Finally, Here It Is...

[lkgrenegade22]

LOL, I was about to say, the panther is alread in someone elses tank. I gave him away last weekend to a better suited home. The night before he was trying to eat everything he swam by so he had to go ASAP. I even drove an hour to meet the people to give the fish to them.

 

[prime311]

I seriously Lol'd when I saw the Panther in that stocklist. It was like one of those old multiple choice questions 'Which of the following does not fit?'

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by prime311
http:///forum/post/2843985
I seriously Lol'd when I saw the Panther in that stocklist. It was like one of those old multiple choice questions 'Which of the following does not fit?'
But if all questions were that easy nobody would have test anxiety!

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Ok I'm bumping this back up for an update. I still haven't gotten around to taking some new pics of the rockwork but somehow when I rearranged it, it seemed to give them twice as many holes/caves to swin into and around so I think they like it better.
The Flame Angel died. It had been acting kinda sluggish for a week or so. It did not have any spots or anything on it at all, so I'm not sure what the deal was. I was told the place that I bought that particular fish from is not a great place to buy fish. I was told from numerous people they boost their tanks up and most of their fish die rather quickly, whatever that means? I have been checking my water daily and the highest reading I have had was 0-0-10 and that was right before a water change. I guess between the 120lbs of LR, skimmer and canister (which I have been changing the media every week) I am keeping the tank as clean as possible. I did add a few neon gobies, and I had been looking for them everywhere almost daily (between about 10-12 stores) and one store got a few in so I figured I better get them while I can. I also added a few cleaner shrimp too since I was advised that would probably be a good idea since I did not QT the fish before putting them in the tank.
Any suggestions from you guys now?

 

[mboswell1982]

sorry to hear about the flame angel man, it sucks losing a fish, for sure.
so whats ur stock list looking like now? and what kinda direction are you wanting to go with your tank? are you looking at possibly changing out the canister for a sump/fuge set up? it will make things easier from what ive read on here LOL but u know how folks on here are LOL but, they are easier to clean, thats for sure
and if you are looking at adding another angel, have you looked at the pygmy cherubs? from all ive been able to research, they are one of the hardiest of the dwarf angels, im wantin to say it was teresaQ who got me hooked on those guys. lol

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2850580
sorry to hear about the flame angel man, it sucks losing a fish, for sure.
so whats ur stock list looking like now? and what kinda direction are you wanting to go with your tank? are you looking at possibly changing out the canister for a sump/fuge set up? it will make things easier from what ive read on here LOL but u know how folks on here are LOL but, they are easier to clean, thats for sure
and if you are looking at adding another angel, have you looked at the pygmy cherubs? from all ive been able to research, they are one of the hardiest of the dwarf angels, im wantin to say it was teresaQ who got me hooked on those guys. lol
This tank will NOT ever have a sump setup. I am going to run a skimmer and keep the canister because I am not going to alter the stand to run a sump. I will run a sump on my next tank though. I actually saw one this weekend that I was going to buy but then I decided that even though it was about 3' deep it was still only 4' long and I want my next one to be longer than 4' to allow for the growth of the fish. The Flame and the Coral Beauty I had got along well so I don't know if I got lucky there or what but I will probably just get another flame later on. I did setup a 20G QT tank though.

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Current Stocklist is:
1- Blue Hippo Tang
1- Coral Beauty Angelfish
1- Lawnmower Blenny
2- False Percula Clowns
1- Pink Spot Sifter Goby
1- Rusty Clown Goby
1- Sixline Wrasse
1- Cleaner Wrasse
8- Turbo Snails
1- Sabae Anemone
4- Hermit Crabs
2- Neon Gobys

 

[mboswell1982]

for your next tank, id recommend getting a 5-6' long tank, jess, my gf, decided this weekend that our twin tanks im building next summer arent long enough, they were gonna be 52", and now they're gonna be 60" long, by 24" wide by 18" high LOL 112 gallons, but oh well, who am i to argue with a bigger tank, right? LOL

 

[mboswell1982]

