reefwars 25g cubetank....bonzai!!!!!!!!! [Archive] - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

reefwars

08-20-2012, 02:06 AM

well its been forever in the making and for the past month the tank has been set up running with water but ive been afraid to do the livestock switch as the other system is doing so well.

anyways i needed a bit of a push as if its not broke dont fix it right, so my roomate went out and bought the redsea neo touch tank(waterfall tank) and then to spite me he went out and bought a radion and a pair of wave makers plus a bunch of nice livestock...well game on buddy gammmme onnnnn lol

anyways so i got to plumbing the tank and over the last month i made the bonzai tree and had it sitting in the 90g while i procrastinated some more.

i decided to shut my 90g down as a reef i just dont need a big tank and with the fragroom running i can move the 90g in there as a fish only and have a small reef in the living room....so the bonzai idea got planted into my head.

my bonzai tree is made up of 3 nice pieces of rock i drilled into and stacked onto pvc, the whole tree is removable when ever i feel like it to mount corals.

the sand bed is made of 2 full 50g tanks worth of tempered glass filtered out and cleaned of the small debris so its all large rubble.

the tank is plumbed directly through the wall it sits in front of and behind the wall is my frag room where the cube is plumbed into the same system as my fragtank.

even though i set up the cube today its all finished and full of coral already....not hard to do when you are shutting down a 90g reef and have a fragtank full of corals lol

tank specs:

18 x 18 x 18 cube tank
corner overflow w /durso
sunpod 250mh w 20k bulb
40g sump shared with fragtank
mag9 return pump
asm g2 skimmer
reactor for gfo

ill add some pics to the next post and a small video to satisfy all your photog needs....cause we all know this thread is useless without pics!!!!

reefwars

08-20-2012, 03:08 AM

some fts, the tank is only 6hrs old so bear with me:P

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7028.jpg?t=1345430945

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7025.jpg?t=1345430891

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7050.jpg?t=1345431356

reefwars

08-20-2012, 03:10 AM

current tank occupants:

a pair of harlequin shrimp
a single sexy shrimp

to be added still this week:

more sexy's
my banded pipefish

and thats it no more fish just maybe another banded pipefish if i can find one eating:P

Proteus

08-20-2012, 03:18 AM

mseepman

08-20-2012, 03:18 AM

Wow...just give you a push and watch you go. Looking great...especially for only 6 hours!

Zoaelite

08-20-2012, 03:18 AM

Took you a while to fill that eh :razz:?

Nice tank buddy, when are you planning on getting that Radion?

reefwars

08-20-2012, 03:32 AM

candy apple redd colonie

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7059.jpg?t=1345431501

large purple and green favia??

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7058.jpg?t=1345431485

sexy shrimp and aussie elegance

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7057.jpg?t=1345431465

magician colonie

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7053.jpg?t=1345431410

zoos!!!!

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7054.jpg?t=1345431424

toxic favia...green torch white tips in the back

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7016.jpg?t=1345429190

dragon sould favia and some random high end zoas/palys

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7009.jpg?t=1345429101

new zoas and palys and my chocolate mint favia

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7052.jpg?t=1345431391

my darknight palys

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7056.jpg?t=1345431452

bright red and green favia and some armor of god palys
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7055.jpg?t=1345431438

bottom of the tree front of tank

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7051.jpg?t=1345431372

top of the bonzai tree(still have to cover the pipe)

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_6999.jpg?t=1345428929

left side top of the bozai tree

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7018.jpg?t=1345429229

top right hand side of bonzai tree:

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7001.jpg?t=1345428949

the gruesome twosome

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7012.jpg?t=1345429140

Proteus

08-20-2012, 03:36 AM

Awesome looks great.

magikof7

08-20-2012, 03:45 AM

Wow very nice!

Proteus

08-20-2012, 03:56 AM

Wow very nice!

When do we get to say that about your tank

reefwars

08-20-2012, 03:59 AM

fts

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7070.jpg?t=1345435541

fishytime

08-20-2012, 04:23 AM

looking good there Denny san.......wax on, wax off

reefwars

08-20-2012, 04:50 AM

heres a video

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/?action=view&current=IMG_7071.mp4

Seriak

08-20-2012, 01:19 PM

Your tank is looking good Denny!

fishoholic

08-20-2012, 01:40 PM

Very nice. Not sure about the glass rubble instead of a sandbed though, seems like it would be rough on fish.

FishyFishy!

08-20-2012, 01:59 PM

Looks good! Lovin the Bonsai look

Skimmerking

08-20-2012, 02:25 PM

Looks great old Cocky

sphelps

08-20-2012, 02:44 PM

Looking good bud. I think next time I come by for frags I'll bring my camera, your tanks always looks so good but your pics never do them justice.

don.ald

08-20-2012, 03:03 PM

Looks good, I like the glass on the bottom. Waiting to see how the coriline will grow on it?
What is the green coral bottom right?
R.

reefwars

08-21-2012, 12:51 AM

So it's like that eh.

K mines Sps Denny and I'm all frags right now but we are at the same timeline. I need monthly updates to see how I'm gunna do come comp time lol

Are those red acans center beside the zoos. I reeeaaalllly like it. Might need a better pic or frag

its on fella, some of the best stuff has yet to be added lol, and yes i believe so they swell up nicely they are mad in the pic and small compared to what they are like when they are happy:P:P

reefwars

08-21-2012, 12:57 AM

Took you a while to fill that eh :razz:?

Nice tank buddy, when are you planning on getting that Radion?

im getting one sept 15th this is fact lol its been the whole reason its not been set up... the lack of lights ,and wanting the radion :P:P

Very nice. Not sure about the glass rubble instead of a sandbed though, seems like it would be rough on fish.

i have a plan to keep just a par of banded pipefish for the tank, the rest will be shrimp, a pair of harlequin's(will see how this goes) and some sexy shrimps. im maing mysef stick to this plan and i knew having the glass was gonna severely limit my livestock.

Looking good bud. I think next time I come by for frags I'll bring my camera, your tanks always looks so good but your pics never do them justice.

man that would be awesome my phone just doesnt cut it, i can get an ok pic up close but not what id like to get and a shot of more than 2 ft away for me is nothing you make out:(

reefwars

08-21-2012, 01:00 AM

Looks good, I like the glass on the bottom. Waiting to see how the coriline will grow on it?
What is the green coral bottom right?
R.

i was thinking coraline but i doubt anywill grow just whats exposed to light but we will see:P

the large one on the right side of the tank is an aussie elegance, but the one just right of that one which is the one i think your talking about is a favia, i had bought it as a rainbow favia as its color varys but who knows either way its very nice.i have to arrange some things a bit my elegance fully expanded engulfs everyting, it doesnt sting any of it but crowds the light out none the less:)

don.ald

08-21-2012, 01:05 AM

i was thinking coraline but i doubt anywill grow just whats exposed to light but we will see:P

the large one on the right side of the tank is an aussie elegance, but the one just right of that one which is the one i think your talking about is a favia, i had bought it as a rainbow favia as its color varys but who knows either way its very nice.i have to arrange some things a bit my elegance fully expanded engulfs everyting, it doesnt sting any of it but crowds the light out none the less:)

left! bottom Left is what i meant:redface:

kole

08-21-2012, 01:19 AM

Nice job on the tank. Would never say it's a new setup.

reefwars

08-21-2012, 01:30 AM

Looks good, I like the glass on the bottom. Waiting to see how the coriline will grow on it?
What is the green coral bottom right?
R.

left! bottom Left is what i meant:redface:

im not 100% sure but my best and closest id is a green and purple australomussa, it was bland when i got it but has colored into what it is now, i dont feed it as its feeders are very small and it feeds at night:) one of my faves in the tank for sure:)

reefwars

08-21-2012, 01:31 AM

Nice job on the tank. Would never say it's a new setup.

thanks buddy you should see it after 24hrs:P:P

reefwars

08-21-2012, 03:44 AM

its all about da shrimp!!

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/?action=view&current=IMG_7137.mp4

Coleus

08-21-2012, 04:59 PM

very nice setup, i hope mine can be something that is close to that

reefwars

08-21-2012, 06:17 PM

Thanks Tai buddy I'm sure evryone though I was full of crap cause I've been procrastinating for mths lol

PS....your tanks gonna blow mine out of the water;)

reefwars

08-21-2012, 06:19 PM

So how many sexies can I get away with I'm thinking 10 in total in issues ??

