My 40 gallon (fish + some coral)

[smbeach1982]

40 (36 x 18) Gallon Saltwater Aquarium
Filtration: Bak-Pak 2 Protein Skimmer (hang-on-back) & ~45 live rock
Lighting: Wavepoint T5 Lighting System (36in/4x39 Watt T5 bulbs, 2 Sun Wave, 2 Super Blue Wave lights)
Flow: (2) Hydor Koralia 550 (600 gph)
Parameters:
Salinity 1.024
KH 9
pH 8.3
Temperature 75°F
Nitrate, Nitrate, Ammonia 0
Stock:
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish
Yellow Tang
Clownfish
Mandarin Goby
Valentini Puffer
Purple Tip Long Tentacle Anemone
Green Hairy Mushroom Coral
Bubble Coral
Sunflower Coral
Yellow Colony Polyp
Neon Pineapple Tree Coral
Pictures:











Videos:

 

[flower]

Hi,
I love the rock work. Did you "lock" the pieces together to make sure it can't topple? The caves for the fish to swim through is pretty awesome....I had to ask about stability because it looks like pieces are just resting on edge, if that's just an illusion, you did an awesome job. I like your critters too, and I think you have a really nice reef going.

 

[novahobbies]

I agree, I like the rockwork as well! Looks very nice.
The corals all look good, but the anemone looks a little sad. Is he moving around any, or was he just deflated for the video? I like your Goniopora....do you know if it was an ORA raised specimen, or wild? Have you had any difficulty feeding it?

 

[smbeach1982]

Thanks for the compliments on the rock work. They are just stacked like that, so hopefully I won't have any earthquakes anytime soon! They are interlocked pretty well though, so I'm not overly concerned that is an issue. As for my anemone, he is quite sad, you are right. I got him a week ago and he has opened up since then, but is still quite small and his tentacles are very thin. I've noticed that my Valentini Puffer occasionally nips at it, and I think the clownfish are too large to host with it, and are possibly pestering it. I haven't actually seen this occur yet, but that is my suspicion. As for my Geniopora, I got that a week ago with the anemone. So far it has been pretty happy. I've had to adjust my flow three times to get it to open up more (in the video it was maybe 80% as much as it is now). I welcome any advice on what to do about the anemone and how I can best care for the Geniopora, as both of them are relatively new for me. I've read up a ton on both, but more advice is always better! Also, the tank has been established for about four years now, maybe five. Thanks!