Chris' Cadlights 45g Shallow

cnseekatz · Jan 23, 2016

Chrisfish said:
Welcome, beautiful tank and your pictures are awesome. Hope to see more.

Thanks!

srb51 said:
What type of wrasse?? Amazing

It's a Choati Wrasse (Macropharyngodon choati )

revhtree said:
Nice!

Thanks!

cnseekatz · Jan 24, 2016

My Choati has been a pretty finicky eater so far, and hasn't shown much interest in mysis, baby brine, or cyclops. Yesterday I picked up a thing of PE Calanus at the LFS, and she loves the stuff!! It's a new type of commercially available frozen copepod from Norway. Highly recommend that you try if you have a picky eater (like a leopard wrasse) in your tank.

cnseekatz · Feb 1, 2016

TheGrimmReefer · Feb 2, 2016

You just don't see many quality shallow reef builds. This one is incredibly well done. The Choati is one wrasse I've always wanted. Yours is beautiful.

cnseekatz · Feb 2, 2016

I was having some aggression issues between my Potter's leopard and my Blue-Star. After seeing it mentioned in several threads, I taped a mirror to the glass on the side of the tank. The Potter's has been so preoccupied with the "other" Potter's in the tank, she's left the Blue-Star alone for several days now. All is so tranquil now!

Flashy Fins · Feb 2, 2016

No lid?! :eek:
Stunning choati!

cnseekatz · Feb 3, 2016

Flashy Fins said:
No lid?! :eek:
Stunning choati!

Thank you. She's a real pleasure!
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If you look closely, you'll see the lid brackets on the rim of the tank. I keep them off when I'm nearby, but they go on every night, and when I'm not in the room. :)

LiquidLenny · Feb 3, 2016

Absolutely gorgeous reef! What's your top off amount each day? I have a 20g shallow frag tank and I'm losing about a quart a day...with your surface area it must be quite a bit I imagine?

do_0b · Feb 3, 2016

you're just using just 1x radion?

cnseekatz · Feb 3, 2016

LiquidLenny said:
Absolutely gorgeous reef! What's your top off amount each day? I have a 20g shallow frag tank and I'm losing about a quart a day...with your surface area it must be quite a bit I imagine?

It depends on how often the tops are off, but I generally go through 5 gallons of fresh water every 7-10 days.