My first tank ever!

ManOfSalt · Apr 22, 2014

ooo thats a good one i didn't think about that. I'll look into that battery back up pump. In terms of feeding, I was thinking about using just the brine shrimp cubes that I'm using now. Not exactly the healthiest but at least its vitamin enriched brine shrimp. Switching to every other day sounds like a good idea as well. I currently feed pellets to the Chromies in the morning (which only 4/5 eat) and then brine shrimp in the evening (which all of them love including the blenny!). Hopefully that will suffice for 3 weeks. Ill even have him broadcast feed a bit of zooplankton for the coral every now n then.

vlangel · Apr 22, 2014

Sounds like you have a good plan. Your fish sitter won't feed too much if they are giving a cube.

ManOfSalt · Apr 24, 2014

So I checked out that thread that went around in regards to automating daunting tasks etc., and it ended up selling me a RoboSnail! I ordered one and it should be here sometime next week. I mainly got it because Im going over seas for a while and dont want my sitter to have to clean the glass. Since its only a one sided deal ill either have to settle for 2 sides being filthy when i get back, or maybe having the sitter do one side. We'll see how it turns out.

ManOfSalt · Apr 27, 2014

I discovered a new fish place over the weekend called Le Aquatic. A bit far but an awesome place. A warehouse setup of mostly marine setups but some freshwater. Awesome fish, awesome corals, great quality NSW for cheap decent prices all around! Friendly staff as well. I ended up picking up a Cataphyllia! It settled in quite nicely

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vlangel · Apr 27, 2014

Its beautiful Micah. A lovely addition to your tank for sure!

inkedsparkster · Apr 27, 2014

Loving that cataphyllia man! Oh, and I had a fun time in Australia! Met some Aussie's but didn't meet that keeper Aussie wife like you did. Haha.

ManOfSalt · Apr 29, 2014

Thanks Dawn!

Sparkster thank you as well and glad you had fun in Oz! The good ones are hiding sometimes lol.

ManOfSalt · Apr 29, 2014

I think one of my chromis fish is on its way out. Over the past few weeks it's gone progressively anti social, now he just wants to hide in corners and really just keep afloat and not really swim anywhere. Breathing very very heavily as well. Never partakes in the morning feed of pellets, only the evening feed of brine shrimp. he used to swim up to the top in the morning to check out the food but never eat it. Now he just stays at the bottom.This is that same one that's missing scales and I took to the LFS about a month ago and they said he was fine. Not quite sure what's ailing him but i'll be isolating him tonight. Poor little thing...

vlangel · Apr 29, 2014

Ahh, that's a shame about your chomie! I guess all you can do is keep him comfortable.

ManOfSalt · Apr 30, 2014

good and sad news:
sadly the Chromis didn't make it. It was totally only a matter of time given that he wasn't eating or swimming. Had to check my water after such events, ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10. Not sure what happened =\

in better news my alveopora coral was doing horribly in the spot it was, even started bleaching a bit. So i moved it higher up wedged in between a rock and it came out more than it's ever been out before. also moved my helio fungia because my stombus snail wasn't getting to the other half of the tank and the substrate was turning all sorts of interesting colors. so I moved it to the highest point and not only does it flourish well there, the strombus was able to get to the other side and clean up the sand

i'll post a pic later tonight.

vlangel · May 1, 2014

Sad for your little chromis but it happens. Glad to hear that the alveopora seems to have found a happy place and that the fungia is flourishing. It can be tricky business finding just the right spot for each coral.

ManOfSalt · May 1, 2014

The happier Alveopora

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Most recent FTS

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SeahorseKeeper · May 1, 2014

Tank is looking great!!

Daddio · May 2, 2014

Love it! You changed your rock work around a bit, didn't you?

I lost my big alveopra during my rebuild. It was by far my most interesting coral. Glad to see yours doing well. Try a percula clown if you are still adding fish... Mine hosted in my alveopra and it was really cool. I know they are "ordinary" fish but they are really fun to watch when they find a host.

ManOfSalt · May 2, 2014

SeahorseKeeper said:
Tank is looking great!!

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Daddio said:
Love it! You changed your rock work around a bit, didn't you?

I lost my big alveopra during my rebuild. It was by far my most interesting coral. Glad to see yours doing well. Try a percula clown if you are still adding fish... Mine hosted in my alveopra and it was really cool. I know they are "ordinary" fish but they are really fun to watch when they find a host.

Thanks! I moved one small rock on the left side to replace it with the alveopora (where it used to be anyway). That was a very small change. YOU sir, have a very keen eye! A clown was actually one of the next fish on the list to add when I get back in town. My chromies love wriggling around in it. My tank needs some red though. I may consider getting a nice red nem if I can find a good deal.

Daddio · May 2, 2014

Just finished my own rock work... I have been sneaking peaks at everyone's set ups for ideas!

Get a small anenome to start... They can tend to take over. Mine got so big that it took over a whole half of a 75 gallon tank (280 l to you?) I'll see if I can find a picture. - it was almost comical it was so big.

Just a warning as your tank looks so nice now.

ManOfSalt · May 4, 2014

I thought I was subscribing to your thread but it turns out I wasn't! I am now. Loving your new rock work btw. Keen to see those nem pics if you ever post them!

Daddio · May 4, 2014

I will have to find the photo at work. I can't find it at home. As it got larger, it seemed to lose its pink/peach color and ended up kind of tan - it also lost its bubble tips. But it was still really cool. If I had the money or space, I would have put it in a species tank.