Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria - Page 15

goldenmean · 02-29-2008, 09:19 AM

Great Pics Mark.
Your long nose hawk fish is very handsome.
You Anchor coral looks great too. i just picked up an Anchor this week and a clam is next on my list.

Octoman · 02-29-2008, 09:22 AM

Thanks Jeff! I saw your new anchor, fantastic color! Good luck on the clam search, what kind are you looking for?

goldenmean · 02-29-2008, 09:26 AM

Im not sure.
I need to do some research first.
All I know is that some clams need to go on the substrate and some need to go on the rocks. I have some work to do to find out which clam would be best for my tank.

BigAl07 · 02-29-2008, 09:32 AM

Great pics (as always)

That hammer is AWESOME!!

Octoman · 02-29-2008, 09:41 AM

Thanks Allen!

Jeff, my clam is attached to a large flat clam shell that is buried just under the surface of the sand. I think the Derasa has become my favorite clam - they expand a lot and the bigger they get, the more beautiful they get IMO. But, this little guy will get pretty big and fill up half my tank eventually (although I'll most definitely have a bigger tank by then...).

Doot77 · 02-29-2008, 10:05 AM

Just catching up with your thread, Tanks looking great. Sorry to hear about the anemone Mark.

Craig Manoukian · 02-29-2008, 06:43 PM

Things look good Mark!

ReefGuy69 · 02-29-2008, 07:30 PM

looks real nice!!!

Octoman · 03-03-2008, 06:29 PM

Thanks guys!!

I need to vent for a minute...

First - don't EVER put green chromis in your tank unless you plan to leave them in there forever. These things are NOT easy to catch!

Second - if you happen to need to take them out, just go ahead and tear all the rockwork down because that's the only way they're coming out

Third - Individual Parabolic reflectors hurt and slice really bad when you hit them with your hand at high speed while trying to net a fish. They're kind of like a razor...

Ok, that's all, I feel better now.

Oh, and I've got an Aquacontroller Jr on the way, so how can I complain!

BarbMazz · 03-03-2008, 06:35 PM

Great chronicle, Mark, and your tank is beautiful!

Maybe this is a naive question, but why didn't you like your green chromis? They're so cute!

BigAl07 · 03-03-2008, 06:38 PM

Sorry about the meanie-greenies bro! Been there.. done that... GOT the T-shirt and torn down rock! I drained my tank to less than 3" of water and STILL had to take the rock out.

You'll LOVE your AC Jr buddy! Can't wait till you get it in!!

tbittner · 03-03-2008, 07:30 PM

Good question Barb. I have two in my 120.....

Craig Manoukian · 03-03-2008, 08:11 PM

Yes Mark, planning is better than catching!

Octoman · 03-03-2008, 08:18 PM

I loved the two green chromis, but they beat each other up all the time. I think they would do much better in a larger school, but I just don't have the room. The school tank has two also, so these guys will be joining them to make a happy little school of four. I think they will all be much happier that way.

Craig, I whole-heartedly agree. I've caught a few other fish out with not much problem, but these guys were like greased pigs!!

Craig Manoukian · 03-03-2008, 08:23 PM

Damsels are tough and fast! That's why we need to question whether we REALLY want them in a tank. Clown fish are part of the damsel family and aren't any easier to catch.

02-29-2008, 09:19 AM	#211 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,253 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Great Pics Mark. Your long nose hawk fish is very handsome. You Anchor coral looks great too. i just picked up an Anchor this week and a clam is next on my list. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

02-29-2008, 09:22 AM	#212 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Thanks Jeff! I saw your new anchor, fantastic color! Good luck on the clam search, what kind are you looking for? __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

02-29-2008, 09:26 AM	#213 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,253 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Im not sure. I need to do some research first. All I know is that some clams need to go on the substrate and some need to go on the rocks. I have some work to do to find out which clam would be best for my tank. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

