Marinne's Reef

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

Glad to hear things are going on the right track for you :). Cube tanks are lots of fun!

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

I see a problem with your living room though..... IT HAS ENOUGH ROOM FOR A BIGGER TANK! :p

 

[Marinne13]

I know lol...it can't support a big tank though but the basement could haha

for right now my husband and I are avid outdoors people now that we are back in Montana so we will be gone a lot on the weekends so a smaller tank was the choice for us

the cube is already cycled and everything is running great, loving the In Tank media baskets and AISol...really thinking of upgrading it to the hydra though (I only paid 275 for the Sol so I wouldn't be under if I upgraded)

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

The Hydra is nice. I've seen it on the 38 cube from Innovative Marine. It did really well for softies and lps mid/bot and great on acros from mid/high. You won't be disappointed with it :)

 

[Marinne13]

In time I will get the upgrade...maybe even do the Vega but who knows

got my nitrates down to under 4ppm today with WC's, also got my CUC in from Reef Cleaners and picked up a Fire fish yesterday but he does not like showing his face, still a little freaked out lol

parameters seem good

PH 8.1
Sal 1.025
Calcium 430
KH 9.0
Mag 1360
Nitrates 3-4ppm

I will be ordering a pair of designer clowns next week, not sure which kind yet but 3 fish will prob be it for me then the corals will start coming

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

Get a pair of Midnights! Exotic-Reefs has a decent selection of different clowns at reasonable prices. That's where you got your last set of Picassos right?

 

[Marinne13]

Yes I did and have looked at his selection...really wish he had a pair of naked clowns, not huge on the all black

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

Check out http://www.randraquatics.com/. They are doing a massive pre-order on designer clownfish. I think they are looking mainly for pick up only.. but I know they ship things. Maybe you could work something out with them? Here's a list of what they can get, and prices are for pairs.
They only do this like 2-3 times a year. And I'm not sure when it ends, so I'd try calling them soon to see.
Clownfish:

Wyoming White Clownfish Pair - $110
Frostbite Clownfish Pair - $115
DaVinci Ocellaris Extreme Pair - $225
DaVinci Ocellaris Grade A Pair - $100
DaVinci Ocellaris Grade B Pair - $45
Wide Bar Gladiator Clownfish Pair - $75
Phantom Clownfish Pair - $95
Black Ice Clownfish Pair - $75
Ultra Black Ice Clownfish Pair - $100
Snowflake Ocellaris Pair - $45
Premium Snowflake Pair - $86
Ultra Snowflake Pair - $110
Snow Onyx Clownfish – $70
Black Photon Clownfish Pair - $46
Platinum Clownfish Pair - $76
Picasso Clownfish Grade A Pair - $85
Picasso Clownfish Grade B Pair - $46
Maine Mocha Clownfish Pair - $22
Naked Clownfish Pair - $46
Nearly Naked Clownfish Pair - $42
Spotcinctus Clownfish Pair - $50
Morse Code Maroon Pair - $40
False Percula Clownfish Pair- $15
Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish Pair (black & white) - $35
Darwin Ocellaris Misbar Clownfish Pair - $29
True Percula Misbar Clownfish Pair - $15
Cinnamon Clownfish Pair - $16
Tomato Clownfish Pair - $16
Barberi Clownfish Pair - $16
Gold Stripe Maroon Clownfish Pair - $22
White Stripe Maroon Clownfish Pair - $18
True Sebae Clownfish Pair - $18
Pink Skunk Clownfish Pair - $18
Barrier Reef Clownfish Pair - $55
Clarkii Clownfish Pair - $16
Red Sea Clownfish - $18

 

[Marinne13]

Not bad but he prob wont ship...I like exotic reefs but not digging his clown selection right now

Wish this town had more of a selection lol

 

[Sakura2282]

Very nice looking tank Marinne!

What corals are you gonna order for it?

 

[Marinne13]

Mostly lps

 

[Sakura2282]

I think you can have a beautiful lps garden in it. I can't wait to see your first coral picture.:thumbsup:

 

[Marinne13]

Eventually lol...need to do more testing and give it another week or so then maybe some zoos

 

[Marinne13]

just placed a coral order from exotic reefs...here is a link https://checkout.shopify.com/orders/2500956/5a9eaa440e0dd3d84249115ce47ce4b7?customer=valid

 

[Aquarian]

Nice, can't wait to see them in your tank.

 

[Marinne13]

got the corals, acclimated then and dipped them with revive for about 8 minutes, then tried to inspect as much as I could

found and killed a vermitid snail and some bubble algae, otherwise I couldn't see anything but did scrub them down a bit


Also I am loving this coral acclimation mode on the AI Sol...makes it super easy!!!

 

[Marinne13]

some pics...my brittle star decided he wanted in on the action

 

[Aquarian]

Very nice additions, I like the "natural" clowns better than the designers but that's just me :thumbsup:

 

[Marinne13]

I couldnt find anything I liked that wasnt crazy expensive so I went with common clowns

 

[kbuser92]

I'm having that problem, too. I can't decide what I want so I may just get a clown pair. Nice frags, though.