My 15 Gallon Reef

[DaChrisDude]

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Equipment:
-15gallon ViaAqua glass
-Prism Skimmer
-Rio 90 powerhead
-50watt heater
-Custom Sea 1x32watt Actinic, 1x32watt white PC's w moonlight

Live-stuff:
-bout 20lbs LS
-bout 25lbs LR
-Pygmy Cherub Angel
-2 false Perc clowns
-feather duster
-assorted snails/hermits/1 cowrie?
-Frogspawn 2 headed
-Torch 3 headed
-candy cane 4 soon to be 7 headed
-2 small Kenya Tree
-bout 5 colonies of white pulsing zenia
-different kind of pulsing zenia
-bout 6 different shrooms
-bout 8 colonies of polyps, 4 different kinds
-orange? ricordia
-some kind of leather?

[DelBoy04]

I've said it before, I like it. :) I can't wait to get back home to start work on my tank. ttyl,

MAtthew

[dvincent]

Awsome colors. great job, What lighting do you have?

[DaChrisDude]

Thanks Matthew. :) When are you gettin home, btw?

dvincent: Thanks, glad ya like it. I've got PC's: 32watt 10k, and 32watt actinic. They're in a "Custom Sea" fixture with a fan.

[kjkev]

Hey Chris,
Glad to see it doing so good. Nice job

[AdultSwim]

Nice pics

I really liked this little tank when I saw it

[cab]

looking good! :D

[kjsreef]

Nice tank, does the cherub bother any of your corals or did you get one of the good angels?

[DaChrisDude]

kvjev - I had a great start. :) thanks for the great deal! How's your new tank progressing?

cab - thanks!

jksreef - gracias, no the cherub leavs everything alone. He tried to impress the two percs for several hours when I first put them in, not they're all buddies.

[jbvdhp]

chris- i have a cherub like yours too. what do you feed him and how often? =) tank looks good. mine is good with corals too. he flashes on the other fish alot though. he's kinda aggressive. beat the ish out of my black cap and now he's king...no, wait...he's KANG!!!

[kjkev]

The tanks going slowly, but I've finally bought all my dry goods, minus a clamp for the return line and retrofit lighting. I'll probably hit you up on some rock and sand shortly.

[DaChrisDude]

jbvdhp... I only feed him and his two tank-mates frozen brine. I try twice daily, but usually only get in once daily..

kjkev...getting close! good! My LS is gone...but still got about 50lbs LR and 30lbs LR rubble..

[jbvdhp]

chris- cool. do you ever try spirulina flakes or seaweed for your angel? i think they need that in their diets. i feed mine (along with everyone else) brine, mysis, a mix of seafood and seaweeds... how long have you had it? =)

[DaChrisDude]

Got it from kjkev ( :) Thanks!) about...2 months ago maybe? This is my first reef setup and I've been really worried about feeding messy foods leading to nitrates etc... I should probably feed a more varied diet. So far he's been doing awesome and hasn't lost his colors at all...

[kjkev]

You probably shouldn't feed him brine shrimp, it has little nutritional value. I used to feed misis shrimp, formula 1, julian sprung algae. Ocean Nutrition(?) also has food formulated for angels.

[DaChrisDude]

Hm, ok, I'll change up the feeding habits. Does mysis have any different nutritional value compared to brine?

[reef]

Nice looking tank! Really like the frogspawn.

[DaChrisDude]

Thanks! (me too!) I actually split him last week, so now they're two frogs... I'm now running into problems cause they're so big there's few places I can put him where they don't touch and sting other stuff....

[Poacher]

Great tank Chris,

enjoyed you all coming over to the pad. I have to make it up
to see your set up


That is a cool Blue Palm leather you have there. I had to give mine away

Phil

[DaChrisDude]

Thanks Phil, I'd love to have you up!

I have a blue palm leather?? Where? I wasn't aware of one... I'm thinking mabye the picture is decieving you...

[jbvdhp]

hey chris- as far as i know, mysis is meater; perhaps it's richer in protein? i know they're "empty feeders" as in there's not really much to them. try some OSI spirulina flakes. your angel may take them slowly at first, but he should increase how much he eats as you feed em. my clowns even eat those flakes, along with EVERYthing else in my tank. =)

[whatever]

Sweet tank, how do you like the angel?

[DaChrisDude]

Thanks. Love em! He's gorgeous and gets along fine w the two clowns / all the corals.

[reef]

hmm.. he'd have plenty of room in my tank!!

Again, nice tank.


Thanks! (me too!) I actually split him last week, so now they're two frogs... I'm now running into problems cause they're so big there's few places I can put him where they don't touch and sting other stuff....

[DaChrisDude]

Lol...

I'll eventually have some frags, but not for awhile yet. I'm getting ready to start up a 50gal in a couple weeks and will be putting one of the frogs in there...


hmm.. he'd have plenty of room in my tank!!

Again, nice tank.