OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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jnarowe
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Yup. And I believe my reef has been successful so far due in large part to his sharing husbandry methods and equipment ideas. He is a bit of a myth buster for sure and to see his tanks in person is very inspiring. He has an incredible eye for detail, much like I was before my stroke, and a very practical approach to reef keeping.
Not to say I haven't gotten a tremendous amount of help from Marc as well...to be sure! That's what I love about RC...reefers willing to help advance the hobby and build a husbandry knowledge base. I couldn't do it without you guys.
Nevermind that Steve installed his display so that when viewed you are looking through the end rather than the "front", giving tremendous depth of field. That really is creative IMO. I would have done the same thing but I did not have enough room in my tank room.
Also very interesting is the lack of snails, hermits, etc. He has strong opinions on why they are not good to have in a captive system and yet he has beautiful urchins. He feels the urchins are much better cleaners and do not die all the time like most snails available to the hobby. Definitely food for thought. I would pass along more tidbits but I don't have his permision to do so and he may want to write a book some day!
Not to say I haven't gotten a tremendous amount of help from Marc as well...to be sure! That's what I love about RC...reefers willing to help advance the hobby and build a husbandry knowledge base. I couldn't do it without you guys.
Nevermind that Steve installed his display so that when viewed you are looking through the end rather than the "front", giving tremendous depth of field. That really is creative IMO. I would have done the same thing but I did not have enough room in my tank room.
Also very interesting is the lack of snails, hermits, etc. He has strong opinions on why they are not good to have in a captive system and yet he has beautiful urchins. He feels the urchins are much better cleaners and do not die all the time like most snails available to the hobby. Definitely food for thought. I would pass along more tidbits but I don't have his permision to do so and he may want to write a book some day!
BrianPlankis
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7926949#post7926949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
He feels the urchins are much better cleaners and do not die all the time like most snails available to the hobby. Definitely food for thought. I would pass along more tidbits but I don't have his permision to do so and he may want to write a book some day!
Urchins can be good
But not ALL snails in the hobby die all the time Some even reproduce Speaking of which, any babies or egg masses yet?Brian
jnarowe
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He doesn't have any real preference although he warned against venemous ones and that if you let coraline grow on acrylic, they will eat it off and scratch the acrylic in the process. That may be a deal-killer for me since I don't care much about the coraline except that it looks bad on the glass.
One question I am interested in getting the answer to is: Couldn't it be possible that coraline growth on the rock actually deprives bacteria access to the porosity of the rock?
Brian, I knew you would chime in...Got egg masses of course and I just placed in the display some pieces of removable acrylic that they have started laying on. I am about to receive some animals in the next few days and once I have them cleared through the QT process the snail incubator tank will go online. I have it set up but I am keeping it ready in case I need it when I process the incoming animals.
jnarowe
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So I only got one of the fresh Vortech drivers installed since I had to go hunt down some screws. This one I just popped together and with no alignment misery, I cannot hear it in the viewing room at all. It's totally quiet. The one I have had running all along still rattles like a mother no matter how many times I adjust it. I really can't figure it out, but I sure am glad this new one is running so well.
Maybe if I take the old one down for a few days, throw some salt over my shoulder, and take Marc's name in vein, it will start right up too? :lol:
Maybe if I take the old one down for a few days, throw some salt over my shoulder, and take Marc's name in vein, it will start right up too? :lol:
jnarowe
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You know you love that thong! I just posted pics a few days ago man...and where are your pics???
I am going to do some soon though as I need to ID a fish "FOR REAL" and I am going to make a top-down box ala melev so I can show off some nice frags. I'll be busy for a few days though so I don't know exactly when I'll be able to do it. I have to finish my reactor since the guy that loaned me the tools 4 months ago needs them back.
I am going to do some soon though as I need to ID a fish "FOR REAL" and I am going to make a top-down box ala melev so I can show off some nice frags. I'll be busy for a few days though so I don't know exactly when I'll be able to do it. I have to finish my reactor since the guy that loaned me the tools 4 months ago needs them back.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7928704#post7928704 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
You know you love that thong! I just posted pics a few days ago man...and where are your pics???
Ahhh, my threads no good. I quit spending as much money and have not built anything in a while, so there is nothing to take a picture of
I have to live vicariously through your tank until my wallet catches up againMelev took pictures the last few days, so there is no use asking on his thread... Until next week:rollface:
jnarowe
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:lol: you guys crack me up...I am so behind "schedule" it bums me out. We are getting ready to expand our store and I have to deal with the cunstruction, refrigeration, fixtures, new POS/web cart, re-finish the floor etc. so my mind is not ALL Reef right now. We take possession of the next unit Sept. 1 and I have to have things ready to go. Hopefully I can get it all done to open Oct. 1.
BrianPlankis
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Well, it could block porosity in the rock for bacteria, but in reading Dr Shimek's article, it seems to me that too much coralline would block holes for worms and small crustaceans to move in and out of the rock. According to Dr Shimek it is the bacteria that do all the processing of nutrients, but without tiny worms and crustaceans to move water in and out of the rocks then the bacteria wouldn't do nearly as good of a job as a biological filter.
Of course it is all theory
But it makes sense to me.Once your snail incubator tank goes online, be sure to start a thread on our forums.
Brian
jnarowe
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I may actually pop a couple urchins into my system. I need to read up on them a lot more though. I see snail activity every day. They have a lot of meetings! :lol: I am into my 5th month of operation and I still have only noticed one dead turbo. They look like coralline covered golf balls. Since I put in the snails you sent, I have been only seeing the Columbellids sp. on a regular basis. I think that is entirely because they have such a recognizable shape though and the DIBS Turbo sp. are nearly impossible to spot.
I am also contemplating dropping a few nerites into the incubator to jump start it. What do you think about that?
I am also contemplating dropping a few nerites into the incubator to jump start it. What do you think about that?
BrianPlankis
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I don't see the harm in having a few nerites in your incubator
I'm still reading through that book for tips I can share with you about raising the larvae. Just need to take care of some school stuff first.Brian
jnarowe
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So here are some pics that may be of interest:
This is the "Philippine Yellow Tang"that I want to get an ID on. So far I have not been able to find this fish through the resources I have. Does anyone know what it is?
And here are a couple of shots of my new friends...
These are New Zealand Cockles. They are a warm water inter-tidal filter feeder and I decided to save a bag of them from certain death.
They immediately opened and started digging in when I put them in my refugium.
So we'll see how they do. At about 25 cents each I figured I would give them a try.
This is the "Philippine Yellow Tang"that I want to get an ID on. So far I have not been able to find this fish through the resources I have. Does anyone know what it is?
And here are a couple of shots of my new friends...
These are New Zealand Cockles. They are a warm water inter-tidal filter feeder and I decided to save a bag of them from certain death.
They immediately opened and started digging in when I put them in my refugium.
So we'll see how they do. At about 25 cents each I figured I would give them a try.
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