Picked up some of RC's ultra zoa today so I have to wait till they open to take some pic's of them too.

Aren't chromis and damsels somewhat the same? All I can say is that I have some chromis, AND I HATE THEM!!!

I hope to come over one day to see the setup, withing camping starting this weekend in Triple Diamond, we can get together one day to ride and look at the new setup.

I am not sure about that but I really like mine they are very friendly and get along with every thing.

Sound's good just give me a shout, need to get out and release some frustration on two wheels.

with an eight footer you will end up standing outside to get a FTS:razz:

so you managed to find a zoa that you liked:question::lol:

I would be standing in my pool room trying to take a pic though a window that is for sure.

And yes I did find some zoa I liked, Kevin told me that you took the nicest of the bunch :razz:

OK so here is a FTS:

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Wow I need an 8 foot now, that's one GREAT looking tank!

Agreed!

Greg your hard work and patience has defiantly paid off

yup, 8 footer for the win! Love that length. The only thing that would have made this build better are sharks with fricken lasers on their heads.

Thanks guy's, appreciate the compliment's.

Sharks with laser's that would have been sweet!!:lol:

Looks like my little birds nest frag is loving it to, so I guess I will have to find a nice colony for a good price and see how it goes.

Great Pic!!! Wonderful woodwork!!!

Not bad for a welder, I think you found your second career choice

Thanks Rick, I guess playing with a hammer and nails as a kid has paid off. :biggrin:

How do you know he didn't weld the metal into looking like wood??

Tank looks great.. Very nice. How many bags of sand did you use BTW?

It was about 4 bag's including what is in the refugium

haha i can picture you standing on a step ladder along the far wall in the pool room trying to get that pic greg hahaha

Well not much new ATM but I think I have to get or build a chiller. I have not ran a heater in this tank AT ALL. The tank temp is a little higher then I would like it but nothing has seemed to mind it to much.

Well 3 weeks now with the NP pellet's in and all indications are good, 0 phos, 0 nitrates / nitrites, 0 ammonia.

Well I am so ****ed!!!! My beautiful Copper Ban is GONE!!! He was eating mysis like a pig and very active since the day I got him. I noticed he was acting funny on Sunday not swimming around as much but still eating.

R.I.P Sgt. Stripe's

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Well I am so ****ed!!!! My beautiful Copper Ban is GONE!!! He was eating mysis like a pig and very active since the day I got him. I noticed he was acting funny on Sunday not swimming around as much but still eating. And now he is M.I.A.

R.I.P Sgt. Stripe's

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WHOW double post's

Sorry to hear that Greg. They are such awesome little fish, it really stings when they go. :( As a group they just don't seem to do well long term in captivity.

Thanks Tony, I was hoping that it would be good for at least a year, live and learn. Time to find another fish that I really really want.

I tried 2 copperbands, and both didn't make it. I wouldn't recommend them.

So what is your next fishy?

I would like a Blond Naso Tang or a Powder Blue as well as a Koran Angel, have not figured it out yet. It will depend on what I see first and the FS at a good price next time I am in the city's.

I have a blonde Naso, very beautiful fish, probably a little easier to keep than a Powder Blue.

what about a powder blue , brown, achillies that would be sweet.

+1, Achilles tang would be amazing if you can find a healthy one that stays alive in your tank. Sorry to hear about the Copperband Greg, I ended up taking mine back to the LFS as he was munching on my LPS. Such a shame there such nice fish with great personalities.

Tank looks great, sorry to hear about your CBB. I got really lucky with the first one I ever got 3 and a half years ago, ate mysis right from the start and still does. Also ironically one of the only fish I have that not only survived marine velvet, never even seemed to be phased by it or the copper treatment. However the 2nd CBB I tried died 2 weeks after I got it.

Definitely want a Blonde Naso!!:biggrin:

And the wife wants a Powder Blue.:biggrin:

My CBB was a pig when it came to mysis so I have no idea what happened.:sad:

I have to look up Achilles Tang to see what it is but it sounds like it is a sweet fish. :smile::idea:

Sorry to hear about your fish Greg.....speculation is, that an unforntunate amount of CBBs are cyanide caught.......fish is fine acting normal and eating and then just bam.....dead:neutral:

And that is exactly what happened, he ate twice the last day I seen him like a piggy.:sad:

Well I just looked up the Achilles Tang and all I can say is WOW nice color's but holly **** :faint: $240 from J&L!! :jaw:

That would be enough for my wife to throw out that "D" word.

price tag coupled with their track record it is a wonder that they are collected at all! Beautiful fish tho..

So true. don't get that at all.

Just show her the price tag on a black tang, or jewel tang :)

Or show her pictures of the Achilles :) They are a nice fish, but ich prone, and they want (and will) rule the tank.

A Blonde Naso is first on the list, then a Powder Blue Tang after that who knows. :biggrin:

Not much new but I thought I would update my thread with what has been going down.

Decided to re-do my LR and while I was in there I put some small sprayer bars for the returns of my closed loop to help disperse the water flow a little better. And this is what I came up with for the aqua scape.

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Some closer shots.

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And some random shots of a few things I really think look sweet.

I forget what this is called but I will have to ask Coleus as that is who I got it from. And yes Tai I still owe your for it have not forgot.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/100_3406.jpg

A really nice brain that is doing so well and I am so happy that it is, also bought from Coleus.

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My shroom patch.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/100_3408.jpg

My Zoa garden, a few have not totally opened up just yet. They are still settling in.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/100_3409.jpg

My huge Duncan tree behind my GSP rock behind one of my clams.

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My 2 smaller clams.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/100_3422.jpg