Over the past several months I have been on the lookout for a Potter’s Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon geoffroy). I very much enjoy the wrasse family and more specifically the various leopard wrasses. I have had good luck with my Blue Star Leopard Wrasses (Macropharyngodon bipartitus) and take that as a sign that my tank is hospitable for leopard wrasses. So, after looking at the local fish stores and reading each Diver’s Den Sneak Peek email for a couple months the Diver’s Den had one. I made ...
well.... i just bought a giant Australian elegance coral last night and i was un-aware of there terrible survival rates in the captivity, Nothing is wrong with the coral as of now (knock on wood) so hopefully it will not get elegance flu and die on me (knock on wood). But with my luck it probably will, However i also purchased two Acans that are nothing short of beauty in its purest form. I hear they are much better in captivity.. hardy even! however there will be no more pre-researched purchases ...
Updated 11-08-2011 at 10:13 PM by melev
After getting settled in to the new house I decided on the perfect space for me next reef. While wanting to take a little more time off, I just couldn't help thinking of how great my next reef would be. I was planning a 300g in wall build with large fishroom in half of the garage. While the idea was just perfect in my head, my wife had other ideas. You see, she has been very tolerant of my reefing addiction over the years. She is actually the one that got me into saltwater but she ...
Ok well my last entry was almost two years ago when this site was just getting going. I had posted about my 65g shallow sps reef build. Well about a month after that some things in life happened that changed my reefing plans! First, my wife and I found out that we were pregnant with our second child. Shortly after that news I received a promotion at work which required us to move to a new city. My plans were to get settled and then start my reef build back up again. Well work was crazy and then ...
Hello everyone!Sorry about how much I blog I know I get annoying especially to melev cuz I always tag him but I cannot help myself lolAnyways about 1 hour ago I took the proverbial leap into the world of SPS corals by purchasing a decent size frag of Pocilliopora !!!!!! Now I would like to know of any previous encounters and specific care techniques and secrets of these corals so that i may have the best chances with my first SPS coral I use the exact same fixtures that this SPS is was grown ...
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