FarmerTy Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 A closer look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 This is why i call my tank a virtual cold war zone. everything is at odds, everything is keeping each other in check. something gets out of hand, BAM, they gone. (only exception here is anemones... they are the nuclear "stateless" actor....jerks) if you don't like that analogy, get goldfish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Major Bummer Ty. Sorry about that. Do you plan on painting the back of the tank or leaving it clear? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 Major Bummer Ty. Sorry about that. Do you plan on painting the back of the tank or leaving it clear?Thanks, I'm still pretty bummed but I'll get over it.Its clear now but I will place a pvc board back there that is removable so I can still work with it open sometimes if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Good idea. Also was wondering... when you transfer all your fish to the tub, do you keep ur GFO and Biopellet reactor online, even if you won't be feeding your display for over a month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Good idea. Also was wondering... when you transfer all your fish to the tub, do you keep ur GFO and Biopellet reactor online, even if you won't be feeding your display for over a month? I do and just ghost feed the DT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeflogic Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Oh no, Ty! That was the regal I saw and teased you about from RCA?? What a bummer! Sorry for your loss, sir. Hopefully, you find another beautiful specimen soon. The scape and sticks look fantastic!!! Can't wait to see it with those things that swim!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Oh no, Ty! That was the regal I saw and teased you about from RCA?? What a bummer! Sorry for your loss, sir. Hopefully, you find another beautiful specimen soon. The scape and sticks look fantastic!!! Can't wait to see it with those things that swim!!!Yeah, it was that beauty! What a shame! Thanks Reeflogic! I'll be happy to see some swimming fishes in the tank soon as well. I've got the first batch in QT right now so hopefully there will be fish soon in the tank. The naso is on timeout in the frag tank but I may move him back into the tub now that the regal is dead. I don't want to put him in the DT yet to avoid him getting territorial with it while I'm still adding fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeflogic Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Tangs in timeout! Too funny, in a not so funny situation. At least you're in good spirits, I would be in the corner, crying!! Hope to see you and the tank soon, Ty. Oh and even though I lost a couple of frags I picked up from you, random RTN, the bulk are doing excellent and have amazing coloration. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Tangs in timeout! Too funny, in a not so funny situation. At least you're in good spirits, I would be in the corner, crying!! [emoji20] Hope to see you and the tank soon, Ty. Oh and even though I lost a couple of frags I picked up from you, random RTN, the bulk are doing excellent and have amazing coloration. Thanks again!Don't kid yourself, Ty was in a corner crying to. He and his son were likely having a cry fest together [emoji12] 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Don't kid yourself, Ty was in a corner crying to. He and his son were likely having a cry fest together [emoji12]I'm sure you're insulting me somehow but I can't read the post through all my tears...[emoji22] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Asterina with a clip-on macro lens. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 My VividAquariums confetti coloring up and starting to look more than just a brown stick. Maybe one day it'll look like this! QTing a magma wrasse and a flame wrasse... They are both divas and said no pictures. Also QTing a melanarus and foxface for the frag tank and a yellow sided fairy wrasse for the display. Also, one Colorado Sunburst anemone naturally split so I finally put one in the display tank. Then I figured if there's an anemone... There should be clowns in the tank... So, I officially have fish in the tank again. Had this girl since she was the size of a grain of rice, 7 years,3 tanks, and 2 velvet epidemics. I threw in the flamehawk fish too. Can you spot him? Cause he can spot you... You guys know my goniopora obsession... Found this diamond in the rough at Aquadome! Peach/pink colored with yellow tips! Frag of it that broke off when I was dipping it. Back to my FarmerTy ways... A slew of frags going out to Houston and Cali. That's all I got for an update! Stay tuned! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyB Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 How much do you want for the whole shin-dig or are you selling pieces together?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 How much do you want for the whole shin-dig or are you selling pieces together? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHi Lucy, if you're talking about the picture with all the frags, they're all for my Houston and LA orders, so they are all sold already. I'll be doing a local sale sometime in the near future if you're interested in picking up some frags. I just need to send these all out first and make room in the frag tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucyB Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 YES YES YES! just tell me whenSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 YES YES YES! just tell me whenSent from my iPhone using TapatalkAwesome, will do!Just curious, have you kept acros before? Because that's mainly what I frag and sell. I occasionally do have some LPS for sale as well but not too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Hurricane is here! Stock up on supplies... Of mariculture colonies? [emoji6] Picked up these two beauties, a plana and a granulosa (I believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Very niceToo bad they won't stay that color but hopefully something as nice... Or nicer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Just now, FarmerTy said: 2 minutes ago, Jimbo662 said: Very nice Too bad they won't stay that color but hopefully something as nice... Or nicer! So true...one thing I finally learned...take a coral home and wait to see what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 So true...one thing I finally learned...take a coral home and wait to see what you get.Oh yeah, for sure when it comes to maricultured or wild colonies of acros... But I've seen some interesting color changes with LPS as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 My red goni with blue centers was looking good today. My new pink and yellow tip goni is coloring up nicely! Nice to have an anemone in the tank again. Took 2 days and me removing all gonis for them to finally swim into the anemone. Always loved this spot in the tank. I'm glad it made it mostly unscathed when I moved. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 How hard are the goni's to keep? What are their requirements (food/light)? I remember back-in-the-day they were almost impossible to keep for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Not much has changed other than the availability of microfoods, such a Reef Roids and Gonipower, which helps survivability. I opted to go with aquacultured gonis... Ones that I know survived and flourished in someone else's tank. The pink with yellow tips is a wild one though so who knows if it'll make it long term. From my experience, they'll usually do fine for a couple months to a year and then slowly start withering away. I also think large bodies of water breed more success with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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