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Thanks for the info. I'm kind of torn between the two shrimp! I have one hi-fin in a 20L w/ a pair of very small onyx clowns and 5 sexy shrimp, so I may just leave that guy be and hopefully he'll come out on his own once he settles in. The other 2 I have are in a 45g w/ a couple clowns and a clown goby. But I like the look of the tiger pistols, but the randall's add more color.. plus it doesn't look like anyone that I normally order from has either, so I'm just gonna wait and see what happens. I might add another hi-fin to the 45 as well, in hopes that 2 of the 3 will pair up.
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03/06/2008, 04:09 PM | #78 |
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03/08/2008, 12:56 PM | #79 |
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A great alternative to the more conventional, and sometimes boring, coral dominated tanks! I'm guessing that your nitrates are effectively zero from all this algae, right? One question: did you mainly get the different macroalgae from local LFSs or online?
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03/08/2008, 01:36 PM | #80 |
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Thankyou. And, yes, nitrates are always undetectable... :]
I got the different algaes from select local fish stores mostly - only one algae specie (codium) was purchased online. In fact, some of the stores I got algae from saw it as a pest, and they were happy to get rid of it - lol |
03/08/2008, 03:41 PM | #81 |
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Mabuhay! from the Philippines.
I would like to have a thriving tank just like yours someday. KUDOS! I have a few questions, do you inject CO2 in your system? and what kind of saltmix do you use and how often do you perform WC? thanks so much for any response. Godbless Last edited by mujacko2002; 03/08/2008 at 03:53 PM. |
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Thanks for the compliments - I do dose CO2, at less than 1 bps - this is just enough to get some of my algae to pearl (visually release oxygen). I use Reefcrystals for my salt mix, and perform 15 - 20 gallon (20~30%) water changes every 3 months. |
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I had originally put five into my system, but one jumped the first week :[ ....the rest of the four get along great - as there are plenty of shrimp to go around, and they seem to jump holes anyways - the worst I've seen are some mild fin-dispaying, but never any real aggresion :]
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what's the ID of the yellow starfishy?
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Marty, it is probably an Iconaster species or Glyphodiscus sps. Here is a paper I found on the two genera.
http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medi...63_z05n1a9.pdf
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03/16/2008, 11:52 PM | #88 |
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It's been a little while, so here's a photo update:
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03/17/2008, 05:02 AM | #89 |
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oh man, you can't update pics without showing the gobies and pistols!
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My bad! I'll take and upload some livestock shots first thing tomorrow (later today - lol).
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cool. I'm still debating on whether or not to get a couple of pistols and if so which ones. The tiger's look cool, but the randall's would add more color. Did you say you had both in different tanks? I still gotta figure out a way to start the macro in the tank w/o the mithrax gettin at it too fast.
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03/17/2008, 03:14 PM | #92 |
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I've had both species before, yes. I had one tiger in a seperate system - and the randallis in this system now. I much prefer the randallis - they are more colorful, I see them a lot more often (maybe cause there's 5 and not 1...) and the don't completely destroy my scape from digging because they are much smaller. To start the macros in your tanks - I would remove the mithrix crabs for a while - just catch them as you see them :]
Here's some fish and coral shots for everyone: |
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dang I love those pics! I just put in an order for 2 Randalli's, they'll be here Wed.. hopefully all goes well! I also thought of a way to start introducing macro into the tank and have it be out of reach of those darned mithrax. So hopefully I can start having a planted tank.
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03/17/2008, 05:37 PM | #95 |
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Awesome - good luck
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what kind of substrate is best for the planted only system?
I am using rock only bottom but may re-scape and add some sand? also, wonderboy, what amounts of CO2 are you dosing and when did you begin dosing? thanks |
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I've only used this Bahama oolite substrate... So I can't say what would be best. I think it would really depend on how mature and established the sand bed is. I started dosing co2 as soon as I felt I had enough algae in there to use it all. I dose at 1 bps.
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03/19/2008, 12:21 PM | #98 |
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Man. That was awesome. Nice thread and tank. Totally awesome!
Can you buy the gobies and shrimps already paired?
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yeah, check www.liveaquaria.com 's diver's den daily, sometimes they pop up there w/ different kinds..yashia, hi-fins, draculas, etc. They're under the fish section if they're there (the paired ones). you'll usually get 2 gobies and 1 shrimp
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03/24/2008, 08:15 PM | #100 |
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Hey everyone - not much has changed, but I managed to get some shots that I thought were worth posting:
Click here for the full resolution panoramic And here's my favorite side (right side) as of yesterday: Enjoy! |
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