Originally Posted by LKGRenegade22
http:///forum/post/2850591
Current Stocklist is:
1- Blue Hippo Tang
1- Coral Beauty Angelfish
1- Lawnmower Blenny
2- False Percula Clowns
1- Pink Spot Sifter Goby
1- Rusty Clown Goby
1- Sixline Wrasse
1- Cleaner Wrasse
8- Turbo Snails
1- Sabae Anemone
4- Hermit Crabs
2- Neon Gobys

and i like this list man, looks good, im not a fan of the lawnmower blenny, matter of fact, i havent found a blenny yet that i really really like LOL but oh well, ill find one, either a blenny or basslet LOL

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2850593
for your next tank, id recommend getting a 5-6' long tank, jess, my gf, decided this weekend that our twin tanks im building next summer arent long enough, they were gonna be 52", and now they're gonna be 60" long, by 24" wide by 18" high LOL 112 gallons, but oh well, who am i to argue with a bigger tank, right? LOL
The good thing is I am going to incorporate the new tank into my house that I am picking out as we speak. That way I can brace the flooring and such ahead of time.

 

[mboswell1982]

do u know anything about glass or acrylic? why not build it yourself that way you can make it however big you want LOL just get the glass pre cut, and there ya go

 

[ilovemytank]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2843655
You are one of the best new people I have seen in a long time with taking the information given and developing a plan of your own. Well done.
Now one last thing, do some research on the cleaner wrasse. They will normally die in captivity and are one of the critters better off left in the ocean.
Can't wait to see some pictures.
I hear this alot now that I am a part of a site that has a wealth of feedback from real people. I never heard this from the places I looked before getting mine. I've had mine in my tank since Feb. 2008. Is this considered long ?

 

[mboswell1982]

Originally Posted by Ilovemytank
http:///forum/post/2850605
I hear this alot now that I am a part of a site that has a wealth of feedback from real people. I never heard this from the places I looked before getting mine. I've had mine in my tank since Feb. 2008. Is this considered long ?
ok, love, thats kinda confusing LOL and was spanko talkin about you or lkr? LOL

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2850595
and i like this list man, looks good, im not a fan of the lawnmower blenny, matter of fact, i havent found a blenny yet that i really really like LOL but oh well, ill find one, either a blenny or basslet LOL
I don't know how you couldn't be. He has tons of personality, single handidly prevents an algae outbreak and is awesome to watch. He changes colors and hides on rocks and blends in so well that other fish will stop and sit on him.

 

[bmorosco]

I am fairly new to the saltwater kingdom but I must say that I have not seen anywhere on any of the boards a tank cycle that fast. I hope everything goes well for you .

 

[mboswell1982]

im more kinda partial to more colorful fish LOL i mean, they do an awesome job, but, he's also a lil bit bigger than what im goin for in our zen tank as im gonna start calling it LOL now in my big tank, and i mean my, she gets her own tank to stock LOL ill prolly have one

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by Ilovemytank
http:///forum/post/2850605
I hear this alot now that I am a part of a site that has a wealth of feedback from real people. I never heard this from the places I looked before getting mine. I've had mine in my tank since Feb. 2008. Is this considered long ?
Out of all the fish I have the cleaner wrasse probably eats better than anything in the tank. He eats everything in the tank literally. Algae sheets, flakes, shrimp and pellets.

 

[mboswell1982]

Originally Posted by Bmorosco
http:///forum/post/2850612
I am fairly new to the saltwater kingdom but I must say that I have not seen anywhere on any of the boards a tank cycle that fast. I hope everything goes well for you .
the tank was already set up when he bought, i do believe, its been a while since ive read the first of this thread lol and we did bash on ya for a bit, but, renegade is a good guy, and he listens

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by Bmorosco
http:///forum/post/2850612
I am fairly new to the saltwater kingdom but I must say that I have not seen anywhere on any of the boards a tank cycle that fast. I hope everything goes well for you .

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2850618
the tank was already set up when he bought, i do believe, its been a while since ive read the first of this thread lol and we did bash on ya for a bit, but, renegade is a good guy, and he listens
Exactly. I transported all the LR and LS that was almost 2 years old in a bin submerged in water that came out of the tank, so there shouldn't have been any die off. I also brought most of the water from the old tank with me so I did not have to mix ALL new water.

 

[ilovemytank]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2850614
im more kinda partial to more colorful fish LOL i mean, they do an awesome job, but, he's also a lil bit bigger than what im goin for in our zen tank as im gonna start calling it LOL now in my big tank, and i mean my, she gets her own tank to stock LOL ill prolly have one
Check your PM from me.