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txchewy

txchewy

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Okay so I have two nano's a 29gallon Oceanic Bio Cube and a 12gallon JBJ.
29 Gallon Upgrades:
-Rio 10HF in place of stock pump (660 GPH)
-Hydor flo Deflector inside tank running off of the Rio Pump
-Maxi-Jet 1200 inside of tank
-Saphire Aquatics Protein Skimmer in place of bio balls
-1/2 inch tubing wall to raise back wall (see pics)
-Resealed top of tank with aquarium silcone due to higher water level
29 Gallon Livestock:
-40lbs of live sand
-60 to 70lbs of live rock
-Bicolor Blenny
-Yellow Watchman and Tiger Pistol Shrimp
-Percula Clownfish Picasso x 4
-Firefish Purple
-Canary blenny
-Coral Banded Shrimp
-Fire Shrimp
-Peppermint Shrimp x 5
-Zoas
-Shrooms
-Rics
-Feather Dusters
-Coco Worm
-Sun Polyp
-Leather
-Candy Cane Coral
-True RBTA
-and more ???????
29 Gallon Maintenance:
-Daily Wipe Down
-Weekly 5 gallon water change
-Monthly glass cleaning (internal)




 
txchewy

txchewy

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12 Gallon all stock.
Contents:
-2 clowns soon to be 3 (One will be moved from other tank)
-3 Redi Seahorses
-Sea Cucumber
20lbs live sand
Tonga Rock




 
motorcity

motorcity

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TXChewy - Looks great!!
Are you happy with the pumps your using, are they quiet?
Great idea with the 1/2" tube, does it keep your fish where they're supposed to be? Did you glue that in place or does it just stay there? I will have to do this before I add any fish.
Good job!
 
blueram

blueram

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U have 4 Clowns, 1 Canary Blenny, 1 Yellow Watchman Goby, 1 Firefish Purple, 1 Bicolor Blenny in a 29 gallon Biocube? Are they all getting along?
 
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rattler739

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What kind of clowns are those? they are unusually pattered and are very light, I like
 
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reefernana

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I recently purchased a sun coral, but it sure doesn't look like yours. It's the same coloring and it's a small fist size that was cut from a mother colony. It had a dead spot in the middle and a couple on the top, I understand that each polyp is a separate being but now I'm wondering if the dead spots are the reason it's not doing well. I have it in a low to no light place, off of the sand cuz I read that if sand gets on it, it can kill it. I have tried feeding it by covering it with a 2 liter cut bottle, I have placed it in a small container so that it could eat without being bothered, but I can't even get the polyps to extend to eat. I've tried frozen mysis, brine shrimp and cut-up shrimp. I have written to the person I purchased it from but haven't heard back yet. I've had it for 2 weeks now. It doesn't look like it's getting any worse, but I'm worried cuz it's been so long since it's eaten. If you have any ideas can you let me know? Thanks!
 
txchewy

txchewy

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Mine in the begining didn't want to eat so I would place a cut 2 liter bottle over him and change up the food one day mysis the next coral food mix by H20. After some time polyps emerged and noy I target feed every few days. The key with mine is it needs to know food is in the tank. I will squirt a bit of the mysis (what all the fish eat) wait a few minutes and polyps emerge. I will then do the heavy feeding which all other fish are waiting for.
Keep in mind these guys like to eat at night so I would try to feed it an hour or two after lights out.
As you can tell in the pic I set mine on the sand bed. It does have a fair amount of rock on the bottom and gets plenty of light.
I hope this is some sort of help.
 
txchewy

txchewy

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Blueram
Yes there are alot of fish in the tank and so far the only problem I have had is with my first clown who hosted the RBTA. He does not like the other clowns coming around his turf. I plan to pull him/her on my next water change.
Rattler
The clowns you see are 4 ORA Picasso's. I bought them from saltwaterfish.com as a group order for a local fish group. The two people that each wanted one backed out so I now have what I refer to as "the mob squad." Maybe one day they will pair up make some offspring and I can get some money back.
 
