Dentoid's Reeforama - Page 127

lcstorc · 05-25-2008, 06:47 PM

That is so sad to hear. It was an incredible beautiful piece.
Hopefully everything else is doing well.

framerguy · 05-25-2008, 07:17 PM

Damn those evil gorillas! It's time for gorilla crab bisque...

What a bummer.

vdituri · 05-25-2008, 08:36 PM

Ahhhhhh! There goes my frag possiblities!
I hate your gorilla crab!

What the heck is he still doing in there? Wanna borrow my mantis?

Dentoid · 05-25-2008, 08:53 PM

Thanks Lynn and Greg! I thought I had all those Gorillas!

Victor, I'm still holding out hope. It's a non photosynthetic organism, so just maybe it will thrive behind the rocks and grow up!

tbittner · 05-25-2008, 10:32 PM

Ahhhh man, that sucks! Isn't it amazing that even in our small tanks, those critters can hide for YEARS and never be seen. Amazing!

You're right though, it very well could survive and grow up from where it's at as long as the flow can get some food to it. Who knows, you may have come up with the perfect method for growing these sponges out.

althea2you · 05-25-2008, 11:44 PM

great additions!! the green pagoda is so cool! and i love that sponge!!! i wont one! LOL...very cool! and that pic of your wrasse eating the shrimp is so funny!!! not so for the shrimp though!!!

rmlevasseur · 05-25-2008, 11:51 PM

[quote=Dentoid;465547] I got a flashlight and spotted it in the claws of a Gorilla crab.

This is exactly why I won't do TBS. It may be great rock, bit its just not worth the risk of losing rare specimens. Sorry to hear about your loss Scott.

Dentoid · 05-26-2008, 12:27 AM

Terry, it is amazing what you find when you turn over a rock that's been sitting for some time. When my Colt coral recently died, I moved some rocks on the left of my tank to accommodate the new green Pagoda. I found some really cool tunicates underneath that I didn't know were in there!

I liken this to removing old silver fillings from patients teeth, there is always stuff under there that you had no idea would be there!

Sarah, thanks for stopping by! Like I said, it's always, As the Reef Turns at the Reeforama!

Robert, thanks to you too. I think these misunderstood crabs have a role to play. Albeit, I don't know what it is, but I feel that they are like the bees of the ocean. They steal stuff and take it to their burrows, possibly seeding new organisms at that site. Then again, they could be eating it too. Don't get me wrong, I don't like losing rare frags by any means, but I try to understand their existence. If I were to set up another tank, I wouldn't hesitate to use TBS rock again!

AQTCJAK · 05-26-2008, 02:13 AM

Scott I have faith you will kill the crab if not send a around trip airfare & rental etc & I will come Erradicate him for you

tbittner · 05-26-2008, 08:25 AM

I know what you mean, Scott. I can't get over how many mushrooms we've found on the rock that was at the bottom of the 120. And a small leather... And I know that those rocks had been covered with sand. Oh yeah, I had bought a pipe organ about 8 months ago. It stopped opening after about a month. It still felt slimy though so I put the rock in the back of the 120. Now I found on a different rock, in the 450, where this slime had spread and I can now see pipe organ polyps peaking out. Amazing!!!

bluespotjawfish · 05-26-2008, 09:08 AM

I thought I had all of my gorilla crabs too until I emptied out the 50 and found one on a rock. This one was pretty dumb as it let me just grab it and kill it. Oh, so fun it was (that sounds aweful)!

Sorry about your sponge Scott. There is no purpose for evil gorilla crab(s) in your tank except to eat your sponge, fish, or whatever they can lay their grubby little hands on.

Frankie · 05-26-2008, 09:10 AM

Your right Scott, Crabs to have a great roll keeping the oceans clean. The problem is that there not suited for a closed environment such as ours.

nikkipigtails · 05-26-2008, 09:18 AM

I'm so sorry Scott. That sponge was awesome. I have the opposite problem most people have...I can't keep a crab alive, except hermit crabs. We've gone through 2 emeralds and a sally lightfoot. We have 2 hermits on the other hand, that are larger than our turbo snails. I hope we'll get them all out in the move so we don't have to deal with issues like yours in the big tank.

Techno-Vicki · 05-26-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Your right Scott, Crabs to have a great roll keeping the oceans clean. The problem is that there not suited for a closed environment such as ours.

