Squishie89 August 28, 2013 Share August 28, 2013 (edited) This is my first tank that I started in September 2012. I originally planned on it being a FOWLR and some inverts tank, but after I got some free corals and they did great in my tank, I decided to do corals as well. It has been a huge undertaking for me but I love it and love the hobby/addiction of saltwater. My tank is still a 90g with a 30L sump (10g ATO resoiver).~70-80lbs live rock (however the fake reef may be "live" now and that would put it close to 90-100lbs) 1 Large insert from instantreef.comReefOctopus XP1000SSS SkimmerReef Angel controller2 koralia powerheads250 watt heaterPondmaster Mag Drive Pump PM 9.5Just started using reef crystals instead of regular IO1 14k reef spectrum buildmyled.com LED light, 48" with 60% lenses1 actinic buildmyled.com LED light, 48" with 60% lenses1-2 battery operated air stones that come on when the power goes outFilter Direct RD102 5 stage RODI water filtration15g QT set upCurrent inhabitants;Fish;2 clownfish; 1 snowflake, 1 black and white1 tribal blenny1 gumdrop coral croucher1 randalls goby1 blue mandarinInverts;1 pom pom crab1 blue porcelain crab (Have not seen her since I put her in though)~15+ hermits ~150+ snails 1 tiger pistol shrimp1 fire shrimp5-6 sexy shrimp 1 female fiddler crab (Have not seen her since I put her in though) Corals;1 purple tip frogspawn9+ pink candy canes1 orange plate1 rainbow plate1 blue/purple with green tentacles plate 1 maroon/purple plate with green rim and center1 colt coral2 polyp duncan Red and pink acanPurple Ricordea (2 polyps)Pastel Ricordea (2-3 polyps)baseball sized Flowerpot (green skirt with red center)1 little itty bitty purple with blue mushroom Large galaxea colonyThe rest of my planned fish stock list is;2 dragonface pipefish1 purple tang1 coral beauty1 copperband butterfly I will update this week with pictures of my tank and the inhabitants. Edited September 3, 2013 by Squishie89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy August 28, 2013 Share August 28, 2013 We need pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeMr.703 August 28, 2013 Share August 28, 2013 We need pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 28, 2013 Share August 28, 2013 How do you like the coral croucher? It's my new favorite fish.... But not sure if I want to put on in in the 150g when I get it up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 August 29, 2013 Author Share August 29, 2013 How do you like the coral croucher? It's my new favorite fish.... But not sure if I want to put on in in the 150g when I get it up.... This reply is going to be a lot longer than I am sure you anticipated and I apologize for that. I love this guy. He so cute and although shy, brings me a lot of joy. From MY experience, this fish requires a lot of personal care. If you are someone who just wants to throw 3 pinches of pellets in the tank and walk away, it will not work with this guy. I have "trained" my gumdrop to be in a specific area for feeding time, and he needs to be fed a piece of brine or mysis about every 10 seconds or so, the bigger the piece requires more time for him to get it down. He prefers food to be in the water and not sitting to eat it, but sometimes he will pick up food. He will shoot out from his area a few inches to grab food, but he will ignore it if it is too far away for him. My gumdrop has the added stress that he lives in my clownfishes's territory which the female is not happy about and will try and attack him. But the gumdrop is small enough to fit in places the female clown cannot get to. So he kind of has to watch his back during feeding. I have seen videos where gumdrops make their homes in weird places like the back of a powerhead. They can swim, just not well. So this is a spot feeding required fish. I do not mind (most days =P) as he is a great joy. I originally purchased a bonded pair, but the female died in QT I believe due to internal parasites and/or starvation (she would not eat). But the male did well. To me, he is the closest reef safe fish to an angler/frogfish you can get. They have almost the same build, just much smaller (and no lure). So this fish is not for everyone. I would be concerned about one in a 150 just due to the size of the tank and the amount of hiding places. When I first put mine in, he hid in some bad places that there was no way for me to get food to him. I have a lot of open rockwork though so I was able to find him. Do remember this fish in 1.5-2" long. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 cute guy indeed - great experienced information. thanks for the picture of hte lil guy i was just about to ask...following along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 August 29, 2013 Author Share August 29, 2013 So you guys wanted pictures, eh? Get ready!Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here are the corals;Uploaded with ImageShack.us Flowerpot Uploaded with ImageShack.us Ricordea Uploaded with ImageShack.us Ricordea Uploaded with ImageShack.us Maroon/purple with intense green rim and mouth fungia Uploaded with ImageShack.us Purple with green tentacles fungia Uploaded with ImageShack.us Rainbow fungia (currently not doing the best as it was stung by an acan) Pictures do not do this plate justice. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Orange fungia. Currently a bit P.O. due to hermits, but is slowly recovering. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Pink and red acans. (Have since been moved from this spot, but this is such a nice photo) Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Galaxea. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us FrogspawnUploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Blue hammerUploaded with ImageShack.us My softies. Copious amount of candy canes, 1 tiny little mushroom, colt coral, and duncans. I will post the inverts and fish later/tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnevo August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 Looks great. Good choice on the ReefAngel let me know if you needed any assistance coding something particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 August 29, 2013 Author Share August 29, 2013 Looks great. Good choice on the ReefAngel let me know if you needed any assistance coding something particular. Thank you so much! I get by, but just barely XD. Helps that my Dad works in that sort of thing. I actually just got a custom cable so I could connect my lights to the RA and have the ability to dim them, so I may be looking into more LED dimming code at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 Nice tank. Looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 Thanks for the info on the coral croucher! Everything looks really nice! And just an FYI...candy canes are LPS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 You've got some some really nice lps in there. I love all the fungias and hammers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 Very nice!! Awesome looking plates!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flooddc August 29, 2013 Share August 29, 2013 Looks really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 August 29, 2013 Author Share August 29, 2013 Thanks for the info on the coral croucher! Everything looks really nice! And just an FYI...candy canes are LPS... Yes I know, I forgot to edit it as I changed it to a different picture, thank you though. Thank you everyone for the compliments! I am hoping by the end of the year/early next year to have the tank fully stocked with planned fish. Not going to be too many more corals so they have room to grow. And always room for more inverts =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 September 3, 2013 Author Share September 3, 2013 The fish and (main) inverts.Uploaded with ImageShack.us Max the Mandarin. He is RIDICULOUSLY fat, putting him on a bit of a diet. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Pokey the Fancy Gumdrop Coral Croucher. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us George the Tribal Blenny Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Nymeria and Jon Snow, both clownfish (Nymeria is not big on having her photo taken, she prefers to photo bomb everyone else) Uploaded with ImageShack.us Roland the Orange Striped Prawn Goby/Randals Goby Uploaded with ImageShack.us Peter the large Fire Shrimp Uploaded with ImageShack.us Sherbert the Orange Spotted Hermit Uploaded with ImageShack.us Zebra the Zebra HermitUploaded with ImageShack.us Seymour the Pom Pom Crab (he has since lost his 2 anemones, not sure why or how) Uploaded with ImageShack.us Oy the Pistol Shrimp Uploaded with ImageShack.us Bane, the hitchhiker crab that lives in the sump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 Awesome pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBL September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 Nice fat mandarin you got there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 really nice fat mandarin, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 September 3, 2013 Author Share September 3, 2013 Max is so pudgy. I am afraid one of these days he is just going to burst. Thanks for all the replies and compliments! Sent from my toaster using tapatalk2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco's Reefs September 3, 2013 Share September 3, 2013 Wow! This tank has come a long way since I've seen it. I need to get by!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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