My jellyfish tank diary.

t316

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He's so small in there. Why not go back and get another one to give him/her company? I know you are experiencing, but why not...
 

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/2988639
He's so small in there. Why not go back and get another one to give him/her company? I know you are experiencing, but why not...

Yeah. I might go next week if the weather is good. Its about a 2 hour drive to the ocean for me. lol
 

t316

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Seriously, how did you find one so small? I see hundreds of these out when I'm flounder gigging, but they are all 4"-6". I net them and release them, but I have never come across one that is 1" - 2".
 

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/2988676
Seriously, how did you find one so small? I see hundreds of these out when I'm flounder gigging, but they are all 4"-6". I net them and release them, but I have never come across one that is 1" - 2".
I was in the bay and I saw the little guy floating and I caught him with a cup. lol I've seen several jellies this small but never brought them home. But this time I just couldn't let him go.
 

oceansidefish

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What about throwing a bunch of PODS in there??? That may be a better food source for such a small critter. I would also imagine some live phytoplankton would not be a bad idea either. I would think at that size the guppy would be way to hard for it to break down which is why it would let it go. I would PM Banguy and see what he thinks though as well.
 

pezenfuego

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Ridiculously cool. The guppy looks a little big lol, but hopefully some smaller things will be consumed. Good luck with this, you're doing well so far. Get on filtration lol.
Very cool!
 

scubachris

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May sound like a stupid question, but why would you need a skimmer. I dont have one on my reef and everything seems to be fine, and its a 30g.
 

coral keeper

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Originally Posted by scubachris
http:///forum/post/2989281
May sound like a stupid question, but why would you need a skimmer. I dont have one on my reef and everything seems to be fine, and its a 30g.
Because I don't have any sand, rock, or any filtration whats so ever. You have biological filtration which is sand and rock. I don't have any. lol
 

pezenfuego

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If I were you I'd get a canister filter and plumb it in with the chiller. I would also probably just get a cheap ars skimmer that uses a wooden air stone. Yeah, these suck, but if you replace the stones frequently, it isn't too bad for a small tank.
 

pezenfuego

Active Member
Originally Posted by fishstick4sale
http:///forum/post/2989308
the skimmer removes ammonia? i thought they only removed nitrates
They remove dissolved organic wastes. You need biological filtration for any tank. This can be provided by bacteria...and you just need someplace for them to colonize.
 

coral keeper

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Here is a picture of the jellyfish that I took a few minutes ago. As you can see the jellyfish swallowed the piece of shrimp.
 
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