View Full Version : New pic and my sea pen
Germanman
02-25-2007, 12:54 AM
yes i know sea pens need special care and have like 89% mortality rate but ur talking to the guy with sea horses doing well for over 2 years in his reef and the guy who has kept a cleaner wrasse healthy for a few months now. i like challenges and i never try to hurt animals and i have a lot of experience as well as im working at my double masters right now in zoology and aquatic sciences. so instead of saying it will die wish me luck and understand that i know what i am doing and i have researched for months and have gotten several opinions for specialist and my professors on zoology and marine bio. it is in a 12.5 inch pvc pipe filled with fine sand and it had buried itself already and come back out to feed two time since i got it yesterday.
this isnt for negative feed back but just for sharing my new project:)
WeeNe858
02-25-2007, 1:03 AM
thats pretty cool... how many gallons?
Germanman
02-25-2007, 1:08 AM
its a 55 gallon truvu hexagon...lol noone ever looks at the info on the blog link do they....lol
Fishieness
02-25-2007, 1:43 AM
looking good
what did you say you had again that was your "trick up your sleeve"?
i would have thought it being in a DSB, but even miracle mud somewhere.... not up on your live rock
anyways, good luck with it. make sure to let us know how it turns out.
PS: you should not look at these things as a "challenge" ;)
PPS: happy now? heh heh
Germanman
02-25-2007, 1:48 AM
lol yes...and the mud is to messy lol....and its in sand just hidden sand
did u expect me to raze my sand bed up to my sea anemone? im sure the clown would enjoy his new beach front property though...lol:)
YoFishboy
02-25-2007, 1:57 AM
That's very cool....hehe...and nice "Flamer Disclaimer"! Enjoy!
Germanman
02-25-2007, 2:42 AM
That's very cool....hehe...and nice "Flamer Disclaimer"! Enjoy!
thanks lol i tried
Rbishop
02-25-2007, 7:24 AM
Nice..wish you the best!
Cheer up, I checked out your blog and links. What extra care and conditions do you think are neccessary for a sea pen? Special feeding? Lighting?
Germanman
02-25-2007, 3:16 PM
Cheer up, I checked out your blog and links. What extra care and conditions do you think are neccessary for a sea pen? Special feeding? Lighting?
no one is to sure on the exact food so im going to try out all the different ones i have i noticed that the coral plankton and phytoplankton make him open up though. right now hes closed though. it seems to be more night orientated and most arnt photosynthetic.
Reefscape
02-25-2007, 3:18 PM
A lovely specimen there Andy....Its looking good...
Niko
Germanman
02-25-2007, 3:22 PM
thx man hey ur tanks comming along nice btw
Reefscape
02-25-2007, 3:23 PM
yeah, its all finished besides adding some more rock next week and swapping the heater...Thanks for all your comments throughout buddy..
NIko
kuhliloach
02-25-2007, 3:24 PM
groovy pics dude!:cool2:
Germanman
02-27-2007, 11:57 PM
well its feeding every night but it was expanding to much so i had to move it to another pipe that was larger and wider...the pipe looks ugly but im sure it will grow over soon enugh. its much happier in the better flow and larger tube
Germanman
02-28-2007, 1:46 AM
it does bend over a bit much though...i think the whole saler broke him...i hope it heals.
they all stand up straight right? of all the research ive done they all do but was just wondering if anyones heard different
Germanman
03-08-2007, 11:23 PM
well im starting to get the sea pen day adapted. it now opens around 7pm and today for the first time it is completely open as im writhing this and the lights are all on. just thought i would post an update.
he want broken and is doing much better since i moved him to the other side of the tank in a larger tube. it stands up nice and tall now extending over 12 inches
Germanman
03-08-2007, 11:37 PM
some more pics of itin its new space open in the light.
Sevenstar
03-09-2007, 12:13 AM
Thats amazing! Heh, at first (based on your first pic) I thought you had a weird rock with a bunch of feather dusters. It looks like its doing much better. I will have to do research on these guys since I haven't seen anything like them before.
Germanman
03-09-2007, 12:19 AM
thx lol i can see how it looked like that they are corals that are very unique. u should look em up they are so interesting. mine is of the Cavernularia genus i think is Cavernularia obesa
tottenchris
03-09-2007, 1:00 AM
Nice reef!! I like the live feed on your site it is very nice and a great idea!:cool:
Germanman
03-09-2007, 1:01 AM
Nice reef!! I like the live feed on your site it is very nice and a great idea!:cool:
thx man
Reefscape
03-09-2007, 2:28 AM
looks stunning mate...looks far more settled now than in the earlier pics...chuffed for you mate
Niko
Germanman
04-03-2007, 1:39 PM
well just an update the sea pen is doing great and im still working on getting it day adapted. it will open in the early evening if i add some live phyto.
