good people. I foresee an even nicer lastlight V-2 in the near future.

[Lance]

I got myself a Tank-bred Yellow Assessor from J&L today. He's chillin' in the frag tank right now and hiding under some rock so I can't get a pic.
I don't think I should put him in the big tank (too many big lunkers in there), so his new home will be the 90 corner tank. Cute little guy!

[marie]

My 5 flashers have disappeared into the rock and I haven't seen them since....I have no idea if they are cute or not :lol:

[fishytime]

I got myself a Tank-bred Yellow Assessor from J&L today. He's chillin' in the frag tank right now and hiding under some rock so I can't get a pic.
I don't think I should put him in the big tank (too many big lunkers in there), so his new home will be the 90 corner tank. Cute little guy!

those are great little fish Lance.....I love mine......always out and hovering (not like the blue assessor I have in my small tank......I never see it when the lights are on, even though its the only fish in the tank).....and so far my yellow doesnt seem to be too aggressive.....mind you the only fish mine could bully is a tailspot that is the same-ish size but was in the tank before the assessor....

[Lance]

My 5 flashers have disappeared into the rock and I haven't seen them since....I have no idea if they are cute or not :lol:


That's because they're all shy little girls still. As soon as one of them turns into a handsome young man he'll lure those fillies out into the open. :biggrin:

[Lance]

those are great little fish Lance.....I love mine......always out and hovering (not like the blue assessor I have in my small tank......I never see it when the lights are on, even though its the only fish in the tank).....and so far my yellow doesnt seem to be too aggressive.....mind you the only fish mine could bully is a tailspot that is the same-ish size but was in the tank before the assessor....


It should do fine in the 90g. His tank mates are a Coral Beauty, smallish Foxface, Ruby Headed Wrasse, 2 Percs, PJ Cardinal, Yellow Watchman Goby, and two cleaner shrimp.

[Lance]

I have a Sedra pump powering two reactors in the sump, which is kind of silly since I have a Barracuda return pump that is only using about 70% capacity. I want to "T" off one of the return lines to feed the reactors.
My question is: How long should I allow the Weld-On P-70 primer and PVC 795 to dry before going back on-line? The can says 30 minutes cure time, but I don't trust that to a tank full of fish and corals. Anybody had any experience using Weld-On on a running tank? 24 hours or less/more?

[burrows14]

You would be good to go in 15 mins. I have used both plumbing a bunch of friends tanks. I always use the prime the fittings and let it dry completly before glueing. Be genourous with the glue and make sure to give the pipe a quater turn to make sure their is no air bubbles and the glue is spread evenly and then use paper towel to wipe off the excess glue. You should have no leaks and a nice clean look that way.

Cheers
Ray

I have a Sedra pump powering two reactors in the sump, which is kind of silly since I have a Barracuda return pump that is only using about 70% capacity. I want to "T" off one of the return lines to feed the reactors.
My question is: How long should I allow the Weld-On P-70 primer and PVC 795 to dry before going back on-line? The can says 30 minutes cure time, but I don't trust that to a tank full of fish and corals. Anybody had any experience using Weld-On on a running tank? 24 hours or less/more?

[Lance]

You would be good to go in 15 mins. I have used both plumbing a bunch of friends tanks. I always use the prime the fittings and let it dry completly before glueing. Be genourous with the glue and make sure to give the pipe a quater turn to make sure their is no air bubbles and the glue is spread evenly and then use paper towel to wipe off the excess glue. You should have no leaks and a nice clean look that way.

Cheers
Ray


Thanks Ray. I wanna make sure I'm understanding you. I've used Weld-On plenty of times. It's not the cure time of the glue or the procedure I'm worried about, it's the effect of the glue on a tank full of animals that worries me. Am I understanding that after 15 minutes of curing there was no problem on an inhabited tank?

[Zoaelite]

WOW those fish can produce a whack load of eggs, ever find any little babies swimmin about? Tanks lookin wicked as usual!

[Lance]

WOW those fish can produce a whack load of eggs, ever find any little babies swimmin about? Tanks lookin wicked as usual!


Thanks. Nope, I've never seen any babies. They probably hatch out at night and are skimmed off.

[lastlight]

I had finished doing some plumbing on my first tank and I must have let the parts sit drying for at least 30 min. I wanted to know if it was still wet and decided to put my nose to one end of the plumbing and 'take a wiff'.

I damn near fell over everything went black. I don't think I had used more glue than needed either I'm just saying the stuff was still potent. 30 min seems too soon to me.

[muck]

WOW those fish can produce a whack load of eggs, ever find any little babies swimmin about? Tanks lookin wicked as usual!

No doubt... unbelievable the amount of eggies.
Thanks for the pics Lance.

[Lance]

I had finished doing some plumbing on my first tank and I must have let the parts sit drying for at least 30 min. I wanted to know if it was still wet and decided to put my nose to one end of the plumbing and 'take a wiff'.

I damn near fell over everything went black. I don't think I had used more glue than needed either I'm just saying the stuff was still potent. 30 min seems too soon to me.


Yeah, that's what I'm thinking: If you can still smell it, it's not fully cured. I think I'll leave it until no odor left.

[lastlight]

When you do your nose test just use one nostril that way you can only HALF blackout. It works like that right!?

[Lance]

When you do your nose test just use one nostril that way you can only HALF blackout. It works like that right!?

Jeez! I don't know. I'm already a half-wit. Might only take one nostril to put me on the floor.

[burrows14]

Thanks Ray. I wanna make sure I'm understanding you. I've used Weld-On plenty of times. It's not the cure time of the glue or the procedure I'm worried about, it's the effect of the glue on a tank full of animals that worries me. Am I understanding that after 15 minutes of curing there was no problem on an inhabited tank?

I have glued my last fitting, double checked everything and fired up with no harm to fish and corals. I wouldn't worry about it all.. The tank volume would dilute it and I'm sure your running carbon. If you drop the whole can in tho... Totally different story lol

[Lance]

I have glued my last fitting, double checked everything and fired up with no harm to fish and corals. I wouldn't worry about it all.. The tank volume would dilute it and I'm sure your running carbon. If you drop the whole can in tho... Totally different story lol


OK, I'm feeling better about it. And I won't drop the can in the tank.

[Lance]

here's a few pics of the Chromis and the eggs. Other than feeding time he/she will stand guard over these eggs against all comers. The Kole Tang is the funniest to watch: pretending to go about his own business cleaning the rock and glass all the while edging closer and closer to the eggs, until he passes the imaginary line and the Chromis dive bombs him and drives him off. I've tried numerous times to catch this on video but when I get the camera out all the fish get camera shy.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_1021.jpg




ROUND AND ROUND THE ROCKS WE GO

Finally managed to get a short video of the Kole trying another of his ploys: He swims around and around the rocks pretending to ignore the Chromis and the eggs. When the Chromis is looking the other way he swoops in and trys to grab some eggs. The Chromis and eggs are just above and to the right. click on the photo

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/th_MVI_2175.jpg (http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/?action=view&current=MVI_2175.mp4)

[lastlight]

What a jackass. A smart jackass. He must do that when he takes his 5 min daily break from grazing.

[Lance]

So, ever since Christy's posts regarding her using sodium hydroxide for pest eradication I've been wanting to try some myself. Today I acquired some from a friend and I have to say: "This Stuff is Awesome!!!" For the first attempt I only used about 5 ml in a syringe. Turned off all the pumps and proceeded to absolutely nuke a patch of Majanos that was bothering my Caulastrea. They pretty much melt on contact. It was so much fun I was giddy. I felt like Darth Vader with his light saber cutting a swath of destruction before me. I can't wait to try it again: Die you Majanos, and Aiptasia, and stupid Palys, and Fugly mushrooms and nuisance algae! Die!

[Delphinus]

Any idea where a person without friends with sodium hydroxide can get some? I mean, I shouldn't assume my friends do or don't, but I can't really see a good way to lead into the question "Hey, we should go for beer and wings .. heyyyyy, got any sodium hydroxide by chance?"

[Lance]

Any idea where a person without friends with sodium hydroxide can get some? I mean, I shouldn't assume my friends do or don't, but I can't really see a good way to lead into the question "Hey, we should go for beer and wings .. heyyyyy, got any sodium hydroxide by chance?"


