Sweet!I will - 200 gallons (5 tanks plumbed together) and over 40 fish and 4 serpent stars - I still need more, my 40 breeder frag tank has no fish - yet
Cheers! Mark
I might set up a 40B it I start seeing nice stuff come in from Indo
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Sweet!I will - 200 gallons (5 tanks plumbed together) and over 40 fish and 4 serpent stars - I still need more, my 40 breeder frag tank has no fish - yet
Cheers! Mark
Cant beat the price at Petco, like $50 - very cheap for this hobbySweet!
I might set up a 40B it I start seeing nice stuff come in from Indo
Cant beat the price at Petco, like $50 - very cheap for this hobby
Mark what fish did you get?I will - 200 gallons (5 tanks plumbed together) and over 40 fish and 4 serpent stars - I still need more, my 40 breeder frag tank has no fish - yet
Cheers! Mark
For my 2 SPS displays I picked up a Chalk Bass, Coral Beauty, Six Line and then on the 40 gallon tank with the 4 Serpent Starfish I added 20 assorted Damsels. These tanks are all plumbed together. I picked Damsels 'cause they are cheap enough if one of the stars has a snack and I was just looking for a lot of cheap poopers. I still want to add a Yellow Tang and 10 Springer Damsels to the Frag tank that is also plumbed into this system.Mark what fish did you get?
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Nice! pics mark!I am up to 50+ fish now and all is looking good.
Cheers! Mark
Sweet!
I might set up a 40B it I start seeing nice stuff come in from Indo
Thanks! I do have some pics on my "build thread" which you can access by clicking the "Build Thread Contributor" banner under my avatar.Nice! pics mark!
Well, How else would I control excess nutrients? It’s either heavy in, heavy out or don’t feed my tank and watch everything look like crap, with skinny fish. Fish in the ocean have access to food 24/7 if they want, which is why they’re so much healthier and fatter than what we tend to see in homes.
Does anyone here have a super colorful, healthy SPS tank that has minimal fish and minimal feedings (like once/day or less)?
I'll say the same thing about the Virgin Islands. A lot of barren areas where elkhorn used to be.Earlier this month took the family to Turks & Caicos and we had a couple snorkeling trips and the one thing that impressed me was how FAT all the fish were. Regardless of species, these things were super thick relative to length. Given the amount of swimming they do, they have to be eating 2 or 3 times what my captive friends are to be so fat.
I will say the coral situation (shallow only dives) was depressing as heck. Some softies, some fans, small brains. Ugh.
I kept up with this thread for several (if not all) pages but do not recall anyone saying/showing a successful SPS reef without much fish.
Did I miss someone? I am a natural skeptic so bring some pics.