Subsea Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: Christie, I love these soap box headers we title pictures with, “Nemo has a new crush”. Cute. You take fantastic pictures . It’s a joy, the beauty that you bring with your post. Kudos to you. 4 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, DSFIRSTSLTWATER said: Hey looks good 🙂 How are you from the weekend? I am ok. I got it all out ahead of time I think........But the dogs were looking for him Sunday morning and I about lost it. 2 minutes ago, Subsea said: Christie, I love these soap box headers we title pictures with, “Nemo has a new crush”. Cute. You take fantastic pictures . It’s a joy, the beauty that you bring with your post. Kudos to you. Thank you so much. ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: I am ok. I got it all out ahead of time I think........But the dogs were looking for him Sunday morning and I about lost it. Bummer hang in there though. @Subsea is right about your pics though keep up the good work. They look really good. 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Beautiful pics! The 12 just keeps getting nicer and nicer all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Are those dark spots on Clown’s underbelly a part of her natural color pattern or burn marks from frogspawn? 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 36 minutes ago, A Little Blue said: Are those dark spots on Clown’s underbelly a part of her natural color pattern or burn marks from frogspawn? They are burns from the Palys he hangs out in...... the Frogspawn is a new thing for him. A few days ago his mouth looked swollen because he was nibbling on it off and on all day. I need to finish my scape work on that side..... I want to lift the Frogspawn up some so that he has access to the underneath. 49 minutes ago, vlangel said: Beautiful pics! The 12 just keeps getting nicer and nicer all the time. 😊❤️ 3 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, WV Reefer said: They are burns from the Palys he hangs out in...... the Frogspawn is a new thing for him. A few days ago his mouth looked swollen because he was nibbling on it off and on all day. I need to finish my scape work on that side..... I want to lift the Frogspawn up some so that he has access to the underneath. 😊❤️ Yeah, I was wondering where those burnt marks came from. My male clown gets those from time to time when he’s running sh&$less from female the jaws and finds refuge between Torch/Frogspawn branches. You need to restrain yourself from keeping your hands in that tank. I know (I have the same problem).... it’s hard. Every time I dig in to make some drastic changes my tank gets pissed immediately. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Trying to catch up on threads and didn't get a chance to say this the other night (was at work and had an emergency lol) but I am sorry about The Guy and the pup and kitty. Losing beloved pets is always a hard thing. Violet huffs her sympathies. 9 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 7 hours ago, Lula_Mae said: Trying to catch up on threads and didn't get a chance to say this the other night (was at work and had an emergency lol) but I am sorry about The Guy and the pup and kitty. Losing beloved pets is always a hard thing. Violet huffs her sympathies. Thank you ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 39 minutes ago, StinkyBunny said: Sooo cute with the tongue out! 1 Quote Link to comment
pmang6 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Oh man, I hate to see someone lose pets. Its really a terrible feeling. Just know that you gave them the best life imaginable! The tank is looking great. You even inspired me to go filterless, but I was scared back into using an HOB due to my Caulerpa Ashmeadii having an unexpected sexual reproduction event. Im convinced water changes, flow and light are all you need for a successful tank like this one though, and I intend on removing the hob once things stabilize again. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 minute ago, pmang6 said: Oh man, I hate to see someone lose pets. Its really a terrible feeling. Just know that you gave them the best life imaginable! The tank is looking great. You even inspired me to go filterless, but I was scared back into using an HOB due to my Caulerpa Ashmeadii having an unexpected sexual reproduction event. Im convinced water changes, flow and light are all you need for a successful tank like this one though, and I intend on removing the hob once things stabilize again. Thank you so much. ❤️ It’s so freeing to go filterless.......and there is nothing wrong with keeping a hob filter in closet for emergency situations. I have a small one that came in handy on my big tank when the MP40 blended a Rock Flower Anemone.....I used it to run floss and strain out the Anemone parts. Quote Link to comment
pmang6 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: Thank you so much. ❤️ It’s so freeing to go filterless.......and there is nothing wrong with keeping a hob filter in closet for emergency situations. I have a small one that came in handy on my big tank when the MP40 blended a Rock Flower Anemone.....I used it to run floss and strain out the Anemone parts. Yep, to me, it really becomes apparent that you have created a functioning ecosystem when you remove the filter and nothing really cares. I think we are about to see a wave of simplified tanks as people realize that you dont need to spend a thousand dollars on equipment to keep a reef. 4 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, pmang6 said: Yep, to me, it really becomes apparent that you have created a functioning ecosystem when you remove the filter and nothing really cares. I think we are about to see a wave of simplified tanks as people realize that you dont need to spend a thousand dollars on equipment to keep a reef. I hope so! 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 5:29 PM, WV Reefer said: My powerheads are a breeding ground for Limpets. I hate cleaning them because I always find some that I’ve missed. Here’s a couple meeting up to get it on: 😄 Here’s one headed their way: Finally finished catching up to your thread, tried to keep likes to a minimum lol. Congratulations on a well deserved TOTM, tank looks great! Are your limpets the itty bitty tan kind under a centimeter long? Or the bigger white ones? The one in the bottom pic looks a good size! 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Lula_Mae said: Finally finished catching up to your thread, tried to keep likes to a minimum lol. Congratulations on a well deserved TOTM, tank looks great! Are your limpets the itty bitty tan kind under a centimeter long? Or the bigger white ones? The one in the bottom pic looks a good size! Thank you! 😀 The biggest one I have ever seen is a little smaller than a pencil eraser. Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 20 hours ago, WV Reefer said: Thank you! 😀 The biggest one I have ever seen is a little smaller than a pencil eraser. Little bitty then like mine! 1 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 If you have a wrasse, they'll eat them. I have them in the 50 cube and nowhere else. I have Stomatellas in with Beetle Bailey and nowhere else. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, StinkyBunny said: If you have a wrasse, they'll eat them. I have them in the 50 cube and nowhere else. I have Stomatellas in with Beetle Bailey and nowhere else. I think that’s why there aren’t as many in the big tank.... too many people munchin’ em down. 1 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I know the Stomatellas go out into the 57 where Stripey has his way with them. 1 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I'm bummed because I had at least two stomatellas and they have disappeared. There cleaning away and then poof no where to be found. It's probably been a good month month and a half. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 5:14 PM, DSFIRSTSLTWATER said: I'm bummed because I had at least two stomatellas and they have disappeared. There cleaning away and then poof no where to be found. It's probably been a good month month and a half. Looks like my population has dropped dramatically. Not sure if it’s lack of food or The Star Lord eating them at night. 2 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, WV Reefer said: Looks like my population has dropped dramatically. Not sure if it’s lack of food or The Star Lord eating them at night. I have plenty for them to clean lol. Got a little natural algae 😏 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 8 hours ago, DSFIRSTSLTWATER said: I have plenty for them to clean lol. Got a little natural algae 😏 This tank really doesn’t have algae anymore.......It stays pretty spotless. Quote Link to comment
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