30-55 transfer complete!

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With the help of art, the slave driver, se completed the transfer in under 2 hours.
here are a few pics...first the required cloudy-tank shot


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after the tank cleared a bit i realized i could not find my new zooz...found them and all was well.

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[RoxyDog]

Nice job boys.  I bet the tang is happy!   

[Julie]

Looking good - I can see the tang smiling
Nice zoos, what are the ones on the bottom right called?

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yellowy-green ones with the red center? Wam'n Watermellon.
the bright green ones i got from Beertech about a year ago...not sure what they are called...but they really glow under actinics.

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I've never seen this before. my watchman, with jsut the actinics on, is swiming all over the tank, in open water, so is the lawnmower...weird.
i mean the watchman is all over the place, exploring every corner, and along the top of the water...

[AdamN]

Looks good! Your YWG is a freak haha. The only time mine did that is when something scared him to the top (psycho pistol)

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i think everyone's ok now. i think the lawnmower was chasing him a bit. i just did some aquascaping and it looks MUCH better.
Will post some pics after it clears a bit.

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heres my little watchman peeking out...

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[Cheebs]

Nice stuff!  Glad to hear the transfer was succesful.

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now the question is can I add MORE fish?

[artw]

slave driver, lol
looks good marky marc.

[sniggir]

looks good Marc I would hold off for 2 weeks 2 a month to get some fish just to let things settle but that is just me, I like to take things slow.

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Oh I know Pat,
But I am curious how much bio-load this size of tank could take.
the ptoblem with the 3 main fish that i ahve is they are buddies to the core. like a gang, they never separate. i cant keep them apart the 2 clowns and the tang. it's cute but makes the activity in the tank kind of one sided as they are spending ll thier time on one end of the tank.

I dont mind so much, but i am curious, nothing more at this point.

In the aquascaping i usd some of the flat lettuce rock i have and made a few shelves for future corals. looking forward to that too, but i'll give that some time...pics of the new aquascaping coming up soon...

[groupie02]

yes yes yes! more pictures!

I would also give the tank a little bit of time before adding another fish.  What's the next fish would you like to add to your tank? What made you decide on that type of fish?

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i havnt decided what yet. I need to research on what i can fit. i have yellow and orange covered, so maybe somethign blue or purple! hehe...i know, patience.

here are some new aquascaped shots...note the shelves and AMPLE room for new corals!
first the full tank shot


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left and right sides


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with respect to fish for a 55, is there anyplace like Cichlid Forum, but for SW that gives a user an idea of what types of fish are suitable for what types of tank volume? I can at least then do some research based on that as a start.

[Julie]

I have a yellow tang 3", a tomato clown, a sand goby, and a small anthias.
I'm happy with that load, though I am often tempted to add more.  I think it goes by number of inches to gallons.
The tang will grow so I need to reserve some room for him.

[Adam]

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74703

This is a good list, at least for the smaller fish.  Just ask questions about any larger fish and I'm sure someone here can help you.