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07-07-2008, 06:50 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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|  Shade for fish?
I have begun to notice that the area under the large toadstool leather I have been posting about last couple of months and threatening to radically prune back soon...(re. Toadstool Leather Growth) has increasingly become a community gathering place for many of the fish in the tank.
Fish that generally just schooled about tank all day, or took spells hiding out in rock, now spend allot of time just hanging out in shade under large Sarcophyton.
Not just a couple of them, but most, Maroons, Tang, Coral Beauty, Damsels and Wrasses...often several different kinds together. And for relatively long periods. The Maroons hang out there almost exclusively during day, with little excursions out to anems now and then.  
Makes me think of Indonesian fishermen I would go out with in Bali, Indonesia, that would build large floating "islands" made out of bamboo, haul them out to sea, let them sit for day or two, then run net around in middle of day and wind up catching lots and all kinds of fish, that had been hanging out in shade of float.
While increasing size of toadstool has forced relocation of some other corals, am reconsidering thought of drastically cutting it back.
Fish seem to like it. esp. as shade is directly under MH light.
Actually effect of shading is significantly reduced as the coral expands and contracts and even leans different directions over day...there is a forest of Kenya trees growing well directly under it along with some mushrooms. Apparently they get all the light they need over day to thrive.
If fish like it, it is going to stay way it is. At least as long as I don't notice any adverse effects... 
Really is awfully pretty, and am glad I came up with good excuse not to cut it up (at least for now).  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott")
Last edited by omard; 07-08-2008 at 12:07 AM.
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07-07-2008, 07:07 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Very interesting..... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | 
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07-07-2008, 07:14 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT
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Your six line seriously stays still for 1/2 a second even under the toadstool? I thought they were all restless? Real nice pic again.
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07-07-2008, 07:16 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 23
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your tank look great! I think you should definitely keep it the way it is, it adds another really interesting aspect to you tank
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Equipment: 55 gal, Remora Skimmer w/ maxi jet 1200 pump, 4x54w T5 lighting, 2 super actinics, 2 12,000K actinic white bulbs, 55+ lbs fiji live rock...
Inhabitants: Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellow Tailed Damsel, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby, 3 Chromis, Crocea Clam, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Corals: Zoas, Yellow Fiji Leather, Pineapple Brain, Frogspawn, Pearl Bubble, Blastomussa Merleti, Monti, GSP, Green Psammacora | |
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07-07-2008, 07:22 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Modesto,Cali Age: 29
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Nice observation Omard. I have a starry blenny that just chills in my green polyped toadstool ALL day. It's really funny. It's almost like a clown hosting an anenome or somthing. | |
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07-07-2008, 07:22 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT
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Not so much shade compared to this bad boy....  | |
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07-07-2008, 07:26 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bogie  Not so much shade compared to this bad boy.... | 
Now that is a monster!
It just might need an appointment with an exacto knife soon...  | |
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07-07-2008, 07:41 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 27
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it's like a wal-mart parking lot for your fish!!!! lol tank looks really nice too btw | |
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07-07-2008, 10:46 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Redmond OR Age: 35
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Can all mushrooms get that big or just certain ones? | |
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07-07-2008, 10:50 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maumelle, AR Age: 34
Posts: 528
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It's beautiful! I just love these relationships in tanks. It's like, "We're mixed nuts but we're all nuts so lets get along!" If only we humans...well, you know!!!
That pic right there is just one reason I'm hooked after only 6 weeks. | |
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