Silvansaria
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New reef tank owner - 35 gallon, dome front
New reef tank owner - 35 gallon, dome front
Hello all -
I'm a new reef tank owner. A friend of the family was moving and getting rid of their tank - and gave it to me. I had a guy I know from a local pet store set it up - he said there was over $1000 worth of equipment so it was a huge score on that...
Since that time - I have about 20-25 (g/t) of live rock...
2 Clow Fish, 1 Red Firefish (who hides most of the time in a cave at the BACK of the tank), and a snad sifter type Goby (who also hides but in a cave in FRONT of the tank)
The Goby I am going to either get rid of as it will out grow the tank OR just get a new tank...
I also have a Blue Knuckled Hermit Crab, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, and a cleanup crew of 20 hermit/snails...
I have about 20 different types of corals and stuff in there - some as plugs - nothing very big as of yet. Just waiting for it to start spreading around the rocks as it grows...
I have also noticed a few things that seem to have hitchhiked in:
** Some hard tubes on the top of a rock with a bright red, feathery fan that seems to dart back into the tube when something comes close. I have 2 of them...
** I have what I have determined to be a small Bristle Worm living in a small cave - in front of the tank. I have seen it crawl out a few times - probably about 6 centimeters in length - but stays right there at the mouth of the cave...
I also have a rock we labeled the "Rock of Life" ... On the inner cavaities of this rock - there are what have determined to be some *anemones*... At the moment - they aren't very big. Maybe about a half size bigger than when I first saw them a few months ago. But so far - I have been unable to find a picture of them on Google Image search, and I have seen all the posts on the "aiptasia" - but they do NOT look like any of that type. The pet store guy actually took a close look and said they were Strawberry Anemones. But when I look at them - and then look at what's in my tank - I don't see the resemblence... Maybe they're too small yet... Here is the description:
Translucent with what looks like a tube - ending in a ring - and then small tentacles around the ring with a bubble or sphere at the end of each tentacle... They actually look really cool when fully active - but that's rare - usually I see them about half open or extended... I did get a very closeup picture of them - will upload later...
The other one I see on the outside of the rock - seems to have an orange base but same translucent characteristics...
I'll add my photos soon of my tank...
New reef tank owner - 35 gallon, dome front
Hello all -
I'm a new reef tank owner. A friend of the family was moving and getting rid of their tank - and gave it to me. I had a guy I know from a local pet store set it up - he said there was over $1000 worth of equipment so it was a huge score on that...
Since that time - I have about 20-25 (g/t) of live rock...
2 Clow Fish, 1 Red Firefish (who hides most of the time in a cave at the BACK of the tank), and a snad sifter type Goby (who also hides but in a cave in FRONT of the tank)
The Goby I am going to either get rid of as it will out grow the tank OR just get a new tank...
I also have a Blue Knuckled Hermit Crab, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, and a cleanup crew of 20 hermit/snails...
I have about 20 different types of corals and stuff in there - some as plugs - nothing very big as of yet. Just waiting for it to start spreading around the rocks as it grows...
I have also noticed a few things that seem to have hitchhiked in:
** Some hard tubes on the top of a rock with a bright red, feathery fan that seems to dart back into the tube when something comes close. I have 2 of them...
** I have what I have determined to be a small Bristle Worm living in a small cave - in front of the tank. I have seen it crawl out a few times - probably about 6 centimeters in length - but stays right there at the mouth of the cave...
I also have a rock we labeled the "Rock of Life" ... On the inner cavaities of this rock - there are what have determined to be some *anemones*... At the moment - they aren't very big. Maybe about a half size bigger than when I first saw them a few months ago. But so far - I have been unable to find a picture of them on Google Image search, and I have seen all the posts on the "aiptasia" - but they do NOT look like any of that type. The pet store guy actually took a close look and said they were Strawberry Anemones. But when I look at them - and then look at what's in my tank - I don't see the resemblence... Maybe they're too small yet... Here is the description:
Translucent with what looks like a tube - ending in a ring - and then small tentacles around the ring with a bubble or sphere at the end of each tentacle... They actually look really cool when fully active - but that's rare - usually I see them about half open or extended... I did get a very closeup picture of them - will upload later...
The other one I see on the outside of the rock - seems to have an orange base but same translucent characteristics...
I'll add my photos soon of my tank...
I didn't post any pics here are a few... Wish I had more but I'm ballin on a budget and there's plenty more to come!! In time...
now it`s time to change this....
