210g acrylic dream

[Zionas]

Did you lose the Pavo Damsel in the 6g? If so sorry for the loss. They’re nice little fish.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Yes, he jumped overnight. I did not have the little top on. I lost two of the black bellies during water changes too. Just stupidity by me not seeing them. They are so small. One was me miscounting (thought I had 3 and actually had 4) so did not look for it and was dry in sink. Next one was on floor and thought it was a someting else and did not look close enough til it was too late. Dumb bad vision.

 

[Zionas]

Sorry for your losses.

 

[Zionas]

It’s cool how you’re getting two Yellow Tangs to get along. Any signs of them pairing up? How big are they and how long have you had them for?

I wonder if you’d do the Biota ones if you could choose again, but I heard they have problems with HLLE.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I would do Biota if I had to do them again due to availability and my desire for captive bred. The HLLE will be a diet thing and I am sure we can hopefully turn that around as we learn more.
I have had them together since they were maybe 2.5" and they are easily 4-5" now. They do fine. Some chasing, but no ripped fins and they both look great. One has larger eyes and slightly different coloring, so I can tell them apart.
I have no idea if they will pair up or not. Would be cool. I got them April 2020, so almost 2yrs with me. I need to get some good pictures. They are so bright!

 

[Zionas]

Wow that’s great! Are they aggressive at all?

 

[DeniseAndy]

Not at all so far. They get pushed around by my angels if needed. For the most part, my tank is not too aggressive. They have their little scuffles here and there, but no fighting. The damsels each have their spaces and the other fish go wherever.

 

[Zionas]

That’s always the best, calm and laid back.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Here are some pics I took yesterday of fish. They were not all cooperating.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Just added a new cuc full of cerith, nerite, nassarius, scarlet crabs. I also added a harlequin shrimp. I have wanted another one for so long. My starfish population will keep if full for years.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Sad night. I was looking at all my fish and noticed 1 was missing one. My Kole Tang that I have had for almost 2 years is gone. No idea on how. She is just gone. I was working in the tank and maybe she was injured and I would not put it past my clowns to serve her to the malus.
I am saddened as I love having a Kole in my system and she was doing so well.

 

[DeniseAndy]

System is looking really good currently. Did a battle with the cyano and it is gone for now. I am sure it will be back. Cannot wait to get my final pieces in the display. About another 4 weeks in qt as I added new ones prior to removing ones in there. My bad.

After the Biopellet reactor disaster - bleach all my maxi mini carpets. They are finally showing their real colors again. A few still working on it, but my originals from over 10 years ago, are now colored back up. I will get some pictures when I can.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Pics from phone today.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I have added a few corals in from qt. The red xenia, ASD Long tentacle toadstool.
Also some newer pictures of my red mushrooms and purple frilly mushrooms. Plus, gotta have my male clown.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Added 4 more mushrooms (UC Morgana, UC Odyssey, Red with blue dots, UC Starcrossed) to the main display from qt. Removed one very large leather as it was just not happy ever, so going to give to someone with a very large system where hopefully it will be happier. I will keep a small piece and see if I can get it happy too. by small I mean like 5"x 3".

I will take pictures after it all settles. I also cleaned a bit.

 

[rmorris_14]

I have added a few corals in from qt. The red xenia, ASD Long tentacle toadstool.
Also some newer pictures of my red mushrooms and purple frilly mushrooms. Plus, gotta have my male clown.

Hey! Just checking out some of your posts. Where did you get your red xenia from?!!!??! Also, love your photos

 

[DeniseAndy]

Hey! Just checking out some of your posts. Where did you get your red xenia from?!!!??! Also, love your photos

Tidal Gardens. They were having a sale a little bit ago. I got it for a really good price. If it gets large and grows nicely, you could get a frag. I am hoping to do some local shows next year (starting in the fall).

 

[DeniseAndy]

Update: Tank is still chugging along fine. Everything is growing nicely and coloring well. No issues, just watching it mature. Good stuff.

My 40g/20g/10g system has had some changes though. Just today I have put my "green" malu into the 10g with some large sofites to get bigger and happier. It has taken a long time to get back its color, but looks pretty good right now. From white to a nice deep purple/brown with green tentacles. Only in certain lights though. Still, so much better than white.

The clams are growing up slowly and are happier under the T5s. Cannot wait to move to the 210g. However, they are still a good size for traveling tank, so that is fun.

I really want to get rid of some of my overgrown lps in the 40g. Just have not been able to do any frag shows due to health. Ugh!!!!

I will have to get some pictures to show growth in some of my 210g corals.

 

[WirelessMike]

Which "local builder" did you go with? As someone from the Cinci area looking to upgrade in the next couple years...

I couldn’t have said it any better!!

 

[DeniseAndy]

I couldn’t have said it any better!!

Aquatics and Exotics Owner - Jason Hering

The tank is still beautiful years later. I need to buff due to me dragging some sand across, but no big deal.