My 240g FOWLR

[SDguy]

Oh, hey, I even found what appears to be the schematic my friend sent me before he built it. My only complaint about mine was that I had him make slots in the bottom, so food doesn't stay inside. Oops.

[moriarty]

I use an in-tank refugium from CPR. The powerhead keeps the water circulating and food in suspension, but IMO can be a little strong for smaller fish. I really like the HOB feature on yours, and may have to modify mine accordingly. The suction cups work well enough for PVC tubing/elbows, but if I want to add a bit of LR for grazing, etc... I have to place additional suction cups underneath the unit to prevent it from sliding down.

[SDguy]

Oh that's a nice option! Has me thinking... imagine a more slim box that goes top to bottom in the tank. They way fish don't have a choice but to run into the newbie face to face Probably only good for really small fish, being as narrow as I'm thinking it would be.

[SDguy]

Alright, the scribbled is out of the acclimation box. She got the snot kicked out of her by someone when I wasn't looking, but now she's swimming around with the crowd, without issue.

[pktech]

Good to hear! She's tough enough to hang with them

[SDguy]

Yeah she's a tough little bugger.

[johnike]

Good deal Peter!

My African Flameback HATES my new Copperband.

[SDguy]

Oh bummer! Those argi complex angels are mean!

[johnike]

Just all of a sudden Peter.
Hope they're getting along better today when the lights come on.

Shameless plug for Unique Corals, they rock.

[SDguy]

A $900 RBTA? Did you see it?

[johnike]

Yes I did.
I could have spent WAY too much if it weren't for my great restraint. (Or lack of fundage)

[Dr Colliebreath]

I always like to see your fish list, Peter. It makes me realize I need more fish in my aquarium.

[pinnatus]

Originally Posted by Dr Colliebreath

I always like to see your fish list, Peter. It makes me realize I need more fish in my aquarium.

Yup. I keep 6 fish in my 240, and Peter keeps 2,405,883.

[johnike]

Ken, I told you a million times to quit exaggerating.

[SDguy]

John

[SDguy]

So I'm thinking of removing my Chaetodon fasciatus. He's always just really dark looking... more of an olive brown than a bright yellow.

[jjk_reef00]

Originally Posted by SDguy

So I'm thinking of removing my Chaetodon fasciatus. He's always just really dark looking... more of an olive brown than a bright yellow.

Send him to me, I was tempted to buy the one on DD and try to add it with my existing Chaetodon fasciatus
Could it be your lighting? Mine has held the same color for as long as I've had him, which has been quite a while.

[SDguy]

Here are a couple pics with no camera flash (*sorry about the fous, I just uploaded the first 2 I took). Not the greatest color rendition, but you get the idea, especially compared to the yellow of the rock beauty....

And BTW this is under the Fiji purple bulb which really makes yellows and oranges pop. :-/

[jjk_reef00]

Hmm, yours is a little dark. I personally still really like that species but to each his own.
I don't know about yours but mine is a really active swimmer and hardly ever sits still.

[SDguy]

I agree with all those things. My concern is that, IME, certain butterflies, when stressed, have their yellow parts tun dark. I've seen it particularly with falcula, melannotus, and now fasciatus. In the past, it was always easy to ID the stress (either a fish being harassed by, or harassing, the fish in question). I have not seen any aggression to or from the fasciatus. But I dunno.... they look like stress colors to me...

I want to see orange tones on bright yellow, like this:

[Winwood]

Originally Posted by SDguy

I agree with all those things. My concern is that, IME, certain butterflies, when stressed, have their yellow parts tun dark. I've seen it particularly with falcula, melannotus, and now fasciatus. In the past, it was always easy to ID the stress (either a fish being harassed by, or harassing, the fish in question). I have not seen any aggression to or from the fasciatus. But I dunno.... they look like stress colors to me...

I want to see orange tones on bright yellow, like this:

Falcula for sure. When you posted its colors were dark, my first thought was it was being stressed as well. Could just be one of those species that doesn't handle the busyness of a tank that well. Kinda strange considering C. lunula usually does.

[SDguy]

I agree, I was thinking the same thing... also surprised since I've seen videos of them in the wild in big groups. Wouldn't be my first guess as a species that doesn't like crowds. He's definitely timid though... will never challenge another butterfly.

[Winwood]

If you do get rid of him, I'd like to try and put one in my sps reef. Nothing in there but some glass cardinalfish, few gobies and a longnose hawkfish. Very little stress I'd imagine.

[SDguy]

Some new shots...

[SDguy]