First Saltwater build

[saltrookie53]

I don't remember @BlueDevil.. @cee would be the one to ask. I'm not good with names but I loved the colors on all three. @CastAway that is the frag I got from you at the end.

 

[cee]

Very nice! What are the frags in pics #2 and 3? Love #2 especially.

Red planet and Aussie aculeus yellow.

Dave

 

[Zoarium]

Nice frags and nice tank so far!

 

[CastAway]

I don't remember @BlueDevil.. @cee would be the one to ask. I'm not good with names but I loved the colors on all three. @CastAway that is the frag I got from you at the end.

Looks like it's doing okay Nathan. I'm glad.

I think you may have been bitten by the SPS bug.

 

[saltrookie53]

Yeah. @CastAwayot bit badly I'm wanting even more now that I've seen a few other Tanks. I was thinking about making my own rock pvc/morder and making a few elaborate caves and pass throws

 

[BlueDevil]

Red planet and Aussie aculeus yellow.

Dave

Ah! I thought the pink one might have been a pink bubblegum.

 

[CastAway]

Yeah. @CastAwayot bit badly I'm wanting even more now that I've seen a few other Tanks. I was thinking about making my own rock pvc/morder and making a few elaborate caves and pass throws

You can take a chisel to large pieces of Pukani and make caves. You can use cut pieces of plastic hangers to peg rock together securely. Pics man. [emoji106]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Pics man.

Uh Yea!!
Happy new Year boys!

 

[BlueDevil]

Uh Yea!!
Happy new Year boys!

Happy New Year to you too, Salty!

 

[saltrookie53]

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/279117 this is the tread that has got me thinking.

 

[Tyler Caviness]

How's the coral beauty doing with your lps? Does it nip at them very much?
Also, was that a neon dottyback? I've been checking those out but everything seemed to point to them being pretty aggressive. What has your experience been?

 

[saltrookie53]

The beauty hasn't touched my LPS, only the algae around them. The dotty back is an jacka$$. get stuck in the overflow once a week or so. It seems more for a darter over the tank as opposed to anything. but I have only had them a few months

 

[Tyler Caviness]

The beauty hasn't touched my LPS, only the algae around them. The dotty back is an jacka$$. get stuck in the overflow once a week or so. It seems more for a darter over the tank as opposed to anything. but I have only had them a few months

Haha you're not the first person I've heard describe them that way. Good to know though. I think they look awesome, but sometimes it just isn't worth it.

 

[Tyler Caviness]

The dottyback, that is. I still haven't decided if I wanna take the chance on a dwarf angel with my corals. That seems like a bit of a coin flip on whether they'll mess with them

 

[saltrookie53]

The dotty back swims up the return pipe while I'm feeding or have the pump off for any reason... Turn the pump on and out it Flys.

 

[CastAway]

The dotty back swims up the return pipe while I'm feeding or have the pump off for any reason... Turn the pump on and out it Flys.

Give the dottyback a small piece of 3/4" pvc, maybe 4" long. You can dress it up by using silicone to glue some sand and shells to it. They love holes. LOL

 

[saltrookie53]

Yeah I've noticed that he loves going in one of thw rocks and turning around, especially at night.... I guess here is where I can make my own rock work and see how it goes....

 

[saltrookie53]

boo. time for a black out. had a brown string algae that I have been fighting for a few weeks.

 

[Chriscrna]

boo. time for a black out. had a brown string algae that I have been fighting for a few weeks.

What a drag man. Been there before. Sucks.

 

[cale0721]

Ya dude no fun! I treated mine with vibrant and a black out.