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drk70 · #**101** 05/21/2005, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by Nirol
Good I wasn't sure about how to place those either. I guess they will come out soon then?

Mine were out this morning waving in the current. Not just 1 or 2 either, lots of them.

patsan · #**102** 05/21/2005, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by drk70
I will tell you that is the only problem with the rock is there is so much on it that I don't know how or where to place it because I want to see everything. I don't see how part 2 can be better.

Well then prepare yourself to die and go to heaven.....cause part 2 is better than part 1.

Csubseball · #**103** 05/21/2005, 11:38 AM

Well, Amm. is still staying below 1. Lots of life but still have not seen the crab come out of its cave yet. I did see a gorilla crab pincher laying on the sand bed this morning. Must have had some sort of battle last night??

I do have a question about posting pics if anyone can help. I have 11 pics but I'm having a hard time getting them below 50k. I'm no image expert by any means so any help would be great.
Thanks,
Eric

rmorriso · #**104** 05/21/2005, 11:40 AM

I've been lurking about for six months or so first setting up and then waiting for my TBS to come in. My first half came in on Wednesday and I've got a few pictures I thought I would try to post. I hope it works right!

This is an overall shot of the first half which looks similar to what others have been posting lately.

This is a shot from one end of the tank.

Nice green sponge I think.

I think the pink thing is a tunicate, but I could be wrong.

Does anyone know what the thing with all the lines is, I am supposing it is a sponge. There do seem to be a wide variety of sponges.

This rock is great, it has at least 7 turkey wing clams on it!

They all are fully encrusted with sponges and such but this one takes the cake. It has a range of tube corals and cup corals.

So far the cycle has been pretty uneventful, I've done a few 10% changes to try to keep on top of things. The protein skimmer has been working overtime. There was a small mantis shrimp loose in one of the bagsand one very large gorilla crab that I nabbed (actually he nabbed the forceps) the first day, both are living in my quarantine tank. I've got a couple of Seio 1500's in the tank so the water is circulating pretty well. The corals and the clams seem to appreciate it. I spotted a small octopus and and a lancelet the first night but I don't expect they will last long. There are several limpets and small urchins and a small porcelain crab showed up last night. I've also heard some clicking so I suppose there is another mantis or pistol shrimp somewhere.

Does anyone know if I should start doing something to keep the Turkey wings alive at some point in time. I know that feeding isn't recommended for the first half but with 7 of them in there I suspect they'll do a good job filtering stuff out.

I'd also like to thank everyone for there informative posts here and elsewhere, it has really helped with my setup.

Randy

patsan · #**105** 05/21/2005, 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by Csubseball
Well, Amm. is still staying below 1. Lots of life but still have not seen the crab come out of its cave yet. I did see a gorilla crab pincher laying on the sand bed this morning. Must have had some sort of battle last night??

I do have a question about posting pics if anyone can help. I have 11 pics but I'm having a hard time getting them below 50k. I'm no image expert by any means so any help would be great.
Thanks,
Eric

Eric, PM or email me your email address, and I'll send you a program that wil resize the pics for you.

patsan · #**106** 05/21/2005, 11:47 AM

Wow Randy...your rock looks spectacular!! Thanks for sharing them with us.
Yes, that is a sponge you were asking about.

There are so many different type sponges, and algaes, we could go nuts just figuring out which is which.
Let the tank cycle first, then you can worry about feeding it. Nothing is going to die just yet, and if it does, it was going to regardless of not being fed.

Nirol · #**107** 05/21/2005, 11:50 AM

I think I found the Mantis. He/she poked its head out of a hole. I saw his bright green head and some yellow eyes on tenacles...he keeps ducking back in so I can't get a picture. He is so bright green I'd keep him, if he'd quit clicking! Then again, I know he'll get hungry soon and start killing stuff. At least the rock he is in is a smaller one.

dood68 · #**108** 05/21/2005, 11:50 AM

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So far the cycle has been pretty uneventful, I've done a few 10% changes to try to keep on top of things. The protein skimmer has been working overtime. There was a small mantis shrimp loose in one of the bagsand one very large gorilla crab that I nabbed (actually he nabbed the forceps) the first day, both are living in my quarantine tank. I've got a couple of Seio 1500's in the tank so the water is circulating pretty well. The corals and the clams seem to appreciate it. I spotted a small octopus and and a lancelet the first night but I don't expect they will last long. There are several limpets and small urchins and a small porcelain crab showed up last night. I've also heard some clicking so I suppose there is another mantis or pistol shrimp somewhere.

