lionfish12
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I have been feeding it Mydis shirmp once in a while. Im just getting 2 feather dusters.
Geting come corals!
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lionfish12
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TAHATS MEAN!
Ill get some coctail shrimp.. I always place the food near its mouth and the tenicles wrap around it. i never find it on the bottom of the tank or anything so i asume it eats it.
Ill get some coctail shrimp.. I always place the food near its mouth and the tenicles wrap around it. i never find it on the bottom of the tank or anything so i asume it eats it.
ross
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drew, please listen....everyone has giving you valuable information on here, and i try to help you out as much as i can(and i have saved a few fish im sure) on msn. It would be much better if you listened to the people on here...all the people, not just the ones who say what you want to hear.
You CANNOT keep corals under NO bulbs. Please just save some money for the pcs you showed me, that is a good setup, and you will be able to keep any softies and the bubble that you want.
Your anemone will need more meaty foods as magic carp says. Like i have told u, go to your grocery store and get some fresh seafood....shrimp, scallops, octopus, fish, etc.
You CANNOT keep corals under NO bulbs. Please just save some money for the pcs you showed me, that is a good setup, and you will be able to keep any softies and the bubble that you want.
Your anemone will need more meaty foods as magic carp says. Like i have told u, go to your grocery store and get some fresh seafood....shrimp, scallops, octopus, fish, etc.
stuckinfla
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Lion....maybe you just dont understand. My daughter last year (in fourth grade) learned about "photosynthesis". It is the process in which plants use the sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates ie... their food. Think of corals as plants. Now do you understand the need for STRONG lighting? :notsure: And yes, feather dusters would be fine.
stuckinfla
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The only reason I say this, is because you keep saying you have the "food" for them.....they need more than just Kent.
lionfish12
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Thanks everyone. I have been learning more. I learn from my mistakes. Thanks
fishman830
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Originally posted by lionfish12
ok..
I still want to get a few corals that dont need much light. Bubble corals dont require much lighting. thanks
they actually do
bot587
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Lol after that rivetting thread, i am hoping to end this on... Lionfish do research, knowledge is key in the aquarium hobby. I have had my tank for a while and i am not willing to put coral in it yet. Not until my levels arrive at PERFECTION will i consider it! (btw i have all the necessary lighting and equip)
viper_930
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I wouldn't be too sure about the NO lights not being powerful enough. I got pounded for thinking the same thing. Read this:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/129906/6-watts-per-gallon-what-else-to-add
Still, I wouldn't recommend using them just because it works for other people.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/129906/6-watts-per-gallon-what-else-to-add
Still, I wouldn't recommend using them just because it works for other people.
dburr
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Originally posted by lionfish12
Thanks everyone. I have been learning more. I learn from my mistakes. Thanks
This is what were trying to avoid. Yeah is great to learn from mistakes. But why kill an anenome to do it? We're trying to help you but you are not reading the info.
If you bought a dog and forgot to feed it, would that be OK? Next time will you remember? You bought an anenome. OK, were past that. You don't have the right lights. You have 3 choises. A.) Get lights now so it can live. B.) Bring it back so someone esle can care for it. Or C.) ignor what we are saying and TRY to keep it until December 25th. By then it will be dead.
Please remember these are not plants. They are living animals which are under your care. You must know what it needs BEFORE you take it home. If you can't care for it, leave it in the store.
Try to learn BEFORE you make a mistake with living animals please.
I'm getting off the soap box now.
spsfreak100
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Lionfish, I have the following to say to you:
1. Your anemone will not consume any kent products. I don't care what the label says. I can assure you that the food will not benifit the anemone.
2. Your anemone is starving. It's completely lost its zooxanthellae. I can assure you it will be dead in another month.
3. You need to listen to what people have to say, not just what you want to hear.
4. You need to stop spending money on normal output lighting and save it for power compacts or VHO's. Instead buying living creatures and then killing your livestock due to lack of lighting and other reasources, how about you save it for some good lighting?
5. You can barley afford your current tank, what makes you think you can afford a 125 gallon?
6. I truly hope you learn from your mistakes and what everyone has to say. It's unfortunate that organisms had to pay the price because you choose not to listen to what everyone had to say.
Graham
1. Your anemone will not consume any kent products. I don't care what the label says. I can assure you that the food will not benifit the anemone.