As far as I know Tony you can only get it from chemical supply outlets. Maybe you can order it on-line, I don't know. I looked at our plumbing supply store for some pure stuff, but it seems to all be mixed with other chemicals and I wouldn't trust it in an aquarium. Sorry I can't be of more help. :sad:

[Lance]

Today I tried the sodium hydroxide on a colony of Palythoas that has been a PITA for years. Turned off the pumps and using a hypodermic I squirted a smallish area, (about the size of a toonie), left the stuff alone for about 5 minutes and then siphoned up the precipitate. The Palys are absolutely gone and the rock is totally bare. Not a thing on it: totally nuked. I love this stuff! :biggrin: No more Joe's Juice, lemon juice, kalk paste or any of those other remedies that only half-assed work. This stuff is the real deal people!
Tommorow's Mission: A few Aiptasia in the 90g and some more majanos in the 225g.

[lastlight]

Where did you get it? Or is this something common with a common name and I'm just clueless?

[PoonTang]

Stuff might even work on evil Beagles too. :twised:

[christyf5]

Where did you get it? Or is this something common with a common name and I'm just clueless?

You can get it at some hobby stores that have soapmaking supplies or online from soapmaking shops, its more commonly known as lye in that case :biggrin:

[Lance]

Stuff might even work on evil Beagles too. :twised:


I was kind of eyeing her up when i had the loaded syringe in my hand, but managed to quell the urge. :mrgreen:

[Lance]

Here's a good article I found:

http://www.reefscapes.net/articles/breefcase/aiptasia_control.html

[lastlight]

I've got a strange urge to watch fight club now.

[christyf5]

I've got a strange urge to watch fight club now.

bwahahahaha!! I was thinking about their "lye tattoos" when I was typing up my last reply there, that was truly gross.

[Lance]

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/images.jpg

[Lance]

Stupid Triggerfish!

Bubba's greed is going to be his undoing one day. This morning I was on another majano killing spree with the sodium hydroxide, and before I could shoo him away he darted in and ate some precipitate! :shocked: He then quickly hid in the rockwork and I didn't see him for several hours. At feeding time however he was slamming back mysis as per usual. Must have a blistered mouth though. IDIOT!!!

[Lance]

Had the camera out tonight to take some pics of the 90g and figured I might as well take a few of the 225 as well:


FTS

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2207.jpg


Left Side

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2206.jpg


Right Side

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2205.jpg


And a few randoms:

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2208.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2209.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2210.jpg

Fat little Hawkfish

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2216.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2220.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2224.jpg

[PoonTang]

:jaw::thumb:

[christyf5]

Wow Lance! The tank is looking fantastic. Love that pipe organ! I keep mine fairly small as it stings anything it comes in contact with.

[Lance]

Wow Lance! The tank is looking fantastic. Love that pipe organ! I keep mine fairly small as it stings anything it comes in contact with.


Really? I always thought Pipe Organ's were peaceful. I've never had an issue with it being aggressive.

[PoonTang]

Pretty heavy corraline growth you got happening there. You didnt let Marie touch your water did you? or is it just a condition from living too close to her?

[Lance]

Pretty heavy corraline growth you got happening there. You didnt let Marie touch your water did you? or is it just a condition from living too close to her?


Actually, I've always had pretty good coralline growth. I liked it at first, but have gone over to Marie's thinking: I hate it now. Fine on the rockwork but a PITA keeping it off the glass and having to soak the PH's in vinegar all the time.

[christyf5]

Really? I always thought Pipe Organ's were peaceful. I've never had an issue with it being aggressive.

Mine has taken out half a lobophyllia and a couple of SPS "bases" as well as a patch of zoos which stay closed up if touched by the pipe organ. Luckily the SPS keep growing on the top halves but the bases are deader than a doornail.

[Lance]

Mine has taken out half a lobophyllia and a couple of SPS "bases" as well as a patch of zoos which stay closed up if touched by the pipe organ. Luckily the SPS keep growing on the top halves but the bases are deader than a doornail.

Huh! Does it have sweepers?

[chris88]

what is the stuff coming from underneath the pink pocci sps on the right side of the tank?

[Lance]

what is the stuff coming from underneath the pink pocci sps on the right side of the tank?


It is some kind of sponge. It grows like crazy, but only there and no where else. Every couple of weeks it gets too big and I pull a bunch off. I've tried to transfer it to the sump but it doesn't seem to want to catch on there.

[fishytime]

It is some kind of sponge. It grows like crazy, but only there and no where else. Every couple of weeks it gets too big and I pull a bunch off. I've tried to transfer it to the sump but it doesn't seem to want to catch on there.

sponge balls???

[kien]

Nice! I especially love your lunar wrasse :D

[Lance]

Nice! I especially love your lunar wrasse :D

Thanks. He's lucky he's so handsome, or he'd find himself on the barbee alongside a couple of steaks! He's easily the worst mannered fish I own. Splashes water all over, stirs up the sand, eats most of the food, teases the clowns in their nem. Seven inches of pure SOB. If it wasn't for the Tuskfish keeping him in line I'm sure he'd terrorize the smaller fish in the tank.

[kien]

Thanks. He's lucky he's so handsome, or he'd find himself on the barbee alongside a couple of steaks! He's easily the worst mannered fish I own. Splashes water all over, stirs up the sand, eats most of the food, teases the clowns in their nem. Seven inches of pure SOB. If it wasn't for the Tuskfish keeping him in line I'm sure he'd terrorize the smaller fish in the tank.

Ya I hear ya. My previous lunar a few years ago was the same. In fact most Thalassomas I think are bastards. Had a Pink Face as well last year that was a holly terror. My new Banana wrasse is getting pretty bold (expected), but he is kept in check by my clown tang and parrot fish.

[Lance]

Ya I hear ya. My previous lunar a few years ago was the same. In fact most Thalassomas I think are bastards. Had a Pink Face as well last year that was a holly terror. My new Banana wrasse is getting pretty bold (expected), but he is kept in check by my clown tang and parrot fish.


Agreed. Thalassomas are reasonably well-behaved as juveniles but can become aggressive as they mature. "Peckerheads in a pretty package"

[Lance]

Well, the tank turns two years old this month and what was supposed to be a FOWLR has a surprising number of large corals in it. :redface:
Some growth pics:

The Pipe Organ when I first got it from Marie.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_2439.jpg

And now. It is about 16" across and 14" high
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_1060.jpg

The Scoly shortly after I first bought it.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fishJune09/IMG_3961.jpg

And now about 7" across'
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2269.jpg

This pink Pocci has grown quite a bit lately 9" across
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2262.jpg

The Nem which was just a teeny little guy when I bought it. Now about 14" across
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2267.jpg

Another Pipe Organ (different type) that was just a sprout when I got it
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2265.jpg

The zoa garden has expanded quite a bit.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2261.jpg

The Shrooms fill up the shaded area under the rock ledge.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2264.jpg




And finally the Sailfin who was the major reason I bought this tank because he was out growing the 90g. He was just 3" long when I bought him back in April '08. Now he's a nice fat 7"
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/December10/IMG_2271.jpg

[christyf5]

Wow, thats some pretty crazy growth you have in there. Lots of nice big colonies :biggrin:

The pipe organ I have is the second one you've posted, the one I was talking about that stings the living crap out of everything it touches.

[Lance]

Wow, thats some pretty crazy growth you have in there. Lots of nice big colonies :biggrin:

The pipe organ I have is the second one you've posted, the one I was talking about that stings the living crap out of everything it touches.


I've never noticed any sweepers on this coral, but on the other hand there aren't really any corals near it, so maybe it's not sending them out?

[christyf5]

nope no sweepers but it will grow towards any coral I place near it, then sting the crap out of it. I've tried moving the corals but the pipe organ just starts to grow in that direction. If there are many corals around it, it just grows that much faster (currently I only have one SPS colony nearby so it grows in that direction and isn't growing too quickly). Now I just prune the crap out of it as it gets near the coral I like. I'd move it but I have SPS everywhere and no spot where there is enough room for the pipe organ to just hang out on its own.

[Lance]

nope no sweepers but it will grow towards any coral I place near it, then sting the crap out of it. I've tried moving the corals but the pipe organ just starts to grow in that direction. If there are many corals around it, it just grows that much faster (currently I only have one SPS colony nearby so it grows in that direction and isn't growing too quickly). Now I just prune the crap out of it as it gets near the coral I like. I'd move it but I have SPS everywhere and no spot where there is enough room for the pipe organ to just hang out on its own.


Huh! Strange.
It seems to me like yours is getting very close to becoming calcium reactor food.

