A 55G link in the Golden Chain - Page 20

Melanie · 10-06-2007, 10:47 PM

That is a very smart idea!!

kathywithbirds · 10-07-2007, 12:10 AM

dang, wish I had thought of that... my GC had me stabbing all over the place. I finally had to do some major rock moves to get him.

nice shots!!! I had a pet hermit crab that changed shells all the time, I love watching them do that. Unfortunately, my hermits are all now sporting snail shells...

goldenmean · 10-07-2007, 01:24 AM

Let me know how the bait and spear method of gorilla crab hunting works for you.

Biking (pedel not motor) home from work today I stoped at a LFS and bought the first coral for the 55. Its not the first coarls in the tank as there are a lot of corals that came with the TBS package. I have also previously added a few zoanthid polyps that were roaming stray in the nano. I have also 3 smal blue mushrooms that were HH on a xenia rock that is in the nano. The xenia moved to the back of the tank and left one tiny mushroom. It a has grown and two other teeny tiny shrooms have popped up.

Any way about the new purchase!
This branching rock has Fire and Ice zoanthids going all the way around it covering the top third or so of the rock. There are a few other polyps further down the rock but they have yet to open.

Here are a few pics!

Note the flower anemome hanging upside down in the background and the Siderastrea just to the left. If you look close you can see the above mentioned blue mushrooms to the right and further back from the zoas.

In the second pic the Fower anemone was acting a little funny. I was worried that the pepperment shrimp had stayed to close. But after the anemone had opend back over normal there was a very hollowed out Gorilla crab shell. I fed him that crab two days ago. He must have be regurgitating the part that he could not digest.

Okay, okay, if you insist!
one more pic.
hee hee

Still opening up. . .

Melanie · 10-07-2007, 07:15 AM

One of the most beautiful zoas I have ever seen. Your LFS must have the hook up on gorgeous specimens.

lcstorc · 10-07-2007, 09:50 AM

Nice find. I love the color.

Dentoid · 10-07-2007, 10:52 AM

Great addition! Looks like an acropora frag that didn't make it, now it's covered in zoanthids!

goldenmean · 10-07-2007, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Looks like an acropora frag that didn't make it, now it's covered in zoanthids!

Thats what I thought. The LFS had several colonies with some great color morph zoas some of which were bigger than this one. But this rock spoke to me. I loved the type and shape of the rock and was just imaginging it down the road covered with polyps.

The other coral that was speaking to me was a beautiful favia (closed Brain). It had amazing and unusal colors. Hard to describe - kinda steel blue and a deep/rich golden brown.
I decide to show some restraint - figuring that a favia is not a real good "first " coral choice.
That and I am planning a drive out to Sharkey's Reef brick & morter store on Monday so I didn't want to spend all my alloted coral $$$ this weekend

goldenmean · 10-08-2007, 11:30 AM

I am driving out to Sharkey's Reef in a few hours and I have learned that they have a Blue Spot Jaw Fish. Thanks olivert00. So Last night i started saying this mantra over and over so I will be strong and not bring a spotted one home:

I will not buy a BSJF.
My tank is too new and I saw a cirolanid isopod swimming last week.
My sand bed is only 2 inches deep.
I will not buy a BSJF.........

I will not buy a BSJF.
My tank is too new and I saw a cirolanid isopod swimming last week.
My sand bed is only 2 inches deep.
I will not buy a BSJF.........

What will I bring home?
It will not be a fish!

ScubaDrew · 10-08-2007, 01:00 PM

wow what a great color, I never see anything that bright at my LFS!

goldenmean · 10-08-2007, 08:07 PM

I made it back from Sharkey's Reef.
I did not buy the Blue Spot Jaw Fish.
He was definately a beauty and only $85.00 I may add.

But what did I get?
They are floating in the tank temperature acclimating.
5 bags!
See.

Dentoid · 10-08-2007, 08:27 PM

It's hard to tell what's in the bags, but I'd suggest turning off the lights. That water will heat up very fast, it's like leaving a dog in the car with the windows up in the sun! Greenhouse effect.

Octoman · 10-08-2007, 08:57 PM

What's in the bags?!?!?!?

The anticipation is killing me! I'm going to hold my breath until you tell us...

goldenmean · 10-08-2007, 09:39 PM

Thanks Scott. I didn't think about that.
They were not floating very long ~maybe 15 minutes
I only temperature acclimated them.

I was hoping to build a little suspense and anticipation.
I will tell you that I got 4 Ricordia Florida that Sharkey's Reef mounted on one rock for me. That was one bag.

