my wee reef

[flying Jock]

Hi guys

Thought i would post a few pics of some of my corals and fish in my reef.

Any comments good or bad very welcome! :grin:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate4013.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate5015.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate4001.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate5008.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate5007.jpg

Cheers

FJ

[Buster]

looks very impressive. how about a pic of the complete tank.
looks nice and clean.

[oakwell]

looks good
:-D

[Blue]

quality sps. - natural looking reef. spot on FJ.
you know your stuff.
what stock do you have in all?
regards chris. :grin:

[flying Jock]

Cheers guys! :-D

I often get asked for a full tank shot but because the tank is in such a small room i cannot get one in and if i take one from the door it never looks great! :(

Here is a list of all my stock.

I understand if you go to sleep before the end! :roll: :P

FISH

Yellow tang x 2 (zebrasoma flavenscens)
Regal tang x 2 (paracanthurus hepatus)
Emporer tang (zebrasoma xanthurum)
Majestic angel (euxiphipops navarchus)
Coral beauty (centropyge bispinosus)
Eibli's angel (centropyge eibli)
Squampini anthias x 9 (anthias squamipinnis)
Bicolour anthias x 3 (Pseudanthias bicolour)
Green chromis x 15 (chromis caerulea)
Tomato clowns x 2 (amphiprion ephippium)
Maroon clown x 1 (premnas biaculeatus)
Ocellaris clown (amphiprion ocellaris)
Mandarin (synchiropus splendidus)
Midas blenny (ecsenius midas)
Fire goby (nemateleotris magnifica)
Cleaner wrasse (labrroides dimidiatus)
Copperband butterfly (chelmon rostratus)
Royal gramma (gramma loreto)
Electric blue damsel (chromis xanthurus)

HARD CORALS

Assorted coloured acropora's (acropora sp)
Assorted coloured plating and branching montipora's (montipora sp)
Alviapora (gonipora)
Birds nest (hystrix)
Assorted hammer heads (euphiliias ancora)
Assorted frog spawms (euphilia paradvisa)
Bubble corals (pierogyra sinuosa)
Galaxea (galaxea astreata)
Open brains (lobophyllia hatail)
Closed brains (symphilia sp)
Moon coral (favia sp)
Trumpet coral (caulastrea furcata)
Boulder coral (porites sp)
Jeweled finger coral (porites cylindrical)
Encrusting pavona (pavona varians)
Club finger coral (stylophora pistillata)

SOFT CORALS

Assorted pulse corals (Xenia sp)
Assorted polyps (protopalythoa)
Assorted leather corals (saracophyton sp)
Assorted finger leathers (sinularia sp)
African blue bush (capnella sp)
Clove polyps (cornularia sp)
Assorted mushrooms (discosomatidae sp)
Mouses ear (sinularia dura)
Assorted feather dusters (sabellastarte sp)
Coco worm (protula magnifica)
Assorted bubble tipped anemones (entacamea quadricolor) including one that has split 13 times
Sand anemone (heteractis sp)

INVERTS

Cleaner shrimp x 10 (Lysmata amboinensis)
Dancing shrimp x 6 (rhynchoinetes regulosus)
Pistol shrimp (synalpheus sp)
Mitharix crab
Soccer x 2 (Paguristes frontalis)
Anemone crab (neopetrolisthes maculates)
Red hemits x 50 (dardanus sp)
Blue hermits x 50 (Clibanarius tricolour)
Cerith snails x 150 (Cerithium atratum)
Astrea snails x 50 (Lithopoma sp))
Conch x 1
Sand siffting starfish (asteroidean sp)
Black brittle starfish x 2 (ophiomastix venosa)
Blue linka x 2 (linckia leavigata)

I will be adding another few anthias of different species and then that really is me! :shock: :roll:

Cheers

FJ

[flying Jock]

Thought i would drop you another couple....

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate5009.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate5012.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate4006.jpg

Cheers :grin:

FJ

[Blue]

wow. :shock: how big is this tank?
i'm not surprised you can't get a decent shot of it as it must take up the whole room lol :grin: :grin:

[flying Jock]

Hi

Its only a 6'x2'x2'!

Its all down to the aquascaping :wink:

I do have additional sumps and refugums added on.

I think there is about 2" either side of the room to spare.

the other half doesnt like fish so it is upstairs in my study which makes it great cause i can watch it whilst being on reef sites, sipping rioja and keeping out of the way! 8-)

Cheers

FJ

[Gillybaby]

Wow FJ, your tank looks gorgeous :grin:

[Dons1903]

Awesome tank FJ, it looks fantastic 8-)

You are right about the stocking levels :wink: :grin:

[Reefer]

You welcome comments good or bad, the only bad thing about your tank is its in your study. Something as beautiful as that should take pride of place in the lounge. Awesome, I love the Anthias they look fantastic in a shoal, the corals look great too.
Awesome FJ, awesome. Nothing else to say really.

