My RSM (approx 5 months old)

[dhel]

Hey guys,
I've been lurking on the forum for a while so I thought I would contribute with some of my pics...

Here's a little update on my tank. I've added a 3 head frag of green duncans in the middle and orange monti cap on the top right as a test piece along with green center clove polyps. All fish seem healthy and are eating a ton.

Let me know what you think. Thanks

 

[Deanos]

:moved: to current forum.

Looks great!

 

[DontXtripNfall]

Cool another RSM'er
Welcome to the club.. I believe that makes 3 now?

 

[EmilyT]

i think there are a few more than 3 jd.
its nice to see another fellow RSM'er!! looks better than mine :bigeyes:

 

[dhel]

Thanks for the compliment guys...I would love to see some pics of yours too.

If anyone has any interest, I would post a full progress of my tank in pics since January. If not...they will stay in my archives

 

[mandown123]

how does that angel behave for you? how new is he to your tank? love those fish but my friend had a real problem with a bicolor which is what i wanted.

 

[NDY]

Very Nice

 

[NDY]

Welcome To MR

 

[dhel]

thanks Ndy5392...

As for the flameback. He has been a model citizen. I noticed his algae grazing behavior annoys some zoas or other polyps sometimes, but he never damages anything just makes them close up for a few seconds. I'm assuming he's just looking for something to eat. Other than that, he isn't aggressive at all and hasn't proven to be a detriment to my reef. I guess I'm lucky...so far.

 

[KathyC]

The tank looks great and sure, it would be great to see the progression from January until now!

Bring on the pics

 

[dhel]

Ok Kathy...I will start the succession of pics tomorrow. Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[dhel]

Born Jan. 18, 2008...Bought LR from New World and the tank from Petqua

 

[DontXtripNfall]

ouch u bought all the rock from new world?? i only bought 2 pieces and it cost me 70 bucks!!

emily there may be more than 3 but i don't know them so im counting 3..

 

[ZZROCOOL]

how does that angel behave for you? how new is he to your tank? love those fish but my friend had a real problem with a bicolor which is what i wanted.

thats not a bicolor its an african flameback

 

[dhel]

Hey guys, here's an update on my tank. Since the last time I posted, I experience a bad break out of macro algae that was a result from a zoa rock that I had purchased from a local store. I brought a sample of it to a few stores to see if anyone knew what the stuff was and if any of their fish would eat, without any success. I finally decided to add a juvenile foxface and upped the amount of hermits. I'm not sure which actually worked but the algae is now 99% gone. I will be removing the foxface from the tank this spring so if anyone is interested, please let me know.

 

[prattreef]

Very, very nice.

 

[dhel]

Thanks Pratt. I wish I had better general photography and macro skills. The whole top part of the tank has a bunch of corals, including a couple of SPS that have shown growth. I was curious about the RSM's capability of keeping SPS and have been pleasantly surprised. Especially with the Orange Monti.

 

[marki24]

Nice :tank: i see that the female clown has a nice home while the male is hosting the glass :lol2: its always like that the we men get stuff somewhere, if its not the floor then something else :irked:

 

[dhel]

Marki,
How can you tell the gender of the clowns?

 

[marki24]

well first think is the size the female is always bigger. second is that females tend to host a coral while the male roams around the tank like a lost fish in the ocean.