The beginning of the Coral Forest - Page 2

damien · 09-21-2008, 09:10 PM

some additions to the forest,moorish idols.one is 5ins and theother is about 3ins

duke62 · 09-21-2008, 09:29 PM

whoa who says carbon is useless.how long has ur tank been up and running.do u have any pods for that mandarin any type of sponge for that moorish idol.this hobby can get expensive and a great skimmer is 1 of the most important equip for the tank.i think u may need to slow down a touch with that bioload until it can be established.jmo

damien · 09-21-2008, 10:01 PM

this tank been up for 2 years had no problems with it .i use carbon once and it wipe out all my corals . dont get me wrong its good for a couple of days remove the yellow,light green color in the tank .i know for a fact it kills corals if you have in your tank to long i have a lot of pods my mandarin prefer mysis shrimp they go crazy for it. idiols r eating sea weed and pellets . u could come for yourself check it out .y should anyone spend crazy money on a skimmer beacuse the next person said so. this 2 skimmers r doing my tank justice.that jmo

ireefny · 09-21-2008, 11:00 PM

dude, tank looks sweet. the Idols really something to look at, the big guy seems to have something going on with he's eye, maybe its just the picture.

good luck, keep pictures coming.

ps. watch for the skimmerless revolutin baby!

damien · 09-21-2008, 11:04 PM

thanks bro its the camera

duke62 · 09-21-2008, 11:17 PM

i wa just curious.ive had my tank up for a little over a month and i have coraline algae starting to bloom already in the back part of the tank and i didnt see any growth on your tank unless u scrape it off.thats why i thought it was a new tank setup.and if its working for ya hey who am i to say im still a newbie.i just post alot

.send me a pm on where u are maybe i can come see some day

damien · 10-02-2008, 10:44 PM

MY 3 HARLEYS EATING STAR FISH

damien · 10-02-2008, 10:45 PM

Excuse The Debris On The Sand

Killerdrgn · 10-02-2008, 11:13 PM

Man I can totally see the captions of what the starfish is thinking at that moment. "Oh God no! Bllaahhhh"

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09-21-2008, 09:10 PM	#11
damien Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: longisland Posts: 79 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (6)	some additions to the forest,moorish idols.one is 5ins and theother is about 3ins

09-21-2008, 09:29 PM	#12
duke62 TANK DRILLER Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: long island Posts: 1,839 Reefer Ratings: (20) Friends: (8)	whoa who says carbon is useless.how long has ur tank been up and running.do u have any pods for that mandarin any type of sponge for that moorish idol.this hobby can get expensive and a great skimmer is 1 of the most important equip for the tank.i think u may need to slow down a touch with that bioload until it can be established.jmo

09-21-2008, 10:01 PM	#13
damien Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: longisland Posts: 79 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (6)	this tank been up for 2 years had no problems with it .i use carbon once and it wipe out all my corals . dont get me wrong its good for a couple of days remove the yellow,light green color in the tank .i know for a fact it kills corals if you have in your tank to long i have a lot of pods my mandarin prefer mysis shrimp they go crazy for it. idiols r eating sea weed and pellets . u could come for yourself check it out .y should anyone spend crazy money on a skimmer beacuse the next person said so. this 2 skimmers r doing my tank justice.that jmo

09-21-2008, 11:00 PM	#14
ireefny Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: LI Posts: 1,005 Reefer Ratings: (31) Friends: (0)	dude, tank looks sweet. the Idols really something to look at, the big guy seems to have something going on with he's eye, maybe its just the picture. good luck, keep pictures coming. ps. watch for the skimmerless revolutin baby!

09-21-2008, 11:04 PM	#15
damien Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: longisland Posts: 79 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (6)	thanks bro its the camera

09-21-2008, 11:17 PM	#16
duke62 TANK DRILLER Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: long island Posts: 1,839 Reefer Ratings: (20) Friends: (8)	i wa just curious.ive had my tank up for a little over a month and i have coraline algae starting to bloom already in the back part of the tank and i didnt see any growth on your tank unless u scrape it off.thats why i thought it was a new tank setup.and if its working for ya hey who am i to say im still a newbie.i just post alot .send me a pm on where u are maybe i can come see some day

10-02-2008, 10:44 PM	#17
damien Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: longisland Posts: 79 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (6)	MY 3 HARLEYS EATING STAR FISH

10-02-2008, 10:45 PM	#18
damien Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: longisland Posts: 79 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (6)	Excuse The Debris On The Sand

10-02-2008, 11:13 PM	#19
Killerdrgn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Forest Hills Posts: 1,468 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (5)	Man I can totally see the captions of what the starfish is thinking at that moment. "Oh God no! Bllaahhhh"