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alisamac

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Definitely no rush so I hope we don't get screwed into paying too much.. We used to have an urchin that used to pluck frags up and carry them around like a hat. It was funny the first time but then got super annoying, so I can only imagine how a fish throwing stuff around would be frustrating. What size systems are you running?
 
kiefers

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I do like the suncoral idea, however, have you concidered zoa rocks? Glue a different variety of colorful zoa's there and watch them spread over the rock. justa thought there.
 
mproctor4

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Originally Posted by alisamac http:///t/387766/shady-spot-for-coral-pic-included/20#post_3415060
Definitely no rush so I hope we don't get screwed into paying too much.. We used to have an urchin that used to pluck frags up and carry them around like a hat. It was funny the first time but then got super annoying, so I can only imagine how a fish throwing stuff around would be frustrating. What size systems are you running?
It is a 120g.
Kiefers had a zoa rock with 4 different types of zoas--it was beautiful. It looked like a mini staircase of zoas. Not sure what happened but he lost alot of them, hopefully they will grow back.
 
alisamac

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A 120 would be so nice. We have wild fantasies about customizing a tank to fit the space we have our current tank in that would be 300g+. Once upon a time I would have looked at him like he had four heads and wondered how in the world are we going to fill all that.. But now that we are running out of room in this tank I totally understand.
I think zoas might fit a little better than the sun coral.. they lie a little flatter and I don't want to totally fill the gap we've got in there.. I think Josh was a little excited about the sun coral so who knows they might be making it in there someday too haha
 
mproctor4

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No reason you can't have both (zoas and suncoral). I have outgrown the 120. It happens so fast! We too have a dream of a 200-300gal tank. Our problem now is we just have too many tanks in too small of a house and to many other pets! I could always fill up a bigger tank, but I honestly am happy with what we have.
 
alisamac

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I don't know what I would do with two display tanks.. How do you divide your attention lol, it's like having two kids and trying to love them both the same. I mean I guess you can go with different themes etc. I mean we have the 75 display and the 65 that is a hot mess of algae and everything we've fragged, but that's it. You're a better woman than I, I don't think I have the energy for multiple.
 
kiefers

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Originally Posted by alisamac http:///t/387766/shady-spot-for-coral-pic-included/20#post_3415973
I don't know what I would do with two display tanks.. How do you divide your attention lol, it's like having two kids and trying to love them both the same. I mean I guess you can go with different themes etc. I mean we have the 75 display and the 65 that is a hot mess of algae and everything we've fragged, but that's it. You're a better woman than I, I don't think I have the energy for multiple.
The 120 is her tank and the 56 is mine. She does the water changes and aquascaping on hers and me on mine. So in esence, his and hers! :) and I get to enjoy her critters and she mine. hmmmmm sounds dirty!! Lol...
As far as the kids...... well.... it his hard to love both so we just tolerate them now until their 18 and kick them out!! AMEN
 
mproctor4

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Only the 120g (mostly fish with a few corals) + QT is mine. Whoever happens to be using the QT is responsible for it at that moment. Hubbie has 56g (mostly corals with 2 "normal" fish and 2 pipefish) and 29g biocube (which we are sharing for QT of corals for the moment), and he has a 5g fw tank with a beta on his nightstand. Kids have tanks in their rooms. Son has one freshwater. Daughter has a 30g tall fresh, 5g with an indian dwarf puffer, and most recently her 29g biocube set up specifically for her rescued blind fish, one shrimp, and some corals. I am only responsible for the 120, QT when I am using it, and feeding childrens tank every other weekend when they at their dads (honestly Keifers does that half the time). If they don't take care of them, they are gone. Hubblie is obsessive with his, so I stay out of that. lol I'm so glad he loves this hobby cause my ex hated it.
Our living area is where the two main saltwater tanks are. I enjoy have them both, they are very different. We both enjoy each others tanks but also enjoy having the freedom to do what we wish with our own tanks. We give each other ideas and stay out of the others tank unless asked--although hubbie is better at that then I am. He goes to work and sometimes I think his fish need a snack when I'm feeding my tank--not sure he appreciates that so much.
Haha--I just realized he is responding to you the same time I am, will our responses match????
The pictures I have seen of your tank are beautiful. I'm betting you could make your frag 65g beautiful too if you wanted to
 
