toastiireefs February 3, 2008 Author Share February 3, 2008 very deflated, gaping mouth, "spitting" zooxanthellae, tentacles looking...ragged? (not sure how to describe it...but not pretty) Of course, deflation and gaping mouth can also happen with a healthy, happy nem too, if they're pooping or something. k thanks i will keep a look out. how should i isolate if necesary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs March 31, 2008 Author Share March 31, 2008 wow havent posted here in a while! just wondering, can i get this moved to dedicated forum? (i will post in it a lot more often) sooo update after 10 days in italy whith my dad taking care of the fish my fish look amazing... tank.... algae forest! nothing a little .... lot of cleaning today wont do SOOOo the green i had earlier suggested about my clownfish... turns out i have a black misbared clown!! cool right?! I come back and my clown fish look soooo good. they really separated in size, (misbarred smalled) and colored up beautifully.. fire fish is the same, big and strong. blenny is cute as ever and my anemone is really happy lookng.. when i moved its rock over when i was doing some cleaning. it then moved its foot underneath the rock which was kinda cool... corals doing well umm frogspawn (a new one) hasnt really opened up yet... extends when i feed the tank a bit... should i target feed it more? i will take pictures later!! before and after for my tank too.. its ewwy right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs March 31, 2008 Author Share March 31, 2008 so doing major maintenece on my tank today ttakes forever... so far have found 2 very small gorilla crabs... and put them in my empty seahorse pico so in total... i have found (since the start of my tank) 4 gorilla crabs, 1 small mantiis as far as pests go! cant wait to finish mytank and new and improved aquascaping... that allows for better circulation ! yay cleaning.... .....and spilling a small tupperware of corals!!!! .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs March 31, 2008 Author Share March 31, 2008 (edited) eeeeeekkkk a HUGE bristle worm thing came out of a rock i was cleaning!! it has weird antenna and has these black jaws it opens every once in a while should i put this back or no... Edited March 31, 2008 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest webshout March 31, 2008 Share March 31, 2008 eeeeeekkkk a HUGE bristle worm thing came out of a rock i was cleaning!! it has weird antenna and has these black jaws it opens every once in a while should i put this back or no... Bristle worms are a good sign. Just be careful not to touch. Spines can hurt for a while. :( Like a bee sting, I've been told. Have fun. W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs March 31, 2008 Author Share March 31, 2008 (edited) AND GUESS WHAT!!! best news of the day! i still have a mantis in my tank..... great... well i guess its been in there for a long time... might even be the same one as before... just in a differet rock on the opposite side of the tank.... again as way back when.. any takers? you gotta get it yourself though.. Edited March 31, 2008 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite March 31, 2008 Share March 31, 2008 I don't know if I could stand 2 weeks without looking at my tank. Did you have fun on your trip? any pics for us from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs March 31, 2008 Author Share March 31, 2008 (edited) yupyupyup i took a whopping 517 pics in 10days!! and those are the ones i kept..... i'll deff. link to some in a bit.. but first!!!! tank pics!!! Before Mid way... pile of clean rocks on the left critters AFTER!!! Clowns playing in a walking nem EDIT! Good new not a mantis... at least what i thought was a mantis, wasnt one.. it was a crab in a rock that i now must eradicate... but can a crab in a rock clearing out stuff make a clicking sound also Edited March 31, 2008 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs April 2, 2008 Author Share April 2, 2008 ummm sooo apparently the nem didnt like its new spot, and it moved... across the sand... into a corner of the tank, on the glass... hmm im not sure what to think.. it doesnt look bad.. but i don think its really supposed to be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs April 10, 2008 Author Share April 10, 2008 umm soo the nem is happy there apparently... but i don't like it there.. however i think i'm just gonna live with it.. ah well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs April 22, 2008 Author Share April 22, 2008 SO somehow my tank flooded last night... not really sure how approx 3gls of water got out of the sump or the tank... if that was the issue. nem movd somewhere else annnd i think i have a mantis somewhere but i don knwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs April 28, 2008 Author Share April 28, 2008 everything was ok... except that.. umm there was consruction paper on my floor... that when it got wet it stained the floor.. s my mom is a little pissed.... i think right now that my algae issue is that my tank is close to a window... because the algae stayed away for the longet time when i had the black construction paper up against the exposed sides... but when it fell off now i have algae.... so that kinda makes me feel better.. we just need to get dark shades/blinds/curtains in now ummm anemone is looking really