Acielot Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Making me want to stock the entire front of my tank with ricordeas. I wouldn't mind a spot covered in them also but they seem too small for it to be cost effective. Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I wouldn't mind a spot covered in them also but they seem too small for it to be cost effective. Aquascapers has amazing rics, and the price is right too. Im thinking about having a small ric garden as well. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Aquascapers has amazing rics, and the price is right too. Im thinking about having a small ric garden as well. On the sand? Or rock? Or distinctive island? Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 On the sand? Or rock? Or distinctive island? I'm not sure yet, they will be on a rock for sure but not sure where. Need low light lol. Link to comment
Deleted User 4 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'm not sure yet, they will be on a rock for sure but not sure where. Need low light lol. On the sides then. Unless you want to make another small island. Link to comment
Red_Blenny Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Heh, R. Floridas are more popular than I thought. I'm getting too picky about them now and I'm trying to find interesting morphs. Always wanted to try Aquascapers but most of the pics are way too blue for me and I wish it was more 12-14k... Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Heh, R. Floridas are more popular than I thought. I'm getting too picky about them now and I'm trying to find interesting morphs. Always wanted to try Aquascapers but most of the pics are way too blue for me and I wish it was more 12-14k... The pics are super super blue but I can say from experience they have some nice rics. If/when I get some they will be my supplier. Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 I picked up a sexy shrimp tonight! It was the only one left after the LFS moved locations, so I grabbed him up. Did a slow, gentle drip acclimation for about a halfhour. Realized I didnt have a net and just had to pick him up carefully and place him nicely in the PicO. Immediately started spinnin' dat tail so I think he will be fine. Maybe a she, looks a little fat might be buried?I'll post picks when whites come on in the morning. He's managed to wander upside down in a small overhang on the back of the main rock. Link to comment
Mstefa1 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 15/25/25 at the moment, yes I like the 20,000k+ temperature look A lot of the pictures are taken when my boyfriend gets off work and the AI Controller has started to dim the whites for sunset. He was a smurf in a previous life. I picked up a sexy shrimp tonight! It was the only one left after the LFS moved locations, so I grabbed him up. Did a slow, gentle drip acclimation for about a halfhour. Realized I didnt have a net and just had to pick him up carefully and place him nicely in the PicO. Immediately started spinnin' dat tail so I think he will be fine. Maybe a she, looks a little fat might be buried? I'll post picks when whites come on in the morning. He's managed to wander upside down in a small overhang on the back of the main rock. So what are you sayin, your sexy has a big ass? lol Link to comment
RideTheLightning Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Also check out Coral Pros (nano-reef member keydiver's site) for ricordia. He has a 20 pack for $160 and says only a few will be the same. I'm hoping to get a 10 pack to start my own ric garden if I can get my tank ready before he heads off to school. Reefs2go has $2.99 green rics so you could grab a pile of those too if you don't mind a bunch of the same color. Edit: meant to quote the person who said rics are too small to be cost effective. Link to comment
Lauras nanos Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I'm not sure yet, they will be on a rock for sure but not sure where. Need low light lol. This is not necessarily true, while I wouldn't place them high up with metal halides mine under LEDs actually prefer higher light and moderate flow. Imo these are very adaptable animals and as long as you carefully acclimate them to where you want them in the tank they will do fine. As for them being too small, well you would have to see mine about mid-day at their happiest, they are at least 2 1/2 to 3 inches across. Link to comment
Drift Monkey Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Maybe a she, looks a little fat might be buried? buried or berried? Link to comment
Acielot Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Reefs2go has $2.99 green rics so you could grab a pile of those too if you don't mind a bunch of the same color. Edit: meant to quote the person who said rics are too small to be cost effective. If I wanted them to be all the same color I would just use zoanthids As for them being too small, well you would have to see mine about mid-day at their happiest, they are at least 2 1/2 to 3 inches across. I have seen them expand before. But I would still need about 20-30 to cover the garden/pillar that I would have for them. We need an update picture with that sexy shrimp Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 I didn't have a chance to grab a good DSLR photo with lighting, so I hit him with some flash from my iPhone, just to give you an idea. Little guy is full of character. I've named him/her Gary. In other very exciting news, the reason I didn't have time today was LFS Road Trip Day! Boyfriend got off work around noon, and we decided to head down to SpectraPure and make Matt proud (we also managed to go to another 5 LFS today just to be lookey-loos. saw a mantis for Brad but it was a spearer ) On AZDesertRat's advice (which I respect highly) I picked up a HM Digital TDS-4TM meter, bucket of salt, annnnnd A refurbished 90GPD SpectraPure system. So pumped to have this finally! Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Nice!!! That's the same unit me and my buddy share. That's also the salt I use Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Nice!!! That's the same unit me and my buddy share. That's also the salt I use How do you mix? 5g bucket? Rubbermaid Brute? Do you know how much salt to measure out or do you dial it in with a refractometer? How long do you let it sit - do you heat yours? These are things I expected to be in the instructions, but I guess not! I'm planning on sticking one of the Korallia's from the Solana in a 5g, adding salt, testing until right SG, then leave sit for 12 hours with powerhead going. That a plan? Link to comment
TristanC Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Haha, I use the "homer" 5g bucket from Home Depot. You get better at this the more you do it, for a 3G water change it takes about 3 cups of salt then ill dial it in with my refrac to get it to .025. Best way I've found is to mix the water manually until it's clear then measure, add more salt as needed until you reach desired salinity. After you've got the salinity right toss in a heater and a powerhead and let it mix for a good couple hours (I leave it for about 3). After that check salinity again and your good to go. After a while you will be able to get salinity almost perfect before you even measure it, just takes practice. Fwiw Red Sea suggests that you don't let it mix for an extended period of time, which is why I let it mix for around 3. Link to comment
Red_Blenny Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 For me, I add the water first, then throw in a strong powerhead (I use a Koralia 750) and add the salt mix gradually without dumping it all at once (to me, it takes about 1/2 cup per gal). Once I get my salinity at the level I want, I add the heater. I tend to use the freshly mixed water within 4-12hours but like Tristan said, Red Sea usually suggest that you don't let it mix too long. Link to comment
nicholc2 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 FYI, that's a female. You can tell by the broken stripe just below the tail. I ended up with 3 females in my tank. So eventually I'll add at least one (if not 2) males to get some spawning/food for the tank going. Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 FYI, that's a female. You can tell by the broken stripe just below the tail. I ended up with 3 females in my tank. So eventually I'll add at least one (if not 2) males to get some spawning/food for the tank going. That's great information actually. I'm hoping to trigger spawning in this tank, so I can settle and cue the larva in a homemade kreisel. So I guess Gary is now Mary. Link to comment
nicholc2 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 That's great information actually. I'm hoping to trigger spawning in this tank, so I can settle and cue the larva in a homemade kreisel. So I guess Gary is now Mary. Yea, I wish I had known that when I got mine, but better late than never. There are some good sexing threads out there, but the broken/non-broken stripe is what's said to be the best way and easiest. If you look at this post, you'll see one male and one female. http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/151219-the-unofficial-sexy-shrimp-thread/?p=1558153 Link to comment
BadCrab Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Our Jebao group buy just extended to the new WP25s, so I added one of those onto my order for $48. Exciting! We should be the first large batch sent to consumers in the US. Link to comment
Akiowalt Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm going to say, the tank is very nice, solid and clean Link to comment
Hexadron Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Congrats on the RO/DI and the salt! I'm mixing some right now. Just try not to over think it. I do 1/2 cup per gallon for the salt I use to get perfect 1.025 Link to comment
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