[christyf5]

yeah, sometimes I find it fascinating, like my own little science experiment. other times I just want to rip it right out of there. oddly enough, its one of my favorite corals and I'd been looking for one for years. marie gave me a chunk of it to give to someone else and well, they just never showed up for it so it became mine. i may have to revamp my nano tank and put it in there :biggrin:

[Lance]

I got both of the varieties from Marie. The one like yours was quite small when she gave it to me. I actually have two colonies of it now. I cut it in half a while ago and moved a piece to another spot in the tank. One of them is touching some Colt Coral but nothing is going on there. Must be just SPS it has a problem with. Maybe I'll move a frag of something close to it and see what happens. You've got my interest piqued now. :biggrin:

[lastlight]

Congrats on hitting the big deuce man! Maybe I'm not recognizing a pipe organ when I see it in the LFS but I'd love to have one myself. Impressive colony.

[Lance]

Congrats on hitting the big deuce man! Maybe I'm not recognizing a pipe organ when I see it in the LFS but I'd love to have one myself. Impressive colony.

Thanks Bud.

[Dez]

I remember my "FOWLR" tank back then ended up being full of corals as well. It was one of my favourite tanks cause it was full of aggressive fish and a huge eel that you typically wouldn't see in a "reef" tank. Love all your large corals and the pink pocci. Any chance for a Full Tank Shot?

[Lance]

FTS

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2207.jpg

right side
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2205.jpg

left side
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2206.jpg

center
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Dec2010/IMG_2209.jpg

[fishytime]

that is one impressive organ there Lance:mrgreen:

[fishoholic]

that is one impressive organ there Lance:mrgreen:

I have to agree, that things huge! :biggrin:

[Lance]

At least it doesn't have blue nuts like Brett's

[lastlight]

At least it doesn't have blue nuts like Brett's

Careful about how you handle them because they're delicate and can turn a little black as well. Not even actinics will make those look good again.

[Dez]

Thanks for the FTS. Love it :)

[Lance]

R.I.P. Toro

I lost Toro the Lawnmower Blenny today. He had started to get a little thin and as you know LM Blennies should be roly poly. Since the hair algae disappeared I have been trying to get him to eat nori, pellets, mysis, etc., even tried romaine lettuce, broccoli and dandelion greens. He wouldn't touch it, so I got a good size chunk of HA from the LFS and was growing it in the QT tank. Everday I harvested some and put it in the DT for him. He put some weight back on and was looking good, until this morning. Maybe he was just old? I had him for two years and he was full grown when I got him, so I have no idea how old he really was. I'll miss that little guy. He was one of my favourites. :sad:

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fish%20pics%20new%20camera/IMG_0451.jpg

[Delphinus]

Sorry to hear Lance.

FWIW, I'm not sure these guys live much longer than 4 or 5 years, at least I haven't found any info to suggest to the contrary. I had "Rygel" for 4 years and when he checked out he too had gotten rather thin and that was despite that he was in fact a good eater and had plenty of foods offered to him and he seemed to be eating. So I think getting thin is unfortunately something that does seem to come with advanced age with these guys.

Can't beat LMB's for their personality. I know how you feel right now.

[Mrfish55]

That sucks, what they lack in color they make up for in personality.

[Lance]

Sorry to hear Lance.

FWIW, I'm not sure these guys live much longer than 4 or 5 years, at least I haven't found any info to suggest to the contrary. I had "Rygel" for 4 years and when he checked out he too had gotten rather thin and that was despite that he was in fact a good eater and had plenty of foods offered to him and he seemed to be eating. So I think getting thin is unfortunately something that does seem to come with advanced age with these guys.

Can't beat LMB's for their personality. I know how you feel right now.


Thanks, Tony. That makes me feel a little better. I like to think it was old age and not that he starved. He wasn't really that thin, just didn't have the tubby belly he used to have.

[Lance]

That sucks, what they lack in color they make up for in personality.

Yeah, they sure do Dave. Silly fish made me laugh quite often. It's funny that the tank has numerous colourful and large fishes, yet he was the favourite of much of the family and friends.

[Skimmerking]

dude sorry from Disney man. How long have you had him. Do they eat Red Algae or is it just HA.


i love them excellent fish

[christyf5]

Sorry to hear that Lance:neutral: They're one of my favorite fish too, so much character.

[muck]

R.I.P. little buddy...

[Lance]

Thanks Guys.

[lastlight]

I was heart-broken when 'fat bastard' my old LMB passed on. I haven't again owned a fish with near as much heart and audacity but my current bicolour tries his best. Sorry to hear you lost a fav Lance.

[Lance]

Just flooded my garage again, for the second time in less than 2 weeks. :doh:
The first time was equipment failure; this time was pure idiocy. I have a 55g SW reservoir with a bulkhead to a Mag 7. For water changes I run a hose from the Mag to the sump (20' run). The hose is coiled and hung on the wall on a small hose reel. The reel broke for some reason and the hose fell to the floor siphoning about 25 gallons of SW all over the garage floor. So now I simply hang the hose on a large hook screwed into a wall stud. Works great except for when you are too lazy to coil the hose and just hang it over the hook. Of course it fell off and siphoned water all over again. Luckily the garage is a cement floor and 6" lower than the door to the house or I'd be in serious trouble with the wifey.

[PoonTang]

I feel your pain man, i flooded the house 3 times in 2 weeks about 2 months ago. Twice in the basement and once upstairs where the tank is when I had a Ato back syphon from the sump and it put about 8 gallons of salty kalk water onto the hardwood and out into the carpeted hallway.

[Lance]

I feel your pain man, i flooded the house 3 times in 2 weeks about 2 months ago. Twice in the basement and once upstairs where the tank is when I had a Ato back syphon from the sump and it put about 8 gallons of salty kalk water onto the hardwood and out into the carpeted hallway.

And you still have the tank? Wow! I figured she'd maybe hold your head in the tank until you stop bubbling, and then put your tank up on Kijii. :mrgreen:

[hillegom]

And you still have the tank? Wow! I figured she'd maybe hold your head in the tank until you stop bubbling, and then put your tank up on Kijii. :mrgreen:

Brutal :biggrin:

[PoonTang]

And you still have the tank? Wow! I figured she'd maybe hold your head in the tank until you stop bubbling, and then put your tank up on Kijii. :mrgreen:

Sssssshhh. Don't give her any bright ideas. Actually none of my mishaps have ever cost me a trip to Mexico either.

[kien]

glad to hear it wasn't a complete disaster!

Yesterday i was pumping some RO water from the basement to my top off reservoir under the tank. I stood there for a minute wondering why no water was coming out of the hose.. d'oh!! The water was being pumped into the furnace room because I forgot to hook up the hose to the pump.

[Lance]

Sssssshhh. Don't give her any bright ideas. Actually none of my mishaps have ever cost me a trip to Mexico either.

Ha ha! Touche

[Lance]

I swear my captive-bred Yellow Assessor is the toughest little SOB I've ever seen! I got this fish 2 months ago and he's already survived three traumatic experiences.
Upon arrival I floated his bag in the QT tank. Somehow he jumped out of a small hole in the top of the bag and did a five foot header to the floor, where I nearly stepped on him when I came back to mix some tank water with the bag water. I picked him up and plopped him into the tank. 24 hours later he has Ich! Grrrrr. Obviously caught it at the LFS. Treated him with Cupramine and he remained in QT for 8 weeks. After the 8 weeks he was fat and healthy so into the 90g he goes. The Coral Beauty, (the little dink), immediately gives him a hard time and the Assessor spends most of his time hiding under a large Torch Coral coming out at feeding time only. After a few days the CB accepts him and everything is fine. Came home from work today and go to change the filter sock in the sump and find the Assessor in it. I don't know why I looked in it but I'm glad I did: Otherwise he would have gone through the washing machine in a few days. Pop him back into the tank and away he goes on his merry way. If anyone is looking for an indestructible little fish I highly recommend these little guys. Can't kill them!


P.S. I betcha the little bugger would have made it through the washing machine too. :mrgreen:

[PoonTang]

Ha Ha that funny because I have found my clown goby in my filter sock twice. The first time i changed the sock and just had it sitting in a large bowl while i was doing other stuff. about 5 minutes later i took the sock outside to give it a rinse off with the hose and found the goby in the sock. AArgh run back upstairs and toss him in the tank. Did the same thing about a month later, now i always look inside as soon as i change it.

[Lance]

Yeah, after this I'll be checking it every time.

[Delphinus]

Wow, for me those socks come out so dirty I usually HAVE to invert them and do a quick prerinse. I figure if I'm going to do that, I might as well pick out all the 'pods and worms and brittlestars and whatever else might be worth saving and I toss them back into the tank. Sometimes there is indeterministic goo that makes me wonder just what the heck it is, ... that stuff I don't save.

Have found a few fish doing this!! Usually the smaller ones. The eel made it into the sump a couple times early on which tells me he must have gotten out of the bag somehow on his own, that would have been interesting to see as I sort of imagine that he would fly out of there.

