thetedinator's As-built 240g System

thetedinator · Nov 19, 2017

First for me and my system.

Watching the tank at 'dusk'. Saw two Coral Beauties dancing a few times. Last dance they spawned. Very cool to see in person.

No video. That would be pornography.

thetedinator · Nov 19, 2017

Just added a Maxima. Found this worm/other near the mantle. Anyone have any idea what this is? It is definitely alive.

Maritimer · Nov 19, 2017

Beautiful clam!

That looks like an accretion of sand-grains, so I would expect the worm to be some sort of filter feeder ... but that's a pretty wild guess, and could be way off-base. Best to get a good look at what comes out of the end of that tube when the worm's feeling comfortable / hungry.

~Bruce

thetedinator · Nov 19, 2017

Thanks. Someone suggested it is Spionid worm. I think that's what it is.

thetedinator · Dec 3, 2017

From this morning under natural sunlight. A short video my ORA Orchid Dottybacks.

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thetedinator · Dec 30, 2017

A short video. System is 2 years old.

mlb7225 · Dec 31, 2017

Looking good Ted! Love the goldflake!!!!

thetedinator · Jan 26, 2018

Full Tank Shot from today. Shot under natural sunlight and 14k LED.

mlb7225 · Jan 26, 2018

Looking good Ted!

thetedinator · Jan 26, 2018

Thanks Michael. Going to remove some of the 'weeds' this weekend.

Benson0219 · Jan 27, 2018

Great looking tank... nice...

thetedinator · Jan 27, 2018

Thanks!

thetedinator · Jan 28, 2018

Corals are amazing and forgiving. Here are three pictures that tell both a sad and happy tale.

Chalice from February 2017.

Here is the same Chalice showing signs of life after I managed to kill it along with a number of other corals by starving my tank.

Close up of a recovering edge.

Another shot showing a recovering spot in the back along with the skeleton remains of the coral on the right.

At one point, I almost removed this rock to sun bleach it. Obviously I'm glad I didn't.
BTW - I am told this chalice is Hollywood Stunner but I'm not sure. It doesn't have green eyes. Thoughts?

thetedinator · Feb 18, 2018

A couple of recent additions and an older addition.

Jason Fox Jack-O-Lantern Leptoseris

Blue/Green Ricordea yuma

Eviota Goby

thetedinator · Feb 22, 2018

Halloween Urchins pick up debris to camouflage themselves. Noticed this urchin now had claws. I guess I have a predatory crab I need to find and get rid of...

thetedinator · Mar 4, 2018

A couple of pictures from today.

This is the 3G Tort I got from @Chefzilla (thanks again Brent).

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This is a Bali Maricultured torquoise stylophora I picked up from UC back in 2016.

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thetedinator · Mar 5, 2018

I thought I would post some pictures and a short video, all from today. I am slowly removing 'weeds' from my system. Over the weekend, I removed an overgrown green Birdsnest as well as a boat load of Clavularia and Xenia. Doing this opened up the channels in the rock work on that side of the tank. I had let the 'weeds' get so out of hand, I forgot how I had aqua-scaped that area.

FTS

Right side

Left side

A one minute video after putting some food into the tank.

Maritimer · Mar 6, 2018

Love how you've got pairs or multiples of nearly every fish in your tank - which, by the way, is still looking pretty awesome!

~Bruce

thetedinator · Mar 6, 2018

Maritimer said:
Love how you've got pairs or multiples of nearly every fish in your tank - which, by the way, is still looking pretty awesome!

~Bruce

Thanks!

GoVols · Mar 6, 2018

Ted,
As always, your reef is so beautiful to gaze into to.
Love the video with the natural daylight. You can see the shadows of your fish in that one.

Freddie