Sunnie's 12g nanocube - Page 2

justsunnie · 03-07-2007, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

I did a head count and I had FOUR in a 10g and everything was good (maybe too good). I did some serious thinking and decided to head off any problems and took my THREE damsels back to LFS and traded them for one firefish. That leaves me with 1-scooter blenny and 1-firefish. I'll monitor my tank for a couple of weeks and if (stress the word IF) all stays constant I'll add one false perc to the mix.

I'm gonna keep tabs on your progress because I'll be getting my NANO Cube 12g in a few weeks here for my office. Your tank LOOKS great! I hope you don't mind if I pick your brain some when I start setting up my Cube.

Allen

Why on God's green earth did you have three damsels? Yeck.

BigAl07 · 03-07-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by justsunnie

Why on God's green earth did you have three damsels? Yeck.

Let's just say I like em

They add a splash of color and helped to keep my "banded coral shrimp" in check. Nahh just kidding.... I only had ONE and he looked so lonely. LFS had two left in a big tank and I just couldn't leave one alone to I bought both of them. Now they are all THREE in that big tank and seem to be happy. I had to remove EVERYTING in my tank to get at them. They are very clever, slick and "form fitting" creatures when it's time to get away from the net. By the time I had them bagged I was covered in salt water and sweat! :ROFL:

Now if I can just get the LFS to get me a very small false perc clown that tank will be "stocked".

Allen

PS I found myself shopping for slightly larger tanks while I was there but let's NOT tell my wife about that

justsunnie · 03-07-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fidojoe

Brotha, you're not alone.

I hate to "ditto" someone else's bad news, then add another one, but I though you may want to know that your clown is not a B&W perc, but rather a black seabae clown.

Yep, this is definately gonna bug me.

But rather than argue about it, I'll put it to a poll:

ID the clownfish!

justsunnie · 03-07-2007, 04:54 PM

fidojoe, thanks for pointing my mistake out for me. I got confused somewhere along the way, but I definately have a sebae.

justsunnie · 03-13-2007, 01:30 PM

The firefish weren't doing so well, so I took them back yesterday. They were getting picked on by my clown and fighting the current quite a bit. Hopefully I'll get some store credit on them in a couple days.

Now, would it be safe to get a small bottom feeder like a diamond goby? Or will two do as far as fish in this tank goes?

BigAl07 · 03-13-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by justsunnie

The firefish weren't doing so well, so I took them back yesterday. They were getting picked on by my clown and fighting the current quite a bit. Hopefully I'll get some store credit on them in a couple days.

Now, would it be safe to get a small bottom feeder like a diamond goby? Or will two do as far as fish in this tank goes?

I have a scoot blenny in my 10g that's a HOOT! My inventory of fish is simple right now

1x Scooter Blenny Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Scooter Blenny

1x FireFish (already know what that one is)

and within a week I'll have some type of clown in there as long as my chems stay ZERO and stable over the next few days. I don't add anything new until I know my tank isn't in the middle of some mini-cycle or something. There's just not enough "tank" there to buffer any large swings in the chems.

Sorry your firefish wasn't able to hang in there. It's probably a good thing you decided to take him back. Good for you

Allen

justsunnie · 03-13-2007, 02:24 PM

I've seen scooter blennys around, and they are definately little fish with a lot of personality! I also like the lawnmowers, and for a little while I had a bicolor.

The reason I was leaning toward the diamond goby was that they were in stock at the time I bought the firefish. Unfortunately they've sold out in the last week, and since my store is moving they won't have any new stock until the end of the month. Boo!

BigAl07 · 03-15-2007, 09:39 AM

sunnie, I ordered my 12g DX yesterday so I may be picking your brain very soon

(don't worry... I'll be gentle)

Allen

justsunnie · 03-15-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAl07

sunnie, I ordered my 12g DX yesterday so I may be picking your brain very soon

(don't worry... I'll be gentle)

Allen

Ooh...the DX...

I've only got the basic 12g cube.
Debated on whether or not to get the custom top with tons more light, but I think I'll sink my lighting budget into the 46.

Cougra · 03-15-2007, 02:01 PM

It's a very bad idea to keep a scooter blenny in a small tank. They aren't blennies but members of the dragonet family which require a lot of pods to keep them alive long term. In such a small tank they wil slowly starve to death. They need at least 75Gallon tank with about 100lb of live rock just like the mandarin dragonet does.

Firefish are also very delicate fish that are prone to jumping. They are very timid and slow feeders so they don't go well in tanks with anything that has any sort of aggression.

