ckyuv Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I have recently been havin barnacles coming up in my tank. I always had one on my sun corals but now i have about 7 or 8 in the corner where the sun corals are. Are these bad? Good? they look cool when they are out, just like eye lashes i just want to make sure they wont over run my rock or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickH Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Ive heard barnacles are hard to keep in a reef tank. Being they are non aggressive filter feeders I'd say your doing something very right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 thats pretty awsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannerfish Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 that sounds cool, any chance you got a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 no. but it sounds like they are good, ill try and snap a pic of them. they are constantly opening and closing an look like eye lashes lol. ill try and get a pic later tonight but they sure are small and fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 +1 what Derrick said, "You are doing something right". In the early 70, when at the Maritime Aademy in Galveston, I set up my first marine aquarium using crushed up oyster shells from the chicken feed store, over an undergravel filter. With a fixed income of $175 a month from the GI Bill, money was tight with no money for frills. I set up a Galveston Bay biotheme 55G tank. As I seigned in the grassbeds and picked up oyster clusters in these salt water estuaries, I came across my first barnecles to observe closely. It is with a quick steady motion that they fan water with no warning as to the frequency. Good luck on the picture. I never could keep them alive for more than 6 months with a gradual reduction in their overall population. In those days, we were happy to maintain them on a temporary basis. You are doing something very right, if they are reproducing. As with all eco systems, a progresssion of dominant species evolves. These can be on the macro level as well as the micro level. Enjoy your view into this world. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 If you could get a short video that would be cool to put on youtube and post the link. That would be something I would want to forward to some people. (Not to put any pressure on you ) You should also think about sending documentaion to http://breedersregistry.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 sorry i havent gotten a video, i cleaned my filter sock in the washer the other day and after putting it back in my tank has been doin terrible. according to the poly filter i have aluminum in my tank... anyways nothing is open and everything got super flourescent colored. never gona use the washer again on fish stuff lol. ive done 3 water changes and ill see if they are open tomorrow for a pic since everything other than softies are doin good now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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