It was this big... Now its this big...

[F i s h y]

It seems like such an insignificant amount of rock... and yet... it is the beginning of everything...

 

[Nate Chalk]

It seems like such an insignificant amount of rock... and yet... it is the beginning of everything...

That is the big rock?! jk jkjk

 

[F i s h y]

That is the big rock?! jk jkjk

You are now in time out.... go put your nose in the corner and don't turn around until told.

 

[fishguy242]

You are now in time out.... go put your nose in the corner and don't turn around until told.

Nate ...Plank...works much better...

Just how big is this "big rock" ?
askin' for a friend...

 

[F i s h y]

Nate ...Plank...works much better...

Just how big is this "big rock" ?
askin' for a friend...

It isnt giant or anything... 25ish lb peice of pukani... but it is ultra light for the size..

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

It isnt giant or anything... 25ish lb peice of pukani... but it is ultra light for the size..

He's underselling it.

They tried to rent it for the filming of Armageddon but not even Jim Belushi was dumb enough to try to mount it.

Napoleon's army wasn't stopped by the Himalayas. They paused to take in The Rock's wonder, and never finished.

 

[Nate Chalk]

He's underselling it.

They tried to rent it for the filming of Armageddon but not even Jim Belushi was dumb enough to try to mount it.

Napoleon's army wasn't stopped by the Himalayas. They paused to take in The Rock's wonder, and never finished.

Thats what Im talking bout

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Dwayne Johnson asked permission and pays royalties.

 

[F i s h y]

Ok picture dump.
Trying to prioritize what needs to come off the rocks in what order so I can take everything off the rocks prior to Saturday. Saturday is moving day.
When the rocks were built by me and @Mrs.F i s h y we did it so they would fit through the top openings of the acrylic tank. Now that they are grown over they will not just come out.

Here is what the original rock looked like. Oct 2021 for larger pieces and May 2022 for the other.

Here is what they look like now.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Ok picture dump.
Trying to prioritize what needs to come off the rocks in what order so I can take everything off the rocks prior to Saturday. Saturday is moving day.
When the rocks were built by me and @Mrs.F i s h y we did it so they would fit through the top openings of the acrylic tank. Now that they are grown over they will not just come out.

Here is what the original rock looked like. Oct 2021 for larger pieces and May 2022 for the other.

Here is what they look like now.

Yeah... I'm convinced the rock has grown just as much as all that eye candy.

Is the plan to chisel off and reglue for new tank?

 

[F i s h y]

Fts for reference.

 

[F i s h y]

Yeah... I'm convinced the rock has grown just as much as all that eye candy.

Is the plan to chisel off and reglue for new tank?

Not exactly sure to be honest. I'll have to remove most of the sps... i won't really know until I get hands on.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Did this come from me?

If so, that looks Way better than the mother colony.

 

[F i s h y]

No I picked that up as a frag locally. I've cut all the tops off at least once. Kinda wish I never had...

 

[Petcrazyson]

Did this come from me?

If so, that looks Way better than the mother colony.

I thought that was “you” using the Spongodes as a flick off lol. My eyes lol

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

No I picked that up as a frag locally. I've cut all the tops off at least once. Kinda wish I never had...

Pfew.

Thanks for lying for my sanity.

 

[Stang67]

He's underselling it.

They tried to rent it for the filming of Armageddon but not even Jim Belushi was dumb enough to try to mount it.

Napoleon's army wasn't stopped by the Himalayas. They paused to take in The Rock's wonder, and never finished.

But is it cooking?

 

[F i s h y]

But is it cooking?

Who needs cooked rock...

 

[Nate Chalk]

Could rip clean the rock of that colorful encrusting algae and have new rock ready for the new tank any scraps of that colorful stuff happy to "feed to my tangs" . Cough

 

[F i s h y]

Let's talk swimmers

Current fish:
2x Bangaii Cardinal (technically 3 because the female from one of my pairs is still hiding in there as of today, lost the male about 3 weeks ago not sure if I want to add more)
Copperband Butterfly
Magnificent Foxface
Scopas Tang
Convict Tang
Ornate Leopard Wrasse
2x Picasso Percula Clownfish
Blue Throat Trigger (still deciding if he stays, he likes to eat smaller fish)

Fish that will be added:
Vlamingi Tang (courtesy of @Stang67 )
Powder Blue Tang (haven't decided on this, local reefer has one that is 4 years in their tank is harassing a yellow they have, part of the issue is tank size 75 gallons I think)
Chocolate Tang (loved the one I had, need to find another just as beautiful)


List of fish to choose from that we like to get to stocking level: Help us narrow it down...
6x Lyretail Anthias (5 females and 1 male)
Blonde Naso Tang
Yellow Tang
Gem Tang (my son really loves these, I honestly don't really see the hype...)
Tomini Tang
Atlantic Blue Tang
Bicolor Foxface
Foxface Lo
2x Cleaner Wrasse
Black Cap Basslet
Flame Angel (really unsure of this one, don't want to risk coral being eaten)
Chalk Basslet (maybe a couple)
2x Green Mandarin (Pair)
2x Ruby Red Dragonet (Pair)
8x Blue neon, yellow, or shark nose gobies
6x Assorted watchmen or shrimp gobies (no pistol shrimp and need to be careful they are not huge sand movers, don't want my LPS covered up)
2x 6 Line Wrasse (would love to get a pair again, the last pair I had was awesome)
Choats Leopard Wrasse

And we are open to any suggestions the group may have for anything we overlooked. the goal will be to have maybe 7 or 8 large fish and a large number of small and medium fish to really give the tank lots of movement and compliment the coral.