RyanGSP's 80G Build

[freezetyle]

that porcelain crab is awesome!

Great photos, i likes seeing the feeding response of the FM stuff

[Ryan]

I am a big fan of blue and when I seen this guy I had to have him.

The FM is great but I am going to need to pick up more from Greg here soon.

Thanks for the post!

[Ryan]

The Good Friday was a perfect day for a trip to Calgary! Day off work and the stores loaded with good stuff.

I got some new additions to the tank and I am pretty excited about. I think these are Dispar Anthias but I am still not sure.



I also need to send a shout out to Levi for letting us check out his tank before the big tear down. Thanks again for the frag Levi!



I found these guys hiding in my rocks. Totally forgot about them! Red People Eaters.

[Ryan]

I got some better pictures of the Anthias today. They are getting more and more brave.

Still havent gotten them to eat so hopefully they come around in the next couple days.... or I have to resort to the dreaded frozen foods.






Also a shot of my Japanese Fruit Loops Zoanthids



The Lovelli is starting to take off as well.

[Ryan]

Some top downs.

Blue Polyp A. austera



Meteor Shower Cyphastrea



Hot Pink A. millepora



A. tortusa



Acropora

[Ryan]

A little bit of an update here with some growth shots.

We went to Calgary yesterday and even though it wasnt a fish trip I still managed to make a couple stops.

I was happy to see Gold's had one more of the Dispar Anthias so I picked it up. I also found 2 really nice little Porcelain Crabs there, man I love these little guys. I also found out today the new Anthias is a Male and both have been flaring at each other all morning. No real intimidation yet or fighting so I hope they get alone. This puts me at 2 male and 2 females but I am thinking maybe another 2 girls would really light up this tank. The original 3 have started eating the New Era Marine Flake and Prime Reef Flake like crazy now, the larger male even tries to take down NLS pellets.

The Start of a Dispar School



Porcelain Crab #1




Porcelain #2




The FTS

[Ryan]

The Pokerstar Monti is really starting to take off and encrust.


Here it is on


This Monti Cap is just starting to go, it has encrusted the old dead skeleton and is starting to plate out.


Here it is April 9th



The Orange Digi has started to branch out on the top and really starting to encrust. It looks like its putting out a bunch of new nubs as well.


Here it is March 20th



I didnt think the Stylo had done anything yet but its starting to encrust really good now and has put some growth on its nubs. This is such an amazing piece when it hits colony size. I cannot wait.


Here it is April 9th

[Ryan]

I grabbed some photos today before the lights came on and finally got some older pictures off the camera.

So I will start with my porcelain Crabs. These guys have set up shop on the left side for good now I think. The bigger red one hangs out higher up on the rock under the Meteor Shower Cyphastrea with the smaller more purple female hiding more on the back side of the rock down near the bottom. I just love these 2.






Belly Shot of the little female up front one morning





These pictures were taken without the lights on, indirect sunlight on a cloudy day. Sorry about them being so dark.

Sunset Montipora



Unknown Purple Acro. Check out the new growth tips up top!!



ORA Red this gem is taking over the super glue finally



A. Lovelli



Tri-color A. austera



Stylo




With the anthias I am feeding fairly heavy (5 - 6 times per day) and only doing vodka (1ml/day). I am really happy with the results right now. I would like to add some Bartlett's Anthias in the near future.

[Leah]

Tank looks great Ryan. Love the Anthias and the corals are sweet too.

[Ryan]

Thanks Leah, the Anthias are my favorite fish in there right now. The males are flaring at each other and all the females right now so its making for a very active tank. I've been trying to get pictures but they are so food oriented that they run right to the front corner expecting to be fed everytime they see me.

Woo another little update. This Maxi-Jet with Sureflow kit is really starting to make me mad. The suction cups just arent wanting to stick to the glass and it seems some days the pump really chatters. I am looking forward to the day I can afford a 3X MP10W ES upgrade or a 3x Tunze 6055 upgrade.

I did a water change yesterday and did some tests while I was at it. It appears the corals have been growing because my ALk was down to 8dkH and the calcium was 195.... oops. Usually I like to run it about 10-12 dkh and the calcium about 425. So I added a bunch of baked baking soda and Calcium Chloride to the water change, I will make the rest up over the next couple days.


I also moved some stuff around. The Hot Pink Mille is starting to grow and is aiming right for my Cali Tort so the tort got banished to the back where it can have lots of room.
The Purple with White Polyp acro got moved as well to a more central location in the tank. I am going to see how it colors up here in the middle then maybe secure it permanently.
I woke up one morning to find the Red Planet on the sand so I moved it as well. It didnt go far just around the rock a little more so it wouldnt interfere with my purple/blue tabling acro.
The Super Grape Mille got moved as well closer to the light. It should have plenty of room to spread out now! This is such a nice piece when its full size.

I also moved a little rock around on the right side and had 1 piece left over so I started to make the last little arm to complete the cove. So far I like it but I am thinking of going a little farther up. Its mostly zoanthids and Palys right now which is okay with me.