02-29-2008, 09:32 AM	#214 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 12,797 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Great pics (as always) That hammer is AWESOME!! __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...(-NO3=WC%) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Now in STORAGE and Dry-Docked BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

02-29-2008, 09:41 AM	#215 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Thanks Allen! Jeff, my clam is attached to a large flat clam shell that is buried just under the surface of the sand. I think the Derasa has become my favorite clam - they expand a lot and the bigger they get, the more beautiful they get IMO. But, this little guy will get pretty big and fill up half my tank eventually (although I'll most definitely have a bigger tank by then...). __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

02-29-2008, 10:05 AM	#216 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 467 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Just catching up with your thread, Tanks looking great. Sorry to hear about the anemone Mark. __________________ Matt ________________________________ 110 Gallon Oceanic with dual corner overflows and 40 gal Oceanic 150 Sump Livestock : - 1 Mystery Wrasse, 1 Fairy Wrasse, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 Turbo Snails, 6 Nassarius Snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 6 Dwarf Blue Legged Crabs & 6 Dwarf Zebra Crabs, 3 Emerald Crabs, 1 Purple Reef Lobster, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Sea Star, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star Fish 20 gal Quarantine tank Doot's Reef Chronicle

02-29-2008, 06:43 PM	#217 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Things look good Mark! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

02-29-2008, 07:30 PM	#218 (permalink)
ReefGuy69 Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 747 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria looks real nice!!! __________________ Dennis ________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...journal-3.html 55gal AGA w/ built in overflow 15 gal acrylic DIY sump/fuge 75lbs Fiji Live Rock 45lbs of Live Sand 1-1/2inch (1) 96 watt Super Blue Actinic Power Compact (2) 96 Watt 10,000k Power Compacts (2) Ebo Jager 200 watt heaters Seaclone 150 Skimmer (2) Hagen 50's Power Heads for flow (1) Hagen 70 Return Pump DIY ATO system (5 Gal) Mini Aqua Lights for fuge (10k/Actinic03) TLF 150 Phosban Reactor 12X turnover rate 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, Neon Green Hairy Mushrooms, Red Zoanthus Polyps.

03-03-2008, 06:29 PM	#219 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Thanks guys!! I need to vent for a minute... First - don't EVER put green chromis in your tank unless you plan to leave them in there forever. These things are NOT easy to catch! Second - if you happen to need to take them out, just go ahead and tear all the rockwork down because that's the only way they're coming out Third - Individual Parabolic reflectors hurt and slice really bad when you hit them with your hand at high speed while trying to net a fish. They're kind of like a razor... Ok, that's all, I feel better now. Oh, and I've got an Aquacontroller Jr on the way, so how can I complain! __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

03-03-2008, 06:35 PM	#220 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,321 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Great chronicle, Mark, and your tank is beautiful! Maybe this is a naive question, but why didn't you like your green chromis? They're so cute! __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

03-03-2008, 06:38 PM	#221 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 12,797 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Sorry about the meanie-greenies bro! Been there.. done that... GOT the T-shirt and torn down rock! I drained my tank to less than 3" of water and STILL had to take the rock out. You'll LOVE your AC Jr buddy! Can't wait till you get it in!! __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...(-NO3=WC%) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Now in STORAGE and Dry-Docked BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

03-03-2008, 07:30 PM	#222 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Good question Barb. I have two in my 120..... __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

03-03-2008, 08:11 PM	#223 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Yes Mark, planning is better than catching! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

03-03-2008, 08:18 PM	#224 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria I loved the two green chromis, but they beat each other up all the time. I think they would do much better in a larger school, but I just don't have the room. The school tank has two also, so these guys will be joining them to make a happy little school of four. I think they will all be much happier that way. Craig, I whole-heartedly agree. I've caught a few other fish out with not much problem, but these guys were like greased pigs!! __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

03-03-2008, 08:23 PM	#225 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Damsels are tough and fast! That's why we need to question whether we REALLY want them in a tank. Clown fish are part of the damsel family and aren't any easier to catch. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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