FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

[bubbaque]

How is the little angel doing?

 

[FarmerTy]

How is the little angel doing?

He is still doing his thing. I put him in a giant Rubbermaid tub with live rock from a tank I bought out and threw food in every day but not sure if he ever ate. I treated him with prazipro and when he didn't show any signs of disease, released him into the main tank. He's swimming around fast and happy though I still never have seen him eat anything I feed. He just picks the rocks and the coral polyps all day so hopefully he's getting something good out of it.

 

[bubbaque]

He's already going for your polyps huh?

 

[FarmerTy]

He's already going for your polyps huh?

Yep, I guess it makes sense when he's that size. I hope he grows out of it and only does it occasionally like my old emperor.

 

[aabjones888]

Sorry I tried going back and finding out what kind of angel you got and couldn't find anything but sad news about a regal, what kind of angel do you got?

 

[bubbaque]

It's one page back and he picked up a small emperor angel.

Sorry I tried going back and finding out what kind of angel you got and couldn't find anything but sad news about a regal, what kind of angel do you got?

 

[FarmerTy]

It's one page back and he picked up a small emperor angel.

Thanks bubbaque!

I'm waiting to add a scribbled angel, male Japanese masked angel, and majestic to the mix as well. My LFS is just waiting for when he sees all three available before ordering for me.

 

[aabjones888]

lol I donno how I missed it but I did lol, I'd like a purple masked angel but there not much info about them, good luck with all yours

 

[FarmerTy]

lol I donno how I missed it but I did lol, I'd like a purple masked angel but there not much info about them, good luck with all yours

Thanks! Those venustus are gorgeous on pictures. I really want to see one in person one day.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Such a testing nerd! [emoji25]

Cool!

 

[aabjones888]

I donno if u ever seen this thread or not but he has a purple masked angle in A nano tank and there's some nice pics of it here in this link
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/3-foot-office-nano.226049/page-5#post-2709512

 

[FarmerTy]

I donno if u ever seen this thread or not but he has a purple masked angle in A nano tank and there's some nice pics of it here in this link
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/3-foot-office-nano.226049/page-5#post-2709512

I'd imagine not much different than keeping most dwarf angels other than maybe a ton more hiding spots? Just my guess though.

 

[flowflezy]

Looking good

 

[FarmerTy]

Looking good

Thanks Flowfezy!

 

[Maximus]

Any Sunbursts for sale? I kid, I kid, lol!

 

[FarmerTy]

Any Sunbursts for sale? I kid, I kid, lol!

Bwahaha, good one! [emoji23] I'm still getting bombarded on Facebook!

 

[Maximus]

Bwahaha, good one! [emoji23] I'm still getting bombarded on Facebook!

Believe me, I know the feeling!

 

[CJH]

FarmerTY awesome tank! Curious, what brand of bio pellets do you use? I have tried BRS several times and always get a cyano outbreak. Would love to cut back on water changes but need a method to keep nitrates down without the cyano. Thanks.

 

[FarmerTy]

FarmerTY awesome tank! Curious, what brand of bio pellets do you use? I have tried BRS several times and always get a cyano outbreak. Would love to cut back on water changes but need a method to keep nitrates down without the cyano. Thanks.

Thank you! Its still going through the transition of moving but slowly getting there.

I use Ecobak Plus biopellets. Combined with GFO, I typically don't see cyano issues in the long run but occasionally will get some with any major tank changes, such as lighting or major fish population changes. I use red slime remover if it gets out of hand and it typically does not come back after that.

 

[CJH]

Which red slime remover do you use? I have read some can cause real issues with sensitive SPS. Thanks for the reply!