Matty 150g Cube Dream Tank

[Lilmatty5dimes]

Well, I got the coral fever and went a lil crazy yesterday. Had a local guy tear down his tank and sold everything in there and was able to grab: Ora joe the coral, Jedi mindtrick monti, pokerstar monti, tequila sunrise from him. Then I stopped by the best lfs in brevard Live Tanks and they got some sick BL misbar clowns in. Finally grabbed a extreme misbar for the lady at the house. And then got a sweet deal on a chalice I believe they are calling my Marazarati. And then to finish it off had another local reefer start his frag tank over and traded him a 40g tank and $50 for this sweet looking red/green meat coral. All in all if you having checked out live tanks look them up def worth it IMHO. Of course pics to come later on when the lights come on. Thanks for looking and happy Monday.


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[revhtree]

Well we need pics!!! LOL!

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

Haha. Here's some. Nothing really good still a lil ****** off.
My mazarati

Extreme BL misbar clown

Female already finding her stud.

Here's the red meat coral

Ora joe the coral

Jedi mindtrick tequila sunrise on left

Pokerstar

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[LVE]

Nice looking tank. Nice pick ups.

 

[larangcon]

it's coming along nicely, great tank

 

[Zack]

How come you had the fish floating for three hours?

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

How come you had the fish floating for three hours?

I was temperature acclimating him and we had to run to Wally which is 20min trip took 2 1/2 hours. Usually it's only 20mins because of the ammonia spike.


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

Nice looking tank. Nice pick ups.

Thanks. Don't think it was to bad for $120. I think the meat coral is usually $120-150.


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

it's coming along nicely, great tank

Thanks. The only bad thing is we're closing on a house at the end of the month. So, it'll be perfect right before we move and I'll have to do it all over again.


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

Well, I've been doing 15g WC every 4-5 days to try and get rid of the algae and plus i just hooked up my tlf reactor with 2 cups of gfo. Let see how it does. I've seen a ton of new growth on my Ora bird of paradise. Coming to the conclusion I've got a atresia starfish problem. They have an appetite for zoas and have already claimed these guys.

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[jedidad]

get you a harlequin shrimp

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

get you a harlequin shrimp

I thought about this. Figured I can leave a few chocolate starfish in my sump for them to eat.


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[jedidad]

Thats what i did for my harlequin in my old tank. Cant wait to get a pair but i am holding out for a hawaiian one.

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

Thats what i did for my harlequin in my old tank. Cant wait to get a pair but i am holding out for a hawaiian one.

Well, fragged up some zoas and saw 2 of these guys on it. Think they're astera starfish. I was told they're two kinds of astera a grayish(below) and a white. Heard the white are good to have but the gray ones will eat coral which I believe 110%. Anyone throw in there 2 cents? Thanks

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[jedidad]

Definitely Astraea. Hard to say if they are harmful or not. I would just getrid of them. Even if they are not the coral eating kind their population can explode out of control and they will eat coralline algae.


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

Well, found about 20 on a couple zoas rocks so out they went down the garage disposal. Thanks


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

i finally got a real camera after my daughter dropped our a year ago. here are some of my first pics. i was on break and took these in about 15mins so they arent really any good. but practice makes perfect. lol

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

now some fish

 

[jedidad]

I want an angel so bad but I'm afraid it will pick at my corals plus I want to get a clam and don't trust them with that either


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

I want an angel so bad but I'm afraid it will pick at my corals plus I want to get a clam and don't trust them with that either


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I hear you on that. So far the two Angels i have haven't bother the two clams I have. I want to get a few more clams after we move.


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