Andy's 29 Gallon Reef - Page 5

Cassette87 · 03-01-2007, 06:02 PM

Great news! I just came home with a pair of false percula clowns! I'm acclimating them now, and they seem pretty hyped up to get out of the bag! I hope there are no clown/chromis issues!

aquaman3680 · 03-01-2007, 06:15 PM

Awesome! They shouldnt have any issues... Great lookin pair!

Matt

Cassette87 · 03-02-2007, 07:06 PM

Update: They're doing well, although they seem to be picky about what they eat. I'm trying to feed nutrafin max flakes... the chromis/snails/crabs/shrimp all love it, but it seems as though the clowns don't care too much for it. any ideas on what to feed?

aquaman3680 · 03-02-2007, 07:09 PM

mysis shrimp or brine shrimp... mine love it! Or try a small pellet food...

Matt

lcstorc · 03-02-2007, 09:49 PM

Try the mysis. Lots more nutrition than brine.

Cassette87 · 03-05-2007, 02:37 AM

Tried mysis shrimp today, and at first it seemed as though they loved it, but after a couple pieces.. they'd suck in a piece, only to spit it out. they're almost as finicky as my girlfriend's cat! that's terrible!

Cassette87 · 05-11-2007, 08:44 PM

Well just thought I'd get an update goin here!

Clowns are doin well, as are the other inhabitants, although my scarlet hermits seem to have disappeared... the electric blues took their shells :-/ and today i picked up some more live rock complete with ricordia, and a xenia stem! I'll have pictures to follow when everything is set.

Cassette87 · 05-12-2007, 05:31 PM

New Pics!

Bwlr · 05-13-2007, 10:41 PM

Have the small brown things coming out of the top of your zoas grown any?

I'd suggest getting them out of there. They are a type of hydroid.
I had them in my tank and they spread like wild fire.
They sting and irritate other corals.

Cassette87 · 05-13-2007, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwlr

Have the small brown things coming out of the top of your zoas grown any?

I'd suggest getting them out of there. They are a type of hydroid.
I had them in my tank and they spread like wild fire.
They sting and irritate other corals.

Yea, they sure have, not a mass amount, but they have. thanks for the tip! I'll snap a pic of them before i cut them out tomorrow! Any special way of getting them out so i don't make stew and have them multiply all over? in other words can i just pluck them up... or should i kill them somehow without disturbing them? Thanks!

Bwlr · 05-13-2007, 11:01 PM

Pull them SLOWLY.

Get as much of that "thread" as you can. If some of it gets loose and floats around, get it!

Being on that rock with those nice zoas I wouldn't try anything else.
I've used kalk paste to kill them... but it took 3 or 4 applications to finally get rid of them.

It looks like those are on a broken piece of coral... if they are, I'd make the zoas shrink up, then I'd take the piece out of the tank and put it in a small bowl. That way you can see it better. Get as much off it as you can, use tweezers and a magnifying glass, then rinse it with tank water before putting it back in the tank.

Yea... it sounds like a pain... but I'd rather do that now, then have to deal with them after they get a foot hold.

Cassette87 · 05-14-2007, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwlr

Pull them SLOWLY.

Get as much of that "thread" as you can. If some of it gets loose and floats around, get it!

Being on that rock with those nice zoas I wouldn't try anything else.
I've used kalk paste to kill them... but it took 3 or 4 applications to finally get rid of them.

It looks like those are on a broken piece of coral... if they are, I'd make the zoas shrink up, then I'd take the piece out of the tank and put it in a small bowl. That way you can see it better. Get as much off it as you can, use tweezers and a magnifying glass, then rinse it with tank water before putting it back in the tank.

Yea... it sounds like a pain... but I'd rather do that now, then have to deal with them after they get a foot hold.

That may not be too easy, as the polyps have started to grow onto the surrounding rocks... literally fixing their main rock to the others...

Here's a neat nighttime video for anyone interested

Show's my clowns cuddling with their favorite coral!

rDr4g0n · 05-14-2007, 04:05 PM

its so dark i can barely make out the white clown stripes, but its cute! i wish my clown didnt kill his friend...