Does anyone know if I should start doing something to keep the Turkey wings alive at some point in time. I know that feeding isn't recommended for the first half but with 7 of them in there I suspect they'll do a good job filtering stuff out.

I'd also like to thank everyone for there informative posts here and elsewhere, it has really helped with my setup.

Randy [/B]

they(turkeywings) will be fine

krajacich · #**109** 05/21/2005, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by rmorriso

Nice green sponge I think.

I LOVE the green sponge Randy. Your tank looks great. Thanks for posting some pictures...we LOVE pictures on this thread

patsan · #**110** 05/21/2005, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by krajacich
I LOVE the green sponge Randy. Your tank looks great. Thanks for posting some pictures...we LOVE pictures on this thread

ALL of his pictures looked so colorful. Just spectacular stuff!

patsan · #**111** 05/21/2005, 12:13 PM

How have everyones ammonia levels been today?

drk70 · #**112** 05/21/2005, 12:17 PM

Here are some more pics I just took. The lights aren't on so I used the flash.
I don't know what this is. It moves really slow.

This is a limpet correct? It need to go right?

Feather dusters.

I don't knwo what the names of these are. I knowit has been said on here millions of times though.

What are these things? They appear to be tubes with gravel on them.

Csubseball · #**113** 05/21/2005, 12:17 PM

Some pics of the big day. Sorry they are not the greatest, but practice makes perfect!

Nirol · #**114** 05/21/2005, 12:18 PM

Here is the best pic I can get of the Mantis... Green in the center with yellow eyes.

drk70 · #**115** 05/21/2005, 12:18 PM

I like the color of those green sponges too. I think I saw 2 of them on my rock but I think they are on the backside and can't see them.

patsan · #**116** 05/21/2005, 12:20 PM

The limpet will devour the sponge it's sitting on if you let it.

patsan · #**117** 05/21/2005, 12:22 PM

This is a brain coral...aka manicina (or is it manacina)?

drk70 · #**118** 05/21/2005, 12:22 PM

Do the limpets come off easy or do you have to work at them?

patsan · #**119** 05/21/2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by drk70
Do the limpets come off easy or do you have to work at them?

Nirol · #**120** 05/21/2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by patsan
How have everyones ammonia levels been today?

Mine went from .2 to .4 I did a 10 gal. water change, just because.

Other parameters:
Temp 77
PH 7.77 Went lower after the rock was added. was .8.06
Nitrite 0
Haven't tested Nitrates
CA = 375 (First time for this test) is that right?

patsan · #**121** 05/21/2005, 12:24 PM

It's either a hermit or a snail.

dood68 · #**122** 05/21/2005, 12:27 PM

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Originally posted by Nirol
Mine went from .2 to .4 I did a 10 gal. water change, just because.

Other parameters:
Temp 77
PH 7.77 Went lower after the rock was added. was .8.06
Nitrite 0
Haven't tested Nitrates
CA = 375 (First time for this test) is that right?

some people argue that you should let the ammonia go all the way to 1 b4 doing a water change or you will be perpetuating the cycle. i've also seen others argue this is not true. who knows?

patsan · #**123** 05/21/2005, 12:27 PM

You got some nice looking rock too Eric.

Keep practicing with the pictures. Nobody will ever tell you you're posting too much. (they only tell me that)

That is one bright green mantis Nirol!

greenbean36191 · #**124** 05/21/2005, 12:44 PM

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Siderastrea radians AKA star coral

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They are polychaete tubes. The worms will be harmless deposit feeders.

drk70 · #**125** 05/21/2005, 12:52 PM

Thanks guys.

I just tested ammonia. It reads .1 or maybe .2 at the most.