Fearless44 RSM250 evolution
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Fearless44
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Water changes:
Not to belabor this topic, but I have not found the answer to this question:
How do y'all safely add the SW back to the tank - if you don't have a sump or an ATO?
Poured from a 5 gallon bucket (seems like it would traumatize the tank inhabitants)?
Anyone use a siphon pump?
Ideas you'd like to share, please?
Not to belabor this topic, but I have not found the answer to this question:
How do y'all safely add the SW back to the tank - if you don't have a sump or an ATO?
Poured from a 5 gallon bucket (seems like it would traumatize the tank inhabitants)?
Anyone use a siphon pump?
Ideas you'd like to share, please?
manually topping off - I pour around a gallon a day of plain ro/di water from a 5 gallon jug, into a one gallon pitcher & then from the pitcher into the tank
during weekly water changes, I add my sw back by pumping it into the tank, I am now using a spare sicce skimmer pump to mix my sw & to pump it from my mixing bucket into the tank... I picked up a spare sicce RSM 250 skimmer pump for $20 from a member of the club that no longer needed it, before that I used a maxi-jet 1200 to do the same...
on a sidenote - the sicce pump add so much heat, I don't even have to use a heater
to bring to temp
during weekly water changes, I add my sw back by pumping it into the tank, I am now using a spare sicce skimmer pump to mix my sw & to pump it from my mixing bucket into the tank... I picked up a spare sicce RSM 250 skimmer pump for $20 from a member of the club that no longer needed it, before that I used a maxi-jet 1200 to do the same...
on a sidenote - the sicce pump add so much heat, I don't even have to use a heater
to bring to temp
Tokalosh
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My way of doing this is by siphoning off 2 x 12 litre buckets of tank water and siphoning back in 24L of pre mixed (by myself) salt water.
On the occasions when things go drastically wrong with the water parameters, I end up doing a LARGE water change, and expose the top corals to the elements for the duration.
I've done this for years with not detrimental affects to the tank or it inhabitants.
Tok
On the occasions when things go drastically wrong with the water parameters, I end up doing a LARGE water change, and expose the top corals to the elements for the duration.
I've done this for years with not detrimental affects to the tank or it inhabitants.
Tok
Fearless44
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Tok, when you say "siphoning back in 24L...."
do you use a pump to move the water back into the DT?
or is your new water bucket higher than your DT and you literally siphon back into the DT?
Thanks!
Fearless44
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Finally caught him posing with a decent background:
Is there a point in time that it becomes necessary to de-populate the tank of the CUC members? Seems all of my green hair algae is gone, and there is not much left to pick on anymore - don't want anyone to go hungry!
Is there a point in time that it becomes necessary to de-populate the tank of the CUC members? Seems all of my green hair algae is gone, and there is not much left to pick on anymore - don't want anyone to go hungry!
No, they will continue to scavenge uneaten food, fish poop, etc.
Pretty picture of your Golden Midas Blenny! Does he perch on a rock ledge or does he hide in a rock hole?
I love to watch mine, he does the camo brown blotch pattern as soon as the lights off & heads to his sitting place beneath my toadstool leather. Turns pretty yellow again when the lights come back on, just a FUN fish to have
I love to watch mine, he does the camo brown blotch pattern as soon as the lights off & heads to his sitting place beneath my toadstool leather. Turns pretty yellow again when the lights come back on, just a FUN fish to have
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Fearless44
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Thanks Greg. I am getting increasingly annoyed with the tiny snails that always want to climb the front tank wall - not the sides or back. I usually collect a dozen or so and re-deposit them on the back of the live rock.
Fearless44
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Pretty picture of your Golden Midas Blenny! Does he perch on a rock ledge or does he hide in a rock hole?
I love to watch mine, he does the camo brown blotch pattern as soon as the lights off & heads to his sitting place beneath my toadstool leather. Turns pretty yellow again when the lights come back on, just a FUN fish to have
By far, my favorite fish. He has a favorite hole in the live rock, but is a very active fish overall. Such a neat personality. I think he swims like an eel.
Here he his on a recent siesta:
Fearless44
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I forgot to ask what the exact name of this blue mushroom. If anyone can help, it will be greatly appreciated!
ID please:
ID please:
Fearless44
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anyone have a guess?
Wish I could help but I am terrible at this! I don't even know the names of many of my own corals. I just know the family so I can figure out where to put them in my tank!
Blue Mushroom (Actinodiscus sp.)
Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums: Blue Mushroom Coral
The world of hard corals is equally vibrant as is that of soft corals. Also, hard corals are relatively easy to maintain than soft corals. If you are a beginner or even a serious and experienced hobbyist, hard corals for your reef aquarium can be a good choice. Blue Mushrooms are one such variety of hard corals of the Genus Actinodiscus that require low maintenance and add display value to your marine aquarium as well.
