Vic's 45gal tank digest "updates"

[vic622]

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More fish & rock
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dito
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Pencil urchin
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Sand shifting star
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Refugium with Caulerpa

I got 5 turbos, 5 Astrea and 10 nassaria snails from JL Friday and added them to the main tank
3 nassaria to the refugium along with a bunch of caulerpa.
This past weekend I added 3 blueleg hermits to the tank and 1 blueleg to the fuge.
At the same time, I picked up a Tangaroa goby (C. tangeroi) and added him to the main tank. Gonna get an Alpheus to keep him company.

I'm going to make up a batch of replacement SW, in case the rock can't handle the load and I need to make a quick, big water change.

So far, everything is looking good. All the critters are active and the rock and it's inhabitants (some sps, tube worms, brittle stars, macro) are starting to color-up and look good.

Vic

[365seasons]

Looking good! Salt water is far too addictive. We find our freshwater getting ignored since we got into salt.
Have fun!!

[Leah]

Hope you mean Fowlr and not Fowl
Looks good by the way

[vic622]

Originally Posted by Leah

Hope you mean Fowlr and not Fowl
Looks good by the way

Ooops
I hope that's not a sign - I think I'll go and change that right now...

[Leah]

What other fish are you thinking of? It was pretty funny though.

[vic622]

Originally Posted by Leah

What other fish are you thinking of? It was pretty funny though.

I would really like a pair of Bengai Cardinals, but after reading in TFH about the trashing of their habitat, I'm not so sure anymore.
I'd also like to get either a Flame Angel, Coral Angel (C. bispinosis), or an African Pygmy Angel (C. acanthops).
Instead of the Bengai's, I might go for Pajama or Polka Dot Cardinals, instead.
The only other fish I've got in mind is a Royal Gramma.
So, I guess that's a pair of Cardinals, one Angel and the Royal Gramma.
I'll decide later whether to keep the some/all of the Damsels, later, but I'll definately keep the Goby and get it an Alpheus sp. at some point.
Not sure what all to put in the refugium at this point. Was thinking of Mangrove, but I woke up and decided that wasn't such a good idea.
P.S. Glad to be of service with the typo

[BlueAbyss]

Hmm, the Bangai cardinals are threatened in the wild but easily bred in captivity, tank bred specimens are common.

So, you are going for a FOWLR? Almost looks like it's on the verge of reefism Looks good!

[vic622]

Originally Posted by 365seasons

Looking good! Salt water is far too addictive. We find our freshwater getting ignored since we got into salt.
Have fun!!

Luckily my fw tanks are pretty stable and don't need a lot of attention ... they have strong biological filtration - or is that algae?!?