The build thread: 430gal. display

[Ummfish]

Yep, my software came with the camera. It's nice except you can't use the computer as a focus aid because my camera doesn't have live view. I usually use the software when I connect the camera to a microscope because I don't want any vibration.

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Here's a video of the male filefish doing a little courtship display:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8ePkAtDG9U

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Some FTSs for you. The algae has died back quite a bit and some sort of turf algae has taken over. Fortunately, it's still a species that the tangs like to eat and it's short.

Living room side:

Bathroom side:

A coral (elkhorn acro):

 

[Ummfish]

Just to be silly, check out this animated GIF of a jawfish sand fight:

http://www.ummfish.com/Jawfish_sand_war.gif

 

[Ummfish]

Frogspawn news: Looks like the little guy is hanging in there. The connective tissue separated a couple of days ago.

And a blenny portrait:

 

[jasonh]

Love the blenny shot

 

[Ummfish]

That's the small one, sitting in the barnacle. I sure hope these two pair up. The small one is still occasionally doing submissive displays, but I've seen no more aggression.

The male cardinal started eating today. No sign of a release. He's still young yet, though. I think he'll get the hang of it. He lasted a really long time for a first spawn.

 

[jasonh]

Oh, btw I'd like to hear some details on this microscope setup

 

[Ummfish]

Oh, you know, it's just a cheapo Russian trinocular dissecting scope with an adapter for my camera. Nothin' special.

 

[Gomojoe]

Those Blennies are the coolest thing ever! They may not be the prettiest as far as colors, but to me they are almost like dogs. Resting on rocks, chasing their tail, following you against the tank! There pretty cool!

-David

 

[Ummfish]

Well, I actually think they are very pretty, but you are right that it's a subtle thing.

 

[Ummfish]

I mean, how cute and how helpful is this right? They even scrape your glass for you.

 

[Ummfish]

The frogspawn baby tonight:

 

[Ummfish]

FTS:

Bunch o' chromis:

Still fighting the cyano. To be fair, this is the low-flow, large polyp part of the tank:

My dussumieri managed to take the scalpel right off one of the purple tangs. Unfortunately, he used his flank to do it. So far he's healing fairly well, though. Any sign of infection and I'll be pulling him back out. It's weird because there hasn't been a whole lot of aggression for a while.

In other news, I'm cranking up the kalkwasser stirrer. My tests are mostly good except that my pH is running around 8.0. So, I'm trying to bolster that. Plus, I prefer to run with high alk so the pH stays steady and moderate (but steady) calcium and the tank's doing the opposite right now.

 

[adams0816]

hows the other tang doin-theres a little wound on him..

 

[Ummfish]

The purple seems fine except minus a scalpel. Not slowing down at all. The big purple and the dussumieri have been ignoring each other all night so I hope they are done.

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Check this out. I've been recording the filefish. The only problem is having to go back and review the recordings. Anyway, in this clip at about the 8 sec. mark the male shoots out from the left side of the tank in a crazy "flutter dive" display.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjNpZ3vyj1w

 

[Ummfish]

More filefish videos.

Male display:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApFIDf1mdC8

And, I've never actually documented it, so here's a video with the filefish eating frozen foods (here, Nutramar Ova). Plus, bonus footage of fat gobies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErcGlk9j13o

 

[dtech]

swwet video's, no one can deny them eatin the frozen Very cool and grewat job on them .

 

[jntcox]

More filefish videos.
And, I've never actually documented it, so here's a video with the filefish eating frozen foods (here, Nutramar Ova). Plus, bonus footage of fat gobies.

I'm sorry I didn't see any filefish eating anything, All I saw were those 2 camera hogs up front

 

[Ummfish]

Man, aren't they HUGE!

So, do you think that the orchid is going to drop some eggs for me tonight?

And, here's the frogspawn baby:

 

[Ummfish]

Monday and today have been dedicated to trying to solve the heat issues with the tank. So, a big hole through the brick wall later and here's what we came up with. I still need to wire up the motor.

 

[dtech]

Looks like a pretty hefty blower what is it rated at?