My mixed reef and fishroom :)

[Eshrimp]

Long night tonight with new baby's

My wife found that my clowns had spawned for the first time so tonight we shall see how many fry i can rescue....

Check out the hawk fish in the back ...lol he is just waiting for one chance and he will swoop but mama clown is EXTREAMLY agresive (she actually has drawn blood many times from my hand, always from the same spot too, the little b.....h) so he will never get close.

[OzShrimp]

why do you have to rescue them ? Will they get eaten or ????????????? I thought it would be like nemo and let them live in the anemone until they spawn with a special fin :)

[Squiggle]

That's awesome Eshrimp! Clownfish are really aggressive, mine used to smash my hand when I would feed the anemone, once the girl bit me on the webbing between my fingers & when I pulled my hand out in shock she was still holding on & didn't let go till she was out of the water, I fair threw her half way across the room, luckily she landed on the soft lounge, lol :encouragement:

[jo dirt]

nice tank have you done any upgrades to the aqua one tank as we sell a lot of them at work and the first thing people do is the lights then the sump

[ineke]

any update on the clown fish I don't know how I missed this thread. It's all been said but wow awesome:encouragement:

[Eshrimp]

Thanks again guys... The clown fish keep spawning but I have yet to be able to save any fry. Our aqua reef is 100% stock equipment the only mod has been taking out the bio balls and turning the center chamber in to a refugium, did not change any dynamics of the sump at all just literally took balls out and put live rock and macro with a night light. I have added a chepo LED light strip in the middle of the stock t5 unit to use are night light.

[OzShrimp]

so clown fish are actually aggressive?

[Squiggle]

Very aggressive & very territorial, nothing is allowed in or near their anemone :encouragement:

[Wraithie]

Are they custom made for tanks or converted bookshelves (looks like my dream setup!)

[HexaD]

Having seen this in person last weekend, I can only vouch for the fantastic DIY skills that Emanuel has done for the rack setup. In a nut shell it's a steel rack with MDF, simple, elegant, classy, quiet, inexpensive and hassle free without pipping and sumps as it runs on a silent Schego air pump. Not to mention the stunning reef tanks and that overpopulated CRS tank, amazing!

[blackcat]

Wow that's quite a setup :-) u obviiusly have a understanding partner like I do.

[Adro]

WOW, its always been a goal of mine to combine a breeding set up and display, you have nailed it!!

[Eshrimp]

Thought it might be time for a bit of an update on our marine tanks...enjoy

[BlueBolts]

Wowee.....do you mind haring your maintenance routine and additives etc....Wowee...oh, I said that already

[Eshrimp]

First year was excessive WC at 20% twice a week with Redsea coral pro salt. Then that salt had a huge bad batch problem and lost heaps of coral from it so we cut back to currently doing 20% with dupla salt or microbelift salt every fortnight or so. Since upgrading our lights to Vertex LEDs the whole sys has been much much more stable.

We dose every night with coroline grow by Red Sea, strontium iron and iodine from dupla.

Hope that helps BB. Remember I have some coral for you once you get back in to marine mate. Just say the word ;)

[Eshrimp]

Btw the brown sps on the mixed reef is still brown since it was a rescue from LFS that just went in yesterday.

[poeticwinter]

amazing look very colourful like candy land hehe

[Squiggle]

Stunning dude, love the Acropora! :beer:

[OzShrimp]

oooooooooooooooo, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, :) i love the diversity of colour which you show off in your tank :).

You must get alot o enjoyment from sitting and watching :)

[ineke]

That tank looks better each time I see it! But nothing beats seeing it in real life it's awesome:blowkiss:

[Garnelchen]

Wow! Thats so colourful! Stunning!

What are those little turquoise fish?? My favourite colour! I didn't even know that fish of this colour existed.

[HexaD]

nice bro, very nice! set one up for me xD

[Squiggle]

Wow! Thats so colourful! Stunning!

What are those little turquoise fish?? My favourite colour! I didn't even know that fish of this colour existed.

They are blue chromis & they are a cool, peaceful, schooling fish & think they are a must for any coral tanks, such a cool little fish. :encouragement:

[BlueBolts]

.....Remember I have some coral for you once you get back in to marine mate. Just say the word ;)

Thanks mate.....my tank is cycling ATM (only on Day 6). As I'm a ridiculous hobbyist & collector, and ONLY having a 120lt, I've decide to ONLY have carpet anemones, and clowns.....otherwise, I'll just go crazy :-( So do you have a yellow carpet anemone ? PLEASE jibdcb

[Eshrimp]

Bb You mean like this one that we have been thinking of getting rid off since she has gotten too big for our sps tank? LOL