Patrick's 10 gal. nano diary :)

xpisceanx

xpisceanx

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my nitrates were up to 20!

but after i put chaeto in my fuge im testin all 0's! yay
thanks guys!
this thread has helped me out a lot.. i might start my own thread but im new to this site and not sure how.. lol ive looked all over still no luck..
 
socalnano24

socalnano24

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Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/3043213
filled up

tank looks good; you still have some snails without your sand, or you were never able to afford snails?
If yo do have em, I was wondering how are they handling the transition to bare bottom?
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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hey guys its been a while once again, but all my snails are alive and well, they seem to be handling the transition just fine

i actually think im gunna add sand back into it when i move back to college, i have decided i dont really like the look as much as i thought i would. no biggie tho. and my levels are great coastie, maybe im just lucky or maybe it just hasnt caught up to me but everything is a okay right now. i have a filter full of chaeto that wont stop growing, and im actually starting to get some coralline algae growing on my tank walls i have about 4 different spots that are about the size of a dime and it seems just about everyday i see a new little spot start to form.
ill post pics later tonight...i got some more base rock so its a little more filled up and i changed the scape around along with the new rock. oh and my fish is doing excellent he is fat and healthy
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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pics of the new scape, and the last pic is of my coralline and it is a lot more purple than it looks in this pic. there are about 4 spots about this big and one has 2 little circles branching out





 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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okay so i have some great news!!!!!! i just got a zoo rock for 15 bucks! i dont know the name so i would like some help but they look sweet, and it has a mushroom they didnt see so im excited about that little free bee, there is also a nice sized cleaner clam and a couple small snails. i also bought a couple snails for a little extra clean up




 
socalnano24

socalnano24

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awesome, btw prolly better going with the sand bottom again when you get a chance like you said
So that looks like a healthy colony, granted can't tell too much till its opened. The shroom is a nice bonus!
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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thanks man, yea in another month or so ill be back to a nice sandy bottom, but the zoas are still acclimating, but the majority of them have already opened up so i think they are pretty healthy from what i can see.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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these pics are after about 30 minutes in the tank the first couple of which were to figure out the right spot but here ya go! lots of feedback please :)


 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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the last one is with actinics only and for some reason my camera does the colors of these things no justice! but oh well i think they are awesome, and was i right about these being a good deal for only 15 bucks, also can i get an identification? feedback
 
socalnano24

socalnano24

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possibly whammin' watermelons......
btw. whats that black and white striped thing in the first picture, my buddy says if its a snail it serves his memory as a bad snail. He's not sure though.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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thanks, its a snail shell, but i sont think anything is in it because it hasnt moved sense i got it today and it was in the same place as it was in the store ill check it tomorrow after the light come on tho. should i just flush it if it is alive?
 
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nemo_66

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nice zoos.
but why did you go bare bottom, if you were just going to add sand again? was it the grain size? or did you go bare bottom, and not like it?
 
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