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01/07/2018, 01:02 PM | #1101 |
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Hi Thanks for asking! Here's the current rundown:
Acanthurus leucosternon Acanthurus fowleri Labroides dimidiatus Choerodon fasciatus (Removed... just ugly ) Halichoeres hortulanus Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis Genicanthus lamarck X2, added a tiny female Pomacanthus navarchus (moved to reef, then sold, as I am breaking down the reef) Pomacanthus maculosus Holacanthus tricolor Centropyge loricula Chaetodon auriga added, hopefully I don't regret it Chaetodon burgessi (he is evil... kills too many fish, and won't go into the trap!! ) Chaetodon collare Chaetodon tinkeri killed by burgessi Chaetodon ephippium Chaetodon falcula Chaetodon fasciatus Chaetodon mertensii Chaetodon rainfordi Chaetodon xanthurus Microcanthus strigatus X2 added a small second Chrysiptera hemicyanea Chrysiptera talboti x 2 Pseudochromis sankeyi
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01/07/2018, 01:53 PM | #1102 |
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01/07/2018, 07:59 PM | #1103 |
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Looking great!
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01/08/2018, 06:12 PM | #1104 |
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That mac is a show piece. One of the nicest I've seen.
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01/09/2018, 06:23 AM | #1105 |
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Thanks!
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01/09/2018, 10:22 AM | #1106 |
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Hi there SDguy, I'm loving your tank. I've always loved angels and butterflies and would love to recreate a smaller version of your tank with butterflies and angels that would be happy in a 110 (primarily dwarfs). What would you say are your biggest success factors?
Also, how many fish do you think I could put in a 110? |
01/10/2018, 05:14 AM | #1107 | |
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01/11/2018, 12:25 PM | #1108 |
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Sir, you are the man! I just finished reading this entire thread. Oh my! Throwing conventionality out the door. This is one He!! of a system. It goes to show careful consideration of your aquarium and its inhabitants needs, you can accomplish what many would say impossible. Caution! Kids don't try this at home.
May I ask you a question? Specifically towards your experience with Butterfly Fish and feeding Clams to them.
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10/18/2018, 11:54 AM | #1109 |
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It’s been a few months! How’s it going? Any changes or notable updates?
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01/05/2019, 07:40 AM | #1110 | |
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02/11/2019, 11:38 PM | #1111 |
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Peter,
I had a nice fat rainfordi that would eat anything I threw in the tank. When it died it sucked. There’s nothing like a happy, healthy rainfordi. Sorry my friend. |
02/13/2019, 08:07 PM | #1112 | |
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02/13/2019, 09:38 PM | #1113 |
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hey Peter
tank looking good as usual. im restocking after a bit of a break. Im looking to add a fowleri tang. Is yours aggressive towards orther tangs? is purple the primary color after they reach adult size?
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02/16/2019, 04:51 AM | #1115 | |
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Purple is not the primary color. Color is hard to describe, but he is gorgeous. This is with flash on the photo.... he does have more blue/purple....
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02/16/2019, 09:25 AM | #1116 |
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wow. youre fowleri has great colors. Will definitely add one. Now just need to find one ....lol theyre not easy to find.
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10/21/2019, 05:45 PM | #1117 |
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bump for super tank and thread!
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11/04/2019, 07:46 PM | #1118 |
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Ah the good old days. Seems no one posts about their Fowler’s anymore. Or when they do, the thread disappears a day later.
Hope you are doing well Peter. I’m getting ready to set my 240 back up, maybe I’ll post when I do.
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01/02/2020, 12:26 PM | #1119 |
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Mac
I was never a big fan of the Maculosis but if I ever have a tank big enough ... he will be in the tank!! Beautiful tank overall. Any new pics vids of the mac or fowleri?
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12/15/2020, 02:59 PM | #1120 |
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Any updates?
