Aquaria Central - Marine Reef Keeping http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ Discussions of Full Reefs. Covering all aspects of the reef, its inhabitants and systems to support these. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:21:44 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png Aquaria Central - Marine Reef Keeping http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/ Phytofeast or Rotifeast? http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272759-Phytofeast-or-Rotifeast&goto=newpost Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:03:38 GMT
I started feeding Phyto when I acquired a featherduster who, sadly, didn't make it (came out of his tube on the way home and didn't live long enough to grow another one.)

Anyway, I've kept dosing at a low level because softies are supposed to like it.

Meantime, though, I've added a couple clowns and 2 SPS frags = pocillo (pink dami) and Miami Orchid (Acro? Monti? Not sure.)

RN's site says SPS like Rotifeast, and it looks like the softies and fish and shrimp and serpent star would use Roti, too.

Anyone have experience with these? I've been told you can't stop Phyto cold turkey because it's feeding your zooplankton. Isn't that what Roti is? That is, am I growing the same thing with Phyto as I'd be putting in the tank with Roti?

Can you replace Phyto with Roti? Or add both for a while and taper off the phyto? ]]> Marine Reef Keeping LauraL http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272759-Phytofeast-or-Rotifeast Bubble Tip Anemone Split http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272688-Bubble-Tip-Anemone-Split&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:28:30 GMT So my anemone split into three... the clownfish as so confused... LOL. Did not expect it to split let alone into three. Fun... So my anemone split into three... the clownfish as so confused... LOL. Did not expect it to split let alone into three. Fun... ]]> Marine Reef Keeping Benson http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272688-Bubble-Tip-Anemone-Split Just saying hi with a few questions :) http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272572-Just-saying-hi-with-a-few-questions-)&goto=newpost Thu, 30 May 2013 19:57:43 GMT Hi everyone! I'm about 6 months new to the saltwater aquarium world :) I have a 120 gallon tank currently I have 7 pieces of live rock, sand, about 9 hermit crabs, 5 green chromis, 1 clownfish, 1 orange spotted blenny, and my new baby as of yesterday 1 diamond back goby. I want to eventually get LED lights and buy coral... and with that being said is it necessary to have my skimmer hooked up yet? I bought along with everything else when I initially set up the tank. All of my levels have been great! No Nitrites or Nitrates etc. Also when should I buy snails or conch's? I don't have much growth so don't want to get buy and they don't have much to eat... but I did read you can supplement with seaweed I believe. ]]> Marine Reef Keeping lvnlife23 http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272572-Just-saying-hi-with-a-few-questions-) <![CDATA[Khemul's 75g Soft Coral Reef]]> http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272550-Khemul-s-75g-Soft-Coral-Reef&goto=newpost Wed, 29 May 2013 00:54:03 GMT Okay, so technically it was moved a couple weeks okay. But between re-acclimating everyone (mainly the leathers) and accidentally melting an LED driver (which didn't help the acclimation when the whole tank went yellow/orange for a couple days), it took a little longer then expected.


Evicting the previous occupants. They really needed a bigger tank. Usually a good sign when 5 gallon buckets are what is used to transfer the fish to what will actually be holding them for the move... :nilly:



And it is reborn. Since the plecos don't like saltwater (haven't tried it, but I assume they don't...) they got the new 125 that is now sitting in the living room.

New setup is rather simplistic. The last setup was rather simplistic, and this one even more so, which is hard to accomplish.
Lighting is a DIY LED setup. 12 Royal Blue (85%) / 8 Neutral White (75%). Eventually it'll be brought up to 100% @ 1.2a. Figure wattage-wise it is slightly less then the T5. Power-wise...still stubbornly trying to figure out how to limit light-spillage short of adding optics.
Filtration is...well, it was going to be the same Fusion filter from the last setup, but the manufacturer apparently didn't expect anyone to try to use one on a 75g. It fits, barely. And it causes a waterfall unless I keep the water level very high. For now, it is off while I debate whether to replace it or just rely on the macro for cleaning the water.
Flow is a partially modded (might go full mod soon) Tunze 6015 and two fully modded Koralia Nano 425's. Seems to work so far, although I doubt SPS would be happy in here. I could probably increase flow a bit more by completing the Tunze mod.
The little HOB refugium is now hanging out behind the tank, getting some sunlight during the day. It's crawling with what I hope are pods (for some reason things "crawling" in water just doesn't sit well with me...). Frags were moved to the new DIY frag rack, so the refugium is now just a macro dump (although I believe there are still two baby Kenyas, because...who knows really).

So, on with the tour.


The new frag rack. Basically egg crate glued to a mag float, painted black.



The emperor of the tank, viewing his domain from his new thrown.



Right side of the tank. Kenya Trees, Green Star Polyps, Xenia Elongata (no idea why this stuff survives since the other forms disintegrated). Gracilera, Halidema and Caulerpa Prolifera for the macros.



GSP seems to be settling in well.


I gotta do some heavy trimming, before the purple's gang up on the lone green and kill it.







Middle. Pipe Organ, polythoas, Sinularia (or Nephthea... or Green Tree Coral...). Titan, Dragon's Breath (I think...), Caulerpa Cuppresoides (if I can keep it from disintegrating, again) and Caulerpa Prolifera.








Left side. Err, leathers. :laugh: Fiji Yellow Toadstool, (Purple) Toadstools, some type of thick finger leather (we'll call it Sinularia for now), another Green Tree Coral (we'll call it Sinularia for now...that name gets around enough), Cabbage Leather (it may or may not be Sinularia...). Dragon's Breath, Caulerpa Prolifera (it's everywhere, it really is) and Cymopolia Barbata.


If one can't tell, that Springer's Damsel loves the camera.


Which reminds me, I need to take pictures of the livestock sometime... ]]> Marine Reef Keeping Khemul http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272550-Khemul-s-75g-Soft-Coral-Reef ID help - pretty mauve leather frag http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?272509-ID-help-pretty-mauve-leather-frag&goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 18:47:49 GMT Any ideas about exactly what this is? Nice trunk. thick "fingers," pretty pinky mauve color, polyps close to the skin. It's about 1 1/2" across. I really like it but would like to know what type it is for the sake of compatibility with other corals.
Thanks!

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