110g Mixed Reef V2

fishytime · #1 06-18-2008, 03:29 AM

A couple of the nicer RC colonies I brought home from the shop. The A. Lovely came with two acro crabs. One is the bandit looking one that you get pics of if you google acro crabs. The other looks different. So not sure if its an acro crab or not.It sure hasnt left the A. Lovely it came on. Gonna try and see if I can get a shot of it.Keep in mind these just spent 4 days in a bag in the dark, so obviously not fully colored back up yet.

Delphinus · #2 06-18-2008, 05:23 AM

Nice scores.

AFAIK acro crabs nearly always have that raccoon/bandit look to them. I once got a colony that had an "acro crab" that was more of a "gorilla crab" (think that was the actual common name, not sure now). Thing got huge before I was able to catch it (only took a few weeks to go from teeny-tiny to .. not-so-teeny-tiny) and he did seem to irritate the corals to the point that the tissue died in the spots he was living in. Not the most destructive crab I ever had but not the most benign either. So just keep an eye on it I guess. It might be OK for all I know but thought I'd share my experience with it. Forewarned is forearmed or whatever it is they say..

fishytime · #3 06-19-2008, 03:46 AM

I decide not to risk the little crab and got him out before he ventured from the acro. He is in a container in my sump waiting for a ride to the sump of "nasties" we have at the store. Been asked for a updated fts so heres what the tank looks like today.

Delphinus · #4 06-19-2008, 04:48 AM

Diggin' the aquascaping.

marie · #5 06-19-2008, 04:59 AM

The aquascaping is wonderful but i forsee problems for you in the future with those monti caps so high up in the tank, They grow remarkably fast and they are going to shade everything underneath

fishytime · #6 06-19-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Diggin' the aquascaping.

Thanks Tony. A pvc substructure is the way to go imho. You can be much more creative using one, not having to rely on the rocks supporting themselves.

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Originally Posted by marie

The aquascaping is wonderful but i forsee problems for you in the future with those monti caps so high up in the tank, They grow remarkably fast and they are going to shade everything underneath

Thats what cutters are for

Im not sure this is their final resting place yet. I may try and attach them to the overflows on either side of the tank. Mostly mushrooms and zoas on the bottom, so they may actually benefit from getting some shade.

fishytime · #7 07-08-2008, 03:24 AM

I picked up a couple KZ fiji purple bulbs for one side of the tank today. MAN what a difference. Its kinda cool to be able to run purple on one side and true blue actinic on the other. I thought it looked good when I had one of each( a purple and a blue) on one side of the tank. Not sure how it will end up but I do like the all purple look.Both sets of pics with 150w aquamedic 10000k bulb.

Before with blue HOT5s.

After with the fiji purples.

JDigital · #8 07-08-2008, 03:33 AM

Damn! That looks great Doug... Major improvement.

fishytime · #9 07-22-2008, 04:53 PM

Was feeling artistic last night and snapped a few pics.

Happy Mille

Various fiji purp/ aqua blue actinic shots

4lti7ude · #10 04-28-2010, 03:23 AM

Your rock work is soooo nice.
How did you get all your rock to sit like that?