My 60 Gallon Reef Tank

[Sports Girl]

I've just figured out how to re-size and upload pictures, so here's my tank! It's about a year and a half old. Thanks for letting me brag!http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/502/105592DSC00685__Custom_.JPG http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/502/105592Tank_and_Miloh_037__Custom_.jpg

[gill7784]

Looks really nice! Is that a Coral Bueaty?

Are those just shadows, or is your YT a bit skinny?

Thanks for the pics!

[mg426]

Is that a flowerpot(goniopoa)? How long you had it??

[Anemonebuff]

Nice tank. Excellent gonipora.

[Sports Girl]

Gill: Yeah, it's a coral beauty and my tank is slim, the filter is built into the back. Thanks for the compliment!

Mg: I've had the goniopora for about four months now, and thankfully it just keeps doing (and growing) better and better. My husband bought it for me as a surprise, but he's not really into reef keeping and didn't know anything about them. I figured I would try my hand at keeping it rather than stress it out further by taking it back to the store, and so far, so good! It's skeletal base is about 3" diameter and when the polyps are fully extended, it's almost the size of a soccer ball.

Anemone: Thanks!

[gill7784]

Sorry, YT = Yellow Tang.

Do you ever have problems with your Coral Beauty nipping at your corals?

[Sports Girl]

Gill: My bad, she's not a yellow tang, she's a mimc lemon tang and she's longer than she is tall. (And the biggest pig in the tank; eats out of my hand). She's changing from her juve color of yellow to adult color of brown right now so that might be where the shadows are coming in at. My coral beauty will give the brain and leather toadstool a second glance every now and then, but so far she just picks at algae and eats flake and brine.

[gill7784]

Thanks for the CB info. I have been thinking of adding a pygme angle to my reef, and I appreciate the insight.

[mg426]

Awesome, very nice. I kept a flowerpot alive around 8 months once. It did great then went downhill fast. You doing anything special for it???

[Sports Girl]

I supplement the tank with Ecosystem's Reef Solutions; Kent Essential Elements, Microvert and Coralvite. Everything but Essential Elements (every two weeks) is dosed once a week. When the goniopora is totally open I target feed it (gently, otherwise it just retracts). I try not to fuss over it too much, I don't want to smother it with too much love. I've read in quite a few places that they can live up to a year and then suddenly die, so I hope that it's growth is a good sign. I also know it's important to make sure it is kept free of particles and detritus that may settle on it and they like a gentle back and forth water motion.

[mg426]

Nice job so far. best of luck to you.

[tanker]

You have almost no coraline. None on back of tank, and very little on rocks. Do you clean it off?? The backs of my tanks are covered by coraline. :(

[Sports Girl]

I have two urchins in my tank that mow the coraline down. I love the look of it, but I love my urchins more.

[tanker]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6836510#post6836510 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sarabrookes
I have two urchins in my tank that mow the coraline down. I love the look of it, but I love my urchins more.

Yep. That would explain it. :)

[143gadgets]

Nice tank

[Sports Girl]

Thank you!

[mg426]

Still looks pretty sweet.

[Sports Girl]

Thanks, mg! The only thing that bothers me right now is the majanos (you can see them in pic 2 by the tomato clown). I'm going to order some Joe's Juice and hopefully that will take care of them.