My 75 build

crypt keeper

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I still need about 30 more pounds of LR. Get some more this week coming up.
My next question is for you. The Fuge. For the cheato what light should I run? I have seen people run those reptile heat lamps but then what bulb do they use? How much live rock should I put down there?
 

crypt keeper

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So I sold my blue face and I picked up the very small maybe 2.5 inches Emperor you all see in the pictures. The blue face was trying to kill him and the Emp is a very cool personable fish. The blue face just hides al day. The emp is all over and hangs out with my clowns. This fish eats everything I put in there. He took a week to get started but now its a machine. I had him qt for about 3 weeks.
Anyway. I have already started to buy the dry goods and equipment needed for my 180. This will be up and running next year this time.
My LFS has a 3 inch Blonde Naso Tang I was looking at. I may be pushing it with him though. Id like some fish I can transfer over to the 180 next year. I was looking at a scribbled angel or blue line. Both stay smaller and I would buy them at smaller sizes.
Again all fish 3 inches and under. Will be upgrading.
Fish Id like to add.
Flame Angel.
Scribbled Angel
Blue line Angel
Blonde Naso Tang
Any othe rideas.
Current List. 2.5 inch Emp Angel
2 inch Clown 1.5 Inch clown.
My tank is nakid. Yes Its spelled wrong
 
R

rcreations

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Careful with the Naso tang, they are pretty fast growers and they like lots of room to swim. I don't think even a small one would be happy in a 75gal for a year. Flame angel would be ok. In my opinion 2 large angels in a 75 will more than likely result in agression. How about a cute puffer? Maybe a small star and stripes. They're personable and you can tranfer it over to the 180.
 

small triggers

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the new tank is turning out well, and im sure youve learned from last time. I hope everything goes good in this one, i would wait on the others (or get them and put them in the QT) until you put more LR in the tank,,, yep its

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crypt keeper

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Originally Posted by premilove
http:///forum/post/3022424
that is one nice emperor angel! idk do you regret selling the blue face?
No. Not now. Before I bought the Emp I would haved. But the Emp. is just as gorgeous and actually hangs out. The blueface man, I had to sit still for 5 minutes and wait for him to come out like a big whimp. Once he was out he was cool, but if the dog moved or I sneezed. Forget it. The tank is very active with just those 3 fish in it. I may just get one other fish. 45 more pounds of live rock. Get my lights changed out to support an anemone and call it a tank.
 

it's chuck

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Originally Posted by crypt keeper
http:///forum/post/3021886
So I sold my blue face and I picked up the very small maybe 2.5 inches Emperor you all see in the pictures. The blue face was trying to kill him and the Emp is a very cool personable fish. The blue face just hides al day. The emp is all over and hangs out with my clowns. This fish eats everything I put in there. He took a week to get started but now its a machine. I had him qt for about 3 weeks.
Anyway. I have already started to buy the dry goods and equipment needed for my 180. This will be up and running next year this time.
My LFS has a 3 inch Blonde Naso Tang I was looking at. I may be pushing it with him though. Id like some fish I can transfer over to the 180 next year. I was looking at a scribbled angel or blue line. Both stay smaller and I would buy them at smaller sizes.
Again all fish 3 inches and under. Will be upgrading.
Fish Id like to add.
Flame Angel.
Scribbled Angel
Blue line Angel
Blonde Naso Tang
Any othe rideas.
Current List. 2.5 inch Emp Angel
2 inch Clown 1.5 Inch clown.
My tank is nakid. Yes Its spelled wrong
Good luck finding a blueline or scribbled that small, everyone I have seen available has been in the 5 to 7 inch range. Also when is Al day I have a buddy named Al and I am sure he'd like to know about it
 

crypt keeper

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I appreciate the luck. I have found a scribbled that small and the blueline. I can get a blue line juvi right now.
I can als get a Annularis juvi now. i just dont know how hardy they are. Im going to wait and upgrade to the 180.
 

crypt keeper

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added more rock. Everything is doing great. Coraline is taking off. The skimmer is a monster. I will have my fuge set up this weekend I hope. I planning on 1 more fish. Im thinking flame angel again.
Any ideas?
 

cufishfan

Member
Tank's looking great! And I definitely vote for the Flame- I also have a 75 Oceanic and just got a Flame Angel a few weeks ago and is doing great- eating flake and frozen food and staying away from my corals.
Where do you shop normally? I was in Rockville, but I'm moving to NoVA this weekend and wondering if there's a good place I don't know about. I've been going to Tropical Fish World, Congressional Aquarium and Aquarium One.
Black Cobra- can you recommend any LFS near Arlington?
Good luck! Keep posting pictures!
 

crypt keeper

Active Member
Well. Picked up a bi color today. He is about 2 inches. Gorgeous fish. I bought prazipro just in case.
I have heard mixed reviews about them. Some say they are hardy some say not so much. I was debating on the flame but I had one before. Plus the bi color was only $25. See how it goes. Pics soon once acclimated
 

salt life

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lol my bad, right when I posted that the page refreshed and I saw a pic of him, looks like he is getting bigger?
 

crypt keeper

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yeah. I feed him damsels every once in a while but i got him on frozen food. I get squid octopus and shrimp from the store. He destroys it. I cant keep up with him wanting food. I fill up his belly then wait till it goes down. Normally 3 days and he is ready again.
 

crypt keeper

Active Member
that picture just happened to happen. It was crazy. I never saw the blueface. Only at night when i would turn off all lights in the room and leave his light on then sit back a few feet. Then he would come out and lurk.
The Bi color already ate. I was shocked. I threw some sinking plettes in. he gobbled them up. I will try and get some angel formula in there tomorrow.
 
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