Hmm, just scanning this page I realized I have no idea where my setosa frag is. Crap!! :)

took a few more top down photos with the point and shoot. I wanted to take some with the dslr but i cannot find my charger for it.

Added in a beautiful Harlequin tusk fish over xmas. other then that not much has changed in the tank. I have been getting an accumulation of had algae on my sand and dead spots. Not sure if that means not enough flow (accumulating detritus). I don't really have any snails/crabs any more, so it might be time to stock up again

Maxi-mini
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Red planet/setosa
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Dragon faced pipefish (2nd favorite fish)
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Need a name for these
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Purple people eaters (going to sell some frags soon)
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Clam
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Those are called zoanthids. Stuff is looking great!

Jon, nice picks! Guess I need to come over and have a good look in person.

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I think this frag needs some TLC... My tank can provide that...:biggrin:
Lots of potential!

Smart ass...

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Frag from TimT
I beg to differ Wayne... Since, my light it just resting on top of my tank that part is a little shaded. and i can't give it to you its just starting to take off!

How did I miss this one? And I was there too! Take good care of this one... :wink:

Wayne, I've got one of those, so we're safe!

Yes!

Photo dump, Pics might be a bit blurry i didn't have the tripod.

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Looks great Jon! Love that Harlequin! Need me to ID anything else in there?

I always wondered what kind of Zoa this one was
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Wow.. I didn't think that it was possible but I am official stumped! Ill have to do some research and get back to you! Also, do you find that those ones are a hassel to care for?

finally got in my tunze 6095 wide flow pumps. and got them in the tank. I need to spend a little bit more time distibuting the new flow patter. Had to do right now with a broken hand. i have found my tripod again so i will get some new photos do document growth and color change.

i was getting some diatoms/cyano on my stand so i tried to add in a pair of two spotted gobies, which were quickly eaten by my hawk fish. i need to get the bugger out of the tank asap. hopefully the flow will help the sand bed issue

since switching to a ca reactor i have noticed a big improvement in the rate that the coral grows.

Jon, just got my tunze last week too but will be a few weeks before I have mine up and running. Guess I'll be seeing you soon to get some tips on the flow pattern.
Good to hear that you got the camera out again. Do you have a remote? Let me know what remote works for you...I may have one that works ( assuming you are still shooting with the Canon).

Sounds like you are really getting the hang of the CA reactor! I'm still pondering in getting one... May want to wait for the new vertex CA reactor.
May be see you this Saturday at the store? Can drop off your bottle of RPS.

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a brown dragon- soon to be a red dragon with yellow tips
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Wow!! The tank looks FANTASTIC Jon!

thanks Josh. I feel the left side a a little lacking but we are going to be moving soon so I should be able to balance out the rock work when that happens

I'll try and get some better photos with the dslr one of these days soon, when its dark out so there isn't as much haze. these have all been cell pics

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wish that frag rack was closer to me you've got some nice stuff there.

Frags for sale or frags going in?


Things looks really good too! Very few fish it seems?

Only some of the frags are actually going to stay in my tank. Baby sitting the others for a little while. Some stellar pieces in the bunch.

As far as fish go:
Aussie harlequin tusk
two bar rabbit fish
white cheek tang
multicolored angel
lawnmore blenny
two pajama cardinals
1 banggai cardinal
and a pixy hawkfish that i cannot catch to get rid of.

I would like to add in a wrasse to help deal with some pest spices but haven't settled between the more common six line/ yellow coris (canary wrasse) or if I want to go a little more exotic with a pygmy or radiant wrasse suggestions are welcomed

LOVE my Yellow Coris Wrasse.. Almost a must in any tank.

I do really like my leopard wrasse too.. but I only ever see her in the morning when I leave for work, she is already buried in the sand by the time I get home from work, which kinda sucks.

looking great Jon!

I absosmurfly loooove my radiant wrasse(although its not in MY tank atm)....truly a stunning and challenging fish

What kind of challenges did you encounter?

