Planeden Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Pretty slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Looks very nice. I'm looking forward to the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Ok ARC I need a little input here. I am currently stocking the tank and I am looking for some fish advice. My current stock: 1 Scopas Tang 1 Copperband Butterfly 1 Green Coris Wrasse 1 Pseudochromis 2 Maroon Clowns - the wife is an Aggie 3 Green Chromis So now what I want: 1 Yellow Tang 1 Flame Angel 1 Fuzzy Dwarf Lion - probably the last to go in. 3 Convict Tangs Any suggestions would be great. I plan on having more corals so fish on the edge of being reef safe are an option. Iknow these are your standard saltwater fish so I open to ideas for things that are not so common. Puffer and trigger options would work and maybe an eel (some worry here but I have seen them in peaceful tanks). Other tang options as well. There are different kinds of "Reef Safe" and every fish guy has to make a choice between the two. Fish that are not reef safe are labeled that way because they either eat corals or inverts (shrimp, crabs, etc.). For example, Triggers don't eat coral but they eat all of your inverts, while Butterflies are the opposite. They are both not reef safe, but different in the reasoning. It also depends what kind of reef you want. Angelfish are not reef safe, but you can keep them with SPS. What kind of corals do you want to keep? Also, do you want ornimental inverts like different shrimp and crabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Sad update, I lost my Copperband and Pseudochromis. No idea what happened. Both of them were active and eating extremely well, came in and both were gone. All of the other fish in the tank are doing great. They had both been in the tank for about a week, with no signs of any problems. The only thing I did was a water change and I did it out of my sump so I did not disturb the display tank. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Sorry to hear about your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakytree Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 My saltwater mixing and RO/DI Where did you get these barrels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 My saltwater mixing and RO/DI Where did you get these barrels? Tractor Supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 shame about your fish. i hate the mystery losses after only having them a week or so. i always question "did i do that?" or "were these duds?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Copperbands have poor survival rates and are super sensitive. That might explain that one but the psuedochromis are rock steady, so I'm surprised on its death. Either way, sorry for the loss. For the copperband, I've heard they can die just from their sensitive fins being damaged with a net so if you can get one that hasn't been netted, that would be ideal. Also, they are super sensitive to copper medications for QT so something less harsh should be used before introduction into your main tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 shame about your fish. i hate the mystery losses after only having them a week or so. i always question "did i do that?" or "were these duds?" Yea I rack my brain trying to figure out if there was something I did that was off just enough to cuase the problem. Copperbands have poor survival rates and are super sensitive. That might explain that one but the psuedochromis are rock steady, so I'm surprised on its death. Either way, sorry for the loss. For the copperband, I've heard they can die just from their sensitive fins being damaged with a net so if you can get one that hasn't been netted, that would be ideal. Also, they are super sensitive to copper medications for QT so something less harsh should be used before introduction into your main tank. When I got them neither of them were netted and they were doing great and then flash gone. They were both eating great, The Copperband was picking at the rocks and accepting the food I was putting in like Johnny on the Spot. It was funny because the Cooperband and my Scopas were all buddy and would swim every together. Well maybe I'll give it a try later on down the road, I really like the Copperbands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Big fan of mine. I can have restful, aiptasia free dreams these days! I hate mystery deaths! Sorry for your losses! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 LED ordered I was able to finally order my third BML light. I went with a custom spectrum. I wanted a super actinic blue but also wanted the purple wave, I talked to the folks at BML and this is what was suggested. Basically they took the super actinic and removed four of the UVs and replaced them with a red,this will give the blue that I want along with the hue of the purple. This should look pretty nice when I get it over the tank. The image is how the light will repeat every 12 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 So I lost some tank friends but I was able to get some new ones and they are doing great. Here they are, thanks to Nikos for the Monti and the Duncan at the ARC meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 very nice. i love that little blenny(? - red guy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 very nice. i love that little blenny(? - red guy). Yes a Ruby Red Scooter Blenny. I think it way cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Congrats on the Jedi Mindtrick. I picked one up myself! Is that a Red Knobby Sea Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Congrats on the Jedi Mindtrick. I picked one up myself! Is that a Red Knobby Sea Star? The Jedi looks even better now than in the pic and yes that is a red knobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Congrats on the Jedi Mindtrick. I picked one up myself! Is that a Red Knobby Sea Star? The Jedi looks even better now than in the pic and yes that is a red knobby Have you decided not to keep corals? The Red Knob Sea Star eats soft corals. No Zoa's, Paly's or Mushrooms for sure. They are also very sensitive to changes in water chemistry like the Duncan coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Congrats on the Jedi Mindtrick. I picked one up myself! Is that a Red Knobby Sea Star? The Jedi looks even better now than in the pic and yes that is a red knobby Have you decided not to keep corals? The Red Knob Sea Star eats soft corals. No Zoa's, Paly's or Mushrooms for sure. They are also very sensitive to changes in water chemistry like the Duncan coral. I have to see it even go near my corals. I had one in my tank before I moved and that one never touched my corals either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Congrats on the Jedi Mindtrick. I picked one up myself! Is that a Red Knobby Sea Star? The Jedi looks even better now than in the pic and yes that is a red knobby Have you decided not to keep corals? The Red Knob Sea Star eats soft corals. No Zoa's, Paly's or Mushrooms for sure. They are also very sensitive to changes in water chemistry like the Duncan coral. I haven't seen it go near my corals. I had one in my tank before I moved and that one didn't touch my corals either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 So Jake at RCA finally let go of some of the blue zoas and I was able to snag some. Now he just needs to let go of the yellow ones. Sorry the pic isn't great, I'll post a better one when the lights are at 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason & Amber Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yea they are awesome we got a single polyp after the aquarium tour, already has a baby too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Nice! Are those tubbs blues? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Is that star out all the time instead of under the rocks/sand where you can't see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Nice! Are those tubbs blues? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Tubbs blues? As in the name of the zoas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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