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Originally Posted by Trevor Robertson
Well sounds like the hex is well on its way to be a great sight! I can't wait to see the pictures.
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Yeah, the hex is coming along nicely. On our website I state we have a 175w 6500k halide on it - but not just yet. We're still using the puny light that came with the tank and stand. Good thing the hex is surrounded by windows and is getting natural light. The halide's been ordered, but we're not sure when it'll get here. In the meantime, I think the sps and lps corals will be just fine.
There are six fish in the tank, but they're mostly hiding all the time. The spotted hawkfish comes out from time to time, the anthias is a total hider, but we know it's hole ;-) The two skunk clowns just hover in the same spot at the back of the tank. I'd have thought these two would spend more time roaming the reef. DH, Chris, thought we should get another 4 skunk clowns, but I think they'd all hover at the back. Sheesh! Besides, six fish in a 42g is about right. I suspected the yellow clown goby would hide and it does, so no surprise there. But the spotted goby, whose body is sort of transluscent seems to like it out in the open, at the front on the sandbed. So unless a person really looks around the tank, it looks like we have no fish :-(
The decorator crab is the coolest of everyone in the reef. He's already got a good collection of fuzzy green algae on his legs. He's very visible and doesn't spend his day hidden. Man, I think he's on the adventure of his life trying to get all the good stuff on him so he blends in better. He/she's got character, that's for sure.
Just wait, Trevor. You're rock'll be cured in a few short weeks and then you'll have a blast with your credit card. With a tank your size, the lfs will just love you :-)