Coleus

08-21-2012, 06:51 PM

So how many sexies can I get away with I'm thinking 10 in total in issues ??

why 10 and not 20?

reefwars

08-21-2012, 06:54 PM

why 10 and not 20?

Haha I figure 10 is the experiment then ill splurge for 20:p or ill buy 10 more if the Harlequin shrimps don't make it:)

FishyFishy!

08-21-2012, 06:55 PM

I have 4 sexies in my 7 gal. Fluval Edge Nano and no issues at all. They actually all seem to hang out and get along. So with that size of tank you could easily get away with 10 if not more.

reefwars

08-21-2012, 07:01 PM

I have 4 sexies in my 7 gal. Fluval Edge Nano and no issues at all. They actually all seem to hang out and get along. So with that size of tank you could easily get away with 10 if not more.

Just I wanted to hear thanks:)

reefwars

08-23-2012, 12:04 AM

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reefwars

08-23-2012, 12:05 AM

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kole

08-23-2012, 12:40 AM

Nice collection of corals.

reefwars

08-24-2012, 06:21 PM

here is my livestock list so far:

1 x banded pipefish(getting another)
2 x harlequin shrimp
1 x sexy shrimp

corals:

golden scroll coral
alien eye chalice
riddler chalice
blue and green chalice
green torch with white tips( and little barnicle buddy and clam)
confused war coral
meteor shower cyphstrea??
toxic favia
purple and green favia
rainbow favia
dragin soul favia
huge black dendro colonie
chocolate mint favia
green and pink reverse prism favia
cotton candy chalice
watermelon chalice
blood red with green eye favia
christmas tree favia
green and purple australomussa
rainbow acans
blue clove polyps
neon green candy canes
green and teal candy canes
neon green blasto
hollywood stunner chalice
aussie duncans
white sebae anemone
gbta
huge aussie elegance
green fuzzy mushrooms
anthelia
orange dottyback chalice

dragons breath macro algae

zoas/palys:

darth mauls
nuclear greens
purple deaths
sour apples
rpe
brpe
magicians
fruitloops
la lakers
molten lava
devils breath paly
pink mohawks
watermelons
blue eyed blondes
armor of god
candy apple redds
darknight palys
plus about 10-15 no names that looked cool to me that ive collected and saved:P:P

to be added this week:

9 more sexy shrimp
1 banded pipefish
sunset monti
a variety of very rare and very high end palys(around 15-20 still to go in)
a blue gorgonian(not a blueberry)

still looking for:

superman monti
pokerstar monti
gorgs of many types
orange dendro
other zoas and palsy i dont have:P:P

all in all its a crazy amount of coral to have gl;ued to a 15lb piece of rock lol day what 4 and im over full i havent got a square inch of room to glue and frags to lol

so now its time to grow my little bonzai:P

reefwars

08-24-2012, 06:23 PM

Nice collection of corals.

thanks jeff buddy:)

reefwars

08-24-2012, 06:24 PM

my friend nate came by last night with his camera to get some pics i think we got some great shots when i get them from him ill load them here for you asll to enjoy as my pics do this tank no justice i cant capture anything with my camera just close ups only , hes camera does a much better job:P

JDigital

08-24-2012, 06:26 PM

Hope you nabbed that Nudi!!

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7096.jpg?t=1345679785

riceboy

08-24-2012, 06:27 PM

ya the pics don't do it justice lol i was there last night and i must say you have quite a collection, to bad i couldn't see the shrimps yesterday

reefwars

08-24-2012, 06:30 PM

Hope you nabbed that Nudi!!

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7096.jpg?t=1345679785

you mean on the white and pink zoas center of the pic?? thats a small head of aiptasia, i dose my zoas for nudis weekly where i get new arrivals. i dose with coral rx and flatworm exit, just yesterday i did all the dips lol i doubt theres any nudis in there :P

reefwars

08-24-2012, 06:32 PM

once a week i take all the zoas and palys(all corals really) and dip them in coral rx then flatworm exit, then i manually inspect the colonies, ive had nudis before and now i take no chances with them:)

obviously the bonzai tree doesnt get taken apart for dipping but everythng was dipped before gluing to the tree:P

JDigital

08-24-2012, 06:45 PM

Well, I guess that's better than a Nudi.. :lol: maybe... Just looked like a big nudi on my phone.

reefwars

08-24-2012, 06:49 PM

Well, I guess that's better than a Nudi.. :lol: maybe... Just looked like a big nudi on my phone.

honestly the nudis are easier to get rid of then the aiptasia, i really should look into getting this cleared up as there are 3-4 ive noticed now:(

anyone know if peppermints will harm my harlequin shrimp or sexies?? or vice versa??

anyone think 25g is too small for a cbb ?? jking dont hate :P:P

noirsphynx

08-24-2012, 07:00 PM

Denny, we have superman monti danae frags at the store and a banded pipe. I'll try and make sure at least a couple monti frags make it to the FF.

Proteus

08-24-2012, 07:03 PM

reefwars

08-24-2012, 07:05 PM

you be ok with a Cbb. Mine 26g and I have a Cbb and a large Naso. My rule of thumb is 1 fish for 5 gallons. Lol

I noticed two aprasias in
My tank so I added a cb peppermint and befor it hit bottom the wrasse had shrimp breath.

Got rid of wrasse now have to go back to store

interesting , do you think my bio load will be too high though as i have a king angel in there i forgot about...he hides alot :P

im thinking i should change the cube to an aiptasia cube and be done with all the hassle lol:P

reefwars

08-24-2012, 07:06 PM

Denny, we have superman monti danae frags at the store and a banded pipe. I'll try and make sure at least a couple monti frags make it to the FF.

if i cant find one by then ill def take one at ff:) any dendros or nice looking gorgs dawn??

reefwars

08-24-2012, 07:15 PM

Denny, we have superman monti danae frags at the store and a banded pipe. I'll try and make sure at least a couple monti frags make it to the FF.

hey dawn, any thoughts on how peps will get along with my sexies or harlequins??

ps...still awaiting pics of your tank on my reefpage hehehehe:P:P

reefwars

08-24-2012, 07:24 PM

ya the pics don't do it justice lol i was there last night and i must say you have quite a collection, to bad i couldn't see the shrimps yesterday

thanks buddy, i think i got some good pics last night to post, it def is one of those you gotta see it in person tanks, checked out your build this mornng after hearing you talk about it yesterday im excited to see what you do with it. i gotta say theres something stressfree and relaxing with owning a small tank lol :P

im guessing its time to start a nano club soon :mrgreen:

Proteus

08-24-2012, 07:25 PM

im thinking i should change the cube to an aiptasia cube and be done with all the hassle lol:P

Give them Designer names Nanonems and farm them. Hottest thing in Calgary

noirsphynx

08-24-2012, 07:43 PM

hey dawn, any thoughts on how peps will get along with my sexies or harlequins??

ps...still awaiting pics of your tank on my reefpage hehehehe:P:P

As far as I know it should be fine. I had a 24g with a peppermint, cleaner, 5 sexies and a harley before with no problems. I'm sure it'd be fine so long as everyone got their share of food.

