DeltaBlack22's 20L Frag Tank Diary!!!

deltablack22

deltablack22

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These arent in the frag tank (not sure if they'll fight with the anemone crab or not) but I thought I'd share anyway. It was pretty funny because they were really shy at first but didnt take them 10 minutes to start stuffing their faces! I'm pretty impressed with the emeralds so far, as these are my first ones and they seem to love picking at LR...


 
grumpygils

grumpygils

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Originally Posted by DeltaBlack22
Well I think I found a way to quarantine the clown and leave the tank fishless... My "Boss" gave me a 2.5 gallon Mini Bow tank like I bought for my sons bettas... I guess I could just set it up bare bottom with the small in tank filter it comes with, a heater and some PVC for him to hide in.
So let me get this straight, if I remove the clown and it doesnt show signs of ich for 3 weeks he should be considered ich free? (I'll have to keep him in the tank until the tank finishes quarantine though.)
The tank has to stay fishless for 6 weeks to carry on past the ich life cycle and be ich free right?
I guess that means I can leave inverts/corals in the tank right? Has anyone encountered issues with quarantine tanks or maybe have some knowledge to pass on about the subject?
Delta,
Where are you located?
Mc
 
deltablack22

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Originally Posted by grumpygils
Delta,
Where are you located?
Mc
Hubert, NC (north of Wilmington and next to Camp Lejeune)... Why do you ask?
 
azfishgal

azfishgal

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I'll take those red zoos off your hands.

Nice looking crabs. I have 4 emerald crabs in my DT and love them. They do a great job keeping the rock clean.
 
deltablack22

deltablack22

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Originally Posted by azfishgal
I'll take those red zoos off your hands.

Nice looking crabs. I have 4 emerald crabs in my DT and love them. They do a great job keeping the rock clean.

Sure, just have your husband get started on the stand/canopy for a 220 and I'll have 'em in the mail tomorrow.
No but seriously if you want a frag I can make that happen - I just wish I had a better picture... I might play with the colors and see if I can show you what I see.
So why is it that you only have 4 emeralds in your tank? I need to go re-read what your clean up crew consists of because your tank looks C-L-E-A-N. I figured you would have way more than that in a 125...
 
deltablack22

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I think I'm having an issue with the lighting on my frag tank. Not sure if its the bulbs or what but my corals seem to look physically different (not colors but texture) in my frag tank under the used PC's, than my display with the T5's.
There are mostly zoas in the tank, and I do see some new growth but the polyps dont seem to come out quite as much and dont seem quite as colorful. They also dont grow in diameter or length similar to what I get on my T5's. My levels are all good and match my display tank to the best of my ability. Any idea what might be going on?
 
deltablack22

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No updates as of yet, I fully stocked the frag tank before I left for Iraq so when I return home everything should be grown out. I've been in country for about a month now and my wife said everything was growing pretty well. I took some pictures before I left so I should have some before/after shots when I return... You guys take care...

*Edit: I just read my last post from a few weeks before I left and I was still trying to figure out my lighting issue. I decided to replace the lighting with the exact same T5 setup I have on my display tank and it was a great decision - all of the corals seemed to return to full health even before I left.
 
grubsnaek

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well with your lighting done, i guess i can show you what i did on my 20L frag tank.
i had 2-75w VHO bulbs then added a 70w halide to the canopy. good choice. heres a pic.
by the way cant wait to see your pics of how they grew out.
 
bessycerka

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you're right his is better, but yours is wacked........and no wonder , you're from Jersey, I'm from Clifton, NJ originally, your avatar should have told me..........WHADDARRRYAGUNNADO
 
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