agsansoo

Thanks COBettaCouple. I'm trying to buy some more, but they (LFS) want too much money for 1" little frags.

COBettaCouple

This new LFS we love has incredible prices.. maybe you should come up here to buy some and bring some maroon clown fry.

agsansoo

Maybe I will. I have lots of family in Denver.

COBettaCouple

That just gets my case of MTS going.. Does a tank have to be setup a certain amount of time before adding maroon clowns?

agsansoo

Yes and no. Yes you need about 5-10 for your tank to cycle. No if you use Bio Spira. This will cycle a tank in 24-48 hours. Though you need some sort of media for the good bateria to live (i.e. filter sponge, bio-balls, Seachem Matrix, live rock or live/dead sand bed). My baby maroon tanks use plain old sponge filters. I will upgrade these to power filters when they get a little older.

Tankerini

Hi Agsansoo, Im new to fishlore and have just come across your thread. Your tank is wicked kinda like where Im trying to go. How did you arrange your live rock? aquatic glue, rods, ties

Please check out my thread and give some needed advice from someone like yourself!!!

http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/fo...ft-corals.html

Many thanks

agsansoo

Just stacked on top of each other. A few pieces are epoxied together.

sgould

Glad I'm not the only one. I was feeling guilty.

agsansoo

I like the freedom to change my mind. And I have changed the aquascape a few times already.

Tankerini

CRAZY!!! just looked through all your messages on this thread. WOW!

You have all the species of fish I want to have eventually, minus a few. I have got so much good info from your posts (especially on equipment). You could seriously be your towns next LFS! Judging by your tank and the health of everything living in it! Your pictures are stunning!

Just out of interest how is your star fish and Clam doing? Also by looking at your pictures, it looks like you started out with sand but don't have any now? Why did you get rid of it? How easy is it to keep the sand clean?

Your probably getting bored of everyone telling you how good your doing
No seriously hats off to you!

NirvanaandTool

Im right there with you guys. Mine's all stacked together in two towers. No epoxy cause im not sure whether im going to change up the aquascape in a few weeks.

agsansoo - clownfish question... how are your maroons behavior wise? do they pick on your other fish?
im contemplating maroons cause they are beautiful fish but keep hearing horror stories about how they are as bad as blue devil damsels. dont know whether to take the risk on them or go with clarkii or tomato clowns.

agsansoo

NirvanaandTool, sorry I took so long to post an answer. My maroon clowns are model citizens. The only time they bother the other fish is when they're breeding.

agsansoo

Update Photos:

agsansoo

fishrule101

How do you make such great water movement?? I'm trying to do my like yours. I only have two powerheads and am trying to make a good current because I heard corals don't like a one way current. I'm buying about two more.

agsansoo

The type of flow I use is called circular flow. This is often done to produce a "suspended" environment. Due to my bare bottom. I use four powerheads, two in the top back left, two in the top right. All pointed to make the water move clockwise.

fishrule101

Oh!! So you just make the water move around the LR??

agsansoo

Yes. In a down and up movement. Bouncing the water off the bottom in the back and front of the tank.

NirvanaandTool

Its all good. Glad to hear yours are well behaved. Thanks to their aggressive reputation I ended up getting some Clarkii clowns for my 55g tank. They are very well behaved as well.

Updated shots of the tank look great. Nice work man.

agsansoo

Thanks NirvanaandTool. I like all clownfishes. Wish I had a bigger to add more !

Jess

I also like the seamless look of the bowfront. It gives you a more continuous view. Really nice looking tank!

Darlene

Beautiful pictures, and I love watching the fish in the video.

agsansoo

New photos !

COBettaCouple

I love that beautiful clown & anemone!

MissMTS

Oh wow, your tank is beautiful! I really want to set up a reef tank one of these days, but funds are tight right now. Congrats. A sucessful saltwater setup is quite an accomplishment. I hope I have a tank that looks as nice as yours one of these days

agsansoo

Thanks Dave, I finally found one big enough for the female. She's pretty rough on anemones.

agsansoo

Thanks MissMTS. I'm still not where I want to be with this tank. Coral growth has been slow. I hope your funds improve soon, so your can join us in the money pit ... I mean saltwater section. LOL

agsansoo

Well I upgraded my lighting again. Switched from an Odyssea MH light fixture to dual LumenMax3 250 watt pendents.

Old fixture:


New lights:

Jess

Are you expecting the change in lighting will improve the growth rate?

agsansoo

Yes. Growth has been very slow with just one MH light using a 14K bulb. My corals turned very brown after my 14K bulb ran for 10 months. I now am using (2) 12K ReefLux bulbs. Corals have already started to sprout new branches.