Getting Up To Speed

[Claude]

Thanks.

Funny . I wanted one for my tank but on RC ( another fourm) they said that the sweapers ar about 1-2 FEET at night.I guess you got a smaller species.

If the sweepers were that big, they would be sweeping my tank out of the room!

A few more pics while i'm on

 

[Ehudd]

dude my tubastrea will not open unless the actinic is the only light on
your tank looks sweet.

 

[Claude]

Trying to underexpose them to avoid highlight glare

2 FTS

Synchiropus stellatus male

Baby cube FTS

Krustys toady

Mandarin

Candycane

One of three porcelain crabs

An acro (i don't know why, but whenever i look at this one, i want to eat it )

Some acros.

 

[Mr.September15]

AMAZING! IM JEALOUS.

 

[Claude]

Some urchins, a crab and one of my many under appreciated hitchikers (that nano'ers get so excited about )

 

[SkiFletch]

what is that first urchin? Wow

 

[Mr.September15]

As Ben would say... NOICE!

You wouldn't mind shipping me one urchin

 

[Mr Miagi]

As Ben would say... NOICE!

Hehehe, as I'd say.... Noice. Ive been back a couple of times just to ogle these colors. Very nice photography too. Couple of Q's, are the SPS frags we see yours? And 2, Are you using the Frag-Mags or something similar at the back wall there? I see a couple of specimens which appear to be on the back glass, how do you find their use? No dramas?

 

[Claude]

I'm not sure what you mean by "are the sps frags mine?" - they are in my tank, if that helps, i have been growing them up since they were wee babies

As for frag mags ....... i have no idea what they are. The rock you see attached to the back wall is live rock, sawn in half (to give a flat surface) then superglued to the back wall. Frags are then attached

 

[Mr Miagi]

I can see they are in your tank, lol. I was asking if you fragged the larger specimens to create those little frags, or did you swap/buy them? A Frag-Mag is what its name suggests. Its almost like our algae scrubbers, but on the internal half of the magnet, asphalt is used to help apply frags. Your gluing LR on their works just the same way!

 

[SkiFletch]

What kind of urchin is this? Gorgeous

 

[Claude]

Lytechinus variegatus

A Frag-Mag is what its name suggests. Its almost like our algae scrubbers,

Don't have those in the UK as far as i'm aware. Plus they sound like a bit of an expensive gimmick to me

 

[leecara]

i love the tank desgin and corals and fish etc.. lol

 

[Ter]

very nice, where are you from? Claude is a very common french name...
Ter

 

[Claude]

very nice, where are you from? Claude is a very common french name...
Ter

I'm from UK

Claude was my very first fish, a corydoras catfish. He looked like he had a french moustache, therefore he was named Claude - hence, i am therefore named after a fish.

My real name is Paul