Trolldoll Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thats a nice selection of corals for $100. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hey guys thanks, gatz been following yours. Steelers getting #7 this year!!! Link to comment
the_gats Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hey guys thanks, gatz been following yours. Steelers getting #7 this year!!! That would be awesome. I just hope the O line is in better shape now that they had some time to rest. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Came home from work this afternoon and found the Hectors goby....In the tank!!! Hes pretty cool to watch, picking and sifting the sand. Link to comment
the_gats Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That is a sweet looking fish. Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cool hectors goby. I have his close cousin the rainfordi. What does your prefer to do sift or pick algae? Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cool hectors goby. I have his close cousin the rainfordi. What does your prefer to do sift or pick algae? Hes only been in the tank for a little over 24 hours now and out of that I have only been able to watch him for about 10min. I have not seen him pick at alge but he seems to be sifting the sand pretty often. Its pretty neat, you see him eat some sand and then it passes through his gills. Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's good he's scavenging already. Let me know if you get him to eat any prepared foods and what if you get to take anything. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 That's good he's scavenging already. Let me know if you get him to eat any prepared foods and what if you get to take anything. Just fed Rods to the tank and watched him pick at some small particles about 3-4 times then go back to sand sifting, then hit another piece of food, hopefully thats a good sighn. Jeffro, does your rainsford hide alot or does it stay out in the open? Right now mine is staying towards the back and sides, if no one is near the tank for a while it will venture out towards the middle of the tank, but staying near the rocks. My wife wanted this fish and I was skeptical because I wasnt familiar, but I am so glad we got it. Plus it was only 11.99 Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 My little rainford is alway hovering around and totally visible. Not scared of anyone bigger and no one bothers him. He's only like an inch long. So he's probably the smallest in my tank as well. Link to comment
ZachStep Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 How do you like that SCWD on the back? I've heard they go out fairly quick. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 My little rainford is alway hovering around and totally visible. Not scared of anyone bigger and no one bothers him. He's only like an inch long. So he's probably the smallest in my tank as well. Mine is about an inch and a quarter, I hope becomes less skittish How do you like that SCWD on the back? I've heard they go out fairly quick. So far I really like the SCWD but it has only been running for about 6 weeks. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 So I tried some video with my phone, kind of crappy but owell Link to comment
d9hp Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Do I spy a sexy shrimp? That's an awesome frogspawn! Still one of my favorite corals. That's a beautiful fish you've got. I'm looking forward to hearing about the eating patterns over the next few weeks. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yeah, I have a pair of sexies, I think next time im at the lfs im going to pick up 2 more. I cant believe something so small is so cool. I had a hard time spending the money on them but they are so worth it. The Frogspawn is cool. That is actually a 6 head piece that i seperated into a 4 head and two head. There was a seventh but i crushed it during the process, and now i have 4 small pieces from that head. still opening and growing..Also I just sold the 2 head. So far on the hectors goby, when i feed, wheather its rods or pellets, it takes like 2 bites then goes back to sifting. Does yours eat reguarly? and how often do you feed? Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 All mi e does is scavenge. It won't even look at food twice. I knew what I was getting into and I'm pretty sure he'll have plenty of food to keep him healthy. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Awesome Hector's Goby and I love the new scape. Hector's Gobies can be very hard to get eating prepared foods. A large microfauna population is critical. This is a good sign that it's taking bites of prepared foods though. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for checking in guys Hey am, do you have any advice to have microfauna in the tank? Link to comment
Sunstar Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Reading people's threads I start to get excited! I have a 25 gallon somewhat out of sight because I'll want ot set it up. Your thread has been of great interest to me. Now, question, your sump, you had egg crate on top and over one of the baffles. you removed this? What was the function and why did you remove it., I am borrowing your sump idea. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Reading people's threads I start to get excited! I have a 25 gallon somewhat out of sight because I'll want ot set it up. Your thread has been of great interest to me. Now, question, your sump, you had egg crate on top and over one of the baffles. you removed this? What was the function and why did you remove it., I am borrowing your sump idea. Thanks for checking out the thread. As far as the eggcrate I have put it back on the baffle before the return pump to keep snails out. (I have a few snails and hermits in the sump) but they still get buy. And the top piece I just did that because i had the material and thought that maybe if I had that i could use as a shelf, but would be a major pain if it was there. Thanks again gg Link to comment
tundrashaul Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Nice video. My dry rock went through that brownish stage for a few weeks, but was much worse. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Thanks tudra Recieved my coral penny auction stuff yesterday. Im am imrpessed! Red/orange/purple acan Wild baboon zoas - They are a really deep purple. They are fully opened now but not in pic Eagle eyes. So far they still seemed a little pissed. By the time shipping was done, it was not a great deal but about the same I would pay at a lfs Also check out my little clown. You can see his spot is growing over his back, and now getting black edges on his fins Before After Did a WC today. This is my skimmer cup after 10days For some reason it smelled worse than any I have smelled before. Link to comment
Coastie Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Nice photos! If you don't mind me asking how much did the penny coral auction stuff come out to total? I figured it was a scam. Link to comment
gutterguy Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Nice photos! If you don't mind me asking how much did the penny coral auction stuff come out to total? I figured it was a scam. With overnight shipping it was under $61. I could have won a few more auctions to add to the shipping but wasnt paying attention. thats the whole idea. Try to win as many auctions to combine shipping. If I was able to win 1 or 2 more and say cost me a few bids then it would have been a great deal. If anything they are making good money on it, but if you watch and with a little luck you can get some nice stuff for a good price. Like I said to, very impressed with the product. Better than anything I can get at my lfs's Link to comment
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