txchewy

txchewy

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Originally Posted by MotorCity
TXChewy - Looks great!!
Are you happy with the pumps your using, are they quiet?
Great idea with the 1/2" tube, does it keep your fish where they're supposed to be? Did you glue that in place or does it just stay there? I will have to do this before I add any fish.
Good job!
Hey MotorCity Thanks it has been some work (money) to get it where it is now.
The pumps are great no noise at all.
With the 1/2 inch I just cut it the length of the tube and opened it to get it over the back edge. No glue just a simple install. I have had only one fish get over since installed and thats because my water level was to high in the tank. To fix this I just pulled the stock replaceable filter up a bit to allow more water to flow to the second and third chambers.
 
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reefernana

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Originally Posted by TXChewy
Mine in the begining didn't want to eat so I would place a cut 2 liter bottle over him and change up the food one day mysis the next coral food mix by H20. After some time polyps emerged and noy I target feed every few days. The key with mine is it needs to know food is in the tank. I will squirt a bit of the mysis (what all the fish eat) wait a few minutes and polyps emerge. I will then do the heavy feeding which all other fish are waiting for.
Keep in mind these guys like to eat at night so I would try to feed it an hour or two after lights out.
As you can tell in the pic I set mine on the sand bed. It does have a fair amount of rock on the bottom and gets plenty of light.
I hope this is some sort of help.
I finally heard back from the guy I bought it from and he said it might take a few weeks before it feels comfortable enough to want to eat. I did move it several days ago to the backside of my tank on a ledge under an overhang to see if it likes it better there. I did all of the things you mentioned but now I'm going to wait until it shows some extension after feeding the tank some night and try a little phytoplankton first. He said that might entice it to open up then try to feed it at the same time of night after lights out so it will develop a pattern. I actually do see a little protrusion this morning from some of them, more than I have seen yet anyway. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it!
 
clay12340

clay12340

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Nice looking tank, how long has it been set up?
Not to rag on your tank, but it seems like you might have some issues with your livestock choices. Don't Redi's get to be like 8 inches long? I would also think a nano isn't big enough to feed your cuke long term :( Your coral banded shrimp is also probably going to be aggressive towards the rest of your shrimp. Aside from those issues that seems like a lot of fish given the water volume.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Very nice.. I love the patterns on your clowns.. Your sun coral my not be showing its polyups often because you have it under lights.. If you can shade it somehow it may feel more comfortable and open up more often... Light is not benificial to these guys.
 
txchewy

txchewy

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Originally Posted by Clay12340
Nice looking tank, how long has it been set up?
Not to rag on your tank, but it seems like you might have some issues with your livestock choices. Don't Redi's get to be like 8 inches long? I would also think a nano isn't big enough to feed your cuke long term :( Your coral banded shrimp is also probably going to be aggressive towards the rest of your shrimp. Aside from those issues that seems like a lot of fish given the water volume.
Clay I thought the same thing with the redi's but I bought the whole set up from a lady who has had it up and going for over a year.
My 29 gallon has been up for 3-4 months.
"big enough to feed your cuke long term" What is Cuke?
 
txchewy

txchewy

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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
Very nice.. I love the patterns on your clowns.. Your sun coral my not be showing its polyups often because you have it under lights.. If you can shade it somehow it may feel more comfortable and open up more often... Light is not benificial to these guys.
Thanks,
I will try that and see what happens. Right now he only opens when food is in the water.
 
txchewy

txchewy

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Clay,
Sadly you hit it out of the park. For some reason the Horses would not eat and after one died I took the other two to a LFS. They had no success. I contacted ORA on the matter and they informed me the seahorses most likely were on their last leg. They informed me most horses only live a couple years.
So leason learned - be cautious of buying from individuals.
 
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