120gal mixed predatory reef tank

[whatcaneyedo]

I've tried to cut down on the mess of plumbing by keeping mine very direct and simple. However if you look closer I do have a lot of wires. I just try not to photograph them.

I plan to continue to use the bullet 3 when I eventually upgrade to a 250gal display which will boost my total system volume up to around 350gal. At the moment it seems to be more than enough of a skimmer for my tank so I'm confident that it will handle just fine. However the whole reason I use this skimmer is because I got a great deal on it buying it used. If I were to buy something new I'd probably get a modern design that is compact, quieter and more energy efficient.

[whatcaneyedo]

I've been wanting an Ornate Wrasse since last July and I finally got one! A big thanks to J&L for getting it in. I've only had it for five days now but its settling in nicely. Having the wrasse in my frag bin makes it pretty difficult to get a good picture. Out of the 200 I took this is probably the best.



I also picked up a tailspot blenny because they're so cute.



Oh and I tried bio pellets again for the first few weeks of March... Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. There will not be a third time! It took months for my poor toadstool to recover from bleaching last time. So I tried cutting back to just 100ml of pellets but as you can see the results were the same. Everything else in the tank remains the same but my soft coral begin to bleach.

[The Grizz]

That is so weird about your toadstool and pellet reaction. I have a Devils Hand and figure leather, been running pellets for about 6 months or more without any bleaching.

Love the new wrasse and tailspot, I see a frag of green monti with my name on it too

[fishytime]

+1 on the fish....absolutely love Tailspot blennies......mine is one of my favorite fish.....also dig the sponge pics

[whatcaneyedo]

Two weeks ago the yellow canary wrasse jumped out of my frag tank... So last weekend I spent a lot of time building this contraption to keep that from happening to the ornate wrasse. I used about 20' of 1/2" PVC, a lot of angles, zip ties and about 10' of plastic chicken wire that I bought from a local pond and garden supply store. The chicken wire is grey and not transparent but its extremely fine so it doesn't block very much light. The openings are 1/4".

[abcha0s]

Man that's a big frag tank! ..and wrasses in a frag tank?

Looks awesome!

- Brad

[whatcaneyedo]

Halichoeres Wrasse are great for flatworm, pyram snail, and bristle worm control. At the moment I'm waiting for the ornate wrasse to grow a little larger so that I can put it in my display tank and not worry that it will get eaten by the eel.