BigAl's 10g . . . - Page 10

BigAl07 · 06-12-2008, 03:11 PM

Thanks Andy!!

BigAl07 · 06-17-2008, 12:45 AM

Ok here's something "new" for this tank. Lately I've "Trained" (maybe he's trained Me) to eat directly FROM the "Feeding Tube". This video is crappy quality but it gives an idea of what "Hairy is like when he's PO'ed".

Craig Manoukian · 06-17-2008, 01:06 AM

Is that a purple ornamental lobster Al?

BigAl07 · 06-17-2008, 01:08 AM

Yeah it's THAT blurry!

Well it's a Purple Lobster but never heard it called "Ornamental" before. LFS had it labeled as "Purple Hairy Lobster". It's the one "Critter" that was in my 10g from the beginning. Not sure how it's survived this long but I've had him for about 16 months now.

Craig Manoukian · 06-17-2008, 01:11 AM

Unless they're Maine or Australian lobsters, aka on your dinner plate, they're referred to as ornamental.

Stacef · 06-17-2008, 01:11 AM

I have ALWAYS wanted a purple hairy lobster, yours in only that big and you have had him 16 months??? Looking great Al, I don't know how I was missing this thread the hole time!!!!

kathywithbirds · 06-17-2008, 01:12 AM

BigAl07 · 06-17-2008, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig Manoukian

Unless they're Maine or Australian lobsters, aka on your dinner plate, they're referred to as ornamental.

Thanks Craig! See I learn so MUCH each day here! thank you!!

Stace yeah I've had it 16 months and it molts about every 3 weeks or so. I don't know what the SIZE potential is but remember it's in a 10g tank. He's easily DOUBLE what he was initially but still not huge. Initially it was kind shy and hard to spot. Now the moment it smells the Mysis hitting the top of the water he comes out looking for something to grab. If I am hesitant with "squirting" the shrimp he literally attacks the feeding tube and starts pinching, pulling and trying to get it back into his "Lair". Now he's learned to reach up into the tube and try to pull them out. I would HATE to have my hand in there moving rock around when he's hungry. It feels fairly "Strong" when it grabs the feeding tube

One reason why you've missed it is that I haven't been very good about updates!! This is where Julie and I started our SW adventure so it has a lot of history for us.

Kathy NO licking your lips!!

Stacef · 06-17-2008, 01:28 AM

Al, I bet their clamp abilities are pretty strong! I think they are very neat though. I believe (don't hold me to this at all) but I believe the Purples are the smallest of the lobsters, may only be a few inches smaller, but I remember that not only their color, but them staying a little bit smaller attracted me to them.

I believe the get to 8 inches? I could be WAYYY off, I haven't looked them up in probably a year or so.

BigAl07 · 06-17-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacef

Al, I bet their clamp abilities are pretty strong! I think they are very neat though. I believe (don't hold me to this at all) but I believe the Purples are the smallest of the lobsters, may only be a few inches smaller, but I remember that not only their color, but them staying a little bit smaller attracted me to them.

I believe the get to 8 inches? I could be WAYYY off, I haven't looked them up in probably a year or so.

Quote:

Preferred to other lobsters because of its 5-6” maximum size,

Stacef · 06-17-2008, 01:42 AM

Come on I was CLOSE!! 2 inch difference....

BigAl07 · 06-17-2008, 08:37 AM

Yes you were VERY close Stace

*credit given to Stace*

Techno-Vicki · 06-17-2008, 12:27 PM

Ver cool Allen!!

AndtheBonus · 06-26-2008, 12:54 PM

Wow your tank is amazing! A very bigg inspiration! Thanks!

BigAl07 · 06-26-2008, 01:28 PM

Thank you for the kind words AndtheBonus. It was a GREAT learning experience and well worth the efforts.

06-12-2008, 03:11 PM	#136 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Thanks Andy!! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

06-17-2008, 12:45 AM	#137 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Ok here's something "new" for this tank. Lately I've "Trained" (maybe he's trained Me) to eat directly FROM the "Feeding Tube". This video is crappy quality but it gives an idea of what "Hairy is like when he's PO'ed". __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

06-17-2008, 01:06 AM	#138 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Is that a purple ornamental lobster Al? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

06-17-2008, 01:08 AM	#139 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Yeah it's THAT blurry! Well it's a Purple Lobster but never heard it called "Ornamental" before. LFS had it labeled as "Purple Hairy Lobster". It's the one "Critter" that was in my 10g from the beginning. Not sure how it's survived this long but I've had him for about 16 months now. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

06-17-2008, 01:11 AM	#140 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Unless they're Maine or Australian lobsters, aka on your dinner plate, they're referred to as ornamental. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

06-17-2008, 01:11 AM	#141 (permalink)
Stacef Golden Moray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 2,620 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . I have ALWAYS wanted a purple hairy lobster, yours in only that big and you have had him 16 months??? Looking great Al, I don't know how I was missing this thread the hole time!!!! __________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel

06-17-2008, 01:12 AM	#142 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) 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

06-17-2008, 01:28 AM	#144 (permalink)
Stacef Golden Moray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 2,620 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Al, I bet their clamp abilities are pretty strong! I think they are very neat though. I believe (don't hold me to this at all) but I believe the Purples are the smallest of the lobsters, may only be a few inches smaller, but I remember that not only their color, but them staying a little bit smaller attracted me to them. I believe the get to 8 inches? I could be WAYYY off, I haven't looked them up in probably a year or so. __________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel

06-17-2008, 01:42 AM	#146 (permalink)
Stacef Golden Moray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 2,620 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Come on I was CLOSE!! 2 inch difference.... __________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel

06-17-2008, 08:37 AM	#147 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Yes you were VERY close Stace credit given to Stace __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

06-17-2008, 12:27 PM	#148 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Ver cool Allen!! __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

06-26-2008, 12:54 PM	#149 (permalink)
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06-26-2008, 01:28 PM	#150 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: BigAl's 10g . . . Thank you for the kind words AndtheBonus. It was a GREAT learning experience and well worth the efforts. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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