Reef_Geek's tanks

[Reef_Geek]

Thanks!

(I get that alot... try to fit more rock in there....)

[Enigma]

Do you have any issues keeping the glass clean, where you can't squeeze something in to clean it? If not, I would love to know your secret.

[Reef_Geek]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Do you have any issues keeping the glass clean, where you can't squeeze something in to clean it? If not, I would love to know your secret.

Wow... great observation. YES, there are places that are a pain in butt to get into... here's my tool. Just a Brillo® pad attached to my plastic putty knife via a rubber band. I use the narrow putty knife from Rona® (in the paint section) as it's cheap, doesn't scratch glass, and gives me the 7" reach working in the tank but short enough to still give leverage to apply pressure from the handle.

[Enigma]

Handy!

I'm very conscious of rock placement when it comes to keeping things clean. I go for minimal rock in my displays, typically. But, with my contest build I may need to add a lot more rock than I originally intended (to keep within the water volume restriction). Your tank looks so nice and clean, and there is no evidence of neglected glass in the photos. It eases my mind quite a bit.

I need to follow you around the city purchasing corals. We've got pretty similar tastes in a lot of things. A bunch of your specimens are on my "must have" list. And, you've found them locally!

[Reef_Geek]

I'm all around the city for work, and it has its advantages. 1) I get to scope out LFSs often if I'm in the area, and 2) I get to buy stuff and hide them in my reef tank before my wife gets home...

[mrhasan]

Aha. So that's why you got all those rocks in your tank? Nice move

Originally Posted by Reef_Geek

I'm all around the city for work, and it has its advantages. 1) I get to scope out LFSs often if I'm in the area, and 2) I get to buy stuff and hide them in my reef tank before my wife gets home...

[Reef_Geek]

Here's more stuff... who doesn't love stuff... especially photo stuff...

Acanthastrea frag (purple with stripes) added from ReefWars


Acanthastrea frag (ultra Aussie red) added from ReefWars


Acanthastrea frag (ultra green) added from ReefWars


Acanthastrea frag (solid green) & Favia on left, added from ReefWars


Acanthastrea frag (red & blue) added from ReefWars, believe he rescued this from MikeP, acclimated & nursed, then fragged.


Hydnophora frag added from ReefWars


Blastomussa frag from Gold Aquarium added two weeks ago. Eating lots of brine shrimp.


Amphiprion percula added from Wai's Aquarium


Synchiropus picturatus added from Wai's Aquarium


Grade A green Acanthastrea frag added from Snappy about 3 weeks ago


Acanthastrea frag added from Lee9 this past summer


Acanthastrea frag added early summer


25 gallon cube reef getting more corals, and now with fish.
2x Amphiprion percula, 1x Synchiropus picturatus, 1x Plectranthias inermis (Geometric Hawkfish... which is not a hawkfish but an anthia relative that acts like a hawkfish)
Oct 2, 2012


26gall bowfront reef, upgraded to Innovative Marine's Skkye tablet light (92 watt 14K LED), bought from Baggio for $220 over the weekend. It's visually brighter than my 250w JBJ Viper K2 metal halide (14K).
Fish: 2x Amphiprion ocellaris, 1x Gramma loreto, 1x Synchiropus splendidus


Skkye tablet LED, blues only

[Reef_Geek]

65 gal reef, now without micro bubbles




added mummy-eye chalice from Gold's Aquarium



Added Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus leucosternon) from Gold's Aquarium



Frag tank



added Purple Dottyback (Pseudochromis porphyreus) to frag tank from Nixon



Synchiropus picturatus came out a few times.

[Reef_Geek]

Synchiropus picturatus. This guy just loves swimming around my tank without a care. My Synchiropus splendidus (same tank) is seen maybe once every second day.



Bought the nice Two Little Fishies veggie magnet. Yep, over priced for what it is... but worth it to me. I'm clipping nori and don't have to fuss with a suction cup... or as previously, trying to wedge the nori in my glass cleaning magnets.

PS- nori $3.29 for a 20 sheet pack at Superstore. Roasted nori, for sushi.



This cryptic bugger... had this guy for about 3 weeks. Finally caught a photo! He's a Geometric Hawkfish (Plectranthias inermis) which is actually not a true hawkfish member... but more closely related to Anthias. Just convergent evolution to the same behaviour of perching and ambushing prey.



3 foot 65 gal reef Oct 13, 2012.

[mrhasan]

Got a beautiful purple dottyback myself. The six line wrasse did the worst thing in his life by challenging the dottyback and ended up on the carpet I hope the dottyback doesn't get ****ed on my clown and firefish.