Nick's 345G Build

[this is me]

Not my priority fish. They’re either happy with what they got or they’re out.

 

[gobyvin]

Good luck catching them up, hope it is uneventful. I would love a pair of those! My current tanks are too crowded at this time with rock and corals to take these on, or I would have asked what you are looking to get for them. Never kept that species but admired them big time.

 

[this is me]

It’s war and I will win.

I almost beheaded the guy twice. But the ninja escaped just in time the guillotine dropped.

The Gem and Purple tang are easy preys.

 

[gobyvin]

That is a nice trap! Hopefully it is not off with their heads!

 

[FishieBusiness]

It’s war and I will win.
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I almost beheaded the guy twice. But the ninja escaped just in time the guillotine dropped.
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The Gem and Purple tang are easy preys.
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Used this same trap myself for catching tank pest. I had a Half black angle that developed a really liking to soft tissue of all corals in my tank.

 

[this is me]

One down. One to go.
No match for Nick Liu.

 

[this is me]

Woke up today and found the other jawfish conveniently dug and under the brain coral. I quickly grabbed a plastic container and jammed it under the sand with the jawfish. This war is over. They’re now in my other tank. Not sure what I want to do with them yet. They’re beautiful fish. Maybe I set up a 20L tank for them.

 

[rock-n-reef]

Nice!

he definitely looks grumpy and probably didn't like it

 

[this is me]

The wife said I should try a couple of engineering gobies after this.

 

[rock-n-reef]

you know what they say... happy wife, happy life!
go for it nick . the next fishing trip will be to your house!!!

 

[shrimpchips]

Woke up today and found the other jawfish conveniently dug and under the brain coral. I quickly grabbed a plastic container and jammed it under the sand with the jawfish. This war is over. They’re now in my other tank. Not sure what I want to do with them yet. They’re beautiful fish. Maybe I set up a 20L tank for them.

nice catch. I hate catching fish in the DT, especially dudes that hide under the sand. For a species tank, an XH tank would be better suited so you can observe their hovering behaviour, whereas a shallow tank won’t be as conducive. Beautiful fish - makes me want to set up a species tank for some Jawfish again.

 

[this is me]

I think I’m good on salt for 2021. Got 10 boxes today from @blue lights aquatics
my stash consist of 13 boxes, and 4 buckets.

 

[Chris A.]

Horder

 

[PSU4ME]

I’ll be up when you leave for work

 

[this is me]

Hah! Good luck. I haven’t been in the office since March of last year and who knows when we can go back.

 

[Zirky]

That’s alota salt. It’s not reef crystals. Do you add trace elements?

 

[this is me]

I don’t add anything. Just water changes. IO Salt and water is relatively cheap compare to the headache of selecting which supplement to add.

 

[Hannahhh]

Last update for 2020.
Overall, it has been a good year for this new build despite of all that was happening. Let's hope for a better 2021.
Just before Christmas, I added another Whitetail Bristletooth Tang, a Magnificent, and a pair of Blue Spot Jawfish. All is well. As the year ended, I can proudly say that I haven't killed any tang in this build. I've lost a few Anthias and Chromis but that was about it.
Here to 2021!

How do you get such clear photos? I'm blown away by them!

 

[this is me]

Clean the tank and clean the glass and put on my make up. It’s like a photoshoot prep.

Seriously though, in addition to the above, most blurry photos are from shooting at an angle, not fast enough shutterspeed to freeze the swimming fish motion, not fast enough shutterspeed to stop handshake or just simply too much coffee handshake.

And more importantly, photography is my other hobby.

But most importantly, don’t post up blurry pictures.

 

[Hannahhh]

Clean the tank and clean the glass and put on my make up. It’s like a photoshoot prep.

Seriously though, in addition to the above, most blurry photos are from shooting at an angle, not fast enough shutterspeed to freeze the swimming fish motion, not fast enough shutterspeed to stop handshake or just simply too much coffee handshake.

And more importantly, photography is my other hobby.

But most importantly, don’t post up blurry pictures.

Do you adjust the light in your tank for photographing? I’m still working on taking better pictures.