12 gal. nano

[skipperawe]

hey, i have a 12 gal. nano and it is in very good shape.

 

but i am looking into putting a zoanthid or GSP colony in, any advice on that?

 

 

 

i have an open rock i am thinking of using that is pretty rigged and small, with a hole in it

[NRehman]

Both of these corals can be fast growing. The zoanthids less so. I like GSP, but would put any kind of GSP on an isolated rock and keep trimming...as it will take over your whole tank.

[skipperawe]

thanks, but im wondering how to get a cheap and small piece of gsp.

[MLazar]

thanks, but im wondering how to get a cheap and small piece of gsp.

 

 

check out DaveS's post in WTB: Frags for sale: Ricordias, Zoas, SPS and more, WYSIWYG pictures for most

 

He has GSP for sale and a bunch of other frags.

 

M

[skipperawe]

thanks for the help!

[Clyde]

You can keep lots of cool things in a 12 gallon. Here is my 10 gallon

[Smoothtriqueter]

clyde, are those opposing power heads in your 10?

[skipperawe]

hey, how long have you had that tank?

 

is it just a 10 gal system?

 

does it have a sump?

 

 

 

is that really stable?

Edited September 8, 2008 by skipperawe

[Clyde]

hey, how long have you had that tank?

 

is it just a 10 gal system?

 

does it have a sump?

is that really stable?

Yes it is a 10g and it has been up and running for almost 8-9 months. Does not have a sump or protein skimmer, just LOTS of water changes. I am setting up a 24 gallon right now. And, yes it is very stable. I do about 1/4 - 1/2 % water changes a week and use a coral additive weekly. All in all I spend about 2-3 hours a week, at most on the tank.

 

 

You can keep lots of cool things in a 12 gallon. Here is my 10 gallon

 

The one on the front is my Temp.

Edited September 9, 2008 by Clyde

[skipperawe]

sweet,

 

 

ive heard frogspawn is neat what is it?

[davelin315]

Hey buddy, sorry I didn't get a chance to speak to you much when you were at school yesterday. Stop by again and hopefully I'll have more time (I did get to shake you around a bit, though! ). Frogspawn is a LPS coral, fairly easy to care for. There was one that was in the 6th grade tank before that was in a continual state of decline but it spent a year in my home system recuperating and is now on its way back into school in the next week or so. It has added extra heads from having only 1 that was nearly clear, not sure how many, but if there's an easy one to remove, I can give you one if it doesn't compromise the health of the colony. Typically they are easy to frag, but this one was dropped into a hole in a rock to allow it to heal up and it may very well be fused into the hole by now and may not be accessible.

[skipperawe]

thanks, were gunna have to meet sometime.

 

are you going to be able to make it to the aquarium company party this friday?

 

your prior student,

 

Glenn

[davelin315]

Ahhhh, I'm glad I don't have to call you Skippy Boy anymore...

 

Glenn, I am not sure about the AC Friday, but I want to go. Also, why are you posting at 9AM? Shouldn't you be in class? Also, I'm going to red pen your post! Arrgghhhhh! Ain't we taught ya nothin' in 5th grade?

[skipperawe]

ok that seems odd, but heres the truth i was sick that day with a horrible throught soo i missed that day of school.

 

i got bored so i decided to do a little posting.

 

ooooo..... do you think we might be able to meet this weekend?

[skipperawe]

o, anybody got a frag of gsp or green leather toadstool???

[davelin315]

Give me a call, I'm home tomorrow I think. I haven't had a chance to move anything over, though, so I'm not sure of the size of the frogspawn.

[skipperawe]

ok, thanks sooooo mush for the frags they are all doing very well in our tanks and i hope to see some growth soon.

 

 

 

anouncement: i am seriusly considdering getting one or two frags of frogspawn.

[skipperawe]

PICS COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skipperawe]

911

 

 

 

my exiena split in 2 and is dying/ falling appart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jason the filter freak]

It melts in some peoples tanks does great in others, melts in one tank i own and melts in the other. Same with the people in the club, it may just not be meant to be

[lanman]

Don't know your location - but I can always find a piece or three of GSP. Live south of Manassas, work in Herndon.

 

bob

[skipperawe]

thanks thats great!

 

PM sent

[davelin315]

Hey Bob, he lives across the road from me.

 

Glenn, the xenia can go south for a variety of reasons, although I don't know that anyone has proven or pinpointed any single cause as a culprit in most cases. That said, pH and nutrient levels in a tank are the typical problems (lack of nutrients as they eat up nitrates, keep them in dirtier water to keep them happier is a generalized theory).

 

How's all that stuff I gave you coming along?

[skipperawe]

its doing great, exept for the larger piece of sps, whitch dies about a week ago.

 

by the way the piees that fell off of my xenia are in a different tank and are recovering , but the main piece is still in my tank and is shapping up nicely in recovery.

Edited October 4, 2008 by skipperawe

[skipperawe]

PICS COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

finaly the pics are here!

 

 

my still large xenia

 

my other large xenia that melted

 

my frag of the melted xenia that is now dead

 

the current state of my recovering melted xenia

 

the three recovering pieces i was able to recover from my melted xenia

 

my large mushroom

 

some smaller shrooms

 

more shrooms

 

some smaller mushrooms

 

dont know what its called, but it looks cool

 

my new aquaco zoas

 

new trumpet coral courtesy of mr. lin

 

my sps "raindeer" rock custom made from from frags

 

old skipper

 

my new fishy "neono" a marine scene azure yellow tail blue damsel fish

 

the pair of them

 

left half of the tank

 

right half of the tank

 

whole tank

 

 

Q: how do you stop the glimmer of the glass?

 

so... what do ya think......

 

i finaly got my pictures in YAY!!!!

thanks for looking at my pics please reply skipperawe.

 

(no animals were harmed in the making of any of these pics)