ERivera65
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New items I got over the weekend:
A red and a blue polyp
i think these are possibly punk rockers
IDK Polyp
I think these are magician palys
Worm's 180 build
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Reefing is my middle name
I don't think its going to make a difference. It just depends on what makes you feel more comfortable.
I was looking at my sump last night. I saw the return making some bubbles. Some of these bubbles were filtering through the rock. I took a video because I thought it was interesting. Normally bristle worms would keep this clean but I guess air has been lately.
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And a few random pictures:
Recently Fragged off section. Glued to rock. This rock will be perfect for this grow out. It has been OUT growing where it was anyway.
Some new long tentile GSP. This one is actually growing and staying green in my tank compared to all the other versions I have tried. YEAH
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And a few random pictures:
Recently Fragged off section. Glued to rock. This rock will be perfect for this grow out. It has been OUT growing where it was anyway.
Some new long tentile GSP. This one is actually growing and staying green in my tank compared to all the other versions I have tried. YEAH
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Reefing is my middle name
That's coming out of your rock? I mean to me it looks like it does.
Yeah those bubbles are coming down from the return pipe, propagating out and around under the LR, and this one LR has holes in it and it is coming out the holes from under the bottom of it.
Kinda cool... it is like bubbles from the ocean floor near a lava tube.
Kinda cool... it is like bubbles from the ocean floor near a lava tube.
owenspackman
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everything is looking really good. How are the juvenile Blue Regals doing?
They are doing good!
They snuggle up with each other nightly. Sometimes they snag a corner and you have to look twice to see BOTH of them. Most times thoguh they are snuggled up on the frag rack below some zoa or other plugs sleeping soundly.
Funny... I watch them daily when I get home. They play tag and surf the waves around my ritteri....
They are SO close.. but stay within a mm of the tenticles. The 4 host clowns will push them away sometimes when they feel they are too close. Then they follow them and go play around the tank.
No I do not mean they attack/gang up... they actually play and swim together as a group. I do not think they can see their reflection in the glass because they are nlue and they are orange.. Orange and blue... humm... well... maybe they are color blind... LOL
They snuggle up with each other nightly. Sometimes they snag a corner and you have to look twice to see BOTH of them. Most times thoguh they are snuggled up on the frag rack below some zoa or other plugs sleeping soundly.
Funny... I watch them daily when I get home. They play tag and surf the waves around my ritteri....
They are SO close.. but stay within a mm of the tenticles. The 4 host clowns will push them away sometimes when they feel they are too close. Then they follow them and go play around the tank.
No I do not mean they attack/gang up... they actually play and swim together as a group. I do not think they can see their reflection in the glass because they are nlue and they are orange.. Orange and blue... humm... well... maybe they are color blind... LOL
owenspackman
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That's very cool. How big are they? I have a feeling my pair are close in size. Mine are about 1-1/2" in length. Since they've gone into the display they are inseparable. They've not been getting into mischief like yours though!
How do you find the Ritteri to care for? My LFS warn off them due to their mortality rate in captivity. I've been interested in one, how long had your tank been established before introduction and any special care noted that you've noticed? Has it moved around much and what kind of flow position has it settled in?
Sorry for all the questions!
You are ok, ask away. Keeps me motivated to finish more of it.. HAHA
They are about the same 1.5-2"
You can see here the size. That is a normal frag rack and frag's.
The ritteri is wonderful. My only issue was putting him/her/it in. It did the normal inflate/deflate cycle until it got all the old water out.
I feed it about 2-3 pee's, in size, in food every third day. It takes it from the baster and pulls it in. Everynow and then I will put it on the outer tentacles and make it either transfer it to the center or ball up. The clowns are all over it and help it all the time.
I will feed the fish first and they will take some of the food and drop it off on top of it's mouth sometimes. Then they see it is eating shrimp or scallops and they pick up the food. Sometimes I wont feed it for like 6 days and they drop off little offerings all the time.
The size/color is amazing. I need to take some of the blue off the led's and take some accurate pictures to post up here. I am still playing with the 3x new radion pro's so I have a lot of blue and it is throwing the coloring off of video's or pictures.
The tank I have is an upgrade from the 120 I had. That 120 is soon going to be plumed in with the 180 but that is another story. This tank has been through it's ups and downs.. Mostly because I should have cooked the new rock I got instead of adding some existing rock to seed it right after it cured. Now all of my rock is in this tank/sump. I have about 100 lbs extra still that I am going to cure correctly when I am ready to start the prep for the plumb in.
