Update: Zukaris Marine Aquarium

[Zukari]

So about a week ago I went out and saw this beautiful anemone, My tank was at 4 months of age (I know, early..) but I could not resist, he was on sale for 15 dollars...here are some shots. He is a sebae if anyone was curious, and I must say he is a hardy little bugger...he found a spot he likes and the clowns love him.



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Looks nice and healthy? The camera does not give his color any true justice, he is a darker brown than that... Currently he is under 216 watts of light, and water conditions are perfect. Also feeding well, my poor chromie =(

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Regarding the sump, It is still a work in progress...Im going to add a lot more LR obviously. But what I want/need to know is where I can find something to block the pump from the water coming down...Some sort of a filter/sponge? This way any debri that gets by will have to hit one more block, ideas?

And yea, the camera I use is horrible, and I'm not exactly a pro at taking shots =/ should let the gf do it

Any feedback?


-Zukari

 

[Zukari]

It is a 55 gallon tank, I currently have a Blue devil, 2 clowns, honey damsel, A lawnmower blenny, and a three stripe damsel...is this a bit much? If it isn't I am thinking on adding a coral beauty. I know they are known to nip corals, but I'm so tempted...Would he get along with the other fish if I did decide to add one? There is no aggression currently.

-Zukari

 

[atmmachine816]

Nice anenome

 

[Zukari]

Thanks, He is about the size of a small dinner plate when you look at him from above, Sadly I can't get a good shot of it...he normally only does that when he is hungry though.

-Zuk

 

[SkiFletch]

Nice lookin nem in there. Remember, Seabae nems (as your chromis found out ) are exceptinally aggressive and will kill fish if given the opportunity. Try not to select bottom sleeping or slower-moving fish as tankmates. For the sump, you can totally add some more foam in there, just remember to try and keep it clean.

 

[Zukari]

Which brings up a question... How do I keep it clean, drain it and wipe it down...is there and easier way?

And yea, I knew he was aggressive...the worse part is I was going to take the chromie to the LFS today...That's depressing .

-Zuk

 

[SkiFletch]

Pull it out, run it through some water, and squeeze it out like a used sponge

 

[Zukari]

^^ Sounds like a logical way of doing it.

I think I'll probably get some mushrooms after my vacation coming up if all things check out, may also get another rock (Cured of course).

-Zuk

 

[bunjiweb]

Personally I wouldnt bother with more sponge, I would either have a biological media such as crushed live rock, or a chemical filteration such as carbon and phosphate remover. You can sometimes find that using sponge in a tank with live rock as the base filteration can be counter-productive.

Have a read of this article..

http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/saltwa...filtration.html

Ben

 

[Zukari]

Good point, I have been keeping my eyes open for ugly cured LR to shove in the sump, sadly its not any cheaper!

-Zuk

 

[johnnyjtaylor]

Thats a lovely anemone