I will have pics of all soon - next couple of hours.
I have to fix our dinner now.

sasquatch · 10-08-2007, 10:27 PM

Your going to eat now! this some kind of new torture? ok then Ill just

goldenmean · 10-08-2007, 10:47 PM

Dinner is ready but here is one pic.
It has all the new coral I got this weekend.
Close up pics to follow . . . . . .

10-06-2007, 10:47 PM	#286 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain That is a very smart idea!! __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-07-2007, 12:10 AM	#287 (permalink)
kathywithbirds You talkin ta ME? Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philly area, NJ Posts: 4,932 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain dang, wish I had thought of that... my GC had me stabbing all over the place. I finally had to do some major rock moves to get him. nice shots!!! I had a pet hermit crab that changed shells all the time, I love watching them do that. Unfortunately, my hermits are all now sporting snail shells... __________________ (\__/) (\__/) (@.@) (^.^) (")_(") (< >)

10-07-2007, 01:24 AM	#288 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,694 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Let me know how the bait and spear method of gorilla crab hunting works for you. Biking (pedel not motor) home from work today I stoped at a LFS and bought the first coral for the 55. Its not the first coarls in the tank as there are a lot of corals that came with the TBS package. I have also previously added a few zoanthid polyps that were roaming stray in the nano. I have also 3 smal blue mushrooms that were HH on a xenia rock that is in the nano. The xenia moved to the back of the tank and left one tiny mushroom. It a has grown and two other teeny tiny shrooms have popped up. Any way about the new purchase! This branching rock has Fire and Ice zoanthids going all the way around it covering the top third or so of the rock. There are a few other polyps further down the rock but they have yet to open. Here are a few pics! Note the flower anemome hanging upside down in the background and the Siderastrea just to the left. If you look close you can see the above mentioned blue mushrooms to the right and further back from the zoas. In the second pic the Fower anemone was acting a little funny. I was worried that the pepperment shrimp had stayed to close. But after the anemone had opend back over normal there was a very hollowed out Gorilla crab shell. I fed him that crab two days ago. He must have be regurgitating the part that he could not digest. Okay, okay, if you insist! one more pic. hee hee Still opening up. . . __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-07-2007, 07:15 AM	#289 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain One of the most beautiful zoas I have ever seen. Your LFS must have the hook up on gorgeous specimens. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-07-2007, 09:50 AM	#290 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Nice find. I love the color. __________________ 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 Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

10-07-2007, 10:52 AM	#291 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Great addition! Looks like an acropora frag that didn't make it, now it's covered in zoanthids! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

10-08-2007, 11:30 AM	#293 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,694 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain I am driving out to Sharkey's Reef in a few hours and I have learned that they have a Blue Spot Jaw Fish. Thanks olivert00. So Last night i started saying this mantra over and over so I will be strong and not bring a spotted one home: I will not buy a BSJF. My tank is too new and I saw a cirolanid isopod swimming last week. My sand bed is only 2 inches deep. I will not buy a BSJF......... I will not buy a BSJF. My tank is too new and I saw a cirolanid isopod swimming last week. My sand bed is only 2 inches deep. I will not buy a BSJF......... What will I bring home? It will not be a fish! __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-08-2007, 01:00 PM	#294 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain wow what a great color, I never see anything that bright at my LFS! __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-08-2007, 08:27 PM	#296 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,594 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain It's hard to tell what's in the bags, but I'd suggest turning off the lights. That water will heat up very fast, it's like leaving a dog in the car with the windows up in the sun! Greenhouse effect. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

10-08-2007, 08:57 PM	#297 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,045 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain What's in the bags?!?!?!? The anticipation is killing me! I'm going to hold my breath until you tell us... __________________ Mark "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

10-08-2007, 09:39 PM	#298 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,694 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Thanks Scott. I didn't think about that. They were not floating very long ~maybe 15 minutes I only temperature acclimated them. I was hoping to build a little suspense and anticipation. I will tell you that I got 4 Ricordia Florida that Sharkey's Reef mounted on one rock for me. That was one bag. I will have pics of all soon - next couple of hours. I have to fix our dinner now. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-08-2007, 10:27 PM	#299 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,508 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Your going to eat now! this some kind of new torture? ok then Ill just __________________ DIY stuff for my tank stand, 100g tank,rock lift, overflow, foam walls, closed loop,lighting reflectors, 50gal sump, bubbletrap and sock holder, ato bracket,kalk bucket and reservoir, 40gal fuge, fuge lighting, remotish dsb raceway, turf algae raceway, dual pumped recirc skimmer, more to follow. Barb ripped my sig

10-08-2007, 10:47 PM	#300 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,694 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Dinner is ready but here is one pic. It has all the new coral I got this weekend. Close up pics to follow . . . . . . __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

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