Start of one "BIG" SPS tank
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kevin34
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Incredible!!!
You deffinately know a lot about tangs having all of those difficult species in there so I was hoping I can get your opinion on something. I am in the process of setting up a 125 gallon reef and I would like to have 2 tangs when its all done. What colorful tang would you reccomend to go along with a purple tang? I dont want anything too expensive and would like to avoid the very common yellow and blue hippos. I was thinking either a powder brown or a blonde naso. Also nothing really hard to care for.
jackolopolis
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Holy fraggin saltwater, batman. I thought Stocking a 125 was an undertaking. That is some set up. I can only imagine it in person. I can only dream of schools of tangs like that. Truly amazing, indeed.
goodwin9
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Originally Posted by Kevin34
Incredible!!!
You deffinately know a lot about tangs having all of those difficult species in there so I was hoping I can get your opinion on something. I am in the process of setting up a 125 gallon reef and I would like to have 2 tangs when its all done. What colorful tang would you reccomend to go along with a purple tang? I dont want anything too expensive and would like to avoid the very common yellow and blue hippos. I was thinking either a powder brown or a blonde naso. Also nothing really hard to care for.
Of the two you mention, I would go with the Naso. Powder browns and blue seems to get ick very easily. Two others you might consider would be a sailfin or scopas.
Incredible!!!
Of the two you mention, I would go with the Naso. Powder browns and blue seems to get ick very easily. Two others you might consider would be a sailfin or scopas.
goodwin9
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Originally Posted by efishnsea
Very nice sps collection, nice colors and sizes
Absolutely Beautiful!!!
They look sooo tiny in the big tank. I guess you have to start some where. The coral tank makes them look bigger IMO....
kevin34
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Originally Posted by goodwin9
Of the two you mention, I would go with the Naso. Powder browns and blue seems to get ick very easily. Two others you might consider would be a sailfin or scopas.
I have read that a naso will outgrow a 125 so will something like a kole or mimic tang work? Also if I have 2 tangs will there still be room for some kind of foxface or other rabbitfish?
Of the two you mention, I would go with the Naso. Powder browns and blue seems to get ick very easily. Two others you might consider would be a sailfin or scopas.
I have read that a naso will outgrow a 125 so will something like a kole or mimic tang work? Also if I have 2 tangs will there still be room for some kind of foxface or other rabbitfish?
mike22cha
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Kevin, I think a naso would get to big for a 125g. A kole tang would work. How about a mimic lemon peel? I have a purple tang, a sailfin tang, and a foxface so I think it would work. Just make sure you don't buy them all at full grown size.
Goodwin, I can't wait for pics after the get in the 600g.
Goodwin, I can't wait for pics after the get in the 600g.
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wbsurfer101
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You are my hero
kevin34
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Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
Kevin, I think a naso would get to big for a 125g. A kole tang would work. How about a mimic lemon peel? I have a purple tang, a sailfin tang, and a foxface so I think it would work. Just make sure you don't buy them all at full grown size.
Goodwin, I can't wait for pics after the get in the 600g.
Thanks for the help. What does a mimic lemon peel tang look like? Are the common at lfs? Also is there a size difference between a regular foxface and a magnifiscent foxface?
Kevin, I think a naso would get to big for a 125g. A kole tang would work. How about a mimic lemon peel? I have a purple tang, a sailfin tang, and a foxface so I think it would work. Just make sure you don't buy them all at full grown size.
Goodwin, I can't wait for pics after the get in the 600g.
Thanks for the help. What does a mimic lemon peel tang look like? Are the common at lfs? Also is there a size difference between a regular foxface and a magnifiscent foxface?
azfishgal
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Originally Posted by goodwin9
This time, things went much better. NO glue on the fingers. For those who are going to try mounting frags for the first time, it works much better when you use the Glue Accelerator. I wished that I would have know that on my first attempt...
So what's a Glue Accelerator? Do you have a picture? Right now I'm using Super Glue Gel.
BTW, your frags look AWESOME!
goodwin9
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Originally Posted by azfishgal
So what's a Glue Accelerator? Do you have a picture? Right now I'm using Super Glue Gel.
BTW, your frags look AWESOME!
Thank you! Here is the link to the product I used. Works Great, make a big difference.
http://www.bostonaquafarms.com/defau...cts&prod=accel
azfishgal
Active Member
Originally Posted by goodwin9
Thank you! Here is the link to the product I used. Works Great, make a big difference.
http://www.bostonaquafarms.com/defau...cts&prod=accel
Thanks!
So how does it work?
Thank you! Here is the link to the product I used. Works Great, make a big difference.
http://www.bostonaquafarms.com/defau...cts&prod=accel
Thanks!
goodwin9
Active Member
Originally Posted by azfishgal
Thanks!
So how does it work?
Easy, I just put a couple of drops on the reef discs, then some glue on the frag and put them together. About 10 seconds and they were all set up. I was surprised at how it work on the mushrooms too. They are so slimey, and a real pain, accelerator on the rock and a drop of glue on the mushroom and they are stuck. I did about 10 mushroms and not one of them failed to hold. These were the ones I couldn't get to stick the first time around and the reason for all of the glue on the fingers. Not smart enough to wear laytex gloves........
Thanks!
Easy, I just put a couple of drops on the reef discs, then some glue on the frag and put them together. About 10 seconds and they were all set up. I was surprised at how it work on the mushrooms too. They are so slimey, and a real pain, accelerator on the rock and a drop of glue on the mushroom and they are stuck. I did about 10 mushroms and not one of them failed to hold. These were the ones I couldn't get to stick the first time around and the reason for all of the glue on the fingers. Not smart enough to wear laytex gloves........
azfishgal
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Thanks, that's good to know. I've only glued three corals, but have already run into the not sticking and taking to long to set problem. One of my corals disappeared a few days ago and I thought maybe my emerald grab got to it, but I found it face down in the sand.
I'll have to get this stuff you are talking about, THANKS!
