BrianPlankis
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dwculp,
COOL Octopus, is your tank covered? I heard these thing are escape artists.
Brian
COOL Octopus, is your tank covered? I heard these thing are escape artists.
Brian
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patsan
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Nice pictures!
Dave, in that first picture....is that a green brain that came with your TBS?
I also noticed such a nice bunch of tube corals....nice and alive! Just about ever single one of ours has died.
The urchin does look awesome. Have any shots of your Christmas Tree worm?
How come you disappear for months on end?
Dave, in that first picture....is that a green brain that came with your TBS?
I also noticed such a nice bunch of tube corals....nice and alive! Just about ever single one of ours has died.
The urchin does look awesome. Have any shots of your Christmas Tree worm?
How come you disappear for months on end?
ratherbediving
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Cool octopus! I hope you keep us posted on how it fares in the new tank. I'd like to hear about your tube corals as well--- most of mine are gone, and the rest seem to be just hanging on.
BrianPlankis
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How much and how often do you feed phyto? My clams are slowly starving with twice weekly phyto feedings.
Brian
lossman
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That's odd about some having problems keeping the tube corals and clams alive. We have only lost two clams that I am aware of. We have a lot of tube corals and some are a nice deep brown and others are pale beige looking. It does not seem to matter where in the tank they are located but two of the colonies that are in lower light areas are browner and one in higher light is pale. However we have dark colored ones in high light and light colored ones in darker areas. The best colony of tube corals we have is on the shell of a turkey wing. 
He is currently sitting down in the refugium and seems to be doing fine. We feed Reef Chili about once a week to the tank.
We do have a serpent star that is not doing well. Last night he got himself wedged in the Terminator crab trap (found some small gorillas we are trying to remove). It took a bit of doing to get him out of there and I think I hurt him when taking him out. There is no way that thing could have gotten himself back out as the door had sprung closed and only one leg was left to dangle out. This was after we had fed all the stars and other inverts some scallops!! He must have still been hungry and went after the tiny piece of silverside in the trap. He's moving about the tank a bit but his body is really swollen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he just got really roughed up getting him out of the trap and he will soon make a full recovery. Stupid stars!!!! :mad2:
He is currently sitting down in the refugium and seems to be doing fine. We feed Reef Chili about once a week to the tank.We do have a serpent star that is not doing well. Last night he got himself wedged in the Terminator crab trap (found some small gorillas we are trying to remove). It took a bit of doing to get him out of there and I think I hurt him when taking him out. There is no way that thing could have gotten himself back out as the door had sprung closed and only one leg was left to dangle out. This was after we had fed all the stars and other inverts some scallops!! He must have still been hungry and went after the tiny piece of silverside in the trap. He's moving about the tank a bit but his body is really swollen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he just got really roughed up getting him out of the trap and he will soon make a full recovery. Stupid stars!!!! :mad2:
bigbenji
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Keep that octopus's tank sealed. Those guys can fit through the smallest holes. Having no bones will do that. I read an article about one getting out of its own tank, feeding in another tank, and returning to its own before morning.
They're also supposed to be smart enough to figure out how to unscrew a cap to get to food. We'll need more pics.
They're also supposed to be smart enough to figure out how to unscrew a cap to get to food. We'll need more pics.
patsan
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Speaking of lights.....Bob just showed me that 2 of the bulbs are out in the tank. Now I need to order new bulbs.
For the life of me, I can't remember what bulb combination I had in my tank....but I liked it. I might have only gotten rid of one more of the 6500k daylight bulbs and used one more of the blue or blue plus.
Whoever has T-5's, what combo of lights are you using?
Also, what is the name of the bulbs that are really blue when they're on? I always get confused with blue and blue plus.
I want to make sure I don't order too many of the ones that are really blue.
For the life of me, I can't remember what bulb combination I had in my tank....but I liked it. I might have only gotten rid of one more of the 6500k daylight bulbs and used one more of the blue or blue plus.
Whoever has T-5's, what combo of lights are you using?
Also, what is the name of the bulbs that are really blue when they're on? I always get confused with blue and blue plus.
I want to make sure I don't order too many of the ones that are really blue.
drk70
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Two of my bulbs are out too. Right now I have 2 blue plus and 2 11k aquablues on and I kind of like the look so I haven't bothered to replace the 2 that are out.
The ones that are really blue are blue plus. The actinic ones look purple and the 11k aquablues are white.
Keep in mind only one bulb may be burnt out. Usually when one goes the other bulb on that ballast doesn't light either.
The ones that are really blue are blue plus. The actinic ones look purple and the 11k aquablues are white.
Keep in mind only one bulb may be burnt out. Usually when one goes the other bulb on that ballast doesn't light either.
patsan
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Thanks for letting me know which bulbs are which.
The bulbs that are out are 2 of the inside ones, which 4 run off. And I believe there is only 2 ballasts on the tec hood. (you have the retro kit), so it probably is the bulbs.
Some of the other bulbs have some black near the ends. So, we'll just get all new bulbs rather than mixing new and old.
Maybe this has something to do with the retarded growth I've noticed in the tank.
Bob was surprised they were out, and said, "I thought they were supposed to last 2 years".
We've been running them for a full 13 months now, starting on the 14th month.
The bulbs that are out are 2 of the inside ones, which 4 run off. And I believe there is only 2 ballasts on the tec hood. (you have the retro kit), so it probably is the bulbs.
Some of the other bulbs have some black near the ends. So, we'll just get all new bulbs rather than mixing new and old.
Maybe this has something to do with the retarded growth I've noticed in the tank.
Bob was surprised they were out, and said, "I thought they were supposed to last 2 years".
We've been running them for a full 13 months now, starting on the 14th month.
dwculp
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6625300#post6625300 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lossman
That's odd about some having problems keeping the tube corals and clams alive. We have only lost two clams that I am aware of. We have a lot of tube corals and some are a nice deep brown and others are pale beige looking. It does not seem to matter where in the tank they are located but two of the colonies that are in lower light areas are browner and one in higher light is pale. However we have dark colored ones in high light and light colored ones in darker areas. The best colony of tube corals we have is on the shell of a turkey wing.
We do have a serpent star that is not doing well. Last night he got himself wedged in the Terminator crab trap (found some small gorillas we are trying to remove). It took a bit of doing to get him out of there and I think I hurt him when taking him out. There is no way that thing could have gotten himself back out as the door had sprung closed and only one leg was left to dangle out. This was after we had fed all the stars and other inverts some scallops!! He must have still been hungry and went after the tiny piece of silverside in the trap. He's moving about the tank a bit but his body is really swollen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he just got really roughed up getting him out of the trap and he will soon make a full recovery. Stupid stars!!!! :mad2:
I feel really bad about this, but I dont really do much for the tune corals, I may feed them once every now and then, but far less than I should and they are doing great. I dont add phyto to the tank and the clams are doing great. Maybe I just hit on the perfect balance of things, I dont know, but I dont really work at it at all.
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