d2mini's Epic Fantabulous New Reef Build

[monkiboy]

oh cool! were did you acquire said giant forceps. i've been looking for forceps longer than 10" with an angled end.

also, how long do you leave the bulb on for the magroves every day?

thanks!

 

[RockStacker]

Hold on to your panties, ladies..... d2mini and his giant stainless forceps just snagged another mantis! :D

He came out to eat when I fed the tank. Took two tries. Luckily he was still curious after the first try.

Cool!
I'll get the garlic and butter. Heat up the water yo.

 

[d2mini]

haha, he's about 2.5"-3"... hard to tell exactly.

The forceps i got off ebay. It was listed under medical supplies. :shock: They are around 24-28" long with the angled ends.
The mangrove bulb is on about 10 hours.

 

[monkiboy]

great, thanks dennis. happy thanksgiving, sir!

 

[ErinCahir]

:throws panties at Dennis:


And Happy Thanksgiving, good sir.

 

[Amba]

Sir, that is a nice catch you have there.

 

[Dana42078]

Hold on to your panties, ladies..... d2mini and his giant stainless forceps just snagged another mantis! :D

He came out to eat when I fed the tank. Took two tries. Luckily he was still curious after the first try.

Id say ship him to me but my tank still isnt wet. Guess ill just buy some LR from Richard and hope i get a free mantis...nice catch btw.

 

[d2mini]

Some new pics! :)


My orange fin tomini tang

Lubbocks Fairy Wrasse

This is my new purple firefish

Open Brain still recovering from when is was in temporary holding, but doing much better. He had receded back so much that he was probably 90% skeleton.

Mini Maxi

 

[Kelz88]

So purdy! Have to say I have never seen a tangs face so close before :)

 

[ErinCahir]

You make me miss my 'Mater and his freckles!

 

[d2mini]

So purdy! Have to say I have never seen a tangs face so close before :)

heh heh, thanks! :)

You make me miss my 'Mater and his freckles!

Awwwwwww.... :( Yeah, those freckles are funny.

 

[RockStacker]

That's a lovely open brain.
I tried an open brain too just recently, it did not work out too well.
Right after the coral dip the mouth was already open so much it was peeling off the skeleton. Three days later it was disintegrating in the tank.

I'm not sure if I got a bad specimen or if my tank is just not yet ready for open brains.

 

[Amba]

Awesome pics. I love the maxi! Always look forward to when you post new pics, great stuff.

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

awesome pics. love the orange fin tomini tang.

 

[d2mini]

I realized I never got a shot of my new starfish that came with all my stuff from Tampa Bay Saltwater... so here ya go. :)

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

WoW thats pretty awesome. was he a hitch hiker?

 

[d2mini]

Not a hitch-hiker... he was intentionally sent by Richard with all the other extra goodies. :Cheers:

I still have this orange one that he sent me nearly 3 years ago.
He shrunk in size during all the tank moves but he's still kicking.

 

[lilmatty5dimes]

wow 3 years is really good. that would scare me to death how he's on your zoas like that. Richard hooked ya up real good.
looking at buy a 150g cube and hopefully can get it to look like your 130.

 

[little_fish]

love this...

I realized I never got a shot of my new starfish that came with all my stuff from Tampa Bay Saltwater... so here ya go. :)

 

[Amba]

Very nice pics!!