Timfish

Best bet is to get something to eat them (my preference are berghia). I've tried all the commercial products with only limited success. I've even pulled out rocks and scrubbed them out of hiding holes using small brushes and hydrogen peroxide only to have them pop back up after a week or so, albiet much smaller.

I don't have any at the moment, but I always get hem from Salty Underground when I need them. Edit: Looks like they're out of stock at the moment.

Nice fish! It does sound like it's highly likely it's a male from what you described.

Nice comparison! FWIW ours eyes are more sensitive to green light than blue, outside of the quality issue the oddysea lights may be fine for a lot of corals. (And I was pondering your preferance of MH over LEDs and it's kinda like my liking my old 6.2 diesel over my friend's model Y )

Nice! A lot cheaper than an Apex.

Nice! Real clean organized layout.

Raising them up should brighten up the dark area that can be seen between them.

Keep in mind your sailfin will likely get over a foot long. For your canopy, I've always thought the clamshell design works well. Lights can be mounted up high so with the cover open there's easy access.

This build thread is locked. You can follow Grog's systems in his new build thread and his 40 gallon below:

Bad pics are good! In a few months once the ecosystem stabalizes in your "Heavy" build the before and after pics will help show how things can improve.

It would be awkward using a drill press on a tank and messy running water to keep the bit cool. I've used wood jigs in the past and they're certainly easy to make but there's been enough of a gap with diamond bits there can still be a bit of an angle. Drilling from both sides has given the best results but there's no room to do that in this tank. Drilling real slow also works better but I get impatient :/

2nd attempt, no issues cutting the glass but I did torque the hole saw drilling one hole. That's a problem I've had drilling the thinner glass on smaller tanks. It seems to happen just as the bit starts to cut through the glass.

You're Welcome! Looking forward to your build thread! :D

Yes we can, although it would be van to truck. :D

And it's available again.

(I'm guessing you're in the doghouse by yourself and your dogs are in the house with your wife? )

1 Pending.

Correction, system includes the Red Sea fixture that attaches to the guide slots on the tank.

I'd think it needs more intense light to get brighter colors. But comparing colors and growth to a couple of mine from the same clone line the growth of yours might slow down.

Sorry to see you have to take down your system! Having seen your system numerous times I can vouch for how healthy your fish are. Looking forward to seeing your new build thread though! Are you still thinking of having it viewed from 2 different rooms?

I'm picking up a Red Sea 750 and need to find a home for it (assuming I don't drop it 😒 ). It will only be the tank, stand, Red Sea filter and plumbing. It is free. No lights or other accessories. System was running for over a decade until the ice storm last year when everything was lost. The owner has been debating about setting it back up but is now moving out of town and has decided to let it go. It has been emptied and cleaned and is ready to be filled and started. You can pick it up at my shop this afternoon (03-27) at the earliest or I can deliver it for $200 (does not include moving it into a house, just setting on the the driveway or front walkway or where ever is easiest if there's a hill or other obstical). Note your interest below in a pos. First come first served, but there is a time limit on picking it up with 48 hour windows to make an appointment time and get it. If not picked up at the time determined then I will contact the next person inline.

I was poking around and discovered I'd never posted using steel straws here. This is a video I did a long time ago and have posted it in a lot of places. For an amusing anecdote, I was talking with John Yule a few yeas ago. Turns out he started using small tubes to do the same thing about the same time I did a "few" years ago. Using a smaller diameter nozzle with a larger diameter siphon tube slows down the flow rate but at the same time increases the suction. https://youtu.be/QkABhAFhGKQ

Or something doesn't like the Hollywood Stunner. I'd have to blame the blennie. If only because they sit on stuff and are more inclined to grab stuff off the sand than the others. Sounds like it's time to set up an infrared camera to record the culprit.