Pickupman66's 180 gal Glass box - Update for July 2013

Coralline... i found this photo today. this is the same AEFW infested blue acro from above..

 

That is pretty sorry looking, they were sucking the life right out of it, chomp, looks like you see algae setting in on the bite marks. Amazing recovery.

 

very pretty top down pictures and amazing corals you have there!

 

Yes Coralline it was sad. But it's got to be one of the most amazing pieces I have now. I've overlooked it because it was brown forever. Now it's almost entirely blue with green polyps. It didn't even look like that when I got it.

Old fish keeper... thanks! This tanknhas been a good roller coaster ride. I'm fighting low pod counts now due to a pair of Mandarin gobies, a pair of wrasse and a very healthy Copper band butterfly. I need to find some mussels at the store to see if that wets his appetite. He went after some new snails so I think he may like those. I'm too scared to try to feed him clams.

 

Not much to update on the big tank. My cbb is eating frozen mysis like a champ. All fish are doing very well. Coral looking good too.

The news is my frag setup. Ordered a reef radiance dm-132 and made a custom mount for it. All I need now is to chance the circulation pump out for a koralia nano and then build some racking for the frags to sit on.

 

What are the zoas in your picture? I'm ready to drive over and pick some up!

Beautiful tank!

 

those are the Green ones that cover 1/4 of my tank. they are now called Wasps from High Def Corals. I grow them for him. they sell for about $10 a Polyp But if you want to make the trek to Winchester, I have some 10 and 15 Polyp frags Ill let go for 1/2 that or better.

 

I'll get back with you when we get our 90 ungrade done! I'm in Chattanooga...not too far away. I'd be willing to trade also...if you see anything in my current tank that looks appealing. I do some frag trading with John at the LFS here in town...he always wants my neon green monti cap!

 

well, I could use some too. I work in Kimball area so Im not far from you. ive brought stuff to the office and traded off at one point in the day before.

I am having some issues in my 180 with everything sps. burnign tips, RTN, STN, all LPS, zoas and softies look good.

 

Not far at all...I'd be glad to meet you in Kimball. I hope your issues get resolved! I'll bring you some of the green, and I also have a grape monti cap that is stunning. It has just started really growing. We're hoping to get the tank ungrade done in December...waiting on my son to build my new sump!