I know:wink:........I've been working lots this past couple weeks. I finally did a big water change this morning and finally cleaned the poor glass. I'll try for a shot tonight or Saturday when I get back from the WCRE.:biggrin:

reefwars

08-24-2012, 07:43 PM

Give them Designer names Nanonems and farm them. Hottest thing in Calgary

hummmm...you maybe on to something:P

diamond eyed finger nems??
sparkling icicle anemones?
silver laced tentanem??

lol:P:P

Proteus

08-24-2012, 11:18 PM

hummmm...you maybe on to something:P

diamond eyed finger nems??
sparkling icicle anemones?
silver laced tentanem??

lol:P:P

Ooooh. Those sound nice. I'll take one of each😁

reefwars

08-28-2012, 10:49 PM

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http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7473.jpg?t=1346194484

:P

Reefgoat

08-28-2012, 11:46 PM

Really love the Blastos. Would you please put up a picture of the Dendro colony?

reefwars

08-29-2012, 01:36 AM

Really love the Blastos. Would you please put up a picture of the Dendro colony?

consider it done ill "fish" one out:P

reefwars

08-29-2012, 01:42 AM

tonight me and a friend got our shipment of rare zoos and palys , alot of these i have been hunting down for almost 4 yrs with either n o luck or empty promises.

well happy to say i have 20 new frags to add to the bonzai tank and prob puts my colection at one of the best in the city hehehe , big thanks to the seller i owe you man for sure :)

heres what im adding to the bonzai tree:

deepwater la lakers
blue agave pe
yellow jackets
red people eaters
tyree space monsters
soul reavers( love that name you know who you are:P)
raptors rainbow
nuclear greens
purple deaths
captain america paly
mean greens
dessert storm
true orange envy pe
true green people eater
jokers
sunny d's
pink elephant paly

to say the leats im a very happy person today hehee:P:P

noirsphynx

08-29-2012, 02:30 AM

Enigma

08-29-2012, 03:04 AM

Hmm. There are a couple in that list that I would like to see grow out very, very quickly!

reefwars

08-29-2012, 05:35 AM

heres some more pics as things are settling in:)

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7461.jpg?t=1346218431

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7457.jpg?t=1346218396

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7456.jpg?t=1346218383

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7455.jpg?t=1346218367

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7454.jpg?t=1346218372

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7453.jpg?t=1346218346

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7451.jpg?t=1346218320

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7450.jpg?t=1346218308

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7448.jpg?t=1346218286

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7446.jpg?t=1346218269

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7444.jpg?t=1346218242

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7443.jpg?t=1346218216

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7437.jpg?t=1346218131

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7436.jpg?t=1346218114

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7434.jpg?t=1346218074

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7433.jpg?t=1346218064

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_7425-2.jpg?t=1346213898

reefwars

08-29-2012, 05:40 AM

not bad for 9 days old :P

reefwars

08-29-2012, 05:51 AM

after tomorrow there will be over 80 highend frags glued to a 15lb rock:P:P

literally not a square inch of real estate left glueing frags over frags nowP

Coleus

08-29-2012, 05:51 AM

looks at those shiny glass bed

reefwars

08-29-2012, 05:52 AM

looks at those shiny glass bed

dude im loving the glass , makes pics sparkle:P

FishyFishy!

08-29-2012, 01:27 PM

What are you feeding the harlequins bai?

dc4

08-29-2012, 01:37 PM

And I thought my tank was packed, nice job... :thumbup:

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

reefwars

08-29-2012, 02:54 PM

What are you feeding the harlequins bai?

thats the best part is they eat frozern starfish, so i buy a chocolate chip starfish and i cut it into small pieces. if the pieces are small enough they will take a piece each and go their serperate ways if its a larger piece they will both much on it sie by side:)

ive wanted one of these for years but finding a pair that has adapted to prepared starfish is a bit tricky, i can take no credit though the previous owner trained them:)

reefwars

08-29-2012, 03:02 PM

And I thought my tank was packed, nice job... :thumbup:

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

thanks man, the plan is to trim what can be trimmed and let the rest grow into each other, for the most part the tree is zoas but therse a good mix of chalices and favias and other lps in there as well. the origional plan was to do a favia and chalice tank....but i am just to addicted to the little colorful polyps lol

my one concern is my elegance not sure how long i can keep it in there, although they are an aggressive coral ive been lucky in that whats in the bonzai tank doesnt seem to get affected by the sting. but the soft flesh is pushing up against the tree when its expanded under the halides.

im going to play it by ear, i really dont want to part with my elegance, when i got it it was maybe 6" and had 5-6 mouths, right now its over 16" long and has around 20-25 mouths lol im debating on whether or not i should frag it as well.

elegance has been my coral over the years that i couldnt keep ,its hard to find one thats healthy(doesnt have ECS) and its taken alot of trial and error in finding what makes them tick :)

reefwars

08-29-2012, 03:04 PM

heres a cool study on elegances that everyone should read if they own an elegance coral:)

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-01/eb/index.php

dc4

08-29-2012, 03:40 PM

reefwars

08-29-2012, 03:47 PM

Yeah, I had a hard time selling my elegance but it just grew too big and took up too much space on the sandbed (needed room for more znp's). I just picked up another one and trying to keep it small by not target feeding it.

that will help for sure to keep it smaller i seen the pic of yours man thats a beauty makes me want to get another :PPPPP

FishyFishy!

08-29-2012, 04:05 PM

thats the best part is they eat frozern starfish, so i buy a chocolate chip starfish and i cut it into small pieces. if the pieces are small enough they will take a piece each and go their serperate ways if its a larger piece they will both much on it sie by side:)

ive wanted one of these for years but finding a pair that has adapted to prepared starfish is a bit tricky, i can take no credit though the previous owner trained them:)

Nice! Thats killer.

Coleus

08-29-2012, 06:36 PM

my one concern is my elegance not sure how long i can keep it in there, although they are an aggressive coral ive been lucky in that whats in the bonzai tank doesnt seem to get affected by the sting. but the soft flesh is pushing up against the tree when its expanded under the halides.

just give it to me when it sting all your zoas

im debating on whether or not i should frag it as well.
never thought you can frag an elegance

reefwars

08-29-2012, 06:52 PM

just give it to me when it sting all your zoas

never thought you can frag an elegance

ive never done it before but it can be done if the elegance is healthy. your angels would eat my elegance!!! lol

reefwars

09-02-2012, 07:54 AM

heres a video taken with my phone tonight.

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/?action=view&current=346.mp4

reefwars

09-02-2012, 07:58 AM

added lately :

yellow polyp gorg (nps)
korky finger gorg
purple acro green polyps(yes i know sps get over it)
pokerstar monti
4 different types of acans(bleached but coming back)
cleaner shrimp
about 20 more zoa frags

running out of room fast!!!!

still have suncorals and dendros to add:P

fishoholic

09-02-2012, 02:42 PM

fishytime

09-02-2012, 04:17 PM

Cool.

FYI I have room in my tank for an elegance :wink:

your angels would probably eat it too:razz:

reefwars

09-04-2012, 12:22 AM

well how much coral can you fit onto 10-15lbs of rock you ask and a 25g tank??

heres whats in my bonzai to date lol:

favia:

chocolate mint favia
purple with green eyes
reverse aussie prism favia
toxic favia
bubble gum favia
rainbow favia
xmas favia
dragon soul favia

chalices:

riddler
hollywood stunner
cotton candy
water melon
orange dotty back
aussie alien eye
blue chalice

misc or other corals:

aussie duncans
pink tip sebae???
golden scroll coral
neon green candy canes
4 types of aussie acans
rainbow blasto
neon green blasto
green with white tips torch coral
fuzzy mushrooms
pink star polyps
anthelia
metor shower cyphstrea
confused war coral
korky finger gorg
yeloow polyp red gorog
yellow suncorals
black branching dendro
poker star monti
sunset monti
bonzai acro
neon greeg acro(sorry greg forget the name??)
teal center candy canes

reefwars

09-04-2012, 12:30 AM

heres the zoas and palys:P:P

toxic revenge
captain america
darth mauls
tyree space monsters
orange explosions
purple people eaters
red poeple eaters
magicians
blood red people eaters
soul reavers
blue agave
desert storm
jokers
fruit loops
la lakers
water melons
nuclear greens
purple deaths
armor of god
sour apples
valentines day massacres
black people eaters
pink mohawks
gold mohawks
flaming suns
goblins
hhrc
pink elephants
purple elephants
lunar eclipse
aussie lunar eclipse
candy apple redds
green people eaters
dark knight palys
yelloow jackets
blue riddler pe
sunny d's
mean greens
milky ways
molten lava
raptors rainbow
dragon paly
radioactive dragon eyes
blue eyed girls

these are the ones i have names for lol there are some with no ids:(

noirsphynx

09-04-2012, 02:16 AM

these are the ones i have names for lol there are some with no ids:(

Denny, if you figure out what those big orange ones I gave you are LMK.

reefwars

09-04-2012, 07:21 AM

annnnnd here are some more pics around the tree top and yonder:P

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/010.jpg?t=1346743450

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/013.jpg?t=1346743450

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/035.jpg?t=1346743454

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/036.jpg?t=1346743450

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/037.jpg?t=1346743455

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/038.jpg?t=1346743455

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/040.jpg?t=1346743458

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/041.jpg?t=1346743459

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/050.jpg?t=1346743459

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/051.jpg?t=1346743461

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/055.jpg?t=1346743468

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/056.jpg?t=1346743464

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/057.jpg?t=1346743462

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/062.jpg?t=1346743465

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/075.jpg?t=1346743467

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/076.jpg?t=1346743467

reefwars

09-04-2012, 08:08 AM

fts......16days old??

