With fronds like these, who needs anemones: A RS Reefer 350 G2 Tank

[LeannaBanana]

I love your bubble coral

Also that title...

Thank you!

 

[LeannaBanana]

Added a skimmer today. Went with Reef Octopus over Red Sea after reading many reviews. Have it on my wifi timer power strip for later, but leaving it on 24/7 for now. I scraped the glass about 15 minutes ago and got too close to the frogspwan, so it's all closed up. The tank lights on a quick night wind down for lights off at 8pm EDT.

Going to go ahead and switch my ATO reservoir sooner rather than later. There's just not enough room in the sump area, and while I don't particularity mind the smaller size here, having a larger container in the "dry" cabinet would be a net win.

 

[LeannaBanana]

I'll need another update this weekend, since I placed another @Living Reef Orlando order , but an updated stock list:

FISH
-1 starry blenny
-1 filefish
-1 orange spot prawn goby
-5 pajama cardinals

CORALS
2 Zoa Mix frags
1 Aussie Wicked Blue Zoas
1 Unknown Zoa - mix or free gift, unsure.
1 Smurfette Zoa
1 Sunkist Psammacora
1 Aquacultured Fox Coral
1 Nuclear Green Bubble Coral
1 Neon Candy Cane
1 Monsoon Gold Tip Green Base Torch
1 Indo Gold Torch
1 NY Knicks Torch
2 Acan
1 "Normal" size Ricordia
11 Tiny/baby RFA
1 Double Branching Hammer
1 Cloud 9 Branching Hammer
1 Teal Blue Wall Hammer
7 Ricordea "babies"
1 Fungia Plate (Funky shape)
1 mystery something like a pectina
1 JF yellow-infused cloves
1 JF Sonic Flare Zoa
1 JF Pink Zipper Zoa

INVERTS
(Best I can tell after some number of snails and crabs have been picked off)

1 Peppermint Shrimp
3 Random Hermit Crabs
2 Trochus Snail
2 Scarlet Hermit Crab
10 East African Cerith
6 Tongan Nassarius
8 Astraea Snails
32 Dwarf Cerith
3 Ox Tongue Nerite
3 Blue Leg Hermit Crab
2 Tiger Conch
1 Mexican Turbo Snail
3 Porcelain Crab (1 blue and 2 red)
1 Emerald Crab
1 Pistol Shrimp (Randall?)
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Sand Sifting Starfish

 

[tbrown]

MOAR fishes!

 

[LeannaBanana]

MOAR fishes!

I'm torn. I like the idea of a dwarf angelfish, but I also like the idea of several wrasse.

I'm leaning toward wrasse.

Technically, I probably have room for both a dwarf angel and a few wrasse, but I'd rather not overload the tank or have too many jerkfaces in one tank for now.

I say all this, and the first pretty fish I see will dictate my next move.

 

[tbrown]

I'm torn. I like the idea of a dwarf angelfish, but I also like the idea of several wrasse.

I'm leaning toward wrasse.

Technically, I probably have room for both a dwarf angel and a few wrasse, but I'd rather not overload the tank or have too many jerkfaces in one tank for now.

I say all this, and the first pretty fish I see will dictate my next move.

I have two, hoping for two more. Halichoeres. I have a Mel and Leucoxanthus already. Wanting a Chrysus (maybe won't work with the Leuco) and a Biocellatus. Also considering a couple of Flashers and Fairies.

 

[LeannaBanana]

Doing my nightly "lights out rounds" of the tanks before bed and spotted this tiny urchin!!! So excited!

 

[LeannaBanana]

Blen might be my favorite fish tbh

 

[LeannaBanana]

It's been a while! An updated FTS today:

 

[LeannaBanana]

Update FTS. Not a ton to report. Parameters stable, corals growing out. Goby jumped and managed to find one of two small (maybe 2 Sq inches) holes in the back of the lid to make it out of.

Considering another goby and a dwarf angel.

 

[Mschmidt]

Nice tank. Sorry about the goby. They have a back for finding the holes.

 

[Jason Coy]

Nice looking tank. Anymore updates? Also what are yellowish corals in the middle up top?

 

[LeannaBanana]

Nice looking tank. Anymore updates? Also what are yellowish corals in the middle up top?

I owe this thread a massive update! It was a very long and hard holiday season/end of the year, and I'm just now getting around to being online frequently again.

Middle top, I think you're looking at the BTAs? They are "WWC Hawaiian Punch Anemone" purchased from @Living Reef Orlando! Both are still happy and thriving, though they've moved down to the bottom of the "Tree" and I moved the hammers up.

 

[Mschmidt]

Welcome back!

 

[LeannaBanana]

Welcome back!

Thanks, friend!