My new 600 gallon reef

[jnarowe]

the problem with astreas is that when they die they polute your water and that leads to more HA. Just take a sniff of a dead one and you'll see what I mean. BTW, snails don't export nutrients. They help the tank "look" nicer but they do not solve the problem.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12766917#post12766917 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I want to see this list:

<b>To Do</b>
1) Clean skimmer collection cups
2) Check Calcium Reactor effluent rate & alkalinity levels
3) Check tank salinity
4) Check new fish for any indications of disease or stress
5) Add top off water (SET TIMER!)
6) Scrape off 6,000,000 dots of coralline
7) Flip any snails right side up
8) Post news on RC
9) Drink coffee
10) Scan websites for more fish I want

Number 7 accomplished

 

[Goodwin9]

I should count them and make sure that they sent 100.............

 

[jnarowe]

:lol: medication man. lots of medication.

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12767110#post12767110 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
Number 7 accomplished

I meant in your reef, not the acclimation container.

How are your mangroves doing? Mine just burst out with new leaves in the past week. I'll have to take a quick picture for you.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12767681#post12767681 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I meant in your reef, not the acclimation container.

How are your mangroves doing? Mine just burst out with new leaves in the past week. I'll have to take a quick picture for you.

You should have told me that BEFORE I went down and turned them all right side up. Now you want me to do it all over again?? Maybe I will get lucky and they will all land right side up :spin1: It is a lot easier to do it in the container....

 

[purebullet417]

you must have missed but question but where do you order you fish from that the come packed like that. they look very well packed

 

[melev]

Just put them in your reef in open top jars (jelly jars are good). They will climb out on their own.

 

[Lunchbucket]

You are a freaking nut chuck!!! I can't imagine just ordering stuff like that and filling the tank up. Maybe some day!!

Yeah order some salt so I can bulk on a bucket or two from you again. I'd like to see what boxes run. I'd even help carry them all downstairs if I could get a better deal

Lunchbucket

 

[UrbanSage]

How ARE your mangroves Chuck?
Mine are about the same, except when I tried to pull one out of the sand bed today I decided not to since it felt like it was growing roots very good.

Still no leaves though.

 

[tbittner]

Your webcams are awesome! I need to get those set up for my two tanks.

 

[melev]

Here are a couple of pictures of the four that are budding Chuck.

 

[jnarowe]

aren't they a little deep in the water?

 

[melev]

No, they need to reach the sand. They are in a refugium that is 12" deep, and I have a few bags of sand that I'm thinking about pouring in to make it a nice DSB both for my reef as well as the mangroves.

 

[tbittner]

But if they're sprouting new leaves then aren't they where they're happy? Why mess with it if it seems to be working?

 

[jnarowe]

well, I have mine in a DSB but they plants themselves are not that deep, and they sprouted leaves right away. Then they got too tall for my fuge and I moved them to a snail grow-out tank.

They are again touching the lamps and I am considering (although not seriously)setting them up in one of my sumps. I just hate to have the "dirt" in there.

 

[Goodwin9]

Marc, what are you lighting them with and how long are the lights on the mangroves?

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12768180#post12768180 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by UrbanSage
How ARE your mangroves Chuck?
Mine are about the same, except when I tried to pull one out of the sand bed today I decided not to since it felt like it was growing roots very good.

Still no leaves though.

The roots are growing, but still no leaves. Mine are not planted in the sand. A couple of the plants I placed in the African tank seem to be ready to sprout....

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12767959#post12767959 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by purebullet417
you must have missed but question but where do you order you fish from that the come packed like that. they look very well packed

They came from ERI in Ca. (Exotic Reef Imports)

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12769070#post12769070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
well, I have mine in a DSB but they plants themselves are not that deep, and they sprouted leaves right away. Then they got too tall for my fuge and I moved them to a snail grow-out tank.

They are again touching the lamps and I am considering (although not seriously)setting them up in one of my sumps. I just hate to have the "dirt" in there.

Do you have any pictures you can post of your J? What are you using for lighting?