LazyFish Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Watch that heater I had one it in a 4g got up to around 88 almost cooked everything. Also had a larger version in a 8 gallon same problem the heater almost never shut off. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Wendy Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Your rubble wall is an interesting concept. Interested to see where you go with the rest of your scape. Your anemone shrimp are so cute, love the porcelain too! I had a porcelain crab in a 5.5 gallon & it loved to hang out on the bottom of cliffs in the rocks or under the powerhead. Hopefully yours will be out & about to enjoy watching it filter the water. 1 Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Discussing getting tank-spawned baby RFAs from Jason Fox over email! Excited! Will fit with my overall goal to stick with aquaculture/captive-bred livestock. Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I'm thinking about it too! that'd put me at 3 types of nems. Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 I have noted fluctuations in temp from 74F to 84F. I think tank light and sunlight are probably large factors, but not too happy with my Cobalt minitherm so far. Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 minute ago, DaVinciClown said: I have noted fluctuations in temp from 74F to 84F. I think tank light and sunlight are probably large factors, but not too happy with my Cobalt minitherm so far. that is pretty extreme. I'd trade it out, and maybe consider a fan on a timer or temperature controller. Just saw you were talking RFAs, not BTAs. Not sure how i misread that. regardless, RFAs would be nice Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, asting said: that is pretty extreme. I'd trade it out, and maybe consider a fan on a timer or temperature controller. Just saw you were talking RFAs, not BTAs. Not sure how i misread that. regardless, RFAs would be nice I’m also thinking about one BTA for the pico but I already have a captive spawned “rainbow” in my 20 gallon that grew at least 5x in size over the past few months. Maybe he will split! Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 23 hours ago, Wendy said: Your rubble wall is an interesting concept. Interested to see where you go with the rest of your scape. Your anemone shrimp are so cute, love the porcelain too! I had a porcelain crab in a 5.5 gallon & it loved to hang out on the bottom of cliffs in the rocks or under the powerhead. Hopefully yours will be out & about to enjoy watching it filter the water. I kind of like the simple scape and am favoring no further rock structures!! I have arches, caves, etc in my other tank. May eventually decide on some live rock if the cycle is difficult. 2 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I think the simple scape will highlight the RFA, they speak for themselves, so gorgeous. 2 Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Is this a pod or baby shrimp? Found it in my ball of chaeto aka mini fuge in the 20gallon- It’s cute! Went in the pico. 3 Quote Link to comment
LazyFish Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Idk its kind of hard to see Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 So I have an idea and it’s a little crazy. What is the lightest or least dense coral - gsp? cloves? 3 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, DaVinciClown said: So I have an idea and it’s a little crazy. What is the lightest or least dense coral - gsp? cloves? Oooh...I love crazy ideas! Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, DaVinciClown said: So I have an idea and it’s a little crazy. What is the lightest or least dense coral - gsp? cloves? Maybe xenia? Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I’m thinking of doing something similar actually 1 Quote Link to comment
William Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, Tigahboy said: Maybe xenia? Do you mean least dense ? Or most buoyant? Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, William said: Do you mean least dense ? Or most buoyant? I was thinking more in terms of buoyancy. 1 Quote Link to comment
asting Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Tigahboy said: I was thinking more in terms of buoyancy. aren't density and buoyancy the same thing? I.e. if it's less dense, it displaces more water for a given weight, meaning it's more buoyant. Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, asting said: aren't density and buoyancy the same thing? I.e. if it's less dense, it displaces more water for a given weight, meaning it's more buoyant. I was thinking strictly in terms of what would float easier (which I was just guessing was what OP was getting at). Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 @DaVinciClownI'm thinking about getting a couple RFA, anything in particular I need to know? Would they be okay in a mixed reef? Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 My RFAs have not had any issues in the 20 gallon mixed reef and have seemed happy from the start. Feed them maybe once a week or so. They don’t mind the anemone shrimp and also don’t mind touching eachother. I’m a little nervous with the non-established pico and also starting with new very tiny RFAs that were tank spawned (hopefully by Jason Fox). Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, DaVinciClown said: My RFAs have not had any issues in the 20 gallon mixed reef and have seemed happy from the start. Feed them maybe once a week or so. They don’t mind the anemone shrimp and also don’t mind touching eachother. I’m a little nervous with the non-established pico and also starting with new very tiny RFAs that were tank spawned (hopefully by Jason Fox). Would they do fine in a mixed reef? How aggressive are they? Quote Link to comment
kimdawg Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I have RFA in my 75 and one already in my janky tank. I currently have them touching mushrooms, zoas, and gsp. They have not hurt any of those things in my tank. They all live peaceful next to each other, but I don't know about other corals. 1 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, kimdawg said: I have RFA in my 75 and one already in my janky tank. I currently have them touching mushrooms, zoas, and gsp. They have not hurt any of those things in my tank. They all live peaceful next to each other, but I don't know about other corals. Perfect, thanks for the info! 1 Quote Link to comment
DaVinciClown Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Ordered some RFAs 1 Quote Link to comment
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