[Delphinus]

BTW Lance I was looking at BRS and noticed they have 4" 200 micron bags, both felt and mesh - they say the mesh clog less easily so I might give those a whirl, you might want to check them out too?

[Lance]

BTW Lance I was looking at BRS and noticed they have 4" 200 micron bags, both felt and mesh - they say the mesh clog less easily so I might give those a whirl, you might want to check them out too?


Thanks Tony. I'll definitely give them a try. I order from BRS quite regularly.

[Lance]

Precipitate. How come? Help!

Lately I've been getting a lot of precipitate build-up in the return pump, (Mag 7). The PH's in the DT have no build-up at all. I just tested and the params are: Ca: 410; Alk: 7; Mg: 1290; pH: 8.0 These numbers stay quite constant from week to week. I use the two-part from BRS and dose via 2x Drew's Dosers. Both dosers drip into the return section of the sump; calcium in the morning and alkalinity in the evening. Is it possible that there is not enough water movement in the sump? I estimate flow through the sump at about 280 GPH. Any ideas?

P.S. I'm using exactly the same set up on the 225g with no problems, so it's not a problem with the two-part mix.

[Mrfish55]

I was having the same problem, bumped the mag level up to 1400 and changed the one dosing line to the overflow so it mixed better, solved it for me.

[Lance]

Thanks Dave. I'll try upping the Mg. I used to keep it at about 1350 but I found the SPS does better with it a little lower. I might try a bigger pump for the return and get a little more flow through the sump as well.

[Lance]

Man-eating Trigger!

Thinned a few corals in the 90g this morning and was mounting these frags in the 225 when suddenly Bubba decided he wanted to sample a little human flesh. Bastard nailed my pinkie finger and drew blood! This comes as a surprise as I have held him in my hand many times. Maybe my pinkie was sticking out from my hand and looked like a nice fat worm? Christ, it's bad enough having a blood-thirsty mama Fire Clown; now I have to contend with a 6" Trigger with a mouth full of big teeth. I just hope the Tuskfish never wants to sample me, those fangs could do some serious damage. It's a sad state of affairs when one has to don Kevlar to work in his tank.


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fishoct09/IMG_0973.jpg

[lastlight]

suddenly Bubba decided he wanted to sample a little human flesh. This comes as a surprise as I have held him in my hand many times.

My mom used to put those kinda books up high on the shelves when we were kids so we didn't get corrupted and stuffs. Glad home life is exciting buddy =)

[fishoholic]

Ouch! My triggers like to bite fingers too, but only when Doug sticks his fingers in the tank and wiggles them around :lol:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/230g%20fowlr/PA310764.jpg

[Lance]

Hehe. Brett, I swear you could find smut in a nursery rhyme!

[Lance]

Laurie, I think that's what I must have been doing: Wiggling my fingers.

[lastlight]

Hehe. Brett, I swear you could find smut in a nursery rhyme!

Lance that better be a compliment because I've taken it as such!

[Lance]

Lance that better be a compliment because I've taken it as such!


Absolutely! You're the word-a-magician! And a very punny guy! :biggrin:

[Lance]

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE!

I purchased 12 Bluegreen Chromis two years ago and now they are down to three. I'll never keep them again. Nasty little fish; always picking on each other. I read somewhere that if they are fed small amounts at least five times per day the aggression may lessen. I tried this for two weeks and never saw any difference in their behaviour. I've always fed my fish well anyway so i think they're just plain nasty. Either that or the spawning male is screwing them to death. They spawn every week without fail and with a surprisingly large amount of eggs. For anybody who's thinking of getting some I'd advise against it.

Here's all twelve together taken back in February '09

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_2618.jpg

And here is a typical spawn with the male guarding the eggs.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_1019.jpg

[marie]

I have bought a total of 18 over the years (i'm a slow learner :lol: ) and I am down to 1 healthy, happy chromis .....who is over 6yrs old now come to think of it

[lastlight]

I only started with 3 but have two. My percentage isn't bad lol. They get along great too and no spawning.

[Mrfish55]

Tank has come a long way (one of the nicest FOWLR out there) I can't remember how many chromis I have purchased but they always thin out to just a pair.

[Lance]

I have bought a total of 18 over the years (i'm a slow learner :lol: ) and I am down to 1 healthy, happy chromis .....who is over 6yrs old now come to think of it


Maybe that's the way to do it. I'm down to three and have three tanks. One per tank = happy Chromis!

[Lance]

Got back today from vacation and after 17 days away from the tanks I was a little bit worried as I have a new tank-sitter. He did a good job but there are a few issues, (none of which are his doing).
The 225g is in pretty good shape, other than the skimmer needed a good cleaning and the GBTA decided to move and sting the hell out of a large Pocci colony. Damn thing! The Pocci is salvageable though.
The 90g didn't fair so well. :sad:
Firstly, the timer for one of the dosing pumps packed it in at some time while I was away and alk is at 4. Stupid POS timer! Dosing manually for now until I get another timer.
More worrisome though, my large pink Monti Cap is in bad shape. About half of it, from the center out, has no flesh and the edges of the bleached areas are sloughing off when blown with a turkey baster. All other corals look fine, including Acros. Monti-eating Nudis? The Cap is in the center of the tank so I can't get a close enough look at it. Tomorrow after work I'm going to break off the entire 12" colony, have a good look-see, frag the good parts, dip them, and put them in the frag tank for observation.

As for the vacation, we had a great time except for the fact that I ended up in a Mexican hospital for a brief stay. :redface: We took some snorkling/diving pics and will post them in a few days when I have time. (a few were taken specially for you Tony)

Oh yeah. I had an interesting incident with a large Barracuda. I swam around a large rock structure and came face to face with a large mouth full of teeth. I'm guessing he was about 5' long and as big around as my thigh. It wasn't the least bit afraid of me. As I swam around him he turned with me so as to always face me. I turned and swam slowly away; looking back I saw it following me, staying about 15 feet behind. That was pretty unnerving so I headed for shallow water. I'm guessing it followed me for about 5 minutes. I didn't hit the beach running and screaming like a little girl but I do admit to thinking the beach wasn't getting closer fast enough for my liking. I went back to the same area several times later (just to prove to myself I could) but never saw it again......... (thank Christ for that!)

[lastlight]

Glad to hear you still got in the water after your ordeal over there! Too bad about the monti but hopefully you can salvage anything. After that it's only time =)

That is freaky about the cuda...brings me back to my last trip to mexico and I stumbled upon a school of large tarpons. Not being an ID whiz I just saw a bunch of 5 - 6 foot fish maybe 20 feet away and I seriously almost shat myself.

[muck]

Welcome back Lance!
Hows your ear doing? Hope the plane ride didn't aggravate it too much.

Those barracudas are scared of nothing. I had a similar experience while snorkeling one trip out there. I was definitely not too thrilled when the cuda gave me the stare down without flinching. Lucky for me he didn't feel like following though.. :smile:

[hillegom]

Glad the affair with the cuda turned out alright. They are scary when that big.
What part of Mexico?

[Lance]

Glad to hear you still got in the water after your ordeal over there! Too bad about the monti but hopefully you can salvage anything. After that it's only time =)

That is freaky about the cuda...brings me back to my last trip to mexico and I stumbled upon a school of large tarpons. Not being an ID whiz I just saw a bunch of 5 - 6 foot fish maybe 20 feet away and I seriously almost shat myself.


Ear seems to be pretty good now Brett. Flight home kinda hurt though.
As for the Cap, it was getting too big and I was thinking of fragging some good sized chunks from it. Guess I have to now.

I'm not exactly the most experienced underwater guy and I always wondered what I'd do if I ran into something scary down there. Would I be brave or a chicken ****? I guess I fall somewhere in between Rocky Balboa and Richard Simmons. :mrgreen:

[Lance]

Glad the affair with the cuda turned out alright. They are scary when that big.
What part of Mexico?

Caribbean side. Near Akumal.

[Lance]

Welcome back Lance!
Hows your ear doing? Hope the plane ride didn't aggravate it too much.

Those barracudas are scared of nothing. I had a similar experience while snorkeling one trip out there. I was definitely not too thrilled when the cuda gave me the stare down without flinching. Lucky for me he didn't feel like following though.. :smile:


Glad to be back. The ear's pretty good.
Yeah, no fear in those fishies. I wish I had the camera with me but the wife had it at the time. Of course, I probably wouldn't have thought to get any pics. More interested in getting the hell away from it.

[PoonTang]

Welcome back buddy, I thought it had been kinda quiet around here lately. Next time your over I will show you my picture of the school of barricuda that my son and I swam through when I was in the Bahamas last summer. Must have been a thousand of them and then when we came out the other side we wound up right in the lap of a 5' reef shark. Whoo Hooo fun times!

