bennerkla's 5.5 AGA Nano Reef Diary (Lots of PICS!!!)

[bennerkla]

Thanks melev. I'll try that out.

 

[delor]

What do you do if a coral is attached to rock instead of on the sand?..

 

[bennerkla]

Same thing I would guess. What is the difference?

 

[Henry22]

thanks, that helps alot.

 

[delor]

Same thing I would guess. What is the difference?

I was just thinking that you wouldn't be able to effectively "seal" off the area around a coral if it was on a "bumpy" rock ledge vs sitting on sand where you can push the bottle into the sand... Like you said, it prolly doesn't make a difference though...

 

[Henry22]

Im assuming the cone is to keep unwanted shrimp from stealing the open brains food, but i geuss if you feed them before they should be fine although mine is a pig so i dont know about that.

 

[melev]

You can always cut the bottle/dome to fit the contour of your rockwork when necessary.

 

[chris2222000]

Cool tank Ben. Ive been a lurker since you started the thread
Youve also made me want a smaller one too, even though I dont have the time to take care of it.
About the brain FWIW, Ive had an open brain for about 2 years now and have never fed it. I do run halides, idk if that make a difference. Its still colorful and growing. I dont feed my tank much but maybe some of the food drifts to the brain .
Chris

 

[BLKTANG]

i just did the 2 litre bottle thing on my red brain 2 things happened.1 my coral banded shrimp was angry that he couldnt get in.2 my red brain ate in peace for the first time in months.

Thank you Ben for the thread.
Thank you melev for the tip.

 

[vanmo92]

it looks great

 

[bennerkla]

Thanks guys. Chris, I love you avator! Great pic. My brain isn't looking good at all today. I'll post a pic later, I'm a bit worried. Trying to feed him wasn't successful at all.

 

[delor]

That sucks Ben. Hope things turn out ok for your brain coral..

 

[melev]

Ben, contact Amy. She can get anything to eat it seems.

 

[bennerkla]

Thanks spe. Melev, what do you mean? Contact her for advice?

 

[melev]

Yep. I gave her a heads up last night, so just ask.

 

[bennerkla]

Thanks Marc.

 

[Cesar357]

WOW, I just went through the whole thread. Fantastic 5g tank. I have one sitting at home collecting dust and I was thinking of doing something with it. I had a problem deciding which lights to get, but now I have an idea. Very cool.

 

[clown fanatic]

any updates? its been awhile since ive posted here

 

[Jordan55]

Looking for any nice new corals Ben?

 

[melev]

any updates? its been awhile since ive posted here

If that is the case, isn't actually more accurate to say that <b>you</b> owe us an update than Ben? After all, Ben updates this thread almost daily. Just scroll back a page or so to find out what the latest is.