tekknoschtev
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Electrobes said:Thats awesome! You know Marc.. this does mean video-time...
Or at the very least, and I mean VERY least, a picture
My 2g tank
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Or at the very least, and I mean VERY least, a picture
melev
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Here you go...
Here is the zoo rock I was having troubles with.
As you can see, there are some legs under those zoos.
Here is what the tank looks like with that filter hanging on the side. It is huge, but I'll probably pull it off the tank tomorrow. Running it for 24 hours has to do some good, pulling out some toxins with the carbon filter.
My micro-ricordia looks happy. It stays small, but seems healthy.
And I noticed there is both green and pink coralline in the tank now. All I'm doing is water changes, no additives of any kind. I was thinking about dosing B-Ionic or perhaps using kalkwasser because the pH does get pretty low, but with 2g of water to play with, this could go south really quickly.
Since the plate coral continues to blow around the tank, I pulled it out and put it in the frag tank today. I don't want it to get damaged by the pump, so hopefully it will do well in the other system.
Here is the zoo rock I was having troubles with.
As you can see, there are some legs under those zoos.
Here is what the tank looks like with that filter hanging on the side. It is huge, but I'll probably pull it off the tank tomorrow. Running it for 24 hours has to do some good, pulling out some toxins with the carbon filter.
My micro-ricordia looks happy. It stays small, but seems healthy.
And I noticed there is both green and pink coralline in the tank now. All I'm doing is water changes, no additives of any kind. I was thinking about dosing B-Ionic or perhaps using kalkwasser because the pH does get pretty low, but with 2g of water to play with, this could go south really quickly.
Since the plate coral continues to blow around the tank, I pulled it out and put it in the frag tank today. I don't want it to get damaged by the pump, so hopefully it will do well in the other system.
melev
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More fun pictures. Casper was eating just now, and I watched him rather closely. He latches on to anything handy. The funniest thing I've ever seen him do was latch on to a single strange of cheatomorpha that was growing out of the rock. His tail was curled tightly around that green 'hair', and the pump was hammer him as he tried to catch the food flowing past him. I wish I'd gotten a picture of it, because it was adorable.
Today, he did something similar, and I dashed off to get my camera. These are actually in sequence, but you miss the first 30 seconds.
When he first grasped the tube with his tail, the featherduster was out. By the time I came back with my camera it was hiding and stayed that way for 60 seconds. However, as you can see, his grasp isn't so constricting that the feather duster can still come out. I'm really surprised the tubing didn't rip.
Ah.... all better.
Today, he did something similar, and I dashed off to get my camera. These are actually in sequence, but you miss the first 30 seconds.
When he first grasped the tube with his tail, the featherduster was out. By the time I came back with my camera it was hiding and stayed that way for 60 seconds. However, as you can see, his grasp isn't so constricting that the feather duster can still come out. I'm really surprised the tubing didn't rip.
Ah.... all better.
OxInYourBox
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How'd I miss this thread?
Outstanding Marc! Makes me want to setup my 2.5G again.
Outstanding Marc! Makes me want to setup my 2.5G again.
melev
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An update is in order. Not a lot has happened with this tank in the past month. It is topped off at least once daily, if not more. I did a decent water change on it just before I left for MACNA, and then did another huge change yesterday, one week later. When I say huge, that means the 2g in the tank was replaced with 4.5g of newly aged saltwater over a period of 30 minutes. I had the water drain via airline tubing, and each time 50% of the water was gone, I replaced it with the new saltwater until it was all used up.
I brought home a new coral for the tank. It is a Dendrophyllia.
Its mouth is virtually kissing that speck of mysis (white with black dot). It looked a little unhappy for 48 hours, but I'm feeding it actively when it seems willing to accept mysis.
The carbon pad in the HOB filter was replaced with a fresh one before MACNA, and now I've added a ROWAphos Sponge pad to the filter to remove any PO4 in the water.
Casper continues to do well, and the majority of the zoanthids seem good. I'm seeing valonia and some razor caulerpa growing, and have to squirt a few aiptasias with some Joe's Juice tomorrow.
None of the plate coral babies survive. Each one gets mangled in a pump or filter before it can grow a base and stay put.
I brought home a new coral for the tank. It is a Dendrophyllia.
Its mouth is virtually kissing that speck of mysis (white with black dot). It looked a little unhappy for 48 hours, but I'm feeding it actively when it seems willing to accept mysis.
The carbon pad in the HOB filter was replaced with a fresh one before MACNA, and now I've added a ROWAphos Sponge pad to the filter to remove any PO4 in the water.
Casper continues to do well, and the majority of the zoanthids seem good. I'm seeing valonia and some razor caulerpa growing, and have to squirt a few aiptasias with some Joe's Juice tomorrow.
None of the plate coral babies survive. Each one gets mangled in a pump or filter before it can grow a base and stay put.
OxInYourBox
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Nice addition Marc!
DerekW
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What about making an acrylic compartment with slotted sides and top to keep them in, (if there's any left)
Big enough slots to let water and light in , but small enough to keep the babies in. Almost like an acrylic strainer or something
Big enough slots to let water and light in , but small enough to keep the babies in. Almost like an acrylic strainer or something
melev said:None of the plate coral babies survive. Each one gets mangled in a pump or filter before it can grow a base and stay put.
melev
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I even pulled them out and put them in the frag tank in a jar. They inflate until they float out, then land elsewhere (sps, ricordia, MJ intake screen) and die. It is amazing to me that they survive anywhere, considering their propensity to inflate so as to be able to travel anywhere.
The intake screen of a Maxijet is pretty fine, and I couldn't create a smaller screen for an overflow if I wanted to.
The intake screen of a Maxijet is pretty fine, and I couldn't create a smaller screen for an overflow if I wanted to.
melev
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I cleaned the front glass today, and added Fang, my clown goby. He has been banished from my reef tank due to his constant eating of SPS corals. Since he just wiped out a frag I brought home from MACNA, I had enough and removed him from my reef. Casper has a new tankmate.
Since the camera was handy and I needed to get my mind off the murder of my SPS pieces, I took a few more pictures of the Pico Tank.
Casper, a H. reidi seahorse.
Getting a cleaning...
A few zoos, and an aiptasia that I need to kill.
and the dendrophyllia up close.
It's time to do a water change again. I better start mixing up some saltwater now.
Since the camera was handy and I needed to get my mind off the murder of my SPS pieces, I took a few more pictures of the Pico Tank.
Casper, a H. reidi seahorse.
Getting a cleaning...
A few zoos, and an aiptasia that I need to kill.
and the dendrophyllia up close.
It's time to do a water change again. I better start mixing up some saltwater now.
cityofangels
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I love your zoo collection!
melev
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I fed my dendrophyllia (that bright orange coral pictured in my last post above) a piece of krill tonight. Now the coral is super inflated and fluffy looking. On its base, I think I see a tiny baby polyp forming.
The Clown Goby I banished to this tank is still alive. I guess <b>Fang</b> eats Hikari mysis, because that is the only food I put in the tank for the Dendro and <b>Casper</b>.
The Clown Goby I banished to this tank is still alive. I guess <b>Fang</b> eats Hikari mysis, because that is the only food I put in the tank for the Dendro and <b>Casper</b>.
melev
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Gawain1974
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Great video, Mark! Your 280 has always inspired me, and now I really want to set up a nano with a seahorese.
I love your tips for taking photos. I just got a new camera, and I'm playing with the settings so I can get some decent shots.
I love your tips for taking photos. I just got a new camera, and I'm playing with the settings so I can get some decent shots.
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