OrionN's 320 Reboot

[dieselkeeper]

Why can't I find one of these at my Petco

 

[OrionN]

I got my Blue Gigantea into my QT system where I can easily feed him. He recovered a lot and got most of his tentacles regrowth. The denuded area still have shorter tentacles as compare to other area, but otherwise doing great. He eats well.

 

[OrionN]

Water change this AM. Normal I don't do water change for my QT system since it does not have fish in it, just a lot of inverts and algae. Right now I have quite a few and trying to over feed them so I did 80% water change this AM. While water level down, and PH not moving, I took a top down pictures of my Blue Gigantea and Green Haddoni.

 

[OrionN]

 

[NY_Caveman]

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Stunning photo!

 

[OrionN]

This AM. I am just feeding him to get him to grow now. He is essentially recovered. The new tentacles are still a little shorter than the rest. Over all I like to get the tentacles to be longer like the rest of my Gigantea, or at least like the multi-color Gigantea above.

 

[OrionN]

The light just came on this AM. My QT system not Main tank

 

[OrionN]

I feed and blasted the two small anemones with 5000K light LED bulb from Home Depo.

 

[OrionN]

I took a few pictures of the Courtship ritual of my Flame Angels today.
Male Pre-Nuptial

Male Nuptial coloration

Spawning

 

[OrionN]

Got a slight set back with my Blue Gigantea. The Multi-color just climbed right OVER the blue Gigantea and the foot cover about 75% of the blue and the tentacles open up cover the blue from the light completely. I was going out of town for 1 week so I moved the rock to the sump again and situated the sump light to entice the Multicolor Gigantea to move in the opposite direction, cross my fingers and hope for the best as I leave town. My tank is fully automated and there was no tank sitter. I came back Sunday, both anemones are doing well and separated. The Blue Gigantea regressed a little as expected but seem healthy and ate well on Sunday.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Nems looking good bro

 

[OrionN]

Clams feed on phytoplankton. I have a bunch of frozen phytoplankton from the days that I breed clownfish so I decided to start to feed my clams. I keep my small clams in a bucket close to the surface in my lighted sump so it is easy to make an enclosure to keep the phytoplankton from dilute to the rest of the tank. Did this by cut out the bottom of another bucket. Since the bucket is tapper, wider on top so this work out perfect
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Here are the clams without the feeding bucket on top. I actually took this picture after I feed them this AM
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Feeding and clearing of Phytoplankton after 30 mins
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I will be experimenting with the feeding regiments and will observe and see how my clams do with regular feeding.
This contraption is not perfect yet. There is a gap at the bottom so the phytoplankton can leak out. I will raise the clam bucket a little so the feeding contraption seal this gap, by pushing into the sand. This afternoon feeding there will be no gap. Will see how fast the clams “eat” the phytoplankton.

 

[rushbattle]

That's very cool!

 

[OrionN]

So far I find that clams can get full and stop eating. If I put too much phytoplankton, the water will not clear. I have to titrate and find the right amount of phytoplankton to add for the clams.

 

[OrionN]

My Blue Gigantea baby is doing great. No feeding last 10 days becasue I was just don't have enough time in a day.

 

[OrionN]

I finally got a picture of my Naoko Fairy that is worthy as his image. It is hard to take picture of this wrasse since he is so fast and his display are short and quick, only a few seconds at a time.

 

[TexasTodd]

Amazing!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

That's a beautiful fish!

 

[OrionN]

I even got beter picture of the Naoko Fairy today. Beautiful fish, If I have to say so myself. I also got a Ornate Leopard from Petco today.

New Ornate Leopaard. Now I have to see if I can keep her alive

 

[OrionN]

Here is my Ornate Leopard today. She is a beauty. Still in ny 40 QT by herself with a bunch of pods. Out all day and eating pods. Not eating much mysis however.