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hmm...I thought I posted my pics here this morning! Anyway, here goes again: Torch Coral: Branching Hammer (My sexy shrimp love hiding under it's tentacles!)

So....many....colours...... :drool:

I only have a couple of small colonies at the moment:

Oh yeah! Will do.. :D

Some pictures: Candy Cane Candy Cane at night Torch Coral Hammer Coral Zoas Green Zoas (Coming back to themselves after sustaining Aiptasia attack!)

Good plan. My new LFS (which is a bit of a drive away, but has amazing stock) got some lovely Sea Horses in last weekend, beautiful creatures! Got to say though I think the funniest looking fish is the box fish.....I mean, they are like something out of a Pixar film. Very cute.

I have a few updates. :) I have a new small Torch Coral and some Candy Cane Coral now. Candy Cane is a little bleached so hoping the colour comes back ok (got it for €25 though, with 20 heads on it - so can't really complain). Will try and get some pics up tonight. Really want an upgrade now...

My tank has progressed a little since then Mark, but thanks! :D

Hey, Was sick the past few days, so haven't been online. The sexy shrimp all seem to like hanging around the hammer for some reason!

Thanks Buddy, Where it is hasn't got a strong flow really, they sort of sway gently back and forward. Is that too much?

Not the best pic, hadn't much time. Will try and get better ones tomorrow...

Great, I'll try that and see how I get on! Took a bit of work to try and position it at first, but I haven't stuck it to anything just in case it doesn't like where it is. But it opened up beautifully yesterday so fingers crossed.

lol...yeah Stu emailed me during the week when he saw my thread, he was checking that the Zoa's/Rics he sent me were doing ok! That is good customer service! :good: How do I feed the hammer? Just let some shrimp drop onto it's tentacles?

:hi: I have a 450 also, and I really like it (although I want a bigger tank now ;) ) Are you going to mod the tank in anyway? I got a new skimmer, new powerheads and moonlight leds. I think a new skimmer is a must with this, as the stock one is pretty poor. Anyway, looking forward to more...

Cheers Buddy! :D I am a big admirer of your tanks shots, so it means a lot for you to compliment my own. Also, thanks for recommeding the branching hammer as a good LPS for my tank, got one yesterday and absolutely delighted with it. It has two branches, and is a neon green color with blue/grey...

Thanks Seffie! :D I have some more additions to update with photos later this evening hopefully. I got a small branching hammer coral yesterday and two more sexy shrimp. All three sexy shrimp are now hanging out together which is cool looking.

The Wolfe Tones?!?! lol......

Some new pics! Unfortunately the toadstool didn't make it, tried fragging but to no avail....just rotted away in a matter of a day. :( The GSP's are flying now, and the sexy shrimp seems to have made them it's home! lol Also, have a new addition to the tank...... ;)

When I first started I had a hydrometer which told me my SG was 1.026, when I got my refractometer I found out the actual SG was 1.029!!! Ammonia should drop to 0 once the cycle is fully complete. I also have a spreadsheet I use for logging test results....I even have graphs to track any...

I love the idea of the shrimp & goby hang around those holes, because they expect pods etc to come from there. :good: Just shows how a well maintained & thought out tank really does create a mini ecosystem, where each organism, from the microscopic to the biggest fish are part of a greater whole.

Hard to see in the pics, but maybe diatoms?

And a good one at that!! :crazy:

Will follow this with much interest!! :D :D

Very nice Buddy! :good: And as always, top notch pics.

Impressive Aiptasia! Although like Buddy said they will need to be removed.

Came home from work yesterday and there was a hole in my toadstool leather! :( :( It was on it's head, and basically looked rotting - and one of the hermits was chowing down on it. It hasn't been doing well since I got it, and I'm wondering if the GSP I got waged a bit of chemical warfare...

Funny enough I was looking at those at the weekend! :lol: :lol: :lol:

lol...yeah, monday morning + sums isn't a good combo!! Do you just add them up? If so, that is 1900 LPH in display area, but if I take into account that the LPH is usually lower than advertised + I have reduced the flow from the return pump slightly I will lower that figure to 1500 LPH. My tank...

Wow, those blue knuckles are great looking!

Cheers Buddy, SG is currently 1.026. I forgot to mention that I have the return powerhead attached to my spray bar which is adding a good bit of flow in display area and also surface turbulence. The problem is that if I move the return PH out of the 4th chamber & into display, it will cause the...

Best. Photos. Ever :drool: :drool: :drool: What a stunning fish Buddy, you must be well pleased!

The GSP's are starting to come out of sulk mode now, about 1/3 of them opened yesterday. However the sarcophyton is sulking really badly, I'm starting to worry that it could be in trouble. It is deflated and leaning over to one side.....I know these guys can really sulk, but hopefully that is...

Looking as great as ever! Such an "alive" looking tank..... :D

Looking really great now! :good: Just reward for all the hard work...

That's a Metal Halide light isn't it?

Forgot to mention, the guy in the LFS gave me the Sexy Shrimp for nothing, and that was before I even said I wanted to buy the corals. This is the 3rd time he has given me something for free (already gave me 3 snails & an orange claw hermit). It is one of those LFS were they don't really know...

Simply stunning......not surprised it sold so fast. Althought it is reasonably priced, if I said to my girlfriend I wanted to buy a fish for 200 quid I don't want to imagine what she would say to me! lol

I'd like to 2nd the journal motion! :D

Very interesting Tina! Let's see what happens now... ;)