[mark97r1]

Really nice FJ, i have never seen a pic of your tank before i dont think! Well not since the sand bed disaster..

That blue acro looks stunning (The last pic in the first post)!

Have you ever had problems adding these anthias? I fancied adding another small different group (prob another trio) but dont know how my male would take it (i have a trio of bimac's P. bimaculatus) do you always add females?

Anyways nice tank fella, a few more pics wouldnt go a miss though!

[liquidlogic]

wow im impressed wht anthias are they? also do you have a full tank shot ?

[flying Jock]

Hi

Thanks again! :oops:

I always add females as i am not too sure how my male would take to another male?

I have squampinni and bicolours and i am due to pick up a couple of other anthias tomorrow but my LFS is a bit unsure of their exact type.

I feed 4-6 times per day with a Ehiem autofeeder which is essentail IMO for the long term survival of anthias.

Sorry guys i cant get a full tank shot due to the size of the room it is in and if i take one from the door the tank looks crap! :(

Anyway glad you like the pics :grin:

FJ

[Reefer]

Hey FJ does your wife know how much you spend on this little hobby of yours??? :lol:

[flying Jock]

Oh yeah and she doesnt care! 8-)

As long as i take her shopping once in a while (going today) she is happy :grin:

It is really funny as she doesnt take a bit of interest in my reef even when she sits beside it when using the PC and a few weeks back she felt a tap on the shoulder and a green chromis had decided to play superman and jump out of the tank hitting her on the shoulder! :shock: 8-)

She did put it back in! :wink:

Maybe they are trying to tell her something! :lol:

Cheers

FJ

[thereefshop]

Tank looks brill mate well done looks like a lot of time money and patience has gone into it. keep up the good work,everything look healthy and bright :-D

take care

[Electric Monk]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m299/Flyingjock/newtankupdate4013.jpg



FJ

Thats it!! I'm getting a lighter background.

[tonyponty]

that looks nice well done

[tonyponty]

awsome is the only word for it and those pics are brilliant what camra did you use

[Reefer]

Camra? dont they like real ale or something?? :?

(only messing tony!)

[Solo]

Lovely tank FJ, looking forward to seeing it in the flesh next week!

Take car mate

Si

[stegoodall]

looks great, i like the group of anthias

[Pinkfish]

SUPA DUPA tank mate well done

[subz88]

That's a truly stunning tank FJ ;)

What filtration and lighting equipment are you running?

Do you quarantine new purchases before introducing them to the main aquarium?

[Kev]

Wow, superb tank.

How do you post pics that size on this board. I have only managed small thumbnails?

Kev

[moorish]

lovely tank,nice majestic angel and copperband.does the majestic bother any of your corals and is the copperband feeding ok.a majority of copperbands dont feed at all and usually die quite quickly.the ones i have kept have all survived.you got nice variety of fish stock good luck. derek

[flying Jock]

Cheers for the kind comments!:)

To answer a few of your questions.....

Filtration in the main tank reef is 40 kg of fijian LR and a DSB.

I have 2 refugums added onto the set up which also have DSB's.

Skimming is performed by a Deltec APF 600,a Deltec TS1250 and a modified Turbofloater 1000.

Lighting is 250w 10k halide and 2 x 150w 10k halide

No i never quarantine as TMC and KKC alreday do this for me and any LFS that self import also hold before selling.

The copperband just died one night for no apparent reason so i will never get another as i do not believe in keeping anything that has a bad track record.

The majestic gets on fine with all my sps, clams lps and softies.
I feel it all depends on the individual fish as to how it will behave.

I adding a few more squmpinni anthias next week to my reef and i also will be adding a mandarin as my 7 year old female has just died:(

I suppose 7 years is good for a mandarin.

Cheers anyway

FJ

[callum_parsons]

aboslutely amazing

[dantheman]

Stunning tank fella, well done. :)

[fishface]

lovely tank,nice majestic angel and copperband.does the majestic bother any of your corals and is the copperband feeding ok.a majority of copperbands dont feed at all and usually die quite quickly.the ones i have kept have all survived.you got nice variety of fish stock good luck. derek
how does your moorish get on in reef setup as l want a pair off alan

[jamieb]

fantastic looking tank mate

[reefbloke]

Super tank mate!Luv it!
Tony