First Saltwater build

saltrookie53 · Dec 31, 2016

I don't remember @BlueDevil.. @cee would be the one to ask. I'm not good with names but I loved the colors on all three. @CastAway that is the frag I got from you at the end.

cee · Dec 31, 2016

BlueDevil said:
Very nice! What are the frags in pics #2 and 3? Love #2 especially.

Red planet and Aussie aculeus yellow.

Dave

Zoarium · Dec 31, 2016

Nice frags and nice tank so far!

CastAway · Dec 31, 2016

saltrookie53 said:
I don't remember @BlueDevil.. @cee would be the one to ask. I'm not good with names but I loved the colors on all three. @CastAway that is the frag I got from you at the end.

Looks like it's doing okay Nathan. I'm glad.

I think you may have been bitten by the SPS bug.

saltrookie53 · Dec 31, 2016

Yeah. @CastAwayot bit badly I'm wanting even more now that I've seen a few other Tanks. I was thinking about making my own rock pvc/morder and making a few elaborate caves and pass throws

BlueDevil · Dec 31, 2016

cee said:
Red planet and Aussie aculeus yellow.

Dave

Ah! I thought the pink one might have been a pink bubblegum.

CastAway · Dec 31, 2016

saltrookie53 said:
Yeah. @CastAwayot bit badly I'm wanting even more now that I've seen a few other Tanks. I was thinking about making my own rock pvc/morder and making a few elaborate caves and pass throws

You can take a chisel to large pieces of Pukani and make caves. You can use cut pieces of plastic hangers to peg rock together securely. Pics man. [emoji106]

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 31, 2016

CastAway said:
Pics man.

Uh Yea!!
Happy new Year boys!

BlueDevil · Dec 31, 2016

saltyfilmfolks said:
Uh Yea!!
Happy new Year boys!

Happy New Year to you too, Salty!

saltrookie53 · Dec 31, 2016

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/279117 this is the tread that has got me thinking.

Tyler Caviness · Jan 25, 2017

How's the coral beauty doing with your lps? Does it nip at them very much?
Also, was that a neon dottyback? I've been checking those out but everything seemed to point to them being pretty aggressive. What has your experience been?

saltrookie53 · Jan 25, 2017

The beauty hasn't touched my LPS, only the algae around them. The dotty back is an jacka$$. get stuck in the overflow once a week or so. It seems more for a darter over the tank as opposed to anything. but I have only had them a few months

Tyler Caviness · Jan 25, 2017

saltrookie53 said:
The beauty hasn't touched my LPS, only the algae around them. The dotty back is an jacka$$. get stuck in the overflow once a week or so. It seems more for a darter over the tank as opposed to anything. but I have only had them a few months

Haha you're not the first person I've heard describe them that way. Good to know though. I think they look awesome, but sometimes it just isn't worth it.

Tyler Caviness · Jan 25, 2017

The dottyback, that is. I still haven't decided if I wanna take the chance on a dwarf angel with my corals. That seems like a bit of a coin flip on whether they'll mess with them

saltrookie53 · Jan 25, 2017

The dotty back swims up the return pipe while I'm feeding or have the pump off for any reason... Turn the pump on and out it Flys.

CastAway · Jan 26, 2017

saltrookie53 said:
The dotty back swims up the return pipe while I'm feeding or have the pump off for any reason... Turn the pump on and out it Flys.

Give the dottyback a small piece of 3/4" pvc, maybe 4" long. You can dress it up by using silicone to glue some sand and shells to it. They love holes. LOL

saltrookie53 · Jan 26, 2017

Yeah I've noticed that he loves going in one of thw rocks and turning around, especially at night.... I guess here is where I can make my own rock work and see how it goes....