Strange33w reef build

strange33w · Jun 5, 2012

Ok with all my perams staying good and stable for the last 3 weeks (amonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 5, Phos .02, alk 9 dkh, Ph 8.1, and salinity 1.025). I have some fish coming in today. I got a yellow eyed kole and 4 Dispar Anthias. I also got a few corals coming in with this order also. Will post some pics up once they all get acclimated and added.

BarbH · Jun 5, 2012

Congrats on the new additions coming in, look foward to seeing pictures

strange33w · Jun 6, 2012

ok the fish have been in for a day now and are doing pretty good the anthias are still shy but the tang is swimming all over. Thought I would put up a pick of the tang. Will add some pics of the corals once they are set and open fully.

BarbH · Jun 6, 2012

Beautiful looking tang

strange33w · Jun 7, 2012

Thanks

Saltgator · Jun 7, 2012

Awesome build so far and Thank You for your time and service. Looking for ward to updates.

Brad

strange33w · Jun 9, 2012

The antias are starting to be out and about more but they still are not eating. Anyone have any helpful tips on getting them to eat. Currently they have been offered Mysis, pellet, and flake; but I am being told they seem not interested. But here is a pic of the group in the tank.

Saltgator · Jun 9, 2012

Live brine if avaliable and then mix in mysis once they get a taste IMO. Which mysis was offered, PE or small mysis (brine sized)?

.Marshall · Jun 9, 2012

Nice looking anthias!

strange33w · Jun 10, 2012

Not sure which mysis. Will have to send an E-Mail to the misses to find out which kind she got as I am still out of the country. Will see if the LFS has live brine to try out. Thanks for the input.

Steelerfan747 · Jun 10, 2012

Very nice tank. You made a great choice going with Reefsavvy. Felix makes the best tanks. Everyone should be lucky enough.

strange33w · Jul 5, 2012

Well decided to give a try at having a porcupine puffer in a reef tank. Hope it goes well but as they are one of my fav fish I figuredit was worth the try. My puffer will be arriving Friday so will post some picsthen.

strange33w · Jul 7, 2012

well my new additions are in the tank and doing well. We added a porcupine puffer, powder blue tang, and a yellow tang. There was a little aggression but it stopped after about an hour and now they all hang out like they are best friends. Have to give my wife the credit as she has been taking care of the tank solo for the last few months as I am in Afghanistan. But here a a few quick pics

uriah · Jul 7, 2012

Nice set up, I like the dimensions on the tank.

strange33w · Jul 7, 2012

thanks going to try to add some pics of the few corals I have tomorrow

BarbH · Jul 7, 2012

Looking great and love the puffer, he is adorable.

strange33w · Jul 8, 2012

this is my first coral added to the tank nothing fancy but I like it.

SeahorseKeeper · Jul 8, 2012

Nothing wrong with that frogspawn. It's gorgeous!

revsgirl · Jul 9, 2012

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing!!

strange33w · Jul 28, 2012

well have been having a rough time with the tank, or at least the fish that used to be in the tank. All of my fish died in about 3 days with no warning at all really sucks. Lost a powder blue, yellow tang, kole tang, porcupine puffer, and 2 bangiia cardinals. Thinking it may have been marine velvet but not sure as none of the fish show any signs that there was something wrong. All my inverts and coral are doing very well and tank perams are good (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5 nitrate, PH 8.1, DKH at 9, and salinity at 1.025). So now I am going to leave the reef fishless for the next 8 weeks and start over again.