Michael Marino
04-03-2007, 10:06 PM
Impress me more and more daily
Germanman
04-03-2007, 11:32 PM
Impress me more and more daily
thank you kind sir:dance:
Germanman
05-08-2007, 11:29 PM
well just an update the sea pen is doing great! got a bit bigger and still will only come out during the night. ill try to get a pic of it soon again to show how its doing.
Coralaholic
05-09-2007, 5:22 AM
some more pics of itin its new space open in the light.
There is a plastic tube holding your sea pen, will you get rid of it?
aquaman#1
05-09-2007, 5:51 AM
It loos really good.
LordsSoilder
05-09-2007, 10:36 AM
FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YOUR AN IDIOT!!! :mad2:
to think that you could take a magnifacent creature like that out of the wild and treat it with the dignity that it deserves is ludacris. It's a animal and its has rights! blah de blah de blah!!!!
Crap Crap - hoot holler scream cry!...
lol... jk I think its awesome that you took this project on and I don't know anyone better fitted to do it.
It really looks great and think your doing a great job! Just thought I'd give you a taste of what this post might have looked like without your "flamer disclaimer":dance:
Germanman
05-10-2007, 12:16 AM
There is a plastic tube holding your sea pen, will you get rid of it?
no the tube provides the 14 inches of sand it needs to bury itself every day. it is filled with fine sand for it due to the fact that i couldnt provide a 14 inche sand bed.
FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YOUR AN IDIOT!!! :mad2:
to think that you could take a magnifacent creature like that out of the wild and treat it with the dignity that it deserves is ludacris. It's a animal and its has rights! blah de blah de blah!!!!
Crap Crap - hoot holler scream cry!...
lol... jk I think its awesome that you took this project on and I don't know anyone better fitted to do it.
It really looks great and think your doing a great job! Just thought I'd give you a taste of what this post might have looked like without your "flamer disclaimer":dance:
lmao! i was like WTF! and then OH! u got me man...:laugh:
what exactly is a sea pen? lol this ones new to me. Im assuming its a invert.
Riverserver
05-10-2007, 9:48 AM
With more and more of coral reefs bleaching due to environmental changes, I believe we should make attempts to raise all types of corals in artificial reef systems, because in 50 years, it may be illegal to take corals from the ocean, assuming they're still around. So no one should ever persecute any educated individual for attempting to house a known "impossible in captivity."
With that said, good luck :) Keep us updated.
LordsSoilder
05-10-2007, 10:25 AM
I agree, The reefs are worth saving and If we can preserve life in our tanks we should do it...
However, I think life has proven itself resilient to changes and I think the reef is very adaptable in the long run…
I personally think global warming is a trend rather than a man made change (even though I think we help for sure) I think that the balance will be found again but who knows when…
I wouldn’t worry about the SAVE THE REEF movement, But I am also all for restrictions on farming, etc…
This sea pen is just another example of how we can all contribute… Who knows, maybe reefers will be the ones to save the world, one coral at a time
“Save the Reef, Save the World!”
-LS
Germanman
05-10-2007, 11:26 PM
what exactly is a sea pen? lol this ones new to me. Im assuming its a invert. its is a coral. they are very unique they bury them self at day and feed at night. they posses no zooxanthellea(symbiotic algae) and rely on plankton for food. they need deep sand(thus the pipe) and are well just an odd ball really. if u like i have an entire 4 page essay i wrote on them as an overview.
LordsSoilder
06-02-2007, 11:13 PM
Hows the pen?
Germanman
06-18-2007, 9:31 PM
its doing great! ill get a pic of it sometime this week for an update.
LordsSoilder
06-20-2007, 9:43 AM
Lookn forward to it bro...
Germanman
07-02-2007, 12:49 PM
ok sorry ti took so long juts haven't had the time to take some evening pictures. but finally here they are
Reefscape
07-02-2007, 1:33 PM
Some very nice shots there G'Man.....
cweber
07-02-2007, 1:40 PM
Very cool!!!
Looks very happy in your tank.
Riverserver
07-02-2007, 5:17 PM
Glad to hear its doing fine! :D
aya7med
11-08-2007, 5:52 PM
thank you
Mr.Plant
11-08-2007, 8:28 PM
very awesome
where are you getting your master at
Germanman
11-08-2007, 8:41 PM
very awesome
where are you getting your master at
Most likely The University of California Santa Barbara
Germanman
11-12-2007, 2:56 PM
its doing well. ill try and get a pic of it when it comes out tonight after i get off work.