CarterNichols Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Those do not look like Tubs Blue ... check out my avatar for a comparison. Unless mine is not Tubs Blue either ... lol ... I am pretty sure they are. i think they look exactly the same, his just need to grow and extend more. Link to comment
bluesky Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 i think they look exactly the same, his just need to grow and extend more. Could be a morph? May be his is the original and mine is the morph? I thought tubs has a slightly darker blue and the skirt is dark brown and thicker ... I thought his was a different one. I will try to find it from zoaid.com and let you guys know ... again, may be his is the original Tubs Blue ... I think the color changes based on lighting ... mine is under RSM T5 PC 55 W half/half x 2. at the sand bed. Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Mine actually look a little bit different now. They are more solid but I think Carter's right, once they just grow and extend it'll look more like yours. They're very new and actually very recently opened in that picture. Here's the zoaid link if your wondering: http://zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=41 Alright well the frags from stan should be coming in soon! Sadly one of the frags I received hasn't been doing all that well. I think it may have caught the pox . But it's alright because I dipped them yesterday and they look way better today. Hopefully they'll heal and look better soon. . On the other hand everything else has been doing great! The brain is really coloring up, all the zoas (aside from that one frag) look bigger and better every day, the torch and hammer seem more and more open, and the clowns spots are now almost gone. Here's some pictures. Crab molt: Crab: Goby: Conch I picked up: Goin for a ride! Clowns: Link to comment
CarterNichols Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 i think we may have seen each other at marine scene, i wasn't positive so i didn't want to say anything, were you with your dad and little sister? around 4ish? Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Brain: The Eagle Eye's that are looking better: The frag that's not looking so good: Torch, hammer, & zoas: Skunk cleaner I picked up: NOR Link to comment
daddyr1013 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Tank looks great. I started my RSM Saturday and hope to have the success that you and steviet are having. I think I need a chiller before I get started though, my tank is running a little hot at times. Also can you guys post the links to the skimmer and top off unit you guys installed? I will start my own thread as I find the time, and I will also be keeping up with your guys. I do a little photography as a side Hobby also so I am looking forward to getting some pics up soon. Here is a pic of my little 7g I started with. Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hey NOR, my zoas have not been doing well at all lately and i have dipped them in lugols but they still look like cr@p! How long do you dip them in furan2 and how much water. I have the packet kinds that i got from my friend. Link to comment
bluesky Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hey NOR, my zoas have not been doing well at all lately and i have dipped them in lugols but they still look like cr@p! How long do you dip them in furan2 and how much water. I have the packet kinds that i got from my friend. I have dipped before back in 2007. This is what i did. 1) 1 packet of Furan2 mix with 1/2 gallon of Fresh SW - dip 20 mins 2) dip it every day for 3 days 3) rest for 4 days 4) dip again if pox does not improve 5) always rinse with tank water before putting them back in your QT (don't bring them back to main tank until fully cured) 6) put in medium to high flow area to blow off the slime and other bad stuff ... 7) do water change for 10% in QT every day during the 3 days of dip ... I keep doing water change every other day afterwards ... If you have zoa fungus afterwards ... I will frag them off ... Some people do alternate furan2 and lugols dip ... I never tried that. Good luck. Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 That skunk cleaner pic is good! I have never yet got one where the antennae are in focus... Nice tank too Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Tank looks great. I started my RSM Saturday and hope to have the success that you and steviet are having. I think I need a chiller before I get started though, my tank is running a little hot at times. Also can you guys post the links to the skimmer and top off unit you guys installed? I will start my own thread as I find the time, and I will also be keeping up with your guys. I do a little photography as a side Hobey also so I am looking forward to getting some pics up soon. He is a pic of my little 7g I started with. Cool, welcome to the ever growing club! Try setting your heater down a little bit under 78. Mine wasn't calibrated right, so I have it set at around 75/76 degrees and it keeps it stable at 79/80. See when it turns on and off compared to temperature, that should give you a good idea on how to set it. My ATO is simply a jbj ATO with stevie's custom mag-float mod (very easy yet helpful). The JBJ can be found in tons of online stores and possible locally. Here's a link on the doctor's site: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod...fm?pcatid=13959 My skimmer is the tunze 9002 and I run it with stevieT's custom made filtration rack. Here's the tunze: http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_AquariumPage...no_classic.html I highly recommend all of them! If nothing else the tunze for sure. The skimmer with the tank is terrible, and this one rocks! Good luck with your tank and I'm looking forward to seeing pictures up soon! The other tank looks great! Hey NOR, my zoas have not been doing well at all lately and i have dipped them in lugols but they still look like cr@p! How long do you dip them in furan2 and how much water. I have the packet kinds that i got from my friend. Right now I'm doing advice straight from my LFS guy who says he dips pretty consistently. I do 1/2 pack furan 2 w/ 1 gallon of water. I dip 5 minutes and repeat every other day. He said it should take about a week, then if it's not working try either increasing the dosage or iodine. I would suggest trying this and then possible alternating furan w/ iodine. It just kinda sucks how everything I got locally is doing great and this one frag isn't. The other one I got from him is doing fine so I think the seller did a fine job, but I believe it just got sick from the stress of shipping. Hopefully both of ours improve and get all better! I have dipped before back in 2007. This is what i did. 1) 1 packet of Furan2 mix with 1/2 gallon of Fresh SW - dip 20 mins 2) dip it every day for 3 days 3) rest for 4 days 4) dip again if pox does not improve 5) always rinse with tank water before putting them back in your QT (don't bring them back to main tank until fully cured) 6) put in medium to high flow area to blow off the slime and other bad stuff ... 