d00d's 2.5 footer military tank!

[d00d]

Harlow guys!

Having reared Discus and many other fishes for 20 years of my life, I decided to go marine due to the saying that a marine tank is hard to keep. Haha, so when there was a tank left sitting in my bunk, I decided to setup my very first marine tank!

Now at one and a half months old, it is slowly evolving! So I would like to check you guys in here, where the fun starts haha! This is where the coral stocking starts. Livestock-wise I think it is enough already.

Here's the list,

LS ~

A pair of Maroon Clowns

A Yellow Tang

A Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

A Batfish (Platax orbicularis)

Reefy ~

A Hammer coral

A Lime Green Goniopora (my gem! )

Two Cup corals

Lots of mushrooms all over LRs, green, transparant and white.

Inverts ~

Bubble Anemone

Feeding them market prawns and Nutrafin slow sinking morsels.

Equipment ~

Weipro 2011 with Rio 1700 running it.

Jebo hang-on filter ###### skimmer

Coral and Ocean Sun flourescent lighting

I am currently not using any additives. Haven't decided whether to dose anything yet. Suggestions?

Water parameters on 9th July 2004 ~

Ammonia - 0ppm

Nitrite - 0ppm

Nitrate - 30ppm (grrr...new tank can't blame, got algae already! )

pH - 8.5

Temp. - 26.8-27.6C

So far very satisfied with my tank and everything is looking good besides the lack of a background and the brown algae!!!

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A look at my gem and companion nearby the cup haha!

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Close look at my gem!

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An even closer look hehe, look at those polyps! So cute like mini daisies!

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One of the cup in my tank. Try spotting the smaller cup in the tank photo...

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The same cup with my tang with goniopora in the foreground.

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Cleaner shrimp doing what he is suppose to do! Yeah!

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Errm...Think he is working too hard...Should get some rest?

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My maroon pair in their host anemone. She is just relaxing and rubbing herself warm in there.

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This is what happens when the cleaner scoots past without telling the goniopora. Haha! Can see the trail and which way the shrimp went!

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A dead hammer!

Nah, haven't open lah. Takenw hen I just got it back. Can see its mouth sia scary!

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Ok last photo for tonight! It is the left-side view of the tank when only the actinic is left on. More to come as it changes. Changed real fast, cause two weeks ago, it had only two LR inside! Comments?

ENJOY!

[riot]

Good to see you really are ga-ga over your tank.

Raw enthusiasm . But why do you call it a military tank?

[bubble_gum]

bro neat tank but u r running fl lights only?

[d00d]

riot ~ Haha! Military tank cause it is in my bunk haha, in camp...

bubble~ yar I know... Forget to add a comment that I would be adding 2 more T5 tubes in a about a week time. For now not much light.

[ryz]

nice tank... quickly add more light!!

[bubble_gum]

riot ~ Haha! Military tank cause it is in my bunk haha, in camp...

bubble~ yar I know... Forget to add a comment that I would be adding 2 more T5 tubes in a about a week time. For now not much light.

hmmm okok... bro get some nice brain to colour up ur tank and soon u will see ur cup turning into a plate of hair..... the polyps will extend even more then tt

[Dispar_Anthias]

yeah.... lots of your livestock are bleach(not enough light) suggest adding quickly or your livestock may suffer at later stage

[Golden Tooth]

Bro. add more LRs.

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Yup, my tank still growing. Saw the lighting problem and would get lighting done fast fast ryz!

Err...bubble ar, why if I add brain my cup would extend its polyps?

Yup, talking bout LR, I need more to stack up higher man. Hmm.. ok would be going to get more LR soon after the mighty T5 is in.

Thanks for all your comments!

[bubble_gum]

Yup, my tank still growing. Saw the lighting problem and would get lighting done fast fast ryz!

Err...bubble ar, why if I add brain my cup would extend its polyps?

Yup, talking bout LR, I need more to stack up higher man. Hmm.. ok would be going to get more LR soon after the mighty T5 is in.

Thanks for all your comments!

huh did i say tt? i said add brain to add some colour(that is afther ur lighting upgrade

u will see ur cup improve their polyp extention afther upgrading ur lightings too

[sps_dude]

cool tank....... whos taking care of it if u book out.....

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Haha, think I misundestood the way you phrase your sentence. Nvm, now I know what you talking about already! Yeah, I can't wait for my cup to have tis polyps fully opened! I need lights!

One question, my brown at the left side of the tank used to be greenish on the interior two weeks ago. But now it is brown. Is it due to bleaching? Photo two weeks ago...

sps_dude ~ No one takes care when I book out. I leave it to the timer to give them light thats all. When Monday comes I treat all of them to market prawns. Their fav food.

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See the changes of this cup...From above to this...More polyps

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To this...Just passed it over to bubble_gum this evening...Grew a lot in my tank. Btw I am quite certain that the greenish tint that the cup has is caused by calcium. I started dosing clacium 2weeks ago and its interior started to be slightly greenish instead of brown.