My 286g picture thread

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I lost the 2 blue spine unicorn tangs. Still have the 4 vlamingii

I caught the file fish who was causing all the coral death. He has some blue net stuck to his top fin spike thing. :/

Leveled my light and changed my rock work finally. One big rock mound and the flat rock on front. Think I'll get more flat rock and soon a small order of snails.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I love how it's a giant open cave.
I'll get better pics tomorrow when it clears. Cleaned the skimmer tonight too.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Tomorrow I'm gonna collect all the frag plugs with no corals and random things and glue down the couple live things left. :/
Gonna trust the small bird wrasse and the cherub angel for now as both are juvi for now.
The filefish just literally ate everything even started on my leathers.
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[Lbrdsoxfan]

Tomorrow I'm gonna collect all the frag plugs with no corals and random things and glue down the couple live things left. :/
Gonna trust the small bird wrasse and the cherub angel for now as both are juvi for now.
The filefish just literally ate everything even started on my leathers.
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I'm in the beginning stages of aiptasia and I'm worried about the file fish munching coral. Downside is the expensive as hell peppermint shrimp aren't eating crap except probably becoming food for the wrasses/hawkfish. Bought two, two different times @ 20$ a piece and they vanish, lol.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Ta don't do that. Idk how bug your tank is but u need to buy groups of 8-14. They go into a crazy eating frenzy and competition for food is my guess. They literally will strip your tank of aptasia.
It works I swear.
The filefish was too aggressive imo.
Could try the copper band butterflyfish too if u wanted or had the room.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Big*.
I got a discount and got em at $12ea I think.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Really like this rock structure. Lol.
Coralline on the bottom.
Tank looks good today after the deep clean it had last night. Lol.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

The filefish is out. The filefish is out. Lol. Excited.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Finally all done for now.
Lol
Things are looking good/better.
No filefish for awhile now lol. Poor inverts.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Corals are all really bouncing back. Tanks looking a lot better. Hopefully tonight I'll clean more of the detritus and walls up.
Amazing how one fish can destroy or ruin your reef lol.
Uhg.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Ordered a decent size cuc today from ebay kool shades mustache guy.
Lol. Purchased from him before with great outcome so here we go again.
Lol. Asked about substitute for the sea lettuce or sea slug. We will see.

I've been working ot at work. I wanna buy a new house and old one needs a new roof. Lol.
Soooo gonna order from reef beauty's a fish order this next cpl weeks when they return back to work.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Next fish order will include more squirrel fish. Flashlight fish. High comb tooth black blenny. And a pilot fish. If anyone has any exp with a pilot fish please lmk. Chime in. Ty
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Inverts on the way! happy camper I am.
Crabs. Starfish. Ect. Lol
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

New additions.
Gbta
Lta nem
Indigo blue dottyback
Juvi hermoculus morish idol lookin fish
Chalk bass
And I thought another fish but I can't remember. Lol
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Pencil urchins! I added an additional pencil urchins so 4 now. Lol.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

The black and white banner fish hemoculus fish didn't make it. I've seen the dottyback and chalk bass so that's good. They hide a lot but I've seen em.
Lol.
Ordered a gem tang today!
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

The gbta went to the back of the tank with the flow and was in a shade spot so today I placed it back on top rock. Hit the feed mode on my waveboxes to try and let it attach.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

The lta is doing great surprisingly.
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[mfinn]

Ordered a gem tang today!
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Deep pockets. lol