Peredhil 55 Gallon Thread

Yes, same idea as clowns. haha that's cool about the pods. I love your mandarin goby too. : I'm jealous.
What is your total number of inches at full length livestock?

Viewing this thread makes me more and more excited to start my 55g build. ;D

 

I keep my fish stock very low. I very rarely do water changes so I keep the filth at a minimum.

I've got those two clowns... They're maybe 3-5 inches combined

I've got the CB which is probably 2-3 inches

I've got the blenny that is tiny and I'm trying to capture to return...

The mandarin was a dork. It wouldn't eat anything but blood worms. It never ate the pods (I had a farm and was dosing regularly). I had swarms, tons. Never touched them. It would eat the blood worms until the other fish realized what was going on and then they bullied him away... very sad to say he starved. I won't be trying another in this tank.

I do still have it though... :-X

 

you are too kind

http://www.3reef.com/forums/inverts/clean-up-crew-53007.html

 

Pics!

all pics are from today.


with and without daylights (you can tell i was pretty much in the same spot). You can see my clam has fully recovered.






Some fishy pics








some euphyllias, blasto's and frags

 

Nice Blastos, I got some more today. I need a frag rack bad. Your tank is looking great.

 

yes it is. All I did (and this is the prescription I use most) was leave it alone and kept params good.

I think it was just it acclimating to my T5's from the MH it was under and that changed its color. The transition appeared as white spots for a bit... at least, that's my take on it.

Not a big fan of that base I have it in, but kind of stuck with it now

 

Thanks. I got that rack and next thing I know we got a new sponsor with those awesome racks... I think this one is going to get replaced with one of those.

 

Great plan, great work on your 55G! I am trying to follow suit with my 50G, but am struggling to find the right type of light and hood for it. By the way, how do you manage to keep the CB from munching on your corals?

 

Thanks. I gave the CB a stern talking to. Seems to have worked. Luck of the draw in seriousness though.



In updates. Due to the wonderful weather from Alex, I am rained out this weekend with not much to do.

So my tank will be getting its first water change in, I dunno, a year or more. (not counting some 3 gallon mini changes from cleaning the skimmer). I'm doing 10 gallons. About to test the new water to see how much I need to dose it. I'll do that and test it tomorrow morning. If it's where it needs to be, I'll WC away! yay.

gettin some new frags next week (thxgm), so that's my motivation.

 

That's a good motivator, best one imho. The tanks looks great man! I need to get a rack and some plugs myself. Discovered my LFS won't give credit for frags attached to shells or rocks.