Akabryanhall's 29G BC LPS/Softie Tank

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Akabryanhall's 29G BC LPS/Softie New Orange Mushroom

Sooo I have a few threads up on other sites, but would like to start a new one here, I will save mos tof the boring stuff and just post pics except for the basics:
Hey all,
I am new to this site and in SW keeping. I have wanted a tank for a while. I finally was in a position to get one, but wanted to start small (29g Bio-Cube) to keep the cost down, and since it was my first, hopefully be easier to deal with. About $1200 later I have a setup. I tried to do all of the research to make sure my fish were compatible. I started with the live rock and sand and cycled for 2 weeks...starting slow
Here is my list Updated as far as 05/14/09:

25lbs-Fiji Live Rock
25lbs- Live Sand

Livestock
1 Black Occelaris Clown
1 False Perc
1 Pajama
1 Bangaii
1 Golden Midas Blenny
1 Tiger Jawfish

CUC
4 Scarlet Hermit Crabs
8 Turbo Snails
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Cleaner Shrimp

LPS
Frog Spawn
Neon Green Star Burst
Neon Candy Cane
Aqua Candy Cane
Green Candy Cane Aqua Centers
Prism Favia Frag
Candy Stripe Trachy
Duncan
Pink Acan
Blasto
PPE Blasto
Cotton Candy Chalice
Prism Chalice
Gold Digger Chalice
Darth Maul Chalice
SubZero Chalice
Neon Green Favia
Jah's Green Lagoon Favia
Pink Skinned Dendro


Softies
Iceman Zoas
Whammin Watermelon Zoas
Devils Armor Zoas
Purple Puddle Zoas
Ring of Fire Zoas
Pink Nipple Zoas
Sunburst Zoas
Agent Orange Zoas
Armor of God Zoas
Green Streak Mushroom
Red Mushroom
Green Button Polyps
Orange Rics
Nuclear Green Paly
Armageddon Paly
Valentines Day Massacre Paly
Purple Death Paly
Tiger Eye Paly
Amazing People Eater Paly
Darth Maul Paly


SPS
Green Monti Cap

Maintenance
5G water Change weekly
Clean Filter pad weekly
empty skimmer every few days
Dose A and B solution every other day
Mag Float glass every few days

"Disasters and Setbacks"
Started with fish selection, was sold a diamond back goby, which would be too big for my tank, and would eat all of the organism in my sand.
Hitchiker Gorilla crab
Bought emerald crab, each ate zoas of mine. The Gorilla ate one of my Armageddon Palys, and the emerald ate 10 tubbs blue zoas. Both are gone.
Next had a Fiji leather that sort of melted away, covered in a red slime.
Bought an elegance coral that stayed healthy for a bit. Then my royal gramma disappeared and caused an ammonia spike that my elegance disagreed with and it died.
The same spike stressed out my clowns 2 Black oscillaris) and triggered a brooklynella outbreak. I ended up catching it too late for the male and he died. I managed to save the female with a medicated freshwater dip.
etc had a few corals pass on by being stung
Got two fish recently, a Midas Blenny and tiger jawfish. Both died. The jawfish found a gap in the back of my hood and jumped. The Midas Blenny had an infection and didn't last a week. I thought he was eating but it wasn't enough.
 
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Here are some pics
original FTS 09/08
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Billy
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Cruise
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Loyd and Harry
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Shawshank, Loyd, harry, cruise etc
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PJ
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Lestat
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pepe
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Nice write up. I have the same tank and I was wondering what type of skimmer are you running?
Skimmer made by Oceanic. It's ok the only thing I don't like is I cant place it lower in chamber one to get the really good stuff.
Thanks for the compliment.
 
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Some more pics

Phil the Phallic Phrogspawn
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Kendra
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Ursula
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Angelina
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Pheonix
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My new Pink Panties Acans from juicycorals.com
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My new Fatboy Duncans from juicycorals.com
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The bonus frag of Sunburst Zoas Juice sent me
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The Eagle Eye Zoas I got from Ccampo
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The Blasto I got from World Wide Corals display tank
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My orange green mouth ric
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My prism favia....This poor coral has endured many poor planning accidents...I am ashamed
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Rare shot of my frogspawns mouth
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New FTS 12/08
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Some more pics...
Green Aussie Elegance Coral
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My new fiji leather..
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From Jan 22nd
Some more updated pictures, some are a bit out of focus I apologize. Please enjoy..
My Blasto, has two babies growing from base!
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My Duncans, has 5 babies growing out of base!!
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New Devil's Armor Zoas
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New Ice Man Zoas
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My Pink Acans Have 3 Babies growing
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My Xenia has shot up
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Some More Pics
Purple Puddle Zoas
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Candy Stripe Trachy
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Sunburst Zoas
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I'm rather proud of this one
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Updated FTS
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I need to get my tripod back..


from Jan24th
So it turns out I have a little Alveopora Flower Pot colony growing at the base of my candy canes. Whats crazy is that I have had these for 4 or 5 months. what you are seing is like a few weeks of growth!
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And a few corals I got from the frag event as well as from Juice
So some pics...
My Nuc Green recovering on shelf
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My cotton candy chalice
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My j'field inspired lol zoa garden (got some way to go!)
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Some updated pictures:
Devils Armor, Starburst, Pink Nipple, Purple Puddle, Ice Man in the back
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Whammin Watermelons
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Clockwise:purple Death Palys, Armageddon Palys, Nuc Green Palys, St Valentines Day Massacre Palys
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Darth Maul Chalice part of the group Buy
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SubZero Chalice part of the group buy
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Fat Boy Duncans
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Candy Stripe Trachy
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Starburst Zoas
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Full Tank Shot
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My new Prism chalice from juicy corals
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One day and already feading
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A few weeks before I had to move and these are post. these are two sets taken a few weeks apart, but this is since the move.
Barnacle home for future jawfish
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Left Side
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Right Side
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Center
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Older FTS
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Now what I am dealing with is hair and green algae. I hav ereduced my light cycle and am doing aggressive water changes. I also got this bad boy
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I got him at the same time as him
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Notice how hes not in the barnacle...Here they are acclimating
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Got a new Orange Mushroom, pretty rare I think, looks cool so far supposed to get bigger
Regular
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Flash
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The most Interesting Urchin in the World
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Finally got my Prism Chalice mounted so I can see it..Behold
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Duncan
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Cotton Candy
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Looks really nice, sounds like you have a lot of fish in there. I like all of the different colors you have, very cool.
 
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Looks really nice, sounds like you have a lot of fish in there. I like all of the different colors you have, very cool.
Thank you very much for the compliment! I currently have 5 fish, 2 clowns, 1 Bangaii, 1 Pajama and a jawfish.
 

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Bryan you are going to make it where I have to put my tank up. I might have to do it since I get to sit at home for the rest of the week with a partially torn alkalies tendon. But besides that you tank is looking awesome. I need to stop by and see it in person again. Have you seen the new tank since I set it up or was the last time it was the 10 gallon?
 
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Lol you have to put up your tank, our threads will be a good keeping in touch conduit, plus i would love to see updates since the sps exodus of April/May. I don't know if its this algae bloom or the fact that my new jawfish aint eating, but I got a bad feeling about my tank atm. My trachy is all shriveled up. i am testing the parameters when the lights come on.
 

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Hey great progression of pictures....definitely inspired me to put up mine....i love my 29 cube!!! I have been trying to slowly to transfer out the corals i dont want anymore and move towards some acans, blastos, rarer zoas and maybe some sps....but i think it is time i get a journal of my own on here....Your tank looks great and hope the jawfish is doing okay.
 

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