Tank of the Month - April '06 - Page 5

downset · #**101** 04/17/2006, 12:27 PM

Gary I know I dont hang out in the urs forums as much since I moved but congrats on TOTM,I am still sad i never got to see it in person maybee when i come back north to visit

Gary Majchrzak · #**102** 04/17/2006, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by mildew
Gary, Congratulations on TOTM! Beautiful! It's great to see the home of the mini carpets I got from you last fall. Thanks so much for sharing. Nobody here had ever seen them before. I received 3 and I think there are now 7. Thanks again. They are really special and so is you aquarium.

Thanks!

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Originally posted by downset
Gary I know I dont hang out in the urs forums as much since I moved but congrats on TOTM,I am still sad i never got to see it in person maybee when i come back north to visit

If you come back up north make sure to stop by and see the new arrangement.

Tebonus · #**103** 04/19/2006, 10:01 PM

nice

BigEasy · #**104** 04/19/2006, 11:07 PM

I recently bought a rock of blue Xenia. Then Xenia melted away within 2 weeks only to reveal a pink and green Stichodactyla tapetum. I, along with several other people, didn't know what it was (including the LFS owner that sold the rock). It wasn't until I saw your TOTM that I said, "hey that is what I have."

It now has it's own 30gal with a LTA and a pair of clowns. Would love to get more of these amazing little guys. Where did you find the multiple color morphs you have? I saw you got one as a hitcher as well, but all of them?

Congrats and thanks in advance.
Steve

Gary Majchrzak · #**105** 04/20/2006, 04:53 AM

Hi Steve. The smaller green and pink anemones were hitch hikers.
The larger (different colored) morphs were purchased from a LFS in California.
Feed your anemone HUFA enriched frozen Mysids and frozen Cyclopeeze regularly and it will reproduce by splitting.

Hankdiggity · #**106** 04/21/2006, 01:43 AM

impressive, pretty display of unique species. I like the carpets and the feeding regiment sounds similar to my thoughts. good to see people progress.
Hank

shrug1013 · #**107** 04/21/2006, 04:02 PM

Very Impressed!!!

fishdoc11 · #**108** 04/21/2006, 08:55 PM

Very nice tank Gary.

Well thought out and a beautifull mix of interesting species......or an interesting mix of beautifull species

Well deserved!

Chris

Avi · #**109** 04/22/2006, 02:02 PM

Gary....in the photos on the TOTM page, you have a "Clove"-typ coral with green "eyes." Is that Clavularia? IMO it's spectacular and I wonder if you can say where you got that? Your tank is something great to look at and....well...Bravo!

Gary Majchrzak · #**110** 04/22/2006, 08:36 PM

Is this the coral you're referring to, Avi?

Avi · #**111** 04/22/2006, 08:51 PM

That's the one. I look at it and say to myself that it's Clavularia, but it's not one that's often seen and I am always on the lookout for rarer types of those. So, the only other kind of coral that I could conceive of it being is some sort of Pipe-organ Coral. But, the polyps seem too ornate for that. I'd hope that you can sell me what it is and, even better, where I'd have a hope of getting some of it. THANKS, Gary.

Gary Majchrzak · #**112** 04/23/2006, 07:51 AM

It's a Tubipora (Pipe Organ). I bought it as a tiny frag. I'll PM you where I got it.

15nano · #**113** 04/25/2006, 04:07 PM

Love the anemone's

merseyman · #**114** 04/25/2006, 05:50 PM

... there is no apostrophe in the plural.

E-A-G-L-E-S · #**115** 04/27/2006, 12:46 AM

Have you had the Majestic since he was young? has he ever picked on any corals? ......it's a beautiful fish and tank!

sltwtrlvr · #**116** 04/27/2006, 08:32 AM

Beautiful Tank.

What supplements do you add to the tank? Iodine, etc?

Thanks for your time to answer this question. :-)
Michelle

Gary Majchrzak · #**117** 04/27/2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by 15nano
Love the anemone's

I'm fond of anemones too.

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Originally posted by E-A-G-L-E-S
Have you had the Majestic since he was young? has he ever picked on any corals? ......it's a beautiful fish and tank!

I had the Majestic when it was young. It didn't pick on anything for several months and then destroyed a Cynarina over a 48 hour period, which was kind of anticipated. Angelfish are likely to destroy "open brain" type corals IME. I've seen this type of behavior with several other Angelfish species.

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Originally posted by sltwtrlvr
Beautiful Tank.

What supplements do you add to the tank? Iodine, etc?

Thanks for your time to answer this question. :-)
Michelle

No "supplements" per se.
I monitor alkalinity, Calcium and Magnesium levels.
I run a calcium reactor and topoff for evaporation is kalkwasser.
Regular partial water changes and foods fed to the aquarium provide major and minor "trace elements".

TippyToeX · #**118** 04/27/2006, 09:25 PM

Congratulations on TOTM Gary.

Gary Majchrzak · #**119** 04/27/2006, 09:52 PM

Thanks, Amy!

E-A-G-L-E-S · #**120** 04/27/2006, 09:56 PM

thats so cool he hasn't eaten any sps!
i tried an emporer and he started eating a couple of mine within a week

so he had to go....but now that i've set up my new 210g i want try another angel?

what type calcium reactor?

Gary Majchrzak · #**121** 05/16/2006, 09:57 PM

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Originally posted by E-A-G-L-E-S
thats so cool he hasn't eaten any sps!
i tried an emporer and he started eating a couple of mine within a week so he had to go....but now that i've set up my new 210g i want try another angel?

what type calcium reactor?

MRC Ca reactor, Matt.
Sorry for the delayed reply!

dendro982 · #**122** 05/19/2006, 08:11 PM

Great job! Just wondering: the tank is with corals at the top, how are doing water changes - are corals exposed to the air? Thanks.

Gary Majchrzak · #**123** 05/19/2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by dendro982
Great job! Just wondering: the tank is with corals at the top, how are doing water changes - are corals exposed to the air? Thanks.

Thanks... and great question!
My water changes are done downstairs in the sump area. My sump is a 75 gallon aquarium that I keep half full, so there's roughly 35 gallons in it while the system is up and running.
To do a water change I run my skimmer extremely "wet". The water level in the sump drops as I skim out old water and the water level in the main display aquarium remains the same. (This is an often overlooked reason to attach a sump to an aquarium.)
To make disposing of skimmate easier I plumbed a drain line from the skimmer collection cup to the washbasin in the basement of our home. Skimmate automatically gets directed into the washbasin 24/7.

Corals in my aquarium are rarely (if ever) exposed to the air.
If I shut my pumps off and let the system drain the water level in the main display aquarium drops less than 2".
IME Acropora experiencing a (brief) exposure to air are stressed but not fatally harmed.

Skipper · #**124** 05/19/2006, 10:18 PM

Hey dendro. Corals being exposed to air is not a bad thing. In fact, it occurs regularly in the wild among corals located close to shore. Take a look at this article, beginning with the third paragraph downward:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/eb/index.php

dendro982 · #**125** 05/20/2006, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the information, most helpful! In all my readings this function of the sump wasn't mentioned. Very interesting.