Wy Renegades Growout Tank

[Sir Patrick]

Awsome tank revival right there!

[Wy Renegade]

Thanks Patrick - what it really needs is a good clean-up crew, but with the pistol shrimp that is almost impossible, as it kills snails almost as quickly as I add them to the tank. Soooo for now, its manual cleaning with a little help from a few asteria stars.

[Skyhigh]

find the rock that he is in and fresh water dip that rock and he will jump out super simple.

[Wy Renegade]

find the rock that he is in and fresh water dip that rock and he will jump out super simple.

Thanks Bryan - he is actually living under a rock rather than in it. I can't remove him, as the tank is actually his home and the students get a kick out of watching him eat whenever we feed him. Sooo, I'll just have to work around him.

[keeplearning]

That's awesome. Good luck on the tank.

[Wy Renegade]

That's awesome. Good luck on the tank.

Thank you.

[jolson10450]

Thanks Bryan - he is actually living under a rock rather than in it. I can't remove him, as the tank is actually his home and the students get a kick out of watching him eat whenever we feed him. Sooo, I'll just have to work around him.

i loved my mantis when i had it! by far my favorite! i will buy another again some day, so cool to watch!

[Wy Renegade]

i loved my mantis when i had it! by far my favorite! i will buy another again some day, so cool to watch!

Thanks, they are kind of fun to watch aren't they? Especially when they reach out and wack the snail. Unfortunately, they make it very difficult to keep a clean-up crew.

[Wy Renegade]

Ok, time for an update. I really have to give kudos to Bryan (Skyhigh) for the great job shipping. Everything started to open up the next day, and I never lost any polyps in transit. Soooo... high five Bryan!

November 22, 2010
All polyps still sitting on the sandbed, lighting is the dual t5HO, second dual t5HO is being phased in, so as to not light shock the polyps.

Better than Kedds Reds zoas (Original count: supposed to be 3 polyps, but I think I actually started with 4)

(Current count: 6 polyps)

Cherry Corals Skyhigh's zoos (Original count: 3 polyps)

(Current count: 4 polyps)

Devil's Armor paly (Original count: 2 polyps)

(Current count: 3 polyps)

Everlasting Gobstoper paly (Original count: 1 polyp)

(Current count: 1 polyp)

Eye of Rah zoas (Original count: 4 polyps)

(Current count: 4 polyps)

Green Bay Packers zoas (Original count: supposed to be 5, I believe I got 4 - although I can't decide if that other is new growth or a melting polyp)

(Current count: 4 polyps)

Lunar Eclipse palys (Original count: 2 polyps)

(Current count: 2 polyps)

Purple Death palys (Original count: 3 polyps)

(Current count: 3 polyps)

Total polyp count: 27

Couple other shots from the tank as well (just for fun);

Bryan's favorite paly and Yellow Jackets (you saw the Crazy Skirts already);


Some Green Armeggedon:


And a top down of the Scoly;


Maintenence at this point consists of water changes, and DIY topoff with Kalkwasser.