2. Your anemone is starving. It's completely lost its zooxanthellae. I can assure you it will be dead in another month.
3. You need to listen to what people have to say, not just what you want to hear.
4. You need to stop spending money on normal output lighting and save it for power compacts or VHO's. Instead buying living creatures and then killing your livestock due to lack of lighting and other reasources, how about you save it for some good lighting?
5. You can barley afford your current tank, what makes you think you can afford a 125 gallon?
6. I truly hope you learn from your mistakes and what everyone has to say. It's unfortunate that organisms had to pay the price because you choose not to listen to what everyone had to say.
Graham
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sebae0
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lion please listen to us, i tried the no lights also going on advise from lfs retards and wasted a ton of money and organisms.
you could place 10 no 40w bulbs over the tank and have 400w but it doesn't have the intensity to create enough light, key word being intensity. 1 250w mh would blow that away with intensity and you could keep that bubble coral or the anemone and thats about half the wattage. you could pick that up for around 150-175 and be much happier and save money in the long run.]
don't let the money thing get to to spend in the wrong direction save it up and do it right, that was my first mistake 10 years ago! good luck and be patient.
you could place 10 no 40w bulbs over the tank and have 400w but it doesn't have the intensity to create enough light, key word being intensity. 1 250w mh would blow that away with intensity and you could keep that bubble coral or the anemone and thats about half the wattage. you could pick that up for around 150-175 and be much happier and save money in the long run.]
don't let the money thing get to to spend in the wrong direction save it up and do it right, that was my first mistake 10 years ago! good luck and be patient.
stuckinfla
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dburr.....I dont want you to misread what I wrote. He is only 14 or 15. I was trying to explain it in terms that he might undersatand. I am not saying that corals are plants, but in some aspect need the light just as a plant would. In school you learn about the plants need for light, not the need for anenome to have sunlight. I just dont want anyone else to think that what im saying is that a coral is the same as a plant. Sorry if anyone misunderstood my intentions.
lionfish12
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Im not getting any corals, just a few dusters. Im feeding my anemone and the lfs said they might be able to trade me anemones. Thanks for all the help. I found a new store with sw fish about 1/2 hour away. Im geting stuff from there now b/c they know what they are doing.. Pet supplies plus doesnt!
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sebae0
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kudos for you, keep aking questions and let us help lion, were not trying to be mean, just trying to help. good luck and hope to talk with you soon.
spsfreak100
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Lionfish12,
You've made a very smart move to listen to all of us. I was unfortunate enough to learn the hard way; my ignorance killed a lot of livestock. I would hate to see that happen again to someone else.
Out of curiousity, what state are you located in?
Graham
You've made a very smart move to listen to all of us. I was unfortunate enough to learn the hard way; my ignorance killed a lot of livestock. I would hate to see that happen again to someone else.
Out of curiousity, what state are you located in?
Graham
reefer44
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Originally posted by stuckinfla
dburr.....I dont want you to misread what I wrote. He is only 14 or 15. I was trying to explain it in terms that he might undersatand. I am not saying that corals are plants, but in some aspect need the light just as a plant would. In school you learn about the plants need for light, not the need for anenome to have sunlight. I just dont want anyone else to think that what im saying is that a coral is the same as a plant. Sorry if anyone misunderstood my intentions.
hmmmm something a 15 year old would understand.....look not all 15 year old kids are retards.....the majority of them are but not all of them
my tank https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/125236/my-55g-tank-with-pictures
i know you didn't try to be insulting but pleae don't generalize like that
Brad
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kistheeze
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OK - so I assume we're now "saving up" for a 2X65W PC fixture?
Look up Jebo - $59 with the bulbs.
That said - if $59 is too much for you, you could go to home depot and pick up the following:
(2) 48" dual tube shoplights ($7 each)
(4) 48" GE daylight ultra bulbs (6500k) ($6 per 2 pack)
Total cost $26. Total output power - 120 watts.
Add that 120 of daylight to the 40 of actinic that you already have and that Condy should be okay.
Look up Jebo - $59 with the bulbs.
That said - if $59 is too much for you, you could go to home depot and pick up the following:
(2) 48" dual tube shoplights ($7 each)
(4) 48" GE daylight ultra bulbs (6500k) ($6 per 2 pack)
Total cost $26. Total output power - 120 watts.
Add that 120 of daylight to the 40 of actinic that you already have and that Condy should be okay.
yellowtail
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he isnt 15........i think he is like 13 right lionfish12?not trying to flame you just im curious.:notsure: