Wayne's Tank Journal - Current 90 on Page 5
 

Hello all! To clean up my signature I am going to start this tank journal and one day be able to look back at the beggining and smack my forehead saying "what were you thinking"

Some pictures from the beginning:


http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2032.jpg

Then I traded in the Saddlebacks :sad:. They were to aggressive with future livestock for this size of tank.

Short Stalked Gonipora

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2288.jpg

Gonipora Sp. (Flower Pots)

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2208.jpg

Citron Goby

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2162.jpg

Dusky Jawfish

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2196.jpg

Maxima Clam (Approx 4")

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2804.jpg

Green Striped Mushrooms

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2195.jpg

Favia Coral

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2222.jpg

Feeding time
 

When feeding make sure the Brittle Star gets his share, or he might "take" matters into his own hands...er arms.

Hi Wayne it's always nice to see a new member from Edmonton. Good start to your tank. I've smacked my head more than a couple of times!:lol:

Heres some equipment shots:

Red Sea Prism Deluxe, Aquaclear 30 with filter floss, Fluval 405 Canister, 2 10k T5HO, 1 Coral Growth and 1 Atinic T5HO

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2374.jpg

Underneth the stand:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2371.jpg

Some Zoa's that I picked up:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2366.jpg

Here is my new tank that I will keep you guys and gals posted on :biggrin::

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2357.jpg

Just put egg crate in:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...IMG_2358-1.jpg

Well it was an exciting show when the Brittlestar tried to crawl into my Dusky Jawfish home... The Starfish went in for a few seconds then quivered and backed out :lol: Hasn't made that mistake again!

I just finished with the stand modifications:

I chopped her down a few inces, reinforced it a little more, new 3/4" plywood top, redid the upper and lower trim and finally threw a coat of paint on it. Still have to do new foam for the sump and display this week and drill the sump holes.

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2503.jpg

Looking good so far. Curious, what is the epson salt for ?

Its a poor mans Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate... My levels were low... When its done I am going to get the proper stuff from one of those bulk supply places :redface:

Here are a few more pictures:

Kenya Tree and Toad Stool Frags

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2517.jpg


Cabbage Coral buds

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2518.jpg

Little tough to see but the GSP has grabbed onto the glass and all of the neighbouring rocks :) Smaller frag on bottom right really taking off

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2519.jpg

Some more updates now that the move is done:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2523.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2525.jpg

Full Shot:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2530.jpg

Left and Right Sides:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2528.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2529.jpg

Next things on the list are some more Blue Green Chromis (thinking a small school). Then get the sump redesigned and plumbed so I can get all the equipment out of my display tank :)

Sorry for maybe a silly question, but... Why do you put egg crate in the bottom of the tank??

A few more things have gone into my little glass box:

Candy Cane Coral

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2752.jpg

Frog Spawn

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2762.jpg

Heres some misc pictures:

Friends

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2755.jpg

A really big meal

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2751.jpg

Egg crate is so the live rock doesn't sit on the glass. Because the rock doesn't sit completly level but rather on jagged points, it can crack the glass if you have lots of live rock. I thought it would be better safe then sorry :)

A really big meal

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2751.jpg[/quote]


Uhmmm... is that Aptasia? Eating your shrimp?

Yup... Partick you just made me realise I have Aptasia :(

I guess its time for the war to begin... I think I am going to try some lemon juice with a needle I only have about 5 of these. Maybe some Peppermint shrimp to maintain control :)

Get them before they get out of control! A needle and some lemon juice worked for me. What kind of shrimp was that anyways?

I counted the tank this mourning and there are 7 that I can see. To be honest they really haven't spread, some did grow as big as 1.5". I was just planning on injecting them directly with that sodium hydroxide stuff, but I have concentrated lemon juice at home which I may try first.

I just started feeding Piscine freshwater mysis shrimp. They are huge suckers! To big for most of my fish :)

Heres a few more pictures:

New fish (Damsel of some sort:))

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2765.jpg

Flame Hawkfish

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2801.jpg

Toad Stools

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2800.jpg

Pulsing Xenia

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2799.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2798.jpg

Should have cleaned before the photo shoot but I built a canopy :)

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2794.jpg

Update:

Umbrella Toadstool

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2818.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2820.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2822.jpg

Tank Shot

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2824.jpg

Hummm that umbrella looks familiar....lol Great tank Wayne!

haha that it does :):)

Picked up some new zoas at Red Coral this week and finally found spots that they all like so I will get some pictures up tomarrow!

Still waiting for the metal halides to come on to get some real color but this shot was pretty good so I will post it early :biggrin:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_2863.jpg

the blues have all opened up nice:)

The every single one opened up the next day! At this exact moment every single head is open too! Even the ones I got today from you theres 2 open and 2 almost open! I am now on the edge of being a zoaholic, they are just so simple :lol:

welcome to the club lol now if you think they are simple wait untill you pay a few hundred for a colony to have it die off, thats the thing about zoo's theres so many of them and they all require something different, for the most part they are fairly easy but as you get into it youll start buying nice zoas and some get lost some melt away and some even overtake your tank:) by farrrrrrrrrrrrrrr my favorite species:):) tanks looking good buddy, when i make some green zoa frags this week ill put one aside for you:)

A few more additions:

Devils Hand Leather

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3138.jpg

Zoas

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3136.jpg

Update on zoa colonies

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3090.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3091.jpg

Some SPS

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3089.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3135.jpg

Super Mario Mushrooms

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3134.jpg

Where did you get the super mario mushrooms? They are so cool.

You need to share a pic of one more new addition :biggrin:

Got them from Wes :biggrin:

I snapped a picuture and I will be posting as soon as my wife gets off my other computer :biggrin: My SD slot is malfuntioning on my laptop :sad:

My new maxi-mini anenome:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3196.jpg

My first cup of nasty skimmate from my "new to me" Aqua C Urchin

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3194.jpg

Looks good how did the fuzzy mushrooms take?

Tank looks really good.

Unfortunatly neither made it :(

Thank you very much :) I think I need a tank "designer" to organize corals and maybe rescape :)

Very nice Wayne.

Thanks Dawn, I took that picture from above through some acrillic so the colors washed out a little. I may try another pic with atinics ;)

Some more zoa pictures, no idea of names:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3200.jpg

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3211.jpg

Eagle Eyes

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3233.jpg

Lawnmower Blenny

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3216.jpg

Maroon Clowns

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3142.jpg

Fuzzy Mushrooms

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3198.jpg

Green and Red Mushrooms

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3197.jpg

Ric Mushrooms

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/y...h/IMG_3230.jpg