new to reef...progress so far.

[polarpooch]

Slowly but surely converting FOWLR to reef. Here's the progress so far....

 

[beth]

Hey, that is really looking good. You must scrub down the sides of your glass everyday to keep the coraline off.
What size tank?

 

[matti070]

ye i agree looks good, can we get the tank specs like liting, size filtration, livestock, etc.? also, its all up to u, but i would put a blue or black background, i think they look better
DAVE

 

[blueberryboomer]

Beautiful! Lisa

 

[thomas712]

Very nice looking. I like what you've done to the place.

 

[polarpooch]

It's a 75E.
Inside:
Corals:
Pulsating Xenia
Pineapple Coral
Closed brain
Orange ricordia
Green ricordia
Neon hairy mushrooms
Green hairy mushrooms
Purple mushrooms
Green mushrooms
Anchor coral
Toadstool leather
Long tentacle anemone
Bubble anemone
Fish:
Majestic angel
sailfin tang
yellow tang
2 false percs
Pearly jawfish (not seen)
Niger trigger is in the pic, but I just moved him to my agressive tank.
Filtration:
Wet/dry/mud sump; UV; some giant gerry-rigged protein skimmer my friend put together, and my old Emperor still attached to the back.
Lighting:
220 PC, one 65W actinic balast

 

[superman]

i see the tangs, percs, and angels. But what is the Blue? fish next to the angel???

 

[polarpooch]

That is a niger trigger. He now resides in my smaller agressive tank with a couple of ghost ribbon morays.

 

[rottlover]

Nice Tank
Do the tangs cause in trouble with each other over territory?

 

[polarpooch]

Do the tangs cause in trouble with each other over territory?
Not at all. I was advised to add the yellow tang last, it being the more agressive of the two. It seems to have worked.
I do notice a minor "stand off" occurs whenever I rearrange my rock work. But usually only lasts a few minutes.

 

[rottlover]

Thanks
I already have the yellow in my tank, so adding the sailfin might not be such a good idea

 

[polarpooch]

You can remove your yellow to a Q tank for a week or so, rearrange your rocks, add your sailfin, then re-add your yellow.
The different rock structure will confuse the yellow enough that the sailfin will be the dominant fish.
I've tried this tactic, it works

 

[rottlover]

Thanks for the information, thats what I will do