Thought I'd refresh the saltwater image section *crazysmil
Below is a whole tank shot (dated late June 2005):
My new green star polyps:
My button polyps...
(These were moved to the other side of the tank, as the pic above shows.)
The brown zoanthid colony up close and personal:
And here are some more shots below, kind of miscellanous.
Early tank shot, algae-free (pretty much), when the snails and crabs were introduced.
Ok, this was taken a day or two before my honeymoon some three weeks ago, when the scroll algae began to form...
Here's the algae (padina sp.) now:
And some shots of my starfish, a brittle star. They are detritus eaters and members of what we call the "clean-up crew."
Stats:
Fish:
1 true percula clownfish
1 green mandarin
Inverts and corals
3 blue-legged hermit crabs, 1 zebra
2 astrea snails
3 cerith snails
1 emerald mithrax crab
1 brittle starfish
1 red fromia star
Rock cluster of button polyps, or zoanthids
Green star polyps
My reef tank has been one of if not the most enjoyable aquarium system in my house. There is always something new happening, and even the troublesome algae is intriguing and arguably attractive.
My site, joshday.com, details some of my exploits in salt water. Also, I have an article by my good friend Flave about the basics of setting up a marine tank. That can be read here. Though it's not mentioned in the article, he waited a good month and a half before introducing a single crab. Patience is one good virtue to have in the saltwater arena.
I also have more pics on my blog.
For some more fun reading, check out these threads in our nano saltwater section to get the step-by-step info on how OCCfan, Cichlid-Man, and I began our nano tanks. Even if you have no interest in saltwater, I think all three are good reading and pretty fun.
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26026
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25240
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25994
July, 27th, 2005 update: Two attached pictures are my full tank shots now, minus the scroll algae, and my mandarin over the green star polyps.
Below is a whole tank shot (dated late June 2005):
My new green star polyps:
My button polyps...
(These were moved to the other side of the tank, as the pic above shows.)
The brown zoanthid colony up close and personal:
And here are some more shots below, kind of miscellanous.
Early tank shot, algae-free (pretty much), when the snails and crabs were introduced.
Ok, this was taken a day or two before my honeymoon some three weeks ago, when the scroll algae began to form...
Here's the algae (padina sp.) now:
And some shots of my starfish, a brittle star. They are detritus eaters and members of what we call the "clean-up crew."
Stats:
Fish:
1 true percula clownfish
1 green mandarin
Inverts and corals
3 blue-legged hermit crabs, 1 zebra
2 astrea snails
3 cerith snails
1 emerald mithrax crab
1 brittle starfish
1 red fromia star
Rock cluster of button polyps, or zoanthids
Green star polyps
My reef tank has been one of if not the most enjoyable aquarium system in my house. There is always something new happening, and even the troublesome algae is intriguing and arguably attractive.
My site, joshday.com, details some of my exploits in salt water. Also, I have an article by my good friend Flave about the basics of setting up a marine tank. That can be read here. Though it's not mentioned in the article, he waited a good month and a half before introducing a single crab. Patience is one good virtue to have in the saltwater arena.
I also have more pics on my blog.
For some more fun reading, check out these threads in our nano saltwater section to get the step-by-step info on how OCCfan, Cichlid-Man, and I began our nano tanks. Even if you have no interest in saltwater, I think all three are good reading and pretty fun.
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26026
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25240
http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25994
July, 27th, 2005 update: Two attached pictures are my full tank shots now, minus the scroll algae, and my mandarin over the green star polyps.
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