Originally Posted by
spanko
http:///forum/post/2579664
Nicely done Scopas. I love the way the Halimeda looks growing in that back corner. How long has this tank been up and running? What other plans do you have for it in relation to coral and or fish? There are some great nooks and cranny's in the rockwork and your aquascaping job is A-ONE!
Thanks Henry ~ coming from someone with your experience/expertise that means a lot to me. I've always enjoyed the look of Halimeda in a tank, so it was a given that it was going into my personal tank. The tank has been up and running since the end of November (so only 5 months).
Corals to be honest, I'm struggling with. My original intent was really to include some of my personal favs; purple ribbon gorgonia, leathers (I really want a yellow fiji leather), bullseye mushrooms, ricordias, and zoas (uncommon colors), and then after six months or so branch into the LPS and SPS which I've never been able to successfully keep in my school tanks because of heat issues and inadequate lights. I've ended up with a number of things I never intended/expected because of swapping (common zoas, palys, xenia, common mushrooms, and the plating montiporas). And somehow (mainly through ignorance on my part) I've ended up with several corals which have to be feed (gonipora, and now the carnation). What I've really become interested in however is those that glow "neon" in the tank under actinics and moon lights. I've got several corals (my blue/orange ricordia, several different zoas, my gonipora, and a red mushroom) which literally light up my tank at night. After talking to a friend about scuba diving at night, Im kind of hooked on night scene, so I'll probably be pushing in that direction. Any suggestions?
As for fish, I've got a LMB and diamond watchman goby (which I'm considering taking back out ~ cause I'm not getting the pob population I really want) already. Unfortunately I've fallen in love with the Mc. Wrasse and I would really love a school of them (orange unintentionally seems to have become a theme), I've considered a purple mandrin because I've always wanted one, but don't know if I want the issue of having to grow pods seperately in order to feed him. Beyond that I'm not sure, I'm really not much of a fish person, but my wife has been bugging me to start getting some, so I'm open to suggestions.
Invertes, I have the standard hermits and snails of course, the feather duster (I'll probably add another one), and a pair of gold coral bandeds. Added a peppermint, but lost him. almost forgot the banded serpent star, as well as some Astrea (?) stars.
I'm really not happy with my microfauna population in the tank right now, so my next push will be to order in some good mud "seed" for the refugium mud, and some real live sand to add to the DT.
Any suggestions, comments or input are certainly welcome. Probably be posting some suggestion threads as well here soon. Thanks for the interest.
