I'm officially back!!!

[boozeman]

tank is looking very good maximus :thumbsup:

 

[Maximus]

They are on the whitish side, but it's a nice change from my Phoenix I used to run. I can say that they are real bright and with the t-5 actinics, they look nice. Thanks Boozeman!

 

[GSMguy]

when the t5s are on alone you get all the blue look you could want the megachrome is a very crisp white i bet it looks great.

is the anemone in the display?

 

[Maximus]

Yep, the rose is in there. I fed it a huge chunk of shrimp and it scarfed it down in record time!

 

[Apon]

So when is the open house to see the tank?

 

[Maximus]

Anytime Apon! Preferably after I get a few frags in there. The tank still looks real empty.

 

[Apon]

You need a clam or two as well.

 

[Maximus]

Yeah, clams will be coming as soon as I find some nice ones. On a side note, the transformation is now complete. The female has definitely turned into a male. Wow, the marking are incredible now.

 

[Maximus]

It looks like the rose might be sending out eggs soon. I can see a lot of tiny round balls inside the tentacles. The eggs move up and down from within the tentacles. I have literally had over 100+ roses before and have never seen anything like it. Here is a quick video of it. Btw, the eggs probably cannot be seen in the video.

 

[Maximus]

Here is a horrible pic of it. Hopefully, you can make out the tiny eggs inside the tentacles.

 

[Maximus]

Here are some better pics:

 

[Maximus]

Well, they are now being released by the rose slowly. Clowns are getting extra food!

 

[Mike in CA]

Is that an actual spawning event? I've not seen or read about it before.

 

[Maximus]

I think it is Mike. Too bad the eggs wont do anything without sperm.

 

[GSMguy]

Congrats your the owner of a Girl anemone.

 

[fisheebill]

Very cool! Nice videos!

 

[Maximus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11407008#post11407008 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
Congrats your the owner of a Girl anemone.

Send me a male!

 

[mpoletti]

Sang, can I get a shot of your sump in action. I am still undecided if I want to go skimmer/refugium/return. That is how I am currently set up.
I was also looking at Melev's design where he has the return in the middle and split drains to each the skimmer section and reugium. Thanks

 

[Maximus]

If there's one thing that I am ashamed of, it is the clutter of my sump. I really need to clean it up and run all the wires in an organized manner. I am actually going to use a wet/dry vac and vacuum up the entire sump and clean out all the detritus and algae. I wil post before and after pics as soon as I get it done. Here is the "before" pic:

 

[mpoletti]

How much "extra"do you end up with once it makes it through the chaeto baffle.

Here is the link to my other option, except I will be going 36x16x16. What are the dimensions?
http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/f/sump_f.html