Ohio Reef
Reef Discussion => Corals => Topic started by: charlieweaver on February 23, 2013, 14:32:37
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So it has begun. My first corals added. Some red mushrooms and an alevapora. I was amazed I feel like I'm doing something right because I was told they would shrink and hide for a few days. But this is just after only a few hours for the alevapora and 12 hours for the mushrooms
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What should I add next any sugguestions I'm trying to stay with some hardy ones first. And any tips are always nice.
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Looking good :)
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Looks good! You have a whole tank photo?
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Zoas or GSP on a dedicated rock by itself.
Jeremy
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So quick question to alveapora close up when lights turn off
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Corals closing up when the lighting goes out is not unusual.
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New pic
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Alright guys did tons of stuff this week.
So new equipment. Jbj auto topoff
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New digital thermometer
Power head in sump to keep stuff off bottem
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Got sump up and running with flow to it now
Live sand in it with some cheato still got to get some live rock from lazy (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F01%2Fypyruma7.jpg&hash=f2e209620f2d8dc9f1f484a460d0b36bf226c6de)
So some new corals too
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Also a new fish
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bought a refractometer
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new magnet clean other one did not float and really made me mad when I had to reach in tank lol (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F01%2Fvu3yjyjy.jpg&hash=f71d58ef8a71fff3e1bcb35c99428b44ffb38c9e)
And here is a new whole tank pic and whole setup pic
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well guess I'm doing good I think I'm super happy with the whole setup.
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Looks great so far!!! Keep it up!
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A pineapple under the sea.........really?
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I didn't have a choice wife said if ur spending all this money if our son wants to help you. She means put that crap in there then he can. Trust me I hate it. But I have plans to hide it lol.
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Looking good !!
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Thanks. Won't be needing anymore water I got my ro/di in yesterday
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Get that pineapple a little closer to the GSP and you will have a pineapple with carpet. I think it is great to get the kids involved, my grandaughter loves to tell everyone what all the different stuff in my tank is. Looks great.
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Get that pineapple a little closer to the GSP and you will have a pineapple with carpet. I think it is great to get the kids involved, my grandaughter loves to tell everyone what all the different stuff in my tank is. Looks great.
I agree with Steve. Get the kids involved. Tank is looking good!
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One thing I seen that I was wondering about (besides spongebob) was the powerhead in the sump??? That is where you want the debris to collect so it is is easy to clean and the Cheato will grow using the debris
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Really some one told me it was a good ideal to stop the debris from settleting so it gets either protien skimmed or traped in some of my mechanical filtration then removed that way. I don't have one in the refug so anything that makes it there does not get moved out. The flow out of Tue refug is only 150ph so everything will settle in there.
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I thought it was in the fuge,never mind
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So I forget what this coral was called and I think it might be one I need to target feed its mouth is really open and pushed out. Need help idenfing please!!
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Looks like Duncan's to me. I target feed mine :)
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Yeah just did that was so cool.
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I target feed my duncans as well but just once a week. I have found that when I slowly moved them up higher in the column over the course of a few weeks their colors really start to pop. Not that I would recommend the higher light,it just worked out for me :)
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Found some kinda of slug. Good or bad. Should I remove?
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I don't see kt
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Almost dead center. Blackest thing in pic
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Hard to tell in that pic but it looks like a scutus snail, some people call them keyhole limpets. Thay are jet black but sometimes thay look like they have a white stripe. If this is what it is many consider them reef safe and I have kept some before, but I had 1 that munched on my birdsnest. See if this is it.
http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/scutus (http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/scutus)
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Yes that looks like it. Ill leave him in there for now. I've I see him eating something he will be gone !!
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I had 1 that I kept for a long time with no issues, but the last 1 I had def liked birnsnest.
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Oh ok.
New coral! Hammer!!
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Found a hitchhiker he is reef safe correct?
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Duncan Eating some more
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Little serpent star. Good to have. He should grow up pretty large.
