Picture of my tank and H. magnifica

[OrionN]

I have not keep aquarium for a while but Reefkeeping is a disease that there is no know cure. So after I sold my 400 g tank several years ago and not doing anything for several years I started again.
I had small tank in my son's classroom for the teacher the year before last. When school is out, I took the tank home and keep it at home. As alway, animals just cannot stay in a 20 g tank for very long and I like anemones.
I just recently change my H. magnifica from a 20 g tank to a 30 g Cube. I know that this guy will outgrow this in the near future. For now, he is doing well. I had him since the end of September 2008.
Here are some pictures I took today with a point and shoot camera.

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0802.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0803.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0805.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0806.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0807.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0810.jpg

[clamgal]

WOW! How long have you kept the magnifica? It's beautiful. Also love the aquascaping.
Adriana

[OrionN]

I had him since the end of Sept. 08. Thanks. He is really small as far as H. magnifica goes. I am sure I will have to move him out of this 30 g tank sooner rather than later.

[ErikH]

That tank looks great!

[blindside]

Great looking tank and anemone! :]

[OrionN]

Thanks

[OrionN]

Here are more pictures of my anemone and tank. I have added a sand bed and a thick layer of shell on top of the sand to keep the sand from blowing around and to cultivate 'pods' for a Mandarin which I added several weeks later. Only three fish in the tank, the Mandarin which is fat female, and two clowns. Due to fading color of the Onyx, I change to clown to this tank to a (snowflake X A. percula) and a baby Picasso and removed the Onyx pair to another tank, their color recovered. I did learn that A. percula can loose their color with H. magnifica like with H. quadricolor.

FTS 3/28/09
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/FTS2009.03.28.02.jpg


FTS 4/5/09
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/FTS20090405.01.jpg

H. magnifica 4/5/09
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0324.jpg


H. mganifica 4/15/09. 6 months sine I got her from LFS here in Corpus (Aquarium Masters)
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0451.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0446.jpg

[hobogato]

looks great minh :)

[dmweise]

Nice rock work! I love the setup. I don't think you will ever how a flow problem. :D Three powerheads, nice.

[Texreefer]

looks great, wish mine was that healthy

[OrionN]

Nice rock work! I love the setup. I don't think you will ever how a flow problem. :D Three powerheads, nice.
There are actually 4 PH in addition to the refurn from the skimmer. That was why I added the shells in the first place to keep the sand from blow all over.
Thanks Texreefer and hobogato

[chark]

Magnifica is beautiful. Great pictures. I also like your rock work and setup.

[OrionN]

The anemone under my care for 7 months now. Not much new other than I removed all the SPS to another tank. Now just the Anemone, one clam, Mandarin, and a Pistol shrimp (I will add a shrimp Goby in the near future)
The tank is absolutely swarmed with crustaceans. I tried but cannot take a picture to show this. Maybe I will add a second Mandarin but that is remain to be seen.
FTS today
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0471.jpg

Fat Mandarin (night picture since I cannot get her during the day)
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0465.jpg

Picture of my clam today
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0490.jpg

Close up picture of the H. magnifica and the clown
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/DSCF0806.1.jpg

[OrionN]

Here are a few more pictures I took today of my H. magnifica and clown. ?10 months under my care

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0884.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0892.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0911.jpg

[Texreefer]

Looks great Minh.. pm sent

[phippsj]

That looks great! Great pics, thanks for sharing them!

[OrionN]

Thanks

[lt1z28]

Awesome Anemone!

[OrionN]

Thanks everybody.

I got some time this weekend so I took some picture this AM. I added my Mandarin into the tank about 3 months ago. She is getting fatter and is a fat mandarin at this time. Here is a rare picture of her. Also a FTS of the tank today. I turn this tank into a H. magnifica and frag tank, so there are a few SPS and various corals in it. Of course a picture of the anemone and the not-always-happy clowns couple. They had lovers quarrel now and then. Lastly the picture of my Crocea in the same tank

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0956FatMandarin7_2009.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0918Not%20AwaysHappyCouple.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0964FTS11_07_2009.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0927Crocea11_7_09.jpg

[OrionN]

Here are the picture of my clams taken this weekend. I took it to enter into the POTM contest but will also post here so everybody can see.
The magnifica is doing great. I start to feed it more and it is growing. I lost my Female Percularis. She jumped out of the tank last weekend I am not sure why. We got home from a trip and she was a piece of dried fish on the floor. It was a sad day for me. Only three fish in the tank, male Percula and my Mandarin. I never have a clownfish happy in a tank with an anemone and jumped out before. Here are the Clams pictures

Black and White Maxima
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/B&WClam%201.jpg

blue/green and gold Crocea and the B&W Maxima
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/Clams%202.jpg

[uriah]

Nice pics. I like the anemone and the mandarin looks good too.

[OrionN]

Nice pics. I like the anemone and the mandarin looks good too.
Thanks

[Noober]

wow thats a nice anemone

[uriah]

Does the anemone move around alot?

[OrionN]

No. It just stay right under the light

[corkyGramma]

:photo:what kind of light on that 30g cube?

[g-ray]

wow very nice!!

[OrionN]

It is a 10000K DE MH SunPod

[Mrs. z28pwr]

She is beautiful!!

[edshas2]

those 2 picasso clowns are very nice to

[OrionN]

Thanks everybody. the color of this anemone is very unusual IMO. Not very often that I see a yellow anemone, especially one that is so bright yellow. A H. manifica at that.

[OrionN]

My new H. magnifica. Under my care for 1 week and have not deflated. I fed he some dry flakes today. I cannot chance she eat some bad food. She ate it a little slow but ate all the flakes I squirt into her tentacles. I got this anemone also from Aquarium Master last week. It is in my 58 g tank at my office under 250 W DE 14000K MH

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_1065.jpg

http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_1064.jpg

[JoshOdphi]

very nice anemone....

[Paul28]

Very very Nice !!

[justahobby]

Great pictures! Is that a red anemone On the first page, second picture and bottom left behind the clam?

[Mr Cob]

That's very pretty!

[OrionN]

Thanks everybody.
I fed this new H. magnifica today with a small piece of table shrimp and some mysis. She ate them quickly. I will feed her every few days until I think the regain her strenght then just as needed but not get her to grow too much. 58 g tank is not big and she will outgowth it quickly if I don't watch it.
Justahobby,
My other mag is not red but orangish base with yellow tentacles. I also have two non hosting Pacific anemones that are brownish in that tank. These anemones are very small anemone only about 2-3 inches in diameter and easy to keep. Theya re not red, but I wish they were.