Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. - Page 4

lcstorc · 01-03-2007, 04:18 PM

Some full tank shots and my sun corals.

boozeman · 01-03-2007, 04:42 PM

iluvzigz · 01-03-2007, 04:44 PM

cool shots lynn i just got caught up on this thread ..boy is it moving along for a couple of days....

sorry i couldnt meet up with you guys..im just too far away to hang...although i'd better get some garlic shrimp when i come over...LOL

those last shots of the sun polyps real neat lookin

billyr98 · 01-03-2007, 05:19 PM

Great Shots Lynn, thanks for sharing...

Do you feed the suncorals directly?

cheeks69 · 01-03-2007, 06:38 PM

Just finished reading through the thread and all I can say is fantastic ! I love the way the sump looks very clean and organized, great work Frank & Friend. Also the corals look great and I just love the Crocea, is this a Blastomussa Lynn ?

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 10:45 AM

Yes I target feed the suns. Originally I fed them mysis, but they started doing poorly so I have switched to cyclopeze. Hopefully that will be more to their liking. They are in the seahorse tank so they also have plenty of opportunity to eat the mysis that the seahorse doesn't get to immediately.
Yes that is my one and only Blasto. I really love it and it has done great in the reef.
Thanks for all of the compliments.
Oh and the friend who was so helpful with the sump/fuge is TJ. He is on a lot of other sites as Mr. Bojangles so many of you may know him from other forums. I keep trying to get him on RS but so far no luck. He has lots of knowledge to share so I will keep trying.
I will try to pick out wome more good pics today and keep uploading. I have lots of pics just never took the time to resize and upload. Not that I have this thing finally started I seem to be unstoppable. LOL
I need to upload a pic of the BIG Crocea we got from a reefer tearing down his tank, and lots of other fish and coral pics as well.

boozeman · 01-04-2007, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcstorc

.... Now that I have this thing finally started I seem to be unstoppable. LOL

GO LYNN, GO!!
my popcorn maker will be working overtime!!

JFK_Jr · 01-04-2007, 11:54 AM

Lynn... all I can say is you ROCK...

Please keep it coming...

Dentoid · 01-04-2007, 12:51 PM

Lynn: Nice job, thanks for the fascinating thread. I noticed that orange tree sponge-how is it doing? How long have you had it and how/what do you feed it? I have had one for 5 weeks, it doesn't seem to be doing well. Are you having any success?-Scott

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 01:16 PM

I've had it about 4 months and it is doing great. I have heard that they are difficult to keep but for whatever reason mine is thriving. There is new growth in several places and in fact we are considering fragging it.
I have never fed it anything directly, but I do feed the tank rather well (read overfeed) with frozen mush, and rotate through several "coral foods" such as marine snow, and coral vibrance.
It is in a relatively high flow area and under one of my mh bulbs so it gets a good amount of light. Not sure if that makes a difference or not.

Dentoid · 01-04-2007, 01:39 PM

My camera has been giving me some trouble but I will try to post a picture of mine so you can see it. It has developed sort of raised, circular craters. Not like indentations but more like a raised ring that looks like a moon crater. does your look like this?

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 01:54 PM

I have been told that when they are dying they will turn grey. Is yours changing color at all? I have not noticed any raised rings, but perhaps it is budding a new branch? Just a guess since unfortunately I know little about them.
My husband came home with it one day then all my reefing friends told me it would die and to keep a close eye on it so it doesn't polute the tank. Well, for some reason it is happy with several new branches and no grey at all. I wish I could be more help, but I didn't notice the new branches until it was obvious that they were new branches so I am not sure what they look like in the beginning.
The one thing I do know about sponges is that they cannot tolerate the air even for the briefest time. When you introduced it to the tank were you careful to keep it submerged in water the entire time? Still if it is not turning grey it is probably ok since that is what I was told to look for on mine.

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 01:55 PM

Today's picture installment.
LOL

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 01:59 PM

And now for something new we are trying.
Fishing with nori. We saw a fellow reefer do this with his nori clip and it looked like a good idea. The fish seem to love it and they are much less likely to be able to grab a large piece since it is always moving.
Also one of my yellow clown gobys in the seahorse tank. These guys are just too cute for words.

