Spirofucci Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 What an update! Incredible. Glad the Radion is working out well for you! Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 such a gorgeous tank! beautiful picture. I love the fact that your sand is uncluttered, I hope to get there with my tank(s) soon. Link to comment
MedRed Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice !!! love the new updates you got there Thank you! Awesome pictures, Med! Thank you! they were rushed and unprocessed. I still need lesson! What an update! Incredible. Glad the Radion is working out well for you! Thanks Spirofucci! I'm glad they are too! such a gorgeous tank! beautiful picture. I love the fact that your sand is uncluttered, I hope to get there with my tank(s) soon. Thanks metrokat. It was a tough decision to add a fungia plate coral to the sand. I didn't want anything on the sand bed at all. So far, so good! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Looking fantasatic Med! I remember I said when this was first set up that I couldn't wait until the SPS starting growing in... They've started growing in and it's looking awesome!!! I've loved the way you've gone with this tank from the start and it keeps getting better and better! Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 aww animalmaster thanks! I'm pretty excited about the sps growth as well. Link to comment
basser1 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I'm likin' the "Tower of Corals"! The Radions really gives your tank that more natural look, which is what I like! BTW... Good to hear your BSJF is doing well and is the life of the tank. Makes me miss mine even more! Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Coral Growth: I should go back and take some better comparison pics. I'm likin' the "Tower of Corals"! The Radions really gives your tank that more natural look, which is what I like! BTW... Good to hear your BSJF is doing well and is the life of the tank. Makes me miss mine even more! I agree on the Radions. Especially now that I use natural mode, the aesthetic is much better than the AI's. I love my BSJ. I'd be more sad to lose him than a candy basslet. He has been in the tank since 01/14 2011. Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 I'll be spending my night pulling bubble algae and asterinas out of my tank. Fun! I wonder how long I can keep the bubble algae at bay. so far It's not taking over, but I'm pulling it out once a week. Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Red....I ad this problem when I tank transfered I started getting bubble algae in the display. I unretired my hob fuge and put all red leds over it...and the bubble algae stays in it..., sump fuge clear of bubble algae and remains clean cheato I just spoon out some nasties from the hob every week during waterchange...just a thought, I got it to start in the fuge by lights out on display and lights on in hob fuge for 2 days Your tank looks amazing, and your scape reminds me of poseidens trident...so cool Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 i didn't know monti caps got little PE's, till I spotted a couple on the frag I have in my RSM. looking at your picture of it is awesome. Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Red....I ad this problem when I tank transfered I started getting bubble algae in the display. I unretired my hob fuge and put all red leds over it...and the bubble algae stays in it..., sump fuge clear of bubble algae and remains clean cheato I just spoon out some nasties from the hob every week during waterchange...just a thought, I got it to start in the fuge by lights out on display and lights on in hob fuge for 2 days Your tank looks amazing, and your scape reminds me of poseidens trident...so cool That's an idea for sure. I will check that out if it looks like I'll end up losing the battle. Thanks for the compliment! i didn't know monti caps got little PE's, till I spotted a couple on the frag I have in my RSM. looking at your picture of it is awesome. Thanks metrokat! Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 A video of my Harlequin shrimp pouncing the starfish. After the initial pounce, it's around 8 minutes before more stuff starts to happen. It gets a little out of focus at some point, but I do get things back in focus. I'm adding in music, in the mean time... P.S. It's hard to believe that Harlequins have no venom. What do they pierce that paralyzes the starfish right away? Link to comment
mastahluong Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Video is private, can't see it. A video of my Harlequin shrimp pouncing the starfish. After the initial pounce, it's around 8 minutes before more stuff starts to happen. It gets a little out of focus at some point, but I do get things back in focus. I'm adding in music, in the mean time... P.S. It's hard to believe that Harlequins have no venom. What do they pierce that paralyzes the starfish right away? Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thanks for the heads up. Just fixed it! Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Yeah, I use to have that shrimp and have seen it pounce through it's inner body to paralyze it... but still don't know how. nice video btw. Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thanks IIX! I'd love to know what is actually happening. Link to comment
twan Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Looking fantasatic! I am 36x18x18 and leaning to the AI Sol Blue (2) but would love the radions. Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thank you Twan! The AI's will be great on your tank. Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 If u have problem with your Yumas, you can always send over my way. I can take care them for u. Lol Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Shopping for a new sump. Any Ideas? I need something around 24L x 11W. It would need to accommodate my Skimmer with a 9" x 7" footprint before the baffles as well as an eheim 1262 9"x 5" after the baffles. If u have problem with your Yumas, you can always send over my way. I can take care them for u. Lol lol. The ones that exploded are the ugly ones. Link to comment
Rehype Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 P.S. It's hard to believe that Harlequins have no venom. What do they pierce that paralyzes the starfish right away? They dont pierce the starfish at all. They simply overpower the starfish and flip it on its back Once the starfish is on its back and pinned by the harlequin its unable to grab onto to anything to right itself at which point they began to eat the starfish alive. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 It's a horrible process Link to comment
MedRed Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 They dont pierce the starfish at all. They simply overpower the starfish and flip it on its back Once the starfish is on its back and pinned by the harlequin its unable to grab onto to anything to right itself at which point they began to eat the starfish alive. Everytime I feed him he runs over and pierces the underside with his "fangs". After that, the star stops moving. You can see the reaction in the video. He gets pierced on the underside, feet retract, harlequin drags him off, even if he isn't flipped. Link to comment
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