400 gallon project

untamed · #1 12-10-2008, 11:45 PM

Ha..ha...they do get mysis every now and again but it is just for fun.

The vlamingi can eat a 4" x 4" piece of nori in one piece.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #2 12-10-2008, 11:59 PM

Freckles looks great.

If I remember correctly, Lancelot was quite shy compared to your other fish. When I was over anyways...he seemed to follow the others but stay in the back.

Nice pics as always!

untamed · #3 12-14-2008, 01:31 AM

Yesterday, I gave the tank a day of darkness. The cyano was just getting too much, so I decided to give this a try. I had tried it once before, but I chickened out last time and allowed 1 halide to be on while the lights were raised up.

This time, I didn't let any lights come on at all for about 40 hours. During this time, I fed the fish as normal.

What a dramatic difference! The cyano is 100% gone. Now...it remains to be seen if it will come back or not. If nothing else, I have learned how to make the tank look really good for when we have our next BBQ or frag swap, anyway.

Skimmerking · #4 12-14-2008, 01:42 AM

I see that you have the dreaded red turf algae on your rocks. Have you figured out why you have it i had it on my rocks when i had my 120 gal and it was really bad.

JDigital · #5 12-14-2008, 03:28 AM

Damn, I wish I could take pics of this tank.. hahaha..

Looking good. Do you got a before and after tank shot of the Cyano.. like above, but before?

Snaz · #6 12-14-2008, 05:29 AM

You have the fattest fish Untamed.

Pan · #7 12-17-2008, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Snaz

You have the fattest fish Untamed.

Hey what about me...I have just about the fattest wrasse around

untamed · #8 12-14-2008, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

Looking good. Do you got a before and after tank shot of the Cyano.. like above, but before?

Next time it gets bad, I'll make a point of doing a before and after shot... But this shot, taken in January, gives you a pretty good idea of what the sand bed looked like a few days ago.

Geez....this was January. I can't believe the size that some of the little frags in this photo have become since then...

untamed · #9 12-14-2008, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by asmodeus

I see that you have the dreaded red turf algae on your rocks. Have you figured out why you have it i had it on my rocks when i had my 120 gal and it was really bad.

I suppose I do. I've never really given that algae a 2nd thought. It doesn't seem to be any kind of problem. I assumed that it was naturally part of the Florida rocks. The tangs seem to like it and it stays closely trimmed.

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Originally Posted by Snaz

You have the fattest fish Untamed.

...except for the Lookdown! I think the Atlantic Blue is getting a double chin...and the foxface does seem a bit fat....but I firmly believe that my Nasos are shaped the way Nasos are supposed to be shaped. No doubt that my challenges with cyano are related to heavy feeding.