Pasty's JBJ28 Haddoni Biotope--New Video (7.4.2014)

Those images look great, nice quality.

The acans sure look healthy.

Congrats on the sps.

 

Gracias! I've got a lot of catching up to do for my tank to look like yours.

I altered my powerhead locations to (hopefully) get the SPS some more flow. My larger snails are a real pain in the butt. They are constantly running into the frags. I think I've come to the decision to rid my tank of all large hermit crabs and my CBS. They simply won't leave anything alone. I'll replace them with some peppermint and/or cleaner shrimp. I'm unsure as to the compatibility between the two....my research into shrimp is limited to say the least.

 

You know I was wondering how having the power heads lower was working out. Probably helps with not developing cyano but not enough flow up top for sps.

In softy tanks I love hermits and crabs and shrimp, in solely coral no. I have not had hermits for over a year.

 

Monti's look great, some of my favorites! Congrats

 

Thanks atticus...I really like the wide branching and hope they continue to thrive!

Coralline...I may go so far as to adding another source of flow OR replace the stock return pumps with a pair of maxi-1200s. I think if I did that, I'd have to take some layers of filter floss from my top media basket tray because it would impede flow. Cheato actually seems to grow there so I guess I could take all that I have and stuff it in the top tray with one layer of filter floss. Just ideas for now...

Here is a short video/overview of my tank since its hard to get the full effect from pictures alone
My JBJ cube - YouTube

 

Believe it or not Coralline, I actually had to lower the flow to the the digis. to something a little more indirect. Polyps were not staying out as much so I had to make a change. I'll be able to judge later on today if they're happier but they certainly didn't like the increase in flow. Push comes to shove, I may have to arrange the PH back to where it was originally. I should really remember "If it ain't broke, don't fix it til it is".

 

Looking great Pastey! You will love your darth mauls as they grow out. I just picked up a frag of them and Im in love. Haha. Very nice montis and acans as well!

 

Thanks norg. Sadly, one of my idiot invertabrates knocked my plug off the rock and I lost a Darth Maul polyp to the great deep blue 28gal. That was the last straw for them. Any crab bigger than my pinky tip and my CBS are coming out next week and going to Petco. I don't care if they don't give me any money....they gotta go. Very frustrating.

 

Im sorry to hear. Well Im growing out a colony right now, when you are ready for some more I can frag you some if youd like. I have around 15-20 heads of them right now. They are fast growers so in a couple months Id be comfortable cutting some up for you.

 

I've still got 1 polyp so I'm hoping nothing happens to that one. I should be able to grow them out but if I can't, I'll be sure to give you a buzz. Thanks!