look laurie no elegance:P

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/387.jpg?t=1346736715

fishoholic

09-04-2012, 01:01 PM

your angels would probably eat it too:razz:

They leave the duncan alone

look laurie no elegance:P

:surprise: Where'd she go? BTW I think you need a bigger tank!

daplatapus

09-04-2012, 01:26 PM

reefwars

09-05-2012, 06:37 AM

:surprise: Where'd she go?

shes on hollidays in the roomates tank , so now i get to get a new elegance. i have one picked out and on hold and i get my new girl satutrday:PPP

reefwars

09-05-2012, 06:40 AM

BTW I think you need a bigger tank!

i do lol i need height more than anything lol

i glued 6 frags on earlier....i literally had absolutely no rock to glue to and every frags has other frags glued to it lol

i still need to fit in a bunch more suncorals,gorgs,dendros and of course zoos lol plus my elegance....im screwed lol

added a sunset monti today this thing is huge what was i thinking lol :P

reefwars

09-05-2012, 06:43 AM

Nice sun coral. How fast does it grow? Do you give it any special treatment? I just picked up a frag from Dan at our frag swap (4 polyps) and I've finally found a spot it doesn't mind opening up in. Any advice?

feed it is a good start , if its happy it will stay out, they can be trained to stay out all day. feed a variety of foods made for filter feeders plus some meaty treats it will grow quickly:)

reefwars

09-05-2012, 06:51 AM

finally got my pipe at the top of the tree covered in zoos now to so no more ugly pipe lol:P

i have so little room for frags anywhere on the tree ive resorted to placing zoa frags in between the branchs of the dendros lol

fishoholic

09-05-2012, 12:40 PM

i do lol i need height more than anything lol

i glued 6 frags on earlier....i literally had absolutely no rock to glue to and every frags has other frags glued to it lol

i still need to fit in a bunch more suncorals,gorgs,dendros and of course zoos lol plus my elegance....im screwed lol

added a sunset monti today this thing is huge what was i thinking lol :P

Crazy guy! BTW you were thinking you should give your friend Laurie a frag of the sunset monti :razz:

Enigma

09-05-2012, 02:44 PM

I think you are officially out of control. An intervention is in order. ;)

At the rate you're going you're going to need to 90G.

daplatapus

09-05-2012, 02:51 PM

feed it is a good start , if its happy it will stay out, they can be trained to stay out all day. feed a variety of foods made for filter feeders plus some meaty treats it will grow quickly:)

Cool thanks! Hopefully it'll get as nice as yours, I love it :)

At the rate you're going you're going to need to 90G.

Hmmm, seems to me I saw a couple 90's in the Buy/Sell/Trade forums's .... :D

reefwars

09-07-2012, 03:59 AM

random znp's

tyree spacemonsters

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/009.jpg?t=1346990180

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/044.jpg?t=1346990189

desert storm

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/024.jpg?t=1346990180
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/031.jpg?t=1346990185

soul reaver PE

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/025.jpg?t=1346990181

red magician PE

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/026.jpg?t=1346990178

dragon paly

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/027.jpg?t=1346990181

flaming suns zoa

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/030.jpg?t=1346990182

green PE

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/034.jpg?t=1346990186

no id

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/035-1.jpg?t=1346990187

PPE

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/051-1.jpg?t=1346990190

no id(use to know)

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/057-1.jpg?t=1346990191

hhrc

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/058.jpg?t=1346990191

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/101.jpg?t=1346990198

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/102.jpg?t=1346990194

reefwars

09-07-2012, 09:00 PM

new elegance is now in the tank i had this beauty on hold this past week , ill snap some pics once its fully expanded:P

reefwars

09-08-2012, 01:07 AM

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/021.jpg?t=1347066743

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/020.jpg?t=1347066744

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/019.jpg?t=1347066743

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/007.jpg?t=1347066728

acans are getting their color back woo hoo!!

reefwars

09-08-2012, 01:09 AM

got my baby!!!!

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/017.jpg?t=1347066739

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/013-1.jpg?t=1347066734

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/012.jpg?t=1347066733

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/011.jpg?t=1347066735

reefwars

09-08-2012, 01:15 AM

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/FTS.jpg?t=1347067390

gregzz4

09-08-2012, 01:16 AM

Looks like time for another FTS :smile:

reefwars

09-08-2012, 01:18 AM

Looks like time for another FTS :smile:

just did:P

reefwars

09-08-2012, 01:32 AM

quick crappy video taken with my phone:P

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/?action=view&current=022.mp4

gregzz4

09-08-2012, 01:42 AM

just did:P
Just missed it :smile:

Lookin' great

That Elegance looks huge in there :surprise:

Proteus

09-08-2012, 02:10 AM

Looks like crap Denny. I'd scrap it. 😝

Jk. Looking nice. Any other livestock other than shrimps

Enigma

09-08-2012, 02:47 AM

Hmm. Some of those acans need a new home that isn't so crowded! I have lots of room. ;)

reefwars

09-08-2012, 03:42 AM

Looks like crap Denny. I'd scrap it. ��

Jk. Looking nice. Any other livestock other than shrimps

def adding another banded pipefish , i dont think ill add any others not unless it really catches my eye lol :P

reefwars

09-08-2012, 03:43 AM

Hmm. Some of those acans need a new home that isn't so crowded! I have lots of room. ;)

theyre actually quite nice ones a micromussa the other are acans but they were bleached from someones leds they are coming back nicely im curious as to their true colors lol

reefwars

09-08-2012, 03:44 AM

That Elegance looks huge in there :surprise:

hes actually maybe a quarter of the size of the one i took out lol

reefwars

09-09-2012, 07:41 PM

tuff morning around the tree tops , had to do a sump modification last night so had my sump shut down for the night. added a powerhead to the cube but wasnt enough and my pipe fish,cleaner shrimp and my sexy shrimp died:(

now im just down to the 2 harleys, surprised how tuff they are .when i woke up this morning i noticed the sxey shrimp and the female harley were on the very tips of my yellow gorg which when the return pumps shut off is at water level. i touched the harley and it sprung back to life, the sexii not so much.

no more livestock just the harly pair untill i finish adding what i want to add to the tree.

reefwars

09-09-2012, 07:45 PM

to be added today:

japanese goniopora
pipe organ
multi colored plate coral??
blue montipora

removed:green torch(wasnt doing well so moved it to another tank, i put a huge softball sized sunset monti in its place:P

plus:

bunch more zoos i still havent added yet including bam bam colonie and a whack load of deepwaters lol

someone asked me yesterday how many frags are glued to the tree and this morning i counted 118 frags.

guessing still around 20-30 to go.

so many frags and yet so little space:P

gregzz4

09-09-2012, 09:21 PM

:sad:

Did you have the powerhead breaking the surface ?

reefwars

09-09-2012, 09:23 PM

:sad:

Did you have the powerhead breaking the surface ?

yes sir i did, 2 powerheads both koralia 2 , should have been plenty....had aheater too:sad:

gregzz4

09-09-2012, 09:30 PM

Had to ask as that is very strange
I wonder what your pH was before you got the sump running again

So, besides the wet floor, is it all good now ?

SeaHorse_Fanatic

09-10-2012, 12:36 AM

That is really surprising that 2 powerheads in a cube is not enough.

reefwars

09-10-2012, 01:05 AM

That is really surprising that 2 powerheads in a cube is not enough.

yeah , theres not a whole lot of actual water either the tree takes up most the tank im not sure if that would have helped or made it worse?

reefwars

09-10-2012, 09:27 PM

video

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/?action=view&current=IMG_0757.mp4

albert_dao

09-10-2012, 11:26 PM

Go go Gadget?

noirsphynx

09-11-2012, 12:14 AM

Looks good Denny, so full. You should have seen the elegance that came in to the store last week, it was awesome. First time I've ever seen an orange tipped one.

