one more try

[hobogato]

as some of you know, while in the process of taking my tank in a new direction, crisis struck. the ritteri anemone that i was counting on to be my showpiece took a trip thru my seio 2600 and with it took almost all of my fish and many of my corals.

because of the generosity of many of my friends here at maast, the tank is well on the road to recovery.

i decided to try again with a ritteri, but this time i am being more cautious.

mike had a great idea to make some covers for my seios to keep disaster from striking again.

here is the new covered look of the seio - the vents are only on the front and back large panels
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03130.jpg
here is what it looks like on the inside - it is completely encloses so nothing should be able to get to the actual pump
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03131.jpg
here is the new anemone - my clowns jumped in as soon as it hit the water. they didnt even wait for me to get my hand out of the tank
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03134.jpg
here are a few of the new fish - you can also see some damaged corals in the background - hopefully they will pull thru...
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03138.jpg

[RayAllen]

Very cool Ace. Looking good, hope the clowns dont stress it out with it being so new to the tank. Good Luck!

[txav8r]

Good luck Ace. Hope it all works out for you.

[cpreefguy]

Boxes look good. Hope it works out this time!

[Mr Cob]

Very cool idea!

[clone]

good luck and cool ideas on the boxes.
hope everything pulls for ya.

[coraline79]

I know you got hit hard, but your tank sure is looking good. and the guards are a great idea, you should patent and sell them!!!

[alasg001]

Very nice comeback. Hope everything colors up and grows fast. Oh and Happy Thanksgiving.

[hobogato]

well, the long tentacle anemone i have decided to test my covers to see how well they worked..... of course it was able to find the one cover that had a small gap around the front, but only a little bit of its foot went into the pump. i fixed the small gap and the anemone (along with everything else) seems fine. i have banished it to the clam tank to heal up tho. the ritteri seems to be doing ok - not completely healthy and settled in yet.

thanks to a nice pickup in austin yesterday, my fish list is getting more complete. here is what i have in the tank right now:

(these made it thru the crash)
Marine Betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
Radiant Wrasse (Halichores iradius)

picked all of these up recently
Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus) - thanks caferacer and bruce
Mimic Lemon Peel (chocolate) Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus) - thanks jeremy
Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) - thanks steve
(2)Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)- Pair - thanks jose
Powder Bbrown (gold rim - may be a white cheek) Tang (Acanthurus nigricans) - thanks jeremy
Kole Yellow Eye Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) - thanks jeremy
Naso Blonde Tang (Naso elegans) - thanks drew
Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) - thanks jeremy
Yellow Coris Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) - thanks drew
Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - thanks drew
Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) - thanks drew
Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto) - thanks drew
Purple Pseudochromis (Pseudochromis porphyreus) - thanks drew
Clown fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus solorensis) - thanks john and jason


these are the ones still on my list:
Two Spot Bristletooth Tang (Ctenochaetus binotatus)
Blue & Yellow Hippo Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus var.)
Sohal Tang (Acanthurus sohal)
Sailfin Tang, Desjardini (Zebrasoma desjardini)
Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles)
Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)
Yellow Candy Hogfish (Bodianus bimaculatus)
Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhitus armatus)
(2)Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) - Pair
Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas)
Orange Spotted Goby (Amblyeleotris guttata)

[aquasport24]

I saw a Sohal at Polly's on Pat Booker yesterday (in the shark tank). Nice choice with the Blue/yellow hippo. I lost mine when i redo my tank (had it in 30g. QT for too long.)

[ErikH]

Ace, if you want some stuff let me know. I owe you for my success! :D

[Jeff]

hey ace is that the betta you got from me? that was a pretty hardy fish and fun to watch stalk feeder shrimp.

