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Originally Posted by Mr. Microscope
Oh really? Huh, learn something new everyday, thanks for the info.:thumbsup:
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03-14-2012, 12:18 PMPost #1: Badfish
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03-14-2012, 12:56 PMPost #2: Mr. Microscope
Yup. If you get a chance, take a look at their tail. It's usually tucked underneath them, but it looks very similar to that of any other lobster.
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03-14-2012, 08:07 PMPost #3: jimsfliesI didn't know that either. But here is a good read I found:Quote:
Originally Posted by Badfish
Anomura (Mole Crabs, Hermit Crabs, King Crabs, Porcelain Crabs and Squat Lobsters of BC -
03-15-2012, 09:05 AMPost #4: Mr. Microscope
Cool article! Thanks for sharing.
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03-21-2012, 10:30 PMPost #5: Mr. Microscope
Update 2012.03.21
Hello All,
There's been some changes with my tank, both to the livestock and equipment.
For starters, here's a new FTS:
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...S_20120321.jpg
I mounted most of the SPS frags I had in my rack on the top garden space. Now I just have to sit back and let them grow! I also mounted the new clove polyps at about the middle of the column and found a great spot for the torch. I have to say it's looking quite happy now. The yumas were also moved up to a semi-shaded area of the rocks.
I had a small outbreak of diatoms on the rock pillar last week. After a 20% water change, they've gone away and there is now a little bit of algae building up, but I think that is already starting to go away as well. The main reason I had this build up may have been due to lack of flow to the filtration. The MJ900 just didn't have the oompf for the near four foot head. Everytime I fed, the water would look cloudy for a whole day. So, I switched to a Mag Drive 3. I've very happy with the new turnover. The tank cleans up much faster now. Also, I got some Chemi-Pure Elite. Though, I've decided to only run that once a week overnight. I find it strips the water a bit too much for my liking. My zoas don't really react well to it.
Now that you've gone though all that, here's a little treat. I realize the FTS's don't really do the tank justice. So, here's a little movie to give you a better idea how the tank looks up close. Enjoy!
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03-22-2012, 08:54 AMPost #6: BC United
The tank looks nice!
I run chemipure elite in my 29 gallon and I have no luck with maintaining zoas long term, even though everything else seems healthy; maybe the problem is with the chemipure elite as you say it is for your tank. You stated that you were going to run chemipure elite once a week overnight. Have you tried this protocol before and found it effective? I find that mesh bag that holds the chemipure elite substrate, and probably the fine particle substrate itself, traps a lot of debris. I clean the mesh bag in tank water when I do a water change. You may want to clean the mesh well when you take the chemipure elite out of the tank. I would be concerned about what the chemipure elite introduces into the tank after it has been out of the tank for a week. On the other hand, if you are only running it over night, the chemipure elite may not have time to trap much organic debris to be a concern. And if you have tried this protocol before and it works, then also probably not a concern. -
03-22-2012, 09:33 AMPost #7: Mr. Microscope^^ Great discussion here! ^^Quote:
Originally Posted by BC United
No, I haven't tried this method yet, but I read about someone who did it on occasion and claimed to have success. I'm keeping SPS and zoas in this tank. So, really, the carbon and GFO is for the SPS. Also, I started using it is because of the cloudiness in my tank, but the new return pump seems to be helping a lot with that. I may have changed too many parameters at once to know what is doing what. Nonetheless, I think a general scrubbing of the water once a week should help with clarity and any smells from left over food (sigh, my clowns eat anything, but the cardinal will only take frozen!).
I used to have a 3 gallon JBJ picotope and ran Chemi-Pure Elite constantly. I noticed that everything in my tank was pooping out, then would start to do well again after about three months of adding CPE. Then, I'd change to a new bag of CPE and everything would go to $hit again. Though, the effect was so subtle, that it took me about a year to notice. I added it to my frag tank once and noticed the same thing happen. Zoas shrunk up and looked sad. After running the CPE in my cube, one of my zoa frags was looking sad just after the overnight. So, I'm starting to get more and more skeptical about the utility of this stuff.
As for getting detritus in the bag, I put it in a chamber of the sump after a bunch of filter floss. So, most detritus should be getting caught by the floss first, but you bring up a good point about introducing bad things back into the tank that get caught up in the bag and sit around for a week. I am considering putting the bag in a HOB on the side of the fuge and just turn it on once a week. Then, the bag would at least remain wet all the time. Right now, I'm just putting it back into the container.
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03-22-2012, 10:13 AMPost #8: MizTanks
NOW this makes sense! I ran Chemipure Elite in my 8g nano for almost 2 years. Couldn't keep a zoa alive and trust me, I tried! All toll I lost about 15 frags. I finally gave up.
I no longer run it in my 26g and my zoas, 9 different types in all have gone crazy with growth! See what I mean :) -
03-22-2012, 10:50 AMPost #9: Mr. MicroscopeYes! Thanks for the confirmation. I had the exact same frustration. It seems that CPE+Zoas = :(Quote:
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03-24-2012, 08:41 PMPost #10: Mr. Microscope
Well, I haven't posted a lot of images of the corals up close. So, I did a little photo shoot the other night. Enjoy!
For starters, here's my favorite new addition. I think they're papaya cloves:
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...es20120323.jpg
My other favorite new addition is this torch. It keeps looking happier and happier everyday. Here's a little hypnotic movie of it under blue LED's:
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Here's those new zoas under daylights this time. I think they're equally impressive. The Blue Hornets are taking some time to come around, but that's how I got them and they were cheap. So, I figure I can wait for them to grow and color up. The Unthouchables are still looking healthy and the Darth Mauls are getting bigger!
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...as20120323.jpg
I got this acro about two months ago. I haven't been able to identify it yet though. Please help if you know what it is. I really like the polyps. It started out kind of a dull green, but is starting to turn red at the base.
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...ro20120323.jpg
I love these yumas. They've had several babies for months, but the big ones were always covering them up until recently. The big guys finally moved far enough away to give the babies some light and a chance to grow up.
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...as20120323.jpg
My hermits never cease to amuse me. About a month ago I fragged some of this colony of Radioactive Dragon Eyes and Green Bay Packers. A few of the polyps fell off the plugs and landed on rubble sitting around my tank. One happened to stick to a little shell. Yesterday, I noticed that one of the hermits decided to move into the shell. I now have a walking zoa!
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...Es20120323.jpg
Here's one of my left handed guys hanging out in the acans. Testing fate IMO. I like how the baby acans are a little striped. They almost look rainbowish at times.
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...ns20120322.jpg
Mummy Eye Chalice looking sexy as usual!
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...ce20120322.jpg
I love this maze favia (or at least I think that's what it's called, please correct me if you know better).
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...ze20120323.jpg
Here's some of the ORA Green Birdsnest that I got at the swap. It broke into three pieces when I tried to get it off the plastic blue ORA plug. So, I mounted them all in various spots on the pillar.
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...st20120323.jpg
I've got a few ORA Red Planet frags. The one on the lower right (under the Garf Bonsai) has been under my light for a very long time. The one on the left is newer. You can see a huge color difference. I'm continuing to raise the intensity of my LED's. I'm guessing over time, they will balance out and the green will turn into a hot red pink.
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...ts20120323.jpg
Finally, here's the Derasa. Happy as a clam!
http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/a...sa20120323.jpg
More updates to come! ORA Pearlberry coming tomorrow!