Squared Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) I lurked, but I'd rather not join in with all the random weird stuff haha yoshii was being a good girl Edited June 16, 2011 by Squared Quote Link to comment
bitts Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 lol No worry's Yoshii. But since this is one of the few threads that I actually follow despite the amount of readiing it takes to keep up with every post. I'd be pissed to see it get busted for a bunch of shinanagens & useless posts. There would be heads rolling. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Hear that guys? Limit the random! I'm glad my tank has enough interest that you're willing to sift through the chatter to find meaningful posts bitts haha Quote Link to comment
skeeters Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Any advice on keeping sponges? Do they just feed on the Reefcleaner's Dry Filter Feeder Food? My LFS had a great red tree sponge but I wimped out on buying. BTW, great tank. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 First, go read this article, it has a lot of good info, and is up to date http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2011/6/inverts2 I actually haven't been reefcleaner's food recently, I've been feeding more liquid foods like oyster feast and phyto feast, mainly just because it adds more nutrients to the tank (for the macros) and I don't have a fish in here right now to eat the chunks of dry food that won't sink It's actually not really a good idea to buy a large sponge unless you have a large tank or a very mature tank that can provide natural food, like bacteria, etc for the sponge. There's more info about this in that article. Most liquid/commercial filter feeder foods are actually too large for most sponges (again, refer to the article) and so a large sponge in a nano tank probably won't fare well. I have noticed this in my tank too, the smaller (usually HH) sponges are growing and doing well, while the larger ones are growing at a much slower rate. Oh, if you really want to try sponges, you should check out the few photosynthetic sponges. I have a gray branching photosynthetic sponge in this tank that grows very fast, and is almost invasive. There are also beautiful blue and purple photosynthetic sponges that I have heard grow equally fast, but I personally have not had any experience with those sponges. Other tips; Watch out for algae growth, just like gorgs, algaes growing on sponges block the flow, and can lead to the demise of the sponge. I try to place my non-photosynthetic sponges in the shadows as much of possible (there's even a nice yellow one under the shade of my open feather duster ) They also need good flow, so they don't need to use as much energy to pump water through themselves. Whew this is a long post...but just one more thing, you should check out the book Reef Invertebrates by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner, its a couple years old, but has a good section on sponges (along with tunicates, fuges, and other awesome things!) Quote Link to comment
skeeters Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 thanks a bunch for the info. very good stuff. oh btw, what do you think of DT's? I have been using for my feather dusters, filter feeder crabs and gorgs. All seems well. Just wondering if there was something better out. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Sorry for long post, I could probably babble about sponges for the rest of the day Oh, you should also check out AM's post about sponges, it's much more organized than my post and gives a good bg about sponges, let me find it.. I have never used DT's, but I think it's pretty similar to the phyto feast I use, and I've heard good things about it. I've heard the quality is good, I say keep using it, your corals will like it too Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 No problem Ah, here it is! http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...t&p=2979666 Quote Link to comment
Kazooie Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) hey! Edit: At least it's not kaboodle like on some sites. Edited June 17, 2011 by Kazooie Quote Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 My phone says it's supposed to stay that way today I don't think I can make it to Steinhart today unless my dad feels better That was a bummer But on the plus side, the aquarium was awesome!!! And now I know why you liked it so much. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 That was a bummer But on the plus side, the aquarium was awesome!!! And now I know why you liked it so much. Yes! It's so awesome!! I love it there, so much awesome in one place What was your favorite exhibit? Quote Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Yes! It's so awesome!! I love it there, so much awesome in one place What was your favorite exhibit? It is pretty darn awesome I know right? There was so much! I really liked the ability to look down on the big reef, the part with the giant clams and what not. But I also really liked the non-photosynthetic tank that Matt cares for Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 It is pretty darn awesome I know right? There was so much! I really liked the ability to look down on the big reef, the part with the giant clams and what not. But I also really liked the non-photosynthetic tank that Matt cares for Oh yeah those clams are awesome! That tank is cool too, I love all the anthias! Quote Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Oh yeah those clams are awesome!That tank is cool too, I love all the anthias! They are! Very pretty. I know! The colors were great on that tank. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Did Matt feed the main tank? It's really cool to see all the fish Quote Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Did Matt feed the main tank? It's really cool to see all the fish I saw the main tank get fed, not by him but all the fish went crazy. There are tons of them in there! Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 I know right! There is an INSANE amount of fish! It's awesome Quote Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Pretty much, then again all the tanks there are cool. The tropical and the temperate ones! Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Haha true! It's one of my favorite public aquariums Quote Link to comment
Kazooie Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Jacob and Shii getting together? Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Finally growing! Red Spot Macro You can see it's growing yay FTS Quote Link to comment
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