[Lance]

Welcome back buddy, I thought it had been kinda quiet around here lately. Next time your over I will show you my picture of the school of barricuda that my son and I swam through when I was in the Bahamas last summer. Must have been a thousand of them and then when we came out the other side we wound up right in the lap of a 5' reef shark. Whoo Hooo fun times!


Wow! Sounds scary......... I mean exciting!

[Lance]

I forgot to mention how many Lionfish I saw. I knew they were getting to be a real problem in the Atlantic, but I didn't realize just how many there are. In some areas I snorkeled in there was literally a Lionfish under every other rock ledge. As a reasonable guess I would say I counted over thirty of them in an area no larger than 1500 sq ft.

[Lance]

So this is what I came home to from my vacation:

As you can see the big pink Cap is about 50% dead. I was thinking maybe Mont-eating Nudis but I couldn't see good enough as the Cap is in the center of the tank. I broke off a good sized chunk and examined it; but found nothing. Any ideas?

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/coral%20feb11/IMG_2317.jpg


After fragging, this is what I'm left with. I dipped all the frags in a freshwater bath and then a coral dip. They will remian in Qt for awhile until I'm sure they're ok.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/coral%20feb11/IMG_2323.jpg


This is what that part of the tank looks like now with the cap removed. Although I have had that cap for 3 years and grown it from a frag colony to a nice sized colony, it was actually getting too big and shading out my Crocea. It hurts to lose it but now I have space for more corals. :wink:

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/coral%20feb11/IMG_2320.jpg

[fishoholic]

More space is always good, sorry the monti didn't do well though. Glad the barracuda didn't get the better of you, and that you had a good trip over all :biggrin:

[Lance]

More space is always good, sorry the monti didn't do well though. Glad the barracuda didn't get the better of you, and that you had a good trip over all :biggrin:

Thanks Laurie. Yeah we had a good time in spite of a few not-so-nice incidents. I can't figure out what happened to the Cap. All other corals are fine, including other Montis.

[Lance]

A few shots of the 90 with the Pink Cap removed.



The clam was getting shaded from the cap; now it's in better light.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/tanks%20feb2011/IMG_2328.jpg

FTS

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/tanks%20feb2011/IMG_2324.jpg


Got this frag from O/A awhile back. It was just a browned out little guy but was very hairy so I grabbed it. The pic doesn't really show it but it has turned a bright lemon-lime colour.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/tanks%20feb2011/IMG_2334.jpg

[Mrfish55]

Tank still looks great Lance, Bob just got some sand sifter gobies in that will clean that sand bed up for you.

[fishytime]

I do love the depth(front to back) of these corner tank.....wish I had more depth, both figuratively and literally:mrgreen:....sweet clam and that sps looks tre-pukey :puke:

[Lance]

I do love the depth(front to back) of these corner tank.....wish I had more depth, both figuratively and literally:mrgreen:....sweet clam and that sps looks tre-pukey :puke:

We could all use a little more depth Doug. :mrgreen:
The corner tanks are pretty cool but kinda challenging for flow and light. I've got about 47x turnover and some areas get hammered while others don't get enough.

[fishoholic]

wish I had more depth, both figuratively and literally:mrgreen:


I don't know babe, I'd say you've got it covered :wink:

[lastlight]

90 looks bangin man! Those sticks in there seem really happy and colorful.

Doug and Laurie...get a room.

Let me finish!

Get a room and then don't post about it here. Ya crazy kids! :lol:

[fishoholic]

90 looks bangin man! Those sticks in there seem really happy and colorful.

Doug and Laurie...get a room.

Let me finish!

Get a room and then don't post about it here. Ya crazy kids! :lol:

:lol: Sorry sometimes I just can't help myself :redface:

[lastlight]

:lol: Sorry sometimes I just can't help myself :redface:

I'm just giving you a har...tough time. Carry on!

[fishoholic]

I'm just giving you a har...tough time. Carry on!

:lol: nice catch!

[Lance]

90 looks bangin man! Those sticks in there seem really happy and colorful.

Thanks Brett. The corals have been doing well lately, unfortunately so is the Bubble Algae. As you know how much I hate crabs I just might have to try an Emerald again.

[Lance]

:lol: nice catch!

Yeah, we have to watch our wording around you two. :mrgreen:
Ahhhh! New love. Ain't it grand!

[lastlight]

I have quite a bit of valonia and of course most of it is in places my eurobracing makes getting to nearly impossible. I was trying to wiggle a massive one free a few weeks ago and POOF it just exploded. So now I have... moar.

[Lance]

I have quite a bit of valonia and of course most of it is in places my eurobracing makes getting to nearly impossible. I was trying to wiggle a massive one free a few weeks ago and POOF it just exploded. So now I have... moar.


I hate that stuff! I have absolutely none in the 225. Someone in that tank must like it. Probably one of the Tangs, unfortunately they are both too large to spend a few weeks in the 90.

[fishytime]

We could all use a little more depth Doug. :mrgreen:


I more meant a state of mind kind of depth!.....geez yous guys with your minds in the gutter....

I don't know babe, I'd say you've got it covered :wink:


:becky:



I was trying to wiggle a massive one free a few weeks ago and POOF it just exploded. So now I have... a mess to clean up


methinks your the one that needs a room:wink::razz:

[Lance]

C.B. stands for Coral Beauty. I think C.B. stands for Carnivorous Bitch! Or maybe Consumer of Brains!
Every now and then it takes a liking to my red/green Brain and I have to cover it with a strawberry basket for a couple of weeks until the CB forgets about it. This usually works for a month or two until it remembers how nice it tasted, then I have to go through the whole process again. It's getting to be a little tiresome so I may move the Brain to the 225g. It really isn't a very nice fish at all and just gets more ****y with age, (had her over 3 years now): She picks at the Brain and chases the Fairy Wrasse, PJ Cardinal, Yellow Assessor and Watchman Goby. She's lucky she's so pretty or I'd have traded her in for a bag of rocks a long time ago.

[don.ald]

did the emerald's do the job on the bubble algae or just act like crabs?
Thanks Brett. The corals have been doing well lately, unfortunately so is the Bubble Algae. As you know how much I hate crabs I just might have to try an Emerald again.

[Lance]

did the emerald's do the job on the bubble algae or just act like crabs?


I haven't got any yet, and the more I think about the less I want some. I hate crabs! Every one I've ever had did some damage of one kind or another, so I think I'll Ixnay on the Crabsay.

[Lance]

Squamosa I got from Campbell River Pet Center. Thanks Sarah.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2359.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2361.jpg

A playmate for the Crocea.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/tanks%20feb2011/IMG_2333.jpg

And a few randoms of the 90g while I had the camera out.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2362.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2362.jpg


Getting some good growth lately.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2365.jpg


And a FTS of the 225g just because.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2366.jpg

[Chaloupa]

Your tanks look AMAZING Lance!!!! Very nice indeed. The clam looks...well "happy as a clam"!!!!

[fishytime]

pretty cool lookin squammy clammy Lance.....and its startin to look pretty dense sps wise in that one pic.....I like it......I like it a lot!

[banditpowdercoat]

I miss my clam

[kien]

Man those are some big fat fish!! Looking great :)

[christyf5]

Nice score on the squamosa Lance! The tanks are looking great! I just shake my head at the sheer size of that pipe organ. That is crazy huge!! :cool:

[fishytime]

tee hee.....Christy is impressed by the size of Lance's organ:razz:

[fishoholic]

Tanks are lookin good Lance :biggrin:

[Lance]

Your tanks look AMAZING Lance!!!! Very nice indeed. The clam looks...well "happy as a clam"!!!!

Thanks Sarah. Yup, it's a "Happy Clamper"

pretty cool lookin squammy clammy Lance.....and its startin to look pretty dense sps wise in that one pic.....I like it......I like it a lot!

Thanks Doug. The corals have really put a growth spurt on lately, unfortunately so has the Valonia :cry:

I miss my clam
:cry:

[Lance]

Man those are some big fat fish!! Looking great :)

I like my fish fat Kien.

Nice score on the squamosa Lance! The tanks are looking great! I just shake my head at the sheer size of that pipe organ. That is crazy huge!! :cool:

Thanks Christy. The squamosa's colouring was different, not too common, so I snatched him up. :biggrin: The Pipe Organ is now much bigger than a basketball. The strange thing is the polyps are changing from brown to a greenish brown lately. Don't know if this is good or bad?

tee hee.....Christy is impressed by the size of Lance's organ:razz:

I'm just glad somebody is.

