Barry's 55 Gallon Reef

[Siderjan]

Green Tipped Mushrooms 1.

Green Tipper Mushrooms 2.

Green Stripped Mushrrom.

Med. Waving Hand.

Baby Green Stripped Mushroom.

Blue Ric and Sm. Waving Hand Frag.

Orange Ric.

 

[Siderjan]

Mixed Zoa and Polyps.

Waving Hand, Blue Polyps, and More Green Stripped Mushrooms.

Green With Red Spots Mushrooms.

Red Zoas.

Pink Zoas.

Waving Hands.

 

[Siderjan]

Some full tank shots.

Looking from the end high.

Looking from the end low.

Front view.

 

[phi delt reefer]

looking good man! looks like you figured out the t5's as well

 

[Siderjan]

looking good man! looks like you figured out the t5's as well

Thanks Phi!!

Darryl can be thanked for that.  Only problem was the lights didn't switch the way my kids said they did when I sent them down to look at them.  I ended up rewiring my fixture since I couldn't get the tank to look the way I liked without it.  It switched 123123 so I wired it to 112233.  Middle 2 are dusk to dawn.

 

[Darryl_V]

Pics look good Barry.  Glad I didnt steer you wrong.  Most people like the blue+ and purple+ together for sunset/sunrise.    Hope you get some good results.

 

[Siderjan]

Pics look good Barry.  Glad I didnt steer you wrong.  Most people like the blue+ and purple+ together for sunset/sunrise.    Hope you get some good results.

Thank you Darryl!!  I did try a couple different ways, but when back to the one you mentioned.  I can't believe the colour change in the corals under the different config of tubes.  I can't remember what was in there before but my pink zoas never had green eyes before.

 

[Siderjan]

New addition to the tank.  Thanks Matt for telling me to scoop it up!!  It's a Hawkfish, but haven't had time to see what kind it is yet.  He likes to hide behind the rock and my phone doesn't take the best pictures.

 

[Siderjan]

It's a Geometric Hawkfish.

 

[pulpfiction1]

i really like those red zoas

 

[Siderjan]

i really like those red zoas

Thanks Pulp!  If you ever happen to be down this way, get in touch with me and I'll let you can make a frag to take home.

 

[pulpfiction1]

damn!!!  was in london and i would of made the drive just for them,maybe next time

thanks for the offer

 

[xxmurrxx]

nice hawkfish  8)

 

[Siderjan]

nice hawkfish  8)

Thank you.

 

[Siderjan]

Time to shut it down.  Say good bye to the 55!

Guess you could say this thread is now closed! 

 

[phi delt reefer]

Good to see u back barry. When is the 120 going live?

 

[Big_Als_London]

Not to get sidetracked.  That "hawkfish" is part of the anthias family.  It is one of my favorite fish.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+20+1917&pcatid=1917

Where did you get that fish from?  I had them at our old location about 2 years ago and haven't seen them on a list since.  This gives me hope that I will soon see them again.

 

[Blob-79]

pretty sure he got it from the LFS here in Tillsonburg not too long ago.

 

[Zakk]

Out of curioisity why is the hawkfish so sought after?  I've never had one, just curious... looks like it wouldn't get along with a wrasse too well ??

 

[Big_Als_London]

I wish I could tell you.
They perch on top of your live rock and just look cool.  They have a lot of personality.  They can't swim properly because they don't have a swim bladder so they have a hard time catching fish to pick on them.  The experience I had with my flame hawk was that any shrimp I had in the tank before I put him in he left alone. When I tried to add new shrimp he eat them.  Really wierd actually.