Edit: here's a pic from my phone
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/IMG_0148.jpg

reefwars

09-11-2012, 12:50 AM

Go go Gadget?

lol im already looking for a bigger cubetank as i cant manouvre( my french just sucks) around the tree lol

reefwars

09-13-2012, 05:10 PM

hummm what to do??

i have 2 black leopard wrasses , they just arnt going to get along. i have the one whos less dominant in my overflow box .....

heres the kicker i love this fish , not really wanting to rehome him:(

my options:

option number 1- re home him to someone else??

option2- put him in my bonsai untill a later time

option 3- let them stay together, no actual fighting is happening but the more dominant constanty follows and harrasses the other and stops him from hunting:(

none of the other tanks in the house are suited for a leopard wrasse.

both leopard wrasses are less than an inch in length and eating frozen/live:)

gregzz4

09-13-2012, 10:48 PM

I vote option 2 as they're cool fish

Wow, >1" ? Lucky you

Edit: forgot you have glass substrate so that's a tough decision

Proteus

09-14-2012, 12:19 AM

How big is option three tank

reefwars

09-14-2012, 03:20 AM

installed a red led behind the tank for a sunrise affect

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/063.jpg?t=1347593098

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/065.jpg?t=1347593099

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/068.jpg?t=1347593099

reefwars

09-14-2012, 05:39 AM

Wow, >1" ? Lucky you

yeah their tiny ,makes my melanarus look like a shark lol

fishoholic

09-14-2012, 12:52 PM

Leopard wrasse's dive into the sand at night to sleep, so unless you can add a container of sand to your 25g cube I would re-home him to someone else.

reefwars

09-14-2012, 02:01 PM

Leopard wrasse's dive into the sand at night to sleep, so unless you can add a container of sand to your 25g cube I would re-home him to someone else.

she sleeps in a pot of sand now the sand would go with her, shes going to snappy though:)

reefwars

09-14-2012, 04:43 PM

cool beans someone gave me an awesoem idea for my bonsai tank with the red sunset feature im going to be installing a shadow box on the back of my bonsai tank, to give the appearance of a fading away background:):)

heres a link to what im talking about in case you dont know what a shadow box is:P

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1868825&highlight=shadowbox+thread

noirsphynx

09-14-2012, 04:45 PM

reefwars

09-14-2012, 04:54 PM

Awesome Denny!!! That's a wicked idea!

i thought so too , since im going for a calm and peaceful look the shadowy background will look cool when the red/blue leds are on and also when the halides are on:)

reefwars

09-14-2012, 04:56 PM

so i also now have some livestock plans hehehe since there are no fish in there now,no crabs or stealing shrimp.... im thinking some horses, wont be for a while untill i lose the halides for the radion but i think thats how its going to go :)

gregzz4

09-14-2012, 05:12 PM

That'll be kool

Enigma

09-14-2012, 05:23 PM

reefwars

09-14-2012, 05:51 PM

I can't wait to see how this turns out. The shadowbox is a very interesting idea.

Geeze, Denny. Your tank is going to be so sumptuously appointed that you're going to need to hire an interior decorator to bring the rest of your place up to par. ;)

actually a move is in the works soon out of the ghetto to a nicer place:P:P

reefwars

09-14-2012, 05:52 PM

forgot to mention i also added a red and white rock flower anemone to the tank as well from coral master....this thing is awesome,of course it finds a hard spot to get a pic of lol

thinned out all my larger colonies to smaller pieces on the bottom so now the tree has a more tree look to it:P

reefwars

09-14-2012, 05:54 PM

I can't wait to see how this turns out. The shadowbox is a very interesting idea.

Geeze, Denny. Your tank is going to be so sumptuously appointed that you're going to need to hire an interior decorator to bring the rest of your place up to par. ;)

wait till you see this thing in person , its just one of those tanks where theres too much to capture in pics:)

reefwars

09-14-2012, 06:40 PM

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/024-3.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/006-2.jpg

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http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/011-2.jpg

reefwars

09-14-2012, 10:00 PM

for all the poeple who say they wouldnt run a halide on a nano tank consider this:

my bonsaitree just about touches water level , the whole upper half of the tree is within 5-6" of the 250w halide bulb, and the rest of the tree is within 18"

the upper half is almost grew in , all the zoas and palys up there have grown out , i notice also my cotton candy and watermelon chalice has grown since ive added it up there:)

none of the anemones have moved either:P

Proteus

09-14-2012, 10:48 PM

The only thing that stopped me from a halide was heat. With you using a common sump your heat is spread out between multiple tanks. Other than that I love halides

SeaHorse_Fanatic

09-15-2012, 12:48 AM

Looks totally awesome. A lot of those corals look like they'll need some space to grow though. It's pretty packed, even after your "thinning out" process.

Proteus

09-15-2012, 01:10 AM

Is that a stick I see?

Where did those kick ass blastos maybe go

reefwars

09-15-2012, 01:13 AM

Is that a stick I see?

Where did those kick ass blastos maybe go

the kick ass blastos are still there i made 2 frags to get them smaller.

yes i know its a stick lol i got off snappy a bonsai and hulk acro.

im using sps to fill in the empty spots, and to have some stuff that will grow up:P

reefwars

09-15-2012, 01:15 AM

Looks totally awesome. A lot of those corals look like they'll need some space to grow though. It's pretty packed, even after your "thinning out" process.

thanks anthony, yeah im not too worried yet for the most part 90% of the tree is zoos , i have no problems cutting down my sps,chalices,favias and blastos as needed.

i actually removed all the favias and chalices and fragged them yesterday and now they are remounted again lol :)

gregzz4

09-15-2012, 01:22 AM

Looks totally awesome. A lot of those corals look like they'll need some space to grow though. It's pretty packed, even after your "thinning out" process.
Denny is one of the kings of fragging .....

reefwars

09-15-2012, 01:27 AM

Denny is one of the kings of fragging .....

lol yup, that is why i went with the bonzai look , i knew well in advance i would have alot of pruning to do , there will be some removing of corals as time goes by but its all part of the joy.

gregzz4

09-15-2012, 01:50 AM

If you go with Ponies, are you going to remove the SPS ?

reefwars

09-15-2012, 01:52 AM

If you go with Ponies, are you going to remove the SPS ?

the horses arnt a sure thing yet just something im considering. if i do ill move the sps and the nems, either way that wont be for long time.....it will be just the harleys for a while:)

reefwars

09-15-2012, 01:53 AM

added an orange suncoral to the tree tonight as well:P

Proteus

09-15-2012, 02:09 AM

lol yup, that is why i went with the bonzai look , i knew well in advance i would have alot of pruning to do , there will be some removing of corals as time goes by but its all part of the joy.

Sweet. I have both those pieces. The hulk is a awesome piece

reefwars

09-15-2012, 02:18 AM

Sweet. I have both those pieces. The hulk is a awesome piece

its green is one of a kind , when i seen it in gregs tank i had to have lol and the bonsai was well....suited to the name lol

the bonsai needs to colour up , its now starting to get colour:)

reefwars

09-16-2012, 03:58 PM

some zoo shots

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/038-1.jpg
http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/039.jpg

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http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/052.jpg

reefwars

09-16-2012, 07:01 PM

the battles on!!!.......an unforeseen problem has encountered and the bonsai tree is under attack.....by PODS!!!

lots of feeding and no fish and thousands of breeding places created an army of feeding monsters.

theyve gone zoo crazy and are digging holes in the stalks, crawling into the heads, probabably breeding as well.they leave a small hole in which pods go in back and forth almost like ants....they have colonized

id say theres 6-7 full grown pods per square inch in my tank.....thats big ones who knows how many ones to tiny to see.

release the hounds!!!!!!!

my green mandy has now been sent into to defend the tree and bring the population down , shes only going to be a temp resident but i couldnt think of anything else to do.

she immediately is gone on a feeding frenzy, wish her luck!!!

Proteus

09-16-2012, 09:31 PM

Wow that didn't take long to colonize. My cubes been a month longer and I rarely see any. Though I did have about 30 hermits in there I guess it possible the take em out. Hopefully your Mandy does the job.

Still have the six line?

Enigma

09-16-2012, 09:34 PM

Holy smokes.

Exactly what kind of pod has invaded? Amphipods of some sort?

reefwars

09-16-2012, 09:46 PM

Holy smokes.

