RichtheReefer21
Scrap Yard Reefer
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Article Contributor
Reef Squad Emeritus
Hospitality Award
Nice going bud. How was the trip?
Mike's Red Sea Reefer 525 XL build
- Build Thread
- Thread starter mta_morrow
- Start date
- Tagged users None
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
It was great! I had so much fun with my granddaughter. So hard to believe she is 2 now.
Traffic both ways was great too. No major delays. I was able to drive straight thru both ways, no rush.
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
A couple pics as the lights are going down
RichtheReefer21
Scrap Yard Reefer
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Article Contributor
Reef Squad Emeritus
Hospitality Award
I want some rfa's bad mike. That nem is ;DroolA couple pics as the lights are going down
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
I love the BTA’s! And the crabs that live in them. Started as a gift of 1, about a quarter size. Now in 14 months I have 2 softball size and I think they are both gonna split soon. I will have to start giving them away when it happens!
Free of course as they were given to me.
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Looking very nice.
Thanks Simon!
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
It is time!
Fudsey
Jack of all trades, Master of none ;-)
Reef Squad
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Photo of the Month
Hospitality Award
NHFS Member
My Tank Thread
I haven't done mine in 3 weeks
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
I haven't done mine in 3 weeks
Today was 3 weeks for me!
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
So my test results are a bit off. I think its due to a couple things.
PO4 .16. Had been .02 to .04
NO3 16. Had been 4
That was 3 weeks ago and had been running there for a while.
3 weeks ago I cut back on NoPox from 9 ml per day to 5 ml per day. I was hoping the 6 liters of matrix and 5 ml nopox could handle my bio load.
I also did a chemiclean treatment for cyano. So a lot of die off and no skimmer for 3 days.
I’m not so sure the PO4 test is accurate as the Hanna ULR have been off before.
I was gonna do a retest but I will just wait till next weekend.
I also fed 2 rounds of pellets per day via the auto feeder while I was on vacation.
So everything combined, well, I guess this is where it is.
For now, I’m back on the regular feeding schedule and NoPox is at 9 ml per day which should “hold” nitrates at 16.
I will say everything looks much happier with a bit more nutrients in the tank.
As long as PO4 is .1 or less when I test again next weekend, this looks like a happy spot.
Only when I tried going lower that this is when the Cyano showed up.
Maybe that’s it, maybe not.
PO4 .16. Had been .02 to .04
NO3 16. Had been 4
That was 3 weeks ago and had been running there for a while.
3 weeks ago I cut back on NoPox from 9 ml per day to 5 ml per day. I was hoping the 6 liters of matrix and 5 ml nopox could handle my bio load.
I also did a chemiclean treatment for cyano. So a lot of die off and no skimmer for 3 days.
I’m not so sure the PO4 test is accurate as the Hanna ULR have been off before.
I was gonna do a retest but I will just wait till next weekend.
I also fed 2 rounds of pellets per day via the auto feeder while I was on vacation.
So everything combined, well, I guess this is where it is.
For now, I’m back on the regular feeding schedule and NoPox is at 9 ml per day which should “hold” nitrates at 16.
I will say everything looks much happier with a bit more nutrients in the tank.
As long as PO4 is .1 or less when I test again next weekend, this looks like a happy spot.
Only when I tried going lower that this is when the Cyano showed up.
Maybe that’s it, maybe not.
OP
OP
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
So I have all these beautiful anemones.
2 BTA’s, 1 LTA, and a Magnifica.
And I also have 2 “instinct challenged” ocellaris clown fish.
For the past 2 days I have had an iPad taped to the tank playing a video of 2 clowns in a Magnifica.
I know, perhaps I am the challenged one!
I’m gonna leave it there all week.
I’m considering getting 4 small black and white ocellaris clowns.
Eatbreakfast says it’s doable as long as they are ocs and a different pattern. No guarantees of course.
I’m thinking a week or so in an acclimation box then a tube slide into the nems.
Seriously, what do ya’ll think?
I love the symbiotic relationship and definitely have “nem real estate “
2 BTA’s, 1 LTA, and a Magnifica.
And I also have 2 “instinct challenged” ocellaris clown fish.
For the past 2 days I have had an iPad taped to the tank playing a video of 2 clowns in a Magnifica.
I know, perhaps I am the challenged one!
I’m gonna leave it there all week.
I’m considering getting 4 small black and white ocellaris clowns.
Eatbreakfast says it’s doable as long as they are ocs and a different pattern. No guarantees of course.
I’m thinking a week or so in an acclimation box then a tube slide into the nems.
Seriously, what do ya’ll think?
I love the symbiotic relationship and definitely have “nem real estate “
Brew12
Electrical Gru
I feel your pain. I've tried taping pictures of clowns in nems to my tank before with no luck. Mine prefer piping to the nems.
Fudsey
Jack of all trades, Master of none ;-)
Reef Squad
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Photo of the Month
Hospitality Award
NHFS Member
My Tank Thread
I have the same clown challenges.... ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious
najer
Valuable Member
I feel your pain. I've tried taping pictures of clowns in nems to my tank before with no luck. Mine prefer piping to the nems.
Mine have hosted a frag rack for years now!
najer
Valuable Member
They tend to if you give things time to breath, IME, hopefully ulns will be a thing of the past soon, "Strip it clean so you can worry and add more stuff!"
dbl
It Takes Less Energy to be Nice
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Article Contributor
Moderator Emeritus
Reef Squad Emeritus
Hospitality Award
My Tank Thread
My daughters did the iPad thing and I said they were nuts. By the end of the weekend, the clowns wouldn't leave the nem. I still say it was lucky, they still say they made it happen.
Fudsey
Jack of all trades, Master of none ;-)
Reef Squad
Excellence Award
Reef Tank 365
Photo of the Month
Hospitality Award
NHFS Member
My Tank Thread
I tried the picture thing, didn't work
SkiCatTX
Sustainable Reefkeeping
I've heard of people taking their clowns out of the tank for a couple weeks (QT like setup), then introducing them again. The theory is to break their connection to their favorite spot. I suppose that mostly works when they just hang out next to a power head or something. If they swim the who tank, and just ignore the nem completely, I bet that doesn't help.
In my experience the key ultimately seems to be to get them to touch the tentacles a few times, however you do it. Once that happens they seem to have an aha moment, and will go back for more soon after. Perhaps it's kind of like a drug fix for them...but those couple initial stings seem to do the trick...have for me anyway.
In my experience the key ultimately seems to be to get them to touch the tentacles a few times, however you do it. Once that happens they seem to have an aha moment, and will go back for more soon after. Perhaps it's kind of like a drug fix for them...but those couple initial stings seem to do the trick...have for me anyway.
chefjpaul
2500 Club Member
Hahahaha....I'm trying this now!My daughters did the iPad thing and I said they were nuts. By the end of the weekend, the clowns wouldn't leave the nem. I still say it was lucky, they still say they made it happen.
Experiment commence!
Similar threads
