vlangel Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Now when is 'happy FTS day'? After all, we need to see those new purchases. Ya know, the ones you got on 'happy LFS day'! 2 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Now when is 'happy FTS day'? After all, we need to see those new purchases. Ya know, the ones you got on 'happy LFS day'! "Patience, Grasshopper" (and thanks for asking) I made frags out of a frag, so the Stylocoeniella pieces will take a while to get 'happy' and big enough for a photo shoot. Piece was also half-bleached, so there's that, too. Micro zoas are still tiny micros, but the Rhodactis turned out to be nicer than I expected so perhaps a few shots this weekend. FTSs I tend to do quarterly, so end of July is about right and also coinsides with the 8th year tank anniversary 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Well, that's a fine state of affiars. Looks like most of my tank journal photo links to Photobucket are kaput Nice... Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Seems to be a photobucket problem, there are lots of threads messed up right now Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Seems to be a photobucket problem, there are lots of threads messed up right now Nice to know it's not just me Just hope the links get reestablished. If not, wow, that'll be a lot of work trying to relink (probably just start over)... Quote Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Nice to know it's not just me Just hope the links get reestablished. If not, wow, that'll be a lot of work trying to relink (probably just start over)... was hoping to see some updates, hope you have been well Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 was hoping to see some updates, hope you have been well I should have something up on the weekend if Photobucket cooperates... I'm good, thanks for asking 1 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Great review of the livestock ? 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Photo Updates: GBG hamming it up: Fat Rhodactis cozying up. Most of these came from the $10 section at various LFSs: Bit of a mashed up area at the moment as I had to remove an overly ambitious 'no name' Zoa and the red encrusting 'Superhero' Montipora on the left continues to take a heavy beating from the Pavona. Should look more natural in a few months once the Pink Stylocoeniella frags in the rear grow out: Top-down shot of my rear rock that lost three Acan colonies and had a 4" RP Acro removed a while back. I expoxied up a good sized section of the old Acan skeleton which was trapping detritus (thus promoting algae growth) and pasted all kinds of mini frags on top (killing two birds with one stone, so to speak): As far as the system goes, running it real clean right now which has really slowed down the invasive thread algae (almost undetectable NO3 and undectable PO4) while feeding the corals twice a week instead of everyday. Fish still get fed twice a day, though. Lost a couple very highly colored Rhodactis over the last year or more, mostly from an online vendor and I had to wonder why when the initially 'nondescript' LFS ones did just fine. I believe these were 'over driven' to produce unnaturally high intensity pigmentation and the result was very little zooxanthellae to sustain the coral. Typically, they'd look good for a few weeks or months, then 'give up' and disappear within a few days/weeks. I wouldn't doubt that at least some of these mysterious coral deaths we see aren't necessarily from something that the hobbyist does wrong, or even problems with the tank, but rather corals that are simply pushed too far before they even reach the aquarist. 12 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Great photos and worth the wait. Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I love that last top down shot! As my pico matures, I'm realizing that knowing when to remove or prune back corals is almost as important as getting them to grow in the first place 1 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Great photos and worth the wait. Thanks and glad you liked them. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 I love that last top down shot! As my pico matures, I'm realizing that knowing when to remove or prune back corals is almost as important as getting them to grow in the first place True, once the system is set up correctly and healthy the corals will take off. In a larger system, this is not so much of an issue (obviously), but in these small tanks it is. There are a few ways to go about it. 1. Just let everything grow and whichever organism is dominant wins. 2. Just let everything grow and prune a lot. 3. Set tank conditions to allow for good health/coloration, but slower growth. I shoot for #3, but not all corals oblige 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 True, once the system is set up correctly and healthy the corals will take off. In a larger system, this is not so much of an issue (obviously), but in these small tanks it is. There are a few ways to go about it. 1. Just let everything grow and whichever organism is dominant wins. 2. Just let everything grow and prune a lot. 3. Set tank conditions to allow for good health/coloration, but slower growth. I shoot for #3, but not all corals oblige I'm still working on #0. But I'd like to think I'm really working on #3 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 I'm still working on #0. But I'd like to think I'm really working on #3 That's funny, but you're doing great with your nanos 1 Quote Link to comment
Deleted User 9 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Peace All. Nano sapiens, that looks FANTASTIC!!! Well put build and reef. we greatly appreciate it. Continue in your Success and Happiness.. Blessings All. Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Peace All. Nano sapiens, that looks FANTASTIC!!! Well put build and reef. we greatly appreciate it. Continue in your Success and Happiness.. Blessings All. Thank you, Maritza. Nearly 8 years on and it's still a 'work in progress'. Maybe by 10 it'll be 'mature' 2 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Noticed around 30 small goby fry darting around at the tank's surface (most likely the Yellow Striped Cleaner Goby). First spawning that I've noticed. Fish and coral food, no doubt... Managed to get a quick vid of a few at the surface: http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums/ee141/Back2dubs/Yelllow%20Stiped%20Goby%20Fry_052316_zpskimkmspb.mp4 4 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 That is so cool! And a good testament to the good conditions in your tank 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Noticed around 30 small goby fry darting around at the tank's surface (most likely the Yellow Striped Cleaner Goby). First spawning that I've noticed. Fish and coral food, no doubt... Managed to get a quick vid of a few at the surface: http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums/ee141/Back2dubs/Yelllow%20Stiped%20Goby%20Fry_052316_zpskimkmspb.mp4 Very cool even if they are fish and coral food! Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Thanks. I knew it was coming since the two have been building their nest for ages and it was a nice surprise this morning Having raised all kinds of fish many, many years agao, my first instinct was to save them. But then reality sets in and I realize that I don't have live feed for them...and I'd also need another tank or two... I was thinking that my mid rear chamber is empty and relatively calm, but I doubt that there would be enough food for one or two to survive back there. And the Mysids would likely finish off the fry in short order. 1 Quote Link to comment
Red_Blenny Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 They are cool, but not nearly as big as they appear. I have to search to find them in my 12g as their bodies are only about 3/4" long and 1/2" wide, I think that they'd be best seen in a 5g, actually A better one for your 40B would be the Red Galthea Squat Lobster as they are twice the size with much bigger front claws for defence. Also, not as shy and retiring: How's the little guy doing? My gf saw this thread and she wants one for the tank now haha.... Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 How's the little guy doing? My gf saw this thread and she wants one for the tank now haha.... Unfortuantely, the Red Galathea Crab disn't last long, likely due to the two Clownfish I had at the time. However, the two little Crinoid Squat Lobsters are doing great: 3 Quote Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 This guy sways with the Palys once or twice a week: He'll sit there for hours just 'shooting the current' and pretending he's on a Crinoid Feather Star. These big Paly's don't even seem to notice. I have a cool vid of this, but Photobucket refuses to upload it 5 Quote Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Love the squat lobs so much btw are those petroglyphs? Quote Link to comment
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