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Re-doing, re-aquascaping, re-updating?

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FlammySnake
, 04-10-2013 at 10:28 AM (10834 Views)
So it's been a couple of months, and I thought I'd give my latest tank update. Last update, I was fully prepared to tear all the way down and start a new challenge. After ridding myself of a few pieces or coral, I essentially re-aquascaped the tank. It's not my favorite version of my tank (because naturally I wasn't happy with that and screwed it all up. Move one rock...), but I don't feel like moving all these rocks again for a little while.





Lost another Randall's anthias to my aggressive female Banggai cardinal. Potter's Leopard wrasse disappeared. No more leopard wrasses for me in this tank. Added a Melanarus wrasse, and a Dusky wrasse. Dusky wrasse has proceeded to eliminate snails and hermit crabs. Now some hair algae has popped up, due to my lack of snails, due to my Dusky wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus). Que vida.


In other projects, my second Bangaii pair (kept at my work) had a second spawn and this time the male held for the full length. biggest spawn I've dealt with and 40+ but my stubborn ways forced the loss of all but 15. I think I will give up and start hatching baby brine so I have a chance to hit my goal of raising 150 by the end of the year.




And just for fun, here's some of my clownfish I raise. I don't really have much motivation to do it other than boredom, so I tend to have small batches of 30 or so. But they are pretty cute (and pretty mean to each other).


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  1. melev's Avatar
    Awesome! It was really nice to read your update - you should do these a little more often, no?

    Your main reef tank is mostly brown, other than the bright orange M. capricornis. I'd suggest adding some bright colored fish, or start swapping out some corals for those of a different color to and some zing to your tank. That will make you happier, I bet.

    Those little Banggais look cute. You attribute the losses to lack of proper feeding/nutrition?

    I like your clownfish tank.
  2. FlammySnake's Avatar
    Thanks Mark, I really do enjoy updating on here. I've seen the amount of posts go down lately, so I hope to help pick up the slack! I'm done with this semester of school next week, so I will have plenty of time to update all summer long!

    While there is a lot of brownish in the tank, I have to admit to being A) a terrible photographer and B) not capable of figuring out my digital camera so all of my pictures tend to be from my Galaxy S3. Since I removed a bunch of things and began replacing things, there's actually a lot, and I mean a lot of green in the tank. Zoanthids, button polyps, they love the tank and have proved it. So lately I've been trying to stick with buying reds and oranges. Next post I'll do some closer shots to prove my tank isn't a wasteland of brown coral haha!

    Most of my Banggai loses are from me being stubborn. I've been trying different techniques to avoid hatching my own brine shrimp. Copepods worked well, but I couldn't keep up with collecting enough to keep them all going. So in my first two weeks, I almost always lose about half. By the end of week 2, the remaining have learned to eat frozen-selcon soaked baby brine, but then the competition starts and I almost always lose a couple more. In a couple weeks I plan on doing a VERY in depth post on some of the things I've done concerning raising them, so patiently await it!

    As far as the clownfish go, thanks! The eggs were ready to go, I've had a rotifer culture going forever (a post on that soon as well!) and really no reason not to do it. I had a lot more misbars this time (only my second time) and a lot more showing much thicker black in their fins. But I'm talking about 35 fish total, I imagine if I had the dedication/patience/space to pull off 250 or so, I would have had a lot more variation.

    As an aside, where's this podcast?! I'm jonesin' for it man! If you get desperate enough for a replacement for Jesse (that is, if Jesse needs being replaced) I'd be more than happy to fill in! I work in the retail end of the hobby, so I'm pretty used to carrying on lonnnnnng conversations about it! Either way, make it happen! ReefAddicts users demand ReefAddicts podcasts! Time for a change.org petition?
  3. melev's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by FlammySnake
    Thanks Mark, I really do enjoy updating on here. I've seen the amount of posts go down lately, so I hope to help pick up the slack! I'm done with this semester of school next week, so I will have plenty of time to update all summer long!
    School's out for summer! (I know you just sung that out loud)

    While there is a lot of brownish in the tank, I have to admit to being A) a terrible photographer and B) not capable of figuring out my digital camera so all of my pictures tend to be from my Galaxy S3. Since I removed a bunch of things and began replacing things, there's actually a lot, and I mean a lot of green in the tank. Zoanthids, button polyps, they love the tank and have proved it. So lately I've been trying to stick with buying reds and oranges. Next post I'll do some closer shots to prove my tank isn't a wasteland of brown coral haha!
    Great, we love pictures.

    Most of my Banggai loses are from me being stubborn. I've been trying different techniques to avoid hatching my own brine shrimp. Copepods worked well, but I couldn't keep up with collecting enough to keep them all going. So in my first two weeks, I almost always lose about half. By the end of week 2, the remaining have learned to eat frozen-selcon soaked baby brine, but then the competition starts and I almost always lose a couple more. In a couple weeks I plan on doing a VERY in depth post on some of the things I've done concerning raising them, so patiently await it!
    That sounds very interesting.

    As far as the clownfish go, thanks! The eggs were ready to go, I've had a rotifer culture going forever (a post on that soon as well!) and really no reason not to do it. I had a lot more misbars this time (only my second time) and a lot more showing much thicker black in their fins. But I'm talking about 35 fish total, I imagine if I had the dedication/patience/space to pull off 250 or so, I would have had a lot more variation.
    Another good post to share 'bout food cultures.

    As an aside, where's this podcast?! I'm jonesin' for it man! If you get desperate enough for a replacement for Jesse (that is, if Jesse needs being replaced) I'd be more than happy to fill in! I work in the retail end of the hobby, so I'm pretty used to carrying on lonnnnnng conversations about it! Either way, make it happen! ReefAddicts users demand ReefAddicts podcasts! Time for a change.org petition?
    It's just on haitus. I think getting the 400g up and running again will be a motivator. It takes a lot of time to produce those. Thanks for the offer - who knows, I may take you up on that.