Movement.. None... it is stuck to a plate and the most I have seen it move was forward about 1/2" I think to hold on tighter. It's left arms (right side when facing it) hold on to the rock below on a regular basis. The mp40's cycle in anti and synch modes and about every 2 hours they flip modes. This can send a nice wave toward it while the cycle takes control of the water. All the time it is holding on. The clowns are skirting below the arm made caves and enjoying it like a water slide.
The flow in this position can go from almost zero flow to 100% off angled flow from a foam covered mp40 (the foam does cut the flow quite a bit). The mp40's are opposite sides of the tank and off center about 3-5 inches. This gives a collision right in the center and forward of the ritteri. The turbulence varies becuse of the sync/antisync mode ramping up one side as the other ramps down, so the collosion of water is varying on a regular basis.
I hope that makes sense.
They are about the same 1.5-2"
You can see here the size. That is a normal frag rack and frag's.
The ritteri is wonderful. My only issue was putting him/her/it in. It did the normal inflate/deflate cycle until it got all the old water out.
I feed it about 2-3 pee's, in size, in food every third day. It takes it from the baster and pulls it in. Everynow and then I will put it on the outer tentacles and make it either transfer it to the center or ball up. The clowns are all over it and help it all the time.
I will feed the fish first and they will take some of the food and drop it off on top of it's mouth sometimes. Then they see it is eating shrimp or scallops and they pick up the food. Sometimes I wont feed it for like 6 days and they drop off little offerings all the time.
The size/color is amazing. I need to take some of the blue off the led's and take some accurate pictures to post up here. I am still playing with the 3x new radion pro's so I have a lot of blue and it is throwing the coloring off of video's or pictures.
The tank I have is an upgrade from the 120 I had. That 120 is soon going to be plumed in with the 180 but that is another story. This tank has been through it's ups and downs.. Mostly because I should have cooked the new rock I got instead of adding some existing rock to seed it right after it cured. Now all of my rock is in this tank/sump. I have about 100 lbs extra still that I am going to cure correctly when I am ready to start the prep for the plumb in.
Movement.. None... it is stuck to a plate and the most I have seen it move was forward about 1/2" I think to hold on tighter. It's left arms (right side when facing it) hold on to the rock below on a regular basis. The mp40's cycle in anti and synch modes and about every 2 hours they flip modes. This can send a nice wave toward it while the cycle takes control of the water. All the time it is holding on. The clowns are skirting below the arm made caves and enjoying it like a water slide.
The flow in this position can go from almost zero flow to 100% off angled flow from a foam covered mp40 (the foam does cut the flow quite a bit). The mp40's are opposite sides of the tank and off center about 3-5 inches. This gives a collision right in the center and forward of the ritteri. The turbulence varies becuse of the sync/antisync mode ramping up one side as the other ramps down, so the collosion of water is varying on a regular basis.
I hope that makes sense.
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Reefing is my middle name
Post #226. Hmmmmm
Hummm your answer was post #227....
Hello??!!??
Geezes... get your knee all hurt and your eyes fall out too. LOL
A few new videos
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I picked up the glass today from the local glass company. Nice and Quick... I ordered it late in the afternoon yesterday.
I will have a small amount of work for this weekend.
Too bad my kids do not read this. I could get them to actually do something and leave me be all weekend. Maybe they can do some house work.
I will have a small amount of work for this weekend.
Too bad my kids do not read this. I could get them to actually do something and leave me be all weekend. Maybe they can do some house work.
Thanks! They are really doing good. I need to adjust my lights and get some good pictures though. Turn off the blue as much so that it will record nicely.
I think I will be doing both.
The two getting ready to graduate from High School... well, you know they wont be around when there is work to do.
HAHAHAHA
I think I will be doing both.
The two getting ready to graduate from High School... well, you know they wont be around when there is work to do.
HAHAHAHA
owenspackman
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I really hate LEDs for that reason, photos and videos can be a pain. But they just make it all look so good otherwise!
Love the videos, is that a birdsnest? How has it been doing? I tried one once and had RTN within 48hours, not good.
Love the videos, is that a birdsnest? How has it been doing? I tried one once and had RTN within 48hours, not good.
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