Najer's zen twins.

[Jimbhoy13]

I floated away on a river of face, through the gap and over the waterfall to see what was on the other side!



Well that is sort of what happened some time early last year!
My previous tank was a custom all in one 170 litre shallow.

(Lets clear this up here lol, 170 litre is approx. 40 odd US gallons, I am from England so I will probably us litres more! ;) )

I got to day dreaming on a very chilled out afternoon and decided to upgrade.
Problem 1, I couldn't bare to strip the 170 down.
I also love fragging and trying coral rescues so I needed a "playroom" as well as a display so the tank measures 165 x 65 x 45 cm shallow plus sump with a full glass divide at 100 cm that splits the tank in 2 but there is a 7 cm swim through in the divide and both ends have their own overflows and returns.



I will add details as I remember, don't hold your collective breaths!
So basically the new display is 300 litres / 75 G and I just transplanted the 170 in with a bit more rock and tried to get a similar scape!

Just to confuse things more there are 2 fts of the display end!
If you picture a view from the front, my right elbow can touch the front left corner of the tank from my desk chair so the main scape and fts is an end view but had to try and get the front view nice (to my eyes) too.
Desk view from last weekend.



Front, same weekend.



This runs 2 heaters and 2 return pumps in the sump, no socks or floss, no skimmer, no reactors, just a refugium and 4 trays of mineral mud.

More of a coral person than a fish person and I love my creatures!
I will try and add a bit more info soon.

Oh and I love taking pictures! :)



Last fts of the 170. :)

Love the tanks.

 

[najer]

Love the tanks.

Thanks. :)

 

[najer]

This was before the last pair of T5s came on, love these. :)

And this! :)

My pretty little assassin. ;)

Ticking along! :)

 

[Retro Reefer]

That Tunicate is amazing.. great pics man!

 

[najer]

That Tunicate is amazing.. great pics man!

Thanks, it is a very pretty little thing! :)

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Lfs review!! Pics and video! No snorting vodka!

 

[Retro Reefer]

Lfs review!! Pics and video! No snorting vodka!

 

[najer]

Lfs review!! Pics and video! No snorting vodka!

I have pics from about a year ago but they are on my old computer and haven't retrieved them from the hard drive yet, I will try to remember tomorrow to take my camera in, it will be a few snaps as they are social distancing 2 people, outside staff in the shop for weeks and I don't want to delay people! ;)

 

[najer]

Actually that needs a lol emoji! :P

 

[najer]

*laugh my f'in posterior of* not lol?

 

[najer]

Just hit my linked in account, about 150 people over lots of dangerous businesses, I might need to spend £3000 for the license but that basically enables me to bend people over and ...! ;)

 

[najer]

The livestock drought is over!
Two of these came into my lfs on Friday, they came from a 12', old UK tank.
I have fluffy mushrooms and have seen some big ones but not like this, I know they are mushroom anemonies, I can't wait to get it identified! :)

 

[najer]

... Nem?

 

[RichtheReefer21]

... Nem?

Hmmm

 

[najer]

Hmmm

It has just started flattening itself, why am I thinking nem lol, it has longer tentacles on the skirt edge!

 

[sfin52]

Recordia yuma?

 

[najer]

Recordia yuma?

Interesting, the young lady in the shop and me both said some type of ric, guess we will see. :)

 

[najer]

Ok poto convict update I have been watching it a lot.
It has learned to go into the cube at food time because the flow is less.
... because it struggles to pick things from the water column, it's lost some condition, this worries me.
If it finds something in the water column it might take 8 or 10 stabs at it, the other fish stay away.
Back to the C fish (cherub!), they spar often but the convict is using up resources.
It still grazes.
That gill cover is distorted 2 - 3 mm off where it should seat, I am at a loss as to what to do for the best for it?! :(

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Ok poto convict update I have been watching it a lot.
It has learned to go into the cube at food time because the flow is less.
... because it struggles to pick things from the water column, it's lost some condition, this worries me.
If it finds something in the water column it might take 8 or 10 stabs at it, the other fish stay away.
Back to the C fish (cherub!), they spar often but the convict is using up resources.
It still grazes.
That gill cover is distorted 2 - 3 mm off where it should seat, I am at a loss as to what to do for the best for it?! :(

It looks so much better now imo. And it just seems more vibrant. No signs of malnutrition. At this point u think just wait it out as long as its eating? Its a fighter.

 

[najer]

It looks so much better now imo. And imit just seems more vibrant. No signs of malnutrition. At this point u think just wait it out as long as its eating? Its a fighter.

I never used to be able to see that central line!