cindyp Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 it's gorgeous! congrats! i love my single ric, and have admired yumas at LCS but i was leery of reports that yumas are harder to care for than rics. and me being a noob... Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 it's gorgeous! congrats! i love my single ric, and have admired yumas at LCS but i was leery of reports that yumas are harder to care for than rics. and me being a noob... Thanks. You are quick to reply FYI - 'Rics' (genus Ricordia) have two species, 'florida' (Atlantic-Caribbean) and 'yuma' (Indo-Pacific). So when someone says "Rics', could be either species 1 Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Thanks. You are quick to reply FYI - 'Rics' (genus Ricordia) have two species, 'florida' (Atlantic-Caribbean) and 'yuma' (Indo-Pacific). So when someone says "Rics', could be either species my bad. i meant the floridas. that's the one i've got. and i'm on a novel deadline. which explains why i am on the forum all the time. i need to get my arse in gear soon. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 my bad. i meant the floridas. that's the one i've got. and i'm on a novel deadline. which explains why i am on the forum all the time. i need to get my arse in gear soon. Had a deadline to meet today by noon, so I know what you mean! 1 Quote Link to comment
TigerLily Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 She's a beauty! Good luck with it! Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 She's a beauty! Good luck with it! Thanks. If it's still doing well after three months then I'll consider it 'acclimated'. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Cool little 'Hitchhiker' that came in on the wild Yuma rock. The only reason I even noticed it is that it glowed under my tank's morning blue light. It's about half the size of a grain of white rice and I had to use full 3X camera zoom plus Digital Zoom plus a 4X eyeloop magnifier to get this shot: It's a stony coral of some type, but it's just too small to identify properly. It's under ~200 PAR right now and it'll be basted with ReefRoids twice a week, so I expect it should grow out rather quickly (just so long as the Hermit doesn't mistakenly eat it!). 5 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Cool little 'Hitchhiker' that came in on the wild Yuma rock. The only reason I even noticed it is that it glowed under my tank's morning blue light. It's about half the size of a grain of white rice and I had to use full 3X camera zoom plus Digital Zoom plus a 4X eyeloop magnifier to get this shot: It's a stony coral of some type, but it's just too small to identify properly. It's under ~200 PAR right now and it'll be basted with ReefRoids twice a week, so I expect it should grow out rather quickly (just so long as the Hermit doesn't mistakenly eat it!). Wow- that looks interesting- see how it develops! Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Wow- that looks interesting- see how it develops! The tissue around the edges is like a mantle and surpisingly floppy in the current. I was first thinking Pavona, but maybe a Pectina? I'm stumped with this one right now until it gets a lot bigger. Part of the fun factor in reefing for me is finding little unknowns like this. If I worked at a coral vendor they'd find me buried in the LR and coral shipments looking for oddballs like this 1 Quote Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Dang NS! There's been some crazy action in your tank lately. Sorry about those yumas. Looks like the one is recovering well though. As for the new HH, are you sure it's hard and not a baby yuma? Colors look similar to your new one. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Dang NS! There's been some crazy action in your tank lately. Sorry about those yumas. Looks like the one is recovering well though. As for the new HH, are you sure it's hard and not a baby yuma? Colors look similar to your new one. Yeah, the Rics took a hit, but they'll bounce back When I first spotted this hitchhiker I could see with a magnifier that the flesh was completely withdrawn into it's serrated skeleton as one would see in hard coral like a Fungia. Now it's nice and puffy and only eminates from the small coral skeletal area and if you look closely you can see septa underneath the flesh. It's also oblong, not round. What I observed in my other 'find' that I thought was a Fungia, is that hard corals we usually see as one mass seemingly without individual polyps (like Pavona) actually start life as round or oblong individual polyps. As they grow bigger they fuse together and form sheets often without noticeable polyp definition. Now, if it turns out to be a 'Shroom after all I'll be really surprised! 1 Quote Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Cool! Looking forward to seeing it develop. Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 The tissue around the edges is like a mantle and surpisingly floppy in the current. I was first thinking Pavona, but maybe a Pectina? I'm stumped with this one right now until it gets a lot bigger. Part of the fun factor in reefing for me is finding little unknowns like this. If I worked at a coral vendor they'd find me buried in the LR and coral shipments looking for oddballs like this Ya - that's definitely a fun factor- keeps my wife in front of the glass with a magnifying lens . Great to have a coral that small and grow it out Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Cool! Looking forward to seeing it develop. Yup, me too! Ya - that's definitely a fun factor- keeps my wife in front of the glass with a magnifying lens . Great to have a coral that small and grow it out Speaking of hitchhikers, I see the clear little 'Shrooms in your tank are doing good and growing a bit. Very curious to see how they develop to determine better exactly what they are. 1 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Speaking of hitchhikers, I see the clear little 'Shrooms in your tank are doing good and growing a bit. Very curious to see how they develop to determine better exactly what they are. Ya thanks, still doing well and growing - still really transparent- I'll get some update shots up Quote Link to comment
nanolutionary Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hey loving this tank nano sapiens! What do you use to vacuum the sandbed? Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hey loving this tank nano sapiens! What do you use to vacuum the sandbed? Thanks. Standard mini gravel vac with a plastic valve from the hardware store to control flow: 5 Quote Link to comment
nanolutionary Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I struggle to separate the sand from the detritus it seems that either both the sand and detritus sink back to the bottom or both get sucked up by my vacuum... Mine has a larger chamber though so perhaps if I reduce the flow it might help if not I guess i'll have to buy another vacuum with a smaller chamber like yours. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 I struggle to separate the sand from the detritus it seems that either both the sand and detritus sink back to the bottom or both get sucked up by my vacuum... Mine has a larger chamber though so perhaps if I reduce the flow it might help if not I guess i'll have to buy another vacuum with a smaller chamber like yours. Reduction in flow should do the trick. Quote Link to comment
cindyp Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Thanks. Standard mini gravel vac with a plastic valve from the hardware store to control flow: hey nano, i've actually been reading up on "cleaning" our sand beds in nano tanks, and as always, the opinions are varied and conflicting. i have very little exposed sand due to the rocks sitting in my nano. what might you suggest as the best way of cleaning? i know that many seem to just stir up the top layer a bit before water change? thanks! Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 hey nano, i've actually been reading up on "cleaning" our sand beds in nano tanks, and as always, the opinions are varied and conflicting. i have very little exposed sand due to the rocks sitting in my nano. what might you suggest as the best way of cleaning? i know that many seem to just stir up the top layer a bit before water change? thanks! Here's the 'Full Monty' for what I do to keep my 6+ year old nano tank in tip-top shape: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/327364-maintenance-and-the-nano-reef-tank/ IMO, stirring just a bit of detritus here and there is much better than leaving a shallow sand bed alone and works for a while, but ultimately the material that collects via advection under the live rocks degrades the system over time. I have a schedule where I remove a base rock every month or two to vacuum underneath (starting from left to right). The exposed sand bed not covered by rock gets vacuumed weekly with the water change. This is much easier in a Nano than in a large tank with large rocks, but is more necessary since we are usually dealing with a much higher bio-load to water volume with a small tank. 2 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thanks. Standard mini gravel vac with a plastic valve from the hardware store to control flow: That valve is a great idea! 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 That valve is a great idea! Works well. Much easier and more accurate than pinching the hose to control flow Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Here's the 'Full Monty' for what I do to keep my 6+ year old nano tank in tip-top shape: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/327364-maintenance-and-the-nano-reef-tank/ bookmarked =)...right next to your TOTM thread... Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 bookmarked =)...right next to your TOTM thread... I posted this a while back, but I guess these things just fall into a forum black hole. Hope it helps to keep your tank running well for many years 1 Quote Link to comment
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