North Dakota Mini-Ocean

[jnarowe]

Sounds good. Do you add any seaweed? I always stayed away from clams, just so my fish didn't get a "taste" for that! :lol:

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I feed seaweed alone on a clip.

 

[jnarowe]

ah, got it. I stopped doing that early on when my fish ripped the seaweed to shreds and some of it ended up in the rocks or overflow. But I also used a modified paper shredder to get the strands so they could consume it easily without making a mess.

BTW, that Wrought Iron is wicked.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

I like to hold the algea sometimes and it seems like they enjoy eating from the clip. Plus, they can graze that way over a longer period of time. Yes, the wrought iron is going to be a show stopper. I've really missed the presence that big blue gave the tank. One really dumb mistake on my part.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Not Good...

Got this shipment at 10am this morning and opened the box to bags dark brown and lots of odor. The bags were very warm to the touch and most of the corals were bone white. My guess is the corals got over 90 degrees for a long time. The heat packs were right on some of the bags. Ugh...

 

[kudora]

oh wow
in my exp. any corals that are browned out have a decent chance, green/white....i have had a couple pull through but it took months and they corals have eventually died out over time. white = sigh
its actually decent outside for this time of year too. sorry to see all those corals like that

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

oh wow
in my exp. any corals that are browned out have a decent chance, green/white....i have had a couple pull through but it took months and they corals have eventually died out over time. white = sigh
its actually decent outside for this time of year too. sorry to see all those corals like that

I am semi positive about this because one of the nicest corals i have in my tank came from one coralite. So even the white ones might have a coralite that i can't see yet.

The guy who did send them might be nice enough to re-ship again as they were just frags. I will talk to him today about that possibility.

 

[kudora]

I am semi positive about this because one of the nicest corals i have in my tank came from one coralite. So even the white ones might have a coralite that i can't see yet.

The guy who did send them might be nice enough to re-ship again as they were just frags. I will talk to him today about that possibility.

Good point, i have had a couple whites come back as long as they had somekind of polyp extension. glad you might get a re-ship thats always good news and if he comes through a good reason to buy from him again. i looked at the pic of them before shipment, wow you have some real stunners that were shipped to you.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

The guy is super nice!! He said he will replace all that die, and will ship em out in next couple months as his tank grows out again. I am in no rush and I think I can probably nurse most of them back to good health.

I just looked at the pictures in his tank again too...Wow.

 

[jnarowe]

I like to hold the algea sometimes and it seems like they enjoy eating from the clip. Plus, they can graze that way over a longer period of time. Yes, the wrought iron is going to be a show stopper. I've really missed the presence that big blue gave the tank. One really dumb mistake on my part.

We all learn these lessons in some part unfortunately, and sometimes no matter what we do, it is unavoidable. But to yoru credit, you have a really nice QT system(s) and hopefully that will alleviate future tragedy. I had 75+ fish die because the supplier had a monkey pack them. I also lost 2 x Naso tangs wihtin 2 weeks of putting them in the DT. They just wouldn't eat, and frankly looked strange, like very stupid. The consensus was that they were both caught with cyanide.

 

[kudora]

glad to see you have coral QT btw, thats something i would like to do in the future, i finally have a frag tank going but only have lps in there atm. my display tank is stuffed so i dont see myself adding a QT in the near future. with 3 tanks and a stock tank going a good part of my week is spent on making sure everything is running smoothly lol

 

[jnarowe]

I have had several corals come back to life after being "dead" for months, covered in algae (after death) etc. It can happen, which is why I usually don't remove them from the system. I would sometimes just place them out of view, and see what happens.

 

[kudora]

I have had several corals come back to life after being "dead" for months, covered in algae (after death) etc. It can happen, which is why I usually don't remove them from the system. I would sometimes just place them out of view, and see what happens.

i have a lemonade mimic from copps that i hope that will happen lol its been sitting there for a couple of months , it has not died but is not really doing anything. now that i am thinking about it i have a piece of pearlberry that started rtning, i was able to save most of it but no new growth or anything for 6 months.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Added a few fish from my buddies tear down 75g. He is setting up a 180g and wanted me to "hold" them for a while...I'm keeping them

True Perc Pair
Mystery Wrasse
Pygmy Angel
Flame Angel
Chromis
Blue Hippo Tang
Wheelers Watchman Goby

Will try and shoot pics as they come out.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

Just so we are all on the same page here is what is in the tank right now...

Vlamingi Tang
Naso Tang
Yellow Tang
Purple Tang
Shoal Chromis (13)
Mystery Wrasse (2)
Six Line Wrasse Pair
Diamond Goby (2)
Black and White Heniochus Butterfly
Wheelers Watchman Goby (2)
Pistol Shrimp
Yashia Goby (2)
Harlequin Shrimp Pair
True Perc Clown Pair
Perc Clown
Pygmy Angel
Flame Angel
Blue Hippo Tang

And what will be going into the tank...In Transit or Ordered

Clarion Angel (QT)
Conspic Angel (QT)
Gem Tang (Feb 20th QT)
Wrought Iron Butterfly (Feb 20th QT)
Shoal of Ventralis Anthias (10) (March QT)
Shoal of Misc Anthias (25) (March QT)
Maze Angel (March-April QT)
Black Tang (3) (April QT)
Dussumieri tang (April QT)
Japanese Swallowtail Angel Pair (April QT)
Pair Rhomboid Wrasse (May QT)
Pair Lineatus Wrasse (May QT)
Pair Hawaiian Flame Wrasse (May QT)
Pair Fairy Wrasse (June QT)
Pair Flasher Wrasse (June QT)
TriColor Hybrid Tang (July QT)
Candy Cane Basslet (July QT)
Clipperton Angel (August???)

And that would be it. 95 fish. All would be in main display by September-October. 3-5 week QT of all fish. Two 40g QT and one 125g QT will house the fish during the acclimation period.

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

 

[benihana]

Nice updates....that Maze Angel is AMAZING! It makes me want to take a drive up to Fargo.......

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

My 125QT tank stand and overflow kits should be here tomorrow!!! Then I will plumb it up friday morning and have my clarion and conspic in there saturday. I am going to use 125g of water from my display tank and the rock has been cured already.

Gem, Wrought Iron, and Anthias are coming this Saturday or Sunday via Delta Airlines.

 

[roktsintst]

Wow That is a nice list of fish coming in Dave!!!

What filter do you have on your 125? Is it already established?

 

[Reefaquariumnut]

The 125 QT is almost ready!!