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    Richie's 240Gallon Man Cave build :)

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    I don't think you will need too much more rock. That is an 8' table -right? Leave more open space for the corals and fish. Think about down the road when the corals are 1' x1' x1'. Try to give yourself at leave 6" off the glass on at least 3 sides so you can still clean the glass when things grow out.

    Yes I was thinking the same thing with the spacing.. The table is a 6footer.. I definitely want little caves and passages.

     

    Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for recommending rob on your post.

     

    Richie

    fuge light recommendations?

    in General Discussion

    I bought this light for my fuge..

     

    FC19-P3865  TCP 2P3819-65 - 19 Watt - PAR38 CFL - 85 W Equal - 6500K Full Spectrum Daylight - Min. Start Temp. - 20 Deg. - 82 CRI - 50 Lumens per Watt - 15 Month Warranty 

     

    for 11bucks at 1000blubs.com

     

    Richie

    DIY STAND

    in Do It Yourself

    WOW.. That is a really nice stand! 

     

     

    I bought doors from these folks.. FYI.. did a  good job and timely delivery..kitchencabinetdoors.com

     

     

    Richie

    Richie's 240Gallon Man Cave build :)

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Hey Everyone... Thought I would do a small update. Spent the last couple of days finishing up trim and bar work. Also painted the back of the tank. Which is/was a complete pain since it was on the bar already... Took my time with some cold ones and did multiple coats. Over all happy with everything except the top edge of the paint and tank.. Looks like it will need a few more trim / patience brush strokes...

     

     

    I have Rob coming over on Saturday to do PVC work. He came out on Sunday and we talked through ideas on how to best get it done.

     

    Now a week of looking at paint dry.. :)

     

    FYI the door on the right is where all the electronics will go..

     

    Richie

     

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    Maroon Clown Fish - Yes/No and Pictures??

    in General Discussion

    If you'd like the look and personality of a maroon with a bit of a less aggressive edge, you can look into a hybrid like a mai tai (female ocellaris/male maroon) clown. I've had mine for about a year (pictured below with the black ocellaris when I first got her, and a month or two ago with the tang and anemone) and she's been pretty relaxed with her tank mates (currently a pair of bartlett anthias, a randall goby, green mandarin, black male clown, and a yellow tang. She also lived peacefully with a since rehomed sixline and a few other species that didn't make it due to beginner mistakes and various ailments). She has a pretty unique color and shape that I find interesting and pleasing.

     

    As I said, she's not as aggressive as the maroons I've read about, but she's also not a docile ocellaris. She'll nip at me if I mess with her anemone, though she's never come close to drawing blood, and she'll give mean looks to the anthias or randall goby if they venture too close to the rbta, though I've yet to see her actually attack, and they all peacefully eat right above the rbta (which has no bubble tips anymore and is freakin massive and takes up an entire corner of my tank, but I digress).

     

    She does have a potential mate - a black ocellaris. She wasn't fully mature when I purchased her, and I added her to the tank at the same time as a then very small black ocellaris and watched them closely for a few weeks. Because he was so small, he submitted pretty quickly and she didn't pay much attention to him...until I added the rbta a few months later, then all H-E-double hockey sticks broke loose. Pretty sure that's when she started to become female. She became territorial and really aggressive towards the black ocellaris (although she never bothered the other fish) and tore his fins up pretty consistently for a few months, to the point that I considered separating them. However, over time she allowed him to hang out near the anemone (never inside) and although I don't think they've fully "bonded" yet, they now both spend almost all of their time hovering in and/or around the two rbtas, and he's allowed to hover closer to and sometimes in one of the anemones. She still charges him sometimes, but I'm content with their current status, though of course I hope that they fully bond over time and maybe spawn. It'd be interesting to see if 1. she's fertile and 2. if so, what the offspring of a mai tai female/black ocellaris male would look like. Not sure I've seen that combination yet, though MattieJay or another clown breeder may know if that hybrid exists. 

     

    I've seen them at various stores in the area and I picked mine up from Tropical Lagoon for a pretty reasonable price, something like $35-$40. I would highly recommend them based on my own experience, but I may have lucked out with mine.

     

    I like the color on those.. Thanks for the feedback.. Will take a look..

     

    Richie

    Maroon Clown Fish - Yes/No and Pictures??

    in General Discussion

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    Since you requested pics...Highly recommend this fish! Never a dull moment always exciting every time you put hands in the tank! Guests also get lots of enjoyment seeing this tiny fish rip the daylights out of my fingers

     

     

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    OMG! Yeah.. I really guess i am not going there..:)

    Maroon Clown Fish - Yes/No and Pictures??

    in General Discussion

    Thanks for the feedback everyone... I actually laughed out loud with the Potomac River comment... I guess I'm going to look at other types...

     

    Scratching them off the list...

     

    Tom, if you have a thread on breeding. If you can point me to it.. I would like to see your set up.. Thanks.

     

    Richie

    Maroon Clown Fish - Yes/No and Pictures??

    in General Discussion

    Since I am getting closer to filling my tank. I have started a fish list. A couple of the fish that I truly love are Maroon Clown Fish.. but I hear they can be a tad bit aggressive once they mature...

     

    Thought I would put something up to see if we can start a discussion around this... Also lets see them if you got them..:)

     

    Im a fan of pictures... 

     

    Thanks,

     

    Richie

     

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