7) do water change for 10% in QT every day during the 3 days of dip ... I keep doing water change every other day afterwards ... If you have zoa fungus afterwards ... I will frag them off ... Some people do alternate furan2 and lugols dip ... I never tried that. Good luck. Thanks for the idea. If my LFS guy's way doesn't pull through I'll be sure to try! That skunk cleaner pic is good! I have never yet got one where the antennae are in focus... Nice tank too Thanks L34NN3! Yeah this was a really good one, definitely one of my favorites. Thanks on the tank comment too! NOR Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I have dipped before back in 2007. This is what i did. 1) 1 packet of Furan2 mix with 1/2 gallon of Fresh SW - dip 20 mins 2) dip it every day for 3 days 3) rest for 4 days 4) dip again if pox does not improve 5) always rinse with tank water before putting them back in your QT (don't bring them back to main tank until fully cured) 6) put in medium to high flow area to blow off the slime and other bad stuff ... 7) do water change for 10% in QT every day during the 3 days of dip ... I keep doing water change every other day afterwards ... If you have zoa fungus afterwards ... I will frag them off ... Some people do alternate furan2 and lugols dip ... I never tried that. Good luck. This is pretty much what i tired last night. Except i dipped them in 4 cups tankwater with one packet of furan2 for 2min. they actully looks way better this morning but none are open. i think i will have to dip them again tonight. Right now I'm doing advice straight from my LFS guy who says he dips pretty consistently. I do 1/2 pack furan 2 w/ 1 gallon of water. I dip 5 minutes and repeat every other day. He said it should take about a week, then if it's not working try either increasing the dosage or iodine. I would suggest trying this and then possible alternating furan w/ iodine. It just kinda sucks how everything I got locally is doing great and this one frag isn't. The other one I got from him is doing fine so I think the seller did a fine job, but I believe it just got sick from the stress of shipping. Hopefully both of ours improve and get all better! NOR Well thanks! I pretty much did the same but with a much stronger dosage. I sure hope they improve! I really love all of the pics you took! There so clear! Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 This is pretty much what i tired last night. Except i dipped them in 4 cups tankwater with one packet of furan2 for 2min. they actully looks way better this morning but none are open. i think i will have to dip them again tonight. Well thanks! I pretty much did the same but with a much stronger dosage. I sure hope they improve! I really love all of the pics you took! There so clear! I increased the dosage as well. Hope we both get some good results! Ok, the frags came in today and look great. I'll post some pics tomorrow when they hopefully all open. (Quite a few are already) Pics for now... My crab and star got into a pretty epic fight...I hope they're both OK: Then the star decided it would be fun to steal food from the brain (I actually stopped him here) Clowns: Skunk Cleaner: Some pics of the pistol finally! Just a bunch of stuff: (But you can see the troubled frag ) NOR Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 great new pics! Cant wait to see more of the new frags. That one frag doesnt look THAT bad. I should have taken pics of my colony before i started dipping. i hope it recovers well! Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thanks! One of the polyps actually started to open today! I think I'm going to try alternitevely dipping in lugols and furan to see if that helps at all. Anyways here's some night time pics of my ric: NOR Link to comment
CarterNichols Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 so how are your clowns doing? did they pull through alright? Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Yep they're doing great! They're funny because whenever I put my hand into the tank they like to swim near it but don't bite it. They just kinda hover around it. They seem really happy! Oh and the goby and pistol paired up finally! The pistol is making a bigger cave as we speak with the goby watching out. I'll post some pics when I get home. (Going somewhere...) NOR Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 Here's the pictures: !!!!!!!!FTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I promise I'll post one along with a sweet aussie and ric I got LFS shopping yesterday! NOR Link to comment
CarterNichols Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 FTS now, stop putting it off ha. Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Alright pics will be posted tomorrow sorry for the delay... So some good things have been going on in the tank along with the bad Good: The messed up frag is opening up I found THREE heads coming off the hammer Goby is closer w/ the shrimp as ever Rics are doing incredible. One has grown an extreme amount in such a short time Acan looks sweet Trumpet is so cool Bad: The skimmer broke. We had major micro bubbles and poor skimmate. They are sending a new one tomorrow on overnight I believe Missing some trochus snails. Water params are perfect so I think the hermits are getting mean Calc. is lower than I'd like so I need to dose more And that's about it. Pics will come tomorrow as I said before. NOR Link to comment
noobofreefs Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Move the skimmer over to the good. New one came in. Link to comment
CarterNichols Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 it is tomorrow and no pictures! Link to comment
HankB Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 How did NOR post a FTS and I missed it!?! Oh, wait... He didn't -hank Link to comment
CarterNichols Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 How did NOR post a FTS and I missed it!?! Oh, wait... He didn't -hank He is holding out on us. Link to comment
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