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Rare and uncommon fish tank

A tank where I house some of my favorite weird and cool fish.
A tank where I house some of my favorite weird and cool fish.

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Species Specific
Total Water Volume
165
When did you start this tank?
Dec 31, 1969
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
72
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
22
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Internal Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Aquarium Stand
Plywood stand
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
YES
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Fluval FX6 cannister filter
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao SCP cross wise wavemaker
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
2 rows of Fluval Marine lights
Auto Top Off or ATO
YES
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
78
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim heater
Additional Equipment Detail
Sump is a 44 gallon Brute can filled with cheatomorph and lit by a LED outdoor flood light.

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.5
Specific Gravity
1.024
Nitrate or NO3
10
Phosphate or PO4
0.1
Calcium
0
Alkalinity
10
Magnesium
0
Salt Brand
Instant Ocean
Trace Element Dosing
None

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Deep
Live Rock
100
Live Rock Type
Black seiryu rock, Caribsea dry rock, real live rock
Nutrient Export
  1. Refugium
Water Changes
NO
Nutrient Export Details
I have a very large refugium.

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Butterflyfish
  3. Clownfish
  4. Foxface
  5. Goby
  6. Hawkfish
  7. Wrasse
  8. Eel
  9. Other Predatory
Total Fish
15
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
4
Invert List
  1. Starfish
  2. Snails
  3. Urchin
Total Inverts
8
Livestock Detail
Fish:
Banded snake eel 26"
Gold spotted snake eel 24"
Snowflake eel 13"
2 x Engineer gobies 10" + 8"
Magnificent foxface 7"
Pearscale butterfly 3"
Regal angelfish 2.5"
Zebra angelfish 4"
Red coris wrasse 3"
Melanarus wrasse 4"
Dragon wrasse 3"
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse 2"
Falco hawk 3"
Maroon clownfish 3.5"

Inverts:
2 Gray scaly brittle stars
Trochus snail
Mexican turbos
Tuxedo urchins
Rock urchins

Corals:
Green star polyps
Red rhodactis mushrooms
Purple nepthea
Pandora zoanthid

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Pellet
  2. Frozen
  3. Live Food
  4. Algae Strips
Auto Feeder
NO

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Refugium and good husbandry

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Very cool that you get to showcase your Dragon's lair :) and your other cool fish of course! Lol
 
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Very cool that you get to showcase your Dragon's lair :) and your other cool fish of course! Lol
I do really like this format but I do already have a build thread for it. Should I switch over? This is a cool fun feature...
 

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I do really like this format but I do already have a build thread for it. Should I switch over? This is a cool fun feature...
I created one too and kinda like it better than my build thread. I added a page to mine of just wrasse pics lol But when I added an update it created an auto-post from me that said I made an update... that part is kinda weird.
 
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I created one too and kinda like it better than my build thread. I added a page to mine of just wrasse pics lol But when I added an update it created an auto-post from me that said I made an update... that part is kinda weird.
Yeah definitely still has some issues like I've been trying to change the main picture without success.
 

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Beautiful fish!
 
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I do like this lion fish but it is making feeding dangerous. I mean look where it sits! Saying that it is so beautiful and a surprisingly fun fish. Not sure whether to keep it or to give it to the LFS. It will get too big.

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Make him come up to you, show him the food then make him chase it, do that to maneuver him where you want him, after a few times start feeding him where you want him regularly, he will eventually come to his feeding spot.
 
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Make him come up to you, show him the food then make him chase it, do that to maneuver him where you want him, after a few times start feeding him where you want him regularly, he will eventually come to his feeding spot.
She just follows me around the tank like a loyal dog. Always watching. Always hungry.
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WOW! Amazing photography and awesome fish selection.
Thanks. Getting a macro lens this week so hopefully my photos will be even better!
 

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Loving this, friend!
We have similar taste in predators :cool:
You keep them and show them off beautifully. This is my inspiration for my Villains.
 
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Loving this, friend!
We have similar taste in predators :cool:
You keep them and show them off beautifully. This is my inspiration for my Villains.
Haha. I've noticed that too. Hope you have success with elektra. Thats one of my dream fish.
 

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