Golden Rhomboid fairy wrasse...

New addition to the crew as of 07-10-09... an awesome Male Golden Rhomboid fairy wrasse...

110g Full Tank Shot (06-23-09)

A New Beginning...

Well, here we are... I finally succumb to a much needed tank upgrade... I purchased a system from a local reefer on 06-14-09... I have been thinking about the tank upgrade for more than a year... I'm glad I finally did... Pls join me on this journey...

- Tank Specs -
Tank: 110g Tank (48" x 24" x 22") with custom made stand and canopy; 34g sump in the stand
Lighting: (6) 48" T5 Retros... middle 4 bulbs are overdriven w/ IceCap Ballast; 2 outside bulbs are normal output
Skimmer: MSX 200
Pump/Powerhead: Mag 9.5 for return & Vortech MP40 (from 28g JBJ)
Controller: Reef Keeper Elite
Top Off: Tunze Osmolator (from 28g JBJ)
Birthday: 06-14-09

Fish List: to be determined... but the tank will be Fairy Wrasse dominated...
Coral List: favorite 25 z's & p's, chalices... it'll be a mixed reef tank but z's & p's dominated...

Full Tank Shot as of 05-10-09

Here's the most current full tank shot of my tank... I'm leaving it for two weeks on Monday... I'm sure I'll miss viewing the tank daily... I hope everything goes well... I have some projects to do when I get back...

FragFarmer Red Watermelon Chalice

just another awesome Watermelon chalice morph... I'm hoping to have decent colonies of these chalices in 6-12 months... stay tuned!!!

Original Mummy Eye Chalice

The Original Mummy Eye Chalice was my only chalice for a long time... I received my very first frag from whodah at exoticfrags.us... I was fortunate enough to receive a frag way before it was released to the public... unfortunately, when I moved to our house in Nov 2007, I lost my original frag/mini colony... on July 2008, I was able to acquire another frag, also with lineaged to whodah so I know it's the original one... it has been growing nicely ever since... a friend came by to do the first frag session in Feb 2009... this was one of the most expensive frag sessions ever, when I say expensive, I mean my losses... never put freshly cut chalice on med-high flow & med-high light... that is a recipe for disaster in my experience... we made about 8-9 frags and 5-6 frags were dead in 1-2 weeks... we managed to save a few frags and the main colony is starting to grow again so at least that's good news... anyway, the picture above is on her glory days, just a few days before going under the blade...

Tyree Pink WaterMelon Chalice

another favorite by avid chalice collectors... this chalice has been in the hobby for a few years and it has hold its reputation as one of the best morphs of WaterMelon... I've heard that this morph grows pretty slow so I'm hoping within a year, I'll have a 1.5" - 2" around piece... I actually owned a frag about 3-4 years ago... I received a one eye, really tiny piece... it grew, then receded, then grew, then receded.. so pretty much I didn't have anything to show for after about 2 years... I finally gave it up when I moved to our house in Nov 2007... anyway, wish me luck with this frag... the frag I have above has 2 eyes...

Rainbow Eye Chalice

one of my favorite chalice... not only it has black & red combo but look at the Rainbows eyes... on the Red side, the mouths are more yellow/orange and on the black side, they are more on the green side... I will have an updated shot of the colony once it grows a little more, maybe I'll try a top down shot... it's the biggest chalice I have right now.... stay tuned!!!

Pink Boobies

Pink Boobies chalice is one of the most sought after chalice right now... when I first received my frag of PB, I couldn't believe how bright it was... it's my favorite pink/red chalice by far... another striking feature of the PB are the almost Rainbow eyes or mouths... let me just say that I'm very fortunate to have gotten a frag of this chalice... hope I can get it to grow into a nice colony...

New Snowcasso's

it's been just over a month since I purchased (delivery date: 03-17-09) my 1st pair of Snowcasso's (Picasso Clownfish w/ lots more white in them)... I'm very sorry to report that my first Snowcasso on my other post didn't make it... hung in there for almost 2 months but finally gave in since he stopped eating after 1 month... I'm not really sure the cause of not eating... anyway, I'm very excited about this new pair... I hopefully will be able to keep them until they mature... it will take about a year to 2 years to get the full coloration of these guys... stay tuned, I will post pictures of them every so often to track progress...

Nightmares

here's another one of my all time morph of zoas, Nightmares... it resembles the morph Red Wines aka Ruby Reds...

Hybrid PPE's

One of the most sought after paly in the market is the PPE paly. Characteristics of a PPE are deep purple, bright green skirts, and bright green slit. Now with the Hybrid PPE's, the difference is the whitish/grayish splatter in the center. A truly awesome PE morph. This is the first time I've seen this PE morph since I started collecting zoas and palys in 2005.