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chimaera

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As for coral placement, I really like most of it ... but wasn't sure about the bubble placement in the middle. If it gets bigger/inflates it could take up too much room and block the view/light etc. I'd put it on the RHS near those blastos.

Your fungia will move wherever it wants to, so just plonk it in!

Montis ... if you move hte bubble, you could make that central piece a monti station? Otherwise along the edge of the top ridge of the LHS rock, with acro down the middle.
 

leodb89

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;)

As for coral placement, I really like most of it ... but wasn't sure about the bubble placement in the middle. If it gets bigger/inflates it could take up too much room and block the view/light etc. I'd put it on the RHS near those blastos.

Your fungia will move wherever it wants to, so just plonk it in!

Montis ... if you move hte bubble, you could make that central piece a monti station? Otherwise along the edge of the top ridge of the LHS rock, with acro down the middle.
before i even reply to any of that...fungias move right??? I'm looking after @Ant2k7 and I couldve sworn this thing was moving around the tank lmao everyone told me I was crazy!!??
 

leodb89

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;)

As for coral placement, I really like most of it ... but wasn't sure about the bubble placement in the middle. If it gets bigger/inflates it could take up too much room and block the view/light etc. I'd put it on the RHS near those blastos.

Your fungia will move wherever it wants to, so just plonk it in!

Montis ... if you move hte bubble, you could make that central piece a monti station? Otherwise along the edge of the top ridge of the LHS rock, with acro down the middle.
I wanted the bubble on the right hand side but its the gfs favourite coral so it's her centre piece :)

the bubbles largest size is shown in the close up of it, it gets quite big but havent noticed what the sweepers are like
 

Lesley

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I wanted the bubble on the right hand side but its the gfs favourite coral so it's her centre piece :)

the bubbles largest size is shown in the close up of it, it gets quite big but havent noticed what the sweepers are like
My bubble gets huge but it's sweepers are relatively short compared to some others. Our starburst sweepers a 3 x longer l
 

chimaera

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before i even reply to any of that...fungias move right??? I'm looking after @Ant2k7 and I couldve sworn this thing was moving around the tank lmao everyone told me I was crazy!!??
Haha yes fungias move. Just stick it on the sand and it will move around hte tank
 

chimaera

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Worried about the strombs annoying it, ever been an issue for you?
I think they are fine with snails, never had or read of such issues.

The only issues I read are when people put them on the rockwork and their undersides get damaged.
 

Lesley

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I have about 9 strombs, and they have never bothered anything in the tank. No corals or even my beautiful clam !
 

leodb89

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Yeah not so much bothered but knocking over? just trying to think of every different scenario lol
 

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So I was getting a bit worried with how the Yellow Tang was acting toward the Kole Tang and was never my intentions to keep the Yellow for a long period of time so I decided to catch him while the tank was still young lol wasn't too hard, so glad I glued the corals down and scape down, it was a matter of my gf and I lifting a rock each and then me catching him in the net, was cute to see the Kole tang swim over to try be taken instead, either protecting him or saying get me out of here!! lol

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I purchased a little Royal Gramma from Auburn Aquariums and I was gonna take him to my tank to prevent adding another fish to the tank but then when I caught the Yellow I thought well I might as well do it while they're all here.

The Yellow went to a good home :) @LEG-IT has him now a small thank you gift for helping me out so much with holding the corals.

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leodb89

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Got some tiny sand sifting stars from Reef River Reptile in Hornsby, honestly never seen small ones of these stars...don't ask me where they are now but here is the pic 2min after they went in lol

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Some more corals in from the holding tanks....ran out of ecotech glue and forgot the new tube at home lol so had to position things a little bit different to how I want them but will revisit it tomorrow or wednesday.

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Side Shot:
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leodb89

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Some shots of the corals and live stock :)

Gorg...this is a photosynthetic one and I've pruned it a bit and trying to grow some frags off it :)

Cleaner Shrimp Cleaning Gorgonian.JPG Photosynthetic Gorgonian (2).JPG

This is a before and after shot of when I re-glued it to sit up in a more natural look:

Before
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After
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Here's some shots of the other corals and frags :)
Toxic Hammer (2).JPG Pink Birdsnest.JPG Red SPS Frag.JPG Orange Hammer.JPG Reverse Stem Hamer.JPG Molted Hammer.JPG Coral Shot.JPG

SPS Frag.JPG Sun Coral.JPG Bubble Coral.JPG Scolly and Elegance.JPG Hammer Garden.JPG Trachy Family.JPG Toxic Goni.JPG Coral Shot (2).JPG SPS Frag (2).JPG
 

leodb89

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Cool little fish for the tank currently in my tank making sure its eating and healthy before transferring to the Elos.

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