In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

[spongebob lover]

I hope Kelly's recoving well after surgery, too.

ouch !! sorry to hear about that, i hope she's doing good .

 

[jezzeaepi]

Hows the tank goin Ben? Can we get an update =)

 

[class clown]

Hey Jesse,
All is well, really well actually - how about with you my man? I realize a good chunk of time has happened since I last provided an update, but things have remained fairly stable (well as stable as they can be), but I did make a couple big changes:

1) my clown fish started laying babies
2) I reaquascaped and injured myself in the process
3) I upgraded to 400w ballast with 20k helios bulbs

Yesterday I was so lucky to catch the clowns laying the eggs. In typical dorky fashion I created a little video. Enjoy!!!!








OH AND DONT FORGET TO TURN UP THE VOLUME!!!!

 

[class clown]

And here are some pics of the reaquascaping. Not all of the corals are back in yet, but you get the idea...

it's an L shape that curves from the front left to the back right. it also has an island up in the front right.

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Absolutely stunning Ben

 

[tamarindthai]

looks good ,,look like you need more corals

 

[Snowboarda42]

Looks good Ben!

 

[jezzeaepi]

*jaw hits the floor*

Good work my man! I see atleast 3 new awesome looking fish in there! Did the new 20k lighting help put your clowns int he mood? Looking real good!

 

[danno14]

Love those Helios bulbs!

That M Idol looks spectacular....along with the rest of the tank- great work

 

[edwing206]

Awesome! Love that MI! Where;d you get him? BR? What's he eating?

 

[SeaMonster]

how long have you had the idol?

 

[tamarindthai]

how long have you had the idol?

and what it feeding on ,,banana?

 

[Blazer88]

The tank is looking great Ben, tons of new growth from when I was there last fall. And I see some new fish as well.

 

[class clown]

Thanks all for the nice comments- much appreciated.

Gill (the Morish Idol) is a lot of fun. He's definately a tank favorite to new folks that come over. I've got him back in May from TomZ. Thanks again Tom. He eats nori soaked in selcon and other HUFAs and vitimans. he does nip at corals though, but I'm willing to put up with that b/c he's so beautiful. I've been trying get him to eat all types of frozen and dry food, but no luck. So my next adventure is to grow some live brine to see if I can whet his appetite to try something more diverse. He goes through 2 full sheets a day of Nori (the big sheets too, not the small ones):shock::shock::shock:


P.S. Did anyone watch my bump n grind video in post #1103? i figured at least someone would get a kick out of it. it was quite fascinating to see it go down, the moma's lady parts were extended and they were so into it.

 

[jezzeaepi]

Lol @ the music

 

[Jan]

I missed that video; thanks for pointing it out. Very cool!!

I love your new aquascaping and also that fantastic Moorish Idol. I can see why he's a visitor's favorite.

Way to go, Ben! And I'm also glad to see you're still able to type after nailing your thumb that way. Ouch!!!

 

[davidr2340]

TTT!!!

Anything new Ben?

 

[class clown]

Hi David & gang,

nothing too new to report. I've been trying and trying and trying to grow out my maroon clown eggs, but haven't had much yet. I'm not going to give up yet though... I have high hopes for this next batch.

I have picked up little things here and there for the tank, but my favorite is definatly this dendro I got. Man that that thing is just awesome!

My wife is pregnant with Twins, so it's been a little challenging to find time for the tank, but minus the red slime algae I've been fighting recently things seem to be going pretty well.

here are some updated shots I took this morning:

 

[tamarindthai]

looks very nice,,corals getting big good grow.

 

[class clown]

Thanks Dang. :razz: And here's that dendro that I mentioned that I've been so happy about.