alisamac

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haha I like the dual responses! Josh is the mad scientist when it comes to the system and water changes, he's got everything plumbed into the basement so I just avoid it.. I'm a pretty good skimmer cup changer lol. Looking back on pictures (he had the tank established before I came along) it definitely needed a woman's touch. Besides our fur-kid, the tank is definitely our baby, I might have shed a tear or two when we had a sea hare die lol. We did start as two tanks, the 75 and 12g nano from october till december of last year but it cracked and I moved my coral into the big tank. I'm glad we're mostly on the same page as far as what we wanted and what directions to go, or else we'd have problems.. Although I did get cut off from mushrooms and ricordia when we merged. He's got it pretty good though, most of our show pieces are ones I've bought him as gifts.
I love that you have fish kids! I never remember keeping fish alive when I was younger - always found them stuck to the carpet eventually.
The 65 will eventually get the T5's from the 75 whenever we upgrade and then we might do something more with it. It's awkward demensions though, similar to a 55 in length and width it's just super deep. If I'm reaching to the bottom I've got water up to my arm pit, so I hate having to screw around in there.. We try to keep it organized but there's kenya trees sprouting up all over and things constantly getting blown off racks. But it's almost kinda neat to see what happens if things can just do what they want.. I would love to get a fish that we wouldn't be able to keep in the display just for kicks. I'd like a scopas tang (crazy me wants a banana wrasse even though I know there probably isn't the space) but we haven't figured it out yet.
 
mproctor4

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The skimmer cup changer is funny because I do everything in my tank except that. Hubbie got me the skimmer for my birthday and it is tight under my stand and difficulty for me to reach. So he has the never ending gift--he keeps the skimmer and cup clean for me. My husband hadn't really been around saltwater tanks until I set up the 120g. I specifically got a 6' tank because I wanted tangs. I had only ever had FOWLR and he became very interested in corals while I drug him around to all the LFS. He decided he wanted to give corals a try and we didn't have the money to upgrade the lights on the big tank so he purchased a 29g biocube. It was the perfect starter tank for us. We didn't anticipate though how quickly everything would grow. So for Christmas the next year I got him the 56g high tank. His and her tanks weren't planned, it just kinda happened. We do actually like the same fish/corals.
It is great that you have everything plumbed into the basement---that makes me jealous! I also like the idea of your "natural" tank. I bet it is fun to just let it do it's thing and see what happens. The Kenya's blowing around kinda make me nervous because I just purchased my first Kenya yesterday. Right now it is small and in the QT but I'm not sure how I feel about having pieces blow around my display!
My son's interest in fish kinda ebb and flow. Right now music, concerts, and girls are way more interesting. We put a tank in my daughter's room when she was 3 because she was scared to sleep alone. She always slept well after that. She starting taking care of it (with help, of coarse) when she was 5. She wants to be a vet. so she is drawn to the sick fish--that is why she came home with a free fish with terrible HLLE and blind. She is doing a good job with it. She has had other sick, freshwater fish that she nursed back to health. Also she took in a praying mantis that was missing his front leg for a year. Her most exotic pet is a hedgehog. It is never boring!!
 
alisamac

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You should have told me you were kenya tree shopping! I would have mailed you a huge one in a ziplock bag lol. I think the kenya tree spreading is just from our mother colony dropping babies. If yours doesn't do well or anything happens let me know!
I was never particular about the fish but zeroed in on a pink spotted shrimp goby that of course I could never find.. So I settled on a diamond goby. Well he eventually went carpet surfing and we were just looking around about to purchase another when I saw my pink goby and he's been an awesome addition.. Josh got to figure out the rest. When we first started dating he had a pair of black ocellaris and the female would attack his hand every time he was in the tank, it was hysterical. Once upon a time I would have said I didn't care which ones if any were in the tank because the coral is enough for me.. But I'm glad we've got them and that they all play so nicely together lol
Having everything plumbed into the basement makes everything 110% easier for us. We keep our filter and cured water down there so it makes water changes as simple as turning on and off a few pumps.
The tank for your daughter to sleep better is an adorable idea. I think teaching them to nurture so young is beneficial, and who doesn't love a responsible kid?!
 
