JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread

[JoJosReef]

Having kept rather large fish in small tanks, in the past. I grew them out to sell later. It's how I stayed in the hobby. People paid a lot for grown fish to put into displays. Now its a lot different.

Clown tang was just to enjoy. But, she did have a backup home.

It's being able to understand if the fish is comfortable, or not. Some wild caught fish will never be happy. Just like wild caught birds.

Always have a backup plan if any fish becomes unhappy.

Lots of locals I've met who can help rehome. I'll give a fish away before I keep an unhappy one!

 

[fishguy242]

Lots of locals I've met who can help rehome. I'll give a fish away before I keep an unhappy one!

@Goaway in a nutshell...

 

[JoJosReef]

@Goaway in a nutshell...

Frank, you're a saint for taking all of those coral munchers and fin nippers, and the fish with the zoomies!

 

[Goaway]

Frank, you're a saint for taking all of those coral munchers and fin nippers, and the fish with the zoomies!

She was a rock sniper! Super deadly. Not joking. Chrysus is almost healed from the attack. I've been watching for infection. We're good.

 

[Goaway]

Lots of locals I've met who can help rehome. I'll give a fish away before I keep an unhappy one!

Thats the best plan.

 

[i cant think]

Also thinking twistii, as the negrosensis or meleagrides covers my "dusky" colors! Attenuatis is an interesting wildcard. Will have to be on the lookout for a deal! Lapillus I've never seen available but I'd sell a kidney immediately -- apologies for the kidney deficient among us, just a saying!

Only doubts about the laboutei is if it will play nice as it ages, especially with Mr. And Mrs. Pink Streak.

Laboutei if added last will likely play just fine. But they can also be delicate.

I mean, mine was shredded by a cleaner wrasse! I couldn’t believe it when I realised he was the reason that I lost that Laboutei.

 

[JoJosReef]

Laboutei if added last will likely play just fine. But they can also be delicate.

I mean, mine was shredded by a cleaner wrasse! I couldn’t believe it when I realised he was the reason that I lost that Laboutei.

I forgot the cleaner on my list!!

 

[i cant think]

I forgot the cleaner on my list!!

Make sure he has plenty of big bodied fish, I don’t know why but I think mine was annoyed when I removed the jade as he has been lacking in large bodied species.

 

[i cant think]

Also have to say, a DT would be a great addition as they aren’t a delicate species and definitely hold up to themselves. I mean this guy has almost tripled in size since I got him!

 

[Mhamilton0911]

GET ALL THE PRETTIES!

 

[fishguy242]

Also have to say, a DT would be a great addition as they aren’t a delicate species and definitely hold up to themselves. I mean this guy has almost tripled in size since I got him!

While you are close ... best shots of Harley under tail, i could get ,what do you think ?...he ? she ?

 

[i cant think]

While you are close ... best shots of Harley under tail, i could get ,what do you think ?...he ? she ?

Yep looks to be a male to me!

 

[tharbin]

Well folks, looks like I'm moving forward with an upgrade!

Scheduled to pick up a new 48"x20"x20" 83 gal system with 26gal sump, stand, plumbing and gravity ATO, referral courtesy of our new Excellency @VintageReefer !

Not the dream tank. That's still to come one day and it'll be B-I-G and Notorious! But this is going to get me there in the meantime and hopefully let me break up these overcrowded corals and let them grow into the full colonies they deserve to be.

Stock pics:

I'll be keeping this build thread, just changing the title and original post links and whatnot.

Current new build plan:

Tank: Current USA 83 gal 48"x20"x20"
Sump: Current USA 29 gal ???
ATO: 9 gal acrylic tank with gravity ATO
Return: Current USA eFlux Loop DC Flow Return Pump 1900 GPH
Flow: 1x RFG overcranked, 2x Maxspect xf330
Feed: Avast Plank + Refrigerator doser for Reef Nutrition foods
Lights: 4x Noopsyche K7 Minis, working on hanging system; Reefbreeders Pico in Refugium
Sand: 60 lbs Natural Bahamas Oolitic Aragonite Coarse Sand (1- 2 mm) - Pisces Aqua, seeded with AquaForest LifeSource (with metallic bits removed)
Rocks: Current rocks + more Marshall Islands/Fiji rocks
Dosers: Reef Factory X3 in refrigerator for Reef Nutrition liquid food; Simplicity 4x doser for All-For-Reef
Skimmer: None
Filtration: cups with floss and carbon
Refugium: 1/2 cryptic, 1/2 macroalgae

Stocking:

Corals/nems/Macroalgae:
1. Everything in the 40g
2. Cynarina
3. More zoas
4. Elegance
5. Heliofunghia
6. Acantho
7. Tridacna and/or Hippopus clams

Refugium:
1. Codium
2. Pom Pom gracilaria
3. Botrycladia
4. Sponges (cryptic and non-cryptic)

Fish:
1. Macropharyngodon bipartitis
2. Halichoeres chrysus
3. Pseudocheilinops ataenia
4. Pseudocheilinops ataenia
5. Tailspot Blenny
6. Exquisite Firefish
7. Yasha Shrimp Goby
8. Foxface of some kind
9. Pseudojuloides severnsi
10. Halichoeres iridis
Pick 3:
11-13. Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
11-13. Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
11-13. Cirrhilabrus brunneus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus rubeus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus laboutei
11-13. Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
11-13. Cirrhilabrus lineatus
11-13: Paracheilinus carpenteri
Pick one:
14. Macropharyngodon negrosensis
14. Anampses meleagrides
Pick one:
15. Halichoeres lapillus
15. Halichoeres "babi" pallidus
Pick one:
16. Anampses twistii
16. Anampses neoguinaicus
17. Copperband Butterfly--probably not.. but perhaps.. really shouldn't.. oh, maybe...

Maybe not get all 17 fish...

Exciting! Wife was very confused when I said I was picking up a tank next week, even though I told her last week I'd be moving money in and out as I sold and bought stuff for a new tank. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That looks like a really nice setup.

 

[fishguy242]

Yep looks to be a male to me!

Thanks, Harley it is...

 

[JoJosReef]

Oh, and who might you be little one?

 

[i cant think]

Oh, and who might you be little one?

He’s an adorable baby zoanthid, well he wants you to think that.

Can’t wait to see the colours - do they gain more as they grow?

 

[JoJosReef]

He’s an adorable baby zoanthid, well he wants you to think that.

Can’t wait to see the colours - do they gain more as they grow?

Great question. That's a good one for @Ron Reefman who's had many baby RFAs and also probably @jkcoral .

I also have two of the babies on my Gyre and one has been moving around the rock in the back of the tank near the branching GSP jungle.

* Note: I have not cleaned all that bubble algae horror off of the gyre, specifically because the babies call it home.

Now let's play, "Who Is The Father!?"
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

 

[Goaway]

You're killing me here. I almost eant to add a second rfa to an order, in hopes of spawning....

 

[Mhamilton0911]

You're killing me here. I almost eant to add a second rfa to an order, in hopes of spawning....

I have 17 and they spawn frequently but no babies yet,

 

[Mhamilton0911]

And it's father b, Fo Sho.