Hey Victoria - love the tank progression shots. It's so remarkable to see how quickly some corals grow in SOME people's tanks!
Did you by chance change the lighting between the Feb06 shot and the ones previous to that? The other ones look more yellow. I like the color of the Feb06 shot better!
Thanks Dick & Victoria. I love the look of my corner tank Even though it limits some of the fish you can keep (no big swimmers) it just looks cool! My Maroon is the BOSS! She (he) even attacks my arm when I put it in the tank!
Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
Actually I wasn't fishing at all. See how Victoria's tank looks with all the stoney coral in it and it is placed very compactly together to provide a very attractive arrangement. Mine is all spread out and has gaps in it. It looks like it has been placed. If I was to do it all over, I think I would like to put the corals a lil closer together. This also comes with experience in what each one will tolorate and the size the specimen will get.
I feel that I have a nice tank, everything looks healthy but I also feel that I could do it much better if I had just planned (or not planned) a bit more...
BTW, thanks for all the compliments! You guys rock!
Yes Wildeone coral comming in contact with other corals is all ways a problem. Some show no ill effects while others bleach out. With others its a war of give and take. When I was first starting my reef I always thought the photos were set up. Because every time I put corals next to each other they bleached. But with time I learn which ones could go together and which could not. Now I keep some of mine trimmed so they will not touch. This gives the effect you see.
Victoria
Very nice photo, lots of very nice colors. What happened to that tank?
Victoria
Life got in the way I took a new position at work. One that has me traveling too often. I started to have problems with the system due to neglect. So, I broke it down, sold the stand and hood, the fish and corals and started my seahorse tank instead. The 75G tank is actually the sump for my seahorse tank now.
I posted in another thread...but I'm building a new acrylic tank for the seahorses and am going to start another smallish reef. I'm also going to have a clam tank. All of which (except for the lil 40 gallon reef) is going to be plumbed into the same 75G sump.
thanks... and I've not been "idle". When I was home, and had time, I spent a week on Cape Cod (although I hurt my back and spent 2+ days in bed). Me and my boys set up a New England temperate tank. It's just 10 gallons, but it is fun. It has some muscles in it, glass shrimp, some killifish, perriwinkles, etc. It's been real cool to play with.
thanks... and I've not been "idle". When I was home, and had time, I spent a week on Cape Cod (although I hurt my back and spent 2+ days in bed). Me and my boys set up a New England temperate tank. It's just 10 gallons, but it is fun. It has some muscles in it, glass shrimp, some killifish, perriwinkles, etc. It's been real cool to play with.
Dave
Oh! I would love to see some pictures of that tank!! I've been playing with the idea (once I've got the new system set up, of course!) with having a small cold water system. There's tons of stuff here locally that I could collect and would have fun observing. I just don' t like the idea of a chiller and having to go with a completely different refugium and sump for that tank...
I'll take some shots tonight. Nothing special. A couple inches of play sand, a dead coral head, some local macro algae (Codium, Ulva, Fucus), green muscles, juvenile banded killifish, periwinkle snails, grass shrimp. I do put some greenwater in from time to time for the shellfish. The other fish, shrimp etc. LOVE BOYDS marine pellet foods, freeze dried cyclopeeze and frozen brine shrimp.
The neat thing is that even during Summer, my basement never gets over 65F. It's perfect for a cold water tank year round.
When I was a kid, this is how I got my first taste of marine (albeit some species are anadromous) systems. I used to have "Cape Cod" tanks every year over the Winter from my Summer tidal pool explorations. I'd then let them go the next Spring and start over.
You really don't need all that much work to make it happen, depending on where and what you collect. Most of the organisms that I have are very accustomed to fluctuations in temerature, salinity etc. as they were found in the shallow marshy riverways of South Cape Cod where rainwater, and other influences create a harsh environment. I simply marked the tank with a water line (need to keep the tank low for the periwinkles that need/want to come out of the water from time to time) and top off as needed. I use a simple cascading type filter a
Even though it limits some of the fish you can keep (no big swimmers) it just looks cool! My Maroon is the BOSS! She (he) even attacks my arm when I put it in the tank!
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See how Victoria's tank looks with all the stoney coral in it and it is placed very compactly together to provide a very attractive arrangement. Mine is all spread out and has gaps in it. It looks like it has been placed. If I was to do it all over, I think I would like to put the corals a lil closer together. This also comes with experience in what each one will tolorate and the size the specimen will get. 
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