Exactly what kind of pod has invaded? Amphipods of some sort?

heres a pic of the invader, whether its beneficial or not they have to go , they are causing viewable damage:(

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/006-4.jpg

reefwars

09-16-2012, 09:47 PM

reefwars

09-23-2012, 03:59 PM

the sixline is MIA , but i do have a few other wrasses but this tanks not wrasse ready lol :P

ok change in plans....the battle is being lost , the mandy has been eaten by the elegance and is MIA

ive pulled out the big guns no more messing around

enter the yellow corris wrasse, she is now in the cube for 1 week and the harleys are on vacation.

the corris is going right to town i give it 2 days tops, the are running in fear already lol

****ed my elegance ate the mandarin , and now the elegance doesnt look hot either as its not their reg food.

Enigma

09-24-2012, 01:57 AM

:eek:

How is your elegance holding up? I did not realize they could eat a fish as big as a mandarin. That is really disappointing.

reefwars

09-24-2012, 02:02 AM

:eek:

How is your elegance holding up? I did not realize they could eat a fish as big as a mandarin. That is really disappointing.

not the best , today i moved it to qt for treatment , will see how it does over the next week or so:)

reefwars

09-24-2012, 02:29 PM

yellow corris wrasse.......you are my bonsai god lol

not a pod in sight, they are all hiding in fear.....zoas already look 100x better after one day:)

which brings me to my next thought.

this tank cannot be ran without a pod hunter, the yellow is to large and aggressive to stay long term sooooo

small pod hunters any ideas???

reefwars

09-24-2012, 02:31 PM

also sad note this morning my elegance is not gonna make it, its lost about 25% since yesterday.

tonight i frag my first elegance and ill continue with treatment afterwards but chance of survival is slim to none:(

Proteus

09-24-2012, 03:14 PM

Why not get a possum wrasse. They stay small

sphelps

09-24-2012, 03:33 PM

Sorry about your elegance.

I got a Disappearing Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus) in my sump, free if you want him, I have zero pods thanks to this guy but he's a bit aggressive towards new fish.

reefwars

09-24-2012, 11:43 PM

great news!!!!

my mandy is alive!!!

ok what she did in my mind is impossible for jumping fish let alone a mandarin lol

heres the tale of her journey.

one day she was happy eating all the pods but she was always curious about what the foods like in the overflow box....

now my overflow box is protected, its surrounded in eggcrate and doubled up so fish or crabs cannot get through.

i didnt think to look in my sump as the m andarin would have to jump the eggcrate, swim into my overflow and find a way into my durso pipe, then she has to travel along the walls and the tubing to get thrown into my sump , even then theres not alot of places to hide.

well she did just that???

today i noticed somethin in my sump i went dpwn for a look thinking it was my leopard wrasse who is residing there but low and behold...it was mandy!!!

so now im a bit happier and she will be returned to the tank and the corris wrasse relieved of duties and my harleys added back to the tree top.

elegance has gone from 100% to 25% in less than 48hrs....classic elegnace coral syndrome.....nothing you can do and survival is next to impossible.....another elegance down the drain:( fragging at this stage is not an option anymore:(

the elegance will be removed this evening:(

reefwars

09-24-2012, 11:45 PM

Sorry about your elegance.

I got a Disappearing Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus) in my sump, free if you want him, I have zero pods thanks to this guy but he's a bit aggressive towards new fish.

hey steve thanks for the offer but i already have way too many wrasses as it is lol

2 x leopards
1 x yellow corris
1 x melanarus
1 x sixline

1 x 2 spot in qt awaiting its new home lol

all sharing a fragtank lol

reefwars

09-24-2012, 11:55 PM

Proteus

09-25-2012, 12:10 AM

im thinking my origional plan is going to work i just need to "mandy proof" the overflow box lol still amazed she did that :P:P

tonight when the corris wrasse goes to sleep i move him and his mobile sand home into the fragtank....hes gonna wake up confused and po'd lol

Just confused. I woke up in some weird places in my youth. Only po'd when I roll over haha. Mosty po'd at friends for not stopping me.

reefwars

09-25-2012, 09:05 PM

well all the hippie pods i had squatting in my tank have moved into dark hiding :mrgreen:

peace is now restored to the bonsai tree, the mandy is back at home and ol yellow got evicted in his sleep lol

ahhhhhh.....calm,quiet,peacefull

:mrgreen:

reefwars

09-28-2012, 05:21 PM

quick udate

the tank is doing well, pods are uner control.added some new sps from corl master last night and a birght ricordia:)

heres some pics, ill update livestock list later tooday:)

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/047.jpg

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http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8028.jpg

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http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8033.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8034.jpg

and my new personal fave , not sure where greg would suggest its placement but i figure in a colony of suncorals would look cool :P

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8035.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8052.jpg

and an arch i added to the tree for some more zoos hehehe

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8054.jpg

all in all im 100% pleased with this tank so far, growth i through the roof , sps colors are insane and its a stable little tank with little to no coral warfare so far:)

reefwars

09-28-2012, 05:25 PM

not the best fulltank shot in the world but one taken this morning on my phone so its the best i got lol

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8059.jpg

Salt2Death

09-28-2012, 05:49 PM

Must Say To You Fine Sir, I Tip My Hat!

Sent Via The Pirate Ship...

reefwars

09-28-2012, 06:10 PM

Must Say To You Fine Sir, I Tip My Hat!

Sent Via The Pirate Ship...

thanks its a packed little package for sure, last night the count on frags/colonies was 133

thats all on about 10-15lbs of rock and in a 25g tank lol

its a shame my pics only show the bright or large colonies , every inch of the tree is covered in frags it takes a keen eye to pick them all out lol

may look hectic but every piece glued had alot of thought put into and was strategically placed....mostly every piece lol
cheers!!

Salt2Death

09-28-2012, 08:40 PM

It's underwater art !

Sent Via The Pirate Ship...

magikof7

09-28-2012, 09:41 PM

It is Beautiful! Your tank is an inspiration.

I'm happy you found Mandy!

Zoaelite

09-28-2012, 10:44 PM

Loving it Denny, you got a blue thumb buddy!

sphelps

09-28-2012, 11:06 PM

Looking good :cool:

reefwars

09-28-2012, 11:06 PM

It's underwater art !

Sent Via The Pirate Ship...

thanks man , the girlfriend could believe i spent 3 hrs last night glueing 4 frags on lol

one of the things i wanted to do with this tank which i seemed to have trouble with in other tanks is too not fill it with common cheap suff, every time i see a deal i must have lol so this tank i wanted to be high end , just about every piece in there is collector pieces:)

It is Beautiful! Your tank is an inspiration.

I'm happy you found Mandy!

awww thanks , yeah shes doing great i still have the corris wrasse in there i decided to let her stay a week to finish the cean up:P

i will add another elegance some day maybe when i get a bigger cube:P

ive been thinking after seeing levis cube mine needs to be slightly bigger:P

reefwars

09-28-2012, 11:15 PM

Loving it Denny, you got a blue thumb buddy!

haha thanks i should really get a pic of the sunset youd love the color its gotten:)

thanks for the zoos buddy they look great i still need to find some real estate for them lol

Looking good :cool:

thanks man, i have half a dozen stuff to still glue on , plus a list of stuff i want a mile long lol

mrhasan

09-29-2012, 02:56 AM

reefwars

09-29-2012, 04:15 AM

The pictures do NO JUSTICE AT ALL to this tank! If possible, you should all try to visit Danny's place and see it upfront. You simply can't stop appreciating it.

