Matty 150g Cube Dream Tank

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 8, 2013

Well, I got the coral fever and went a lil crazy yesterday. Had a local guy tear down his tank and sold everything in there and was able to grab: Ora joe the coral, Jedi mindtrick monti, pokerstar monti, tequila sunrise from him. Then I stopped by the best lfs in brevard Live Tanks and they got some sick BL misbar clowns in. Finally grabbed a extreme misbar for the lady at the house. And then got a sweet deal on a chalice I believe they are calling my Marazarati. And then to finish it off had another local reefer start his frag tank over and traded him a 40g tank and $50 for this sweet looking red/green meat coral. All in all if you having checked out live tanks look them up def worth it IMHO. Of course pics to come later on when the lights come on. Thanks for looking and happy Monday.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

revhtree · Apr 8, 2013

Well we need pics!!! LOL!

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 8, 2013

Haha. Here's some. Nothing really good still a lil ****** off.
My mazarati

C0989FFD-BCF2-49C8-B52E-DA16ADBB6EA0-1331-000000FA23255263_zps2e8f44ff.jpg

2D973276-FC16-4F39-BD67-2698B5B69977-1331-000000FA132E8088_zpse4863b53.jpg

Extreme BL misbar clown

1A2B2998-6254-4CA6-889E-91713D14FD5F-1331-000000FA01A82774_zps2567ea8b.jpg

Female already finding her stud.

E59FD5AA-E0D8-49A2-BE09-09DDA8C78EF5-1331-000000F9FB2518EA_zps14645390.jpg

Here's the red meat coral

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365458792.094383.jpg

Ora joe the coral

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365458821.656736.jpg

Jedi mindtrick tequila sunrise on left

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365458857.040965.jpg

Pokerstar

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365458889.524792.jpg

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

LVE · Apr 11, 2013

Nice looking tank. Nice pick ups.

larangcon · Apr 11, 2013

it's coming along nicely, great tank

Zack · Apr 11, 2013

How come you had the fish floating for three hours?

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 11, 2013

Zack said:
How come you had the fish floating for three hours?

I was temperature acclimating him and we had to run to Wally which is 20min trip took 2 1/2 hours. Usually it's only 20mins because of the ammonia spike.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 11, 2013

LVE said:
Nice looking tank. Nice pick ups.

Thanks. Don't think it was to bad for $120. I think the meat coral is usually $120-150.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 11, 2013

larangcon said:
it's coming along nicely, great tank

Thanks. The only bad thing is we're closing on a house at the end of the month. So, it'll be perfect right before we move and I'll have to do it all over again.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 11, 2013

Well, I've been doing 15g WC every 4-5 days to try and get rid of the algae and plus i just hooked up my tlf reactor with 2 cups of gfo. Let see how it does. I've seen a ton of new growth on my Ora bird of paradise. Coming to the conclusion I've got a atresia starfish problem. They have an appetite for zoas and have already claimed these guys.

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365682244.838834.jpg

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

jedidad · Apr 11, 2013

get you a harlequin shrimp

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 12, 2013

jedidad said:
get you a harlequin shrimp

I thought about this. Figured I can leave a few chocolate starfish in my sump for them to eat.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

jedidad · Apr 13, 2013

Thats what i did for my harlequin in my old tank. Cant wait to get a pair but i am holding out for a hawaiian one.

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 14, 2013

jedidad said:
Thats what i did for my harlequin in my old tank. Cant wait to get a pair but i am holding out for a hawaiian one.

Well, fragged up some zoas and saw 2 of these guys on it. Think they're astera starfish. I was told they're two kinds of astera a grayish(below) and a white. Heard the white are good to have but the gray ones will eat coral which I believe 110%. Anyone throw in there 2 cents? Thanks

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365913147.513718.jpg

ImageUploadedByReef2Reef Aquarium Forum1365913159.151157.jpg

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

jedidad · Apr 14, 2013

Definitely Astraea. Hard to say if they are harmful or not. I would just getrid of them. Even if they are not the coral eating kind their population can explode out of control and they will eat coralline algae.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 14, 2013

Well, found about 20 on a couple zoas rocks so out they went down the garage disposal. Thanks

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 22, 2013

i finally got a real camera after my daughter dropped our a year ago. here are some of my first pics. i was on break and took these in about 15mins so they arent really any good. but practice makes perfect. lol

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 22, 2013

now some fish

jedidad · Apr 22, 2013

I want an angel so bad but I'm afraid it will pick at my corals plus I want to get a clam and don't trust them with that either

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

Lilmatty5dimes · Apr 22, 2013

jedidad said:
I want an angel so bad but I'm afraid it will pick at my corals plus I want to get a clam and don't trust them with that either

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP

I hear you on that. So far the two Angels i have haven't bother the two clams I have. I want to get a few more clams after we move.

Sent Via the R2R Forum APP