120gal mixed predatory reef tank

whatcaneyedo · #1 10-03-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Ok that tomato is just MASSIVE. I sure hope the FU doesn't wander to close to his new. I saw one of these lions in person at Pisces here in town and I was fascinated by it. Seemed like a very shy fish tho so I'm not sure I'd get one. You say yours is out a lot...what's the norm for these guys?

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

This article regards the Fu Manchu as being one of the most difficult lionfish to keep because they ship poorly, wont often eat frozen, are quite shy, and are easily out competed for food.

BlueAbyss · #2 10-04-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

This article regards the Fu Manchu as being one of the most difficult lionfish to keep because they ship poorly, wont often eat frozen, are quite shy, and are easily out competed for food.

Thanks for the link, very informative.

whatcaneyedo · #3 10-16-2009, 07:20 PM

New pictures.

I cleaned off all of the coraline from the back glass of my frag tank to give it a cleaner look. Now you can really see the frags hanging there.

I've also re-organized my power bar and spider web of wires to lesson the amount of a fire hazard that it is.

I'm too broke to buy one so I built this DIY waste collector for my skimmer out of donated acrylic. The sticker is from a record label. I think it makes it look name-brand. lol

I've been wanting more flow for a while so earlier this summer when I saw an opportunity to upgrade my OM SS Compact to a 4-Way I took it. I'm still running a Sequence Dart but with the larger plumbing I'm getting roughly 1000gph more flow through it.

Heres a pic of the gear that sits under the tank. Ca reactor, DIY effluent chamber, DIY kalk reactor, CO2 cylinder, battery backup, and Neptune DC8.

whatcaneyedo · #4 10-30-2009, 03:17 AM

More new pics.

I nearly killed this bubble two years ago but after moving it to this shaded and protected corner it has made a steady recovery.

Why does it have to grow so SLOW! I love this frag.

freezetyle · #5 10-30-2009, 05:23 AM

Beautiful colours on your lion fish!

lastlight · #6 10-30-2009, 06:01 AM

Everything looks really healthy. Seems your pictures are very true to life as far as white balance goes etc. What's your secret?

whatcaneyedo · #7 10-30-2009, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Everything looks really healthy. Seems your pictures are very true to life as far as white balance goes etc. What's your secret?

No secret really. I'm just using a Canon PowerShot in manual mode. To adjust the white balance I just change the ISO value in the Function menu... I never read the instructions for the camera so I dont truly know what I'm doing but it seems to work well enough.

About a week ago my plate coral spawned. It was about two hours before the lights shut off and it just started puffing clouds of white liquid. I wish I could have taken a picture but I wasnt prepared. Heres a picture of it today, acting normal.