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Sweet ill keep him. Picked up 2 frags from a. Buddy one is a frogspawn and other is hammer. This hammer is diffent than one I currently have. It is green with purple tips. Same with the new frogspawn. Heres pic of frog. Hammer did not open yet. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F04%2Fvevepare.jpg&hash=48cd41fe4d61ad4cc46e11835173c023083ee3eb)
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So I decided to take a look at the tank with no light and I noticed a lot of stuff.
In the main tank I noticed a lot of what I think are pods they were attracted to the light and there were tons like just by the light had to be at least 50 or more.
Then I notice two more black slugs.
Then in the refuge I notice at least 10 star fish. There were like the one I found earlier in the main tank only these ones were like red and tan. Are they breeding in there?
Then I noticed what look like baby shimps in there too. Like maybe brine shrimp. Not sure but were deffenttly alive?
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Oh yea, flash light at night, you got it bad. Yes mini brittles will breed and the small shrimp are likely amphipods
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So there good things right?
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Yes, they all sound good.
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Sweet well I did find some bad aptasia but hopefully my peppermint shrimp will find them soon too there really small.
And the coraline algae is exploding is covering everything sponge bob won't be yellow for long lol
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Hey just wondering if this is normal but pretty much all my corals just closed up for no noticeable reason. I did just do a water change. Is it normal or is something stressing everything? After water change I checked everything.
0 nitrate 0 ammo 0 nitrite
420 cal 8 alk. 8 ph.
Sg 1.025
Temp 80.5
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Was the water at the right temp as the tank before you added it?
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Yeah I do my water. Change in my sump I cut off return to main and empty all water from return area of sump which has heater in it. 25gallons. Put new water in and wait till both therometer match before turning back on return pump.
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Well finally did some wood work on my stand. Deciding on either paint black or white or stain. Still going to build large top canopy too. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F06%2Fdu3aqu9a.jpg&hash=f1cae49baf39578b41ad4892993c6ea33025ef4e)
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Nice work!
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Going to be adding more live rock and a few corals today will update some pictures tonight
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Well no new live rock. But lots of new coral
Lazys bta
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wow I am surprised the BTA opened already. That is impressive. Looks like the zoa's are opening as well. Once the toadstool opens lets see a pic of that as well.
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Is this guy safe or not I think its a bristle worm. He's red the black then red.
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Safe.
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Bristle worm, they are safe. They are scavengers, but they can get under corals and other items and cause irritation. If you keep your tank clean, that will manage the population.
If you do go to remove them, be aware that the little bristles will stick in your skin.
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Yeah I tried removing him and he just hides to fast
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I wouldn't worry about him...
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Look like my clown is already interested he's seems to testing it or something. I mist just have beginner luck
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Your clown found the nem?
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Not sure. I might have just been wanting the nems food. But I thing that's a good start
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Well setup a frag rack down in my sump area. With 2 par38 12000k lights. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F16%2Fa2aryzeg.jpg&hash=73b0ee2692239215491bdbcea151869db79a4cae)
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New mated Picasso clowns.
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They were just put in tank so really hard to get some good pics they were staying out long hideing a lot will get better pic when there out and about more.
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Started a canopy today still got to build a door and some trim
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Rebuilt canopy today and painted stand and trim. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F30%2Fy7y5y5yb.jpg&hash=06014c2238a50dac861200231bd4831d49ceaa12)
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New rock layout because of lazy. He showed me this cool puddy stuff I did not know about and I went to town with it lol. Sorry tank is really cloudy due to all the moving of the rock but here it is. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F30%2Fpaqudybe.jpg&hash=ba5235d429a7a5022ae7ae4e626c59ff08058d33)(https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F03%2F30%2Fveguzegy.jpg&hash=f100d1d3fa9c9a0d28f8f753349d6994651e25c7)
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Nice job it looks great
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He showed me this cool puddy stuff I did not know about and I went to town with it lol.
Aqua Mend?