evo_2679 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 WOW - nice set up there ccapasso. I can't wait to see all the new coral open up and start to fill in. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nice new coral. Can we get a list of what you ordered? Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nice new coral. Can we get a list of what you ordered? Sure thing: Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Good call on using your limit 1s on acans. Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Good call on using your limit 1s on acans. Thanks I love acans. I have several in my 55g as well, just keep forgetting to update that thread. That and I think people are afraid of it with the long intro and pics, lol. Link to comment
Cintax Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Ok. Thanks. I wonder if another option might be to take it back to the store that made it and have them cut the holes a bit longer to let in more too? This is what I did when I made my AIO 2.5. I just cut them a little deeper to get more water in. Tank looks amazing btw. Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Came into my office this morning (from being gone over the weekend) and one of the Acan frags from Mr. Coral was dead. By dead I mean completely white, hard as a rock, and had some nasty film covering the entire thing. All others look alive, but we'll see after the lights kick on soon. Link to comment
initial_reefer Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 waiting on update i have 18 frags coming tomorrow Link to comment
asting Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Sorry to hear about your acan. I lost a sps due to rtn and had one zoa melt so far. Did you get any aiptasia? There are a few small ones on one of my frags. Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Light has been on for about 1.5 hours. Still waiting on some Zoa's to open, but rest looks ok. No aiptasia that I can see (yet). Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Some of the Zoa's aren't opening (hard to tell if they are dead or just mad) and I have yet to see the Acan's extend. I tried to feed them some Mysis, but no luck yet. They look healthy, just not eating yet. The clam seems to be doing great though . Link to comment
21093r53 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 give the corals some time they all look like fresh cuts except the mushroom already attached Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Here's a pic of the acan that died from that slime like stuff: Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Guess what I picked up today...... Picked him up from a LFS and have no idea what species. I'm thinking maybe Smithii but any help with an ID would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment
JR! Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 nice, where did you end up getting him from? Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 nice, where did you end up getting him from? That place which we do not speak of ....aka Aquatic Tech. They had 3 of them. This guy looked the best. Currently, he is in the tank and smashing away at something. Not sure if it is rock or snail. Looks like rock though with the dust he keeps kicking up! Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yes!!! He ate a snail! I've only had this little guy a few hours and am already fascinated! Can't wait to get more pics when he is out more. Next...I need to think of a name...Normally I don't name anything, but this guy deserves a name! Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Came in this morning and the little guy seems to be doing just fine. Still smashing away - Seems to be alternating between making a cave and smashing snails. Still can't get a decent picture as he stays hidden for the most part. Hoping to pickup some wooden skewers and entice the little guy to come on out for a photo shoot Link to comment
reeftankguy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Cool looking Mantis... You need to get a clear picture of it... Looks like a Green Mantis Gonodactylellus viridis Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Cool looking Mantis... You need to get a clear picture of it... Looks like a Green Mantis Gonodactylellus viridis Yeah, that is what Roy over at RC said he thought it might be. As soon as he comes out, I'll get more pictures. He did pop his head out and does have some white looking circles on his arms. Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Today has been quite interesting for Mr. Mantis (still need a good name): He has been quite active with smashing what I assume to be his cave. Most recently he has been coming out more and moving snail shells around to make doors. He came out just long enough for me to verify that he does have purple rings on his arms that have a white circle in the middle. Hopefully this will help more with the ID, but I'm really starting to lean even more toward G. Smithii. Link to comment
asting Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Very cool! I've always wanted a mantis, but love other things too much to give them up (fish, snails, etc). Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Very cool! I've always wanted a mantis, but love other things too much to give them up (fish, snails, etc). Thanks! And I agree. That is why I have 2 tanks. One dedicated to the mantis. The other for everything else. Link to comment
ccapasso Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Came in this morning from being gone over the weekend, not sure what to expect. Well, needless to say there are many less snails than what there was pre-Mantis. Inside his burrow, there are broken shells everywhere. So far, he seems pretty happy. Hoping to get some decent pics this week . Link to comment
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