Alex Costa
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Yes it is.
I've always kept mine in sandbed...the problem of put it in the rocks is that if need to move it, you'll have to cut the feet....and this is not an easy thing to do.
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Yes it is.
I've always kept mine in sandbed...the problem of put it in the rocks is that if need to move it, you'll have to cut the feet....and this is not an easy thing to do.
Alex Costa
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That's exactly what I'm gonna say to you.....!!!!
Clams is a "must have" for me....more than acros...
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I used to have five crocea clams. I battled with pyramidellid snails for a long time. I won the battle in the end and then sold them, so that I could move onto my next battle, eradication of aiptasia with a filefish. Do you think a filefish nip at clam mantles? I always thought it does, but I am reading mixed reports.
Alex Costa
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Hi Bulent.
Never had this fish so I never did any research about it.
If you try, let me know.
I've been dealing with aiptasias since the setup of the tank. Right now, it's running out of control.
I tried berghias, but with no sucess at all.
Now I'm waiting for a reef safe Coperband arive in my LFS.
One way or another, I have to take some extreme measures....:uzi::uzi::uzi::uzi::uzi:
Matted Filefish - Acreichthys tomentosus - is what you want if you want to control or eradicate Aiptasia. They are hit or miss though with corals. I've owned one for a couple years and it more or less left most of my corals alone. Mostly soft corals though with the only LPS being hammer corals. I would see it pick on the hammer from time to time but nothing more than it could recover from. I would also see it pick on my Kenya tree. Again, it was able to manage itself and was never in jeopardy. The Matted Filefish made short work of my Aiptasia problem. It wasn't noticeable per say but over the course of a week I started to see them in decline visually. About two months in I didn't see any.
It would eat pellets, mysis, brine script and even nori. Cool fish, peaceful, changed colors based on what it was near. Slow swimmer, no aggression at all. Would still have it to this day if it didn't start picking on my Xenia
I just put a frag in and it started to pick on it. That couldn't recover fast enough so as odd as it sounds I packed up the fish and turned it in for credit
My guess based on what mine did is that it will pick at various corals. Feed it well, daily, and you may have a better chance. It will hunt Aiptasia regardless which is what you want. But mine more or less left everything else alone. I also used a automatic fish feeder with a mix of pellets and flake. It ran in the morning and afternoon just to drop a few bits in...
It would eat pellets, mysis, brine script and even nori. Cool fish, peaceful, changed colors based on what it was near. Slow swimmer, no aggression at all. Would still have it to this day if it didn't start picking on my Xenia
I just put a frag in and it started to pick on it. That couldn't recover fast enough so as odd as it sounds I packed up the fish and turned it in for credit My guess based on what mine did is that it will pick at various corals. Feed it well, daily, and you may have a better chance. It will hunt Aiptasia regardless which is what you want. But mine more or less left everything else alone. I also used a automatic fish feeder with a mix of pellets and flake. It ran in the morning and afternoon just to drop a few bits in...
Alex Costa
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Alex Costa
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Matted Filefish - Acreichthys tomentosus - is what you want if you want to control or eradicate Aiptasia. They are hit or miss though with corals. I've owned one for a couple years and it more or less left most of my corals alone. Mostly soft corals though with the only LPS being hammer corals. I would see it pick on the hammer from time to time but nothing more than it could recover from. I would also see it pick on my Kenya tree. Again, it was able to manage itself and was never in jeopardy. The Matted Filefish made short work of my Aiptasia problem. It wasn't noticeable per say but over the course of a week I started to see them in decline visually. About two months in I didn't see any.
It would eat pellets, mysis, brine script and even nori. Cool fish, peaceful, changed colors based on what it was near. Slow swimmer, no aggression at all. Would still have it to this day if it didn't start picking on my Xenia
My guess based on what mine did is that it will pick at various corals. Feed it well, daily, and you may have a better chance. It will hunt Aiptasia regardless which is what you want. But mine more or less left everything else alone. I also used a automatic fish feeder with a mix of pellets and flake. It ran in the morning and afternoon just to drop a few bits in...