[Lance]

Tanks are lookin good Lance :biggrin:


Thanks Laurie

[marie]

The Pipe Organ is now much bigger than a basketball. The strange thing is the polyps are changing from brown to a greenish brown lately. Don't know if this is good or bad?






It was a green pipe organ in my tank Lance so I suspect it's a good thing :mrgreen:

[fishoholic]

tee hee.....Christy is impressed by the size of Lance's organ:razz:



I'm just glad somebody is.

:lol:

[Leah]

Madly looking back to see this organ everyone is bragging about. :wink:

[Skimmerking]

right on Lance tank is looking great you should buy that AP 902 deltec for your tank super good skimmer man.

[Lance]

It was a green pipe organ in my tank Lance so I suspect it's a good thing :mrgreen:

Oh good. The polyps aren't actually changing colour, it's like it's slowly replacing them with shorter green polyps.

Madly looking back to see this organ everyone is bragging about. :wink:

Well Leah, it's about 18" long and 13" thick. Big enough? :wink:

right on Lance tank is looking great you should buy that AP 902 deltec for your tank super good skimmer man.

Thanks Mike. That skimmer is a little overkill for a 90g Mike. Be nice for the 225g though, but I'm happy with the MR-3

[Lance]

Marie and I were discussing the Pipe Organ a few posts back and I've taken some pics to try to explain what is happening. The longer brown polyps are being replaced by shorter green polyps. I'm not sure what is causing this and I'm also not quite sure if I like it or not. The green polyps are definitely brighter and more attractive than the brown ones but they are shorter and don't move in the flow as much. This coral is huge and looked like a large undulating mass. Now it looks like a green fuzzy basketball.

You can see the longer brownish polyps toward the bottom section of the coral and the green short polyps covering the rest.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/pipe%20organ/IMG_2377.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/pipe%20organ/IMG_2378.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/pipe%20organ/IMG_2380.jpg

[marie]

Did this start happening after you upgraded to 400W bulbs by any chance? ....It may not need as much polyp surface to get it's light needs anymore

[Lance]

Did this start happening after you upgraded to 400W bulbs by any chance? ....It may not need as much polyp surface to get it's light needs anymore


I thought the same thing; it must a lighting issue. The 400W have been in for about 8 months; I first noticed this change a couple of months ago. Would it take 6 months?

[lastlight]

4000.

Tank looks fragtacular too I guess :mrgreen:

[Parker]

The tanks are looking great Lance!

[Lance]

4000.

Tank looks fragtacular too I guess :mrgreen:

4000 what?

The tanks are looking great Lance!

Thanks Parker

[lastlight]

4000 what?

Posts. Just thought I'd celebrate up in ya bizz =)

[Parker]

Posts. Just thought I'd celebrate up in ya bizz =)

4,000, wow! I remember not so long ago I had more posts then you did. :mrgreen:

[Lance]

Posts. Just thought I'd celebrate up in ya bizz =)

Oh yeah! I didn't notice. Congrats!

Here you go, gotta do it up right for 4000 posts.


4000 POSTS for BRETT :bananahuge:

[lastlight]

Great now I look like twice the tool I already am (for posting too much nonsense) sweet thanks!

[Parker]

It isn't nonsense if it's entertaining!

[Lance]

Great now I look like twice the tool I already am (for posting too much nonsense) sweet thanks!


What? You don't like the dancing banana with the pom pom hands?
2.14 posts per day is nothing. I'm the one who rattles on: 3.27 ppd :redface:

[christyf5]

wow Lance that is crazy about the color change. I wish mine had done that. I sold it a couple of weeks ago, I was tired of it stinging the hell out of everything it got close to. Although I see there were a few hangers on left behind... :confused:

[Lance]

wow Lance that is crazy about the color change. I wish mine had done that. I sold it a couple of weeks ago, I was tired of it stinging the hell out of everything it got close to. Although I see there were a few hangers on left behind... :confused:

Yeah, we talked about this before. That's too bad; mine is not the least bit aggressive. The new colour is pretty nice. Under MH's it is brownish green; under actinics only it is a very bright green.

[Lance]

People! Check Your Overflow Emercency Drain More Often!


When I came home for lunch today I went to check on the tanks like I always do and was greeted by the sound of a pump sucking air. The water level in the 90g was close to overflowing. WTF! Looked into the sump and both overflow drains are barely trickling. Turned off the return pump which was sucking air, (return portion of the sump holds about 10 gallons which the display can handle.) Checked out the overflow and sure enough a large snail was upside down wedged tightly in the stand pipe. Pulled it out and away went the water; but why wasn't the emergency drain working? Went and got my electrical fish tape and ran it down the standpipe. Out of the drain and into the filter sock comes 6 good sized Valonia bubbles. I get a flashlight and look into the overflow box and way down deep, and in almost total darkness, is a colony of Valonia. Hardy buggers living in darkness like that.
It could have been so much worse: If I hadn't been so careful to make sure the display could handle the water volume of the return portion of the sump there would have been a nasty flood in the living room. And the pump could have burnt out. Either it must not have been sucking air for too long or Eheim's are indestructible.

In Conclusion:
1. Check your emergency drain more often.
2. Make sure your display tank can handle the volume from the sump.
3. Clean out the overflow box more often.
4. If possible, use 45's on the drain lines instead of 90's (I don't think the
Valonia would have got caught up if I had used 45's.

P.S. I'm going to the shop tonight to make a cover for the overflow box to keep the bloody snails out!

[lastlight]

Wow there are nearly as many ways to ruin a system as there are to run one. Thanks for the heads up man. With the proliferation of valonia in my own tank I should check my own pipes out too.

I was over at a friend's house the other day and he has no valonia i could see in his display. I was looking closer at one of his vortechs and there was a mini colony living behind the impeller inside the housing!

[Lance]

Wow there are nearly as many ways to ruin a system as there are to run one. Thanks for the heads up man. With the proliferation of valonia in my own tank I should check my own pipes out too.

I was over at a friend's house the other day and he has no valonia i could see in his display. I was looking closer at one of his vortechs and there was a mini colony living behind the impeller inside the housing!


I have absolutely no valonia at all in the 225g. It must be that either the Sailfin or the Foxface is eating it. There's a small Foxface in the 90g but he doesn't touch the stuff.

[abcha0s]

Just curious - shouldn't your ATO have kept your sump water level constant? It's probably a good thing that's not what happened because as you pointed out, there's only so much water your display can handle before it ends up on the floor.

Anyways... I'm glad it wasn't worse - and yes - Eheims are industructable.

[Lance]

Just curious - shouldn't your ATO have kept your sump water level constant? It's probably a good thing that's not what happened because as you pointed out, there's only so much water your display can handle before it ends up on the floor.

Anyways... I'm glad it wasn't worse - and yes - Eheims are industructable.


My ATO set-up runs to the 225g and not this tank. This tank has the sump outside and is not really accessible for the water line. I feed the FW to this sump by gravity feed from a 5 gal reservoir using an HIV drip. A slow drip from 3pm when I get home from work to about 8pm is about right. The tank is covered and does not evaporate much.

[Lance]

3 Videos

Had the camera out to video the Fire Clowns spawning, (feel kind of like a voyeur :redface:) and while I had it out took a vid of each tank.
Click on the picture.


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/March%20video/th_MVI_2383.jpg (http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/March%20video/?action=view&current=MVI_2383.mp4)


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/March%20video/th_MVI_2381.jpg (http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/March%20video/?action=view&current=MVI_2381.mp4)


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/March%20video/th_MVI_2382.jpg (http://s371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/March%20video/?action=view&current=MVI_2382.mp4)

[christyf5]

Great vids Lance! I gotta try that! :biggrin:

[MitchM]

Looks great, Lance.:smile:

[lastlight]

We get it Lance...massive organ you got there. I was trying to snack here when that was sorta forced upon me with the zoom action.

Also... NICE VIDS.

[PoonTang]

Nice video Lance. That nem is getting huge.

[Lance]

We get it Lance...massive organ you got there. I was trying to snack here when that was sorta forced upon me with the zoom action.

Also... NICE VIDS.

Good thing it wasn't in 3D.


Nice video Lance. That nem is getting huge.


Yeah he's a big one Darren. It moved 6" while I was on vacation and stung the crap out of my large Pocci colony. The thing hasn't moved in 6 months and decides to while I'm away. Grrrr!

[Lance]

Why would a Squamosa taste better than a Crocea?
The Crocea has been in the tank for 2 years and the fish have shown no interest in it. Put a Squammy in and they are all over it. Foxface, Juvi Chocolate Tang and Coral Beauty are all taking turns pecking at it. Poor clam is shut more than closed. Time to get out the strawberry basket, except I couldn't find it and had to make a cage out of egg crate. Stupid fish! Grrrrr!

