sweet<3 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I feed mine mysis shrimp and they seem to love that. Sometimes they take fish pellets too. Unfortunately that lime mini melted. It didn't seem to like my light too much =( I just got some more and they have already split from two to four, but they don't have that pretty green coloration. I got the green one from DeMartini. She is the mini carpet queen on here haha. Not sure if she has any to sell but you could check with her. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yeah I am already getting two from lalani that look really nice. I will definitely try to position them in a low light area. How do your maxis like the high light? Also I have some hikari bio-gold carnivore pellets that I use for my piranha but I dont know how good it would be for nems because the main ingredient is fish meal and some kind of bacteria for digestion. I could get some raw shrimp and hikari marine pellets. I also read on several site that silversides are the best to feed because they provide total nutrition. I think I will feed a mix once a week. Link to comment
sweet<3 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Be careful with silversides there is some controversary over using them. I know some people thought that they were actually harming the anemones. Its hard to tell the quality of fish that you are getting and whether or not it was properly frozen. A lot of people (myself included) prefer just going to the store and buying raw shrimp and such. This way you are getting food grade product and there is a little more quality control. The maxis usually move out of the light to start off with, but then crawl back out once they adjust to it. People keep them under all lighting types so I think its just a matter of acclimating them to the light that you have. I can't wait to see this tank nems in it! I'm completely addicted to these anemones haha. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yeah I saw a youtube video of one feeding and it was really cool. I will probably skip the silversides and feed a mix of raw shrimp and white fish pieces. I know that with piranha feeding shrimp will increase the red in them. Thanks for all the info! Hopefully after I am done more people will do maxi mini dominated picos. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Also considering canceling my par38 purchase and going with the dimming par38. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Well its a good thing that I bought a refractometer because my SG was .10 after several salt boosts I got it up to .22. This had led me to believe that marine depot is right. I have a 5.2 gallon tank. This would explain why salinity was low because I only put 3 gallons worth of salt in there. MY TANK Based on this and the fact that mr.aqua's website only lists a 5.2 gallon vertical bow means that my water volums is actually 5.2 gallons. I also got a really good deal based on premium aquatics website mistake. I only paid 23.99 vs 37.99 that marine depot charges. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 what are you saying? is that salinity rating in SG or ppt? all i see is a bunch of numbers and dots Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 My specific gravity was .10 and now its .22 My tank volume is 5.2 gallons. Now that I look on there website it costs $12 more for the tank they sent me. I looked around and couldnt find a 3 gallon vertical bow front. It turns out they did send me the wrong tank instead of a 3 gallon I got a 5.2 gallon pico. Thats why my salinity was off so much. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 wait you couldnt tell between it being a 5 gal and a 3 gal?! that is one ninja tank... also SG should be 1.025 not 0.12anything. you may be reading the refracto wrong or reporting it wrong. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was just abbreviating it. Also it does look like a picotope turned on its side, but since I have only seen picotopes in pictures and not in real life so I didnt have a size reference. It is still small compared to my AP12. It is basically a 5 gallon bowfront cube aquarium. Even though I got this for half price I would rather have the mr. aqua 7.5 gallon cube. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 that is not how abbreviations work? but i'm still confused, if you abbreviate the 1 then 1.100 and 1.220 are still way too high. do you abbreviate the 1.0 part? all this decimal moving is very confusing you know x_x so your SG now is 1.022? a bit low, should be 1.025-26 still. Also wouldnt you know by the amount of gallons you put into the tank ._. 3 gals vs using 5 gals is a very noticeable diff lol. regardless having more gallons is better dont you think? also i've seen this design in someone's thread too. someone's making the same tank except its smaller. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Premium aquatics recently updated there "3 gallon bowfront vertical" to the 5.2 gallon that marine depot has. Mr. Aqua doesnt make a 3 gallon vertical only a 5.2 gallon. I only put 3 gallons in the tank but I think what I forgot was to consider all the live rock and sand. I also just measured the tank and confirmed the volume. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 that is not how abbreviations work? but i'm still confused, if you abbreviate the 1 then 1.100 and 1.220 are still way too high. do you abbreviate the 1.0 part? all this decimal moving is very confusing you know x_xso your SG now is 1.022? a bit low, should be 1.025-26 still. Also wouldnt you know by the amount of gallons you put into the tank ._. 3 gals vs using 5 gals is a very noticeable diff lol. regardless having more gallons is better dont you think? also i've seen this design in someone's thread too. someone's making the same tank except its smaller. Were is that build thread? I am looking for people that have the same tank as me but the only mr. aqua pico's are 7.5 gallons. Also took off the mr. aqua sticker to give t a clean look. i do like that it is more gallons Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 The light should be here tomorrow!!! I am really excited to see how my tank is all lit up. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 looks like you already commented on the thread, i thought it looked smaller but it was that 5.2 gallon. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yeah I cant imagine how tiny a 3 gallon must be. I will try to post pics tomorrow when the light comes in. I am considering trading my large rock in for rubble because I dont want my nems getting stuck on the large rock and not being able to get them off. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 a 3 gal is fairly big if you mean mine and other's JBJs Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 The light did not show up today. However I did get my digital temp probe from china. Without a heater my tank is at a constant 71.4 degrees. Salinity has gone up to 1.025 SG The light, filter and heater should be here tomorrow. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 keep it there. for temp unless you plan on a temperate tank, you should get a heater and get it around 78F. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Like I said my heater and AC50 are getting here tomorrow for sure and the light should be here tomorrow but if not then thats fine. I am thinking of ordering some more rock rubble. Also found someone local that I can get a bunch of maxis from. The guy said he doesnt sell them because he wont ship so I should get a good deal on them. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Saturday update I will be picking up 7 ultra colored maxis from a local reefer. he want $70 for all 7 which I think is a pretty good deal. They also are only the size of a half dollar so it will be perfect for what I am doing. After these initial 7 I will only add rare or high colored maxis or minis from the divers den or other WYSIWYG site. Since I am working with a limited space I will only put the best of the species in there. also going to get some mini minis in a few weeks. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 7 maxis i think will fill your tank. remember they grow big, up to 6" or more. Link to comment
Lalani Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Nah, I have around 20 clones in my 5.5gal and they aren't filling up even 1/5 of the tank. Cutting them keeps them down in size. Link to comment
Klink67 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Should I wait a few months before adding them. I keep reading that nems need established tanks with extremely stable water but when I had my condylactis nem it did fine in a new tank. Are the maxis as hardy as most soft coral? Link to comment
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