Breaking the Rules!! Large Tank

[Domboski]

Here is some pics of my "large tank". It is custom made of acrylic.

Enjoy!

 

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Livestock

Livestock

 

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More livestock

More Livestock. Can anyone ID the brown polyps?

 

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Sharks and Rays

Sharka and Rays

 

[reefs4life]

The brown polyps look like brown star polyps to me. Nice stuff, keep it up!!

 

[chazertis]

wow. looks great.

how big is this tank?

 

[clamcrazy]

that puffer looks like a fresh water puffer.

 

[noodleman]

wow, how big is the tank?

 

[Domboski]

wow. looks great.

how big is this tank?

I am not sure. I think it is 200 gallons or more (tank was bought off of someone who had it custom made).

 

[Domboski]

that puffer looks like a fresh water puffer.

Right you are! Actually a brackish water puffer. Some LFS' say fresh but it will not live its life out in fresh only. I have had him since he was a little nothing. Over two and half years now in salt only.


I am going to try and get better pics of the sharks up soon. The Arabian Bamboo I have is beautiful!! I have two Coral catsharks as well. They hide until it is feeding time or night. I give them plenty of places to hide to keep them happy.

 

[inline6]

Sweeet, you definitely broke all the rules as to what a conventional reef should look like.

 

[Domboski]

Sweeet, you definitely broke all the rules as to what a conventional reef should look like.

Thank you! The only fish not shown are two anglers, flame angel, oyster toadfish and two cleaner shrimp (yes!! They actually are smart enough not to get eaten!).

 

[reefs4life]

Ok I looked up those polyps and I'm pretty sure they are brown star polyps. Here's a link to check it out yourself.

http://www.aquahobby.com/corals/e_clavularia_brown.php

 

[Domboski]

Ok I looked up those polyps and I'm pretty sure they are brown star polyps. Here's a link to check it out yourself.

http://www.aquahobby.com/corals/e_clavularia_brown.php

I do have those pictured but the coral that I am trying to identify is different. I'll try and get a closer picture when my friend stops by. They dont have the frizziness on the end.

 

[Domboski]

They almost look like spaghetti

 

[Domboski]

Here is my best attempt. This stuff spreads like crazy. Most would probably consider it a nuisance but I like the way it moves in the current and covers the rocks.

 

[reefs4life]

Well this is the closest I got to. I dont really think it's the second one. I think it's one of the ones on the first link, a type of encrusting gorgonian.

http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/67/1027/Erythropodium/caribaeorum.htm
http://www.reefnews.com/reefnews/news/v04n04/spaghett.html
http://www.reefnews.com/reefnews/news/v04n04/spaghett.html

 

[Domboski]

Well this is the closest I got to. I dont really think it's the second one. I think it's one of the ones on the first link, a type of encrusting gorgonian.

http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/eng/67/1027/Erythropodium/caribaeorum.htm

http://www.reefnews.com/reefnews/news/v04n04/spaghett.html

The first link is close. If you look real close at the top right of the picture you can see how it makes a star. It has to be some type of star polyp.

The second link looks more like Angel Hair pasta :chef:

 

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Night Pictures

Night Pictures

 

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More Night Pictures

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