[Delphinus]

Is he new? I think new clams are just stressed from the move and stressed clams smell like food apparently. I've had this happen with new clams that the fish were all over it for the first day but it got all better afterwards. If they are really picking at it yeah put the basket over top so that they can't but after a day or two it should just be "yet another clam, same as the others" to them.

[Lance]

Is he new? I think new clams are just stressed from the move and stressed clams smell like food apparently. I've had this happen with new clams that the fish were all over it for the first day but it got all better afterwards. If they are really picking at it yeah put the basket over top so that they can't but after a day or two it should just be "yet another clam, same as the others" to them.

Well.......... yes and no Tony. It is a new clam, but it was placed in the tank on March 5th. The fish just started on it last night. The basket is going on for a few days and we'll see what happens.

[Delphinus]

Oh ... ok, weird. Don't know then....

[Lance]

I just noticed there appears to be what looks like a little bit of algae growing on the shell. All three of those fish are algae eaters. I'm just wondering if that's what they were picking at, and the clam of course instinctively closes. I don't see any damage to the flesh at all. Sound feasible?

[Delphinus]

Could very well be, and the clam just isn't used to that. My tangs pick at shell surfaces all the time and sometimes they close up, sometimes not, so who knows why the difference, maybe how close to the mantle or how fast they approach or ... something like that.

JUST got around to watching the videos (it's been that kind of a week :redface:) .. the tanks look great! How many fish are there in each tank?

[Lance]

Could very well be, and the clam just isn't used to that. My tangs pick at shell surfaces all the time and sometimes they close up, sometimes not, so who knows why the difference, maybe how close to the mantle or how fast they approach or ... something like that.

JUST got around to watching the videos (it's been that kind of a week :redface:) .. the tanks look great! How many fish are there in each tank?


Thanks Tony,
90g = 9 fish: (6 small, 3 medium) Chocolate Tang will go in large tank when larger; he's just a juvi now.

225g = 14 fish: (4 small, 4 medium, 6 large)

[Lance]

I finally managed to get to Oceanic Corals and meet Paul; every time I'm in the city I can't seem to find the time to get out to Aldergrove. I made it this time. :biggrin: We had to go out to Langley and pick up my sister's new Rottie puppy. Perfect opportunity to go see Paul. We had a very nice chat and he fixed me up with some nice corals.



I'll take some more pics when they colour up more, but they're already pretty sweet. Thanks Paul.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/mar11/IMG_2394.jpg


And of course I picked up one of these. If there's a new fangled gizmo on the market I've got to have one. :redface:

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/mar11/IMG_2393.jpg

[kien]

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/mar11/IMG_2393.jpg

Um.. That's and interesting looking probe. Can you demonstrate how it works? Bonus points for a video :D

[Lance]

Um.. That's and interesting looking probe. Can you demonstrate how it works? Bonus points for a video :D


Sorry Kien. Unless you're a Doctor of Proctology, there will no videos or demonstrations.

[Skimmerking]

Hmmmmm love the doo hicky Lance can i have one :mrgreen:

[Lance]

Hmmmmm love the doo hicky Lance can i have one :mrgreen:


Why? Having a problem with your doo hicky?

[Delphinus]

:lol: Oh man..

[Lance]

So, I tried out the "Aiptasia Zapper" this afternoon and the verdict is:

It does work; unfortunately most Aiptasia escape into their hole in the rock before you can give them a real good jolt. It does work very good on Majanos though. Fries them up nice 'n 'toasty. It does not do a very good job on mushrooms or leathers. :sad:


Score Card:

- 6 Aiptasia attacked: 3 Aiptasia destroyed/3 Aiptasia peeking out of their holes
and laughing at me.
- 5 out of 5 Majanos nuked.
- 3 mushrooms attacked and 3 mushrooms looking pouty but definitely not dead

[fishytime]

So your saying it works but you need to be quick on the draw huh?

[Lance]

So your saying it works but you need to be quick on the draw huh?


Doug, you have to hold the probe on them for a few seconds to really nuke 'em. If they have a hidey-hole you can't get at them long enough.

[lastlight]

I think what we need is a crazy glue gel dispenser. It's built so you can twist it into an shape from a 2 foot straight stick to a curved attack rod. Depress the dry end to dispense crazy glue gel wherever you need it.

[christyf5]

Doug, you have to hold the probe on them for a few seconds to really nuke 'em. If they have a hidey-hole you can't get at them long enough.

I counted 8 seconds in the progressive reef video, thats about 4x longer than I was doing it for.

[Lance]

I counted 8 seconds in the progressive reef video, thats about 4x longer than I was doing it for.

Yeah, the ones I was able to get to were toast after 2 or 3 seconds. I'm thinking of soldering a longer piece of wire onto the probe so I can follow the little bastards right into their cracks.

[christyf5]

Good idea. Mine just got half burned, they looked pretty rough when they emerged from their hidey holes with half their parts all burned off. Course they were all regenerated a few days later. Then I took the rock out and practically soaked it in sodium hydroxide :razz:

[Lance]

Good idea. Mine just got half burned, they looked pretty rough when they emerged from their hidey holes with half their parts all burned off. Course they were all regenerated a few days later. Then I took the rock out and practically soaked it in sodium hydroxide :razz:


If at first you don't succeed............................. fry the crap out of them with caustic poison!

[Lance]

WEIRDO!
For years I ran 250W Ushio HQI 10K's with actinic T5's on the 90g. I was very happy with it. Great shimmer and decent coral growth.
When it was time to replace the Ushio, I temporarily swapped it with a Hamilton 14K I had laying around until I could get to the city and buy another 10K. I absolutely hated the 14K; it was too blue and the shimmer was not as nice, although after awhile I did get somewhat used to it. 3 months later I finally got to the city and picked up a new Ushio 10K. Got it home, pulled the Hamilton and stuck in the Ushio. Guess what? I don't like it now; too yellow and the corals don't look as bright. :der:

[christyf5]

WEIRDO!
For years I ran 250W Ushio HQI 10K's with actinic T5's on the 90g. I was very happy with it. Great shimmer and decent coral growth.
When it was time to replace the Ushio, I temporarily swapped it with a Hamilton 14K I had laying around until I could get to the city and buy another 10K. I absolutely hated the 14K; it was too blue and the shimmer was not as nice, although after awhile I did get somewhat used to it. 3 months later I finally got to the city and picked up a new Ushio 10K. Got it home, pulled the Hamilton and stuck in the Ushio. Guess what? I don't like it now; too yellow and the corals don't look as bright. :der:

:rofl: I did that with my new 14k ebay bulbs. put them on there, didn't like them and actually put them for sale on here. I never got around to taking them off and now I like them. I haven't tried putting my old ushios back on yet tho :razz:

[fishytime]

Guess what? I don't like it now; too yellow and the corals don't look as bright. :der:

aw you poor stuck with your bulb choice cuz the bulb is $100 bucks metal halide guys:razz:......I know what you mean though I absolutely hate a yellowish tank....

[Lance]

:rofl: I did that with my new 14k ebay bulbs. put them on there, didn't like them and actually put them for sale on here. I never got around to taking them off and now I like them. I haven't tried putting my old ushios back on yet tho :razz:


Sad bunch aren't we. :sad:

[Lance]

aw you poor stuck with your bulb choice cuz the bulb is $100 bucks metal halide guys:razz:......I know what you mean though I absolutely hate a yellowish tank....


Doug, the nice thing is: the Hamiltons are only $65 vs. $80 for the Ushio.
The real killer is the 225g lighting: 3x 400W MH @ $124 ea.

[Lance]

Doug, the nice thing is: the Hamiltons are only $65 vs. $80 for the Ushio.
The real killer is the 225g lighting: 3x 400W MH @ $124 ea.


Oh, and 8x T5 @ $25 ea. It freakin' kills me when it comes time to replace them. Might have to go shopping for some cheapo E-bay bulbs.

[Skimmerking]

Lance what are the hamiltons like are they Yellow the 10 K that i have from ebay are abit yellow may go to the 14 k

[Lance]

Lance what are the hamiltons like are they Yellow the 10 K that i have from ebay are abit yellow may go to the 14 k


I find the Hamilton 14K's quite nice Mike. Bluish, but not as blue as Phoenix 14K.

[PoonTang]

I find the Hamilton 14K's quite nice Mike. Bluish, but not as blue as Phoenix 14K.

