Reefmack's RSM 130 - Page 6

dmyers557 · 07-06-2009, 08:47 PM

Sad to hear, but I guess its a step forward as far as new coral additions. Take pics of the ric. I love those things. Also, do you have to feed Duncans? I want some and would be willing to buy a frag from you if you get around to it.

tutuan · 07-06-2009, 09:30 PM

Sorry for your fish. I also have just lost a pink bar goby. Just simply disappear. Sigh

Reefmack · 07-06-2009, 09:33 PM

I never intentionally feed the Duncans or any of my corals. The Duncans multiply like crazy, and prices on them have really dropped if you search around. I'm not even sure if I can frag mine - the heads are so close to each other. I should at least move them though, so they're not so cramped.

Mavjoy · 07-06-2009, 10:57 PM

Terry- That's what I thought that was. I thought it was something else..hehe. I have this silver grass looking coral that stings whatever it touches. I don't know the name at the moment.

Reefmack · 07-07-2009, 09:02 AM

tutuan - I hate it when I lose a fish, and I hate it even more when they just disappear, since they are obviously decomposing somewhere in the tank. I noticed before I left work this morning that the body of my big Foxface had been dragged by my serpent star into view, under a cavern under the middle of my rocks. Unfortunately I was running late and had no time to deal with it. I'm hoping it's still there tonight so I can try to get it out to avoid any ammonia problems.

Mavjoy - is it Elegance or Galaxia that you have?

Nowellsy SNR · 07-07-2009, 11:00 AM

Sorry to hear about your foxface Terry

Reefmack · 07-07-2009, 11:39 AM

Thanks Nowellsy. I just hope the remains are still accessible when I get home tonight. I have replacement fish on the way for delivery tomorrow (not another Foxface though).

Reefmack · 07-07-2009, 08:40 PM

Update: I managed to get the deceased Foxface out when I got home. After 2 days he was decomposing a lot and eaten quite a bit by my CUC and most likely bristleworms also, but I'm glad I got the remains out before any ammonia spike.

I had a coral delivery for the little 6G Nanocube I've set up, and epoxied a double mouthed orange Ricordea florida onto the bare spot in the RSM left by the zoa colony dying off. While mounting the Ric I looked closely at 2 clumps of a very bright green "something" that had been growing on the coralline on my back gate. I grabbed a quick picture as I was doing a dozen other things at the same time. I'll try for a better picture when I have time:

As I thought, it's 2 small colonies (about 1/2 inch each) of Pocillipora! The polyps can be seen in the crappy picture. Somehow the colonies were created by my larger Pocillopora colony (seen in the last picture above). I've heard the Pocillopora can spread in a tank, and this confirms that. The main colony is 5-6 inches in front of the gate, so the new colonies must have come from a spawning or ejected eggs or polyps of some sort? I thought this was pretty sweet! I don't see any good way of getting the new colonies relocated, unless I can chip off that heavy coralline buildup and manage to keep the coral intact. For now I'll just let them grow.

Yes - the coralline is pretty thick on the bottom of the gate! Also some bubbles from cleaning and restarting the skimmer.

lcstorc · 07-07-2009, 09:11 PM

So sorry to hear about the foxface. It really stinks to lose part of your family like that.
I wish I had an idea on the zoas but I have been watching the thread and it seems nobody knows. Have you tried sending a PM to HMA? Just a shot in the dark, but he may have an idea.
That is really cool about the Poccis. You must be doing something right to have that kind of growth.

Reefmack · 07-07-2009, 09:35 PM

Thanks Lynn. Good idea on asking HMA. Yep - one thing dies, another thing is born. I guess that's the story of life!

nanoreefing4fun · 07-08-2009, 12:27 PM

Terry - Sorry to hear about the loss for your fish !!! Know you will love your new Ricordea florida, what I though (lsf told me) my yuma, was actually a Ricordea florida - he very colorful !

Reefmack · 07-08-2009, 01:28 PM

Hi Glenn. I have several of the florida rics but they're all in barely visible locations. Hopefully the new one will do well in that bare spot. I have some blue/green ones right up on top of the rock that do well under the high light intensity, so I'm hoping the orange one will too. My Yumas have also done great and have really multiplied.

alphasierra · 07-08-2009, 02:23 PM

Sorry about the loss of the Foxface Terry. 2 Years is a great effort... I'm hoping some of my fish will live that long and maybe longer. I was watching some Foxface swim around today at the fish street. Considering getting one for the next setup.

