My 286g picture thread

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Took some pictures! My fish food serving size. Lol. 2 cubes and a bunch of krill for sharkfish2
My skimmer over collector. Lol
And mostly fish and corals
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

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[Lbrdsoxfan]

What's the red fish? I consider myself fairly knowledgeable with ident, but nada on that one.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Sabre squirrelfish @Lbrdsoxfan

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Sabre squirrelfish @Lbrdsoxfan

Very nice. Never had one but always wanted to do a squirrel fish and a hogfish.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I've never done a hogfish. I think they need a sandbed or substrate and that's probably why. They like to sift and eat the crustaceans in the sand.
Squirrelfish I've probably had at least 6-8 over the last 10 yrs and can say they are very docile and nocturnal. They adapt well to reef lighting as well.
Great hardy fish but loves the krill and larger junks of seafood which can be spendy. My toadfish has eaten a damsel and a tiny 1/4" six line wrasse. I don't recommend the toadfish for a community tank.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I once had a shadowfin squirrelfish and it was my favorite fish of all time.
This sabre I call sharkfish.
Awsome fish and a big boy. Lol.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I've had the basic Hawaiian and samuri as well.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Top downs. Fts. Tanks dirty sry.
Added 4 gorgangians today. 3 purple tangs coming tomorrow
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Mushroom box and nem box is in the pics. Where I let things settle and attach.
My waveboxes move things around pretty good.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Got 2 ricodia mushrooms and 2 rock nems today
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Woke up my fish tonight to check on my 2 new nems and 4 new gorgs. My silver monos are getting huge quick. Lol.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

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[ShepherdReefer]

Thanks for sharing, great looking tank.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Ty @ShepherdReefer appreciate it so much.
3 purple tangs coming in today. Gf is gonna have to put em in the tank as ill be heading to work with a new position today.
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[CrashTestBennie]

@mfinn looky looky

My buddy John from work helping me set it up this last weekend. Took my 3 days to finalize it leak free. Lol.
2 days of building. 1 day or rebuilding and tightening the overflow. Spray bar I wanted or intended to diy did not work. It was too high up and too much pressure. Needed more holes and to drop it down more. The dang spray mist wouldn't have been good on my light. Lol.
BTW the light still needs adjusting and tilted backwards towards the wall. I'll add my diy moonlight back too when I do that.
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Awesome build brother! I wish I had the space and budget to do something bigger...

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Any updates on your tank?

 

[CrashTestBennie]

Any updates on your tank?

2 weeks ago I built a refugium in my aio IM 25g lagoon. Last week I installed an inkbird, which gave me a ton of peace of mind. I started feeding my acans mysis. Added a Florida ricordea mushroom last week. And, I learned that I have to consistently monitor and add alkalinity in tiny doses. My calcium is staying the same since I do little water changes every other day. Oh, I also added a skunk cleaner shrimp! I love him, and so does my kitty... There's something I'm forgetting, it'll come to me the the moment I post this.

 

[CrashTestBennie]

Any updates on your tank?

Just realized you weren't asking me...duh