Our Tbs - Page 12

dwculp · #**276** 01/17/2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by techreef
Speaking of eggs, i'm waiting for my ipsf.com stomatella snails to start breeding like I've heard many other reefers experiencing. they've been in my tank for a week now.

Something else interesting for the TBS crew out there; does anyone else have a mat of greyish-white "stuff" growing on either their glass or LR? I have two patches of this stuff, one on the back glass and another growing on the roof of one of my overhangs of LR. At first I thought it was just a mass of snail eggs, but it's been six months and nothing is hatching! So upon closer inspection, it looks like there may be little valves periodically positioned throughout the mat. I'm wondering if it's some type of sponge or tunicate? I'll try and get a good pic tonight.

1. It can take awhile for them to start breeding. I put mine in a little over 1.5 years ago. I forgot about them, figured they died or just were not in the mood. I have little ones all over the place now. In the evening before I leave from work they start to come out, Ican have bewteen 20-40 tiny snails on the glass. Right now I have about 200 eggs on the glass waiting to hatch.

2. Those things are either sponges or tunicates. Probably sponges, tunicates do not last long in our tanks. I had orange tunicates appear about a week after I put my rock into the tank.

techreef · #**277** 01/17/2007, 10:58 AM

hey dw,

i have to disagree with you on the tunicate statement, depending on how long you mean by "do not last long." I have a bunch of white and orange tunicates on my rock that hitchhiked in and appear to be pumping right along. I dose phyto every other day, which may be the key. I hope they last forever, as they are pretty cool and have great color.

skippy2 · #**278** 01/17/2007, 11:40 AM

If you dose phtyo every other day, how is your phosphate readings? The reason I ask is I have a quite large jewelbox oyster that I feed phtyo 3 times a week and my phosphate skyrocketed.

Strykur · #**279** 01/20/2007, 08:21 PM

Hi Guys, anyone ID this?

Just something I found while moving stuff around after the local frag swap The picture is not the best but its as good as i can get with no macro lense. It is more flat then round but it does have some minor thickness to it, it has legs like a centipede and can swim pretty well in the water, had a hard time catching it. It is about 1 1/2 inches long.

Thanks,

Scott

techreef · #**280** 01/24/2007, 10:43 AM

Sorry Scott, I don't know.

skippy2, i think you are right. dosing phyto does elevate your phosphate levels. i've learned to ease off the recomended doses printed on the DT's bottle. i now dose 1/2 their recommended dose. My cyano is receeding, as I've also pulled back on my feeding amounts. My clean up crew doesn't require as much food as I was putting in there.

I have a question for the TBS crew. What type of chisel tool will I need in order to break a TBS rock into rock rubble? I want to build a rubble package for copepod breeding, but I don't have any rubble. Richard sent extra rock with my Package order, so I can afford to break up one of my less-populated rocks. I have several hammers. This rock seems pretty dense. I'm guessing just using a hammer/flathead screwdriver combo won't work.

jnb · #**281** 01/24/2007, 10:57 AM

does it have spiny hair - from the pics it looks like some of our local fire worms which are more on point color than those at the bottom of this page

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Originally posted by Strykur
Hi Guys, anyone ID this?

Just something I found while moving stuff around after the local frag swap The picture is not the best but its as good as i can get with no macro lense. It is more flat then round but it does have some minor thickness to it, it has legs like a centipede and can swim pretty well in the water, had a hard time catching it. It is about 1 1/2 inches long.

Thanks,

Scott

techreef · #**282** 03/05/2007, 06:06 PM

Thought I'd finally post some pics of my tank. Only issue i'm dealing w/ currently is cyano in the display. I don't feed heavily (1 cube of mysis or homemade food mix or pinch of Form. I per night) I think it may be just low flow. I'm tinkering w/ my CL to try and see how I can improve things. On to the blurry pics!

techreef · #**283** 03/05/2007, 06:07 PM

a pod pile made from gutter guard and zip ties. Green mandarin to the right of it.

really blurry pic of my Rainford's Goby

cyano causing some ugliness!

cherubfish pair · #**284** 03/13/2007, 11:12 PM

How long is it taking your guys's TBS to cycle?

patsan · #**285** 03/14/2007, 05:54 AM

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Originally posted by the cattleman
How long is it taking your guys's TBS to cycle?

Each person has different results. For some people, they barely have any ammonia readings, and for others, it's pretty bad.
But I'd say for the most part, cycling is fairly quick with the TBS....a couple of weeks before they can order their part 2.

It seems like those who have a really rough cycle, have some death on one or more rocks. That's why it's good to smell it all before putting it in your tank.

Spiffyguy · #**286** 03/14/2007, 06:01 AM

I plan on gettinga 40 gallon package soon. I am very excited. I hope to seed the tank out with some saltwater from some existing tanks to hopefully reduce the cycle time.

patsan · #**287** 03/14/2007, 06:04 AM

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Originally posted by Spiffyguy
I plan on gettinga 40 gallon package soon. I am very excited. I hope to seed the tank out with some saltwater from some existing tanks to hopefully reduce the cycle time.

As long as you smell each rock before you put it in the tank, and make sure nothing smells like butt, you should be fine and most likely will have an easy cycle.
If you do smell something funky, make sure you scrape it off before putting it in the tank.

drk70 · #**288** 03/14/2007, 07:15 AM

Pat that looks like red slime to me. The same thing I get in my tank and no matter what I do I can't rid the tank of it.

patsan · #**289** 03/14/2007, 07:17 AM

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Originally posted by drk70
Pat that looks like red slime to me. The same thing I get in my tank and no matter what I do I can't rid the tank of it.

What looks like red slime? I'm lost.

You STILL have it in your tank even after treating it?

drk70 · #**290** 03/14/2007, 07:51 AM

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Originally posted by patsan
What looks like red slime? I'm lost.

You STILL have it in your tank even after treating it?

The red stuff that is on your rock and sand.

Yupp. No matter what I put in there it still seems to come back.

patsan · #**291** 03/14/2007, 07:59 AM

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Originally posted by drk70
The red stuff that is on your rock and sand.

Yupp. No matter what I put in there it still seems to come back.

On my rock and sand??? I haven't posted any pictures in like forever!
I really don't have any red slime in the tank at all.

drk70 · #**292** 03/14/2007, 08:06 AM

Sorry!!!

Those weren't your pictures. Those were Techreef's, for some reason I was thinking that they were yours.

patsan · #**293** 03/14/2007, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by drk70
Sorry!!!

Those weren't your pictures. Those were Techreef's, for some reason I was thinking that they were yours.

Whew, I knew I didn't have any, so I thought you were loosing it.

Bob is actually changing the water right now, so I snapped a few pics to show you there's no slime.

jmait769 · #**294** 03/14/2007, 08:22 AM

Hi everyone! Glad to see this thread is still active. Well, it’s been almost a year so thought I would post a few shots of mine. Some of the coral that came on the rock have been bleached by the T-5's but the ones I placed low are thriving. Anemone and the gorgonian are doing great!

Full shot – I’m hoping the SPS will grow up and fill the upper area!

Side Shot

I think these guys are mating!

Right side

Left side

Jay