Reefmack · 07-08-2009, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alphasierra

Sorry about the loss of the Foxface Terry. 2 Years is a great effort... I'm hoping some of my fish will live that long and maybe longer. I was watching some Foxface swim around today at the fish street. Considering getting one for the next setup.

Mine did what I got him for - ate all of my Bryopsis in about a week.

dmyers557 · 07-09-2009, 02:26 AM

PICS, PICS, PICS!!!!! I wanna see these rics and yuma's if you can get a pic.

07-06-2009, 08:47 PM	#76 (permalink)
dmyers557 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburg, California Posts: 612 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Sad to hear, but I guess its a step forward as far as new coral additions. Take pics of the ric. I love those things. Also, do you have to feed Duncans? I want some and would be willing to buy a frag from you if you get around to it. __________________ SETUP: 34g RedSea Max with Current Outer Orbit mh lighting, Phoenix 14k mh bulb, 2x65watt 460nm and 420nm actinics, Tunze 9002 skimmer, StevieT's media rack, 40 lbs live rock, 30 lbs live sand, Ecotech MP10. CORAL: Dendro, Torch, XMEN zoo's, Tubb's Blue, Mohawk, Devil's Armor, Nuclear Greens, Plum PE's, Miami Hurricanes, Armor Of God, Wammin Watermelon's, Galileo PE, JC's Pink PE, True Eagle Eyes, Blue Horizon Zoo's, Rainbow Acans, Hollywood Stunner Chalice, Cotton Candy Chalice, Frogspawn, Kryptonite Candy Cane SPS CORAL: Pink Lemonade, Hydnophora, Infamous Frag Farmer's Setosa, ATL Pink Polyp Cap, Tyree Idaho Grape Cap, Green & Purple Birdnest, Jedi Mind Trick Undata, True Undata, ATL Meteor Shower, Rainbow Monti CLAM: Tridacna maxima clam FISH: Midas Blenny, Coral Beauty, 6-line Wrasse, Blue Green Chromis My RedSea Max 130!!!

07-06-2009, 09:30 PM	#77 (permalink)
tutuan Tubeworm Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 33 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Sorry for your fish. I also have just lost a pink bar goby. Just simply disappear. Sigh

07-06-2009, 09:33 PM	#78 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 I never intentionally feed the Duncans or any of my corals. The Duncans multiply like crazy, and prices on them have really dropped if you search around. I'm not even sure if I can frag mine - the heads are so close to each other. I should at least move them though, so they're not so cramped. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-06-2009, 10:57 PM	#79 (permalink)
Mavjoy Achilles Tang Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: san jose ca. Posts: 809 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Terry- That's what I thought that was. I thought it was something else..hehe. I have this silver grass looking coral that stings whatever it touches. I don't know the name at the moment. __________________ My RSM Tank..Oh Yeah! Tunze Nano skimmer, Outer Orbit 250hqi with 2x24 Ati Blue+ and 2x24 KZ Fiji Purple, Auto Top Off unit, Vortech MP40W, RKL Controller, 2X Drew's Dosing Pump http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...up-my-rsm.html What We Must Do Is Encourage A Sea Change In Attitude, One That Acknowledges We Are A Part Of The Living World, Not Apart From It......Dr. Sylvia Earle

07-07-2009, 09:02 AM	#80 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 tutuan - I hate it when I lose a fish, and I hate it even more when they just disappear, since they are obviously decomposing somewhere in the tank. I noticed before I left work this morning that the body of my big Foxface had been dragged by my serpent star into view, under a cavern under the middle of my rocks. Unfortunately I was running late and had no time to deal with it. I'm hoping it's still there tonight so I can try to get it out to avoid any ammonia problems. Mavjoy - is it Elegance or Galaxia that you have? __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-07-2009, 11:00 AM	#81 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 1,202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Sorry to hear about your foxface Terry __________________ *Anthony Proud UK Based RSM 250 Owner* *Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, Tunze Stream 6065 Powerhead, D-D DC300 Chiller with external pump.....Vortech MP40 Coming for Xmas* *My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey***