You are right there Frankie! They grow too big for the closed environment and do considerable damage. My poor acros are beginning to come back. Poor babies. Sorry about your loss Scott.

cheeks69 · 05-26-2008, 09:42 AM

Great additions Scott, can't wait to see how the Poccilopora will color up under the Solaris and too bad about the sponge/zoanthid never seen anything like it, very unique

05-25-2008, 06:47 PM	#1891 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,948 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama That is so sad to hear. It was an incredible beautiful piece. Hopefully everything else is doing well. __________________ 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. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-25-2008, 07:17 PM	#1892 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,660 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Damn those evil gorillas! It's time for gorilla crab bisque... What a bummer. __________________ ___________________________________ 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! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g 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

05-25-2008, 08:36 PM	#1893 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,772 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Ahhhhhh! There goes my frag possiblities! I hate your gorilla crab! What the heck is he still doing in there? Wanna borrow my mantis? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-25-2008, 08:53 PM	#1894 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Thanks Lynn and Greg! I thought I had all those Gorillas! Victor, I'm still holding out hope. It's a non photosynthetic organism, so just maybe it will thrive behind the rocks and grow up! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-25-2008, 10:32 PM	#1895 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Ahhhh man, that sucks! Isn't it amazing that even in our small tanks, those critters can hide for YEARS and never be seen. Amazing! You're right though, it very well could survive and grow up from where it's at as long as the flow can get some food to it. Who knows, you may have come up with the perfect method for growing these sponges out. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

05-25-2008, 11:44 PM	#1896 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,456 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama great additions!! the green pagoda is so cool! and i love that sponge!!! i wont one! LOL...very cool! and that pic of your wrasse eating the shrimp is so funny!!! not so for the shrimp though!!! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

05-25-2008, 11:51 PM	#1897 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,086 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama [quote=Dentoid;465547] I got a flashlight and spotted it in the claws of a Gorilla crab. This is exactly why I won't do TBS. It may be great rock, bit its just not worth the risk of losing rare specimens. Sorry to hear about your loss Scott. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

05-26-2008, 12:27 AM	#1898 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Terry, it is amazing what you find when you turn over a rock that's been sitting for some time. When my Colt coral recently died, I moved some rocks on the left of my tank to accommodate the new green Pagoda. I found some really cool tunicates underneath that I didn't know were in there! I liken this to removing old silver fillings from patients teeth, there is always stuff under there that you had no idea would be there! Sarah, thanks for stopping by! Like I said, it's always, As the Reef Turns at the Reeforama! Robert, thanks to you too. I think these misunderstood crabs have a role to play. Albeit, I don't know what it is, but I feel that they are like the bees of the ocean. They steal stuff and take it to their burrows, possibly seeding new organisms at that site. Then again, they could be eating it too. Don't get me wrong, I don't like losing rare frags by any means, but I try to understand their existence. If I were to set up another tank, I wouldn't hesitate to use TBS rock again! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-26-2008, 02:13 AM	#1899 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,225 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Scott I have faith you will kill the crab if not send a around trip airfare & rental etc & I will come Erradicate him for you __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

05-26-2008, 08:25 AM	#1900 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama I know what you mean, Scott. I can't get over how many mushrooms we've found on the rock that was at the bottom of the 120. And a small leather... And I know that those rocks had been covered with sand. Oh yeah, I had bought a pipe organ about 8 months ago. It stopped opening after about a month. It still felt slimy though so I put the rock in the back of the 120. Now I found on a different rock, in the 450, where this slime had spread and I can now see pipe organ polyps peaking out. Amazing!!! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

05-26-2008, 09:08 AM	#1901 (permalink)
bluespotjawfish Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,296 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama I thought I had all of my gorilla crabs too until I emptied out the 50 and found one on a rock. This one was pretty dumb as it let me just grab it and kill it. Oh, so fun it was (that sounds aweful)! Sorry about your sponge Scott. There is no purpose for evil gorilla crab(s) in your tank except to eat your sponge, fish, or whatever they can lay their grubby little hands on. __________________ Lorraine To BB and all Bluespots - Journey of the 2nd Year ...The 2nd Year - Photoshow Check out Mr. BJ and friends... Mr. BJ's Aquarium - PhotoShow

05-26-2008, 09:10 AM	#1902 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,576 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Your right Scott, Crabs to have a great roll keeping the oceans clean. The problem is that there not suited for a closed environment such as ours. __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

05-26-2008, 09:18 AM	#1903 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,819 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama I'm so sorry Scott. That sponge was awesome. I have the opposite problem most people have...I can't keep a crab alive, except hermit crabs. We've gone through 2 emeralds and a sally lightfoot. We have 2 hermits on the other hand, that are larger than our turbo snails. I hope we'll get them all out in the move so we don't have to deal with issues like yours in the big tank. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

05-26-2008, 09:42 AM	#1905 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,855 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dentoid's Reeforama Great additions Scott, can't wait to see how the Poccilopora will color up under the Solaris and too bad about the sponge/zoanthid never seen anything like it, very unique __________________ 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

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