gizmoody February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 What do you think? Need to get rid of that large GSP, Frogspawn, rock of Rhodactis mushrooms and valadia soon and frag that torch. Corals are finally growing in and I still have the urge to get more. Baby on the way so no upgrading anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Wow, that looks awesome. Please bring all the frags to my house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 when it fills in about 3-5 years, it will look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve175 February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Really starting to fill in nicely. How long has it been up? Congrats/Keep it up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 when it fills in about 3-5 years, it will look nice. Really, what do you think it looks like now then? I think it looks nice already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Looks great! What size tank is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 How big is that tank? It looks like 300+ gallons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindeeo February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Impressive!! Enjoyed the pics, and got a lot of nice ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Looks great...!!! (cant wait for it to go in:wacko: ) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcreefer February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 (edited) Wow this is really looking good! I want some of those Zoas when they are ready to be thinned! Edited February 28, 2012 by dcreefer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoody February 28, 2012 Author Share February 28, 2012 (edited) Wow! Thanks for all the great comments! I started in August 2010 so it's been about a year and a half. I had about 6 months (about 6 months ago) where nothing grew and corals died due to low alkalinity that I didn't catch and a whole lot of red bugs so you wouldn't believe how happy I am to see growth. At this rate I think it'll be completely filled in about 6-12 months from now. It's just a 65 gallon tank. Does it really look that big?! Should I drop the tank progression shots in this thread? If you click on the pic you can see them on Flickr also. Only if anyone is interested though. Edited February 28, 2012 by gizmoody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindeeo February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 I am just starting out in the hobby (although my husband is much more experienced) and wonder how (you) others determine how many corals to put in a tank. When I garden, for each seedling I purchase, there is info about how much space the plant will eventually need. I struggle to figure that similar info out for corals. How did you gauge how many corals to place in your tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der ABT February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 I was going to say look at the size of the vortech wetside no way its 300g. haha i think its cause the tangs are on the small side. tank is looking pretty good, glad you were able to deal with the red bugs...always a good feeling when things start to grow after dealing with issues. i hope they grow quickly for you... as for how much space and how many corals....its up to you...put as much or as little as you want....somewhat like a garden they will grow as big as you let them. i have too many and when things get to big i either let them grow into one another (and one coral wins) or i start fragging them...some corals grow up, some grow out like a plate and some encrust...thats about the control you have...just need to know the general growth pattern of said coral and hope you planned well...or move it. I think rob should be the wamas greeting comittee.....our slogan could be "Yeah...thas right" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 I think it looks great right now, and will only get better! Keep an eye on those monti caps as they grow out. They can become a pita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 AHHH, the second picture in your flicr account has red bugs all over your acro... Are you working on this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Only 65g? The powder blue tang and blue hippo tang must be like 1" each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novi February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Word the little Tangs thru me too...lol Tank looks really good! You have mad coraline algae! Something I swear I can never get to grow....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoody February 28, 2012 Author Share February 28, 2012 I am just starting out in the hobby (although my husband is much more experienced) and wonder how (you) others determine how many corals to put in a tank. When I garden, for each seedling I purchase, there is info about how much space the plant will eventually need. I struggle to figure that similar info out for corals. How did you gauge how many corals to place in your tank? I have never come across a gallon to inch of coral ratio like fish to gallon ratio, as the important things to consider are light per gallon and distance from light source, water flow and if you want to supplement calcium, magnesium, alkalinity and/or kalk when things start to really grow. I looked at other peoples' tanks with corals on the web and saw what sizes the corals I wanted to get or acquired could grow to. Small frags take a long time to grow and the bigger the coral the faster it seems to grow (proven by scientific papers). I made the mistake of placing corals too close even when considering size. I didn't realize that they all seem to grow differently based on flow and other things. You've got good advice above already. My best advice is glue your corals to small rocks and then glue those to your big rocks. This way, you can always move corals around without having to deal with encrusting on large rocks. AHHH, the second picture in your flicr account has red bugs all over your acro... Are you working on this??? Intercepted those bad boys and girls and their eggs a few months ago. Now I have flatworms. Only 65g? The powder blue tang and blue hippo tang must be like 1" each! I got them when they were tiny. The idea was to upgrade by now, but circumstances prevent that and those tangs are growing. They still have space but I don't want to stress them. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to find new homes probably with WAMAS members who can take great care of them. :( Don't know how in the world I'm going to catch them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoody February 28, 2012 Author Share February 28, 2012 BTW this was in June 2011 but it might give a better perspective of the size of this glass box for holding expensive water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 It looks fantastic. Pay no mind to ------> when it fills in about 3-5 years, it will look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mling February 28, 2012 Share February 28, 2012 Only 65g? The powder blue tang and blue hippo tang must be like 1" each! Great looking tank. Surprised to see the 2 tangs getting along in a 65g. I thought power blues won't get along with hippos since they are of similar shape and color. Only concern I have is that your tangs may out grow your 65g soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoody February 28, 2012 Author Share February 28, 2012 Great looking tank. Surprised to see the 2 tangs getting along in a 65g. I thought power blues won't get along with hippos since they are of similar shape and color. Only concern I have is that your tangs may out grow your 65g soon. Added the powder blue last and they get along, swim together and only once in a while there might be a one second chase. Great fish, but since I can't upgrade, they'll have to go to a bigger home. Thanks everyone for the comments. Treated for flatworms (the opaque ones, not brown) with Flatworm exit today. I had dipped 3 corals a week ago in Coral Rx that seemed to have flatworm bite mark/loss of color and I couldn't believe it...there were a lot of those suckers falling off. Hopefully Flatworm exit has done it's job today with a whole tank treatment. Thought I saw some floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoody February 28, 2012 Author Share February 28, 2012 I think it looks great right now, and will only get better! Keep an eye on those monti caps as they grow out. They can become a pita. Dude, how do they become a pita? I was just happy to see it grow but now that you mention it, this green monti grows fast! What should I be worried about and how do I prevent it now? Any advice appreciated. BTW do you live in Bowie? My sister lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 February 29, 2012 Share February 29, 2012 Dude, how do they become a pita? I was just happy to see it grow but now that you mention it, this green monti grows fast! What should I be worried about and how do I prevent it now? Any advice appreciated. BTW do you live in Bowie? My sister lives there. Grew up in Bowie. Now in Howard County... They just grow REALLY fast, and need to be isolated someway. If they are too high in the tank will shadow everything... Don't be scared to "snap" them. They heal very easy. You only have a couple so it shouldn't be much of a problem. I made the mistake of overloading a small tank with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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