lee_jamie_hill Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 set up is looking good, I'm glad it is moving along nicely......mine is going to take a wile.... Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 40 minutes ago, lee_jamie_hill said: set up is looking good, I'm glad it is moving along nicely......mine is going to take a wile.... thanks. I'm maniac with moving rock around lol Quote Link to comment
lee_jamie_hill Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 yeah i was kinda lucky with mine, i put some egg crate down first then my 2 bits of rock 8lbs...then 20lb of live sand down I'm happy with how it looks at the moment not a scratch on my old tank tho... my old tank in England....yes that is my face...i made the rock and cured it over time..... 2 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 @lee_jamie_hill How long did it take you to do that?? Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 Update: Maybe I'm moving a little bit too fast....but my LFS had three tiny frags for $5 each and I couldn't resist: Xenia, a Ricordea, and a Mushroom. The mushroom is SUPER tiny. I acclimated them using a drip. The Xenia looked ugly as f**k and when I placed it in the tank it blossomed up; same with the Ricordea. I tied the Xenia to a piece of rock using a string (don't kill me please). The Ricordea is attached to a piece of conch; it's some sort of shell. The Mushroom is attached to some piece of live rock. Tomorrow I'll be doing a water change and changing out the filter floss. @Lula_Mae @thespinningsadhu @Clown79 3 Quote Link to comment
thespinningsadhu Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I really like the colors of the ricordea!! And the xenia - you did what I would do - you can't see the string. The girl at the LFS told me to put a rubber band around it and a rock. What? Nope. Ugly. That mushroom is gonna be gorgeous. I don't know what your parameters are and you will probably get seven thousand and one contradicting opinions but here's what I've done when it comes to acclimating... 1. Shrimp & Crabs - Drip and temp acclimate but the poor man's way by dumping in one-fourth cup of aquarium water every fifteen minutes for an hour. 2. Fish - Temp and drip acclimate but not to the extent of the shrimp and crabs. A few dashes of tank water every couple of minutes for fifteen - this is especially if I know what the salinity of the store's tank is. By the way, I always ask what the salinity is so I know how slowly or quickly to take things. 3. Anemones and corals - temp acclimate for one-half hour. Dump 'em in. This was the instruction given to me by SaltCritters when I placed my one and only delivered order. Float them for one-half hour and throw them in. They even said if one drip acclimates it voids all warranties. I've done this with all mine so far and all are thriving. Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 @thespinningsadhu thanks! I saw this video of one i the famous reefers on YouTube where he just dumped them in the tank right out of the bag. I was like whattttt. wild I love the look of softies. I'm gonna test all my params tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment
thespinningsadhu Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Just now, Lugmos12 said: @thespinningsadhu thanks! I saw this video of one i the famous reefers on YouTube where he just dumped them in the tank right out of the bag. I was like whattttt. wild I love the look of softies. I'm gonna test all my params tomorrow. Yeah - the guy used this logic - not verbatim: you're stuck in a building and it's on fire and smoke is everywhere. The strapping, burly, brave fireman is not going to drag you towards the door that leads to safety and fresh air a foot at a time, is he? NO! Praise Jeebus! He's going to sling you over his brute shoulder and rush you to 100% fresh air. Let the reef say amen. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, thespinningsadhu said: Yeah - the guy used this logic - not verbatim: you're stuck in a building and it's on fire and smoke is everywhere. The strapping, burly, brave fireman is not going to drag you towards the door that leads to safety and fresh air a foot at a time, is he? NO! Praise Jeebus! He's going to sling you over his brute shoulder and rush you to 100% fresh air. Let the reef say amen. lmfao 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) is it really a water change if you don't mess around with the aquascape? Edited July 16, 2017 by Lugmos12 to adjust photo position 2 Quote Link to comment
samnaz Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The purple algae is calcareous coralline algae. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Update: My hammer and ricordea are doing great. GSP are alright, I wish I picked a better frag. The ricordea is expanding over to the rock! 3 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Lugmos12 said: Update: My hammer and ricordea are doing great. GSP are alright, I wish I picked a better frag. The ricordea is expanding over to the rock! No worries, GSP will be attempting world tank domination soon enough. Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Just now, Lula_Mae said: No worries, GSP will be attempting world tank domination soon enough. @Lula_Mae I kinda want that because I want a little mount or island of it LOL I LOVE the look of soft corals so I think I'll be avoiding SPS and the stony looking ones completely Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hi Lugmos. I have a question for you. I have an Evo coming next week and I was wondering if you had kept the stock light and how it's been working out for you. Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 24 minutes ago, Lugmos12 said: @Lula_Mae I kinda want that because I want a little mount or island of it LOL I LOVE the look of soft corals so I think I'll be avoiding SPS and the stony looking ones completely Except blastos. I recommend blastos. Mostly cuz I lubs dem. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 42 minutes ago, TinyOcean said: Hi Lugmos. I have a question for you. I have an Evo coming next week and I was wondering if you had kept the stock light and how it's been working out for you. @TinyOcean Hey there, The light seems to be working well. I only have hammer, mushroom, ricordea and two zoa heads and they responded fine to the light so far. I'm a noob at all of this so I'm just keeping an eye on everything. 37 minutes ago, Lula_Mae said: Except blastos. I recommend blastos. Mostly cuz I lubs dem. @Lula_Mae I'm hoping to find some cheap frags to start with. There's a local LFS here but they are $$$ 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thanks! I'm hoping the light will be enough so I don't have to fool around and upgrade it. Love your tank so far! Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 On 07/15/2017 at 7:48 PM, lee_jamie_hill said: yeah i was kinda lucky with mine, i put some egg crate down first then my 2 bits of rock 8lbs...then 20lb of live sand down I'm happy with how it looks at the moment not a scratch on my old tank tho... my old tank in England....yes that is my face...i made the rock and cured it over time..... This is haunting.... Quote Link to comment
lee_jamie_hill Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 2 hours ago, TheBig053 said: This is haunting.... yeah the wife agrees.....after all she's the one who wakes up to it every day..... i wanted to make two hands as well but the fingers broke away.........maybe ill try again with my bigger tank..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 UPDATE: Just got back from being away for 3 days. Before I left I did a water change and made sure it all looked good. Came back today to find a dead hermit crab (it was torn to pieces; see pic below). Also noticed some coraline growth on the rocks? Could also be an algae/diatom bloom right; I say so because of some brown spots on the sandbed. I also noticed that the hammer coral has two mouths. I did a water change and blew the sand/rocks with a turkey baster. Also added the InTank basket #1 and the Jebaos SW2 pump. I love the pump; the clownfish seem to really like swimming against/through the currents. If anybody has any go-to settings for their pumps on a tank this size, let me know. I currently have it on W2 at the lowest speed with medium-ish pumps. 1 Quote Link to comment
GregEmmitte Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hermit crab probably molted. 2 mouths means the hammer is growing/splitting Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Just now, GregEmmitte said: Hermit crab probably molted. 2 mouths means the hammer is growing/splitting really? Cause his shell remains in the same spot; not moving. When I took out the pieces of what was left over of the hermit it felt fleshy. hmm Quote Link to comment
GregEmmitte Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Eh, maybe something ate it then 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Maybe there was an epic hermit crab smack down and you missed it! 2 Quote Link to comment
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