07-07-2009, 11:39 AM	#82 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Thanks Nowellsy. I just hope the remains are still accessible when I get home tonight. I have replacement fish on the way for delivery tomorrow (not another Foxface though). __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-07-2009, 08:40 PM	#83 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Update: I managed to get the deceased Foxface out when I got home. After 2 days he was decomposing a lot and eaten quite a bit by my CUC and most likely bristleworms also, but I'm glad I got the remains out before any ammonia spike. I had a coral delivery for the little 6G Nanocube I've set up, and epoxied a double mouthed orange Ricordea florida onto the bare spot in the RSM left by the zoa colony dying off. While mounting the Ric I looked closely at 2 clumps of a very bright green "something" that had been growing on the coralline on my back gate. I grabbed a quick picture as I was doing a dozen other things at the same time. I'll try for a better picture when I have time: As I thought, it's 2 small colonies (about 1/2 inch each) of Pocillipora! The polyps can be seen in the crappy picture. Somehow the colonies were created by my larger Pocillopora colony (seen in the last picture above). I've heard the Pocillopora can spread in a tank, and this confirms that. The main colony is 5-6 inches in front of the gate, so the new colonies must have come from a spawning or ejected eggs or polyps of some sort? I thought this was pretty sweet! I don't see any good way of getting the new colonies relocated, unless I can chip off that heavy coralline buildup and manage to keep the coral intact. For now I'll just let them grow. Yes - the coralline is pretty thick on the bottom of the gate! Also some bubbles from cleaning and restarting the skimmer. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-07-2009, 09:11 PM	#84 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 So sorry to hear about the foxface. It really stinks to lose part of your family like that. I wish I had an idea on the zoas but I have been watching the thread and it seems nobody knows. Have you tried sending a PM to HMA? Just a shot in the dark, but he may have an idea. That is really cool about the Poccis. You must be doing something right to have that kind of growth. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-07-2009, 09:35 PM	#85 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Thanks Lynn. Good idea on asking HMA. Yep - one thing dies, another thing is born. I guess that's the story of life! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-08-2009, 12:27 PM	#86 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,547 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Terry - Sorry to hear about the loss for your fish !!! Know you will love your new Ricordea florida, what I though (lsf told me) my yuma, was actually a Ricordea florida - he very colorful ! __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

07-08-2009, 01:28 PM	#87 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,153 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Hi Glenn. I have several of the florida rics but they're all in barely visible locations. Hopefully the new one will do well in that bare spot. I have some blue/green ones right up on top of the rock that do well under the high light intensity, so I'm hoping the orange one will too. My Yumas have also done great and have really multiplied. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-08-2009, 02:23 PM	#88 (permalink)
alphasierra Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 552 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Sorry about the loss of the Foxface Terry. 2 Years is a great effort... I'm hoping some of my fish will live that long and maybe longer. I was watching some Foxface swim around today at the fish street. Considering getting one for the next setup.

07-09-2009, 02:26 AM	#90 (permalink)
dmyers557 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pittsburg, California Posts: 612 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 PICS, PICS, PICS!!!!! I wanna see these rics and yuma's if you can get a pic. __________________ SETUP: 34g RedSea Max with Current Outer Orbit mh lighting, Phoenix 14k mh bulb, 2x65watt 460nm and 420nm actinics, Tunze 9002 skimmer, StevieT's media rack, 40 lbs live rock, 30 lbs live sand, Ecotech MP10. CORAL: Dendro, Torch, XMEN zoo's, Tubb's Blue, Mohawk, Devil's Armor, Nuclear Greens, Plum PE's, Miami Hurricanes, Armor Of God, Wammin Watermelon's, Galileo PE, JC's Pink PE, True Eagle Eyes, Blue Horizon Zoo's, Rainbow Acans, Hollywood Stunner Chalice, Cotton Candy Chalice, Frogspawn, Kryptonite Candy Cane SPS CORAL: Pink Lemonade, Hydnophora, Infamous Frag Farmer's Setosa, ATL Pink Polyp Cap, Tyree Idaho Grape Cap, Green & Purple Birdnest, Jedi Mind Trick Undata, True Undata, ATL Meteor Shower, Rainbow Monti CLAM: Tridacna maxima clam FISH: Midas Blenny, Coral Beauty, 6-line Wrasse, Blue Green Chromis My RedSea Max 130!!!

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