My NPS tank

Treed · 08/03/2015, 07:50 PM

Wanted to share the progress of my tank. Its a 75 gallon with a 30 gallon sump and a 25 gallon cube that has tube anemones and recovering NPS I save from the LFS. Currently the tank has a good amount of photo. gorgs in it. Ive recently added a few colonies of Sun corals and some NPS gorgs/sea fans. I have a mini refrig. that I need to drill and Im going to have magnetic stirrers and dosing pumps to dose the food throughout the day. I just haven't got a chance to finish that project. So until then enjoy some photos.

The tank(Hard to get a good pic with the blue lights)

Picked this up yesterday.

One of the sun coral colonies

My awesome balanophyllia

Treed · 08/03/2015, 07:53 PM

A few that are recovering.

"Walking Dendro"

Tube Anemones

Treed · 08/03/2015, 07:54 PM

And my basket star. Eats like a pig.

taricha · 08/04/2015, 08:19 PM

Subscribed. Very neat tank. Unusual look.

kegogut · 08/06/2015, 08:56 PM

I've never seen a basket star in captivity. It is sustainable? Where did you get it,lfs or online?

Treed · 08/06/2015, 10:03 PM

I got it online. Shipped very well. There is so little out there about them at least what I could find. I know its eating very well so hopefully it does great.

noy · 08/11/2015, 09:41 PM

nice setup! interesting specimen in the basket star.

Treed · 08/12/2015, 05:39 PM

Thanks.

Bent · 08/20/2015, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treed

I got it online. Shipped very well. There is so little out there about them at least what I could find. I know its eating very well so hopefully it does great.

I need details on this.

What are you feeding it? How do you know it eats like a pig? How big is it? Where did you get it? What are its habits?

Basically....regurgitate all your research and your experience with it.

Seeing all this stuff in captivity and thriving, the fans and BAsket star especially, makes me want to bow to you.

Bent · 08/20/2015, 09:04 PM

Lol this site says they are "easy to care for"...

http://www.kpaquatics.com/product/mi...sket-starfish/

Treed · 08/20/2015, 09:17 PM

It eats brine, and a mixture of fauna marin foods. I can see it get the food and bring it to its mouth. Its maybe only 5 inches across right now. It opens up every night to feed and I make sure it gets target fed along with feeding through the day.

Tweaked · 08/25/2015, 07:07 AM

Wow just amazing. Had no idea we could keep one in a tank. Keep us updated

Treed · 08/25/2015, 08:51 PM

Thanks everyone. Here is my newest addition.

Treed · 09/07/2015, 08:35 PM

Few updates. Getting some growth from the orange tree gorg.

And a few of the growing basket star. Hard to get a good pic at night when it's feeding.

Treed · 09/27/2015, 12:38 PM

Not the best pic. Here is my tube anemone tank that is connected into the main system. Been struggling to find a LFS that sells NPS corals.

teemee · 09/27/2015, 11:10 PM

check out Divers Den on Live Aquaria, they have a whole NPS section.
Aqua SD has some nice balanos right now, too

nuvuku · 09/28/2015, 06:17 PM

I've wanted a basket star for a very long time. I did not get one because information about them screams that they do horrid and die in captivity and now I see one right here on RC. Im stoked and I hope the best for you and your little friend. Would you mind posting a video of him eating please, that would be spectacular.

Treed · 10/11/2015, 06:19 PM

Just wanting to keep the thread updated.
Decided to attempt a blueberry gorg since my orange one is doing well.

Growth is continuing on the orange gorgonian.

Basket star has now been in the tank for 3 months and is still doing great.

And a couple FTS

Treed · 10/11/2015, 06:24 PM

Happy Sea Fan

NISMO703 · 10/11/2015, 07:53 PM

Very beautiful and unique tank. Love the orange gorg. and sea fan.

Treed · 10/28/2015, 09:20 PM

Out feeding during the day.

Deftones2015 · 11/07/2015, 10:28 PM

That's awesome you can keep so many nps corals successfully what's your secret?

Treed · 11/08/2015, 05:13 PM

Probably my feeding combo would be my guess.
Here it is.
Fauna Marin- MinD, MinF, Ultra SeaFan, Ultra Clam, MinS, and Ultra Bakto Blend
Also Reef Chili, ESV Dried Phyto, Selcon, ReefNutrition(Oyster Feast, Phyto, and R.O.E) and lastly Aqua Tech AZOX
As well as rotifers,brine and mysis.

Reef Frog · 11/09/2015, 11:15 PM

Very nice tank! How old is it? How long have you have you kept those gorgonians? Do you run normal reef temperatures or keep a cooler tank?

Treed · 11/10/2015, 01:12 PM

It's been just over a year. The gorgs have been in there for almost 3 months. I was running the tank around 73-74 but it's got up to 77 now so I've just let it stay there.

