Hey guys Just got back from Vacation. All my fish are doing fine I had them looked after while I was gone. I ordered my Dusky Jawfish and some snails over the weekend when they come in I will take pictures and post them. I will Also do a full tank shot to show you guys how it is coming along.

Hope your vacation was good. Looking forward to the photos.

New Photos on my Photo Bucket!! I added about 15+ or so including new rock placement, clown photos, rusty angel, snails, and CBS. The pics were taken with my Blackjack phone so they aren't prof. quality by any means but they are pretty clear for the most part. Here is the link and all the new pics are labeled 8-15-09. thanks


link - http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss276/aquabeans/


edit: BTW I get my t5 lights in wed. and plan to add a bubble anemone, and a few coral real soon. when I do ill add more pics!

Looks good Beans. I dont see any skimmer pics?

Sorry I will have to take a few closer pics of it. It is in some of the pics though just can't see it good. It is the black tube in the back right corner of my tank. You can see the red zip tie that came on it which looks bad imo but works I guess. Speaking of the skimmer I am thinking about putting in a 10g sump just to hold my heater, skimmer, and more water surface. But that skimmer is an in tank skimmer and has a long tube that the bubbles move in that causes the foam, and it is too long for the 10g. I was thinking about shortening it to make it fit? Do you think it would still work properly if I shorten the bubble trap? It was a cheap skimmer i got so if it breaks it I can always buy one that will fit my sump better. Also would the 10g sump make a decent diff. for a 33g tank? thanks for any help and ill get more pics of the skimmer today.

Would opting for a 20g tall tank be a better option for a sump for ya?

Yeah it would probably work better, the only thing is im not sure it will fit in my stand. I'll have to check dimentions

Ok I got 11 more pictures. I added some new coral and took pics, also added two pics of my PT skimmer for you to see. It was hard to get decent pics of it cause where I put it in my tank. Let me know what you think.

Also I put "What Coral" is this on three pics of a coral I got. The pet store said it was devils hand. But I am about 80% sure its not that. I think it is one of these: Porites Coral, Capnella, or Sinularia . If anyone knows I would appreciate it. I got it for 35 bucks, was that a decent deal?


Thanks in advance


link to pics.
http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/ss276/aquabeans/

Just found the post how to put pics in here, gonna try. what kind of coral is the top couple pics












Here are some more, a few full tank shots. Shots of my lighting which is nova extreme pro 156w 4 39 watt bulbs, some divided tank shots and a pic of my candy canes under my actinic lighting.

That one is a Leather of some sort, I am not too familiar with leathers though.

The tank is looking good, keep up the good work

Now that I posted some pics I have a few more questions hehe. Other then what kind of coral is the first pic. How come my Bubble tip anemone doesnt have longer tube like tentacles. It just has the perfectly round type. Although I did see them look elongated they have never been real long. Also I was told my zoanthids are the blue species but they are not bright blue. They have only been in my tank a couple days, but will they get more color with time or is this something depending on the colony you have or water conditions etc? Well I appreciate any input thanks guys

ps sorry for the rambling

Thanks skinz

LOL rambling is awesome, I do it all the time...


I think you will see that your Nem will change, they can look different all the time.

The blue zoo's probably look different under your lights then they did at the store. They might color up a little but I can't say they will look the same.

Cant say what your coral is. There are a bunch of soft corals that look like that.

The zoa's might color up more depending on light and water quality but then again they might not.