90 gal build log
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melypr1985
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Missed you too Nissan!
Thanks Meowzer! I love that bubble too! I was so mad at myself for not being more careful with it and letting it get stabbed by that dumb birdnest! ugh.
I'll take pics tomorow after adding a few more things. I'm hoping it will look better then.
Thanks Meowzer! I love that bubble too! I was so mad at myself for not being more careful with it and letting it get stabbed by that dumb birdnest! ugh.
I'll take pics tomorow after adding a few more things. I'm hoping it will look better then.
melypr1985
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well, today I finnished the move. Everything from the nano is now in my 90. Muffy (lionfish) is still acting really weird. One of the peppermint shrimp swam all the way across the tank and ran into Muffy's face! Muffy didn't even seem to notice! Wierd..... He's not a very good preditor. I think he's mentally chalenged.
Well, I have a bunch of pictures for you all. I'm still not happy with the way the bubble coral looks today. Pretty much the same as last night. I'm hoping that a few days without a person's hands in the tank and getting used to the new lights will have it looking better.
There is also a picture of my scooter blenny along with the largest of my four bright blue damsels. It keeps swimming up to the blenny (following it) and rubbing it's butt on the blenny? How wierd is this behavior? I dont have a clue what that's about, but the damsels stops when the blenny is on the other side of the tank. Let me know what you guys think.
Well, I have a bunch of pictures for you all. I'm still not happy with the way the bubble coral looks today. Pretty much the same as last night. I'm hoping that a few days without a person's hands in the tank and getting used to the new lights will have it looking better.
There is also a picture of my scooter blenny along with the largest of my four bright blue damsels. It keeps swimming up to the blenny (following it) and rubbing it's butt on the blenny? How wierd is this behavior? I dont have a clue what that's about, but the damsels stops when the blenny is on the other side of the tank. Let me know what you guys think.
melypr1985
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Now here you can see why I hate/love hermit crabs. They killed a nass snail the second it hit the sand and ate it. The good thing about them is that they will eat anything they find on the sand. So it's a love/hate relationship.
There are several pictures of parts of my aquascape. I dont think it looks that great right now and I'm sure later on I will change it to suit me better. But this is what I was able to do without takeing out all the rock and re-doing the whole thing right then.
The last picture is of my favorite snail ever! He's a HUGE nass snail with the coolest shell I've ever seen! He's one of the few that made it from my orriginal 20.
There are several pictures of parts of my aquascape. I dont think it looks that great right now and I'm sure later on I will change it to suit me better. But this is what I was able to do without takeing out all the rock and re-doing the whole thing right then.
The last picture is of my favorite snail ever! He's a HUGE nass snail with the coolest shell I've ever seen! He's one of the few that made it from my orriginal 20.
melypr1985
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3147546
It will come back....
...the tank looks good
Just out of curiosity....what lights are on the 90? I am wondering if you needed to light acclimate the bubble???
I have the same brand of pc lights on it as I did on the nano and I have two t-5 lights on it. One is 10,000k and the other is actinic. Eventually I want to do all t-5s but I have to find another job first.
http:///forum/post/3147546
It will come back....
...the tank looks goodJust out of curiosity....what lights are on the 90? I am wondering if you needed to light acclimate the bubble???
I have the same brand of pc lights on it as I did on the nano and I have two t-5 lights on it. One is 10,000k and the other is actinic. Eventually I want to do all t-5s but I have to find another job first.
melypr1985
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these are my progression shots of the 90. I have more detailed shots but i can only post 5 pictures per post. Went by pretty fast. now I need suggestions on future fish to add.
I'm going to watch Bones(my all time favorite show) and will be back after Project Runway! Thanks guys for all the help, info, and support!
I'm going to watch Bones(my all time favorite show) and will be back after Project Runway! Thanks guys for all the help, info, and support!
melypr1985
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so do I need to light acclimate my bubble coral? How do i do that? It's already at the bottom of the tank.
What other fish should I get? I know the lion is a risk but so far he has stopped eating anything much less the other critters.
What other fish should I get? I know the lion is a risk but so far he has stopped eating anything much less the other critters.
melypr1985
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3147711
I wasn't sure if you went from pc to metal halide....that would be a big change....
IDK...you should be ok....
I have no idea what can go with a lion.....
Well, I can always trade him in to the LFS if any new additions dont work out. My clown is Almost an inch big and the lion doesn't even notice it's there.
http:///forum/post/3147711
I wasn't sure if you went from pc to metal halide....that would be a big change....
IDK...you should be ok....
I have no idea what can go with a lion.....
Well, I can always trade him in to the LFS if any new additions dont work out. My clown is Almost an inch big and the lion doesn't even notice it's there.
melypr1985
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Well, we decided to trade muffy into the LFS because we didn't want to risk him eating anything. They were really great and gave me my full $81 back. So I got a yellow mimic tang and a green manderan gobie. Dont worry guys I bought a package of live pods to beef up my population (just in case). The pics are of them acclimating right now. I will try and get better pics later after they are in the tank.
Are you supposed to add the pods directly to your tank or refuge? Or is there something your supposed to do to them first?
Are you supposed to add the pods directly to your tank or refuge? Or is there something your supposed to do to them first?
melypr1985
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ok good. I added them directly to the fuge. I think I'll need to do some research on how to keep my pod population up at max to make sure my manderan and my scooter are happy. (the scooter does eat frozen though)
melypr1985
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First up is the Manderan Goby. Any body know if its a male or female?
I got a video but I'm not sure how to get it off my camera and onto my computer! Very confusing.... hmmm. I'll work on it.
I got a video but I'm not sure how to get it off my camera and onto my computer! Very confusing.... hmmm. I'll work on it.
melypr1985
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And now my mimic tang. I wasn't aware that they turn brown as they get bigger. I'm a little dissapointed about that but I'm sure I can find him a new home when he gets too big for my tank. I was going to get a sailfin tang but they were all already sooo big and I would feel really bad about a fish that size in my 4ft long tank. the guy at the LFS tried to get me to buy a huge emp. angel and then another HUGE sohal tang. I was like do you even know how big a 90 gal tank is?!? These fish were like full grown! No way jose!
Anyway this guy is really pretty and will be nice a fat pretty soon. Enjoy the pics!
Anyway this guy is really pretty and will be nice a fat pretty soon. Enjoy the pics!
melypr1985
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3149321
It's very pretty....
thank you.... thank you..
http:///forum/post/3149321
It's very pretty....
thank you.... thank you..
melypr1985
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Well, I know there may have been a small amount of concern for my bubble coral. During the move it got stabbed by the evil birdsnest and was looking pretty bad for a few days. I have pics of it today and you might be very happy! (or I may have been the only one concerned but your getting pics anyway!)
melypr1985
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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3149905
YAYYYYYYYYY...My bubble looks greeeaaaaaaaaaat!!!
i knew you'd care!
Yup! looks fantastic! I'm quite suprised to tell the truth. I thought I would surely lose it. Alot of people told me about how they accidentally ripped the flesh and lost their's fairly quickly. guess I'm lucky!
I just found out I have bryopsis...... boo
http:///forum/post/3149905
YAYYYYYYYYY...My bubble looks greeeaaaaaaaaaat!!!
i knew you'd care!
I just found out I have bryopsis...... boo