Another take on the Fluval Edge

[jeffvmd]

Thanks edge.
Now for your questions



1. Do you have added heat from that Odyssey fixture?
Probabaly a degree or two but not too much. My temps are usually at 78F.



2. Are those corals hard to maintain? I have no idea where to start with corals. I only have my lights on for about 4 hours right now. I supposed that is OK for 1 fish.
The corals I have are somewhat easy to maintain. I started off with some zoas and palys. I dose seachem fusion 2 part to keep up with the demands of the corals.



3. How long has your tank been setup? Mine has been running for about 1 month and I already have 1 fish. I am not sure if I am moving too fast but I would love to add some more life to the tank
I had it set up since January this year. I cycled the tank (fishless) with live rock, live sand for about a month. Added clean up crew, then a few starter frags and lastly the fishes.
Patience is key here as nothing comes up right when rushing thngs in reefing.

 

[Koyfam16]

Thanks for your quick responses. Your information was very helpful.

I will leave my tank as is and let it continue maturing for another month or so before I attempt any corals. The tank is already so small and require a lot of monitoring so I don't want to mess it up in its' infancy stages.

I will definitely seek advice on this forum..

Edge

 

[jeffvmd]

Some new stuff in tank.
Torch coral

Tequila Sunsrise

Pinoy Valentine

Pink and Gold Paly

Not so new stuff
Acan

 

[howze01]

Love those Tequila Sunrise! Missed out on them this time....hopefully next time!

 

[Koyfam16]

Great additions..beautiful setup!!!
I am thinking of making a trip to MA tomorrow to look at the corals..I still have the one clownfish..I actually had to leave the country for a few days for an emergency and was expecting the worse when I came back.
To my surprise the fish survived 5 days with no food and water barely evaporated..

Tank is operating well. Doing first water.change tomorrow..wish me luck..

Edge

 

[jeffvmd]

Hey edge how was the trip at MA? Haven't been there for quite a long long time already.
How did theis your tank doing now? Hope all's well. Patience is key to this little tank.

So I got a green chromis and a couple of sexy shrimps from nanoaquatic yesterday.
I'll be posting these new inhabitants in the tank when I get the chance to snap some photos of them.

 

[Koyfam16]

Hi Jeff,

I actually did not make it to MA yet. Tank is doing great so far. Water parameters seem stable and my clean up crew and clownfish are doing great.

I am going to check out Kissena Aquariums in queens tomorrow. I may buy some small frags for the tank. Zoas, mushrooms and xenias were recommended for the Edge.
I will also take your advice on dosing with seachem..Do you feed your corals anything? I was reading about spot feeding corals but I guess that depends on what corals you have.

So much to learn but so far, I think I am off to a great start.

 

[jeffvmd]

So I was about to check and snap some pics of the new green chromis and sexy shrimps in the tank that I got from Ryan of nanoaquatic. As I was looking for it, i saw it upside down on the sandbed.
It was a bit inactive even before and after my more than an hour drip acclimation before transfer into the tank last night.
I thought it was just a bit shy being new to the tank as it was not swimming about when introduced.
The sexy shrimps are a bit hard to locate as they seem to have found the torch coral in one of my tank corner.
Bummer as I was excited with the chromis and the nice color it adds to my tank.

 

[Koyfam16]

That sucks. Was really looking forward to some pics too..
Probably just not meant to be.

Are you going to get another?

 

[jeffvmd]

I just sent nanoaquatic a pm as this was still covered in his 7 day guarantee for livestock. Most likely I'll get another one.

 

[Koyfam16]

That's great. Can't wait to see more pics.

BTW, Do you acclimate your corals the same way you do fish? Using the drip method.

Thanks
Edge

 

[MVS]

Beautiful setup; very sleek! All the best with the new addition!!

 

[jeffvmd]

@edge2011 - I do drip acclimation on fishes and inverts but I am guilty of not doing so for corals. I just let temps equilibriate but no drip methods for corals.

@MVS - Thanks for the frogspawn colony. I had the bigger colony still intact and waiting for it to open up. The smaller pieces I fragged. I used my dremel to cut the dead heads off and ended up with 3 1 head frags.

 

[Koyfam16]

Thanks...
Pics?

 

[jeffvmd]

Since you asked, here are pics of the purple tip frogspawn colony.:biggrin:

Side shot

My clownfishes immediately expanded their home.
I cut off a couple of small heads from this colony. Let me know if you need some purple tip frogspawn edge2011 for your tank.

 

[Koyfam16]

WOW! Just when I thought your tank could not get any better.

I picked up some zoas, a torch coral and a small ricordea over the weekend.

Would love to add frogspawn. Is it safe to add since I just added some corals over the weekend? I know, with fish, you have to give it time before you add more.

Can you PM me price and location?

Edge.

 

[MVS]

Looks great - great fragging skills!

 

[jeffvmd]

Some trippy photos under blue light.

 

[jeffvmd]

Just an update on the full tank shot of the edge

A little more closer.

One of my acans seem to have shriveled up for an unknown reason as my other acans and an acan head of a different color morph in the same rock are doing well.

My GSP also hasn't opened up fully eversince I had the PC light installed but I see a few open up but not fully in the last few days.

Some red slime is appearing on the sand and some rocks so I cut back the light to 7 hours and already plopped in a new bag of chemipure elite in the filter. Hope this fixes everything up.

 

[MFChop]

Tank looks great