My Ocean In A Box :)

[Chris_C]

in the process of sorting pics and stuff Andy give me an hour or so

 

[seffieuk]

in the process of sorting pics and stuff Andy give me an hour or so

This is a blooming long hour or so.............. come on, come on!

 

[Chris_C]

Sorry got some new corals so just waiting for them to settle in before doing pics will sort asap.

 

[Chris_C]

Right an update is long overdue so will do one now and if it gets to long will finish up tomorrow


So where to start i ended up taking in a juvenile harlequin sweetlips off a friend who's tank had a leak and he had to break it down. The sweetlips is one of my favorite marine fish and really wanted to keep him but sadly they grow HUGE!! and i mean huge they can get to 3 feet in length . So i kept him in my tank for a few weeks and then decided to move him on. Thats when the fun started catching a speedy small fish in a fish tank full of rock and corals is no easy task!! i tried for hours each day with the net but he was just to quick and i was destroying my tank in the process then after about 3 days i caught the #29### i then did a celebration dance and whilst bending down to get a bag to bag him ready to go to LFS the net fell back in the tank with the fish still in it i was gutted to say the least and felt like slapping myself it then took me another two days to catch him by putting food in the net and letting it float out. This time he didnt escape i managed to bag him and took him to the LFS where he is happily living so here is some pics for you to see this stunning fish. Not many people have them so alot might have never seen one

So when i took him to the LFS they gave me a choice of a fish in return so i chose a red spot flymo blenny what a great fish and has a fantastic character

I have more to add but its getting late so will do the rest tomorrow and have lots more pics all comments welcome

 

[bae1994]

My lfs had one of these a while back juvis are the best looking fish in the hobby in my opinion but adults get duller and big as you said

But that blenny is very nice

 

[ALW]

About time lad!

 

[Chris_C]

Spot on Bae real stunner of a fish and i know Andy got more pictures to come tomorrow. Been waiting for the young regal to come out properly because it was very shy the first week or so and hiding alot. Is out most the day now following the Scopas round

 

[Chris_C]

More on the latest update


Around 2 weeks ago i added to my toys by getting an Eheim external filter along with a TMC V2 600 UV Sterilizer. It set me back over £350 but you cant beat Eheim and both are big enough (600lts) to go onto my upgrade later in the year when i move house. Plumbed it all in when i got home and i am amazed how quiet it is. Cannot hear a thing.

Anyway enough of the boring toys back to the interesting part fish and corals. Since getting the other half to agree to an upgrade once we move house i have decided to get one or two fish for my current tank with a view to my 5/6 footer tank later in the year. I went for a small Regal Tang (about the size of 2 50p pieces) It was being bullied by four others chasing it round the tank so took pity there was no fin damage etc from being harassed so took it home it took about a week to settle in and had a little tiff with my Scopas at first.. nothing serious just some backing up into each other but there fine now and the Regal follows the Scopas around goes eating seaweed just because the Scopas is

Gorg was sulking because the regal was messing round it so thats why it looks like a stick

The last few times i have been to the abyss i haven't been able to stop myself being drawn to the coral tanks and have purchased 2 toadstools one is a florescent green and the other is the normal pink colour.

The smaller of the green toadstools has sulked for about a week but seems to be shedding so hopefully it will perk up in the next few days.

This was about 5 minutes after adding to the tank Gordon the Goby couldnt wait to try it out for size

I highly recommend these little rock gobys to anybody they are fantastic little characters

This is the second larger toadstool shortly after adding to the tank. slowly opened as the day went on.

Guess who had to come and butt in

The coral didn't seem to like being sat on and closed up abit but it is happy with him now .. more the corals seems to have to adjust and get use to him being on them.

Think i have covered most stuff now and i am upto date so will leave you with some other snaps i have been taking on my phone on the spare of the moment

The hammer has grown loads since adding to the tank and is splitting although it is hard to see from the pic

All comments welcome

 

[seffieuk]

Lovely photos, just what I needed after a day at work

So, getting back to the toy, how are you finding it and what you running in it?

 

[Chris_C]

Lovely photos, just what I needed after a day at work

So, getting back to the toy, how are you finding it and what you running in it?

Nice to see somebody reply after spending a week doing my update


I'm well chuffed with it compared to my other external Fluval filter i had which leaked and was much louder. Water is much clearer and could be a coincidence but fish and corals seems to be more active. I am running the Eheim substrate pro and biomech along with some live rock rubble. Heard and read some good things about the Eheim substrate pro and biomech so willing to give them ago for a while and see how they go. Apparently they very good at absorbing the bad stuff so will wait and see.

I feel more at ease having the external on now incase something bad happens in the tank like live rock releasing something back into the water and having a nitrate spike or something. At least i have something to help if it was to happen.

 

[MissG55]

Lovely pictures, and i am liking the new name. It really is beginning to look like a natural reef.
Great corals and i love the new blenny. Very cute.

 

[Chris_C]

Lovely pictures, and i am liking the new name. It really is beginning to look like a natural reef.
Great corals and i love the new blenny. Very cute.

Thanks want alot more coral yet before i can call it a reef but looking better as the weeks go on

 

[ALW]

 

[MrLiam]

I saw a harlequin sweetlips in my LFS yesterday beautiful fish shame they get too big for your tank.

That's one epic update but defiantly a good one and worth it.