STT to VT - Page 12

Dentoid · 08-23-2007, 10:48 PM

Looking good Drew! Where did you get those mangroves? I'd like to try them out.

ScubaDrew · 08-23-2007, 11:06 PM

I got them on ebay. I got 15 of them, only using about 5. If you only want 5 or so, I'd be happy to send them along as they just got stuck in a planter as a decoration.

sasquatch · 08-23-2007, 11:41 PM

Hey Drew, just a fyi the root mass on mangroves has been known to blow the glass out of tanks lol

hma · 08-24-2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

Hey Drew, just a fyi the root mass on mangroves has been known to blow the glass out of tanks lol

yepp .... there are Cutter lol

there is nothing better as mangroves for refugium, those takes up many pollutants from the water.

ScubaDrew · 08-24-2007, 09:45 AM

Thanks for the heads up here. they really did have a big mass of roots just in shipping.

Perhaps I'll lift them up instead of placing the roots in the sand. This way I can keep an eye on the root mass. hmmm.

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

Hey Drew, just a fyi the root mass on mangroves has been known to blow the glass out of tanks lol

goldenmean · 08-25-2007, 12:46 AM

Drew, how is your orange sponge doing?
I looked at my orange and purple this evening and most of the cells were open again.

ArcticReef · 08-28-2007, 12:06 AM

Hey Drew, tank is looking good. I actually have the lighting setup that was on that tank. It's on my frag tank now.

I'm pulling down my 90gallon and downgrading to a 12G nano. Thought you might be interested in some of the livestock, maybe some of the live rock, etc... I will be fragging everything and keeping a piece of all the corals, but the main colonies I will be letting go very reasonable. Shoot me a PM if your interested.

My 90 galloon:

Dowgraded to 12G

ScubaDrew · 08-28-2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by goldenmean

Drew, how is your orange sponge doing?
I looked at my orange and purple this evening and most of the cells were open again.

I was down in NYC for the weekend, but the wonderful friend of mine who watched my tank for me indicated the orange sponge did open up one evening. I've kept a close eye on it, but have not seen it open myself.

Thanks for the update!

caitrina · 08-28-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ArcticReef

downgrading to a 12G nano.

What a drastic change, Wow! Love those Monti's....

kathywithbirds · 08-28-2007, 12:44 PM

This thread is very entertaining! Is there another mantis, Drew?

ScubaDrew · 08-28-2007, 03:50 PM

Lunch today was a very scary scene.

This shell was laying on the side of some LR. White flesh was attached but hanging off. What ever lived in this shell, which has a barnacle on the back side was forcefully removed. It is the largest loss the tank has seen, with the shell the size of my thumb.

Could a mantis be to blame for this? The mantis I caught is SMALLER than the shell, so if there is another one, I think its larger.

GeeWizzItsMe · 08-28-2007, 03:55 PM

Scary stuff! At least it is good that whatever was in that little shell was your biggest loss, instead of 5 fish...

Dentoid · 08-28-2007, 03:58 PM

Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do!
This is the twilight zone, don't try to adjust your monitor.
"The clicking is driving my crazy Captain!"

ScubaDrew · 08-28-2007, 04:06 PM

On a more entertaining note, here are some still shots of a small hermit trying on a larger (too large) shell, finding him self unable to move said upgrade, and resorting back to the old casa.

I'm going to get them more shells today.

YAR! A new shell?!

Seems shes sturdy enough

Line em' up

And Slide it over

ECHO?! echo echo echo

ScubaDrew · 08-28-2007, 04:11 PM

Last, some updates on growth on one of the rocks and the fuge:

5 cup corals, yellow dots, orange sponge, ETC...

Crab taunting me

Strange

Strange 2x

Strange 3x

Strange 3.2X

Strange 4X

Fuge 1x

Fuge 2x

Fuge 3x

08-23-2007, 10:48 PM	#166 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Looking good Drew! Where did you get those mangroves? I'd like to try them out. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

08-23-2007, 11:06 PM	#167 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,072 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT I got them on ebay. I got 15 of them, only using about 5. If you only want 5 or so, I'd be happy to send them along as they just got stuck in a planter as a decoration. __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

08-23-2007, 11:41 PM	#168 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT Hey Drew, just a fyi the root mass on mangroves has been known to blow the glass out of tanks lol __________________ castawayreefers.com

08-25-2007, 12:46 AM	#171 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT Drew, how is your orange sponge doing? I looked at my orange and purple this evening and most of the cells were open again. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

08-28-2007, 12:06 AM	#172 (permalink)
ArcticReef Tubeworm Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Hey Drew, tank is looking good. I actually have the lighting setup that was on that tank. It's on my frag tank now. I'm pulling down my 90gallon and downgrading to a 12G nano. Thought you might be interested in some of the livestock, maybe some of the live rock, etc... I will be fragging everything and keeping a piece of all the corals, but the main colonies I will be letting go very reasonable. Shoot me a PM if your interested. My 90 galloon: Dowgraded to 12G

08-28-2007, 12:44 PM	#175 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,797 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT This thread is very entertaining! Is there another mantis, Drew? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

08-28-2007, 03:50 PM	#176 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,072 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Lunch today was a very scary scene. This shell was laying on the side of some LR. White flesh was attached but hanging off. What ever lived in this shell, which has a barnacle on the back side was forcefully removed. It is the largest loss the tank has seen, with the shell the size of my thumb. Could a mantis be to blame for this? The mantis I caught is SMALLER than the shell, so if there is another one, I think its larger. __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

08-28-2007, 03:55 PM	#177 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Scary stuff! At least it is good that whatever was in that little shell was your biggest loss, instead of 5 fish... __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

08-28-2007, 03:58 PM	#178 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do! This is the twilight zone, don't try to adjust your monitor. *"The clicking is driving my crazy Captain!"* __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

08-28-2007, 04:06 PM	#179 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,072 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT On a more entertaining note, here are some still shots of a small hermit trying on a larger (too large) shell, finding him self unable to move said upgrade, and resorting back to the old casa. I'm going to get them more shells today. YAR! A new shell?! Seems shes sturdy enough Line em' up And Slide it over ECHO?! echo echo echo __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

08-28-2007, 04:11 PM	#180 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,072 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Last, some updates on growth on one of the rocks and the fuge: 5 cup corals, yellow dots, orange sponge, ETC... Crab taunting me Strange Strange 2x Strange 3x Strange 3.2X Strange 4X Fuge 1x Fuge 2x Fuge 3x __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

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