dshnarw Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I thought magnetite was just what magnets are made of? well, magnets are created by introduction of electrical charge to produce polartiy. magnetite simply responds to the polarity. so yeah, you could make it out of magnetite, but the mineral itself is just Fe3O4, usually black needly things that attach to magnets to varying degrees. Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Im stoked to see how this tank is going to come out. Link to comment
Jamie Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 well, magnets are created by introduction of electrical charge to produce polartiy. magnetite simply responds to the polarity. so yeah, you could make it out of magnetite, but the mineral itself is just Fe3O4, usually black needly things that attach to magnets to varying degrees. Ahh, okay. btw, sorry for the hijack NRF. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Random note --> Doesn't the presence of magnetite encourage the reproduction of anaerobic bacteria? (ie what you would want in a DSB). I dunno. Tank looks great, btw! dunno about that one...but the iron *could* (kinetics are terribly slow, so not saying it would) cause an algae growth. Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Wow, lots o action here! Thanks for the interest all. The black sand debate. after further review......... OK, we will stick with this and see how it goes. This will add some more to the "wonder" part of the theme LOL. I will use a pad or sponge cleaner from here on out. for a smooth Fedex delivery! Link to comment
BJK2 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 looks stealth... soo cool! Link to comment
j0hnny Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hey looks sharp! I'm using Tahitian Moon Sand in my 5.5's (at least one of them) as well. I bought 60 pounds of it for my main tank, but didn't use it yet. I also have it in my nano-cube! I like it, but it gets 'dirty' quick, and it's hard to keep looking black. I like it, I haven't had any issues with nuisance algae at all. Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 more coming, but Weets is havin' a cow....... Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 NICE ROCK :naughtydance: Link to comment
got2envy Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 that rock is the shizzle. Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Thanx again guys! Ok, so the "element" is here. Yup, the rock. This super sexy live rock was on the sea floor Saturday and now is in my little 5.5. Thanks to Ken at Sea Life, my contest tank is underway. The Simple part you saw already. Tank, sand, heater and the Subcurrent filter provides filtration and flow. Now we do water changes daily or twice daily and save what life I can and go from there. That's the wonder part. Wonder what the theme will be, what made the trip and is strong enough to survive it and my feeble reefing skilz. Thanks and stay tuned. Link to comment
Jamie Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Best idea ever. I can't wait to see what pops up! So your not gonna add anything? Not even a fish? Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Best idea ever. I can't wait to see what pops up! So your not gonna add anything? Not even a fish? Wow, Thanks Jamie! I may, if the rock does not provide much more excitement lol! I will give it some time, see what critters we have and if the environment is suitable for additional corals and fish I may add a few. Possibly. But the real hope is the rock will provide plenty of interesting life to observe. I have wanted to try this for awhile and the contest gave me the final nudge I needed. I'm happy you folks like the idea. Doubtful this will be a "winner", but that was not the real intent. I am having a blast following along with the other contestants and its nice to see everyone enjoying it as well. Link to comment
Jamie Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Well, even if it's not a winner, it's still a really interesting idea. I wish I'd done something cool like this, but all I've got is a plain old tank. Oh well, next time. Good luck! I hope you get some good stuff off of that rock. Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Well, even if it's not a winner, it's still a really interesting idea. I wish I'd done something cool like this, but all I've got is a plain old tank. Oh well, next time. Good luck! I hope you get some good stuff off of that rock. Thanks Jamie, and to you as well! OK, ammonia levels are MUCH higher than I thought they might be I performed water changes around midnight and again this morning before work. Another right now and will again in the morning and so on..... So far I have spotted alive: pencil urchin, a tiny crab, many various worms, one, possibly two tiny mantis shrimp. I tried to get pics but they didn't look so good. I will see if I can clean them up some. Honestly, I am not very hopeful of saving many of these critters. But we will continue with the plan, and do the best we can. Link to comment
BibleSue Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 What a cool idea! This contest won't be long enough for you. It has been almost 2 years & I am still finding stuff show up on my rock I got from Sea Life! Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 What a cool idea! This contest won't be long enough for you. It has been almost 2 years & I am still finding stuff show up on my rock I got from Sea Life! LOL, very true Sue! my Nano is a year and a half and still new stuff showing up! Mantis?????? Ok, I say yes based on this pic, but please chime in!!!! Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 A bit of polyp extension here. Amazing......Oh how I hope I can save these..... o yea dis guy was dead Link to comment
dshnarw Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 me thinkz i seez a stomatopod.....z. Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 me thinkz i seez a stomatopod.....z. yup. Tink so too. So maybees can haz stomatotopeia habitatz ? Lights out so I will see if he comes back out again. Continued to siphon out as much junk as I could. Also removed the dead snail ( PU ) Tank does not smell that bad at all. Yes I sniff my tank. Problem wit dat? Link to comment
Jamie Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 hmmm, the shrimp looks a lot like the coldwater mudshrimp we have here, so it could be a tropical version of those, but I'll have to let the mantis experts decide on that one. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 That's awesome that you actually had polyp extension with all that ammonia. I hope that one makes it! Very cool shrimpy pics. Link to comment
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