Danny you should hold a open house tank showcase sometime :mrgreen:

im sure we will all do a tank tours here in calgary some day this year , thanks for the nice comments buddy:)

cheers:)

mrhasan

09-29-2012, 04:17 AM

im sure we will all do a tank tours here in calgary some day this year , thanks for the nice comments buddy:)

cheers:)

No need for the thanks danny. Your bonsai tank TOTALLY worth the appreciation :D

reefwars

09-29-2012, 04:50 AM

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Snappy

09-29-2012, 05:02 AM

If your not careful you'll get hooked on SPS. They are slowly creeping into the reef - and looking good by the way! :biggrin:

reefwars

09-29-2012, 03:17 PM

If your not careful you'll get hooked on SPS. They are slowly creeping into the reef - and looking good by the way! :biggrin:

i know eh lol my origional plan was to have a few nice choices of sps and i gotta say i def found the right source.if it wasnt for you greg id be buying brown sticks from the lfs or common sps from others lol theres a few others you have i want to add ive decided the only sps going in this tank is yours.....if you want the best make it snappy right?;)

id sill like to get :
ssc
red planet

i know my next buy off you is the branching cyphastrea, i only noticed it in your thread last night, i almost cried i didnt notice it at your place lol

reefwars

09-29-2012, 03:29 PM

favia:

chocolate mint favia
purple with green eyes
reverse aussie prism favia
toxic favia
bubble gum favia
rainbow favia
xmas favia
dragon soul favia
prism favia

chalices:

riddler
hollywood stunner
cotton candy
water melon
orange dotty back
aussie alien eye
blue chalice

misc or other corals:

aussie duncans
pink tip sebae???
golden scroll coral
neon green candy canes
8 types of aussie acans
rainbow blasto
neon green blasto
fuzzy mushrooms
pink star polyps
metor shower cyphstrea
confused war coral
korky finger gorg
yeloow polyp red gorog
yellow suncorals
black branching dendro
poker star monti
sunset monti
bonzai acro
neon greeg acro(sorry greg forget the name??)
teal center candy canes
purple polyp acro
2 no name acros(im sure greg knows what they are lol )
florida ricordia x 1
orange suncoral
hydnophora (encrusting)
blue montipora(no id, hitchhiker)
green and white tentacle plate coral(hitchhiker)
blue ridge coral

toxic revenge
captain america
darth mauls
tyree space monsters
orange explosions
purple people eaters
red poeple eaters
magicians
blood red people eaters
soul reavers
blue agave
desert storm
jokers
fruit loops
la lakers
water melons
nuclear greens
purple deaths
armor of god
sour apples
valentines day massacres
black people eaters
pink mohawks
gold mohawks
flaming suns
goblins
hhrc
pink elephants
purple elephants
lunar eclipse
aussie lunar eclipse
candy apple redds
green people eaters
dark knight palys
yelloow jackets
blue riddler pe
sunny d's
mean greens
milky ways
molten lava
raptors rainbow
dragon paly
radioactive dragon eyes
blue eyed girls
jiggy dazzlers
24k
king midas

fish:

1 yellow corris wrasse
green mandarin
pair of harlequin shrimp

list of things to come:

sqamosa clam
maxima clam
some more sps variety
superman monti
alot of zoas and palys
a few gorgonians
some more rics
some more acans
dendro/suncorals
carnations

the list is endless lol

Snappy

09-29-2012, 04:26 PM

Thanks for the endorsement Denny!
Below are the names

neon green acro(sorry greg forget the name??) HULK ACRO (a.aculeus)
purple polyp acro
2 no name acros(im sure greg knows what they are lol ) A.Papillare & Purple Poison Shortcake (a.microclados)

reefwars

10-01-2012, 03:50 PM

so me and the roomate went and had a chat with dave at concept yesterday as hes building a tank for him , after some talking looks like im getting an upgrade to the bonsai tree.

the new tank will be 30 x 30 x 20h , eurobraced and center overflow(internal) steel stand

ill put the new tank right in the same spot the current one is, the joys of having a rock structure that is built on a pvc frame is i just life it right out and in to the new tank lol

stay tuned!!

sphelps

10-01-2012, 03:52 PM

Considering your build is based on a tree type rock structure wouldn't you be better off with something a little taller?

reefwars

10-01-2012, 04:38 PM

Considering your build is based on a tree type rock structure wouldn't you be better off with something a little taller?

haha it is taller....2 inchs taller lol

i hate tall tanks i did think it would be nice to have a bit more play on top of the tree but i hate 24" tanks and my tree is 18" on the nose.....my arms are a tight 22" lol

i love the height of my cube now but just hate the width and length, i figure the extra 2" is a bonus as ill actually not use any of the extra height.

i also now need to come up with a bunch more tempered glass:P

although this tank is bigger than my other cube the only real issue i have with my other cube is no clearance around the tree for my fat arms lol

plus more height meant more money lol

sphelps

10-01-2012, 04:47 PM

Enigma

10-01-2012, 04:49 PM

reefwars

10-01-2012, 04:55 PM

You must have short arms :lol: I was going to suggest 24", figured you're where probably using 10mm glass anyway which is still plenty for 30x24 but now maybe I'm thinking you're going with 6mm? The only reason I suggested the extra height was related to the sudden addition of SPS corals making their way into the tree :wink:

i would love the height but yeah its my short arms lol actually im not sure on the glass daves using he gave me a price and i was like " sold" lol prob is 10mm anyways so i doubvt the extra height would actually cost anything.....hummm now you got me thinking i should go 22" arghhh im just to damn short lol

Maybe he just doesn't want to be wet up to his armpit!

yup thats it lol , plus i spend alot of time moving frags around so it would be nice to not have to be soaked everytime i did it lol :P

sphelps

10-01-2012, 04:57 PM

Well remember a 22" tall tank is really only 20" of water :razz:

By the sounds of it you could probably just pull out the hole tree when you need to do some work on it :mrgreen:

Proteus

10-01-2012, 05:00 PM

Maybe he just doesn't want to be wet up to his armpit!

Haha. Like t-Rex trying to clean the tank

reefwars

10-01-2012, 05:26 PM

Well remember a 22" tall tank is really only 20" of water :razz:

By the sounds of it you could probably just pull out the hole tree when you need to do some work on it :mrgreen:

but the extra height just doesnt seem to be a bonus to me , its not like i can change my rock layout so 18" is the height it will always be so the only bonus besides some extra water volume would be the corals for how high they can grow , and because of my OCD to frag lol i doubt they will grow that high ;)

and with 30" as the width it is nice to have to reach so far down to the back of the tank.

biggest issues i have with my current cube is not enough space around the tree sides and the lighting.

because of my sloppy tree design a single halide only really lights either the back or the front but not both , i am getting crazy growth from the intense lighting but im limited to only the front of the tree for frag real estate.

this new tank is getting leds so ill prob be selling off a bunch of stuff from the tree thats grown in the last month to buy the lights for the new tank.

reefwars

10-01-2012, 05:27 PM

Haha. Like t-Rex trying to clean the tank

thats how it is now with my fragtank and i bet thats how it looks lol i also just set up a new fragtank to eliminate this problem im having period lol no more high tanks ;PPPP

reefwars

10-01-2012, 09:29 PM

adding today a dark purple tube anemone and some aiptasia control for the bonsai tree.

mrhasan

10-01-2012, 09:35 PM

adding today a dark purple tube anemone and some aiptasia control for the bonsai tree.

Now that's a scary addition (the tube) :P

reefwars

10-01-2012, 09:39 PM

Now that's a scary addition (the tube) :P

theres a few colors im looking out for the dark purple(almost black) is one of them :mrgreen:

i have some nice carnations ordered , ive never tried any of the ones i ordered so thats gonna be a learning curve for sure :)

mrhasan

10-01-2012, 09:43 PM

theres a few colors im looking out for the dark purple(almost black) is one of them :mrgreen:

i have some nice carnations ordered , ive never tried any of the ones i ordered so thats gonna be a learning curve for sure :)

You do have weakness for "experts only" corals :P

BTW thanks for the zoas and the awesome infos :)

reefwars

10-02-2012, 09:27 PM

favia looking hungry:

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/bth_IMG_8092_zps2999d4ea.jpg?t=1349211950

tube anemone

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/bth_IMG_8095_zpsf7262665.jpg?t=1349212005

scans!!

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/bth_IMG_8094_zps6c5acc3b.jpg?t=1349211987

reefwars

10-02-2012, 09:45 PM

looks tasty.....om nom nom !!

http://s924.beta.photobucket.com/user/reefwars/media/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8103_zpsa490680c.mp4.html#/user/reefwars/media/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8103_zpsa490680c.mp4.html?&_suid=134921471815105449860375293973

reefwars

10-03-2012, 03:03 PM

picked up the new tank last night, wont have time to set it up for a while yet but shes here none the less lol

decided to go with my origional plan of 30 x30 x20h so 75g cube;PPP

the bonzai is gonna look nice with the extra room around it.

sphelps

10-03-2012, 03:05 PM

That was fast, who ever said Dave takes forever?

reefwars

10-03-2012, 03:07 PM

That was fast, who ever said Dave takes forever?

no kidding 2 days and she was done lol mine was an easy fast build though no polish and easy overflow.

tank looks stellar though:)

you still coming by after lunch??

sphelps

10-03-2012, 03:08 PM

no kidding 2 days and she was done lol mine was an easy fast build though no polish and easy overflow.

tank looks stellar though:)

you still coming by after lunch??

