t8raff Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 well i went looking for that lil rock nem and couldnt find him but i was fianly able to remove my other rock nem from his spot at the very top of the tank where you couldnt really see him and i put him right up front. http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/IMG_0578_zpsf416c08c.jpg.html'> also incase no one has seen the thread for my pico yet i ended up changing it back to freshwater. how it looks right now http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140131_131122_zpsuzq2fkoo.jpg.html'> Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Pretty. These greens don't like to sit as still as any of the others I have. One had let herself fall off and jumped into the crevice at night and was half on the other lemon chiffon nem. It wasn't a light issue because it moved when the light was off. But I put her closest to the ground in front, like how you have yours- half on the rock. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 this one has stayed still for the most part. moved a tiny bit when first put in the tank but thats it. i think im gonna move all the mushrooms off that rock and make it rock nem rock. it has all types of holes and crevices in it so should be perfect. also not gonna be able to order from fin-addict this weekend.. looked at my bank account and almost cried.. im broke lol. maybe next week ill have some new stuff in here. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 this one has stayed still for the most part. moved a tiny bit when first put in the tank but thats it. i think im gonna move all the mushrooms off that rock and make it rock nem rock. it has all types of holes and crevices in it so should be perfect. also not gonna be able to order from fin-addict this weekend.. looked at my bank account and almost cried.. im broke lol. maybe next week ill have some new stuff in here. Pretty soon all you'll be in is maintenance mode w/ water changes. Won't be much longer that I'll have to stop buying. I need zoas to finish off the 2 zoa rocks but I'm not in a hurry. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 yeah i still have quite a bit of room left on most of my rocks. im almost thinking of getting rid of the froggy and torch. i cant put anything on the left half of the tank because of the frog and the torch is getting big fast... maybe ill start saving up and buying stuff for a 40 breeder. then ill have some room.. hmmmmm Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Start fragging your froggy and torch, each head is a frag. sell each one for $35 and you'll be rich soon. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 i might be able to frag the froggy. think id be able to get 3 frags out of it. 2-3 heads each because each head is soooo close together. the torch isnt frag-able yet. just one big head with 2-3 mouths on it. thing with the torch is it keeps extending more and more every day. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Yeah, just like puppies, if they would just stay small and cute like that, huh? Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 nano-sized froggies and torch's that stay nano sized... hmmm.. i think theres money to be made there.. haha Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 well this little peppermint shrimp is about to get fired! ive seen it maybe twice since putting it in the tank and all of the aiptasia are still there. i even stopped feeding the tank in hopes the pepp would get hungry and start eating them but nope. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My sister told me that most peppermint shrimp don't eat aptasia, there are certain peppermints that do but she said they're not often found in the trade as often. So I have no idea. But I've got a little war too. I kill one and then another shows up. I kill another & same thing. I tried lemon in a small syringe and nuked it for like 10 sec to heat it up and then I blasted it. Hopefully that will work- heat and lemon. I'll let ya know. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 The last time i had an aiptasia problem i got two pepps and they took them all out in a couple of days. This one just hides behind a rock all day and night. Ive tried this stuff my lfs sells thats suspost to be like aiptasia-x but doesnt kill them. I beleive its a fertalizer because an hour later 3 more pop up lol. Let me know how the lemon juice does. And do you inject it into them with a syrenge or just shoot it at their mouths? Bad news... came home today to my plate having flesh coming off of it. Moved it to a low flow/light area and hoping for the best. Its just a small area so hopefully not too much damage was done. Link to comment
markalot Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I had to use nudibranchs to kill aptasia. Never use the juices to kill them that's how my popultion exploded. Insteadroll up a small ball of epoxy stick, put some superglue on one end, and place it over the aptasia. It sticks to the glue and then is entombed. Tank looking good t8raff! Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'm going to try that next. entombing. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 i tried doing that with just superglue.. didnt work for me. they just popped up next to it. i have some epoxy so ill try that next. im gonna have little white blobs all over my tank lmao. thanks for the comment mark Link to comment
markalot Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Get the two litte fishes colored epoxy, dark grey and purple. Doesn't look too bad. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 im too broke right now lol. ill just use what i got and see how it works. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 nothing aquarium related but i washed, clay bared and waxed the truck today. it was longgggg over due. before - DIRTY http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140204_125905_zpsbp2glfyn.jpg.html'> http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140204_125912_zpsutdivqvq.jpg.html'> products i used http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140204_140012_zpshmleabcx.jpg.html'> after - CLEAN http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140204_144538_zpsjl5wboqk.jpg.html'> http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140204_144546_zpsyon7oauo.jpg.html'> i can see my reflection now! haha http://s315.photobucket.com/user/t8raff/media/20140204_144555_zpsxicbzyxs.jpg.html'> Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 well i dont think my plate is going to make it got home from work tonight and looks like more flesh is missing. about half of the plate now. i put it in a low flow and low light area but seems like its not working. blah Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 aw that stinks. I moved mine because I didn't know if you're normally always supposed to see the polyps out or not but my whole tank has something going on, everything but zoas, nems and a little macro are shut. And all parameters are great. My guess is the chemipure elite, was going to expire in a month. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 hmm.. maybe. i know i need to get new purgien or take my old bag out and put some carbon in to clear my water up some. im gonna look up to see if i can make some kind of diy reactor or some sort. ive noticed that when i put the purgien or carbon in my ac70 it doesnt tumble at all. just sits there so i dont know if its really working all that well. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well, I"ve used chemipure elite for a year in the Evolve 8, never had a problem, until now. there's just nothing else that I could imagine it is. It's like sometimes you get a bad apple. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 yeah.. or maybe its just that time of the month for all your corals lol. i came home to all of my acans all bubbled up last night. never saw that before but they are looking just fine tonight though.. these coral thingys can be strange. Link to comment
t8raff Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Yup... plate is 100% done. Should i leave it in there for the just in case or toss it? Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I've heard to leave it because in a last ditch effort before they die they release spores and babies may grow on the dead skeleton. Just put it in a out of the way place that doesn't get strong current or too strong a light. Link to comment
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