velvetelvis
Active member
Yeah, no kidding! They luvs their nem.
BTW, are you planning to breed them at any point? Captive-bred leucs... :drool:
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Yeah, no kidding! They luvs their nem.
BTW, are you planning to breed them at any point? Captive-bred leucs... :drool:
dingdong03
Member
Nice setup.
Like it
Like it
WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
The answer goes something like this... These are my pets and I like them whether they breed or not. Should I be so lucky as to have my leucs, thielleis, latz, or any other of my pairs spawn I will certainly do my best to raise the fry.Yeah, no kidding! They luvs their nem.
BTW, are you planning to breed them at any point? Captive-bred leucs... :drool:
In other words it's my goal but I don't want to get my hopes up.
Nice setup.
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Thanks!
csal1-175
Member
Yeah we hit the record today...
lloydkeller
New member
nice setup now it looks like ive got a new project
WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
Not a record I was interested in obtaining.
Thanks! Good luck!
Thanks!
The concept has proven to work now but it is not flawless. While there is some vaccuum there is no impellar. I did have one problem with a xenia that was added and not securely fastened. It made its way through one of the holes and got sucked onto a filter screen on one of the powerheads. That taught me a lesson for version 2.0. In the next version, all holes will be less random and have two or three lines of holes situated so that an anemone's tentacles can make it into the hole but will be far enough from the powerhead intake that they cannot be drawn in.
I was able to remove one of the nems from the aptasia/hair algae covered rock and relocate it to the wall. Once the leucs get used to using that one I will relocate the other two.
I had switched over to a 10KK bulb and the diatoms started going nuts again (note the bubbles on the walls) it was more powerful to the naked eye but was also too yellow for my taste. So, I switched back to my 14KKs just before these shots were taken.
Leucs
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WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
Version 2.0 is oficially in the works. This time I added a bulkhead for the return complete with spray bar. Next I will be adding the first batch of aragocrete and trimming an egg crate overlap mistake. This tank will be bare bottom.... Well sort of. It will have something on the bottom. It just won't be sand.
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WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
Speculating
Speculating
Maybe LR in the sump is not the most beneficial thing I can do for my system???
Pros:
- more denitrifying bacteria
- more pods and other food sources
- more biodiversity
- more organisms to break down uneaten food
Cons:
- instead of weekly or bi-weekly detritus removal from the sump, food is broken down into POM then into DOM which remains in the water column.
I started thinking of this because the tank I'm running is filthy with diatoms and is growing hair algae. I don't want to continue this trend. The system philosophy of my 210 was to keep all detritus in the main display suspended until it made it's way into a polyp's mouth or down to the sump where it could be syphoned out weekly or bi-weekly. That system never really had an algae problem. The last system did have an algae problem despite both systems having tangs to remove algae.
The main difference between these systems is the rock in the sump. So, I'm thinking that before the next tank goes online I will remove the rock and restart the process of manual detritus removal. My only concern is that I have very little surface area in the main displays for bio-filtration. This could go one of two ways.
1. The skimmer will work harder, water quality will improve and the algae will stop growing.
2. The ammonia will spike and stuff will die.
Here's another factor. I'm planning to add macroalgae or sea grass to one of the displays as part of a lagoonal biotope. Perhaps this will help with nutrient export???
Speculating
Maybe LR in the sump is not the most beneficial thing I can do for my system???
Pros:
- more denitrifying bacteria
- more pods and other food sources
- more biodiversity
- more organisms to break down uneaten food
Cons:
- instead of weekly or bi-weekly detritus removal from the sump, food is broken down into POM then into DOM which remains in the water column.
I started thinking of this because the tank I'm running is filthy with diatoms and is growing hair algae. I don't want to continue this trend. The system philosophy of my 210 was to keep all detritus in the main display suspended until it made it's way into a polyp's mouth or down to the sump where it could be syphoned out weekly or bi-weekly. That system never really had an algae problem. The last system did have an algae problem despite both systems having tangs to remove algae.
The main difference between these systems is the rock in the sump. So, I'm thinking that before the next tank goes online I will remove the rock and restart the process of manual detritus removal. My only concern is that I have very little surface area in the main displays for bio-filtration. This could go one of two ways.
1. The skimmer will work harder, water quality will improve and the algae will stop growing.
2. The ammonia will spike and stuff will die.
Here's another factor. I'm planning to add macroalgae or sea grass to one of the displays as part of a lagoonal biotope. Perhaps this will help with nutrient export???
WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
I'm definately removing the LR from the sump. It has worked before. So, I presume it will work again.
As far as the anemone types go, I'm having a really hard time making my mind up as to what would be in the best interest of my wallet, my clowns and the environment. Truth be told, I already know that the answer is to put one color of BTA in each tank. They divide asexually in captivity, you have to do something very wrong to kill them, almost every fish I have has already shown that they can accept them as a host and they have the least environmental impact.
