Ph8's 225 build

Aquaph8 · Aug 14, 2011

secretreefer said:
awesome build. i just read thru. i'm planning a 220G or a 320G upgrade very soon from my 180g. ........

Thanks for looking and for your comment, post here and let me know if you start a build thread and Ill be sure to check it out.

GR808 said:
Extremely nice build.... good on you.

Thank you very much.

Acropora52 · Aug 16, 2011

Good luck with the Tukas...I tried those once but failed miserably...However, getting them eating in quarantine is the key I think. There is a great article from someone who had success. You may have already seen it:

Manhattan Reefs - Boldly Colored Beauties: The Tuka Anthias

Aquaph8 · Aug 16, 2011

Thanks for the link roni.

Aquaph8 · Aug 18, 2011

And diatoms are in bloom. I saw this coming with the new sand but I hoped it wouldn't. I hate em so much. Oh well might as well get it over with. Tukas are still eating like champs, maybe Ill get some baby brine hatched for them this weekend.

Stpatrick · Aug 18, 2011

Nice. Bigger is better. Great build.

Aquaph8 · Aug 18, 2011

Stpatrick said:
Nice. Bigger is better. Great build.

Thanks, best of luck with your new build.

Aquaph8 · Aug 18, 2011

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Brad Syphus · Aug 19, 2011

Looks fantastic Brett.
I can't remember, Did you build a top for it so you can get more wrasses down the road?
Like a nice Earl's pair.:bigsmile:

Aquaph8 · Aug 19, 2011

Brad Syphus said:
Looks fantastic Brett.
I can't remember, Did you build a top for it so you can get more wrasses down the road?
Like a nice Earl's pair.:bigsmile:

Thanks Brad, I wouldn't have it any other way. Its a shame people still lose fish to jumping, its so easy to make a top. That Earls pair is so tempting but its a little pricey for me at this point, but its great to see them available more and more. Hopefully in the future I can pull the trigger but until then theres a lot of beautiful wrasses and other fish I would love to have. The list goes on and on.

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Aquaph8 · Aug 19, 2011

The PQ's started eating mysis today and are more and more aggressive twords their food everyday. The two females are kinda starting to fight a little so Ill have to keep an eye on them. Im gonna start a prazi treatment and after that if their still eating like they are today I may move them into the display. We'll see.

gimmito · Aug 21, 2011

Good news thus far on the tuka anthias ! Hopefully they aren't showing signs of disease ? Are you administering the prazi in the water column or added to the food ? How long are you going to QT them ?

Aquaph8 · Aug 21, 2011

No signs of disease, just precautionary. The prazi is in the water column. QT duration will just be when I get brave enough. I just gotta feel they will be OK with tank mates. They eat pretty good now but I think they could be a little better. They are really starting to associate me with food which I feel is very important.

Aquaph8 · Aug 27, 2011

New guy out of QT. This is probably my new favorite in the tank.

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Aquaph8 · Sep 1, 2011

The Purple Queen Anthias trio have been released into the display for a few days now. I bought some .5ml new life spectrum pellets and they have takin a few bites so Im hoping they will eat them more and more in time which would make keeping them fat easier. I continue to feed live and frozen baby brine too. From the minute they went into the display there has been no issues with aggression so hopefully they can stand the test of time.

bige · Sep 1, 2011

Tanks lookes great. Love the new fish. You have selected a nice variety and colors. Seems like you can almost call what fish your going to see in most tanks.

Akwarius · Sep 1, 2011

Nice work on the qt and acclimation! Didn't you get another scrappy little fish the other day? :)

Aquaph8 · Sep 1, 2011

bige said:
Tanks lookes great. Love the new fish. You have selected a nice variety and colors. Seems like you can almost call what fish your going to see in most tanks.

Thanks bige. I try to mix them up and so far Ive been lucky with little aggression.

Aquaph8 · Sep 1, 2011

Akwarius said:
Nice work on the qt and acclimation! Didn't you get another scrappy little fish the other day? :)

You mean this one. I gave her a short stay in QT but let her go a couple days ago. There have been little problems with aggression with her but my Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (square Anthias) went on a hunger strike since the introduction. Its been two days now and she used to be my best eater. I hope she comes around soon.

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