Terry's 450g upgrade - Page 98

tbittner · 05-15-2008, 09:54 PM

I forget, do Croceas prefer the sand? Or do they get placed on the rocks?

Dentoid · 05-15-2008, 10:00 PM

Croceas are rock boring clams. Put them on the rock work.

panmanmatt · 05-15-2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

I forget, do Croceas prefer the sand? Or do they get placed on the rocks?

Rocks.

Everything is looking great Terry. I can't believe how far this has come already.

goldenmean · 05-15-2008, 10:01 PM

Crocea clams like the rocks.
I trick I have learned is to cut a PVC ring to make a clam crib so the clam cannot jump off the rocks. After the clam attaches you can remove the crib

Dentoid · 05-15-2008, 10:04 PM

Great idea Jeff. This probably doesn't need to be said, but make sure the PVS ring is bigger than the clam or you won't be able to remove it. My Crocea kept catapulting itself off the rock until it died!

tbittner · 05-15-2008, 11:02 PM

Thanks everyone. I think I saw a pic of what you made, Jeff. It certainly would be easy enough to build a crib for them. Lord knows, I have pipe laying around everywhere here.

tbittner · 05-15-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by brooks93

sweet man. I want a 450 now. LOL

What are you waiting for???

Craig Manoukian · 05-15-2008, 11:48 PM

Awesome news Terry, can't wait to see more pics of your master piece!

brooks93 · 05-16-2008, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

What are you waiting for???

to get my 210 setup. LOL

actually just say a 1000 gal in a LFS today. I just stood there for about 30 mins looking at everything.

mywivestank · 05-16-2008, 05:50 AM

Where did you see the 1000 gal Brooks. Terry, you want me to one day build you a custom fuge?

brooks93 · 05-16-2008, 07:59 AM

kee's now that I been to your site I seen alot of your stuff their. Its nice stuff.

brooks93 · 05-16-2008, 02:30 PM

mark did you make the tank at Kee's?

sides had to be 1.5" thick

Dentoid · 05-16-2008, 04:20 PM

Terry, wanna meet me at Marine Scene tomorrow. Drop me a PM.

thelastmucci · 05-16-2008, 05:27 PM

Terry everything looks great and I'm really glad your back...I learn allot from you and I'm sure everyone is appreciative of your love for this hobby. How's Patti BTW. (cant wait to see the clams...if you have any success with them I may get one.)

tbittner · 05-16-2008, 11:22 PM

Scott, PM sent.

Mucci, I've had two clams before and neither of them lasted more than a week or so. I'm kind of blaming the Flame Angel for their demise but I honestly don't know what happened to them. I didn't know what to look for, back then. I do now and I'll keep a close eye on the new clams. Hopefully they'll be here Tuesday.

I stopped at a new store, right around the corner from work (oh boy, this is going to be a bad thing) and picked up a really nice, large Acropora. I also bought a nice, large colony of clove polyps. I have had ZERO luck with cloves but I think I had to much flow on them. I have a nice, slow flow area for them so I'm giving it another shot. And I REALLY wanted to see a pretty piece of Acropora under the Solaris and see how SPS does with that light. Of course, that kind of changes my water parameter requirements just a bit. No big deal though.

I'm planning on moving everything from the 120 down to the 450 tomorrow. At least as much as I can without stressing things out too much. If the fish get too wound up, I'll give them a few hours to calm down and then move a few more things. It's probably going to be an all weekend event, just to hold the stress level down to a minimum.

Then I'm REALLY going to try to satisfy Kathy's request and make a video of the 450.

05-15-2008, 09:54 PM	#1456 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade I forget, do Croceas prefer the sand? Or do they get placed on the rocks? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

05-15-2008, 10:00 PM	#1457 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Croceas are rock boring clams. Put them on the rock work. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-15-2008, 10:01 PM	#1459 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,254 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Crocea clams like the rocks. I trick I have learned is to cut a PVC ring to make a clam crib so the clam cannot jump off the rocks. After the clam attaches you can remove the crib __________________ 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!

05-15-2008, 10:04 PM	#1460 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Great idea Jeff. This probably doesn't need to be said, but make sure the PVS ring is bigger than the clam or you won't be able to remove it. My Crocea kept catapulting itself off the rock until it died! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-15-2008, 11:02 PM	#1461 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Thanks everyone. I think I saw a pic of what you made, Jeff. It certainly would be easy enough to build a crib for them. Lord knows, I have pipe laying around everywhere here. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

05-15-2008, 11:48 PM	#1463 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Awesome news Terry, can't wait to see more pics of your master piece! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

05-16-2008, 05:50 AM	#1465 (permalink)
mywivestank Limpet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL. 32254 Posts: 142 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Where did you see the 1000 gal Brooks. Terry, you want me to one day build you a custom fuge? __________________ I Love my wifes carpet anemone (Shaggy) Mark

05-16-2008, 07:59 AM	#1466 (permalink)
brooks93 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 363 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade kee's now that I been to your site I seen alot of your stuff their. Its nice stuff. __________________ Your not done until your bank says you are. My 90 build My 210 build

05-16-2008, 02:30 PM	#1467 (permalink)
brooks93 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 363 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade mark did you make the tank at Kee's? sides had to be 1.5" thick __________________ Your not done until your bank says you are. My 90 build My 210 build

05-16-2008, 04:20 PM	#1468 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Terry, wanna meet me at Marine Scene tomorrow. Drop me a PM. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-16-2008, 11:22 PM	#1470 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Scott, PM sent. Mucci, I've had two clams before and neither of them lasted more than a week or so. I'm kind of blaming the Flame Angel for their demise but I honestly don't know what happened to them. I didn't know what to look for, back then. I do now and I'll keep a close eye on the new clams. Hopefully they'll be here Tuesday. I stopped at a new store, right around the corner from work (oh boy, this is going to be a bad thing) and picked up a really nice, large Acropora. I also bought a nice, large colony of clove polyps. I have had ZERO luck with cloves but I think I had to much flow on them. I have a nice, slow flow area for them so I'm giving it another shot. And I REALLY wanted to see a pretty piece of Acropora under the Solaris and see how SPS does with that light. Of course, that kind of changes my water parameter requirements just a bit. No big deal though. I'm planning on moving everything from the 120 down to the 450 tomorrow. At least as much as I can without stressing things out too much. If the fish get too wound up, I'll give them a few hours to calm down and then move a few more things. It's probably going to be an all weekend event, just to hold the stress level down to a minimum. Then I'm REALLY going to try to satisfy Kathy's request and make a video of the 450. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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