Wingy Posted April 18, 2019 I see pods. 😊 Will water changes with store bought filtered sea water be enough to sustain them? I placed an order today but the shop isn't placing an order for another week or two. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
MetaTank Posted April 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Wingy said: I see pods. 😊 Will water changes with store bought filtered sea water be enough to sustain them? I placed an order today but the shop isn't placing an order for another week or two. They should be just fine, but someone else please chime in if I'm wrong 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
Ratvan Posted April 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Wingy said: I see pods. 😊 Will water changes with store bought filtered sea water be enough to sustain them? I placed an order today but the shop isn't placing an order for another week or two. I too think you should be fine Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 18, 2019 6 hours ago, MetaTank said: They should be just fine, but someone else please chime in if I'm wrong 45 minutes ago, Ratvan said: I too think you should be fine Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 21, 2019 Here I sit watching pods roam the glass. They are busy little things. Some are now large enough so that I can see them get sucked into the filter tube and shoot out the waterfall. If pods could speak I wonder if they would be screaming in terror or yelling wheeee after a ride through the filter waterslide. I did see a skeleton or molt of what looked like a small shrimp when I stirred up the bottom. It was about 2 mm in length and a milky white color. I ran to get the turkey baster and a clear glass so I could get a better look at it but of course I could not find it. Lesson learned. The turkey baster is now in the box under the tank. 2 3 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 25, 2019 Pods are everywhere, on the glass, climbing the rocks, freely floating and climbing the walls inside the filter. I haven't had diatoms, probably because of all the pods. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post
Tigahboy Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Wingy said: Pods are everywhere, on the glass, climbing the rocks, freely floating and climbing the walls inside the filter. I haven't had diatoms, probably because of all the pods. I was in the same boat last week (it was great), but the pod population has shrunk a great deal now. I ordered some more pods and phyto to feed the pods to grow the numbers again. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 25, 2019 I have what looks to be a very small snail climbing on the glass. It is a bit larger than the head of a pin, is all white with two hair thin antenna. I hope it is not into carpet surfing because I don't have a lid yet. Are snails smart enough to stay away from filter tubes or do I need to cover it? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
asting Posted April 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Wingy said: I have what looks to be a very small snail climbing on the glass. It is a bit larger than the head of a pin, is all white with two hair thin antenna. I hope it is not into carpet surfing because I don't have a lid yet. Are snails smart enough to stay away from filter tubes or do I need to cover it? Sounds like a stomatella. I wouldn't worry about it. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 27, 2019 Since snow is in the forecast I am have changed my plans for Sunday. Instead of going to the first enduro/demolition derby of the season and freezing my tail off I am going to the Queen City Frag Fest. With a little luck I will have something colorful to add tomorrow. I just looked outside and its snowing now. I am not amused. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 27, 2019 And then there were two. There are 2 snails cruising around the glass now, one is a bit bigger than the other but they look to be the same other than size. Maybe they are part of the reason I haven't had diatoms. Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 28, 2019 I think I may have finally identified the hitchhiker snails. I believe they are Collonista snails aka mini turbos. They are probably perfect for this size tank as long as their population doesn't get out of control. I haven't seen the larger of the two since last night when I blasted the heck out of the rocks with a turkey baster. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 28, 2019 I picked up a beautiful blue mushroom, orange clove polyp, pom pom xenia and a small chunk of gsp. Everything is very unhappy so I am waiting on pictures for tomorrow. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted April 30, 2019 Everyone was open and happy when I got home so of course I had to make them grumpy. I decided to get rid of the janky tv tray I was using as a stand and buy a table. Moving the tank knocked everything around so the gsp and clove polyps are unwilling to have their picture taken. What do you think of the Staples blue folder as a background? I rather like the color. Notice the asterina starfish trying to photobomb my pic and the grumpy gsp on the right. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post
seabass Posted April 30, 2019 The blue color is very similar to the blue acrylic that tank builders use. I like it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
fishfreak0114 Posted April 30, 2019 I quite like the blue background 🙂 Off to a great start! Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted May 1, 2019 I think the HOB filter is beating everything up. I have it turned down as low as it will go and tried moving it but I believe the narrowness of the waterfall output channel is the culprit. I was thinking of cutting a piece of water tubing lengthwise to make a defuser channel to see if that helped but before I go tearing the house apart looking for my pvc cutter I hope that @Christopher Marks can weigh in and let me know if something like that would allowed because it boarders on being a spray bar. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted May 2, 2019 I still had the clear plastic packaging from the heater so I cut that down some and jammed one end under the outflow so that it floats and diffuses the waterfall. If this helps I will find a less ugly long term solution either making a trough with pvc, or hanging some shells from the filter as a kind of ledge. The good news is the clove polyps are happy. It has grown 2 new heads and now that it isn't getting beat up the centers have started to glow again. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted May 3, 2019 Today is a good update. The two collinista snails were out and about today. One has found the plug for the clove polyps and is on a mission to return it to pristine condition. The shroom looked like a shrivled raisin this morning but at some time this afternoon decided to get over its attitude. I have some new additions, 3 sexy shrimp and an itty bitty pom pom crab now call Chateau Janky Tank home. 1 sexy has claimed the gsp and the other two are sitting in my now pissed off xenia. My other half picked out a frag of something orange that I will need help identifying once it opens all the way for a pic. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post
Lula_Mae Posted May 3, 2019 Looks like you're off to a good start! Jake is super cute but he looks bossy lol. Quote Share this post Link to post
Wingy Posted May 3, 2019 I need something bright yellow in there. Any suggestions? Quote Share this post Link to post
Tigahboy Posted May 3, 2019 Nice additions! 1 pom pom with multiple sexies seems to be the winning combo. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post