Hello

funkpolice · 02-06-2008, 06:58 PM

Hello to all. I'm just getting into keeping a reef aquarium, and it's starting to suck up alot of time and money. My wife thinks I'm crazy. The tank is from a friend. It's about 6 yrs old, but has been severely neglected for about 3. He gave it to me just before christmas, so I've had it for about 2 months. I've added a pearl bubble coral, red sea xenia, a different kind of xenia, some brown zoo's, some eagle eye zoo's, a leather coral, and a torch coral. If I can figure out how to post pix I will. I hope this forum will answer alot of questions, and offer helpfull suggestions.
Talk to you soon,
bill

prow · 02-06-2008, 07:24 PM

hey welcome. can not wait to see the pics

lcstorc · 02-06-2008, 07:36 PM

Welcome to RS!
We'll gladly answer any questions we can or at least offer our opinion.
For starters this hobby is crazy and will take a lot of time and money, It is also a very rewarding hobby that is worth all of that and more.

AQTCJAK · 02-06-2008, 07:40 PM

Welcome Aboard

SaltwaterGeek · 02-06-2008, 08:00 PM

Welcome to RS!

boozeman · 02-07-2008, 03:57 AM

Frankie · 02-07-2008, 06:22 AM

Welcome to RS!
Yeah shes right and your out of your mind~

blue_eyes53813 · 02-07-2008, 08:28 AM

Hello Welcome to RS... You have come to the right place for help.. What size tank is it?

funkpolice · 02-07-2008, 06:21 PM

My tank is a 55 gal. ~48" x 12" x 17". Last night one of my Xenia frags must have been dislodged from the rock it was in and fell to the bottom of the tank. It's all shrivelled up now, I hope it rebounds soon, it's my favorite coral. Also, a couple weeks ago, my bubble and leather corals got a little too close. The bubble stung the leather. The burned areas on the leather seem to be repairing themselves quickly, but I'm afraid the bubble is suffering from allelopathy. The bubble is upstream of the leather, and I put new carbon bags in my filter, but ever since the incident, the bubble hasn't open up like it used to. Any ideas?

bill

nikkipigtails · 02-07-2008, 06:36 PM

welcome!

JWarren · 02-07-2008, 08:47 PM

Hello!

framerguy · 02-07-2008, 11:48 PM

Welcome to RS!! The best way to post pics is to use a hosting site such as Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket, load them there, copy and paste them here in a thread.

About the bubble; what kind of flow, light, placement, etc. They prefer low intensity light, low flow and should be fed for good health.

chuck116 · 02-08-2008, 12:16 AM

Hello. WELCOME! Im also fairly new and am very interested in learning more

funkpolice · 02-08-2008, 05:58 AM

my bubble coral is in an area of low flow, just enough to push the polyps a little bit every 5 sec. or so. My lighting is only two 65w 50/50 power compacts so I don't think thats an issue either. I've never specifically fed it before, it has caught and ate some flakes in the past, and I add phytoplankton every other day, should I feed more? Like I said before, it was doing really well before it stung the leather. Polyp extension is aprox. 75% of what it was before. I noticed yesterday, all the way around the coral, where it meets the skeleton, there is a band of differently colored skeleton approx. 1/16" wide. Could this be a growth line, or is the coral receding?

funkpolice · 02-12-2008, 05:43 PM

Well, I did nothing, and now the bubble coral is bigger than it ever was today. Strange.
bill

02-06-2008, 06:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
funkpolice Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 399 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hello Hello to all. I'm just getting into keeping a reef aquarium, and it's starting to suck up alot of time and money. My wife thinks I'm crazy. The tank is from a friend. It's about 6 yrs old, but has been severely neglected for about 3. He gave it to me just before christmas, so I've had it for about 2 months. I've added a pearl bubble coral, red sea xenia, a different kind of xenia, some brown zoo's, some eagle eye zoo's, a leather coral, and a torch coral. If I can figure out how to post pix I will. I hope this forum will answer alot of questions, and offer helpfull suggestions. Talk to you soon, bill

02-06-2008, 07:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,854 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello hey welcome. can not wait to see the pics __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 17,965 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Welcome to RS! We'll gladly answer any questions we can or at least offer our opinion. For starters this hobby is crazy and will take a lot of time and money, It is also a very rewarding hobby that is worth all of that and more. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,097 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Hello Welcome to RS... You have come to the right place for help.. What size tank is it? __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

02-07-2008, 06:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
funkpolice Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 399 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hello My tank is a 55 gal. ~48" x 12" x 17". Last night one of my Xenia frags must have been dislodged from the rock it was in and fell to the bottom of the tank. It's all shrivelled up now, I hope it rebounds soon, it's my favorite coral. Also, a couple weeks ago, my bubble and leather corals got a little too close. The bubble stung the leather. The burned areas on the leather seem to be repairing themselves quickly, but I'm afraid the bubble is suffering from allelopathy. The bubble is upstream of the leather, and I put new carbon bags in my filter, but ever since the incident, the bubble hasn't open up like it used to. Any ideas? bill

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02-07-2008, 11:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,265 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Welcome to RS!! The best way to post pics is to use a hosting site such as Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket, load them there, copy and paste them here in a thread. About the bubble; what kind of flow, light, placement, etc. They prefer low intensity light, low flow and should be fed for good health. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

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chuck116 Midas Blenny Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 114 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hello Hello. WELCOME! Im also fairly new and am very interested in learning more

02-08-2008, 05:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
funkpolice Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 399 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hello my bubble coral is in an area of low flow, just enough to push the polyps a little bit every 5 sec. or so. My lighting is only two 65w 50/50 power compacts so I don't think thats an issue either. I've never specifically fed it before, it has caught and ate some flakes in the past, and I add phytoplankton every other day, should I feed more? Like I said before, it was doing really well before it stung the leather. Polyp extension is aprox. 75% of what it was before. I noticed yesterday, all the way around the coral, where it meets the skeleton, there is a band of differently colored skeleton approx. 1/16" wide. Could this be a growth line, or is the coral receding?

02-12-2008, 05:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
funkpolice Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 399 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hello Well, I did nothing, and now the bubble coral is bigger than it ever was today. Strange. bill

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