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I've had a melanarus wrasse for 3-4 years. Love it. Very inquisitive and constantly looking for tiny bugs to eat. It was my first wrasse and only wrasse for years. Since The new year I've been on a wrasse buying binge and the melanarus has never shown any aggression to the new additions.

I'd stay away from 6 lines as they have a reputation. You'll like a 6line about as much as your hawkish.

the challenge seems to be the first week....if you can make it past that you are golden.......... Laurie knows a couple people from Aquarium Illusions that have tried several times without any luck....in fact, one of the staff members took one from the same shipment as the one I bought and didnt have any luck....I read an article recently about the "fish jet lag" theory.....the theory is, fish that sleep in the sand have a harder time adjusting to the jet lag of traveling from around the world than fish that dont sleep in the sand....now of course the degree of this jet lag varies greatly with the species of fish.........the article was about the "Australian leopard wrasse", Macropharyngodon choati....the short of it was, historically this fish has had nothing short of a pitiful survival rate in captivity..... the author made one small change to his QT proceedure with these fish that made a huge difference in it survival rate....for the first few days the fish was NOT provided with sand, to allow for it to adjust properly to a north american lighting schedule.... Im wondering if the radiant wrasse could potentialy also be one of these fish that suffers from jet lag more so than others?

That was another fish i was considering. but the size they get i hear can be a little overwhelming. and i fear/feel i am at my fish limit for the size tank i have.


I read that article and have seen it at our shop. didn't really consider that point. Before i go adding in wrasses i was looking into the idea of adding a screen. Having an open top aquarium makes me a little nervous to add a wrasse. However, the pro's of owning one seem to outweigh the risk.

I'm sure a few would disagree with me, but a mesh top IMO is only required if you are going to stock wrasses that aren't sandbed dwellers.

From my experience and conversations with others, wrasses that burrow in the sand bed aren't AS prone to jumping when spooked, rather they will dive for the sand bed. Like I said, this is just my experience, so take it with a grain of salt.

Been there and thought that, never without a top. Never worth the risk .
I had several wrasses with no top for a few months always had the top and hardly ever used it . It just sat on top upright instead of set properly on the tank. Even watched by Coris wrasse bounce off it back into the tank one day while it sat upright Then I added a beautiful Orange back wrasse and it was fine for a month It soon became the favorite fish of my wife and I Then one day I didn't see it for the morning feeding and then my wife came in and noticed it missing and looked down to find it's dried out body on the floor. Now I lift the top to feed and do whatever else I need to do and then the top goes right back down. It took me less than an hour to build the top but i didnt use it and lost at least 3 fish. Sorry to preach just my opinion..

Tank is looking great Jon!

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this and this :cry:

Hey Jon, like the FTS, i still havent been over to see it in person, oh well maybe after your and Alex get back. Youve got some great colony's there. R:biggrin:

Hey those frags look familiar ;) I didnt know your username here Jon..... nice tank !

I forgot about those. I might try to create a canopy similar to yours. Where my tank is at right now, stand is 2.5-3 feet high. then my tank is only 20" deep (inverted 90) so i think it will look really goofy to place a block of wood on top.


Love to have you over Ronnie, your welcome any time.

Those are the responses are looking for. I have already had a two bar rabbit fish and a peppermint hog fish carpet surf on me. I should know better.

Im going to move around a few things so i can showcase some of the goodies you sent. Hopefully in a few years time i will have something similar looking to your set up. Thanks again!

Strange.. neither of those fish are wrasses, nor sand dwellers. ;) Which is all I was referring too..

Referencing 2 fish that almost no one would ever expect to jump is a bit un-fair.

You're right, there are a lot of fish that people never expect to jump and neither of those were wrasses.

Loving the new camera! cant wait to play around with the macro lens that i ordered. I also am going to borrow our top down viewer from work to try and snap a few photos of the coral that doesn't photograph well from the front.

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Wow, great shots Jon! Can't wait to see them top downs with the new macro :-)

I have had this garf bonsai for two years, I bought it as a small frag from oceanic corals and it receded down to a skin flap, finally starting to grow
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yellow tipped red dragon still settling in.
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Clams
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