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03/29/2010, 04:09 PM | #101 |
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Very unique setup you have there. I don't think I've seen anything like it before. Looks great.
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03/29/2010, 04:59 PM | #103 |
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im on board with pretty much everyone else, very unique and just a cool idea. Well done!!
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03/29/2010, 05:16 PM | #104 |
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What kind of fish is this?
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03/29/2010, 05:17 PM | #105 |
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Pretty cool idea and execution. Thanx for sharing.
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03/29/2010, 05:19 PM | #106 |
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Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish.
Cool little guy.....
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03/29/2010, 05:37 PM | #107 |
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Wow I love your set up. I'm a big crab freak so I don't have to tell you that I wish they were mine. If I was starting again I would try something along the same line. Not thinking it would be better I would just not want to copy you.
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03/29/2010, 05:43 PM | #108 |
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great looking tank. the layout and simplicity are fascinating. reminds of me walking through the tidepools here on the east coast only incredibly sweeter! do two species of clowns get along? keep up the good work!
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03/29/2010, 05:50 PM | #109 |
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I love this tank!
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03/29/2010, 06:09 PM | #110 |
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+1 on the clown question.
Additionally, you were talking about running LED's in it and trying to get more actinic i the look. It seems so much like natural daylight in there now with the 150's that I hope this doesn't throw that really natural look by making it "too blue." I know that you said you were going to go minimal on it, so I am sure you have a solid plan. Personally, I like blue tanks but I would be afraid of that with this because it is so pristine looking as it is. So out of a morbid sense of curiosity, how much time / day do you spend on this? Thanks! |
03/29/2010, 06:38 PM | #111 |
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Very original.
Cheers!
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03/29/2010, 06:41 PM | #112 |
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great tank. am i correct in that you said the crabs where not bought from a store?
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Those are a native crab that can be collected in rocky tidal areas up and down the west coast. Very common. The tidepools are alive with them.
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03/29/2010, 07:11 PM | #114 |
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hey man i kno its a pain but ca you give a brief fish/coral list.....i cannot get over this tank!!!!
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However, my net goal (and frankly unwaverable) is to retain a pure white light, rather than blue. I like blue too, but it just got a little too routine for me... Like all of us, I can spend 1 minute or 4 hours a day on it! I probably spend on average 20 minutes a day with it. Probably less.....then I do a lot on Friday or Thursday like water changes and stuff. I plumbed in a facilitated water change system. I have a T off the closed loop that runs under ground and connects to a drainage line. I also have a T on the intake of that pump as well that I connect the trash can I mix the salt in. I have plumbed through the bottom of the trash can. So, I mix the salt water, open the valve to the drain line....water drains, I close the valve, open the valve to the intake and the tank fills back up. Net "out of water" time for the animals is 3-4 minutes. So, cleaning is really the only thing that takes time.
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Desjardini Sailfin Tang Purple Tang Sebae Clown - 2 Black Ocellaris Clown - 2 Ocellaris Clown - 2 Yellow Fin Damsel - 2 Green Chromis - 1 (I removed all the chromis a couple months ago and this guy appeared out of nowhere around 1 month later. I believe he got in the center overflow and somehow made it out eventually. Really crazy.) Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish Coral list to come....
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I did the Black Ocellaris first, though with the Ocellaris immediately after (two days max, maybe even one day after....I forget). Then I waited a week or so and did the Sebae's. Sebae's are a little more like Maroons in attitude (not as bad). Also, just make sure to add many if you are adding more after you have established one there already..... Just my two cents....
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03/29/2010, 08:07 PM | #119 |
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Very unique; as if that hasn't already been pointed out. what and how do you feed the crabs? Are they learning to "know" you and do they anticipate being fed?
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wow.. nice.
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wow. 3 pairs of clowns. i only noticed 2. i watched the time lapse video and thought i was funny seeing the ocellaris swim towards the nem with the two blacks only to be chased away (Multiple times lol). Again sweet looking tank!
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i have been watching this tank with envy for months now! love it! its like 2-d vs 3-d!!
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.....so, now imagine that shrimp can't swim but is instead 10 times the size, and 20 times the weight, with 20 times the size of the claws, and everytime you put your hand in, 8 or so of them run at you. But, it is not like the cleaner shrimp where you can see it...no, these dudes are stealth ninjas that drop like spiders...or come out of holes, or blend in with the rock you are moving! And, they are not mean...and in fact they are more interested in what is going on than "attacking" but if they get the side of your finger, or your pinky...man IT KILLS!! So, anyway, just a side affect. I know how to pick them up and handle them, but it's the routine stuff that they get me on since I am not expecting it...... Oh, and I feed them shrimp, krill, squid, and lettuce.
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Great set up; wonder what other plant life could be placed on the rock other than the mangrove.
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