BigAl07 · 03-15-2007, 02:03 PM

I'm building a "fuge" hopefully this weekend to take care of the "pod" issue.... and the firefish seems to be doing great... it gets lots of personal attention *S*

justsunnie · 03-15-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cougra

It's a very bad idea to keep a scooter blenny in a small tank. They aren't blennies but members of the dragonet family which require a lot of pods to keep them alive long term. In such a small tank they wil slowly starve to death. They need at least 75Gallon tank with about 100lb of live rock just like the mandarin dragonet does.

Good to know! Thanks!

justsunnie · 03-19-2007, 06:33 PM

Great news! I just added a nice little collection of corals to my nano! Friday I bought a bunch of stuff for my 46g, and also decided to go for a nice leather that was pretty cheap. There also appear to be some favites on the rock with it.

We did the coral swap with my bfs buddy on Saturday, which actually consisted of him breaking down his 55g reef tank and giving us everything in it. We split up the remains, and most of what I'm getting will be going into the 46 once it cycles. I did get some little nano sized frags for the 12g though, including a small toadstool leather and a few polyp rocks (mostly zoos). I introduced everyone Saturday afternoon, and all is well so far.

I would have pics, but my memory card appears to have crapped out on me, erasing the 100 or so pics I have saved. Grrr.

justsunnie · 03-22-2007, 11:19 AM

New pics!

blue_eyes53813 · 03-22-2007, 11:21 AM

Looks great

03-07-2007, 04:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
justsunnie Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube fidojoe, thanks for pointing my mistake out for me. I got confused somewhere along the way, but I definately have a sebae. Last edited by justsunnie : 03-07-2007 at 10:08 PM.

03-13-2007, 01:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
justsunnie Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube The firefish weren't doing so well, so I took them back yesterday. They were getting picked on by my clown and fighting the current quite a bit. Hopefully I'll get some store credit on them in a couple days. Now, would it be safe to get a small bottom feeder like a diamond goby? Or will two do as far as fish in this tank goes?

03-13-2007, 02:24 PM	#22 (permalink)
justsunnie Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube I've seen scooter blennys around, and they are definately little fish with a lot of personality! I also like the lawnmowers, and for a little while I had a bicolor. The reason I was leaning toward the diamond goby was that they were in stock at the time I bought the firefish. Unfortunately they've sold out in the last week, and since my store is moving they won't have any new stock until the end of the month. Boo!

03-15-2007, 09:39 AM	#23 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube sunnie, I ordered my 12g DX yesterday so I may be picking your brain very soon (don't worry... I'll be gentle) Allen __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

03-15-2007, 02:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube It's a very bad idea to keep a scooter blenny in a small tank. They aren't blennies but members of the dragonet family which require a lot of pods to keep them alive long term. In such a small tank they wil slowly starve to death. They need at least 75Gallon tank with about 100lb of live rock just like the mandarin dragonet does. Firefish are also very delicate fish that are prone to jumping. They are very timid and slow feeders so they don't go well in tanks with anything that has any sort of aggression. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

03-15-2007, 02:03 PM	#26 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 11,496 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube I'm building a "fuge" hopefully this weekend to take care of the "pod" issue.... and the firefish seems to be doing great... it gets lots of personal attention S __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

03-19-2007, 06:33 PM	#28 (permalink)
justsunnie Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube Great news! I just added a nice little collection of corals to my nano! Friday I bought a bunch of stuff for my 46g, and also decided to go for a nice leather that was pretty cheap. There also appear to be some favites on the rock with it. We did the coral swap with my bfs buddy on Saturday, which actually consisted of him breaking down his 55g reef tank and giving us everything in it. We split up the remains, and most of what I'm getting will be going into the 46 once it cycles. I did get some little nano sized frags for the 12g though, including a small toadstool leather and a few polyp rocks (mostly zoos). I introduced everyone Saturday afternoon, and all is well so far. I would have pics, but my memory card appears to have crapped out on me, erasing the 100 or so pics I have saved. Grrr. __________________ Sunnie 46g bowfront reef RIP 12g nano Mar 06-Nov 07 10g prop 72g FOWLR

03-22-2007, 11:19 AM	#29 (permalink)
justsunnie Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sunnie's 12g nanocube New pics! __________________ Sunnie 46g bowfront reef RIP 12g nano Mar 06-Nov 07 10g prop 72g FOWLR

03-22-2007, 11:21 AM	#30 (permalink)
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