MarvinsReef 110g Clownfish/Anemone Tank

[MarvinsReef]

Original Birthday: 07-22-06; Re-birth: 12-01-07

Tank Specs:
- 32g breeder (24"L x 18"W x 18"H)
- 22g fuge/sump (24"L x 12"W x 18"H)
- Lighting (250w MH SE w/ 20k Radium bulb)
- Skimmer (Tunze Nano DC 9002)
- Flow (Mag 7 return pump; {2} Koralia 2 powerhead)

Corals: zoas and palys, Aussie acan lords, few select LPS & softies
Fishes: Lineatus fairy wrasse, Golden Rhomboid fairy wrasse, HI Flame fairy wrasse, Red Sea 8 Line flasher wrasse, paired Oscellaries clowns

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Latest FTS: 06-28-08 -- starting over again...

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Weekly Routine

Monday: Reef Plus by Seachem (2 capfuls)

Tuesday: Enjoy the tank...

Wednesday: Reef Calcium w/ RO water (1 spoonful); after 1+ hr(s) Reef Builder w/ RO water (1/2 spoonful);
---------- also, Magnesium supp (Kent Marine Tech M) (2 capfuls)

Thursday: Enjoy the tank...

Friday: Reef Plus by Seachem (2 capfuls)

Saturday: Enjoy the tank...

Sunday: Enjoy the tank...


Repeat the week... oh yeah, around 3rd or 4th week of the month, I replace the Monday or Friday dosing w/ 15%-20% water change.. I use RO water and Reef Crystals... I feed my tank a combination of Mysis, Rod's Food, Frozen Cyclopeeze, and Formula 1 twice a day..


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Recent progressions shots

06-28-07

08-05-07

11-20-07

12-09-07

12-18-07

06-01-08

 

[BigAl07]

*WOW*

I think I just shorted out my keyboard drooling

ASET QEWRT Q%Y %Y%^& $4t q536 56 Q#%^ 36 36 $^T4

 

[blue_eyes53813]

Very Very very nice... wow.. Love the colors and the rock work...

 

[BigAl07]

Is that a "Toadstool" that's mostly in the back left? In the last pic it looks GONE!!

 

[AndtheBonus]

Wow. Very nice aquascape and great tank!

 

[MarvinsReef]

*WOW*

I think I just shorted out my keyboard drooling

ASET QEWRT Q%Y %Y%^& $4t q536 56 Q#%^ 36 36 $^T4

Very Very very nice... wow.. Love the colors and the rock work...

Thanks...

Is that a "Toadstool" that's mostly in the back left? In the last pic it looks GONE!!

yeah, it's a Tyree Neon Green Toadstool.. I bought a frag quartersize and grew it to almost 4"-5".. I finally had my friend frag it and I kept a good size frag.. my friend pretty cut a nice size of the outside circle, probably 2"... we were able to get about 10 frags.. I still need to check up on the frags... last time I saw them, they were doing pretty good... but they should look better now..

 

[BigAl07]

....I still need to check up on the frags... last time I saw them, they were doing pretty good... but they should look better now..

you REALLY should "Hook a brother UP" on one of those frags. I would LOVE to work something out on your next "Frag Adventure" on that one.

A.

 

[SeahorseBT]

^^I'll take one too. Very nice tank.That is a big yuma, and rare coloring.

 

[MarvinsReef]

you REALLY should "Hook a brother UP" on one of those frags. I would LOVE to work something out on your next "Frag Adventure" on that one.

A.

^^I'll take one too. Very nice tank.That is a big yuma, and rare coloring.

Thanks.. I'll see how the frags are sometime this month.. I've been very busy lately and I haven't been able to stop by my friend's house to pick up the rest of my frags..

 

[MarvinsReef]

in the meantime, enjoy these top down shots that I took recently... excuse the lack of growth.. still trying to re-grow things since the re-birth... I hope to get a nicely grown tank in the next year...

some zoas and palys close ups...

 

[DAHansen]

If I end up with a softy tank... more and more likely every day... It's all going to be YOUR fault.

At least that's what I'll tell the Mrs...

 

[SeahorseBT]

DROOL! You have to offer us some frag packs here. You have such a sweet collection!Do you get your zoas from a LFS or website?

 

[MarvinsReef]

If I end up with a softy tank... more and more likely every day... It's all going to be YOUR fault.

At least that's what I'll tell the Mrs...

DROOL! You have to offer us some frag packs here. You have such a sweet collection!Do you get your zoas from a LFS or website?

Thanks..

as for frag packs, it's all in due time... I have limited supply atm but I rotate my fragging schedule with almost all my zoas and palys morphs... I also like to keep back ups of each morph just to be on the safe side...


more pics... some of my favorite LPS...

last but not the least, my only SPS in this tank... I've had her for almost 2 years..

 

[mothergoose]

sweet tank. you should enter your top down photos in the photo of the month contest.

 

[nikkipigtails]

I love all your zoas...they're so colorful!

 

[kathywithbirds]

Wait... you have a pair of Koralia 2s in a 32g tank? Wow your fish must be in good shape!! Between that and the 250MH you got a SWEET setup for those corals, it's gorgeous!!

 

[MarvinsReef]

sweet tank. you should enter your top down photos in the photo of the month contest.

Thanks.. where do I enter them?

I love all your zoas...they're so colorful!

thank you...

Wait... you have a pair of Koralia 2s in a 32g tank? Wow your fish must be in good shape!! Between that and the 250MH you got a SWEET setup for those corals, it's gorgeous!!

Thanks.... yeah, the fishes enjoy the flow but I think it's not enough sometimes... if I have time to re-do the lighting, I'd like to change it up with a 175w SE or 150w DE w/ (4) T-5's.. dunno what bulb combination yet... I think that the 250w is too much sometimes... it takes some of the zoas and palys a little bit of time to acclimate but once they do, they take off pretty well..

 

[MarvinsReef]

since we are on a new page, I'd like to post some new pics.. here's a few other zoas and palys morphs..


True GPE's... note the blue center around the green slit which is the "true" characteric of the True GPE's..

OPE... gotta take a pic of momma..

Rainbow morph..

Saber palys.. pretty neat orange paly...

P. Grandis.. still coloring up..

BackDrafts.. very close or IMHO, same as Darth Mauls..

Pink Elephants..

Purple Deaths..

 

[SeahorseBT]

I want your zoas so bad.You can enter your pics by uploading them to the gallery and you could win $50 if your photo wins.

 

[MarvinsReef]

I want your zoas so bad.You can enter your pics by uploading them to the gallery and you could win $50 if your photo wins.

Thank you..

I have a few tow downs I'd like to upload.. maybe later tonight...