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hobogato
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i now have two A. millepora frags, three stag frags and a cap frag in the tank that seem to be happy, so i am officially an sps keeper again 
will get some pics up soon so i can document their progress.
one other cool thing, chanced across a really healthy S. gigantea in an lfs this week and couldnt pass it up. it is still acclimating to the tank, but looks to be very healthy..... wish me luck
first day in the tank
one day later - already open to about 12" - probably will be about 15" when totally settled in (i know, still a baby)
will get some pics up soon so i can document their progress.
one other cool thing, chanced across a really healthy S. gigantea in an lfs this week and couldnt pass it up. it is still acclimating to the tank, but looks to be very healthy..... wish me luck
first day in the tank
one day later - already open to about 12" - probably will be about 15" when totally settled in (i know, still a baby)
matt & pam
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Ace,
Would you mind describing your feeding regimen for fish and corals? Thanks.
Matt
Would you mind describing your feeding regimen for fish and corals? Thanks.
Matt
hobogato
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i have a mix of mysis, brine, blood worms and krill that i feed four times a day - about a 3/4" cube each time. i feed about the same size cube of cyclopeze once a week and i feed the eel shrimp or squid once a week (he gets some of the food i feed daily as well). i also add two sheets of nori daily. the anemones get food every time i feed, but i do spot feed them krill occasionally.
hobogato
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took some quick anemone - clown vids this morning. pardon the blue, not much sunlight yet this morning. i didnt get one of the rbta since he is under a rock ledge and hasnt opened up yet for the day. got eight new clowns (7 pink skunks and one orange skunk) from a lfs a few days ago, and they seem to be doing well.
hobogato
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not sure what species the purple anemone is - H. malu or H. crispa, but it is doing well. i am pretty sure it isnt an S. gigantea, because it doesnt really look like this new one 
had to somewhat dismantle the rockwork last night to clear some space for this anemone and to catch my potters angel who was nipping my lps. when the zoas and other corals open up all the way later this afternoon, i will take some new tank pics
had to somewhat dismantle the rockwork last night to clear some space for this anemone and to catch my potters angel who was nipping my lps. when the zoas and other corals open up all the way later this afternoon, i will take some new tank pics
hobogato
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couple more pics last night - white balance corrected with the camera because there was little sunlight coming in. i actually adjusted the color saturation down on the computer to make them look like they really appear right now in this lighting
i still dont have a positive id on this purple anemone, it just really doesnt look like the H. crispa or the S. gigantea at all. it is eating reluctantly (not quite as well as the other anemones) and seems to like being in the rocks much more than being in the sand.
S. gigantea - in the full sunlight it is peach oral disk with light yellowish tentacles with purplish blue tips - really cool effect with the wavebox. it seems to have settled in well and is eating bits of food every time i feed the fish. it spread out to about 14" in diameter, but wraps around the rock it is on.
H. magnifica - not a great pic, but i wanted to show how much the base has spread out on this tonga branch rock. it is eating well too and showing slight growth.
H. crispa - had a hard time getting this one to settle in for a few weeks when i first got it. as a consequence, it lost some color and size. now, it has been stationary for a few weeks and is regaining some color and appears to be gaining some size back. it is also eating well
Dendronepthya sp. and Scolemia sp.
some zoas in the middle of gorgo island
this T. crocea is doing well
i still dont have a positive id on this purple anemone, it just really doesnt look like the H. crispa or the S. gigantea at all. it is eating reluctantly (not quite as well as the other anemones) and seems to like being in the rocks much more than being in the sand.
S. gigantea - in the full sunlight it is peach oral disk with light yellowish tentacles with purplish blue tips - really cool effect with the wavebox. it seems to have settled in well and is eating bits of food every time i feed the fish. it spread out to about 14" in diameter, but wraps around the rock it is on.
H. magnifica - not a great pic, but i wanted to show how much the base has spread out on this tonga branch rock. it is eating well too and showing slight growth.
H. crispa - had a hard time getting this one to settle in for a few weeks when i first got it. as a consequence, it lost some color and size. now, it has been stationary for a few weeks and is regaining some color and appears to be gaining some size back. it is also eating well
Dendronepthya sp. and Scolemia sp.
some zoas in the middle of gorgo island
this T. crocea is doing well
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jnarowe
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well, what's impressive to me is the variety of creatures that typically live in diferent zones. In my system, I have some wicked huge anemones living in an SPS reef and the reason IMO is that I am using so much light, they have no reason to move.
The variety in your tank is stellar with clams, anemones, soft corals, gorgonians and the like. Very impressive if you can keep al that long-term.
The variety in your tank is stellar with clams, anemones, soft corals, gorgonians and the like. Very impressive if you can keep al that long-term.
hobogato
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thanks jonathan, hopefully things will continue to work out. my blueberry gorgonian (as well as the other gorgos) is actually showing growth since i got it a couple of months ago. nightly, a green haze takes over the tank - i think it is phyto. i have even pulled water at noon time and during this nightly event to verify that it isnt just a lighting effect on vision. the water pulled at 9pm had a noticable green tint in a white bucket where the water pulled at noon didnt.
hobogato
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thanks - we really enjoyed it....
the lighting consisted of a 175 watt SE Reeflux 12K, two 2' and two 3' t5 uri super actinics. they were all situated around the outside and hidden by the wooden frame of the top, so when you looked thru the glass window on the top, you couldnt see them.
unfortunately, simplifying the system became a priority for various reasons, so i got rid of it. some day i will build a new one even better
the lighting consisted of a 175 watt SE Reeflux 12K, two 2' and two 3' t5 uri super actinics. they were all situated around the outside and hidden by the wooden frame of the top, so when you looked thru the glass window on the top, you couldnt see them.
unfortunately, simplifying the system became a priority for various reasons, so i got rid of it. some day i will build a new one even better
