My 215 Oceanic

[miller]

Great looking tank! I really like the emporer and want to put one in my new 300. Do you have may acros or clams ? how is he with them if you do? My 300 will be all SPS and clams

[dbartco]

 

No I just need to catch a yellow and send your way

 

 

No way. You need MORE tangs in that setup. LARGE ones. At least one more blue, and maybe a unicorn as well. At least another Pomamcanthus as well.

 

Is that a siren I hear?

[flowerseller]

I vote TOTM

 

This one of the best!

[dschflier]

beautifull tank. That is very encouraging. My 210 display has a long way to go after looking at yours

[Gatortailale]

I plan to take some new photos tonight of the tank. Was just looking back over the thread and noticed it was last December 25th that I was working on plumbing and then mid February I added saltwater and March 1 I added few test corals. Year went fast.

 

Here is the updated stocking list:

 

Pseudocheilinus ocellatus Mystery Wrasse 1

Euxiphipops Navarchus Blue Girdled / Majestic Angelfish 1

Pomacanthus Imperator Imperator / Emperor Angelfish 1

Centropyge Loriculus Flame Angelfish 1

Centropyge Potteri Potter's Pygmy Angelfish 1

Pseudanthias Squamipinnis Lyretail Anthias / Scalefin Anthias 3

Pseudanthias Bimaculatus Bimaculatus Anthias / Twospot or Twinspot Anthias 3

Zanclus Canescens Moorish Idol 1

Acanthurus Coeruleus Atlantic Blue Tang 1

Zebrasoma Xanthurum Purple Tang 1

Zebrasoma Flavescens Yellow Hawaiian Tang 4

Paracanthurus Hepatus Regal Tang 1

Acanthurus japonicus Powder Brown Tang 1

Amphiprion Ocellaris Ocellaris Clownfish / False Percula Clownfish 2

Nemateleotris Decora Purple Firefish 1

Synchiropus Splendidus Green Mandarin 1

Pseudochromis fridmani Fridmani Pseudochromis / Orchid Dottyback 1

Chrysiptera Parasema Yellowtail Damsel 1

[JMsAquarium]

Looks great. Looking forward to seeing the next pics.

[Gadgets]

yeah!!! We need to see some pics!

[Gatortailale]

yeah!!! We need to see some pics!

 

What time do you want me to pick you up so I can have a pro take the photos so you can see contents of tank rather than a bad photo. :wink:

 

per gadget advice - use tripod.

[dzekunoi]

So beautiful!

 

Your Emperator does not touch the elegance? Mine elegance got killed fast by an evil Empress named Target :(

[Gatortailale]

So beautiful!

 

Your Emperator does not touch the elegance?

 

Nope - most mine ever went after was open brain that I tested during tank move. Went and picked at it right in front of me as I as watching tank.

 

Idol ate the sarco/toad and green finger leathers. So far that I notice, they don't pick on sps or clam.

[dandy7200]

I'm thirdeding the pic update

[Guest tgallo]

nice setup,love the emp angel. hows the morish idol,picky eater?.

[davelin315]

Forget the pictures, I had a chance to stop by Craig's last night and pictures won't do it justice. The sheer number of fish and the colors that they have are enough to obscure the corals in the background. It's a wonderful looking tank and it's amazing the diversity of fish in the tank. Even though there are certainly more colorful fish in the tank, the Atlantic Blue Tang is amazing as is the tiny little hybrid Powder Brown/Gold Rim. There are so many different corals in the tank as well that this picture thread would have to be 100s of pictures long in order to see everything and notice it all.

 

Anyway, super tank, looks awesome!

[Gatortailale]

If only I had 1/100 the skill of 143gadgets or dhoch. Oh well, here is the promised photos:

 

Full tank 12-19-06

 

Right Side

 

Center

 

Right Center

 

 

Left Center

 

Left

 

Elegance

[dandy7200]

Thanks for catering to us picture mongers Craig Tank looks stellar. Nice growth since the last update. BTW, I think your photography skills pretty darn good.

[flowerseller]

Nice pics Craig and no offense but the tank looks better in person.

[Bendalat]

very nice tank Craig. I love the angles. How big ar they?

 

Khanh

[jamesbuf]

Awesome pics. I do have to agree with Chip though, as nice as the pics are, they still don't do the tank justice after seeing it in person.

Edited December 20, 2006 by jamesbuf

[martin]

Does the banner fish bother your SPS? I would like to add some in my tank but worry about them picking apart the SPS.

[jason the filter freak]

I don't think thats a banner fish but I could be wrong, isn't than a moorish?

[Gatortailale]

Size

- atlantic tang = almost 8" from mouth to tail

- Emp = little shy of 7" mouth to tail.

- majestic is 5+" max

at least my guess of them

 

Idol - so far does not pick on SPS - that I witness during daily views

 

Idol also eats anything -nori, frozen mysis & brine, pe mysis, flake, pellets

[Gatortailale]

Forgot to post this one last night.

 

I'll try to finish painting rest of room so I can host tank tour in next few months.

[keeperofthefish]

You've got a serious reef going on there! Gorgeous, healthy fish. Love to see schools of Zebrasoma...

[Gatortailale]

Sorry, no photo updates - just wanted to say that I have had my Idol for 1 year and 2 days.

 

- damage done to tank

* Idol at Sarcophyton in half (I have one tiny piece that survived and is growing in stock tank.

* Idol at green finger leather.

 

Outside that, its been a great fish. Eats as mentioned above.

[Gatortailale]

Few quick shots

 

 

 

 

 

not very good but camera ran out of batteries on last one.