Cassette87 · 05-18-2007, 04:04 PM

I haven't plucked the hydroids yet, I'm honestly scared to do it, since i'm leaving for poland for 3 weeks tomorrow. Maybe I'd be better off to just wait till I return? I sure hope everything makes it okay through the vacation!

burning2nd · 05-18-2007, 04:29 PM

the hydroids wont hurt anything... but id be conserned more about 10 gallon's of water for a months worth of top off..... i use more then that i think.. and are tanks are very simular.... unless your top is sealed...

good luck on your trip

03-01-2007, 06:02 PM	#61 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Great news! I just came home with a pair of false percula clowns! I'm acclimating them now, and they seem pretty hyped up to get out of the bag! I hope there are no clown/chromis issues! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

03-01-2007, 06:15 PM	#62 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Awesome! They shouldnt have any issues... Great lookin pair! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-02-2007, 07:06 PM	#63 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Update: They're doing well, although they seem to be picky about what they eat. I'm trying to feed nutrafin max flakes... the chromis/snails/crabs/shrimp all love it, but it seems as though the clowns don't care too much for it. any ideas on what to feed? __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

03-02-2007, 07:09 PM	#64 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef mysis shrimp or brine shrimp... mine love it! Or try a small pellet food... Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-02-2007, 09:49 PM	#65 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,528 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Try the mysis. Lots more nutrition than brine. __________________ 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.

03-05-2007, 02:37 AM	#66 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Tried mysis shrimp today, and at first it seemed as though they loved it, but after a couple pieces.. they'd suck in a piece, only to spit it out. they're almost as finicky as my girlfriend's cat! that's terrible! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

05-11-2007, 08:44 PM	#67 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Well just thought I'd get an update goin here! Clowns are doin well, as are the other inhabitants, although my scarlet hermits seem to have disappeared... the electric blues took their shells :-/ and today i picked up some more live rock complete with ricordia, and a xenia stem! I'll have pictures to follow when everything is set. __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

05-12-2007, 05:31 PM	#68 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef New Pics! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

05-13-2007, 10:41 PM	#69 (permalink)
Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I give up. Posts: 1,123 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Have the small brown things coming out of the top of your zoas grown any? I'd suggest getting them out of there. They are a type of hydroid. I had them in my tank and they spread like wild fire. They sting and irritate other corals. __________________ ~Scott

05-13-2007, 11:01 PM	#71 (permalink)
Bwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I give up. Posts: 1,123 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Pull them SLOWLY. Get as much of that "thread" as you can. If some of it gets loose and floats around, get it! Being on that rock with those nice zoas I wouldn't try anything else. I've used kalk paste to kill them... but it took 3 or 4 applications to finally get rid of them. It looks like those are on a broken piece of coral... if they are, I'd make the zoas shrink up, then I'd take the piece out of the tank and put it in a small bowl. That way you can see it better. Get as much off it as you can, use tweezers and a magnifying glass, then rinse it with tank water before putting it back in the tank. Yea... it sounds like a pain... but I'd rather do that now, then have to deal with them after they get a foot hold. __________________ ~Scott

05-14-2007, 04:05 PM	#73 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef its so dark i can barely make out the white clown stripes, but its cute! i wish my clown didnt kill his friend... __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

05-18-2007, 04:04 PM	#74 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef I haven't plucked the hydroids yet, I'm honestly scared to do it, since i'm leaving for poland for 3 weeks tomorrow. Maybe I'd be better off to just wait till I return? I sure hope everything makes it okay through the vacation! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

05-18-2007, 04:29 PM	#75 (permalink)
burning2nd Acropora Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pocono PA Posts: 1,959 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef the hydroids wont hurt anything... but id be conserned more about 10 gallon's of water for a months worth of top off..... i use more then that i think.. and are tanks are very simular.... unless your top is sealed... good luck on your trip __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) 2 cromies and one dragon jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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