Our Tbs - Page 15

patsan · #**351** 04/08/2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by serum153
And here I thought the worms I had were enormous. Beautiful tank

There are a bunch larger than that. It was just strange they were out and about without it being feeding time.

bobt2 · #**352** 04/27/2007, 11:13 AM

time to wake up the list. my 75 has been running for 18 months now. i have 3 pistol shrimp and 2 of these live in the same cave so i assume they are a pair. this morning while feeding i,m sure i saw a pistol shrimp that was about a 1/4"long in a hole in the rock. is it possible they have breed in the tank?has anyone heard of this happening?

phil519 · #**353** 04/27/2007, 10:40 PM

I'm guilty as ever for not posting on rc...

I'd imagine it's unlikely...since it would have to be some zooplankton that somehow dodges your pumps/filter feeders, molts, becomes a shrimp and grows up.

Perhaps the previous clicking was from multiple pistols that you had thought was just one?

bobt2 · #**354** 04/28/2007, 04:30 PM

phil, again i have 3 , 2 of which are a pair. and i,m sure i saw the baby pistol.

patsan · #**355** 04/28/2007, 05:50 PM

Bob, I have no idea, but chances are the 3 were in there all along, and you just never saw the other one.
I remember before I sold some of the TBS, there were DOZENS of tiny pistols in there. I'd see one or 2 in the same spot for the longest time. I removed some of the rock from the tank and heard popping throughout the rock I took out, while still seeing the couple I always saw.
I still have my large orange/blue one in there, and it molts all the time. I know there are more in there because I can be looking at the orange one, and hear popping in different parts of the tank at the same time...yet I don't see any others, only the orange one.

bobt2 · #**356** 04/29/2007, 06:43 AM

pat, yes there were 3 adults all along. now i,m seeing one thats 1/4" long. i can't believe it came in with the rock 18 months ago and only grew that big. thats why i,m thinking they breed

bobt2 · #**357** 05/10/2007, 12:57 PM

i now made a positive id on baby pistol shrimp. 1/4 to 3/8 long and still a dark clear color. the tank is running over 18 months now so it's likely they were born/ hatched in the tank

patsan · #**358** 05/10/2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by bobt2
i now made a positive id on baby pistol shrimp. 1/4 to 3/8 long and still a dark clear color. the tank is running over 18 months now so it's likely they were born/ hatched in the tank

That is so cool then!
I had gotten an email from Dennis recently, and he was telling me about his coral growth after switching away from Kent salt. He sent me pictures showing the before/after shots, and it was amazing.

We're still using Kent, so now maybe I know why corals don't grow in the tank. I showed Bob the pictures and he was amazed too. He said we'll get a different brand of salt next time we need some. Hopefully that will help things grow in the tank.

We barely have any coralline algae in it, even after doing turbo calcium. I just don't understand it.

bobt2 · #**359** 05/10/2007, 09:15 PM

my coral growth is excellent with io. i boost the cal a little when mixing a batch, but i like the high alk [11dk]. that frag of hammer you gave me now has at least 10 heads and i really should cut it back. the io is a pretty good price at pw and he always has it. i'll shoot you some pics over the weekend.

drk70 · #**360** 05/10/2007, 09:23 PM

The switched was from Kent to IO salt.

patsan · #**361** 05/11/2007, 05:48 AM

Well, I'm going to try it next time we have to buy salt and see if we get good results like you two have had.

Bob says he has almost a full bucket of the Kent left, so it'll be a while.

drk70 · #**362** 05/11/2007, 11:15 AM

I have been having so many algae problems lately that for the last few weeks I have been doing weekly water changes. Needless to say, my salt doesn't last too long.

patsan · #**363** 05/11/2007, 11:44 AM

We've never had algae problems....even that doesn't grow in the tank.
Only the fish do.

krajacich · #**364** 05/11/2007, 01:58 PM

Hi everyone! Nice to see the thread active agin.

I use IO as well. I'm going to do a water change tonight (hopefully) and I'll try to take some new pictures. I'm still battling algae so they may not be the prettiest pics but I got some new corals a few weeks ago that I haven't posted pictures of yet.

patsan · #**365** 05/11/2007, 02:42 PM

Can't wait to see them.

I have such trouble getting nice pictures with the acrylic tank. When I had my glass tank, I could get really nice clear shots. But everything seems distorted when I try it with this tank.

krajacich · #**366** 05/11/2007, 10:19 PM

Ok so these are not the best quality pictures that I've ever taken but I promised pictures.

Here's my new corals:

Candy Cane (freebie)

Galaxea (I've wanted one since I got my tank but always held off because of their powerful stinging capabilities, but I finally decided I had a good spot for it)

New Zoas

Pocillopora:

I also got some neon green clove polyps but as soon as I did a water change, they closed up and have yet to open so I'll try to get a pic of them later.

krajacich · #**367** 05/11/2007, 10:21 PM

(Since I had the camera out

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krajacich · #**368** 05/11/2007, 10:24 PM

Last ones....

drk70 · #**369** 05/12/2007, 01:15 PM

Danielle, Tank is looking great!

krajacich · #**370** 05/12/2007, 05:16 PM

Thanks Dennis!

My clove polyps opened up this morning so I snapped a couple pictures:

Ok I've done my part. Now it's someone else's turn to post pics

phil519 · #**371** 05/12/2007, 07:42 PM

gorgeous...it's a long story but am starting over. The old tank still exists but it's back in ny. I'll try and get some pics tomorrow.

i'm still trying to find my way in nj...(new stores, new reefers to trade with etc.). Of course the house is taking up more time than anticipated...but that's because i've been a city guy for all my life.

techreef · #**372** 05/18/2007, 09:13 AM

Phil, I'm in Jersey too. Be happy to tell you about LFS that I've found. (i'm Hudson County NJ)

Need to post some new pics. Just got what I think will be the final fish additions for my tank. Got a powder brown tang and 2 schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) We'll see if the bannerfish live up to their reef-safe butterflyfish status!

Question for you TBS reefers with the purple serpent stars. Have you ever noticed them preying on shrimp? I'm missing one each from my pairs of peppermint and skunk cleaners, and there are no other predators in my tank that I can think of. All of my fish are pacifists. The other option is that they died of natural causes or some water quality issue. Will be doing a full battery of tests this weekend!

moseynme · #**373** 05/26/2007, 01:34 AM

Hi there, Our Tbs-ers,

I'm a newbie...but it's all your fault! I started reading the link from Richard's site and got hooked on this stuff just from reading your posts! (that, and all the pics helped a lot too!)

I quickly ordered my very own tbs package and have been very happy with my new adventure....I'm in the cycle stage of part 1 right now and haven't had more than 4-5 hours of sleep a nite since it arrived. Can't keep my eyes off of it!

Just wanted to thank each and every one of you that have contributed to this thread, for all of the info, insight, and mostly for encouraging me to go thru with one of my favorite dreams...a saltwater tank. You have all made this gals SW(eet) tank dream come true. Again, thank you!!

Please keep posting! You have no idea just how much you help newbies.....newbies that you don't even know are listening in!

cherubfish pair · #**374** 06/07/2007, 09:11 PM

krajacich,
where in Montana are you?

krajacich · #**375** 06/08/2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally posted by the cattleman
krajacich,
where in Montana are you?

I'm in the Bitterroot