My 29g Reef Tank - PICS!!

kimsie · 02-09-2008, 12:44 PM

Hello all - was taking some new pictures of my 29g today - and since my other 2 tanks have their own threads in the build off - I didn't want this tank to be left out!

Actually - I just wanted a thread that I could link to in my signature and so that I can keep a thread of all the changes in the tank with pictures... So - I'm going to post some old pictures - then once they're uploaded - my new ones...

My earliest tank shot..

An early shot of my black o and the kenya tree that is now EVERYWHERE!

These 3 are a few months later - This used to be the right side - In this one - the toadstool didn't do well with my flame angel and went back - as did the orange o and it's anemone...

This used to be the left side... oh how little my arrow crab used to be...

Here's a FTS from that time too..

An older photo that I love

Ok - so there are some older ones... I'll be back with newer ones...

kimsie · 02-09-2008, 12:58 PM

Hello again! Back with my newer photos...

Here is a FTS from today

A Right side shot - BTW - since my Kenya tree has fragged itself all over my tank - I'm going to trade in my big one so this is a goodbye pic!

And the Left Side - I swear - other than my Flame angel - all of the fish always stay on the left side! Crazy...

Also - there's baby black o at the top of that left side picture... I traded in my true perc for him... so hopefully my 2 black o's will pair up now!

Wiskey · 02-09-2008, 01:00 PM

Great looking tank! Good work

Whiskey

kimsie · 02-09-2008, 01:04 PM

Thanks - I love my fox coral - it's just getting so huge and happy.... I wish I could say the same thing for my flower pot - still cursing the LFS that sold it to me as my 2nd coral. It hasn't been looking good lately and I just don't know what I can do to save it...

Jflip2002 · 02-09-2008, 01:12 PM

You cant do much to save it. flowerpots never really last long in our tanks. Its kind of irresponsible for a LFS to sell you one IMO. Unless they give you the disclaimer. My LFS did the same with me before I knew better. You can try feeding it though, maybe. Try some oyster eggs, my LPS go crazy when I feed em a little. MAke sure to turn your skimmer and pumps off though.

kimsie · 02-09-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jflip2002

You cant do much to save it. flowerpots never really last long in our tanks. Its kind of irresponsible for a LFS to sell you one IMO. Unless they give you the disclaimer. My LFS did the same with me before I knew better. You can try feeding it though, maybe. Try some oyster eggs, my LPS go crazy when I feed em a little. MAke sure to turn your skimmer and pumps off though.

Thanks! Where do I find oyster eggs? LFS?

mcliffy2 · 02-09-2008, 01:33 PM

Looks very nice. I like the open aquascape, it makes the tank appear bigger than a 29g.

DT's oyster eggs are good for all corals, if you want to get them, I just add them to the water column. Here is the store finder on the company website: http://www.dtplankton.com/shopfinder/main.php

Jflip2002 · 02-09-2008, 03:19 PM

LFS has oyster eggs. I like to mix em with some RODI water (or you can mix em with tank water even), and just inject em towards the mouths of the corals.

fish.freak · 02-09-2008, 03:28 PM

Man you are just hording all the cool clowns now arent you?

I agree, try feeding the flower pot, cyclopeeze may work too. Also adjust its position to get better flow might help.
I cant stand anyone who sells this coral to a newbie, so shady, but it happens every day.

DaveTheReefGeek · 02-09-2008, 03:33 PM

Tank looks very nice.

kimsie · 02-21-2008, 09:58 PM

Well - I have a new tank addition!! Tuesday I brought home a Sebae Anemone. I'm really excited about it and after my research - think that I can give it a good home. So wish me luck! So far things are going great...

Here it is when I first placed it in the tank. It is bleached - but I was able to buy it on the rock it was attached to - and I think that helped it's acclimation a lot.

And another picture from Day 1

In the past two days it has slowly crawled back and to the right just a little - back so that it's now touching the back of the tank and just a little to the right - it's still connected to the rock that it came on - just moved over on it a little bit.

Here is a picture of it with the sand sifter coming towards it...

So far it seems to be doing really good!

kimsie · 02-21-2008, 10:01 PM

Oh - and here's a FTS from today as well... As you can see - the flowerpot is gone. It didn't make it. Still mad that my LFS sold me that as my first coral - and he even admitted later that it wasn't a good coral for beginners. I guess at that time he didn't realize that I planned on becoming an educated shopper! He's much better now. Also - I traded in the Kenya Tree - it was just fragging all over the place. The sebae looks compleltey white in this picture - but it's not... Not sure why the color is off - but I can't get a good FTS without it looking totally white?

My frogspawn is really getting huge...

kimsie · 02-21-2008, 10:01 PM

I wish I could figure out how to post bigger pictures in my posts... They're always so small...

fish.freak · 02-21-2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kimsie

I wish I could figure out how to post bigger pictures in my posts... They're always so small...

When you copy it click on it to enlarge it first.

kimsie · 02-21-2008, 10:07 PM

Wow! You did it! Ok - maybe I'm coping it wrong? I'm coping the link from the photo gallery page? How do you copy it?