Then you should try the 14k ones that i got off ebay. Not as blue as the phoenix ones i had but definately bluer than my 10k's. and only 15 bucks a pop to boot :mrgreen:

[Lance]

Then you should try the 14k ones that i got off ebay. Not as blue as the phoenix ones i had but definately bluer than my 10k's. and only 15 bucks a pop to boot :mrgreen:

Interesting. What are they called Darren?

[PoonTang]

They are the 14k ones by Aretimis. HobbyLights on ebay sells them and its a Canadian seller too so no customs hassle either.

[Lance]

Sigh! :sad:
My CBB has developed a liking for SPS!
The little bugger picked the flesh clean on two small colonies and has started on my large Pocci colony. He doesn't seem interested in the LPS or Zoas so I'm hoping he won't. If so, I guess I'll have to find a good FOWLR for him somewhere. Stupid fish: I've had him going on two years now and he was totally reef safe. Why are the cool fish the most trouble? Why not a Chromis?

[Lance]

Here's a pic of the little **** heading for some munchies.


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_3850.jpg

[christyf5]

ugh that sucks. one of the reasons why i have never tried a cbb before. theyre too unpredictable :neutral:

[Delphinus]

Yeah, how disappointing. I was never able to keep acans or blastos in with mine. Guess even though "generally" regarded as "mostly reef safe" they are still butterflies in the end. :neutral:

I feel your pain: my potters angel is doing a huge number of my gorgonians. I'm not looking forward to trying to catch her but when my new FOWLR is cycled she can move in with my butterflies there. Stupid fish! But oh so pretty....... <sigh>

[Lance]

Thanks Guys. I've lots of SPS in the 90g, and they grow better in there anyway, so it's not the end of the world if I can't have SPS in the big tank. I just hope he leaves the other corals alone. He's one of our favourites and I'd hate to lose him.

[fishoholic]

That sucks :sad: I have to agree though CBB's are to cool of a fish to part with.

[Lance]

Marie and I were discussing the Pipe Organ a few posts back and I've taken some pics to try to explain what is happening. The longer brown polyps are being replaced by shorter green polyps. I'm not sure what is causing this and I'm also not quite sure if I like it or not. The green polyps are definitely brighter and more attractive than the brown ones but they are shorter and don't move in the flow as much. This coral is huge and looked like a large undulating mass. Now it looks like a green fuzzy basketball.

You can see the longer brownish polyps toward the bottom section of the coral and the green short polyps covering the rest.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/pipe%20organ/IMG_2377.jpg




So now the polyps are turning brown again? Stupid coral can't make up it's mind!

[fishytime]

a bit of a temperamental organ huh?......odd:wink:

[Lance]

a bit of a temperamental organ huh?......odd:wink:


Doug, I'm glad you added the word temperamental in that sentence. When discussing my organ the words: bit and odd should never be used.

[Delphinus]

:lol:

[Lance]

My Branching Torch Coral was getting too large. (bottom right in the pic) It was growing up against the front glass and making it tough to clean the glass with the Mag Float.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/90galmarch/IMG_2362.jpg


Here's another shot.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2429.jpg


In this pic you can see where it's been stinging the Hydnophora (behind and above it). I also think it may have been stinging the new Squammy because the clam has been moving away from it.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2430.jpg


Time to get out the trusty Dremel, hacksaw and goggles.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2431.jpg

First chunk cut off. (14 heads)
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2435.jpg

Second chunk cut off. (9 heads)
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2436.jpg

And left with a piece with 22 heads

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2434.jpg

A nice bath in the coral dip.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2433.jpg

And then back to the tank.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2442.jpg

And the other two pieces to the 225g

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2440.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/frag/IMG_2439.jpg

1/2 hour: Mission accomplished. Polyps aren't totally extended yet as they're still a little pouty.

[Delphinus]

Goggles! It is almost as if you have experience with coral-and-other-tank-related-stinky-flying-goo and the perils it poses to one's face and/or travel budget. :)

Man even your frags of it are pretty sizeable. Cool stuff!

[lastlight]

I don't care how skilled you are with that thing Lance... I don't recommend taking it to your organ.

[Lance]

Goggles! It is almost as if you have experience with coral-and-other-tank-related-stinky-flying-goo and the perils it poses to one's face and/or travel budget. :)

Man even your frags of it are pretty sizeable. Cool stuff!


Yes Tony, I've had more than my share of stinky-flyng-goo and the perils it poses.
Yeah, it was a pretty big Torch: 12" across.




I don't care how skilled you are with that thing Lance... I don't recommend taking it to your organ.

Very tricky, and probably quite painful.

[fishoholic]

Goggles! It is almost as if you have experience with coral-and-other-tank-related-stinky-flying-goo and the perils it poses to one's face and/or travel budget. :)


:lol: who would of guessed it.....he is learning :razz:

I don't care how skilled you are with that thing Lance... I don't recommend taking it to your organ.

:pound:

[Lance]

Yeah, you guys just have your fun now, 'cuz we'll see who gets the last laugh when "Ripley's" comes calling.
Is there still even a "Ripley's anymore?

[es355lucille]

Hey Lance whats with the coral disinfectant? Do you use this after fragging corals every time? Sorry, I have never seen anyone do this....Thanks in advance.

Brad

[Lance]

Hey Lance whats with the coral disinfectant? Do you use this after fragging corals every time? Sorry, I have never seen anyone do this....Thanks in advance.

Brad


Yes, I use it after fragging and on new corals: it helps stop infection, as well as killing nasties that may be hitch hiking on new corals. I also use TLF Coral Revive. Both are good products

[fishytime]

tanks looking great Lance.....and great set of instructional type shots.....for a second there i thought I was in Kiens thread:wink:......

and ya Brad LPS are very delicate (as you probably know) and sometimes no matter how careful you are handling or transporting them, they get damaged.....which like most injuries, opens them up to infection......dipping when you frag or remove or transport them is a good precautionary measure...

[Lance]

tanks looking great Lance.....and great set of instructional type shots.....for a second there i thought I was in Kiens thread:wink:......


Thanks Doug.

[Lance]

A few random pics.



Just how large can a BTA get? This thing has grown to 18" across and I only feed it once in a while. Damn thing is starting to get too big.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fishtapril/IMG_2444.jpg


As is this guy (9" across) Scoly, Acanthophylia or Cynarina? Anybody know for sure?

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fishtapril/IMG_2446.jpg


Advertised as a Yellow Bird's Nest with purple polyps. I've got it 12" under a 250W 14K and the polyps nearest the light are turning a light green. Huh!

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fishtapril/IMG_2448.jpg

[lastlight]

Considering a small scoly is like $300 bones...you have a nice retirement package sitting in yours !

[Lance]

Considering a small scoly is like $300 bones...you have a nice retirement package sitting in yours !


It was just labelled "Brain Coral" when I bought it. I paid something like $40. It was as big around as a golf ball then. I think it's an Acanthophylia.

[BlueTang<3]

The auzzie scolys are the pricy ones yours looks Indonesian to me and they are up there but not as pricy, its really nice either way.

[Lance]

Grrrrr! Why does this hobby always have to throw you a curve ball every now and then? Everything has been running smoothly for months, but now in the last week my Sailfin has taken a disliking to Bubba the Trigger. Other than feeding time, Bubba will not come out of his cave. The minute the food is gone the Tang starts up on him, flaring his fins and snapping his tail, forcing him back to his cave. I have had the SF for 3 years now and he is about 7" long. Other than acting up on a new fish for a short time, he has never shown much aggression. I'll give it a few more days and if there is no change Mr. Sailfin will be taking a time out in the frag tank.

Here's some pics of the two:

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fish%20pics%20new%20camera/IMG_0873.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/fishoct09/IMG_0973.jpg

[Delphinus]

Bummer.. weird how things get all unpredictable like that. Hope they figure things out!

[fishoholic]

That sucks, hope they can work out their differences.

[lastlight]

Good luck bro. I feel your pain. Just got a new pooch and I haven't seen my cat since lol.

[Lance]

Good luck bro. I feel your pain. Just got a new pooch and I haven't seen my cat since lol.



What kind of dog Brett? I've had cats and dogs together numerous times, it just takes a while. They'll work it out, especially if they're younger.

[lastlight]

1000!!!

Anyways...

She's a 2 year old rescue from the animal shelter. Blue heeler crossed with something else...maybe german shepard I'm not a dog guy.

She chased a cat that was in our yard up our fence and the cat was def IN her mouth which sorta alarmed me. Our cat has been in hiding and the dog def wants to chase her. Incredibly gentle with the kids and already pretty well trained. She 'eliminates' (see I'm learning dog talk lol) outside like she should.

Here's a quick video I took today. You'd never know that we'd had her home for less than 30 minutes at this point:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb_MXHlyfpE