REEFER 500 - STICKS & STICKS

Saltees · Mar 13, 2024

nuxx said:
How's the CBB doing with the tangs? My CBB exceled in QT, then when introduced to the display which had tons of tangs, two full size angels and a pair of triggers... just wilted away and died

Sad to hear. My CBB is holding its position well amongst the tangs. Similarly after QT, it was introduced into the display behind a screen, but it slipped through and got beaten badly, that I had to “sump” it, where it got fatten on half clams (till date, it’s the only food it will eat). When it was reintroduced to the display the second round along with a golden puffer, it was able to defend itself. Also I believed the puffer was drawing the flak away from the CBB. Plus the tangs behaved way better amidst a bigger predatory fish. BTW CBB will be going in to the display next week with the Yellow Tang, Whitetail Bristle tooth Tang and couple of wrasses, then I’ll be shopping for SPS. To keep the nutrients in check, these will be the utility fishes for the display for now.

nuxx · Mar 14, 2024

Saltees said:
Sad to hear. My CBB is holding its position well amongst the tangs. Similarly after QT, it was introduced into the display behind a screen, but it slipped through and got beaten badly, that I had to “sump” it, where it got fatten on half clams (till date, it’s the only food it will eat). When it was reintroduced to the display the second round along with a golden puffer, it was able to defend itself. Also I believed the puffer was drawing the flak away from the CBB. Plus the tangs behaved way better amidst a bigger predatory fish. BTW CBB will be going in to the display next week with the Yellow Tang, Whitetail Bristle tooth Tang and couple of wrasses, then I’ll be shopping for SPS. To keep the nutrients in check, these will be the utility fishes for the display for now.

Sounds like your luck is going better than mine...

Saltees · Mar 14, 2024

IMHO, CBB is more difficult than introducing Acanthurus Tang to another Acanthurus Tang. Just getting them to eat is a challenge. I read some where for every successful CBB that you kept alive, there’s 35 dead ones before (35:1). For me that ratio is 6:1. Well… keep trying.

Saltees · Mar 20, 2024

The numbers are looking good with the added utility fishes, 18 Trochus, 12 Nassarius and heavy feedings. The ATS and Chaeto are online with light dosing of TM Bacto Balance and Prodibio Biogest.

Lit up the tank…

And put in test SPS.

Saltees · Jun 17, 2024

Caught the SPS bug…

The nutrients are kept in check with ATS and Chaeto all these while…without mechanical removal like skimmer, REEFMAT, etc. Light dosing of NP Bactobalance, Chaetogro and AFR. Fishes are fed on the hour throughout the 12 hour photoperiod with TDO pellets. In addition, a mixture of 4cubes x HIKARI MYSIS, 50ml ACROPOWER, 1tsp of BRS REEF CHILLI and 1tsp of TM IMMUVIT are mixed and poured into the tank 9am daily.