New tank with pics

[zoalover34]

Lol i hear ya man! Do you think the actinic is more purple than it should be?

 

[1979camaro]

It is always tough to say in pictures, but the actinics look fine to me. It isn't like they really do much for you other than aesthetics, so if you are happy, leave it the way it is.

 

[TRe]

yea i was about to say the actinics are for yur liking not the corals so if yur happy with it than ther fine

 

[zoalover34]

Yea i like em ok lol.. Just wish they were more blue, maybe ill look into getting some moon lights.. Out of all my tanks i think im the happiest with this 1 as far as it looks.. Even if some thinks it looks empty lol .. I don't think it was enough light over my 150 and i had almost no growth rate but hopefully now things will start growing again! Maybe ill give another try at sps

 

[TRe]

what lights do u have?

 

[Lorna]

Okay Jim I am suprised that you came home from your son's birth and posted pics of your tank and not the baby.......?????

 

[zoalover34]

Lol Lorna they are in the Lounge! I have corallife bulbs Tre and a 175watt el cheapo from ebay! lol.. I just picked up 2 ric's tonight with at least 3 mouths on each 1 for 12.00 each and top that off i had 10.00 in store credit! I love going there when the salt water guy isn't working lol! They just switched over to SW so nobody there knows anything about corals..

 

[zoalover34]

More rics, got some pictures of em too!

So here's some updated pictures of all the ric's i have! Collection comming along nicely!

I can't wait till i fill my whole tank! Many of these ric's have at least 2 mouths so i guess i could cut em and place em all over to help em fill in huh?
Let me know what ya guys think! They look alot better in person as everyone knows pictures don't show justice!

 

[quaddity]

Those look nice! If you move again I get first dibs haha. How do you actually frag a ric? As for lights I doubt I'll ever go back to 10k or 14k now. I like 20k look too much.

My blue/orange ones from you sure look good but they don't seem to be growing much. The yumas on the other hand I think I got what 4 from you originally a couple months ago? There's 9 now.

 

[zoalover34]

Yea those things took off when i first got em had about 10 in a few months they were up to about 30 lol.. As far as fragging yuma's/ric's just cut them in half and as long as theres a piece of the mouth on each part it will heal.. If there's more than 1 mouth on em like my 2nd to last pic then just cut em as big as you want leaving a mouth on each 1..

 

[TRe]

to place it safe i usually only frag them when theres more than 1 mouth and have a mouth on each frag....if u wanna get brave u can try n cut the mouth in half but ive lost them hat way!
HTH

 

[zoalover34]

Yea ive never fragged em, just done some reading about it lol.. I don't think ill be brave enough to cut em down the middle..

 

[zoalover34]

On another note, do you guys think i can keep a flame angle in there or is the tank to small?

 

[zoalover34]

Scratch that idea the guy sold it allready lol.. Guess ill just get my scooter blenny

 

[Joe Fish]

Nice tanks Lorna. I like the way a mature tank looks.

 

[Joe Fish]

I wouldn't put a flame angel in... They are known to be a little more coral hungry. Nice pics BTW.

 

[Lorna]

I agree the only angel I would place in there would be a pygmy......they are the smallest and less likely to nip corals.

 

[zoalover34]

Ill probably just pass on the angel's all together.. Theres a store by me that's getting some red scooters in tomorrow for like 14.00 so i might go check them out

 

[zoalover34]

Updated pics and progression

Here's some updated pics, re-did some aquascape this morning as I thought my gobie was stuck lol.. Notice all the sand in/on the corals in the first few pics.. Yea thanks buddie lol!

At least my sands clean!

Noticed my clown started to host in my zoas!

Before shot

After shot.. Which 1 ya like better?

Next on the list is a cleaner shrimp and maybe 1 more fish..