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![]() Well it won't be so bad now... I have a decent collection going, so if all goes well and they grow well I'll end up having to frag some, at which point I'll likely be able to offload some locally, since by then a bunch of people will have seen my awesome tank and will want some corals of their own
![]() Yes I have it all planned out. No I don't think this hobby can be self supporting (if you live anywhere near an LFS) but I'll sure try to make it pay for itself ![]()
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![]() Today the open brain ate some mysis and was very puffy... it's amazing how big these guys can expand, and I don't think it was expanded as far as it could either. It has a fair amount more red on it when extended like that also... I'll try and grab a pic tomorrow if it looks good again.
The orange zoas still haven't opened and I thought that the green palys looked a little bleached from being so close to the light, so I moved both of them into darker areas. The orange/blue/green zoa frag and the green mushroom moved for aesthetic reasons. Both fish were visible today, so I think I'll start seeing more of both of them.
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![]() Brain ate lots of mysis!
![]() Even if all the polyps stay brown (and the orange zoas never open) I'm extremely happy with my tank. Everything I bought seems to be doing well (though the first week isn't over) and my tank looks great. I have a FTS with both fish in view that I'll upload later.
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![]() Everyone loves fishes!
FTS with fishes: ![]() Fishes together... this takes a lot of effort but seems to be worth it, this is my favourite shot of the day. ![]() A few more... ![]() ![]() They swim together a lot. No aggression, the Hector's Goby seems to act as a dither fish for the firefish. ![]() Apollo by himself... ![]() And Toby sifting sand... ![]() ![]() ![]() Enjoy the pics, I enjoyed taking them ![]()
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Calvin --- Planning a 29 gallon mixed reef... Last edited by BlueAbyss; 08-16-2009 at 07:05 AM. |
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![]() Tanks looking good
![]() I can see some real potential in those zoos. And I love that open brain, great colour.
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-Rob 180G tank, custom DIY stand, Sunlight Supply-Sun Blaze 48" 8 bulb T5HO fixture, EuroReef CS6-1 and Vertex in 180 skimmers, 1/4 HP chiller, Tunze wavebox, 40G sump, and 40G refugium. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57451 |
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![]() Thanks man, I'm renaming this project since it doesn't look too Ghetto anymore. Needs something more appropriate.
Which zoas are you talking about, the small brown ones with the red ring on the purple rock? Or the large pink streaked ones (that I thought were actually Palys, but the polyps aren't connected)? Those pink ones are probably going to be amazing in a month or so, I'm not sure about the brown ones (though there are some tentacley green ones near the top of that rock that will look pretty cool once colored up), they might actually be brown. Time will tell, I'm really happy with it right now and it can only get better, right? I keep thinking I need to take my rocks out and scrub them, but I like the turf covering the rocks, it means the rocks are soft and won't damage fishes, and it is helping to make the Hector's Goby fat. I've noticed that the Purple Firefish looks full all the time also, even hours after feeding time... I think he may be eating free floating pods, as he seems to be picking them off the glass as well. The firefish has staked a territory under the arch from 'Phase One' (as I'm calling the original rockscape), which allows him access to the overhang on the left hand side of the large rock from that scape. He gets pushy with the goby at the front entrance, but is otherwise unaggressive (except for some occasional posturing). Brain coral ate a bunch again today but might be bleaching a little, I'll be keeping an eye on the 'bleached spots' to see for sure... In the mean time, here's a pic for you Canuck (since you like the open brain ![]() ![]() Mmm tentacles ![]()
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![]() Thats a sweet brain....I dont see any bleaching of colour, mind you I'm certainly no expert on LPS.
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-Rob 180G tank, custom DIY stand, Sunlight Supply-Sun Blaze 48" 8 bulb T5HO fixture, EuroReef CS6-1 and Vertex in 180 skimmers, 1/4 HP chiller, Tunze wavebox, 40G sump, and 40G refugium. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57451 |