Matt's 700 Gallon Natural Sunlight System

[Apollo1K9]

Its a male as indicated by the yellow trimming and blue throat. Females are pretty bland when it comes to the Bluethroats.

Ah okay, I'm used to them having a brighter body than that. How does he behave for a reef? I considered getting a bluethroat for a while, but let my LFS talk me out of it.

 

[StripesTheEel]

The best trigger for a reef IMO. Crosshatch also good candidate but expensive (well over here anyway).

 

[uscamaro]

It really looks as if you got each fish to pose for you, did you just ask politely?

 

[StripesTheEel]

Sorry guys have been extremely busy. Will upload some pics when I get a chance. Here's a teaser, sorry it's on my iPhone tank is just natural sunlight as t5's are not on.

 

[cichlidmania26]

Igood job. I've been drumming up ideas on a way to do this. Does it work good for the corals?

 

[Dary421]

Wow!!! Incredible!! ,... Would you mind if I dropped by and did a little snorkeling in your tank?

 

[thincat]

Come and dive here.LOL Those dumb snails keep knocking over my corals!~!!

 

[Mitchell0605]

^ LOL.

 

[StripesTheEel]

Here we go guys!!

Pics!

Here are some shots of his fish. Because there are so many, i've made the shot a little smaller, if you want a better size, just click on the photo.

Sohal

IMG_9674 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Blue Jaw

IMG_9670 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Lipstick

IMG_9664 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Blue Tang

IMG_9660 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Pascalus Anthias

IMG_9657 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Emperor

IMG_9631 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Squareblock Anthias (Female)

IMG_9609 by trentdellit, on Flickr

Tennenti

IMG_9602 by trentdellit, on Flickr

 

[StripesTheEel]

Lineatus

IMG_9614 by trentdellit, on Flickr

One Side

IMG_9641 by trentdellit, on Flickr

And the other

IMG_9640 by trentdellit, on Flickr

and finally....






The Achilles (who was a real pain to get a good shot of)

IMG_9667 by trentdellit, on Flickr

All photos were taken by my friend, Trent.

 

[cichlidmania26]

Wow it looks great. Are these photos taken during the day?

 

[Hinds04]

wow

 

[StripesTheEel]

These photos were with t5 and sunlight, which there wasn't much of as it was nearing the evening when taken.

 

[cichlidmania26]

Well it looks very nice. I've been thinking of doing this for years never even heard of someone doing it. Do you think you can post anything about how you did it? If not is it those sunlight glass tubes that are domed shaped on the roof

 

[thincat]

STE, Nice tank and great looking healthy fish.

 

[StripesTheEel]

Well it looks very nice. I've been thinking of doing this for years never even heard of someone doing it. Do you think you can post anything about how you did it? If not is it those sunlight glass tubes that are domed shaped on the roof

About the install of the solatubes? If so I will do that for you.

STE, Nice tank and great looking healthy fish.

That is something I pride myself on, screw the coral I say

 

[Mitchell0605]

The fish are looking good. But I wan pics of the coral.

 

[SHARPiE]

Hey Stripes - How'd your tank go with the recent floods?
Are you in the path of Yasi?

 

[Just.A.Bit.Salty]

Come and dive here.LOL Those dumb snails keep knocking over my corals!~!!

Are you sure that big yellow fish is reef safe?

 

[thincat]

Hey, that's my skin!