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 02:01 PM

Tonight I am going to try to get a better full tank shot and one of both tanks together. OOPS and I forgot a pic of how the 2 tanks are connected that I promised someone.

01-03-2007, 04:42 PM	#47 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

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iluvzigz Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palm beach FL Posts: 1,026 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. cool shots lynn i just got caught up on this thread ..boy is it moving along for a couple of days.... sorry i couldnt meet up with you guys..im just too far away to hang...although i'd better get some garlic shrimp when i come over...LOL those last shots of the sun polyps real neat lookin __________________ Ben *Member "Crabs Are Evil and Delicious" Society* http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...250#post172250

01-03-2007, 05:19 PM	#49 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Great Shots Lynn, thanks for sharing... Do you feed the suncorals directly? __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

01-03-2007, 06:38 PM	#50 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Just finished reading through the thread and all I can say is fantastic ! I love the way the sump looks very clean and organized, great work Frank & Friend. Also the corals look great and I just love the Crocea, is this a Blastomussa Lynn ? __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-04-2007, 10:45 AM	#51 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Yes I target feed the suns. Originally I fed them mysis, but they started doing poorly so I have switched to cyclopeze. Hopefully that will be more to their liking. They are in the seahorse tank so they also have plenty of opportunity to eat the mysis that the seahorse doesn't get to immediately. Yes that is my one and only Blasto. I really love it and it has done great in the reef. Thanks for all of the compliments. Oh and the friend who was so helpful with the sump/fuge is TJ. He is on a lot of other sites as Mr. Bojangles so many of you may know him from other forums. I keep trying to get him on RS but so far no luck. He has lots of knowledge to share so I will keep trying. I will try to pick out wome more good pics today and keep uploading. I have lots of pics just never took the time to resize and upload. Not that I have this thing finally started I seem to be unstoppable. LOL I need to upload a pic of the BIG Crocea we got from a reefer tearing down his tank, and lots of other fish and coral pics as well. __________________ 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.

01-04-2007, 11:54 AM	#53 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Lynn... all I can say is you ROCK... Please keep it coming... __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

01-04-2007, 12:51 PM	#54 (permalink)
Dentoid Smile Maker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 13,487 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Lynn: Nice job, thanks for the fascinating thread. I noticed that orange tree sponge-how is it doing? How long have you had it and how/what do you feed it? I have had one for 5 weeks, it doesn't seem to be doing well. Are you having any success?-Scott

01-04-2007, 01:16 PM	#55 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I've had it about 4 months and it is doing great. I have heard that they are difficult to keep but for whatever reason mine is thriving. There is new growth in several places and in fact we are considering fragging it. I have never fed it anything directly, but I do feed the tank rather well (read overfeed) with frozen mush, and rotate through several "coral foods" such as marine snow, and coral vibrance. It is in a relatively high flow area and under one of my mh bulbs so it gets a good amount of light. Not sure if that makes a difference or not. __________________ 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.

01-04-2007, 01:39 PM	#56 (permalink)
Dentoid Smile Maker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 13,487 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. My camera has been giving me some trouble but I will try to post a picture of mine so you can see it. It has developed sort of raised, circular craters. Not like indentations but more like a raised ring that looks like a moon crater. does your look like this?

01-04-2007, 01:54 PM	#57 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. I have been told that when they are dying they will turn grey. Is yours changing color at all? I have not noticed any raised rings, but perhaps it is budding a new branch? Just a guess since unfortunately I know little about them. My husband came home with it one day then all my reefing friends told me it would die and to keep a close eye on it so it doesn't polute the tank. Well, for some reason it is happy with several new branches and no grey at all. I wish I could be more help, but I didn't notice the new branches until it was obvious that they were new branches so I am not sure what they look like in the beginning. The one thing I do know about sponges is that they cannot tolerate the air even for the briefest time. When you introduced it to the tank were you careful to keep it submerged in water the entire time? Still if it is not turning grey it is probably ok since that is what I was told to look for on mine. __________________ 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.

01-04-2007, 02:01 PM	#60 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Tonight I am going to try to get a better full tank shot and one of both tanks together. OOPS and I forgot a pic of how the 2 tanks are connected that I promised someone. __________________ 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.

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