Seth's RSM 500
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Oxylebius
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I just found the coral goby that came as a hitchhiker with the rock! i saw him when i first unpacked the rock, but hadn't seen him for a while and was assuming the worst. But he seems very happy in his new home!
Looks like of the Genus: Eviota
There are about 34 species found in Aus waters (this genus contains more than 65 species total).
Possibly a Eviota hoesei.
But you will have to figure that out.
It is super cute
Seth Nafte
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Great live rock! Always a bonus when you get corals as hitchhikers
h: But, I do see some bubble algae
Thanks oxy, I think i will try suctioning those bubble algae out with an airline hose, however they're quite hard to see with the naked eye atm, approx 1.5mm in diameter, so should be easy to break off and suction out
Thanks for the info on the fish identification, i do agree with your finding! Really cool little fella, and becoming very social which is great!
Seth Nafte
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Thanks Choff! I must say the LR blew my expectations of what i thought was getting! The rock is so live and colourful that I'm actually not wanted to cover too much of it with coral! its hard to see in the photo, but there is some awesome caves and swim threw's! my fish seem to be loving life!
Seth Nafte
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check out this vid of my cleaner shrimp steeling food from the brittle star....
[video=youtube;OrTy12qjExs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrTy12qjExs[/video]
[video=youtube;OrTy12qjExs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrTy12qjExs[/video]
Seth Nafte
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a short vid of the tank and rock placement....
[video=youtube;ZWHmzG91ZPw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWHmzG91ZPw[/video]
[video=youtube;ZWHmzG91ZPw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWHmzG91ZPw[/video]
Seth Nafte
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heheheh thanks choff! Yeah i decided when scaling this tank, that its so much nicer to see fish weaving between rocks as apposed to fish swimming in front of them...
I just dipped and added some awesome hammers and torch coral! Within an hour they have opened completely and look fantastic! pics to come
I just dipped and added some awesome hammers and torch coral! Within an hour they have opened completely and look fantastic! pics to come
Seth Nafte
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Hay, i just wanted to get some feedback from you guys regarding lighting schedules...
I run the stock T5 lighting
@12pm the centre two tubes turn on
@2pm it shifts to front and back lights with centre two off (8 tubes)
@5pm it shifts back to centres until 8pm
total 8hours
I also have a light in the fuge over the cheato, this i run at the opposite times to the DT lighting to balance Ph
Any thoughts?
I run the stock T5 lighting
@12pm the centre two tubes turn on
@2pm it shifts to front and back lights with centre two off (8 tubes)
@5pm it shifts back to centres until 8pm
total 8hours
I also have a light in the fuge over the cheato, this i run at the opposite times to the DT lighting to balance Ph
Any thoughts?
I would think... you would want to run all your T5s for at least 8 hours with a ramp up & down... beyond this
see what others think...
see what others think...
Seth Nafte
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hmmmm i was just concerned that, that amount of light will cause algae to go ape ****!
Choff
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If I recall I was 11 pr 12 total hours with varying intensity . These times may be off by a bit, but this really close to what I did before I converted to led
O8:30 center only
10:30 both wings on, center off
12:00 all on
16:00 both wings on, center off
18:30 center only
20:30 off
O8:30 center only
10:30 both wings on, center off
12:00 all on
16:00 both wings on, center off
18:30 center only
20:30 off
this might help too... look at this as all lights on
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ny-hours-day-you-running-your-rsm-lights.html
as for the algae, it needs nutrients and in a new tank under 6 months old, it will run it's course & stabilize out, I would not hesitate supplying the corals more light, in fear the algae will grow if you run your lights full on 8-9 hours, 10-11 hours full on is not uncommon.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ny-hours-day-you-running-your-rsm-lights.html
as for the algae, it needs nutrients and in a new tank under 6 months old, it will run it's course & stabilize out, I would not hesitate supplying the corals more light, in fear the algae will grow if you run your lights full on 8-9 hours, 10-11 hours full on is not uncommon.
Seth Nafte
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Thanks guys, i have ramped up the lighting, but only 10 hours atm, i will work my way up, but i want to keep a log on how the increased photoperiod effects algae growth etc.....
on another note, i just found a very interesting hitchhiker, that i can't identify. Ive been through numerous threads and looked at numerous websites but can't seem to find this worm/eel looking thing....
on another note, i just found a very interesting hitchhiker, that i can't identify. Ive been through numerous threads and looked at numerous websites but can't seem to find this worm/eel looking thing....
I think he is a peanut worm
http://melevsreef.com/critters/peanut-worms
reef safe
see what others think...
might also post in the HH forum
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-hitchhiker-id/
http://melevsreef.com/critters/peanut-worms
reef safe
see what others think...
might also post in the HH forum
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-hitchhiker-id/
Oxylebius
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I run T5 lighting. 8 hrs straight/day for all 6 bulbs. Have moonlights on before and after the 8 hours, but no ramping up/down technology. If I could ramp up/down, I would do it after the solid 8 hrs of light. Hope this helps. In the tropics they have consistent 12 hrs of light w/dawn and dusk. But, as you already noted in tanks this can cause algae. Running for 8 or 9 hrs per day is what many tend to do w/or w/o ramping up & down.
Seth Nafte
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Thanks glenn... not sure though, his mouth seems to be very different to that of the peanut worm. Its head is quite point, and it has a flat tail. It does swim like an eel, but then does crawl on rocks and the glass like a worm... very intriguing