Matties 20 G in da Sanctuary 7mo old - Page 2

mattie · 02-08-2004, 12:40 AM

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yupp my poor clam he looks so sad

Maxx · 02-08-2004, 02:14 AM

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Originally posted by Dingo
Hey, Mattie. Your tank is looking great. Clam looks happy to me! You can't argue with success.
Question for the clam gurus - don't sandbed clams have natural defenses from common scavengers like bristleworms? I mean, in nature there must be way more of that sort of critter than the clam would have to deal with in a tank. My understanding was that a sand-preferring clam would just go cliff diving anyways if you tried to keep it on the rocks.

According to Daniel Knop's book, clams probably have a chemical defense against bristleworms getting in thru the byssal opening. He suspects that clams that contain bristle worms are already sick and their immune response is down. I have some good sized bristles in my tank, and my derasa hasnt shown any signs or symptoms the entire time I've had him. I'm assuming the same applies to my two new Maxima's.
Good call Dingo.
Nick

mattie · 02-13-2004, 08:34 PM

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mattie · 02-22-2004, 11:17 PM

well i have updates my tank a little after fraging out some of my zoo's and making some trades the tank has a new look in a few weeks i am going to do a little frag and trad w/some local folks

Craig Manoukian · 02-23-2004, 12:06 AM

Very nice.

Won't that Capricornis, as beautiful as it is, shade out your other corals? Maybe you can place it lower in the water column, eh?

mattie · 02-23-2004, 08:52 AM

on the top left side it's a green-eyed cup coral from fiji very slow grower (my Second Coral purchase). i have been thinking about the idea of lowering it down or trading it becouse it does not like my lighting it shrivels up under my new lights and then opens fully in the dark where as with only 130watts PC it would open up most of the time. but since it is a slow grower i have keeped it but if my yellow turbinaria gets to big or any of the caps it gonna be Frag Time

Craig Manoukian · 02-23-2004, 09:55 AM

mattie · 03-08-2004, 11:31 AM

a couple chnages some new sps stuffs green mili frga purple acro frag tricolor acrofrag and a new 2-3inch maxima clam i and others are very curiuos as to how this little guy will do under my 260watt PC lighting he is mostly black with white specs and few brown spoches and blue specs inside, i have seen others color up well as they mature so i am hoping i am as lucky

Cougra · 03-08-2004, 12:19 PM

Nice Tank! it's maturing really nicely!

EdgeKrusher · 03-08-2004, 01:01 PM

Sweet tank!

A questiong for all you guru's out there. I've seen such explosive growth of Zoos in everybody's tanks. But in mine, I've only seen one polyp grow from one of the colonies I have. It started with only one polyp now it has two, but it won't grow anymore, same for my green and orange zoo colony. What is your secret? It's been about 5 months since I've seen any growth. shrooms, and leathers are growing and shrooms are reproducing.

Thanks

And sorry for high jacking the thread mattie

EK

mattie · 03-08-2004, 04:39 PM

edge
1 polyp to 2 is 100% growth so i would not worry to much
adding small amount of phyto and just do your best to keep the water at ideal conditions Ca Alk Ni Ph out side of having decent lights is all i can sudgest

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02-22-2004, 11:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	well i have updates my tank a little after fraging out some of my zoo's and making some trades the tank has a new look in a few weeks i am going to do a little frag and trad w/some local folks __________________ www.reef-care.com

02-23-2004, 12:06 AM	#20 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Very nice. Won't that Capricornis, as beautiful as it is, shade out your other corals? Maybe you can place it lower in the water column, eh? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

02-23-2004, 08:52 AM	#21 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	on the top left side it's a green-eyed cup coral from fiji very slow grower (my Second Coral purchase). i have been thinking about the idea of lowering it down or trading it becouse it does not like my lighting it shrivels up under my new lights and then opens fully in the dark where as with only 130watts PC it would open up most of the time. but since it is a slow grower i have keeped it but if my yellow turbinaria gets to big or any of the caps it gonna be Frag Time __________________ www.reef-care.com

02-23-2004, 09:55 AM	#22 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,911 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	__________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

03-08-2004, 11:31 AM	#23 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	a couple weeks later a couple chnages some new sps stuffs green mili frga purple acro frag tricolor acrofrag and a new 2-3inch maxima clam i and others are very curiuos as to how this little guy will do under my 260watt PC lighting he is mostly black with white specs and few brown spoches and blue specs inside, i have seen others color up well as they mature so i am hoping i am as lucky __________________ www.reef-care.com

03-08-2004, 12:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice Tank! it's maturing really nicely! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

03-08-2004, 01:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
EdgeKrusher Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN Posts: 716 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sweet tank! A questiong for all you guru's out there. I've seen such explosive growth of Zoos in everybody's tanks. But in mine, I've only seen one polyp grow from one of the colonies I have. It started with only one polyp now it has two, but it won't grow anymore, same for my green and orange zoo colony. What is your secret? It's been about 5 months since I've seen any growth. shrooms, and leathers are growing and shrooms are reproducing. Thanks And sorry for high jacking the thread mattie EK __________________ ((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸>< ((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸. `·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.

03-08-2004, 04:39 PM	#26 (permalink)
mattie RS Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Torrance CA Posts: 522 View Gallery Karma Komment	edge 1 polyp to 2 is 100% growth so i would not worry to much adding small amount of phyto and just do your best to keep the water at ideal conditions Ca Alk Ni Ph out side of having decent lights is all i can sudgest __________________ www.reef-care.com

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