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post #241 of 247
8/11/11 at 8:01am

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Holy Crap on a Cracker.  flaming.gif

 

Those colors are fantastic!

 

Have you thought about optics yet, or did you leave them like this?

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post #242 of 247
8/11/11 at 9:13am
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Well, we moved and upgraded to a 180 and sold this tank. So far we haven't seen the need for optics.
We are going to be building a DIY LED fixture for the seahorse tank with the same bulbs and will probably put optics on that fixture to see the difference.

I love the LEDs. We just need to add some reds and purples to get a little more pop from our blue fish/corals.
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post #243 of 247
8/11/11 at 8:34pm
How did your copperband do with the coals? Did you have a clam in there also by any chance?
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post #244 of 247
8/12/11 at 10:43am
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Originally Posted by novahobbies View Post

How did your copperband do with the coals? Did you have a clam in there also by any chance?


The Copperband has never nipped a coral. I didn't even have to train him onto frozen, it was WONDERFUL. When I quarantined him, he just accepted frozen. I then tried all different corals with him and he never went for anything. The only time he's a PITA is when I'm feeding my acans, he likes to rip the Mysis shrimps out of their mouths. To help, I trained him to eat from my hand, so while my husband is feeding the corals, I keep him occupied with hand feedings.

 

I do have a clam with all my fish as well, everyone, including my Coral Beauty (I had a flame as well, but got rid of him when we upgraded) never touch it.

 

I think it helps that I'm a heavy feeder. It keeps my fish more interested and away from my corals. I have a few fish in my tank that could be problematic: Filefish, Copperband, Coral Beauty.

Funny, I've never had an issue with the "risky" fish, only ones you'd never expect it from. I had a clown that LOVED to eat my LPS and a Sailfin tang that destroyed a clam AND a duncan colony on me.

 

Here's my 180 tank thread: http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/385998/btldreef-s-180-tank-build

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post #245 of 247
11/14/11 at 5:00pm

oops sorry.

 


Edited by Mr btldreef - 11/14/11 at 5:24pm
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post #246 of 247
11/14/11 at 5:07pm

Looking great! I like your anthias..:)

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post #247 of 247
11/14/11 at 5:13pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Edited by Mr btldreef - 11/14/11 at 5:28pm
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