swimmatte April 11, 2013 Author April 11, 2013 Haha, the Xenia doesn't look so hot right now after being accosted by my RBTA but it's recovering. Good luck with your sale, it's nice stuff!
newtoreef April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013 You got to watch for the RBTA... My split about 10 days ago....
swimmatte April 11, 2013 Author April 11, 2013 Yay! After a couple days my young Occ's are hosting my brand new RBTA!
sachabballi reef April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013 is it me or is that heart shaped??? is the RBTA saying its in love with the new inhabitants??
monkiboy April 11, 2013 April 11, 2013 (edited) Yay! After a couple days my young Occ's are hosting my brand new RBTA! you mean your RBTA is hosting your clowns! and that was quicker than most. sometimes it takes hours sometimes months. such an awesome and fun relationship. things are looking good! Edited April 11, 2013 by monkiboy
swimmatte April 11, 2013 Author April 11, 2013 you mean your RBTA is hosting your clowns! and that was quicker than most. sometimes it takes hours sometimes months. such an awesome and fun relationship. things are looking good! Oh yeah, whatever, you know what I mean haha is it me or is that heart shaped??? is the RBTA saying its in love with the new inhabitants?? I actually think it is! It's pretty awesome. They won't leave the thing now.
AlanM April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013 That big powerhead above the nem is just calling to it. "Wouldn't it be fun to take a ride in me?" haha
swimmatte April 12, 2013 Author April 12, 2013 That big powerhead above the nem is just calling to it. "Wouldn't it be fun to take a ride in me?" haha Funny you should say that. I looked up at the tank after ready that and noticed that the RBTA was detaching and heading towards the powerhead. I quickly turned all of them off and moved the powerhead in question to a place it can't be reached. (I hope)
monkiboy April 12, 2013 April 12, 2013 good thinking. if you don't already consider a foam guard for the PH. if you don't have any, i have some from my vortechs you can have. oh and i have that loc-line we talked about!
swimmatte April 12, 2013 Author April 12, 2013 good thinking. if you don't already consider a foam guard for the PH. if you don't have any, i have some from my vortechs you can have. oh and i have that loc-line we talked about! Sweet! I am getting my pump Sunday so all that will be left will be some pipe and fittings which I can take care of. Thanks!
swimmatte April 13, 2013 Author April 13, 2013 Added 6 Ricordea from the ERC group buy. Picture does them no justice.
swimmatte April 16, 2013 Author April 16, 2013 So it turns out the RBTA definitely killed the Xenia. I waited a couple days to see if it came back and it didn't. I went to pull it out and boy am I glad I did as it smelt like death once it left the tank. I also had a small chunk of purple clove polyp this killer RBTA has eliminated. So if anyone has Xenia or Purple Clove issues let me know, you can borrow my RBTA. On a side note, I have someone coming by to take real pictures of my tank. He's even got a macro lens and one of those fancy look down lens adapter thingamajigies. Pics to come!
smallreef April 16, 2013 April 16, 2013 anytime xenia leaves the water it smells horrible.. and I have some xenia... though that would be quite the drive for a tiny frag, lol
swimmatte April 16, 2013 Author April 16, 2013 anytime xenia leaves the water it smells horrible.. and I have some xenia... though that would be quite the drive for a tiny frag, lol This was disintegrating as it left the tank, I'm pretty sure it was dead. I think this might be my sign to go without Xenia for now. Takes up a lot of space
swimmatte June 10, 2013 Author June 10, 2013 update please Incoming...... just picked up a dslr last night so once I figure it out I will provide a nice update. Here is my current inhabitants: (7) Different Acans including some rainbows and ultras (1) Yellow Hammer (1) Gold Torch (2) Green with Purple Tip Frogspawns (~10 total heads) (1) Strawberry Patch Monti Plate (1) Unknown Chalice (from ERC) (1) Superman Monti (1) Grinch Monti (1) Rainbow Lobo (6) Ricordeas (25) Different zoas (including a lot of designers) (1) Neon Green Cabbage Leather (1) Neon Green Fungia (1) Blasto (1) GSP (1) "Waving Hands" (1) Dragon Soul Favia (1) Trumpet Coral (3 heads) (1) Alien Eyes Chalice (1) Idaho Grape Monti (1) RBTA FISH: Foxface Six Line Wrasse Coral Beauty Angel Pink Spotted Goby Orange Spotted Goby Ocellaris Clown Will update with pics and some of my adventures over the way.......
sachabballi reef June 10, 2013 June 10, 2013 wowzers I knew you had been busy under the radar collecting .....nice job ....I can't wait to see the pics!!!!!!
swimmatte June 10, 2013 Author June 10, 2013 Ok..... First time shooting with my new camera. I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing so be gentle
swimmatte June 10, 2013 Author June 10, 2013 Oh, and please excuse the diatoms...... tank is still a baby.
sachabballi reef June 10, 2013 June 10, 2013 Bravo!!! I am extremely impressed with how you have pulled your tank together. You patiently added and carefully selected and thoughtfully placed.. very very well done!! Great pics BTW. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
swimmatte June 10, 2013 Author June 10, 2013 Thanks! I'm going to wait and see how things look one they grow out but my plan is to completely cover the 24" tall corner rock that's in the back left corner of the tank with zoas. I guess you'd call it a zoa garden, except on a vertical rock. I also plan on growing out the rock in the upper right hand corner with nothing but acans. Also, while there are a few SPS frags around the tank now, I plan on keeping LPS, zoas, and softies only. Unfortunately, I have times throughout the year that I'm so busy at work that I run the risk of neglecting my tank and I'm worried about killing SPS as I lost a few corals last month as a result of slight neglect. Once I get this camera figured out I'll post more pics!
swimmatte June 10, 2013 Author June 10, 2013 Oh, and once I get some time when my daughter is out of the house and I have a few hours alone, I plan on drilling my tank and converting to my sump. I have everything I need except the time.
sachabballi reef June 10, 2013 June 10, 2013 that is going to be gorgeous! looking forward to watching it grow too! When you have a great plan like that it allows you to sit back and enjoy and only make additions with a coral that you really love vs just throwing everything in there that someone is selling at a good price.... you haven't drilled that thing yet? lol...chop chop...its not like she is 18....you can just put her somewhere and she stays LOL....and NAPS
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