jbb Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 I'm glad you're okay. Is it bad that I wanted to chase the dude down ? Link to comment
jbb Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Come home today to find this : I'm about ready to just give up Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Awe sad. Any idea what happened? Link to comment
jbb Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Awe sad. Any idea what happened? Not sure exactly, but my guess is when I moved I only kept about 25% of the total water volume. By doing so I may have stripped the system too clean therefore either shocking everything , or starving everything out. I'm not sure that is the case, but it's my best guess . Link to comment
RollaJase Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 So sorry about the clam . Link to comment
jbb Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Looks as if Kat has possibly helped me save one of the clams. We arent out of the woods yet, but things are looking up for sure . Thank You Kitty Kat I think I might owe her now . Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Come home today to find this I can never tell if ninja takes photos in daylight or actinic night time. So I'll just assume that 4 days ago when he posted that picture of the gaping derasa, that lights were still on. Gaping is a sign of starvation. Ninja has been without a decent light for 2 weeks or more. The tank went through 2 moves in the last 6 weeks and he just did a 75% water change. The combined stress killed the one clam and the Derasa was non responsive to light and gaping. He said he first noticed the gaping 8 days ago. At my suggestion he put a PAR38 bulb directly over the clam and had the light running 24/7. His skimmer has been shut off. He is also feeding live Phyto. After 4 days the clam is again responsive to light, and has not gaped. As a test, yesterday he shut off the light and checked on the clam for about an hour. The clam did not gape but closed up in the absense of light. The light is still on 24/7 on the clam. Zeph and I had talked a lomg time ago about the light method for keeping night gaping clams alive. I cannot say if the experiment was a success as it is far too early to tell and with clams they can go south in a heart beat. But I have to say that the initial results are extremely good. Unbelievable really. Link to comment
jbb Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 I can never tell if ninja takes photos in daylight or actinic night time. So I'll just assume that 4 days ago when he posted that picture of the gaping derasa, that lights were still on. All photos since probably October 20 have been taken under a single NanoBox Duo with both channels @ 100% Dave says my Hybrid is to ship out tomorrow , so hopefully my light issues will soon be over . Link to comment
jbb Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 I wil try to get some pics today of the clam , but the way she has positioned herself isnt really camera friendly. And yes Kat , they will be with the lights ON . Link to comment
jbb Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Clam Update Here is the lighting setup . The PAR bulb has been running 24/7 for 5 days now (with the exception of the 1 hour test that Kat mentioned) . The bulb has 30* optics so I didnt want to hang it directly over the clam and possibly fry it, so I went with the angled approach. The Duo box comes on from 11am-9pm daily These are just a couple of pics taken a few minutes ago Link to comment
jbb Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Please excuse the dead frags , those are from my red planet that went south on me . Here are a few other pieces just hanging out for now, they will probably end up in the pico once I get around to putting it together . Link to comment
jbb Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Oh the joy of waking up in a panic at 3am to what sounds like water hitting the floor, only to fing a turbo snail crawling across the return output making water spray upwards and fall back into the tank. I need my sleep dammit !!! Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 But you posted after 8 am so that doesn't count as an episode. Link to comment
got2envy Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Bummer about the frags Pack heat dude...those guys know where you live :/ Link to comment
jbb Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 But you posted after 8 am so that doesn't count as an episode. I will be sure to call you next time Link to comment
DaveFason Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 48" of pure sexy. This thing turned out insane. White on red. More T5 goodness to come as well! Enjoy!!! -Dave Link to comment
jbb Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 Damn that thing is SEXY Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Is it over your tank yet? Time to party? Link to comment
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