Started my 180 build.

[sgarron]

Saw this guy on Divers Den and couldn't resist. Ocellaris needed a larger home.

 

[chase33]

This has come along nicely. What are the brown zoo's in the 3rd from the last picture called?

 

[Phyl]

Great picture and nice FTS. What kind of nem is that?

 

[sgarron]

I don't know what kind of zoo's they are. I bought some of my live rock from Danny in Piscataway and it had all kinds of zoos, shrooms, and monti's and a horn coral on it.

It is a Sebae (heractis crispa) about 12" - 14" across.

 

[Hawkeye]

Sorry to ask this - but the anthias - did you trade them in? I noticed they are no longer in the later pics.

Love the anemone...really nice.

 

[sgarron]

No, unfortunately I had a flatworm problem and 4 of the 5 antias didn't survive the treatment. I noticed a few flatworms again yesterday, I'll be getting a yellow coris wrasse to try to keep them under control. I don't think I'll be using flatworm exit again.

 

[Hawkeye]

sorry to hear that. I have used Fexit but only as a "dip" for corals prior to introduction into the main display. That and Lugols seems to help a lot.

 

[sgarron]

Lesson learned. Nothing goes in without a dip. Too late for me though, I don't think I'll ever completely get rid of them.

 

[panmanmatt]

Manual removal will help a lot with getting rid of them. A secret to removing them is to make the tank totally dark either by covering the glass with dark paper or doing this with the lights out and room totally dark.

If covering with paper, cut out a small section, say 4x4 inches from the paper to allow just that small are to get light, the flatworms will be attracted to the light and you can siphon them out with a piece of air line tubing.

If you chose the lights out option, put a small flashlight against the glass and they will be attracted there where you can siphon them out. You may have to do it a couple times, but this will remove the bulk of them.
You can also use a turkey baster or air line tubing to suck them off the glass/rocks when you see them

 

[sgarron]

I'll try that tonight, thanks.

 

[Hawkeye]

i think a cheesecloth or similar material can help grab them (cover it on the end that is in the bucket... - this way you can re-use the water - not sure if that makes sense without a pic. I think I saw melev do this once...

 

[sgarron]

I picked up a couple frogspawn from roadking05. And a scotts wrasse from divers den.

 

[Patriot76]

beautiful tank!

 

[sgarron]

Well the tank is 5 months old. I looked back at a few pics, what a difference, especially under the tank.

And in the tank as well.

 

[Patriot76]

very impressive!

 

[Hawkeye]

really nice.

how do you like the pinpoint controllers? Still ramping up my 120 and trying to figure out what equipment is "required/nice to have". Thanks!

 

[sgarron]

I like them. They are a bit tricky to set but I trust them more than my reefkeeper2.

 

[sgarron]

Pic of the baby RBTA

 

[ricwilli]

Nice setup sgarron. I see that you didn't cover the bottom of the stand. Is there a reason for not doing so? Aren't you worried that your floor might get damaged?

 

[sgarron]

I did that to get as much height in the stand as I could without going over 36" on the finished height. BIG mistake. Floor is all warped under and around the tank. My wife's not too happy about that. Then again she wants to tile the living room where the tank is and the dining room.