+Grog Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 Lots of things happening here. Midnight Friday I received 120# of live sand from Richard at Tampa Bay Saltwater. He dove at noon and gathered the sand. In my tank at midnight! Found a cool 'sunshine clam in the mix, aka a calico clam. About the size of a silver dollar. http://www.sanibelflorida.com/calicoclam.htm Sand is much better than what I got previously. Very clean and a good grain size for the sump. That is the darker sand in the sump. Added 120# of Carib Sea Aragamax to the DT after a little rinsing. Then I started mixing water. OMG! Took forever to mix it all. Just got done. Sand is settling out and things are moving. NO LEAKS! Will order macro and bugs for the sump next week. Sump/Fuge first, DT will come online in a few weeks. Will do a big water change in my old 33 tomorrow. Will take that water and add it to this tank to seed the new tank. Fun stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Wow what a great build! I can't believe he got sand to you that fast, awesome. Great job on the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Two species of Caulerpa arrived yesterday. One looked good and the other not so much so I went with the better looking one, adding it to my sump/fuge. Not a big deal, I anticipated to have some of the macro look good and some look bad. It kind of takes a beating in shipping. Also re-used an LED fixture from my decomissioned mantis tank to light the fuge. Will probably get one of the 6500k BML fixtures at some point but I think this will work fine for now. Just Caulerpa and a britle star in the sump now. (plus my sand hitchhikers) Moved my livestock over. Everything is happy, clowns are confused, but the condy is enjoying the new abode. Pic under actinic, will get a better shot under the halides when they kick on later today. Updated to add a better picture as promised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 What happened to the mantis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Tim has him now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Zane, I forgot to post pictures of your rockwork. Here they are now. Patrick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 That rock is awesome! I really really like it. I like everything you've done so far. Getting the fresh sand, having Patrick seed your rock. Your so patient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Was fun having to drop it in the 'deep end' of Patrick's tank! I can't wait to see how it ages after 3-6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Yeah man that looks really cool.. Patrick is a cool guy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Zane, I forgot to post pictures of your rockwork. Here they are now. PatrickThe depth of water at this corner in 5K Tank is 36". I added one picture from my 75G Jaubert Plenumn tank. It is part of the rock work that would not fit on the broken matrix of pieces. I got it for my tank. Thanks Zane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 I finally got a video of the clowns rooting around in the palys. Took forever as the clowns act differently when they see me come around. Orange clown, Alphonse, hides more than the black one. Black one likes to get under the palys in the sand more often. But this shows how the clowns hide in the mat of the palys, fully disappearing, sometimes for minutes. I have to actively look for Alphonse at times. Palys don't seem to mind either, unlike when the coral banded shrimp comes around. Last time I fed squid cubes, they were taking squid to the palys and feeding them. Mainly, they like to lounge in the palys though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 That is too cool. I can't believe how those paly's don't even blink. Do the clowns interact with your nem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 The palys used to close up, when the clowns started doing this, but I think they have become accustomed to their affection. The clowns avoid the condy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 New gorgonian yesterday with rock and sponges, etc. Did a B/W picture as I'm not liking my phone camera with blue. Gorg is 11-12" tall and about as wide. Will try to get a better picture with Carol's camera later. It still is not fully opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hmm didn't need to wait for her camera, the halides turned o, and it is easier to photograph under them instead of actinics. Need to find out where to put those sponges. Something else cool in this picture, dead center, my purple death palys are coming back with a vengeance. They were looking bad in the old tank but they like the new lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Nice looking gorgs, Grog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 looks great grog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Some of the other goodies I got yesterday. I trimmed these a bit for mounting so I ended up with some frags that I can trade in a few weeks if someone is interested. The red one has white polyps when open. Funny thing is the frag has opened and the mother colony has not. This one is 12" tall This is about 6" tall. Sponge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 That's a nice collection! How are feeding them all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Brown candelabra gorgs are photosynthetic, so no worries there. I use "Oyster Feast" for corals and the filter feeders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The Red Tree Sponge looks great. How long have you had it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Came in yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Figured I needed a FTS after some aquascaping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I keep leaning to the blue background for my tank upgrade. Looks great man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Blue background looks great IMO but I am cleaning the back every other day. Fortunately, I set up the system about 8" from the wall so I can reach back behind and use a mag float to clean it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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