08/03/2015, 07:50 PM	#1
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	My NPS tank Wanted to share the progress of my tank. Its a 75 gallon with a 30 gallon sump and a 25 gallon cube that has tube anemones and recovering NPS I save from the LFS. Currently the tank has a good amount of photo. gorgs in it. Ive recently added a few colonies of Sun corals and some NPS gorgs/sea fans. I have a mini refrig. that I need to drill and Im going to have magnetic stirrers and dosing pumps to dose the food throughout the day. I just haven't got a chance to finish that project. So until then enjoy some photos. The tank(Hard to get a good pic with the blue lights) Picked this up yesterday. One of the sun coral colonies My awesome balanophyllia __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

08/03/2015, 07:53 PM	#2
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	A few that are recovering. "Walking Dendro" Tube Anemones __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

08/03/2015, 07:54 PM	#3
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	And my basket star. Eats like a pig. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

08/06/2015, 08:56 PM	#5
kegogut Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: St.Louis Posts: 5,052	I've never seen a basket star in captivity. It is sustainable? Where did you get it,lfs or online? __________________ Dave. "I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them." --Nicomo Cosca. Current Tank Info: 225 mixed w/ 225 sump 550 lbs live rock,3x MarinePure ceramic blocks,Skimz SM201,Geo 618 CR,Vectra L1,DOS automatic water changes,3x 250w MH w/ 4x actinic T5,All ran by Apex thru Fusion.--57 community tank w/ OR T-247,120 nem tank.

08/06/2015, 10:03 PM	#6
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	I got it online. Shipped very well. There is so little out there about them at least what I could find. I know its eating very well so hopefully it does great. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

08/04/2015, 08:19 PM	#4
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	Subscribed. Very neat tank. Unusual look.

08/11/2015, 09:41 PM	#7
noy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 772	nice setup! interesting specimen in the basket star.

08/12/2015, 05:39 PM	#8
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Thanks. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

08/20/2015, 09:04 PM	#10
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Lol this site says they are "easy to care for"... http://www.kpaquatics.com/product/mi...sket-starfish/ __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/20/2015, 09:17 PM	#11
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	It eats brine, and a mixture of fauna marin foods. I can see it get the food and bring it to its mouth. Its maybe only 5 inches across right now. It opens up every night to feed and I make sure it gets target fed along with feeding through the day. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

08/25/2015, 07:07 AM	#12
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	Wow just amazing. Had no idea we could keep one in a tank. Keep us updated __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

08/25/2015, 08:51 PM	#13
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Thanks everyone. Here is my newest addition. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

09/07/2015, 08:35 PM	#14
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Few updates. Getting some growth from the orange tree gorg. And a few of the growing basket star. Hard to get a good pic at night when it's feeding. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

09/27/2015, 12:38 PM	#15
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Not the best pic. Here is my tube anemone tank that is connected into the main system. Been struggling to find a LFS that sells NPS corals. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

09/27/2015, 11:10 PM	#16
teemee Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 281	check out Divers Den on Live Aquaria, they have a whole NPS section. Aqua SD has some nice balanos right now, too

09/28/2015, 06:17 PM	#17
nuvuku Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: in MA near RI Posts: 75	I've wanted a basket star for a very long time. I did not get one because information about them screams that they do horrid and die in captivity and now I see one right here on RC. Im stoked and I hope the best for you and your little friend. Would you mind posting a video of him eating please, that would be spectacular. __________________ Looking to trade: 30 Gallon Deep Blue Cube/15 gallon sump/MH light for a smaller frag tank of sorts Current Tank Info: Aquaculture system in the works

10/11/2015, 06:19 PM	#18
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Just wanting to keep the thread updated. Decided to attempt a blueberry gorg since my orange one is doing well. Growth is continuing on the orange gorgonian. Basket star has now been in the tank for 3 months and is still doing great. And a couple FTS __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

10/11/2015, 06:24 PM	#19
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Happy Sea Fan __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

10/11/2015, 07:53 PM	#20
NISMO703 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Northern VA - NOVA Posts: 94	Very beautiful and unique tank. Love the orange gorg. and sea fan. __________________ Bedroom IM Fusion 40 - Kessil A350w mixed reef Living Room IM Fusion 40 - Kessil A360we - currently cycling

10/28/2015, 09:20 PM	#21
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Out feeding during the day. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

11/07/2015, 10:28 PM	#22
Deftones2015 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Marion Ohio Posts: 351	That's awesome you can keep so many nps corals successfully what's your secret?

11/08/2015, 05:13 PM	#23
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	Probably my feeding combo would be my guess. Here it is. Fauna Marin- MinD, MinF, Ultra SeaFan, Ultra Clam, MinS, and Ultra Bakto Blend Also Reef Chili, ESV Dried Phyto, Selcon, ReefNutrition(Oyster Feast, Phyto, and R.O.E) and lastly Aqua Tech AZOX As well as rotifers,brine and mysis. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank

11/09/2015, 11:15 PM	#24
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	Very nice tank! How old is it? How long have you have you kept those gorgonians? Do you run normal reef temperatures or keep a cooler tank?

11/10/2015, 01:12 PM	#25
Treed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 227	It's been just over a year. The gorgs have been in there for almost 3 months. I was running the tank around 73-74 but it's got up to 77 now so I've just let it stay there. __________________ 75 gallon Seahorse tank & 75 gallon mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon Seahorse tank