Luvmyreef's 180g Diary

[luvmyreef]

Oh, I tell ya. I put the 60 watt cree lights from my nano over this tank and I am hooked. I have already contacted the guy from apollo ref leds. The colors are amazing under leds. Every coral in my tank, including my sps glow!!! It is absolutely crazy!

 

[novahobbies]

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Originally Posted by luvmyreef http:///t/378946/luvmyreefs-180g-diary/960#post_3497767
Yep, I am thinking that I should. BTW, I think I am starting to get OCD with this tank, trying to keep it algae free..... Put in new sand, just to siphon it out later lol. ugh!!!
Thank you Krista. My cuc consists of banded trochus snails, turbos, margaritas, nass, ceriths, and now 5 blue legged hermits, and a couple cleaner shrimp. Most of my snails have died off, so I need to replenish them and add a few more crabs, nass, and ceriths. Thinking of adding a fighting conch or two.....
Fighting conchs are great for diatoms and slime algae on the sand bed....I have 3 in my 37g seahorse tank and they really help.

 

[novahobbies]

Quote:
Originally Posted by luvmyreef http:///t/378946/luvmyreefs-180g-diary/980#post_3497792
Oh, I tell ya. I put the 60 watt cree lights from my nano over this tank and I am hooked. I have already contacted the guy from apollo ref leds. The colors are amazing under leds. Every coral in my tank, including my sps glow!!! It is absolutely crazy!
Pics.
Pics, or it didn't happen.

 

[luvmyreef]

LOL. I only held it up for a minute and put it back on the nano. But, it you figured out a way to take nice pics under leds let me know and I will get them.

 

[luvmyreef]

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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/378946/luvmyreefs-180g-diary/980#post_3497819
Fighting conchs are great for diatoms and slime algae on the sand bed....I have 3 in my 37g seahorse tank and they really help.
Then I definitely need a couple!! Thx.

 

[luvmyreef]

Ok, just ordered some more cuc. 2 fighting conch included. I did a water change, will check levels later on and post.

 

[novahobbies]

Quote:
Originally Posted by luvmyreef http:///t/378946/luvmyreefs-180g-diary/980#post_3497822
LOL. I only held it up for a minute and put it back on the nano. But, it you figured out a way to take nice pics under leds let me know and I will get them.

...NO....... not yet.

 

[luvmyreef]

Ok Nova, let me know when you do lol.. Meanwhile, I suctioned off the rocks, the big one in the back of the center island had some stringy slime blobs....&^%$#@

 

[luvmyreef]

Ok, feeling like crap today. I have a nasty cold. Tested phos-0, Nitrates-10 (yep, coming down!). So, awaiting my cuc to replenish with. Should arrive today....

 

[luvmyreef]

Ok, acclimating the cuc. The cerith snails have what appears to be barnacles on some of them. I dont know if I should introduce them into my system or not. I can actually see one alive on the shell. I dunno.....

 

[luvmyreef]

They have been placed in the 10g. There were 3 with barnacles on them, so I will be able to watch them closely. I just didn't want to take any chances...

 

[spanko]

Such cool creatures. In my reading though slim chances they will live.

 

[luvmyreef]

Yep, it is pretty neat. I read that they dont survive either, but I can feed this little 10g with microvert, etc without worrying about algae, so their chances are better in there.

 

[siptang]

Wow barnacles? Cool!

 

[luvmyreef]

Yep. Cool. The two fighting conch have very pretty shells too. I got pics before they buried themselves, will post later if I feel better...

 

[siptang]

Get well soon luv, drink alots of oj and maybe get get some tan outside. I always feel better when I get some sun.

 

[luvmyreef]

Thanks Sip. It's time for a nap. The cold medicine is making me tired. No sun today......Gotta work tomorrow....ugh......

 

[luvmyreef]

Here is the snails with the barnacles

Here is one of the fighting conch

 

[spanko]

Makes you wonder where the Ceriths lived to get so many attached to their shells.

 

[luvmyreef]

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Originally Posted by spanko http:///t/378946/luvmyreefs-180g-diary/980#post_3498129
Makes you wonder where the Ceriths lived to get so many attached to their shells.
Yeah, I know. Some are covered in them, or you can see the spots where they were.