Planeden Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 i like the new rocks. looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 That is a lot of zoas on that rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 The light is a T5 4x24w Odyssea I got off Ebay. I've got some ATI bulbs coming in to replace the el cheapos that came with the fixture. Flow is a K2. Going to pick up a small Aquaclear HOB for running carbon/gfo and added flow. Caribsea Fiji pink sand. Added some zoa rocks I got from Bio3. One of my orange legged hermits hitch hiked over this morning on the big rock. Figure I'll give it a few weeks before I add any fish. Gonna go with a six line, royal gramma, and maybe a shrimp/goby combo. http://www.austinreefclub.com//public/style_images/master/attachicon.gif office_tank_2.JPG Those are ZOA rock from me not ric Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 That's what I wrote. Oops! That's what I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 That's what I wrote. Oops! That's what I get. Gotta admit you got me for a second Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Welp, the sixline and starry blenny are doing great. But, the royal gramma and sixline didn't get along so well and the RG died. I'd still like to get something else in there but not sure about trying another RG. Anyone got any ideas? Thoughts on a flame or coral beauty angel being in a 20L? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 So, things are cruising along at the office. I recently picked up a blue reef chromis and another royal gramma. And once again the six line bullied the royal gramma to death. The BRC is doing fine. I saw him cruising around with the six line today so I guess all is well now. I'd like to start adding some frogspawn or hammer but am worried about the amount of light I have. I thought this fixture would be sufficient but I'm not seeing a lot of zoa growth so I think I may be under lighted. Poop. In the back right corner you can see a cup which is holding my 2 green rics in place. I couldn't get them to attach to anything in my home tank or in the office tank but they seem happy in that cup. They haven't even attached to the cup! Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 You know what would look great in that tank? A baby orange plate! PM'ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 4 t5 fixture? I think a frogspawn would do fine in there. I had great growth under an Odyssea 4 bulb t5 fixture in my 33. Frogspawn did better than zoas for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Yup. It's a 4x24w T5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 youre not seeing zoa growth out of 4x24?! what color/bulb types are you running? I have crazy growth out of a 2x39w running ATI Super Actinic, and Blue Plus. I was getting better growth under the crappy 10k stock bulbs, but horrible color Have you tried giving them a little friendly damage (frag) to get them into growth mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'm using ATI bulbs. I don't recall which bulbs exactly but I'm _think_ it's 2 Blue +, 1 color +, and 1 aquablue spelcial. The big rock on the left, full of green zoas, has shown some growth but not a ton. I've got some orange ones on the little rock in the middle that have done diddly. I wish there was a way to lower the fixture height but still keep it supported off the tank. Anyone want to fabricate some legs that are about an inch tall? I change 5g every 2 weeks, using Tropic Marin from RCA. The Aquaclear is for extra movement and running carbon/GFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I generally saw the most zoa growth with dirty water, and as the bulbs started to get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'd argue, somewhat lightly, that the tank is dirty. I'm underfiltered in terms of live rock amount, no skimming, heavy feeding, 25% water change bi monthly. The cyano I've got going might say the same. Regardless, I'll try some frogspawn and a plate coral and we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Looking good Robb!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Did a water change on the 8th, came in to a dead blue reef chromis on the 9th, and a dead starry blenny on the 11th. I had RCA check the water and it looked good/normal. The 6 line, zoas, and inverts are all going strong. I think I'll let it be for a while before trying to add anymore fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 That sucks At least the six line is still there to swim around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 Yeah, too bad he's a butt. Whenever I get around to adding more, I'll probably have to catch him and put him in a breeder net and add like 3-4 fish at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Well, this is now a 'something small at home' build. Moved the system to home tonight. We'll see what becomes of it. I moved the majority of the livestock into the 75. Left 4 rocks plus the giant zoa rock in there. I moved most of the livestock because I expect a mini cycle due to moving everything and stirring up the sand bed. Maybe I'll make it a mini-FOWLR and drop a angler in there. Hmmmmmm. Open to ideas though so if you got em, share em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I thought you've always had "something small at home", we don't need to see the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I thought you've always had "something small at home", we don't need to see the pics. Only when you come over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I like the predatory tank idea. I have seen some cool ones at Fish Gallery and the Dome lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Tank has been running along just fine. I put a tail spot, fire fish, and goby/prawn combo in a while back. I lost my tail spot and fire fish for no apparent reason over the last 6-8 weeks. Until today. Found a gorilla grab when I fed the tank this morning. He must have hitch hiked in and remained very well hidden. I'm just surprised he was in there for this long and never seen him before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo59 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Pics or it didn't happen [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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