1.9g

[PlayWithBob]

Test

Option is set to yes. I simply don't seem to be able to link out of my gallery.

No worries.

 

[PlayWithBob]

Day 7

Added some frags from Josh (THANK YOU!)
and some stuff from my home tank.

Current stock list is:
1Green mushroom from home
5 brown polyps from home
1 ponipa birds nest frag
1 of Josh's pink/purple frilly mushrooms
1 frag of some Zoo's Josh had (Green/brown/and red colored)

Day 8

Temp 80 F
Salinity 1.235
PH 8 or just a hair under (going to add a few drops of pH up again)
Alkalinity (Call it 200ppm)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0

I'm thinking about a clean up crew of some sort.
I think I'll stay away from the hermits and just add 1 or 2 Astraea ,Nerite, and or Cerith snail(s) and perhaps 1Nassarius Snail to help stir the sand bed.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

I probably shouldn't, but I'd like to add a fish and a shrimp as well eventually. Any suggestions for an under 1 inch fish that will come out and be able to be seen.

Perhaps a small pistol shrimp and matched goby? Or is this tank too small for that?

 

[boviac]

Bob great shots on CRC. Love the progress.

I don't know if you can link shots from your gallery. I think they have to be posted to a free hosting site like photobucket which once a photo is uploaded it will provide you with a link with the needed spots already inplace so a simply paste command in the ideal spot is all that is needed.

Good question about why it won't work from your gallery however? Dunno?

 

[iairj84]

I've read that their are a bunch of small gobies that are very well suited for tanks in the one gallon range. I'm trying to remember where I read it, I think it was in one of my aquarium magazines. I would take a look at the gobies though, they're cool and most stay under 1 inch.

 

[Rysam]

if youre having pic issues, try photobucket. its easy and free. i've been using it for years with no issues at all.

 

[Underwaterparadise]

IMO the whole dead shrimp thing to help a cycle is a load of you know what! With properly cured LR and live sand there is no cycle! All the shrimp does is spike your ammonia all out of whack and possibly start a cycle that may have otherwise never happened. If all water pram's check out after a wek or so you should be good to go. Nice lil set up BTW

 

[PlayWithBob]

Day 13 (10/23/07)

Temp 80 F
Salinity 1.235
PH 8
Alkalinity (Call it 200ppm)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Ammonia 0

Everything looks good. The mushrooms , zooas, and polyps all expand and seem ok.

The SPS' little polyps all come out and it seems happy. Its not the same color as other pohnpei birds nests that I can view on the web however.

Pictures I have found are more green and purple then the frag in my tank.
example:

The Frag in my tank seems more beige dark beige.

I'm starting to get some algae on the glass, time for a snail me thinks.

Lastly, the pod population is exploding. There are little critters everywhere.

 

[Underwaterparadise]

Bob I tried calling you a few times but no luck.

Any way just give the birdnest time it will color up. What type of lighting and where is it placed?

 

[PlayWithBob]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11044762#post11044762 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Underwaterparadise
Bob I tried calling you a few times but no luck.

Any way just give the birdnest time it will color up. What type of lighting and where is it placed?

Thanks for the reply.

Its about 5 inches under the coralife mini marine aqua light (Compact fluorescent 10,000K)

The tank has light to medium flow.

Bob

 

[Underwaterparadise]

You may not get the vibrant colors without MH or T5 Light but it should do well where you have it.