kiefers

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(The tank for your daughter to sleep better is an adorable idea. I think teaching them to nurture so young is beneficial, and who doesn't love a responsible kid?!)
Okay..... lol, i'm really ganna hear it about this comment...... she is getting a little better..... If the T.v. is on, there is no chance!! Lol..... like I said tho, she is getting a little better.
 
mproctor4

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Yeah..........we are working on responsible. She just turned 12 so we gotta give her a little slack. She does really well for her age though.
Man.......I wish I would have know about the Kenya tree! I bought it from a local reefer for $10 but it is small, it is going to take a long time to show up in my tank. lol. This guy didn't tell me where he lived until after I told him I would come get it (lesson here), it was a 45 min. drive. So about an hour and half worth of gas in a Jeep that gets terrible mileage....spent more on the gas than the tree. It was nice to see his tank though. We also got a really tiny frag for Paidey's new tank, and I mean TINY! Thanks for the offer, I appreciate it. Where do you live? Just wondering how big of a deal the shipping is.
I am now really jealous of your basement. We have gianormous trash cans in our kitchen/dining room area when we are getting ready for a water change. I would like to do it in the garage, but a hose and pump won't reach that far. It is getting old. I like the pink spotted shrimp goby also. We don't see them around her too often. Hubbie has a peaceful tank also, he calls it his "hippie colony". I have really grown to like an appreciate the corals, but I am still a die hard fish lover. I like to watch the subtle changes of the corals over time but I love how each fish has their own "personality".
 
alisamac

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I'm in Rochester NY.. We are fortunate enough to have way more LFSs available than some people but it would be nice to trade or sell without the middle man.. I think it's taken right around a year where I can walk in to this one store and the recognize me and don't deal with me like some chump off the street..
The subtle coral growth is where I fell in love with it. These are outdated but this was our progress as of may on a few..



Maybe I'll get these updated tonight or soon at least. I totally agree with the fish having personalities, the coral isn't excited when I'm getting food ready, or coming to see what I'm doing if I'm just looking in on everything.
 
mproctor4

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You've got some great growth! I really like seeing the time lapse photos. I really love your dog! Too cute. I'm saying this with a boxer in my lap--she thought he was cute too.
I know what you mean about the fish getting excited about the food. That is why my nitrates are so high, they always tell me how hungry they are and I believe them. The 120g is in the dining room, my hubbie likes to tease him with his food. Not nice, but funny. They freak out if they see lettuse on a sandwhich. They can also see the refrigerator from their tank and they know what container their food is in. There will be 10 fish in a line staring out of the tank.
I really do like your aquascape by the way.
 
kiefers

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Originally Posted by mproctor4 http:///t/387766/shady-spot-for-coral-pic-included/20#post_3416635
You've got some great growth! I really like seeing the time lapse photos. I really love your dog! Too cute. I'm saying this with a boxer in my lap--she thought he was cute too.
I know what you mean about the fish getting excited about the food. That is why my nitrates are so high, they always tell me how hungry they are and I believe them. The 120g is in the dining room, my hubbie likes to tease him with his food. Not nice, but funny. They freak out if they see lettuse on a sandwhich. They can also see the refrigerator from their tank and they know what container their food is in. There will be 10 fish in a line staring out of the tank.
I really do like your aquascape by the way.
okay, hahaha, in my defense here darling....... it's just kinda fun to see Kalhua get all twitterpated over lettuce. He just has this huge grin on his face when he sees it. Doesn't matter if he has some already or not. Lol
 
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Originally Posted by mproctor4 http:///t/387766/shady-spot-for-coral-pic-included/20#post_3416635
You've got some great growth! I really like seeing the time lapse photos. I really love your dog! Too cute. I'm saying this with a boxer in my lap--she thought he was cute too.
I know what you mean about the fish getting excited about the food. That is why my nitrates are so high, they always tell me how hungry they are and I believe them. The 120g is in the dining room, my hubbie likes to tease him with his food. Not nice, but funny. They freak out if they see lettuse on a sandwhich. They can also see the refrigerator from their tank and they know what container their food is in. There will be 10 fish in a line staring out of the tank.
I really do like your aquascape by the way.
+1 to boxers :) got a 11mth old in my lap as well :)
 
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