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KathyC

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It was just supposed to be a place to put corals I didn't feel like gluing down right away in my 120. If you recall, I have that fantastically beautiful Coris gaimard who flips over EVERYTHING that isn't nailed down...so this seemed like a good idea....

ok,I admit it, I'm thoroughly addicted..at least it took me 5 or 6 weeks before I decided it need to really be a reef tank :)

Sooo..since this is the Tank Thread forum..here I go!

12g Current Nano cube, got it from Chief :)hug:)..pc lighting, added a Koralia Nano pump, no heater , pleasing super special red/green/blue LED lights and a 12" strip of white LED lights from Wingo :)
A cute little blue skimmer (no idea of the brand) that I picked up from Ryan (DJOrion )a while back for another project...the inspiration from Ming and his Yellowheaded Jawfish that are too cute..AND a big fat Thank You to Dom (Domboski) for ordering the fish for me :hug: (more on that topic is SURE to appear on this thread soon)
Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Without further ado...
The newest tank
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Fish No.1 ..so much for my breaking up a bunch of rubble to make them the appropriate sized rock they need to build their burrows..they shot right into this 'home' that was premade...(I will end up naming these 2, supposed a piar, we'll see :)
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Fish No. 2 has taken up residence in the rear..the heater is still there as I was trying to keep the tank up to temp last night while rearranging the rock..at 1 AM...
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Close up - smile for the camera! :)
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This is the neat little contraption they shipped the fish in..kept them nice and safe..
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This is a sponge with interesting (I was told) zoas that grow on it..I will be moving this closer to the opening where they make their burrows as it does a great job catching the mysis.
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More pics to come later & over the weekend..thanks for looking :)
 
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ming said:
nice!
Is that zoo sponge from sealife as well? I saw it on their site and was thinking about getting one, but feeding it seems like a pain
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Yes it is, color is even nicer in person. Can't say that I've fed it but from the way it catches food, I supposed it does eat.The mysis that you see in the pic I took earlier are still on it and the biggest ones seems to be being 'eaten', but I'd imagine it really wants a smaller sized food.
Here's a pic of the red worm rock Dom & I had also gotten through Sealife
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Domboski said:
Give me my fish back! And how dare you set up a tank in the middle of the night and make it better than mine!

Looks awesome! I love those fish and that sponge is cool too.
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Ahhhh...my favorite trouble maker...:)
Your fish huh?
The story goes like this...after seeing Mings Jawfish I simply had to get myself a pair. Dom & I sometimes share shipping on orders and since he was ordering through Sealife, I jumped in on the order.
The order came in and unfortunately one of the fish didn't make it. Since I couldn't pick up right away Dom popped the other jawfish into his holding tank..and a bigger fish ate it. :eek1:
Ok...sooo he placed another order for 2 more. The fish came in and looked GREAT :).
Dom popped them into one if his tanks..and liked them so much, and they were sooo happy and dug themselves little burrows right away that I HAD to offer to let him keep them..guilt and all ya' know... :spin:
..and at last,, this pair came in yesterday and I made SURE to get to his house right away to pick them up before they too were adopted by my good buddy...lol

Now seeing his response up above...I'm sure he's planning the next order already and I'm guessing a red ball sponge with encrusting zoas will be on it :) ..won't be surprised to see Ming join in too :grouphug:
 
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Thanks guys & gals!! :)

Damn Kathy, do you ever do ANYTHING half ass? Beautiful nano. :banghead:
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oh plenty Russ!! I just don't post about those things! lol

How do u do it kathy, taking care of so many tanks. I have two tanks running and thats alot of work
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Chong, you should be asking how I manage to spend so much time online! lol The 120, 33 and now nano are in addition to my FW tanks and pond. The pond is currently..hmm..green & I will blame that on the Sun :) My old 75G reef has been in my bedroom for 2 months..cycling, just changed the moldings this morning, need to redo the canopy and one of these days I'll move the Oscars from the 55 into it. ...Then there are the other 3 FW's...holy crap I have no time!!!!!!!!
I also bet you treat your tanks better than I treat mine...;)

A..I'll let you know when we order from there again :)
 
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Include me in on that sponge with the zoas on it order!

It looks gorgeous, is that the suncoral you got from leo when i was there?

You know there is another great sale coming up... will you be dropping by?
 
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DontXtripNfall said:
Include me in on that sponge with the zoas on it order!

It looks gorgeous, is that the suncoral you got from leo when i was there?

You know there is another great sale coming up... will you be dropping by?
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No selling on the discussion boards! :)
There are 2 suncorals in the tank..the larger one (higher up) is the one I got from Leo that day..and yes I know there is aniother sale..what??... the tank doesn't look full enough???
You are quite the effective PR guy ...lol

Thanks folks!! I'm enjoying it ...need to move a few corals around but very happy with it. The Jawfish in the front has been busy rearranging sand and rock for hours, I suppose he's happy too. :spin:
 
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A few added pics :)

I caught the fellow in the front out out his cave. They are clearly called Yellowheaded Jawfish for a reason but the light blue markings on these fish are even more awesome IMO.
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If you look closely you can see the 2nd Jawfish to the right. I understand it is unusual for them to share a cave. Perhaps the newness of the tank (to them) and the fact that this 'cave' has a back door might make a difference ..at least for now.
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Jawfish also close up their burrows at night with rocks, here's a pic of some of the rocks they moved ..when I wasn't looking.
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Thanks for looking ! :)
 
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