[robsreef]

hey thought id add few new pics see wot everone thinks
sorry but dates are wrong didnt set cam lol




robs

[tommo]

The layout looks great and the corals look healthy and good i like it

trying not to sound like an a*se, the fish do look a little undernourished, what are they being fed and how much?

Get some caulerpa and/or chaeto and a nice sugarfine deep sand bed of four to six inch depth in that sump M8, and take the live rock out (produces too much dust for sump FMPE&IMO), It would also be worth obtaining a basket for the overflow from the aquarium that you can put some easily accessible and regularly changed floss in, unless the overflow box already has this (looks like it has a nice sponge that would be handy if its kept nice and clean)

Is there a reason why yonder urchin is in't sump? He could be of benefit in the main display if the corals are firmly in place.

HTH

Tom

[tillysreef]

hi rob
thats the best ive seen it look, probably the best thing taking urchin out as he was way to big
tilly

[robsreef]

tommo, on Jun 6 2009, 12:47 PM, said:

The layout looks great and the corals look healthy and good i like it

trying not to sound like an a*se, the fish do look a little undernourished, what are they being fed and how much?

Get some caulerpa and/or chaeto and a nice sugarfine deep sand bed of four to six inch depth in that sump M8, and take the live rock out (produces too much dust for sump FMPE&IMO), It would also be worth obtaining a basket for the overflow from the aquarium that you can put some easily accessible and regularly changed floss in, unless the overflow box already has this (looks like it has a nice sponge that would be handy if its kept nice and clean)

Is there a reason why yonder urchin is in't sump? He could be of benefit in the main display if the corals are firmly in place.

HTH

Tom

hey mate thanks for the advice the sea urchin is in the sump because hes a nightmare he eat 5 chromis n my anemone n constanty movin everthink about also likes to sting me so its in jail for a min lol robs

[robsreef]

tillysreef, on Jun 6 2009, 01:49 PM, said:

hi rob
thats the best ive seen it look, probably the best thing taking urchin out as he was way to big
tilly

hey dad thanks yea i though so looking much better robs

[tommo]

Unusual for an urchin but then when does anything ever go as planned!!!!

if hes a terror, id move him on to solitary confinement in LFS and get sumping LOL!!!! If you start to get alot of coralline algae then go for a small tuxedo urchin just to keep your live rock working well, but that would be a future investment, at least they cant spine you as much hehe!

Im glad you appreciated my advice m8, like i say, i certainly wasnt trying to be a clever so and so!

If you can get hold of a tub it might be worth including some new era flake in the fish's diet (alongside whatever you are already feeding) if you already are feeding this then just up the amount slightly

HTH

Tom

[ben]

are you sure the urchin has eaten your fish and nem? ive never heard that before and they are usually just grazers.

[Social D]

Id be tempted to guess and say the Green Chromis killed each other like they do, Did you catch the urchin actually eating them?

The Urchin might just have stumbled on a dead one making you think he was the culprit

[robsreef]

hey guys def eat the nem! i watched him spit it back out! i never thought it would do it but it has!
robs

[gray]

looks good rob , be cactching up with the old man

im off to buy a urchin tommorrow hope mine behaves

gray

[robsreef]

gray, on Jun 6 2009, 06:11 PM, said:

looks good rob , be cactching up with the old man

im off to buy a urchin tommorrow hope mine behaves

gray

hey gray well will do if he stops spending lots off money on his lol good luck with the urchin dont go for a long spinned black one he prefers fish n nems to algie lol robs

[dave14]

Had a long spined urchin for ages, has never eaten anything other than algae, mostly coraline

[bobba fett]

I had a longspined for a very several years, never caused a single problem, im not denying you saw him eat the fish but would be amazed if the fish was alive when the urchin started his meal,

You have to think, fish can swim very fast, urchins just plod along and have no way of catching the fish