Doratus' 40G - updated 4/29/2012

Excellent! Thank you.

 

I added this Falco Hawkfish today. So far he (she?) has seen the shrimp but isn't interested. Let hope it stays that way. haha

Now my list is down to:

Ocellaris Clown x2
Coral Beauty
Dragonet (down the road)
Inverts (which will become it's own list)

It's another phone pic because I lost my camera privileges. :



Also one more question. What about swapping the Oc. clowns for tank bred Maroon Clowns? Would that work?

EDIT: Eh.. Nevermind, I like the Ocellaris better.

Thanks again

 

did you say maroons? I could give you a maroon; it's pretty small though lol. as for the falco hawkfish... its a dwarf hawk so i dont think it'll go after shrimp.

 

The cleaner shrimp should be fine. He would eat Peppermints, though. Maroon clowns get very aggressive, especially a pair, so that may not be the best for your size tank. Falco's are cool fish.

 

I was just reading about the aggressiveness of the Maroons on Live Aquaria so I think I will steer clear of those. Thanks for that input as always.

They have a single Oc. clown down at a place called "pet club" but I know for a fact that the fish has been through an ammonia spike, so I just plain don't want it. I feel sorry for the poor guy. Not only that, but it's the only local Oc. I have been able to find. The wait makes it better I guess.

 

yeah maroons can ge pretty aggressive, but mine is so tiny and helpless! XD. As for the ocellaris i'd give it a wait until a healthy one comes along

 

I just wanted to post a quick updated pic of the tank. I added a CPR bak pak skimmer, consolidated the rock work to allow swimming room on the sides, and added the Koralia.

You can see my tiny zoa colony (I'm quite excited about my first corals!) at the top in the middle. The cleaner shrimp is on the rocks on the left and the hawkfish is barely noticeable in the sand on the right. The damsel and urchin are fairly obvious. The blenny probably has his head poked out somewhere but he is a master of disguise.

The CPR will be getting a bubble box which serves to help hide the pump and outlet and also to eliminate microbubbles, of which I do have a small amount. I'll add 2 more of the Koralia 425's and then remove the canister filter. The CPR bubble box also has a small mechanical pre-skim filter that I think will work perfectly for me.

I can't wait to finish my plans but for now here it is.





Here are some other pics that I have posted elsewhere on 3reef.

 

It's really coming along. Definitely headed in the right direction.:thumb_up:

 

I know you told me to add a gap in the middle and obviously I didn't, it's nothing personal. I just ultimately want to go for that "reef wall" look. You understand.

..and you were right, I've re-arranged the rocks many times.

 

LOL. Boohoo.

You're at the point where it became difficult for me to decide where to put corals. I try to do it with a modular style, where all of the rocks fit together, yet I can take them out if I need to, without tearing the tank apart.