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12/16/2020, 10:21 AM | #1121 |
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Tons! Thanks for asking, but you may regret it
2018 and 2019 were rough years for me, and therefore for the tank as well. Between work being insane, and some personal medical issues, I admit to a pretty severe amount of neglect towards the tank. Maybe 2 water changes total in that time, and basically throwing in some pellets once a day (at best) for food. I’ll break down the issues using the last complete stock list from 01/07/2018. Acanthurus leucosternon – removed. He became an aggressive biter. Labroides dimidiatus Halichoeres hortulanus - jumped Genicanthus lamarck X2, the small female injured her eye and died. Interestingly the male recently injured his eye as well, but seems fine with only one. Holacanthus tricolor Centropyge loricula – died Chaetodon auriga – removed. As I feared, became a butterfly bully Chaetodon burgessi – with no other roaops in the tank, there was no longer any aggression Chaetodon collare - killed by PBT Chaetodon ephippium Chaetodon falcula – killed by PBT Chaetodon mertensii Chaetodon rainfordi - died Chaetodon xanthurus – died due to not eating pellets, so likely starvation Microcanthus strigatus X2 - Larger/older one died/wasted away Chrysiptera hemicyanea - disappeared Chrysiptera talboti x 2 – one disappeared Pseudochromis sankeyi - disappeared One thing I think I did was accidentally feed the fish spoiled raw minced shrimp kept in the fridge too long. After feeding, the following fish all stopped eating within a day or two, and died within 7 days. This is just a theory. There was nothing physically wrong with them when they died. Just dead. They were arguably some of the biggest consumers of food in the tank. Acanthurus fowleri Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis Pomacanthus maculosus Chaetodon fasciatus (also didn’t eat pellets, so there’s that too) 2020 has been a bit of a resurrection for the tank, and myself. At the end of 2019 I left my job of almost 20 years. Amazingly, all my medical issues apparently stayed with the job While I had only planned to take a few months off, a certain pandemic hit, and I ended up taking all 2020 off. Changes to the tank itself at the start of 2020: I did a major deep clean of the neglected tank. The 2nd fuge with just LR had like 7” of detritus in it. The rest of the filter/sump wasn’t much better. So I first did a major water change where all I did was clean the sump/fuges. I completely removed the LR from the 2nd fuge. Next, I deep cleaned the display LR and internal overflow. I set up a temporary second return pump, a strong one, to maximize flow from the tank to the sump. With a dozen pairs of clean filter socks ready, I started using a MJ1200 to blow clean every nook and cranny of the rock in the tank. You can imagine what a **** storm that was. Filter socks clogged quickly, and were replaced as needed. To clean the inside of the overflow, first I used a long brush throughout. Then I pumped water directly from the sump into the overflow, bypassing the actual tank. Again, multiple socks filled up. And of course, a good size 120g water change was finally done on the system, during which I gravel vacuumed ALL the sand. Again, nothing but grossness to be found LOL. Not sure if I already said in this thread, but after the SWC300 skimmer pump died, I replaced the entire skimmer with a Reef Octopus Regal 250INT 10" Internal Protein Skimmer (VarioS). I LOVE how quiet the DC pump is, so I also replaced my return pump with a Current Eflux DC pump. I moved my Neptune AC Jr. from the reef (finally sold that tank too after sitting empty in my living room for years). It basically functions as a glorified light timer. Lights: The tank originally had 2 x Blue PLUS and 2 x Fiji Purple T5. I added four 4ft TrueLumen Pro strips (2 x daylight, 2 x diamond white) just because I had them laying around for some reason. I also then added some 5050 LED accent lighting (the 5 meter strip rolls you can get from Amazon) 2 x 8ft red, 4 x 8ft violet. There are also 3 smaller LED units used for minor dusk/dawn/moonlight effect. With all these options, and the AC Jr. I can create/simulate all sorts of times of day. At no point during the day are all the lights on, however. After the tank settled down, I began to restock. Still always using my QT – cupramine, prazi, nitrofuracin green powder, and other meds as needed. I also did metro in food in the main display after most additions were done. Here’s the stock list. First the old timers: Labroides dimidiatus – go figure that one out Genicanthus lamarck – big male Holacanthus tricolor Chaetodon burgessi Chaetodon ephippium Chaetodon mertensii Microcanthus strigatus Chrysiptera talboti New additions: Chaetodon lunula x 2 Chaetodon vagabundus x 2 Chaetodon semilarvatus Chaetodon kleini x 2 – Likely to remove one or both. Long story here; see below. Chaetodon rafflesii – current being terrorized by the small vagabundus; very weird. Needs to be removed. Chaetodon ulietensis – I eventually want a falcula (haven’t been available). If they get along, great, if not, out comes the ulietensis. Hemitaurichthys polylepis x 3 Forcipiger flavissimus Apolemichthys trimaculatus Apolemichthys xanthurus – likely to be removed. Sorry, just unattractive as he ages. Pomacanthus navarchus – likely to be removed since the Emp doesn’t care for him. Pomacanthus imperator – his aggression level will determine if he stays long term. Halichoeres chrysus x 2 Halichoeres melanurus Pomacentrus alleni Pomacentrus coelestis Chrysiptera parasema Ctenochaetus tominiensis Ctenochaetus strigosus Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus Centropyge bispinosa Genicanthus lamark – small female added Amphiprion occelaris “gladiator” x 2 – still growing out in the fuge. Holacanthus ciliaris – still growing out in the fuge. I just always wanted one; not sure what her fate will be. Zebrasoma xanthurum – tiny; still growing out in the fuge. Unclear if he’ll be put in the main display as my experience with yellow tangs with butterflies was horrible. Also, those bristletooths are feisty. Regarding the Klein’s, don’t believe everything you read online. I tried every which way to keep a group…. It never worked more than a few months. And man, they get MEAN to each other. Even the two I have left, I don’t think they like each other…. It’s not outright aggression, but it’s not harmonious coupling as far as I can tell, either. I will likely catch and remove at least one. Maybe both. They are just such nervous/spazzy fish… I hate the way they are always freaking out all the other fish with their movements. QT has the following: Chaetodon xanthurus Centropyge bispinosa – tiny Ecsenius midas Salarias ramosus I think that's it
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Wow! Quite the update.. sorry about your losses. glad things are looking up, though.
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Hey Peter, would you mind taking a few minutes to detail your QT process? I
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Hi
Beautiful tank and amazing job raising some tough species. Would love to hear about your quarantine process. Do you treat prophylactically with copper on all fish? I do, along with praziquantel and furan 2. Included some pictures of my 100 gallon qt.
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