My conscience and the real viability of the species I was looking at are major factors. I'm having a real hard time between my conscience and my wallet in obtaining any other species until I break the 1000 gallon display size.
BTW, I'm almost done with the faux backing on tank 2.0 and should have some pre- Rit dye pictures posted soon. I plan to dye the rockwork in this tank with red rit dye in hopes of getting a corraline pink. This should expedite real corraline growth.... I will be soaking it in vinegar and water for a few days after that. My house should have the nice aroma of Boardwalk Fries!
As far as the anemone types go, I'm having a really hard time making my mind up as to what would be in the best interest of my wallet, my clowns and the environment. Truth be told, I already know that the answer is to put one color of BTA in each tank. They divide asexually in captivity, you have to do something very wrong to kill them, almost every fish I have has already shown that they can accept them as a host and they have the least environmental impact.
My conscience and the real viability of the species I was looking at are major factors. I'm having a real hard time between my conscience and my wallet in obtaining any other species until I break the 1000 gallon display size.
BTW, I'm almost done with the faux backing on tank 2.0 and should have some pre- Rit dye pictures posted soon. I plan to dye the rockwork in this tank with red rit dye in hopes of getting a corraline pink. This should expedite real corraline growth.... I will be soaking it in vinegar and water for a few days after that. My house should have the nice aroma of Boardwalk Fries!
WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
Unfortunately I mixed the facade too dry and it didn't stick right. So, I ripped it off. As a result my walls will be rather flat on this tank. The first pic reflects what it looks like by itself. The second is from tonight. I am testing the tank for any toxins that might be present.
The tank was soaked in Rit Dye for a few hours to get the purple coloration. That did not take after several rinses. It will have to be mixed with the aragocrete for the color to hold. It didn't occur to me that the medium I'm trying to dye is rather non-porous. Particularly as it relates to dye.
I soaked the tank in vinegar twice (1/2 gallon each time) to hopefully reduce the amount of time it would take to cure. I don't think it worked because the water still felt quite hard afterward. It has been rinsed numerous times to be sure that all the vinegar and dye was out then soaked and run in FW for a week after that.
These barberi clowns are not the permanent residents. They're there to test the tank for toxins. If they start to look bad I can determine that something is wrong before I add one of my particularly rare pairs.
I should also mention that this time around I rinsed the aragonite sand thoroughly before I used it. Hopefully this will reduce the amount of hair algae that pops up. The hair algae in tank 1.0 is dieing off since I removed the couple hundred Lbs of baserock from the sump.
The tank was soaked in Rit Dye for a few hours to get the purple coloration. That did not take after several rinses. It will have to be mixed with the aragocrete for the color to hold. It didn't occur to me that the medium I'm trying to dye is rather non-porous. Particularly as it relates to dye.
I soaked the tank in vinegar twice (1/2 gallon each time) to hopefully reduce the amount of time it would take to cure. I don't think it worked because the water still felt quite hard afterward. It has been rinsed numerous times to be sure that all the vinegar and dye was out then soaked and run in FW for a week after that.
These barberi clowns are not the permanent residents. They're there to test the tank for toxins. If they start to look bad I can determine that something is wrong before I add one of my particularly rare pairs.
I should also mention that this time around I rinsed the aragonite sand thoroughly before I used it. Hopefully this will reduce the amount of hair algae that pops up. The hair algae in tank 1.0 is dieing off since I removed the couple hundred Lbs of baserock from the sump.
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WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
Obi Wan never told you about your father did he?
He told me plenty. He told me you killed him!
No. I am your father.
You're not my father!
Search your feelings Luke. You know it to be true.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
That was the same level of emphysis on the word "no" that I used this evening when I realized I cracked my #2 tank. I think I even used a couple explatives that haven't been invented yet.
He told me plenty. He told me you killed him!
No. I am your father.
You're not my father!
Search your feelings Luke. You know it to be true.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
That was the same level of emphysis on the word "no" that I used this evening when I realized I cracked my #2 tank. I think I even used a couple explatives that haven't been invented yet.
tpdpercula
New member
Ah, that sucks!!! That looks like the entire length of the bottom, I feel for ya.
SolidDetail808
Unofficial #1 BJ Penn fan
What happened?
WDLV
Skunk Hybrid Freak
Yeah. I don't do anything half-vast.
Some idiot was dry fitting the overflow plumbing for a more permanent configuration and used a lever against the bottom of the tank to pry a plumbing elbow off.
LargeAngels
Premium Member
Ouch. That does suck. Over the years I've gone almost completely away from glass and only use acrylic.
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