pretty OH and i know its lame... but i named my clownfish Orange Juice (O.J) and Blackbarry. and yes it is blackbarry not blackberry. lol... because its a he fish and berry sounds a little feminine to me lol but blackbarry is now half black still with some orange on him. hes soo cute my tail spot is gettting a little aggressive... as in getting frisky with the nem... im worried shes gonna get stung and eaten... because she keeps getting realy close. but the clowns are trying to keep her out.. --- on another note my mom keeps saying i should get more (bigger) seahorses.. instead of dwarf seahorrses... so i might do that again. i'll prolly get a pair of kuda or erectus.. in a 20gl tank but idk.. they are a lot of work. and i really want to be able to take care of them right.. so back to the drawing board.. aka seahorse.org lol and do more research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs May 3, 2008 Author Share May 3, 2008 so i am soo excited for the social tomorrow!!!! cant wait to bring home a gajillion $ worth of everything !!!! (i put some money away for this event tomorrow!! ) a perfect event to have after the SAT ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbittner May 3, 2008 Share May 3, 2008 Awesome job in getting your tank cleaned back up! Do you have any turbo snails? Look for some Mexican Turbo snails tomorrow and add a couple of them to your tank. I swear, if I could figure out how to keep them alive in the yard, I'd never have to mow it again. They are like really efficient mowers for algae and will keep it munched down for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs May 3, 2008 Author Share May 3, 2008 phew 100$ + a clownfish book worth of stuff brought home today brain coral, 6-line wrasse blue montipora frag 6 TURBO snails (massive ones) some SPS from Dbartco... cant remember all the names lol. i know he said a green pavona. and a ...green slimer i believe he said lol... if you want to chime in and jog y memory!! pictures are deff gonna happen It was great meeting who I met today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbittner May 3, 2008 Share May 3, 2008 Congrats!!! hmmmm..... I still don't see any pics though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs May 4, 2008 Author Share May 4, 2008 (edited) lol i just started taking them!!! they will be uploaded shortly hopefully i manage to spill a bucket of corals on a daily basis as it now seemss... also i think my sixline thinks its a clownfish.... it keeps wanting to join the "hosting" party in the nem.... came litterally up to the anemone... clowns did nothing.. i think it has already gotten a bit stung... (and i think i got a reaction to something... glue or idk.. part of my fingrer started to swell.... acclimation days are difficult Edited May 4, 2008 by toastiireefs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs May 4, 2008 Author Share May 4, 2008 here are pics there are more corals i didnt picture but i will soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbittner May 4, 2008 Share May 4, 2008 Awesome looking specimans! Your RBTA really looks great too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs May 4, 2008 Author Share May 4, 2008 Awesome looking specimans! Your RBTA really looks great too! thank yu thank you!!! my RBTA is doing AMAZING!! (there it was a little shriviled... since i had been messing with the tank and took it out of the water, and then had powerhead aimed at it.. its had a tough day...) but i was worried because the clowns hosted in it and itts soo little.. and they realy beat it up... but not really because its sooo happy... and i feed it like craazy... not trealy... some mysis every day or every couple days... but its getting big and pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs May 25, 2008 Author Share May 25, 2008 MORE PICTURES !!! Before after another big cleanup i rearragned the rockwork--- again i like this a lot better now (second pic it might look funny in the pic but in person its really nice) still geting hit by algae bad-- ummm im gonna pick up about 30 astrea snail-- cuz i currently have 1 turbo and 1 astrea- and unfortunately they arent doing the job as mike h suggests i should get a phosphate reactor---- which i will prolly do next month or so thats all for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lletellier May 25, 2008 Share May 25, 2008 looks great without all that algae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastiireefs June 8, 2008 Author Share June 8, 2008 so this morning i found my beautiful brain coral 90% bleached..... this really bumms me out all my other corals look perfectly normal-- so like aaahh im gonna do a water change right now gr-- i also think the last time i scrubbed my tank down- i removed a lot of the bacteria from the rock and started a new cycle but like my corals looked fine until i saw the brain-- idk OH an mr ousnakebyte...... you gave me an aptasia....... thank you ( but thank you seriously for those zoas.... just not the aptasia... should i kalk it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lletellier June 9, 2008 Share June 9, 2008 kalk it right in the mouth and it will die. took care of the two I had pop up that way and now i've moved on to the doo doo brown zoas growing on my rocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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