sparklefuzz
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what a nightmare. Sorry to hear it's not going well Matt 
My Tank Setup, Dipped My Toe,
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what a nightmare. Sorry to hear it's not going well Matt 
oooh, an invert muncher huh? 
. Does he toss rocks around too?
. Does he toss rocks around too?
At the risk of going wildly OT, you should sit back and have a beer Matt. Try opening it like these guys do 
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Matthew5664
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not that I thought, I beliver them to be LPS and Clam munchers but HC's
?
Might have to be a FOWLR set up for him. ( I wanted too keep some of the non- reef safe butterflys anyway)
God the girlfriends going to have a fit when I tell her I want another tank.
?Might have to be a FOWLR set up for him. ( I wanted too keep some of the non- reef safe butterflys anyway)
God the girlfriends going to have a fit when I tell her I want another tank.
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Matthew5664
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Right I did say that I would not post anymore about this tank so that I would get my a** in gear and get the new tank up and running. This however is taking a little more time than I first thought! So I've been getting together the new hardware for the tank and I thought it was about time to get some more livestock.
First was this leather its about 5" across
Second is a "Mushroom rock" as it was labeled (really after some of the blue ones in Ski's tank, if your reading this ski you know you want to pay the import costs to send me some!) All I could find was these ones but I got what looks like sea squirts on the rock with them.
Then I spotted this
A little bright green trumpet frag and as I have the blue ones I thought what the hell might as well try and start a collection.
With all of that came the usual assortment of clean up crew 8 turbos 6 red legged hermits and 10 blue ones, one of witch is slightly different with black stripy legs (ID anyone?)
Got back home and all went into the tank no fuss.
Then the lights went back on for the last couple of hours and what do I see but a fish red with blue stripes on its head! I thought to myself I don't have a fish Like that and it turns out must have hitched a ride on the mushroom rock
Found it online think it's this one
Well thats all for now hope you like and hopefully I'll get my A** in gear and get this new tank up!
First was this leather its about 5" across
Second is a "Mushroom rock" as it was labeled (really after some of the blue ones in Ski's tank, if your reading this ski you know you want to pay the import costs to send me some!) All I could find was these ones but I got what looks like sea squirts on the rock with them.
Then I spotted this
A little bright green trumpet frag and as I have the blue ones I thought what the hell might as well try and start a collection.
With all of that came the usual assortment of clean up crew 8 turbos 6 red legged hermits and 10 blue ones, one of witch is slightly different with black stripy legs (ID anyone?)
Got back home and all went into the tank no fuss.
Then the lights went back on for the last couple of hours and what do I see but a fish red with blue stripes on its head! I thought to myself I don't have a fish Like that and it turns out must have hitched a ride on the mushroom rock
Found it online think it's this one
Well thats all for now hope you like and hopefully I'll get my A** in gear and get this new tank up!
Mr Miagi
Veins are flowing with SW, now going back to FW!
Oh wow! A Catalina Goby hitchiking! 
They go for some serious $$$ down here in Aus. They like cooler temps though, so best watch out, or set up a pico or something for it.
PS: Those shrooms are MAD! I want some really bad. We should do a trade! Really though, they are very special!
They go for some serious $$$ down here in Aus. They like cooler temps though, so best watch out, or set up a pico or something for it.PS: Those shrooms are MAD! I want some really bad. We should do a trade!
Really though, they are very special!
Wow you lucky dog, great mushrooms and a catalina goby to go along with it? Jealous 
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Matthew5664
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a def brucy bonus one that one!
Went out again today on a 50 Mile round trip to two more not so LFS and came back with some goodys
A Pink and lime green hammer! Pic pending and a yellow tail wrasse. Now I know I'm well over my stocking limit but it's only for 5 more days then the 65G (100G total system) will be ready so that how I justify to myself another fish. Plus ATM the NO3 is holding up at 0ppm raising to 10ppm over a month so I'm doing something right. the PO4 was the cause of the cyno outbreak and so the Ehime 2215 was loaded us with carbon and phosbuster and set to run after I'd striped out the reef down to the sand and washed all the rock in old tank water with a powed head and hose then dipped in carbonated water for 10 seconds then into a bucket with 50/50 old/new water. I also vacuumed the whole sand bed. So fingers crossed the cyno monster shouldn't be back any time soon.
As of this morning all was good an I'm just moving the DVD book CD case out of the way for the install on the new tank.
PS the new yellow tailed wrasse is a stunner and the euphillia well you'll have to wait and see!
Went out again today on a 50 Mile round trip to two more not so LFS and came back with some goodys
A Pink and lime green hammer! Pic pending and a yellow tail wrasse. Now I know I'm well over my stocking limit but it's only for 5 more days then the 65G (100G total system) will be ready so that how I justify to myself another fish. Plus ATM the NO3 is holding up at 0ppm raising to 10ppm over a month so I'm doing something right. the PO4 was the cause of the cyno outbreak and so the Ehime 2215 was loaded us with carbon and phosbuster and set to run after I'd striped out the reef down to the sand and washed all the rock in old tank water with a powed head and hose then dipped in carbonated water for 10 seconds then into a bucket with 50/50 old/new water. I also vacuumed the whole sand bed. So fingers crossed the cyno monster shouldn't be back any time soon.
As of this morning all was good an I'm just moving the DVD book CD case out of the way for the install on the new tank.
PS the new yellow tailed wrasse is a stunner and the euphillia well you'll have to wait and see!
no no no, you cant make me wait, I love euphylla
Mr Miagi
Veins are flowing with SW, now going back to FW!
Cool! What do you keep the main tank temp at? They (Catalina Gobies) need cooler water to live long term. They can survive short-term in high temp reef tanks, but not long.
What do you keep the main tank temp at? They (Catalina Gobies) need cooler water to live long term. They can survive short-term in high temp reef tanks, but not long.
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Matthew5664
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The tank sits at 26.2 daytime and 25.8 night.
With the new tank might have to raise the temp up to 26.5 because of the 2x250 MH but I'll let the tank figure out what temps best and then set-it and forget-it with my new controler.
Ski sorry mate but it's not lights on for another 4 hours your just gona have to wait!
With the new tank might have to raise the temp up to 26.5 because of the 2x250 MH but I'll let the tank figure out what temps best and then set-it and forget-it with my new controler.
Ski sorry mate but it's not lights on for another 4 hours your just gona have to wait!
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