Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[living_tribunal]

i really want an emperor angelfish but i also really want more tangs..... ugh.

First world pains.

 

[living_tribunal]

What are some new projects in terms of new builds, livestock, or coral setups is everyone working on?

 

[sfin52]

What are some new projects in terms of new builds, livestock, or coral setups is everyone working on?

Turning my 55 fowlr into a reef

 

[Katrina71]

New build here too. It'll happen.

 

[living_tribunal]

New build here too. It'll happen.

The new lagoon you’re working on with the kid?

 

[Why-Me]

I'm debating selling the 50 cube or just buying a sump and setting it up as an upgraded office tank; as a FOWLR, Euphyllia garden or Nem tank.

 

[living_tribunal]

I'm debating selling the 50 cube or just buying a sump and setting it up as the office tank; as a FOWLR, Euphyllia garden or Nem tank.

Lot of possibilities there.

 

[Why-Me]

I want a BIg tank 5-6 foot but my floors are so uneven in this sh***y old farm house, I can't get one until I build a new house in the coming years.
So being a realist I may just buy a sump and setup the 50 cube in the office, the stand is already in there. I have most of the plumbing, just need a hundred bucks in valves and elbows etc and a sump. So maybe $350 and I can set that up.

 

[living_tribunal]

Aside from continuing forward with the losing battle of preventing everything from dying, I’m pretty excited for this Symphyllia willsoni.

It will be the first real challenging coral I’ll have to care for. Seems like a majority of people don’t have success with them. I’m starting with one in bad shape so it will be satisfying if I can revive it.

 

[living_tribunal]

I want a BIg tank 5-6 foot but my floors are so uneven in this sh***y old farm house, I can't get one until I build a new house in the coming years.
So being a realist I may just buy a sump and setup the 50 cube in the office, the stand is already in there. I have most of the plumbing, just need a hundred bucks in valves and elbows etc and a sump. So maybe $350 and I can set that up.

Same boat, I was worried about the 65g in my townhome.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I presume that is in a well hydrated human.

Hydrated with water, yes. Whiskey, not so much.

BTW, my local liquor store is carrying more of Ole Smokey's products. I picked up a bottle of straight whiskey and was drinking whiskey sours today at the wedding. They had a bunch of the moonshine and a few bottles of the straight and caramel whiskey.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Aside from continuing forward with the losing battle of preventing everything from dying, I’m pretty excited for this Symphyllia willsoni.

It will be the first real challenging coral I’ll have to care for. Seems like a majority of people don’t have success with them. I’m starting with one in bad shape so it will be satisfying if I can revive it.

Wilsoni aren't too hard, just feed it until it's healed/acclimated and it should be good to go. I have a big trachy radiata in my tank as well as a friend's geoffroy. They have very similar care requirements.

 

[living_tribunal]

Wilsoni aren't too hard, just feed it until it's healed/acclimated and it should be good to go. I have a big trachy radiata in my tank as well as a friend's geoffroy. They have very similar care requirements.

My trachy is like bulletproof.

I’ve just read that considering where they are pulled from the ocean they are very temperature dependent mainly for lower temperatures, you have to keep nice and low flow/low light, and feed aminos and meaty foods similar to the organic rich lagoons they are pulled from.

I’m going to treat it like my blasto except on the sandbed and just continue with my daily amino feeding/oyster feast and target feed 4 days a week. I might drop my tanks temp down a degree or two to 76-77.

It still seems like so many people lose them. My guess is they don’t focus on the aminos which is really the main consideration if you look at their environment.

I’m going to remove that center rock and put him in this little shaded cove on the sandbed where my blasto is.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

My trachy is like bulletproof.

I’ve just read that considering where they are pulled from the ocean they are very temperature dependent mainly for lower temperatures, you have to keep nice and low flow/low light, and feed aminos and meaty foods similar to the organic rich lagoons they are pulled from.

I’m going to treat it like my blasto except on the sandbed and just continue with my daily amino feeding/oyster feast and target feed 4 days a week. I might drop my tanks temp down a degree or two to 76-77.

It still seems like so many people lose them. My guess is they don’t focus on the aminos which is really the main consideration if you look at their environment.

LPS love to eat, and with the major focus on low nutrient SPS tanks these days... many just don't have a chance to thrive. I like a dirty(algae free) tank. Of course I like LPS better than those tiny sticks people sell for insane amounts of money. I've tried keeping them because it's the "in thing" to do around here. Doesn't work for me and I just prefer the color and beauty of LPS more.

I wish I still had that lobo that I lost in the metal sand tank. That, was a beautiful piece.

 

[living_tribunal]

LPS love to eat, and with the major focus on low nutrient SPS tanks these days... many just don't have a chance to thrive. I like a dirty(algae free) tank. Of course I like LPS better than those tiny sticks people sell for insane amounts of money. I've tried keeping them because it's the "in thing" to do around here. Doesn't work for me and I just prefer the color and beauty of LPS more.

I wish I still had that lobo that I lost in the metal sand tank. That, was a beautiful piece.

You and me are going to be good friends as I’m the exact same way. I think among my hundreds of bad decisions in this hobby deciding to stick to one coral type dominate tank was the smartest.

I only really like lps as well, I love the colors, the way their tissue moves, and how happy they get when they feed.

I feed my tank like crazy and won’t stop. It’s too much fun.

And seriously, who wants to see these tiny little junior school polyps flowing in the flow. I’d rather see my trachy devoure a whole amphipod.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

You and me are going to be good friends as I’m the exact same way. I think among my hundreds of bad decisions in this hobby deciding to stick to one coral type dominate tank was the smartest.

I only really like lps as well, I love the colors, the way their tissue moves, and how happy they get when they feed.

I feed my tank like crazy and won’t stop. It’s too much fun.

And seriously, who wants to see these tiny little junior school polyps flowing in the flow. I’d rather see my trachy devoure a whole amphipod.

I had to dig for 30 minutes thru an old thread I do not like... but i found a pic of that Lobo.

 

[sfin52]

I had to dig for 30 minutes thru an old thread I do not like... but i found a pic of that Lobo.

Look at all the tanks you saved.

 

[living_tribunal]

I had to dig for 30 minutes thru an old thread I do not like... but i found a pic of that Lobo.

That’s a good looking lobo...

Did you ever care for any acanthophyllias?

 

[sfin52]

Take a look at these
https://oceanboxdesigns.com/product/glo-magnetic-mini-frag-racks-g2-oceanbox-designs/

 

[living_tribunal]

Take a look at these
https://oceanboxdesigns.com/product/glo-magnetic-mini-frag-racks-g2-oceanbox-designs/

I like that, it's similar to what drews lagoon uses. I want to get a few to make up for the weird gap behind my rockscape. Not the biggest euphilliya fan but want to have some larger flowy corals back there.