Boggers Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 My maxima put itself that way after climbing the rocks. Odd Quote Link to comment
Boggers Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 If your interested just send me a surprise with my frags you are sending me and I will ship it your way. Quote Link to comment
hypostatic Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I put the clam upside down. Meaning the inhalent siphon is higher, the foot isn't facing the ground and instead is facing the back. The mantle is significantly more normal looking and flattened now. Although I am sure this can't be good for the clam. I've messaged James Fartheree. I'm hoping he will reply. I spy with my little eye: A dendro saying "FEED ME" 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 I spy with my little eye:A dendro saying "FEED ME" I feed it. I'm waiting for some krill to arrive in the mail. If your interested just send me a surprise with my frags you are sending me and I will ship it your way. I'll send a surprise but I'm really only looking for birds. Thank you though, papa of peanut. Blue the clam was totally not happy being upside down and started the process to shed it's foot. I put her the right side up again. I don't know what to do with this clam. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 II was reading James Fartherees book again and fed a mix of spray dried zooplankton and phytoplankton yesterday. Boom. Woke up to flatworm central in the fuge. So still blurry eyed I siphoned them and did a FWE treatment. Hope all the inverts in the fuge will be okay. I did a crazy overdose. Carbon is running of course but :shrug: Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 I set up a 'studio' for my Marine Depot Videos. 6 year old niece: Niece: what's that thingee? Aunty Kat: what thingee? Niece: That thingee with the thingee in the water thingee Aunty Kat: Oh that thingee is a studio I have to film some videos Niece: So then after that can I play with that orange thingee? Aunty Kat: what orange thingee? Niece: that robot thingee, the fishy Aunty Kat: okay that's fine Niece: when are you going to video the thingee Aunty Kat: (pointing to charging batteries) I have to wait for that thingee to turn green Niece: oh 4 Quote Link to comment
MikeTR Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Is there even such a thing as upside down when you are underwater? I can't say my maxima is upside down, but the incurrent siphon is a little higher than the excurrent but not much. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 The clam thinks there is an upside down. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Installed the smart ATO. Going to watch to see how reliable it is. Initial thought is that the itty bitty pump it comes with would not be strong enough to pump water in with any strength but boy was I wrong. It's pretty powerful for a little thing. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 So what are frag plugs made of? Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ceramic mostly But I've had some that are acrylic , plastic , and a few that almost look like they are made of a large grain sand . 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Carib reef sand. That's the material used in a few of the ones I found online. Question is, what is it mixed with and how is it set, oven, kiln or what. Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Is this for what we discussed on the phone ? Quote Link to comment
joy13 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I know I was at some reef event and they were saying super glue gel and carib sand. If they used a mold they used KY jelly as a mold release it is water soluble and non toxic. I get some reef rubble it is easy to make it look natural in the tank from the start. Check out youtube as well. Quote Link to comment
Belac Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Also occasionally done with white Portland mixed with reef sand or aragonite. Those have to be cured in water though before going into a tank. Most people cure them in the toilet tank so the water gets changed constantly. Molds for that sort are quite easy to make.I have made some magnetic ones from acrylic, magnets, sand and super glue.More recently I have started to see a large number of plugs made out of abs or possibly hdp, its some sort of injected mold plastic for sure. One local guy uses large plastic golf tees with the tios cut down. 1 Quote Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 What is this frag plug thingee for? Also - was out this weekend with my parents and saw this 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Actually looking for material used to make the plugs.not really to make plugs. Quote Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Actually looking for material used to make the plugs.not really to make plugs. This for the today? 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 I started a 2nd tank. http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/345100-kats-new-muse/ 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 The RSM pump died. Like completely died! I'm soaking it in vinegar to see if it might come back to life. I emailed RedSea. This pump was sent to me in October so in ~6 months it shouldn't burn out. Still looking for birdsnest skeletons. Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I GOT MAIL FROM KAT!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
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