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Great tank James. I love the bommie look; it'll look superb once things start to grow in a little.
My 180g Build Thread - Finally!
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Thanks Minh! Well - you are lucky - you have nice Ritteri anemones. I have been looking for months but so far no luck :-(
Here is an update though - the frags are growing in nicely and have really colored up. I'm happy to see that they've already started encrusting the rocks in a few places too.
This guy was brown when I got him but has started to turn blue:
And this guy was almost completely bleached but is coloring up too:
This monti has really started to take off:
And the "superman" has already grown onto the rock:
I also got a Red Planet frag - sorry for the crappy dirty-glass photo:
And I picked up a few others that I haven't photographed yet.
Hope everyone had a killer holiday and new year's!
Cheers
James
Here is an update though - the frags are growing in nicely and have really colored up. I'm happy to see that they've already started encrusting the rocks in a few places too.
This guy was brown when I got him but has started to turn blue:
And this guy was almost completely bleached but is coloring up too:
This monti has really started to take off:
And the "superman" has already grown onto the rock:
I also got a Red Planet frag - sorry for the crappy dirty-glass photo:
And I picked up a few others that I haven't photographed yet.
Hope everyone had a killer holiday and new year's!
Cheers
James
New full tank shot, and some coral growth pix:
Right side:
Left side:
This guy used to be a boring brown stick, now it's getting lime green tips:
Some insane tunicates growing on the rocks. You can even see their backbones! (Chords):
Shot at an angle through the glass, but this guy is popping new branches everywhere:
All of the clams have grown new scutes and are taking off. The purple monti that i got from Tempset (I think) has also FINALLY started growing too.
I've always wanted one of these guys but have never had a big enough tank. So far he's staying nice and beefy:
Not sure what this guy is (anyone know?) but I got him from Kevin at AAF:
And lastly, this brand new watermelon chalice I just got:
Cheers
James
Right side:
Left side:
This guy used to be a boring brown stick, now it's getting lime green tips:
Some insane tunicates growing on the rocks. You can even see their backbones! (Chords):
Shot at an angle through the glass, but this guy is popping new branches everywhere:
All of the clams have grown new scutes and are taking off. The purple monti that i got from Tempset (I think) has also FINALLY started growing too.
I've always wanted one of these guys but have never had a big enough tank. So far he's staying nice and beefy:
Not sure what this guy is (anyone know?) but I got him from Kevin at AAF:
And lastly, this brand new watermelon chalice I just got:
Cheers
James
Feb Update:
OK so this was fun! I borrowed a friends underwater camera (Panasonic) and took some in-tank and top-down pix. The corals are growing in really well and seem to be getting some great unexpected colors. I did pick up some bryopsis from a frag donor but I think I can get it in check w/ Kalk.
Hope you enjoy!
Cheers
James
OK so this was fun! I borrowed a friends underwater camera (Panasonic) and took some in-tank and top-down pix. The corals are growing in really well and seem to be getting some great unexpected colors. I did pick up some bryopsis from a frag donor but I think I can get it in check w/ Kalk.
Hope you enjoy!
Cheers
James
James, I'd like to complain. This tank is unrealistically and indecently good already. I'd like you to reconsider your approach, being a bit more considerate to the rest of us by not having such impressive coral, clams and color so quickly. It really is very rude. :x
Seriously though, great shots. Love the clams, the second shot in particular and the gigas. 8)
And, because I missed it before, I particularly love the tunicates.
Seriously though, great shots. Love the clams, the second shot in particular and the gigas. 8)
And, because I missed it before, I particularly love the tunicates.
AAF is All About Fish - a local store that is very good and run by one of the original MARSH members.
Escaped: thanks! I am really stoked on the coral growth and coloration - I'm not sure why thing are doing so well but I'm not complaining either. I think it must be my old-school ways ;-) And I admit I am well-funded this time which let me buy some nice clams. And I was able to get some nice frags (everything in my tank is from a frag, even the LPS) because I have been reefing in Houston for so long and have some great friends here who got me the hook-up.
Here's a frag I obtained on Oct 19th:
And here's how it looks today - almost 4 months exactly:
Cheers
James
Escaped: thanks! I am really stoked on the coral growth and coloration - I'm not sure why thing are doing so well but I'm not complaining either. I think it must be my old-school ways ;-) And I admit I am well-funded this time which let me buy some nice clams. And I was able to get some nice frags (everything in my tank is from a frag, even the LPS) because I have been reefing in Houston for so long and have some great friends here who got me the hook-up.
Here's a frag I obtained on Oct 19th:
And here's how it looks today - almost 4 months exactly:
Cheers
James
It really is very impressive. I also like the way you've got a real variety of colors, shapes and types of coral/clam etc. It's not looking at all like you're just going out and buying whatever's easily available, but being quite fussy and choosy about what you buy and when. I like it! 8)
Woohoo - this weekend the anemone that I had special-ordered 3 months ago finally came in. It's not the most brightly colored (hopefully it will color up some) but hey - It's a very healthy Ritteri so I'm not complaining.
I have been planning this for a while - I've made a special reef pillar for it in the center of the tank, under the 400W. It seems pretty happy there so far and it ate a big piece of shrimp today. So I'm optimistic.
And here's a BIG full tank shot - hope you have a wide-screen:
Cheers
James
I have been planning this for a while - I've made a special reef pillar for it in the center of the tank, under the 400W. It seems pretty happy there so far and it ate a big piece of shrimp today. So I'm optimistic.
And here's a BIG full tank shot - hope you have a wide-screen:
Cheers
James
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