ZEOvit/200G Build Journal - 34G Solana

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 01-22-2009, 08:55 PM

Left half of the tank where all the sps are...under that island in the middle is where the school of scissor gobies sleep and hang out. I guess they were not up yet

GreenSpottedPuffer · #2 01-23-2009, 04:58 AM

So I have officially started ZEO

We'll see what the next few weeks brings but I am super excited to see how this goes.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #3 01-23-2009, 10:39 PM

The new guy! I am super excited about this addition. Its been a long time that I have been looking. It seems they either come up when I don't have almost $200 to drop on a fish or they sell before I get to the store.

Obviously by the coloration, you can see its the Australian species.

Acclimation:

Boomboy · #4 01-23-2009, 11:06 PM

beautiful fish. i want. give it to me.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 01-23-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Boomboy

beautiful fish. i want. give it to me.

LOL...I think thats exactly how I asked for it in J&L

I was hoping they were not going to be like "Nice money, I want, give it to me" though...

GreenSpottedPuffer · #6 01-23-2009, 11:14 PM

One of the easiest fish to acclimate and literally spent NO time hiding once going into the display. He went straight to exploring and mingling with the other fish. Didn't expect any aggression and not even the slightest bad look towards him from the other fish. But can you blame them??? He looks so bad a$$! I wouldn't mess with a fish like that. He is a perfect size for the tank I think too. Just a bit smaller than the Hippo, exact same size as the Naso and Rabbitfish. His colors make my corals look dull!

Going to need to upgrade real soon though now. Probably this year...

That reminds me. I was at my parents yesterday and went to the basement to see my 240. I freaked. I have yet to ever fill the thing up except for a leak test and its scratched! I questioned my mom and apparently a few boxes were beside it. Jeez...boxes scratched the tank? No way I want to deal with acrylic I don't think. So that one is out. My stepdad is most likely going to buy it for his rays and Arowanas. I also have a 180 in their basement but I hate 180's. Just aesthetically. I prefer shallow and long tanks. The 240 is the same as the 180 in height but because its 8' long, it looks way shorter.

I am going to try to get a 72" or 84" x 30" wide and 18" tall tank built.

Actually I will get the glass cut and have my step dad build it with me.

Anyone know a good place for big pieces of glass?

GreenSpottedPuffer · #7 01-24-2009, 12:05 AM

Added some new sand the other day...ewwww!