Yeap :)

reefwars

10-03-2012, 03:27 PM

sweeeeeet lol my cell has been MIA for a week but ill be here:)

sphelps

10-03-2012, 11:30 PM

So I took a few pics of this tank today, wondering if I should post them... Denny's PM box is full (big surprise) so I'm going to leave it up to everyone else if I should post them or not. What do you guys think?

reefwars

10-04-2012, 12:24 AM

eli@fijireefrock.com

10-04-2012, 12:28 AM

sphelps

10-04-2012, 12:30 AM

This one would have come out pretty good but didn't notice the reflection until later
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_29.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_28.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_1.jpg

sphelps

10-04-2012, 12:31 AM

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_9.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_8.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_7.jpg

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http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_4.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_3.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_2.jpg

sphelps

10-04-2012, 12:37 AM

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_27.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_26.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_25.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_24.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_23.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_22.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_21.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_20.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_19.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_18.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_17.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_16.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_15.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_14.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_13.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_12.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_11.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_10.jpg

reefwars

10-04-2012, 12:55 AM

dude those are soooooo sweet , **** i got to get myself a camera and put the time into learning to use it .

A+ for sure:):)

mrhasan

10-04-2012, 12:57 AM

I see you got the goniopora in there. Sweet :D

Coralgurl

10-04-2012, 01:00 AM

Wow, nice pics!! Tank looks really great Denny!

Proteus

10-04-2012, 01:21 AM

F'n wicked pics

daplatapus

10-04-2012, 03:51 AM

2 words: "Holy Crap!"

ensquire

10-04-2012, 03:57 AM

The man has skillzzzz

jorjef

10-04-2012, 03:58 AM

Ya gotta love those macro shots

reefwars

10-04-2012, 06:47 PM

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/reefwars/ReefWars20121003_18.jpg

i have not been ale to get a decent pic of this zoa no matter how i tried but you nailed it :twised:

Skimmerking

10-04-2012, 06:50 PM

Denny what type of gorgonian is that i would love to swap a frag of that with mine i have

Rusty dog

10-04-2012, 06:58 PM

Yo buddy I'd love some of those in my tank. Lol
I'll trade ya for my mandarin?

reefwars

10-04-2012, 07:06 PM

Yo buddy I'd love some of those in my tank. Lol
I'll trade ya for my mandarin?

it will be a long time before i frag that one , started with 1 polyp and its prob my fave in the tank.

its a yellow jacket zoanthid:)

reefwars

10-04-2012, 07:09 PM

Denny what type of gorgonian is that i would love to swap a frag of that with mine i have

im not sure of its actual name , but it is not photsynthetic and needs a very large amount of food in the water column all day.

i would gladly cut you a frag though its bright and its food isnt hard to get, def alot easier than other nps gorgs:)

reefwars

10-04-2012, 07:40 PM

with growth and new fish come new homes , so they bonsai will be moved into this new tank which should add some more comfort to my latest addition:P

unfortunately no glass sandbed in the new tank , i love the idea and its nice now that coraline is starting to grow on it in blotches but i have a few fish i want now that i have a bigger cube.

heres the new tank built by dave at concept , thanks dave!!

77g cube 30" x 30" x 20" high

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8112_zpsc49de0c7.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8113_zps5134a57d.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8114_zps9e373f01.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad85/reefwars/25g%20bonzai%20tree%20tank/IMG_8115_zpsa3faad82.jpg

Zoaelite

10-04-2012, 07:48 PM

Looking good Denny, those Yellow Jackets have me drooling :razz:.

Nice shots BTW Steve, good to see someone with an SLR finally made it over to our resident newfies tank!

sphelps

10-04-2012, 07:54 PM

Anytime Denny, you know the drill. FYI for others I take pictures in exchange for frags and beer :mrgreen:

reefwars

10-04-2012, 07:54 PM

Looking good Denny, those Yellow Jackets have me drooling :razz:.

Nice shots BTW Steve, good to see someone with an SLR finally made it over to our resident newfies tank!

thanks buddy , funny i seen your cube and ive been jealous of it ever since and realized mine is too tiny lol

your def on the list for the yellow jackets , i started with 1 polyp when we got our order im up to five now , not the fastest grower but quick enough:)

reefwars

10-04-2012, 07:55 PM

Anytime Denny, you know the drill. FYI for others I take pictures in exchange for frags and beer :mrgreen:

thanks man that was awesome , its the first real pics of ever gotten of it, next time i know a couple of things to do before you come over :)

sphelps

10-04-2012, 08:01 PM

thanks man that was awesome , its the first real pics of ever gotten of it, next time i know a couple of things to do before you come over :)

Yeah like block that window, damn! Still mad about not retaking that first set.

reefwars

10-04-2012, 08:03 PM

Yeah like block that window, damn! Still mad about not retaking that first set.

still looks way better than my fts pics , when the new cube is up a running we will do it again.

im also going to have the flow shut off and nps corals fed well before you get here:)

reefwars

10-04-2012, 08:26 PM

so for the new cube.......

sand or barebottom what do you guys think??

sphelps

10-04-2012, 08:27 PM

sand for me

Coralgurl

10-04-2012, 08:28 PM

I think reef tanks look better with sand, but have seen some beautiful ones without. Seeing as you said you have fish with needs, I'd say sand...:mrgreen:

reefwars

10-04-2012, 08:33 PM

sand for me

I think reef tanks look better with sand, but have seen some beautiful ones without. Seeing as you said you have fish with needs, I'd say sand...:mrgreen:

yeah i want to keep my wrasses in their so ive been thinking sand as well too.

if it helps i will have the following fish , which i already have now:

black leopard
green mandarin
copper band butterfly

i doubt ill add much more than that for now , i prefer low bio loads for fish.

riceboy

10-04-2012, 08:42 PM

i vote sand to just doesnt look right without it lol

mrhasan

10-04-2012, 09:15 PM

+1 on sand!

ensquire

10-05-2012, 02:04 AM

Sand for sure

Proteus

10-05-2012, 03:16 AM

Coarse sand

reefwars

10-05-2012, 11:14 PM

added today:

ora grube gorgonian
misc zoas and palys

reefwars

10-07-2012, 03:51 AM

new stand and sand is picked up for the new cube tonight....now to find time to do it all lol.....and lights :(

reefwars

10-07-2012, 11:10 PM

so last week i juggled the idea of a copperband butterfly vs the things i couldnt house anymore if i had one like clams for instance :(

i ended up going with the butterfly , so far hes doing great and is eating both mysis and ocean fresh, but rathers the mysis.

so far with all the goodies he could be eating in the tank hes touched nothing but pre pared foods, which kinda sucks as i was hoping he would go for the anemones.

he has great color and lots of life to him, but im thinking he may be nipping my yellow suncoral , the suncoral is still out all day and i havent witnessed it but something seems " off " with it ......i already know the answer lol :P

ill get a pic of the little fella later as i wanted him to adjust to the tank without being bothered for the first week:)

looks like the stock list for the new cube will be:

green mandarin
copperband butterfly
black leopard wrasse

tank should be up and ready to go shortly:)

Proteus

10-07-2012, 11:17 PM

Personally. Clams are my Fav. But the Cbb has its benifits. And in reality Denny. I kept a Cbb with 8 clams. As long as I fed mussels it left clams alone

reefwars

10-07-2012, 11:26 PM

Personally. Clams are my Fav. But the Cbb has its benifits. And in reality Denny. I kept a Cbb with 8 clams. As long as I fed mussels it left clams alone

we will see how it goes i dont know if ill have the courage to put a nice clam in with him, i think im happy not having clams but after keeping him for a while ill know a bit more about his attitude:)

i gotta say though for the first week he seen me as a threat and hid when i was in sight, i could hide in the kitchen spying on the tank and hes swimming around , as soon as i go near it he hides away.

now hes use to me and lets me feed him with the turkey baster and he eats right out of it, but as soon as the dog or any other person hits the room hes vanished out of thin air lol