from trashed to prized (i hope)

[saabtech]

Does the rock stick all the way out of the water? I think it looks great! Great job on bringing a reef tank back into shape!

nope that rock is about 3/4 inch below the surface.
thanks for the support and it really is comeing back to life. just replaced one of the metal halides at $75.00 a piece thats nuts! but i will do the next one in about 2 months need to space the replacement out and mark the new ones somehow or keep record of changes)
i have a new stock list
how about adding.
1 McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Male (max size 3")
1 Foxface Lo (max size 9") or other
1 Two Spot Goby (max size 3") or other
1 Red Head Goby (max size 2")
1 Kole Yellow Eye Tang (max size 7") or other
3 Threadfin Cardinalfish (max size 2 1/2")
and need suggestions on possible psudochromis
still need a sally lightfoot or other

to the existing

several turbos, several hermits, several snails, one fireshrimp, two peppermints that have not been seen since introduction (in the rocks?)
3 firefish (max size 3") currently 2"
1 keyhole anglefish (max size 8") currently 3"
1 yellow watchman (max size 3") currently 2 3/4"
1 Ocellaris Clownfish (mas size 3 1/2") currently 3"

i know this may be too much so help me narrow it down. or give other suggestions.
let me know.

[corruption]

I'm a big fan of the Kole Tang myself -- looking to add one to my 75 when I get it running... Average max length, at least according to FishBase, is a bit closer to 5.75" -- tiny compared to most tangs, and they're also of the combtooth variety, so they scrape a lot more of the filamentous algaes from rocks, about as voraciously as Lawnmower Blennies

With twin-spot gobies, be aware that they have a typically abysmal keep-rate in aquariums, unfortunately... they are typically paired on the reef, but rarely imported as a pair -- and typically will just waste away when their mate is gone...

The two gobies listed should be able to co-habitate, esp. in a larger tank, but do know theres always a potential for aggression when adding multiple gobies or blennies -- very territorial fish, they are Since the gobies are from different subspecies of gobies, there shouldn't be a problem, but it can never be guaranteed..

Otherwise, sounds great Well planned

-Corruption

[saabtech]

should i ditch the keyhole and get the rabbitfish??
ditch the cardinals and get some blue reef chromis??

[Europhyllia]

I had a Kole Tang and it now lives with Rob. ;)
Too much for my little fish. The clowns were terrified of it.
It did't do much for the filamentous algae either.

[saabtech]

well i dont know how many folks have even looked at this but the other day i was changeing out a MH bulb from my coralife 492w and decided to take a look at the cooling fan. well i noticed it had a filter media sandwiched between two grills. i took it out to take a look and BAM! a clogged mess!!
i dont even see how it had any airflow at all. its been on the tank about 2 yrs and i bet its never been cleaned.
now this next part.... you will be sceptical about, and i dont blame you because i didnt believe it either. but instead of my daytime high temps reaching 82-84 degrees they only got to 78-80. thats coooool.

[Pennies2Cents]

You are correct Karin. You can pay by PayPal.

Here is the easy way!

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[saabtech]

well i went on a little vacation over the thanksgiving weekend and had everything on timers. all went well except the heater settings were misread and set at 70 degrees instead of 76. well needless to say a group of 25 large polyps closed up and only 3 have opened back up. what are the chances that the others will open back up?

[corruption]

if 3 opened already, I'd say quite high

-Corruption

[saabtech]

well 5 days later and they are all starting to open up. i now have about 10 of the group opening. they sure seem hearty.
i just notice that some of my hairy mushrooms have a white mouth (it almost looks like a white sponge or foam) i learned my lesson. tropical organisms dont like cool temps.

[saabtech]

they all have opened up and the mushrooms are looking better also.

we just set up txg8gxp 14 biocube with my water, alot of my sand my bio-balls and some of my live rock. everything is looking good. there are some substrate worms comeing out already and the water parameters are looking great. looks like he may get lucky and skip the "new tank cycle" at least the long drawn out one.