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murphreef

11/26/2006, 06:19 PM

just thought this picture came out nice so i wanted to share it what do u guys think....

its been coming along nicely after some adjusting of the salt i was using....

now all corals seem to be growing nicely

i wanna add a few more colorful things any suggestions??

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/murph145/newshot.jpg

gskidmor

11/26/2006, 06:25 PM

I really like the large clam!!

murphreef

11/26/2006, 06:26 PM

thanks yeah that thing has grown like 3" in the last 6 months

its got some nice color too thanks!

Shawnts106

11/26/2006, 06:30 PM

Beautiful.. But I think you could use a Brilliant Red coral of some kind or two to balance out the blue..

beautiful though!

Serioussnaps

11/26/2006, 06:32 PM

Any issues with the pinktail? I dont see any shrimp, snails or crabs.

murphreef

11/26/2006, 06:34 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8623621#post8623621 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shawnts106
Beautiful.. But I think you could use a Brilliant Red coral of some kind or two to balance out the blue..

beautiful though!

thanks yeah i really want something nice a red! like maybe a Lobo of some kind... i have a small red open brain and a red yuma u can kinda see and my RBTA but other then that no red....

what are some nice red corals??

Serioussnaps.... no prob with him at all i dont have any shrimp in the tank just a few snails and about 20 hermits he doesnt bother anything....

i even have a school of lil lyertail anthias the smallest is smaller than an inch and he doesnt bother it....

i also have a fuzzy yellow dwarf lionfish .... i found the key is to target feed these guys to keep them full and happy

Chaotic Reefer4u

11/26/2006, 06:58 PM

awesome...

Shawnts106

11/26/2006, 07:09 PM

I was thinking a rose millipora (ORA)... or a red lobo...

more Red Yumas would be cool.

I duno how you are on actinodiscus or discusoma mushrooms but the red morph of those is awsomely interesting!

onehundred20

11/26/2006, 09:25 PM

beatiful tank, squamosa? I love large clams in tanks cause thats always the first thing people notice, i only have 1 6"crocea and its always the first thing people ask about.

Justin/TiV

11/26/2006, 10:09 PM

ycnibrc

11/26/2006, 10:53 PM

nice trigger and awesome tank......:-)

BTW how is your rose behave? Does it move a lot? I always like to add a rose anemone in but they move too much...

wishntoboutside

11/26/2006, 11:04 PM

nice tank. love the colors already. i think adding reds or purples may add a lil color. what color bulbs are you using?

murphreef

11/27/2006, 01:02 AM

thanks everyone!

yeah im deffinately guna add some red, oranges and some deep blue possibly a cali or oregon tort?

i wana find a nice red lobo....what else u guys suggest??

onehundred20.... yeah the clam is an eye catcher.... lots of people like it its got some nice colors to it and a huge size....

ycnibrc..... my RBTA is great hasnt moved in 2.5 years even when switching from my old tank to this tank it hasnt moved one inch at all!

wishntoboutside.... im using phoneix 14k's w/o acitnics any suggestions on new lights i need new lights in like a month or 2 what u guys think?

PnoyReefeR

11/27/2006, 06:25 AM

Very Nice Murph... I have the same clam :)...

gasman059

11/27/2006, 08:20 AM

vnice

TandN

11/27/2006, 08:35 AM

what salt were you using that you had issues with

Jovreefer

11/27/2006, 08:57 AM

How about a nice bright pink stylo too? Those always stand out in a tank. Looks great so far :)

sahlanthegreat

11/27/2006, 09:26 AM

n also some small school of anthias maybe?
btw nice tank!

murphreef

11/27/2006, 06:33 PM

tanya72806.... i was using Via Aqua Ocean Pure Pro it had issues with Alk and high Borate which made my test kits read higher in Alk levels then they truly were....

my sps corals would slowly die from tips down as though they were gettin burned .... it was due to low alk i thought my alk was between 7-8dkh but when i took away the Borate from the formula my Alk was more like 5-6dkh causing low alk burn to my sps corals i dealt with this for a year losing many kinds of sps until someone on this board pointed me into this direction....

since switching to TM all my corals have bounced back 100% and are growing very nciely now!

my alk now stays at 9.3-9.6 with this new salt

Jovreefer... a nice bright stylo would be cool i gotta find one!

sahlanthegreat.... i do have a small school of anthias just not in the picture.... my fish list is....

blue hippo tang
pink tail trigger
yellow fuzzy dwarf lionfish
1 male lyertail anthias
3 female lyertail anthias
clarki clown
lawnmower blenny
mandarin dragonet
siscortail goby
yellow coris wrasse
3-yellow tangs

murphreef

11/27/2006, 07:31 PM

heres a fuller tank shot its hard to get full tank shots on this for some reason.... but this way u can see some more of the corals on the sides and the fish too

murphreef

11/27/2006, 07:32 PM

opps forgo the pic lol :rolleyes:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/murph145/newtankshot.jpg

slobound

11/27/2006, 08:22 PM

Lookin' real good Justin...

murphreef

11/27/2006, 08:34 PM

hey where have u been stranger??? lol

hows ur tank doin gerrick??

u see ur milli frags how well they have done they are in the upper right side in the first pic.... they have encrusted that whole rock pretty much

anyways let me know if u got any extra frags u wanna sell :D

Brewen

11/27/2006, 09:22 PM

Great looking tank, please keep posting updates on growth.

PL-Reef

11/27/2006, 09:36 PM

looks realy sweet!!!! maybe a yellow milli would be a nice addition.

murphreef

11/27/2006, 11:04 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8632194#post8632194 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brewen
Great looking tank, please keep posting updates on growth.

thanks will do i hope in another 6 months some of these will be really nice pieces....

ive seen some awesome growth in the last 6 months outta some of these sps especially the Valida by the clam its done great after almost dying twice

stryker

11/28/2006, 02:29 AM

looks great justin. you really stocked up on sps!

murphreef

11/28/2006, 08:26 AM

thanks! ur sour applemilli frag has done great it has grown 3 times its original size.... i stil have the blue tipped stag and pink and blue milli...

unfortunately i lost a few of ur other frags during the time i was battling the bad salt mix....

if u have some of those frag again id like to grab them from u again mainly the cali tort.... and maybe a cap again in the future, i still have those huge green palys too if u want :D

slobound

11/30/2006, 08:17 PM

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8631782#post8631782 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by murphreef
hey where have u been stranger??? lol

hows ur tank doin gerrick??

u see ur milli frags how well they have done they are in the upper right side in the first pic.... they have encrusted that whole rock pretty much

anyways let me know if u got any extra frags u wanna sell :D

Hey... been around... just staying low and letting my tank grow out. Your reef is really coming together. I've got a couple frags you might want that are already encrusted on their own rocks.

japanese purple rim cap
purple monster

I can always clip other stuff too. Just depends on what you're looking for.

pfish

11/30/2006, 08:23 PM

Do you have problems with your rose anenome touching your other corals, or spreading toxins inthe tank? Do you run carbon?

murphreef

11/30/2006, 09:01 PM

no problem with it that i know of....

it hasnt touched a thing its been on that rock for the last 2.5 years and doesnt even budge even when i move it around... i just keep corals enough distance from it

i do run carbon 24/7 and change it every 2 weeks