flying_dutchman
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I spot an angler, any other fish?
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I spot an angler, any other fish?
uhuru
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Yes I did, but its in my 150g tub in the basement. It's gonna be going in my bigger tank, along with a few of the corals in this tank (which is way overstocked). I also have a few more tubastrea colonies and a couple of dwarf angels, oh and some really cool hitchhikers in the 150g. I believe I have some sort of NPS mini anemone, and NPS "acan like" coral. Both have been doing well in only ambient room lighting for several months now. Just daily multiple feedings!
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I honestly don't remember off the top of my head how long I've had it... but I am concerned about the long term survivability. The sponge itself is a very slow grower, and sometimes it dies back a little too. The parazoanthids multiply at a faster rate than the sponge can grow, even without any direct feeding. I am not sure if the parazoanthids are parasites, feeding off of the sponge or what, which might explain why the sponge dies off in certain parts sometimes, but grows in others. Maybe they share nutrients with the sponge but in captivity the balance gets thrown off. Overall the sponge seems healthy though. It is able to clean itself of algae and detritus without any help from me.
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Gives you more time to methodically plan it out
Well my goal is to have things as automated as possible. Everything from feeding to water changes. Not that I won't still keep on top of everything myself, but I will be getting very busy by this time next year and will be doing a lot more traveling too.
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Dendronephthya & Scleronephthya food mix:
This food is very thick and does not settle, even after a week. I use a lot of Ultra Pac. As time goes on the food does become a little less viscous, probably because the bacteria are breaking down the Ultra Pac and water is released. I could even dose this with a syringe pump if I wanted to but it is so potent I feel it is safer to dose it manually in very small amounts throughout the day. I leave it out at room temp, but as summer approaches I may start keeping it refrigerated. Lasts about 1 week. Some people would say it stinks but it has become a familiar smell in this house that I've grown to appreciate
I know I'm a crazy reefer!
Zooplankton food mix:
Almost everything in the tank eats this. Even the LPS corals. I mix this fresh daily. This is what I plan to dose through an automatic "chilled food reactor" in the future. This mix provides a "surge" of food that circulates through the tank every hour or so. It is largely responsible for keeping most of the corals happy and extended throughout the day. IMO an automatic food reactor that will allow for surges of food to be dosed throughout the day, 24/7, while keeping the food from going bad for at least 3 days, will be the final piece of the puzzle for the feeding challenges of an NPS tank and allow for many reefers to find success.
CRI (Constant Rate Infusion) food:
Finally I dose Shellfish Diet and Roti-Feast through 2 separate syringe pumps. This is based on the work of Chuck Stottlemire and "aninjaatemyshoe." This is the "constant rate infusion" portion of my feeding regimen. This provides the steady, moderate concentration of food in the water that feeds the microfauna, corals and other inverts in the tank 24/7. Whenever I have to leave town for a few days, or if I get extremely busy this is the only thing that gets dosed.
This food is very thick and does not settle, even after a week. I use a lot of Ultra Pac. As time goes on the food does become a little less viscous, probably because the bacteria are breaking down the Ultra Pac and water is released. I could even dose this with a syringe pump if I wanted to but it is so potent I feel it is safer to dose it manually in very small amounts throughout the day. I leave it out at room temp, but as summer approaches I may start keeping it refrigerated. Lasts about 1 week. Some people would say it stinks but it has become a familiar smell in this house that I've grown to appreciate
I know I'm a crazy reefer!Zooplankton food mix:
Almost everything in the tank eats this. Even the LPS corals. I mix this fresh daily. This is what I plan to dose through an automatic "chilled food reactor" in the future. This mix provides a "surge" of food that circulates through the tank every hour or so. It is largely responsible for keeping most of the corals happy and extended throughout the day. IMO an automatic food reactor that will allow for surges of food to be dosed throughout the day, 24/7, while keeping the food from going bad for at least 3 days, will be the final piece of the puzzle for the feeding challenges of an NPS tank and allow for many reefers to find success.
CRI (Constant Rate Infusion) food:
Finally I dose Shellfish Diet and Roti-Feast through 2 separate syringe pumps. This is based on the work of Chuck Stottlemire and "aninjaatemyshoe." This is the "constant rate infusion" portion of my feeding regimen. This provides the steady, moderate concentration of food in the water that feeds the microfauna, corals and other inverts in the tank 24/7. Whenever I have to leave town for a few days, or if I get extremely busy this is the only thing that gets dosed.
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Just ordered Nutramar Ova, finally. I was very hesitant because I could only find it at Marine Depot before and didn't want to have to pay for overnight shipping. Fortunately Salty Critter just got some in and I just have to pay regular shipping since it's so close. I'll be adding this to the "zooplankton mix" I showed ealier.
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