pismo_reefer Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 lookin really good so far.... Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 My order from Sea Life Inc. arrived today and I must start out by saying the packing was the best I've seen and everything I ordered looks great. I also ordered a few things for a friend and for my 60 gallon display tank at home so it was a pretty big shipment. I got... 2 masked gobies Nano Orange Spiny Sea Rod Nano purple sea plume Porcelin crab (very cool blueish color with orange) Nano red brittle star And a peppermint shrimp which isn't pictured. I also snapped a couple pics of my mini carpet anemone. It's a really bright neon pink in the center with a neon green ring around that and then various colors around the outside. I caught it eating one of my nass. vibex snails and attempted to free the snail but he was holding on too tight for me to do anything about it. Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I got a better picture of the porcelin crab. Couldn't be happier with the coloring on this guy! And here's a nice shot of my little plate coral. I ordered this back in March or April and it ended up breaking in half during shipping. It has healed up and is slowly becoming circular again but the mouth still isn't totally cenetered. I have the other half in my 60 gallon at home. Link to comment
seegarfan Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 porcelin crab and the sea plume are nuts in color, can't wait to see what else happens here. Link to comment
BibleSue Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Lonoking great! You could probably find an area where the flow isn't too high if you want the daisys in there. Mine are in fairly high flow in the prop tank & do fine. Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 I've found a couple small areas where the flow is a little lighter but I think that once they spread the new growth will end up in high flow again and not look so nice. 450GPH gets a little crazy in a 5.5G tank I'm bringing them home tonight but who knows...maybe I'll change my mind and bring them back in eventually. Link to comment
got2envy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The purple sea plume and gobies are great! looking very nice That porcelain has fantastic colors..mine is just white with blue dots Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks!! Here's an updated FTS (still need to work on improving these as the light seems to be reflecting off the sand too much) Some zoas I brought in this morning. Still need to find good placement for all these but I wanted to let them open first so I could see which was which. There are a couple polyps of radioactive dragon eyes here too that aren't open yet. Puple Sea Plume with the polyps open Spiny Orange Sea Rod with the polyps open Purple feather gorgonian with the polyps open (snipped this off the large piece I ordered for my 60 gallon). It's in high flow so I'm hoping that it heals up at the base. Close up of the mystery anemone. Does anyone have an idea of what this is? Link to comment
JKUNZ Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Looks like aiptasia, who found a good spot so he doesn't have to stretch to get food. Looks just like my invasion, minus a few hundred... Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Pretty sure it's not an aiptasia. I have had it for several months with no issues even in the super nutrient rich mantis tank which I used to have. Link to comment
got2envy Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Nice zoa collection! I have no idea what anemone that is, looks happy tho Link to comment
spanko Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I'm thinking Majano. Here is one from google image. Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 I'm thinking Majano. Here is one from google image. I think Majano's usually have somewhat rounded tips though as opposed to these which are very pointy regardless of flow, lighting, etc. Link to comment
spanko Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Hmmm................I see what you mean. Link to comment
Jamie Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 It looks a lot like my coldwater Anthopleura sp. anemones. I know there are some tropical anthopleura nems, so it's possible it could be one of those. Tank looks great so far! Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 It looks a lot like my coldwater Anthopleura sp. anemones. I know there are some tropical anthopleura nems, so it's possible it could be one of those. Tank looks great so far! Thanks! I'll have to do some research today on those anemones. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 That last tank shot looks really nice, those Sea Plumes add quite a bit to the overall look of it. I've never considered putting them in one of my tanks before, but after seeing them in yours I may have to reconsider. I'm interested in seeing how they do in this tank over the course of the contest. Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks Weetie! The Sea Life Inc stuff is really nice and supposedly able to survive long term in tanks as they're primarily photosythetic and don't need as much feeding. I'm been really thinking about my feeding regimin and I'm going to slowly start building up with that starting this week. I'm not sure how often I'll be feeding all these things but I think at first I'll just feed something every other day. -Coral Frenzy--I think if I just dampen a toothpick and dip it in I'll get enough considering that I feed my 60 gallon only 1/4 teaspoon -Zoo-plex 2-3 drops -Reef Nutrition Live Phytoplankton maybe 2-5 drops -freeze dried cyclopeeze (mostly for the fish), just a tiny pinch My goal is to have the least foods requiring freezing and refridgeration possible since I keep this tank on my desk at work. I'd love to hear any other suggestions for foods to consider. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 That sounds like a good start to me. How often do you plan on feeding that? Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 I think I'll start out feeding each of those things once a week and then try to build up so I can feed a tiny bit of something every morning and afternoon on days I'm at work. For example, I'd like to get to a point where I can do something like this...keep in mind it would be very tiny amounts at each feeding though. Monday: freeze dried cyclopeeze/coral frenzy Tuesday: phyto/zooplex Wednesday: Freeze dried cyclopeeze/phyto Thursday: coral frenzy/zooplex Friday: phyto/freeze dried cylopeeze This might not be totally neccessary for survival but I'm hoping that with a little experimentation I can get some really good growth. Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 I added a couple more macro algaes that I ordered from the NR classifieds. I have about $15-20 left in my budget and two of my LFS's have huge sales coming up so I plan on picking up couple more frags and then I'll be done and let it grow. Still need to mount the zoa frags that I brought in last week. The cheato growth with the 2x 10w submersible halogen light has been very fast. It has about tripled in size since I added it a couple weeks ago. Pretty soon the whole HOB will probably be full at this rate! blue ball algae (more like purple and pink right now, guessing since it has been without light for a couple days) Red Titan Algae Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Please we need a new fts so we can see all the colors! Link to comment
angelacbishop Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Please we need a new fts so we can see all the colors! Well, since you asked no nicely... Doesn't look that different right now. I plan on mounting the red titan on the right back side of the left rock structure instead of where it's crammed in on the right for now. The blue ball algae is barely visable on the far left. Also the highest rock is now sporting an orange monti cap but it doesn't photograph very well since it's in such a high place. Once I get my last couple of frags I plan on mounting everything (zoas, gorgonian laying on the bottom, algaes, etc. but I want to wait to see what I get before I make any decisions on placement. Next poster gets to be #100!! Link to comment
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