thetedinator's As-built 240g System

[thetedinator]

First for me and my system.

Watching the tank at 'dusk'. Saw two Coral Beauties dancing a few times. Last dance they spawned. Very cool to see in person.

No video. That would be pornography.

 

[thetedinator]

Just added a Maxima. Found this worm/other near the mantle. Anyone have any idea what this is? It is definitely alive.





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[Maritimer]

Beautiful clam!

That looks like an accretion of sand-grains, so I would expect the worm to be some sort of filter feeder ... but that's a pretty wild guess, and could be way off-base. Best to get a good look at what comes out of the end of that tube when the worm's feeling comfortable / hungry.

~Bruce

 

[thetedinator]

Thanks. Someone suggested it is Spionid worm. I think that's what it is.

 

[thetedinator]

From this morning under natural sunlight. A short video my ORA Orchid Dottybacks.

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[thetedinator]

A short video. System is 2 years old.

 

[mlb7225]

Looking good Ted! Love the goldflake!!!!

 

[thetedinator]

Full Tank Shot from today. Shot under natural sunlight and 14k LED.

 

[mlb7225]

Looking good Ted!

 

[thetedinator]

Thanks Michael. Going to remove some of the 'weeds' this weekend.

 

[Benson0219]

Great looking tank... nice...

 

[thetedinator]

Thanks!

 

[thetedinator]

Corals are amazing and forgiving. Here are three pictures that tell both a sad and happy tale.

Chalice from February 2017.


Here is the same Chalice showing signs of life after I managed to kill it along with a number of other corals by starving my tank.

Close up of a recovering edge.


Another shot showing a recovering spot in the back along with the skeleton remains of the coral on the right.


At one point, I almost removed this rock to sun bleach it. Obviously I'm glad I didn't.
BTW - I am told this chalice is Hollywood Stunner but I'm not sure. It doesn't have green eyes. Thoughts?

 

[thetedinator]

A couple of recent additions and an older addition.

Jason Fox Jack-O-Lantern Leptoseris


Blue/Green Ricordea yuma


Eviota Goby

 

[thetedinator]

Halloween Urchins pick up debris to camouflage themselves. Noticed this urchin now had claws. I guess I have a predatory crab I need to find and get rid of...

 

[thetedinator]

A couple of pictures from today.

This is the 3G Tort I got from @Chefzilla (thanks again Brent).

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This is a Bali Maricultured torquoise stylophora I picked up from UC back in 2016.

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[thetedinator]

I thought I would post some pictures and a short video, all from today. I am slowly removing 'weeds' from my system. Over the weekend, I removed an overgrown green Birdsnest as well as a boat load of Clavularia and Xenia. Doing this opened up the channels in the rock work on that side of the tank. I had let the 'weeds' get so out of hand, I forgot how I had aqua-scaped that area.

FTS


Right side


Left side


A one minute video after putting some food into the tank.

 

[Maritimer]

Love how you've got pairs or multiples of nearly every fish in your tank - which, by the way, is still looking pretty awesome!

~Bruce

 

[thetedinator]

Love how you've got pairs or multiples of nearly every fish in your tank - which, by the way, is still looking pretty awesome!

~Bruce

Thanks!

 

[GoVols]

Ted,
As always, your reef is so beautiful to gaze into to.
Love the video with the natural daylight. You can see the shadows of your fish in that one.

Freddie