Red_Beard's 75 Tank Build

[Red_Beard]

Are you going and removing that colony all together, fragging it all or just relocating?

Glas you had time for all of that! Tank looks great and that's a huge colony! WOW!! Hope you find a nice place or home for it.

Beautiful colony, i was pretty sad when i saw it broken off the other day, that one was not fragged on purpose, but now that it is, it is for the best. The hawkfish is really going to miss it too, it was always perched up in its branches. It is currently in the back yard. I think i am going to bleach it, and see if i can get it spray painted close to what it used to look like and put it on my desk at work.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Beautiful colony, i was pretty sad when i saw it broken off the other day, that one was not fragged on purpose, but now that it is, it is for the best. The hawkfish is really going to miss it too, it was always perched up in its branches. It is currently in the back yard. I think i am going to bleach it, and see if i can get it spray painted close to what it used to look like and put it on my desk at work.

Well I have to say... I feel bad for you, that genuinely sucks, but... I will have you know it makes me feel a teensy bit better because I showed that picture to my wife and said "look at this guy, he grows so much coral he throws out colonies bigger than ive ever even grown!" And if was a tiny bit salty

 

[Red_Beard]

Well I have to say... I feel bad for you, that genuinely sucks, but... I will have you know it makes me feel a teensy bit better because I showed that picture to my wife and said "look at this guy, he grows so much coral he throws out colonies bigger than ive ever even grown!" And if was a tiny bit salty

You just wait, you will be throwing out some monster colonies soon enough too LOL

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

You just wait, you will be throwing out some monster colonies soon enough too LOL

 

[Red_Beard]

Time for an update, kinda. Ish.
Whilst doing a water change in my daughter's tank, I happened to notice something fun.

For those of you wondering: "what the flip? Is that a streak in the picture or what is he on about?", it is clownfish eggs!

Kinda hard to get a pic with the flow back on :/ shoulda grabbed one earlier when it was off i guess. Tank is looking pretty good, she even keeps the glass mostly clean too.
Anyhow. I told her, and she is now excited and thinks she is going to be a professional clownfish breeder... we shall see about that part though, who knows.

Other update: my 75 is doing awesome, filling back in nicely. Id get a pic but i dont want to make anyone in the growout contests jealous

 

[kevgib67]

Time for an update, kinda. Ish.
Whilst doing a water change in my daughter's tank, I happened to notice something fun.

For those of you wondering: "what the flip? Is that a streak in the picture or what is he on about?", it is clownfish eggs!

Kinda hard to get a pic with the flow back on :/ shoulda grabbed one earlier when it was off i guess. Tank is looking pretty good, she even keeps the glass mostly clean too.
Anyhow. I told her, and she is now excited and thinks she is going to be a professional clownfish breeder... we shall see about that part though, who knows.

Other update: my 75 is doing awesome, filling back in nicely. Id get a pic but i dont want to make anyone in the growout contests jealous

Congratulations, your going to be a grandfather!

 

[MegabiteOG]

Time for an update, kinda. Ish.
Whilst doing a water change in my daughter's tank, I happened to notice something fun.

For those of you wondering: "what the flip? Is that a streak in the picture or what is he on about?", it is clownfish eggs!

Kinda hard to get a pic with the flow back on :/ shoulda grabbed one earlier when it was off i guess. Tank is looking pretty good, she even keeps the glass mostly clean too.
Anyhow. I told her, and she is now excited and thinks she is going to be a professional clownfish breeder... we shall see about that part though, who knows.

Other update: my 75 is doing awesome, filling back in nicely. Id get a pic but i dont want to make anyone in the growout contests jealous

Very cool! Congrats to your daughter and you.

 

[Red_Beard]

Congratulations, your going to be a grandfather!

Very cool! Congrats to your daughter and you.

Thanks!

She is already seeing dollar signs contemplating selling them. I dont know if i have the heart yet to tell her how much work it is lol.

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Time for an update, kinda. Ish.
Whilst doing a water change in my daughter's tank, I happened to notice something fun.

For those of you wondering: "what the flip? Is that a streak in the picture or what is he on about?", it is clownfish eggs!

Kinda hard to get a pic with the flow back on :/ shoulda grabbed one earlier when it was off i guess. Tank is looking pretty good, she even keeps the glass mostly clean too.
Anyhow. I told her, and she is now excited and thinks she is going to be a professional clownfish breeder... we shall see about that part though, who knows.

Other update: my 75 is doing awesome, filling back in nicely. Id get a pic but i dont want to make anyone in the growout contests jealous

I'm super jelly of the clownfish eggs! How old are the pair that laid them? If they are spawning, she is doing an excellent job caring for them!

Without some pretty targeted effort to rear them, the larvae will all become food for the tank.

 

[Red_Beard]

I'm super jelly of the clownfish eggs! How old are the pair that laid them? If they are spawning, she is doing an excellent job caring for them!

Without some pretty targeted effort to rear them, the larvae will all become food for the tank.

The female is 5 or so, the male is only a year or two old. She really is getting better at taking care of them! Now at least, they missed a few meals when she was getting it all figured out.
Yep, that's what I told her. They are probably firefish food and destined to end up in the filter. I dont have high hopes for the first couple clutches. We'll have to see about getting some rotifers and a brine shrimp hatchery going. Maybe sometime this fall.

 

[fishface NJ]

Congratulations!

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Maybe sometime this fall.

Hold off until winter. This way you might become a new dad and grandad on the same day!

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Time for an update, kinda. Ish.
Whilst doing a water change in my daughter's tank, I happened to notice something fun.

For those of you wondering: "what the flip? Is that a streak in the picture or what is he on about?", it is clownfish eggs!

Kinda hard to get a pic with the flow back on :/ shoulda grabbed one earlier when it was off i guess. Tank is looking pretty good, she even keeps the glass mostly clean too.
Anyhow. I told her, and she is now excited and thinks she is going to be a professional clownfish breeder... we shall see about that part though, who knows.

Other update: my 75 is doing awesome, filling back in nicely. Id get a pic but i dont want to make anyone in the growout contests jealous

@matthol98 Check out his clownfish eggs!!!