Other names: Blue Mushrooms belong to the Family Actinodiscidae or Discosomatidae and are also commonly called as Mushroom Anemones, Flower Corals and Disc Anemones. The scientific name of Blue Mushrooms is Actinodiscus species.
Coral Type: Blue Mushrooms are hard corals of Polyp type.
Origin or natural range: Blue Mushrooms originate in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean in the South-East Asian country, Indonesia.
Size: Small sized Blue Mushrooms are 2 inches to 3 inches long, medium sized Blue Mushrooms are 3 inches to 5 inches long while, the large one are 5 inches to 7 inches long. The sizes of Blue Mushrooms may however, vary being contingent upon many factors such as the depth of the water they are living in, the surrounding environment of the Actinodiscus species and the flow of the water in the vicinity of Blue Mushrooms.
Color: Blue Mushrooms come in a varying range of blue color such as, blue, metallic blue, blue-green and violet. Blue Mushrooms can have a pinkish or purplish tinge in them. The depth of blue color of the Actinodiscus species is determined by the degree of illumination they existed in and the degree of illumination they get in your marine aquarium. If your marine aquarium has ample illumination then the Blue Mushrooms stay near to the rocks and acquire deeper blue color. Also, the blue color of the Actinodiscus species may have pattern or striped coloring instead of a uniform color.
Morphology: Blue Mushrooms are relatively hardy as compared to other marine invertebrates of the Phylum Cnidaria.
Compatibility: Blue Mushrooms are relatively moderately aggressive as compared to the other marine invertebrates.
Breeding: Blue Mushrooms breed quite easily and speedily in your marine aquarium. Blue Mushrooms divide in order to propagate and each fragment can develop into a new Blue Mushroom.
Growth environment in your marine aquarium: The following factors should be maintained as specified for healthy Blue Mushrooms.
Saltwater Aquarium Corals for Marine Reef Aquariums: Blue Mushroom Coral
The world of hard corals is equally vibrant as is that of soft corals. Also, hard corals are relatively easy to maintain than soft corals. If you are a beginner or even a serious and experienced hobbyist, hard corals for your reef aquarium can be a good choice. Blue Mushrooms are one such variety of hard corals of the Genus Actinodiscus that require low maintenance and add display value to your marine aquarium as well.
Other names: Blue Mushrooms belong to the Family Actinodiscidae or Discosomatidae and are also commonly called as Mushroom Anemones, Flower Corals and Disc Anemones. The scientific name of Blue Mushrooms is Actinodiscus species.
Coral Type: Blue Mushrooms are hard corals of Polyp type.
Origin or natural range: Blue Mushrooms originate in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean in the South-East Asian country, Indonesia.
Size: Small sized Blue Mushrooms are 2 inches to 3 inches long, medium sized Blue Mushrooms are 3 inches to 5 inches long while, the large one are 5 inches to 7 inches long. The sizes of Blue Mushrooms may however, vary being contingent upon many factors such as the depth of the water they are living in, the surrounding environment of the Actinodiscus species and the flow of the water in the vicinity of Blue Mushrooms.
Color: Blue Mushrooms come in a varying range of blue color such as, blue, metallic blue, blue-green and violet. Blue Mushrooms can have a pinkish or purplish tinge in them. The depth of blue color of the Actinodiscus species is determined by the degree of illumination they existed in and the degree of illumination they get in your marine aquarium. If your marine aquarium has ample illumination then the Blue Mushrooms stay near to the rocks and acquire deeper blue color. Also, the blue color of the Actinodiscus species may have pattern or striped coloring instead of a uniform color.
Morphology: Blue Mushrooms are relatively hardy as compared to other marine invertebrates of the Phylum Cnidaria.
Compatibility: Blue Mushrooms are relatively moderately aggressive as compared to the other marine invertebrates.
Breeding: Blue Mushrooms breed quite easily and speedily in your marine aquarium. Blue Mushrooms divide in order to propagate and each fragment can develop into a new Blue Mushroom.
Growth environment in your marine aquarium: The following factors should be maintained as specified for healthy Blue Mushrooms.
Fearless44
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Educate me......I thought this was a blue mushroom:
Here is a zoomed out pic of the 'unknown coral' that the LFS called a blue mushroom:
Thanks for the help. I am trying to keep the correct names (even the scientific ones) for all my critters.
Oh... I though you were saying... he was a Blue Mushroom & were just asking what type of Blue Mushroom this was...
Post his pic here & ask for an id Aquarium Corals bet some RS members will know for sure
I have never seen growth on top of the blue like that in a mushroom coral, that I can id, but sure some RS member will know.
It could be related to his reproductive cycle or some other coral or growth.
Post his pic here & ask for an id Aquarium Corals bet some RS members will know for sure
I have never seen growth on top of the blue like that in a mushroom coral, that I can id, but sure some RS member will know.
It could be related to his reproductive cycle or some other coral or growth.