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alexa11
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lets see if this works. Tank is 1 yr 3 months old and is about to become a reef : )
beenbag497
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wow cant wait to see it as a reef
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alexa11
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Thanks!
I'm excited, my red gorgonian finally revealed its polyps 2 weeks and 3 days after i got it! my toadstool hasnt attached to a rock yet though, and the base deteriorated a little. I set it on top of a small piece of dead coral and put it in a 'fish net breeder' so hopefully it will attach. My tank now has:
1 bicolor blenny, one clown, one green chromie, one royal gramma
a fan worm, pulsing xenia, green button polyp zoos, a flame scallop, the toadstool, a cleaner shrimp, emrald crabs, a miniature purple lobster, a bunch of nacarious (sp?) snales, some other type of snail, and a bunch of pods that ive noticed scurrying around when the lights come on. I've also noticed bristle worms, but Im just viewing them as part of the clean up crew. Im hoping to add another few lbs of LR (cured) as well soon since i only have about 18 lbs now.
Id love to start a zoo rock, just need to find some good ones! suggestions on what to get/add for a successful reef? : )
I'm excited, my red gorgonian finally revealed its polyps 2 weeks and 3 days after i got it! my toadstool hasnt attached to a rock yet though, and the base deteriorated a little. I set it on top of a small piece of dead coral and put it in a 'fish net breeder' so hopefully it will attach. My tank now has:
1 bicolor blenny, one clown, one green chromie, one royal gramma
a fan worm, pulsing xenia, green button polyp zoos, a flame scallop, the toadstool, a cleaner shrimp, emrald crabs, a miniature purple lobster, a bunch of nacarious (sp?) snales, some other type of snail, and a bunch of pods that ive noticed scurrying around when the lights come on. I've also noticed bristle worms, but Im just viewing them as part of the clean up crew. Im hoping to add another few lbs of LR (cured) as well soon since i only have about 18 lbs now.
Id love to start a zoo rock, just need to find some good ones! suggestions on what to get/add for a successful reef? : )
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alexa11
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also, how much marine snow/phytoplex should i be adding (i do it abt 2ce a week, but i don't add much at all) thanks
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alexa11
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thanks guys! Im excited for a color extravaganza(sp?)!
coral keeper
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Its looking good! Keep up the good work!
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alexa11
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alexa11
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i am excited, i have added 3 zoo frags and superglued them to my zoo rock...in the last picture it just had the green button polips on it, and now it has 3 other frags with about 30+ more pollips in 4 new colors! i will post pictures sometime in the next week so perhaps people can tell me their names! one might be a gorillas
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, but not sure. they are small but very cute. I also got some bubble coral. the head is the size of a large marrigold and is a peach color bubble. I also got some green star polips, waiting for them to open, but i see a few green hairs poking out. and i got a massive chaeto clump that i discovered a small white brittle star and snail in : ) i have added a sexy shrimp as well, and another piece of rock. Yay! i'll post pics as soon as i can! its looking much fuller! hope youre having a nice day!
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, but not sure. they are small but very cute. I also got some bubble coral. the head is the size of a large marrigold and is a peach color bubble. I also got some green star polips, waiting for them to open, but i see a few green hairs poking out. and i got a massive chaeto clump that i discovered a small white brittle star and snail in : ) i have added a sexy shrimp as well, and another piece of rock. Yay! i'll post pics as soon as i can! its looking much fuller! hope youre having a nice day!
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alexa11
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i wriggled my chaeto clump around and there were like 10 little baby white serpant stars in it : )
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alexa11
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the flames are new, so i wouldnt put too much stock into what i do. But, i have read they do better if you dont skim. so i am not skimming. I have read that other people squirt food at them, i dont do this but I might if i can ever remember to get a sarynge! I have a maxijet 600 and 2 filters running, but i dont think they need much flow because many peoples tend to hide amid rockwork. Knock on wood mine are out in the open and looking well now! I feed a small piece of frozen to the tank every day or two, and have phytoplex, marine snow, and i just got a new product called aquavitro fuel that was highly recommended...so im doing those sparatically. I had a flame a while ago that lasted for 6 months or so, but it eventually died...it had wedged itself into the rock out of the flow of food, so i doubt it had gotten enough. I also wasnt using marine snow at the time. if you look in the search section you will find some posts on keeping them.