65 gallon build thread

[Goaway]

Happy to hear everyone arrived alive and acclimated well.

 

[Ro Bow]

Happy to hear everyone arrived alive and acclimated well.

thanks

 

[Ro Bow]

got a ordinary occelaris, snowflake occelaris, and they YWG. I'll be back at my lfs in 2 or so weeks for some coral, more fish, and invertebrates ;)

 

[vetteguy53081]

we are done acclimating. The YWG swam away (which is a good sign that he can swim lol) into a hole in a rock and we cant see him.

He'll be out tomorrow especially at feeding time. Do Not intentionally repeat dropping food for it to come out as your water quality will suffer

 

[Ro Bow]

He'll be out tomorrow especially at feeding time. Do Not intentionally repeat dropping food for it to come out as your water quality will suffer

alright

 

[Ro Bow]

We still havent spotted the YWG. We hope after he gets a good night's rest, in the morning he will come out.

 

[Ro Bow]

update: Got 2 PJ cardinal and a diamond goby. Also added a cleaner shrimp, 8 hermits, 3 astrea snails, and 1 turbo snail. Also got a nudibranch but he got shredded in the powerhead :(

 

[Goaway]

Pics!

 

[Ro Bow]

ok. wait a second

 

[scolson]

Are you getting you fish locally and if so, which stores have good selection? I was impressed on my trip to Barrier Reef a few weeks ago but I haven't made it back across the ferry to check out other LFS in Seattle/Bellevue area.

 

[Ro Bow]

Are you getting you fish locally and if so, which stores have good selection? I was impressed on my trip to Barrier Reef a few weeks ago but I haven't made it back across the ferry to check out other LFS in Seattle/Bellevue area.

i bought my clowns at barrier reef and others at saltwater city. Saltwater city has great fish, inverts, etc, all healthy, however there is a young man about 16 or 17 and he does not give good information. He sold me nudibranchs and cleaner shrimp when in reality cleaner shrimp eat nudibranchs. He either did not know this or did not want to tell me. Other than that i would recommend

 

[Ro Bow]

 

[Ro Bow]

pictures! Bump

 

[Ro Bow]

P.S. gobies are in hiding. I have a diamond and hiding yellow watchman who may or may not be alive... he was in a lot of stress

 

[Ro Bow]

Found the ywg! He was hiding inside a rocks crevice

 

[Goaway]

The gobies wont come out often, unless they really like the food you offer. I had a diamond watchman goby, his life was dedicated to covering all of my corals in sand. He had to go.

 

[Ro Bow]

how do i feed them if i dont know where they are ?

 

[Ro Bow]

found the goby a week or so ago, glad he/she came out. Since he's a watchman, named him rorschach from the movie "the watchman" lol

 

[Ro Bow]

Upadate: Everyone is doing great, just got past a nasty diatom bloom. Gonna add some starter corals tommorow! Also may add a new fish, who knows.

 

[Goaway]

Ugly phases, if they don't break you. Congratulations. Don't get lazy, that's what ruins a beautiful tank.