[hobogato]

same fish jeff, he never even looked stressed :)

[bigdscobra]

Looking good Ace

[hobogato]

picked up almost all of the rest of my fish today, so here is what i have now:


(these made it thru the crash)
Marine Betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
Radiant Wrasse (Halichores iradius)

picked all of these up recently
Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus) - thanks caferacer and bruce
Mimic Lemon Peel (chocolate) Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus) - thanks jeremy
Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) - thanks steve
(2)Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)- Pair - thanks jose
Powder Brown (gold rim - may be a white cheek) Tang (Acanthurus nigricans) - thanks jeremy
Kole Yellow Eye Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) - thanks jeremy
Vlamingi tang (the naso never ate, and did not make it) - thanks jeremy
Yellow Coris Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus) - thanks drew
Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - thanks drew
Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) - thanks drew
Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto) - thanks drew
Purple Pseudochromis (Pseudochromis porphyreus) - thanks drew
Clown fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus solorensis) - thanks john and jason
Sohal Tang (Acanthurus sohal) - thanks drew
Sailfin Tang, Desjardini (Zebrasoma desjardini) - thanks drew
Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles) - thanks drew
Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris) - thanks drew
Yellow Candy Hogfish (Bodianus bimaculatus) - thanks drew
Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas) - thanks drew
Orange stripe prawn goby - thanks drew
McCosker's flasher wrasse - thanks drew
Carpenter's flasher wrasse - thanks drew
cleaner wrasse - thanks jeremy


these are the ones still on my list:
Two Spot Bristletooth (blue eye kole) Tang (Ctenochaetus binotatus)
Blue & Yellow Hippo Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus var.)
Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhitus armatus)
(2)Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) - Pair

so far, there have been some minor skirmishes, but everyone seems to be getting along pretty well. hopefully i can get some pics tomorrow after they have all settled in well.

[reefer man]

good luck hope it works out

[Bill S]

That's a buttload of fish...

[hobogato]

took a few pics today....

tank sections
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03163.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03164.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03165.jpg

random fish
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03170.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03174.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03178.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03185.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03198.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03204.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03217.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03235.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03238.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03251.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03254.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03268.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03283.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/DSC03285.jpg

[Kristy]

Ace,
I'm going to have to politely ask you to STOP posting pictures of your clown fairy wrasse, at least until I can find a nice replacement for ours that jumped months ago. Every time I see photos of yours I get all upset and start to covet. And now you've apparently added a mystery wrasse? You've just gone too far this time, buddy... :)

[hobogato]

well, it seems my two spot candy hogfish has learned a lesson from my cleaner wrasse and it is now helping clean the other fish :)

[d3rryc]

Ace, how big is this tank?

[hobogato]

it is a 400 gallon system, with a 240 gallon display and a 50 gallon clam tank - the rest is sump/fuge. all of these fish are in the display, as i will be raising cuttlefish again in the near future in the clam tank.

[d3rryc]

Ugh - I just drooled all over my keyboard... ; )

[seaurchin]

I had a faulty powerhead electrocute and kill all of my livestock and lost all but 2 corals. It has taken awhile, however, I have restocked my livestock and have added several new corals. I have a foxface, a sailfin tang, two 4 stripe damsels, 2 clown fish, a 6 line wrasse, 5 chromis, a green star fish and my skunk cleaner shrimp. Mostof my corals are softies with a couple of LPS mixed in.

[hobogato]

sorry to hear about that, glad you stuck in there and have begun to recover.

well, i broke down and got one more ritteri to try. i also bought six higher par t5 bulbs to replace half of my actinics to make sure the tank gets enough light in the next few months.

[mattymalcolm]

beautiful fish. I hope it all works out. Is the marine Beta eating frozen food?

[lt1z28]

Ace, what bulbs are you using?

[hobogato]

i was running all 580 watts of uri super actinic. i just changed half of the bulbs out to glo brand power-glow bulbs (the box says it is 18K, but it looks more like 10-12K). just needed to increase the par a bit to make sure that anemone is getting enough light.

[Jeff]

yes the betta does eat frozen food, but they are fun to watch when hunting small shrimp.