Marinne's 65G LPS tank

• Oct 10, 2013

• #221

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

just an update...both the clowns are eating very well, I have been adding bio-viv garlic to their Mysis and rods food

also, I do have 825GPH of flow in my tank as of right now which is turning my tank over 27 times an hour...think I finally have a flow pattern that I actually like in a tank, everything is moving in the flow but not getting blasted except for the flowerpot which does like a little blasting

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #222

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

Man I LOVE my Picasso clowns...just gorgeous, also picked up a Cardinal yesterday and he loves hanging with the clowns

they are not aggressive towards each other which is awesome but the Cardinal won't eat anything I have offered yet...Mysis shrimp, new life spectrum pellets, spirulina brine shrimp and rods food...he sucks it in then keeps spitting it out yet every time I look in the tank he is eating something out of the water?? pods I am guessing just weird

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #223

kbuser92

Breeder

I think cardinals and clowns usually hang out together from what I've seen. Kinda odd.

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #224

Sakura2282

Reef lover!!!

Maybe is eating pods my clowns do that sometimes and I have pods in my tank.

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #225

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

I am pretty sure that's what he is eating but wish he would eat frozen food

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #226

lilmatty5dimes

Reef enthusiast

tank is looking great. keep it up. love the new corals.

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #227

Sakura2282

Reef lover!!!

Marinne13 said:

I am pretty sure that's what he is eating but wish he would eat frozen food

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Keep trying with the frozen food if one doesn't work try a different one, my fish doesn't like some frozen food like mysis shrimp or spirulina formula, but they love formula one and a little bit Rodd's.

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #228

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

I soaked some Rods in garlic and amino acids, he ate a couple pieces

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #229

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

FTS...sorry my camera is not taking good pictures for some reason, keeps being blurry from the LED fixture

 

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• Oct 24, 2013

• #230

Sakura2282

Reef lover!!!

The tank looks really good! :)

 

• Oct 24, 2013

• #231

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

thanks, all my corals are doing great!! water parameters are staying consistent so it's been awesome

doing some more coral shopping this weekend

 

• Oct 25, 2013

• #232

AnthonyTheNewbie

Reef enthusiast

Sweet, and garlic is always a good choice for enticing fish :)

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #233

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

just ordered 9 frags from woos aquatics on ebay...have to say their prices are awesome

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #234

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

Oh and here is my new Golden Sailfin Blenny I got from DD...LOVE LOVE LOVE him

 

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• Oct 28, 2013

• #235

MitchReef

reef noobie, since 1986

I have a regular sailfin but my real goofy fish is my Midas Blennie.....

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #236

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

I thought about a midas but thought this guy was too cute

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #237

MitchReef

reef noobie, since 1986

a Midas would get pretty big for that tank. Mine is about 5 inches long already.

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #238

Aquarian

Reef pro

Love the Blennny. :thumbsup:

 

• Oct 28, 2013

• #239

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

So I noticed today some slimy looking stringy algae...WTF!!!!

It stays at night though and snails are eating it/not dying...it is also only on some rocks, mostly my dry rock

I do weekly water changes, run GFO, run a protein skimmer, use RODI water and feed every other day with frozen food...Dino's or something else?

 

• Oct 29, 2013

• #240

Marinne13

Northern Reefer

man I just can't catch a break, fist my tank had flesh eating Isopods and now all of a sudden I have Dino's even though I am doing everything right

not over feeding, running a skimmer, running GFO and carbon, using LED's, brand new RO filters, weekly 10% changes, dipping all of my corals, around 900GPH flow

WHY ME!!!! this is so much BS, why do people who use Tap water with no skimmer never have these issues and great looking tanks

I can't nuke this tank as I have way too much money invested, trying a blackout to see if it works and no WC's...just put brand new GFO and carbon in

and I ordered new frags :cry::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: