ZEOvit/200G Build Journal - 34G Solana - Page 27

christyf5 · #**261** 02-26-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Yeah I know...I wasn't thinking. Now the tank will never look good enough.

Of course it will! That number will fade with time or the next time you see a really awesome coral/fish/etc that you have to have at the LFS

You don't wanna know how much I've spent over the years. I think of it in "trips to mexico" but I hold steady at the same calculation I made about 3 years ago

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**262** 02-26-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

I dunno.... it's looking pretty good! Then again, I didn't see the number that came up on your calculator..

LOL...My computer calculator was about to explode!

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

I'm guessing 6 or 7...followed by some zeros

And we have a winner! Actually a bit more than the 7. And yes four zeros. Its the zeros that kill me.

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Of course it will! That number will fade with time or the next time you see a really awesome coral/fish/etc that you have to have at the LFS

You don't wanna know how much I've spent over the years. I think of it in "trips to mexico" but I hold steady at the same calculation I made about 3 years ago

Oh Im not even going by how much I have spent over the years. I m just talking what the cost of only whats in this set up now. Basically I had a pad of paper and sat infront of the tank with the stand doors open and started writing everything down...

I know to some people $7500 isn't all that much and they have much more invested in their tank but to me thats a lot. Actually I guess I missed out the fish which would push that up over $8K. Anyways, just made me think about the tank a bit. Probably a good thing

Gonna need to hit the frag auction and see if I can score some nice deals this weekend instead of going to the shops.

JDigital · #**263** 02-26-2009, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

And we have a winner! Actually a bit more than the 7. And yes four zeros. Its the zeros that kill me.

It's funny how a number that means nothing, can be sooo costly!

Rbacchiega · #**264** 02-26-2009, 04:40 AM

At least, from what I've seen, it's been well invested. I think of some of the stuff I wasted money on in order to "save" money only to replace it later on down the road...

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**265** 02-26-2009, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

At least, from what I've seen, it's been well invested. I think of some of the stuff I wasted money on in order to "save" money only to replace it later on down the road...

Yeah your right...I have learned that lesson in the past and did my best to get decent or high end stuff.

I am thrilled with how it looks but man...I really lost track of the cost!

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**266** 02-28-2009, 11:22 PM

Was all over Burnaby today picking up livestock

Ended up missing the frag auction, which is fine since I found some sweet deals on zoas and fish.

Added a Kole Tang and Powder Brown tang. To my surprise there was really no aggression from the other tangs after the first 10 minutes. I am very happy to see them all getting along without issue. I guess the tank is big enough for the old tangs not to feel too threatened.

This rules out the Sailfin now and thats kind of why I got the Powder Brown instead. I think the Sailfin needs a bigger tank than my 200 long term.

Also added a Spotted Hawk Fish and bubbletip anemone.

I will take some pics in a little bit.

Many of the corals that seemed to brown after the tank move are already doing quite well again. Most of the color is coming back. Some have remained brown though

Oh and a male blue damsel (havent seen them too often). It found the female right away and they have been together ever since. Kind of nice to see them pair up so fast.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**267** 03-01-2009, 12:22 AM

Got a few decent pics but I had to turn off the left side halide to do so. No flash, so the color is a little dark but close to actual I guess.

I will take proper coral pics soon since these ones are all about the fish! Water is quite murky too since I was moving rocks around a bit.

The new Powder Brown

The new Hawk

Bit of a group shot...you can see they are all getting along no problem. I am still so shocked about this. I figured there would be way more than 10 minutes of chasing.

You can see the Kole Tang in the middle of this pic.

Doug · #**268** 03-01-2009, 12:25 AM

Looking real nice.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**269** 03-01-2009, 12:44 AM

Boy is the Powder Brown ever active! He really zips around the tank much faster than the other tangs.

I would say he is by far the most active, followed by the Hippo, and Kole. The Yellow is kind of mellow and slow and the Naso seems to just constantly be in cruise control

Naso has to be my favorite still!

Its also incredible how much filament algae the Kole Tang has eaten off the back glass already. He is a busy little guy too.

Rbacchiega · #**270** 03-01-2009, 01:59 AM

When I find I'm getting a lot of filament algae in my tank I actually stop feeding for a day or two and it's all taken care of by the tang and foxface.