Travy, my tank LS

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tank dimensions

3' length x1.5 deep x 2' tall tank

setup date about October 05

Transferred my LR and LS across from the nano to this in Nov 05..

teco RA680 chiller

tunze skimmer 9015

1 taiwan brand return pump

1 dymax chiller pump ..

3x3' T5HO lighting (1 20k aquaz tube and 2 10k)

lifestock

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biggest fish in the tank .. see if there's any ich please !!

Or velvet . .sigh

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check this out .. henry's cleaner wrasse..

doing its job as a cleaner

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another pict of the cleaner in action

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closeup of the cleaner

note the difference vs the normal LFS cleaner .. the upper blue stripes are deep neon in color .. FAT and eats Henry's mix ..

yes.. I'm very hesitant to get cleaners because of their mortality .. but this one is really a gem !!

it even cleans its own shit by removing the slimecoat after waking up !!

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ok on to other inhabitants ..

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some leftovers that I can't clear ..

not the brown tang !!

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always hiding dartfish

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a couple of others.. like him .. and a rendalli .. and 2 yashias .. and yellow nose hifin .. all hidden

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sump initial setup

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removal of the weipro and addition of the tunze skimmer ..

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most recent addition after the trip with travy to Irwana :yeah:

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just in case I get flamed for getting cleaner .. I SAY AGAIN .. this guy looks different from the normal cleaners at LFS .. one thing.. the color is very vibrant .. and it loves the food ..

maybe time will tell .. but I can complain to the shop owner later since he gave me his word !!!

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Ah .. finally came out

This is another slightly different rendalli in that the stripes are orangy instead of the usual yellow

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Both came out when I stopped the water flow to fix a leak

Tangaroa goby

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my pistol yashia pair found this lobang to call their home ..

good thing is still can be viewed from the sides .. bad thing is it's hidden behind the LR from the front side ..

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1 of my 5 inverts hiding in the rocks ..

this is a 'useless' one .. hanging around my suns for a freebie every time !!

My cleaner shrimp has a job.. and my peppermint keeps my tank free from aptasia !!

of course .. the other cleaner crews I can't snap are

7" brittle star

strombus shit eater

3 sand dollar shit stirrer

multitude of snails..

hey .. should I get rid of bristleworms ???? they look disgusting !!

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Woah... HAHA! Put m name there, tot i got a new thread.

Eh yur PT very swee leh...

Why not try to stack up yur rocks? Higher structure ma, so some areas can be closer to the light for more light demanding corals.

Yasha... Yasha....

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my yashia coming out from his hideout

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the other hidden fish .. the whatever dartfish .. hehehehe .. comes out only during feeding

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Last one .. 10 mins after feeding time .. this is what happens to my sun corals :yeah:

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Ok .. they lined up for me .. :lol

my 2nd yashia, hifin and rendall ..

maybe I should buy a bunch of pistols ..

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DRATO11 !!

you can see the current blowing on the suns (so to speak !!)

it's about 3-4 inches off the sandbed, just at the edge of the rock .. simulating it's natural environment (I hope)

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Overall pict, this is where I placed the sun corals ..

that's the outlet pipe, blowing across diagonally towards the sun corals.. buffered abit by the rocks prior to reaching the sun .. not planned just by chance I had such a position

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DRATO11 !!

you can see the current blowing on the suns (so to speak !!)

it's about 3-4 inches off the sandbed, just at the edge of the rock .. simulating it's natural environment (I hope)

Hi gunzo, thanks for the pic. I'll try to reposition my sun to see if they can bloom as well as yours!!!