HVani Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Not great pictures but I was in a hurry between games Mushroom rock in progress. Link to comment
HVani Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Woke up this morning and it was -22 F. The windchill is -40F, I decided to stay home Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Woke up this morning and it was -22 F. The windchill is -40F, I decided to stay home I feel ya on that one, far too cold to leave the house. Went to my parents for the cold and turned the heat down in my apartment. Hopefully I didn't turn it down too much and my little 75W heater can hold its own... The mushroom rock is coming along nicely, I bet in no time you'll be pulling them out as weeds! What's the red coral on the sand bed in pic 5? Maxi mini? Its really gorgeous. If it is a maxi, does it mind being in the sand? Link to comment
gena Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 That's a very pretty red rock flower...exactly what I'm looking for. Let me know if you ever come across one like that online . Have you done that experiment with boiling water? I've been seeing videos of it on FB. Take boiling water and throw it into the air outside. It fascinates me. I've also seen one where you take a full water bottle outside and it immediately starts turning to ice. I'd be doing all sorts of experiments if I was in that polar vortex area LOL. Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 That's a very pretty red rock flower...exactly what I'm looking for. Let me know if you ever come across one like that online .Have you done that experiment with boiling water? I've been seeing videos of it on FB. Take boiling water and throw it into the air outside. It fascinates me. I've also seen one where you take a full water bottle outside and it immediately starts turning to ice. I'd be doing all sorts of experiments if I was in that polar vortex area LOL. Thank you for the ID gena! Personally, after living in this freezer my whole life It's nice to hear how exciting it sounds to an outsider. Boiling some water now, melting away some winter blues! Link to comment
gena Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Thank you for the ID gena! Personally, after living in this freezer my whole life It's nice to hear how exciting it sounds to an outsider. Boiling some water now, melting away some winter blues!I grew up in NW Indiana, so I'm no stranger to cold temperatures . I don't remember it being as cold as it is now though. ***If I was a guy, I'd totally be peeing outdoors to see what happens LOL. Link to comment
HVani Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 I'm from Virginia originally. This is the coldest temperatures I have ever experienced. When I go outside I can hardly breath it's so cold. Link to comment
HVani Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 That's a very pretty red rock flower...exactly what I'm looking for. Let me know if you ever come across one like that online . Have you done that experiment with boiling water? I've been seeing videos of it on FB. Take boiling water and throw it into the air outside. It fascinates me. I've also seen one where you take a full water bottle outside and it immediately starts turning to ice. I'd be doing all sorts of experiments if I was in that polar vortex area LOL. Last I checked K&P aquatics had a couple nice red rock flower anemones in their WYSIWYG section. Update on the tank. This morning most everything is looking good. My new acans look nice and fluffy. The UFO favia is looking worse though. One whole head is dead with flesh falling off the skeleton. I'm not holding out much hope for this one. Bummer. I gave it a dip this morning to try and save the remaining 1.5 heads. Link to comment
gena Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Last I checked K&P aquatics had a couple nice red rock flower anemones in their WYSIWYG section. I saw those. They say orange but one does look red. Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Last I checked K&P aquatics had a couple nice red rock flower anemones in their WYSIWYG section. Update on the tank. This morning most everything is looking good. My new acans look nice and fluffy. The UFO favia is looking worse though. One whole head is dead with flesh falling off the skeleton. I'm not holding out much hope for this one. Bummer. I gave it a dip this morning to try and save the remaining 1.5 heads. Pics of said favia? Link to comment
HVani Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 This is the one in question. The head on the left turned white and was sludge by the time I got home this evening. I didn't take a picture of it. I did play doctor and cut off the dead part. Then I did an iodine dip and put it back in the tank. I've seen brown jelly disease before and this is not the same. Link to comment
HVani Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 watched the tank a it this evening after feeding some black worms. The hectors goby spit some sand on the favia but it looks ok otherwise I think I have the beginnings of a pair of black bare chromis, they seem to be getting cozy I was watching my mcCosker's wrasse eating and his mouth looked really weird like he had been fighting. I looked close and he has a mouth full of bristles from a bristleworm. I didn't know these wrasses went after worms? He's still eating so hopefully he'll be ok. Link to comment
gena Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Oh...hope he'll be ok!!!!! Is your rock flower just sitting in the sand or is the base resting in something? I know Aquascapers uses the PVC caps to cradle their flowers. Just wondering if you did something like that? Link to comment
HVani Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Oh...hope he'll be ok!!!!! Is your rock flower just sitting in the sand or is the base resting in something? I know Aquascapers uses the PVC caps to cradle their flowers. Just wondering if you did something like that? He's just in the sand, he might be attached to the bottom glass. In fact I have tried to move him a few times and he just sinks into the sand. Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Sorry about the favid. Wish I could offer some insight but I didn't own any until 2 days ago. My interest was piqued because out of the 3 frags I received, 2 of them looked a bit rough. Have you tried varying light or flow? Link to comment
gena Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 He's just in the sand, he might be attached to the bottom glass. In fact I have tried to move him a few times and he just sinks into the sand. Ok, cool! Sounds like it did attach to the tank bottom. Link to comment
RC1313 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 My Davis has recently taken a turn for the worse as well. With it not eating I'm not exactly hopeful.. Beautiful tank though! Link to comment
HVani Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Sorry about the favid. Wish I could offer some insight but I didn't own any until 2 days ago. My interest was piqued because out of the 3 frags I received, 2 of them looked a bit rough. Have you tried varying light or flow? Where did you order from? My chalice also looks like it was receding before sent. I'm hoping it will recover. Oh well you get what you pay for. Cheal frags don't always make it. I need to order from somewhere like reef gardener but it's tough. $150shipped for 3 frags when I just got 12 for $107 shipped. My Davis has recently taken a turn for the worse as well. With it not eating I'm not exactly hopeful.. Beautiful tank though! Bummer Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Where did you order from? My chalice also looks like it was receding before sent. I'm hoping it will recover. Oh well you get what you pay for. Cheal frags don't always make it. I need to order from somewhere like reef gardener but it's tough. $150shipped for 3 frags when I just got 12 for $107 shipped. I got them from work so they were insanely cheap, practically given to me. You know what that means right? As soon as I can frag some of my own I'm obligated to give them away... Nice new sig, kinda scary haha Link to comment
RC1313 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 My Davis has recently taken a turn for the worse as well. With it not eating I'm not exactly hopeful..Beautiful tank though! *favia. Autocorrect will be the death of me Link to comment
HVani Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 I figured that's what you meant Mine makes the same correction on my tablet. Link to comment
HVani Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Picked up a nice size magician frag, 12 polyps! One of my favorite corals, glad to have it back. Update on the favia it looks to same, no worse no better. Link to comment
HVani Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Guess who just ordered an Acid Rain BTA from reef gardener Also picked up a couple other things I had been sitting on. Link to comment
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