Thanks for the info.
I like CPB a lot more...and it's very eficient too.
I just ordered one and now it's only to wait and to beg him to not nip my clams and my acans....
The CPB is a lot prettier no doubt. So much so that I hope to get one in my new tank. It is on my short list. In any case best of luck and have a wonderful weekend!
Alex Costa
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For me CPB is a MUUUUST HAAAAAAVE.....
i lost 2 in the beggining of the tank. After wait for 7 or 8 months, I guess, it's time to try again.
Alex Costa
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So............................
My pumps arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I have 2 Gyres XF150 in the back panel (continuous mode 80%) and 2 Icecap 3K in the front glass (Random mode 10~70%).
Both vertical mounted with propeller cages out of fase with each other.
Great pumps.....a lot of water being pushed through the reef.
For now I'll keep my Vortech MP40 running. Just push it to the middle of the right panel glass and put it in Reef Crest mode.
Getting a very difuse, strong and alternate flow.
I'm very happy with it.
Plus, I learned how to use Vegas PRO and now I can make the corals have their real colour in the vÃdeos.
Later I'll upload some.
My pumps arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I have 2 Gyres XF150 in the back panel (continuous mode 80%) and 2 Icecap 3K in the front glass (Random mode 10~70%).
Both vertical mounted with propeller cages out of fase with each other.
Great pumps.....a lot of water being pushed through the reef.
For now I'll keep my Vortech MP40 running. Just push it to the middle of the right panel glass and put it in Reef Crest mode.
Getting a very difuse, strong and alternate flow.
I'm very happy with it.
Plus, I learned how to use Vegas PRO and now I can make the corals have their real colour in the vÃdeos.
Later I'll upload some.
I have a single Gyre - the XF250 in my tank. It seems pretty cool so far while the tank is cycling but honestly not sure how to use it just yet (haven't read the docs). So it is just on, spinning up and down doing whatever - lol. Do you hear yours at all? I hear a very high pitch whine has it ramps up. I'm guessing I should probably read the docs and see how to set it. Since it isn't blowing my sand around I sort of figured it was ok for now. Obviously I'm wrong.
The Icecaps are the same thing has the gyre, right? A licensed product I think - I've not ready up much on them.
The Icecaps are the same thing has the gyre, right? A licensed product I think - I've not ready up much on them.
Alex Costa
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Alex Costa
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Yes...they're a little loud....
Maybe to disassemble and to clean it reduces the noise.
Icecaps are pretty much the same as Gyre....but it comes in a more simple box, with a more simple manual, with almost no spare parts.....basically to cost less.
This is the way that Maxspect found to face up the Jecod pump
Darth_Tater
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Tank is looking good! What kind of anemone is the green one hosting your clowns?
Alex Costa
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It's a bubble tip... green with orange tips...pretty regular....
Darth_Tater
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Ah, ok. Thanks!
Alex Costa
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This BBT never shows up any bubbles while my Rainbow and my Red Fire always shows them.
Who knows................
Who knows................
Alex Costa
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Hello Todd,
I use a Xiaomi 4K, borrowed from my daughter...
I tried not to use any filter, but the correction in the Vegas Pro wasn't that good, so I put an ambar (more yellowish, in fact) security gasses in front of the lens.
At some points of the vÃdeo you can see distortion on the corners :uhoh2::worried:
I got 3 new chromis 2 weeks ago and next month I must have 3 or 4 more....I intend to get a school of 10 or 12....they look much more cool (and calm) when schooling...
The corals are really coming back. I'm still dosing like crazy and I must do it for one or two weeks more.
I decided to try Aquaforest. Better concentration than Brightwell.
I'm ordering Iron, Fluorine, Micro-E, Vitality, Energy and Amino mix.
I'll probably try some of the food later too.
As a measure to color up some sps I also started with Sodium Nitrate yesterday.
I'll get my NO3 to 2 or 3......Actually is 0,2.
