[jtravapd]

sorry for the huge pictures, im still figuring it out...and i still can't take really good pics of the fish tank..lol..but wanted to share some..here are my tank at about 9 months..

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[e_baer]

Wow! your tank is really nice!!! Looks like there may be another competetor for totm.

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[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by e_baer

Wow! your tank is really nice!!! Looks like there may be another competetor for totm.

thank you...im disappointed alot of my smaller corals didn't come out in the pics..but its still good...im also thinking i should have cleaned the tank before taking the pics..lol...its due for a water change..but i was excited i was able to get my hands on a digital camera...

[jimw369]

Could we get you to post your tank in the Tank of the Month Thread?

It is a very worthy candidate!

[bbehring]

Nice tank. Any info on the build? Such as equipment specs etc?

[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by bbehring

Nice tank. Any info on the build? Such as equipment specs etc?

sorry, if i dont get all the info totally right...im new to the hobby and have been learing these past 9 months as i go...its 180gallons....about 300lbs live rock(including the rock in the sump), i have 5 maxi jet 900 powerheads...skimmer is an evolution 750..., i have two mag drive 1200's hooked up to the returns on the overflows.., 36watt uv, for lighting i have 3 150watt metal halides, and 4 96 watt power compact actnics.. i added the new lighting in july....

[jimw369]

Tank of the Month? Just go to the TOTM thread read the rules and post your pics!

First place is $500.00



























































Oh, Im sorry. No money but a subscription to Reefkeepping Magazine.

[e_baer]

lol, I read that, and saw the big space and thought there was supposed to be a list of rules or something. So i was all excited for a few seconds.

[clown shrimp]

great tank! is your gonipora coral hard to keep? do you spot feed it?

[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by clown shrimp

great tank! is your gonipora coral hard to keep? do you spot feed it?

i only spot feed, my elegance coral and my two anemones...i have been expecting the gonipora to die for the past 4 months because my two clown fish have chosen it as their home...at first it didn't open and i was sure it was going to die, i moved it, and the clown fish just found it again..but after like a month it has stayed open and doesn't seem to close as much anymore........maybe the clowns are bringing food to it and thats why its alive i dont know....im a rookie with this stuff...

[clown shrimp]

o ok i have heard that gonipora is very hard to keep. because of its feedng, "what do you feed it?"

[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by clown shrimp

o ok i have heard that gonipora is very hard to keep. because of its feedng, "what do you feed it?"

i have heard the same thing, i got it from my friend who said its going to be really hard to keep...i dont feed it, the only thing it gets is whatever the clown fish bring to it...which is usually mysis shrimp...

[clown shrimp]

o will it actualy take the shimp like an "anenome", oh and also what is your favorite coral out of the huge selection?

[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by clown shrimp

o will it actualy take the shimp like an "anenome", oh and also what is your favorite coral out of the huge selection?

i really dont know..lol..im just guessing its eating whatever they bring it....i have heard they do good in tanks that aren't over skimmed...which counts mine out...but who knows...my favorite coral by far is my elegance coral which most people dont like....on certain days i measured it at just over 13 inches across.. i feed it a piece of cut up fish, once a week or so..you can't tell in the pick but when its fully opened it touches rock to rock on both sides of it..i had to move corals around to avoid it..

[rlcline76]

John,
That is one gorgeous tank!
Definitely TOTM worthy.

[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by rlcline76

John,
That is one gorgeous tank!
Definitely TOTM worthy.

thank you....its been tough..lol..

[rlcline76]

lol
Yes, all of the work needed to have a succesful tank. The need to brush up on all of your cuss words while performing alterations and tank management. The complete and understanding needed by loved ones when you say things like "I have a better place to put this tubing." The constant enrollment in 12 step programs after losing livestock after livestock and just never having enough to drink to dull the pain. Yes, many trials.

[plecosword]

what is the name of the thing your clownfish is hosting? i saw exacly the same one at my LFS with a clown on it.

[clown shrimp]

not my tank but gonipora very beautiful, very hard to keep.

[plecosword]

I have a quick Q, what other things do clownfish host besides anemones?

[jimw369]

Originally Posted by plecosword

I have a quick Q, what other things do clownfish host besides anemones?

Powerheads, glass cleaner magnets, seaweed clips. colt coral, mushrooms, kenya tree coral, toadstool...

[stephaniesquires]

Wow, nice tank!! Thanks for the pictures and inspiration!

[jtravapd]

Originally Posted by stephaniesquires

Wow, nice tank!! Thanks for the pictures and inspiration!

thank you for the support...it means alot....