Mr. Microscope Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 crab looks nice. did it come from lfs? Thanks! Yup, LFS. Paid about $15 for it. I just hope she doesn't hide all the time. nice crabs Thanks! I might get another, but for now, I'm just going to see how 1 does. I wonder if they can be bread in captivity. Hmm, further research is required. wow sweet tank love the crab Thanks! I've been working hard to make it work. I actually found better places for the zoas now. Will be seen in the next FTS. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 The research is over...b'ah! Who am I kidding?! The research is never over!! But, I just ordered my Evil PAR38 (Thanks Evil66!). I'm getting the 20,000K with 80 degree optics. I ordered extra 60 degree optics if I decide that I want to change or start an SPS only tank. I figure if it's too blue that I can cool it down with the PC I have now. I can't wait. It's Sunday, so I'm hoping I see it in the mail by Friday. That is if it's not on back order. 'Keeping my fingers crossed. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 D'oh! Me and my big jinksing mouth..er, typing fingers. I just got an email from nanotuners. Apparently my light IS on backorder. It's coming via ocean freight from China. Expected ETA 2-3 weeks. I guess it'll be March something before I see the pretty shimmer of the LEDs. Sigh...I'm still excited though. I realized that my tank is going to look so much more open without the big Current Satellite on top. I think I'm going to add another frag of sps to the tank too. The guy that sold me the zoas and gave me my birdsnest frag had another variety with a white base and neon green polyps. It's a truely stunning speciman. He also has some tubs blue that I'm interested in. Link to comment
phishfood Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Tank is looking nice Microscope. I finally ordered my PAR38 12k with 60 degree optic on monday. Ill post some pic to see if you like the 12 k option and go ahead and order that one. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Tank is looking nice Microscope. I finally ordered my PAR38 12k with 60 degree optic on monday. Ill post some pic to see if you like the 12 k option and go ahead and order that one. Thanks phishfood. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 So, it's been about a month since the last FTS. Here are the latest updates: As you can see there has been some growth and a few changes. I trimmed away the largest brown mushroom to make way for the pink one. It is, however, coming back. The green zoas are spreading well. I'm going to try my hand at fraging some of them. This will be my first frag attempt. I have some fossils and pretty shells that I picked up on a beach in VA that I'm going to try to use for the base. I really don't like how frag plugs and platforms look in a tank; 'very unnatural IMO. Also, the birdsnest frag is doing well. It has started to split into two branches at the top and has one coming out of the middle. This has been a really fun one to watch. The polyps are starting to look purple again. My Wham'n Watermellons and the other new frags of zoas are budding new heads. Here's a pic. This frag started with only 3 heads. Now I count about 7. Also, you can see on the left the AOGs have gotten really fat! They have also gone from 3 heads to 3 plus 3 budding. Sorry the pic is a little out of focus. My toadstool leather is currently going though a slough. It's pretty young, so it's taking about a week. Hopefully it will come back stronger. I just hope the toxins that it releases will go straight to the filter intake behind it and not to any corals. It's interesting that it looks purple instead of brown like it usually does. Finally, I had a little surprise pop up out of the substrate the other day. A tiny little button polyp. It has a brown skirt and is blue in the middle. I have absolutely no idea where it came from. I didn't want it to get burried or to lose it, so I gently scooped it up and put it in a little plastic box. We'll see how it progresses. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 I just attempted the frag of the green zoas. We'll see how it goes. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 The toadstool is almost done with it's slough. Some of it's polyps are out and I helped to blow away some of it's sheddings with a pipette. Also, I discovered that the birdsnest SPS I have is called a, "Frog in a Blender." Hahaha, what a name! Link to comment
Angelynn Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Nice green zoas Scropiee! Maybe someday when i fill up my tank with water, you should send me a few head of that this way so i can watch it grow for you in my tank. keep them coming! Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Nice green zoas Scropiee! Maybe someday when i fill up my tank with water, you should send me a few head of that this way so i can watch it grow for you in my tank. keep them coming! If you're in the NYC area, I'd be happy to oblige. Here is a pic of my first fragging attempt. I used the green zoas. At least one of the heads is starting to open. So, that is a good sign. I used a small piece of shell that I found on a beach to mount it. I think it looks more natural than a plug. Also, I've heard zoas grow better on a smooth surface as opposed to a bumpy, holy rock. Update. So, a few hours more and one has come out! A second one is on it's way. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 tank looks good. Thanks! It's coming along. Soon, I will be able to start trading frags. 'Can't wait! Badfish816, where is your thread? I'd love to see your tank. Link to comment
badfish816 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=206068 it needs updating. i have been battling with macro taking over. starting to look like a seahorse tank. i took out quite abit. i will get some new pics. Link to comment
latteslave Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Mr. Mic - that is a SWEET pico! The scape is perfect for the size and I LOVE that macro right in the middle... Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Update on fragging: Success! There are three green zoa heads out. The Wham'n Watermelons are looking good (1.5 heads), and the AOG is as bright as ever. I used shell fossil for the Watermelons and a piece of coral skeleton for the AOG. I can't wait to start trading (BTW, anyone in the NYC area interested in trading zoas, let me know)! The RDEs aren't ready to frag yet, but I'm planning to propagate them too. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hey, Here's something neat. I saw a Brittle Star out and about today. I've never seen anything but an arm poking out. I guess it wanted to check out the little poly. Now, my cerith is in there again. The ceriths seem to really like that little box. I see them digging in there almost every day. LOL Link to comment
Angelynn Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 nice shot of the star! its waving its hand! hi! Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Haha, Saying, "Hiya!" Link to comment
badfish816 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 thats pretty sweet Link to comment
scythe Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Are you still using the 18w PC with the birdnest when you got growth? I am wondering because i want birdsnest but i was told that my 36 watt PC wouldn't be enough even in a small tank. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Are you still using the 18w PC with the birdnest when you got growth? I am wondering because i want birdsnest but i was told that my 36 watt PC wouldn't be enough even in a small tank. Yup, I still have the 18W and have gotten growth off of it. 36W would probably be better. Though, it might not be great in the long term. I can't wait for my LEDs. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 In celebration of my pocelain crab's first molting, I decided to come up with a new and improved signature. I decided to go with a 1950's monster movie theme. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 nice tank, nice sig lol Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 nice tank, nice sig lol Thanks Newman. Those Photoshop skills come in handy sometimes. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I forgot to say NICE CRAB Link to comment
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