Aquariumgirl's Nano

[aquariumgirl]

Hey CanReefers, I'm planning on setting up a five gallon nano. Does anyone have any recommondations for inverts and fish for this tank (Possibly something different then what I have in my pico)? I will also be putting in an AquaClear 300 or 500 with a small skimmer.

[Rikko]

I absolutely love sexy shrimp.. A nano of that size would be ideal for viewing them, too.
If you're going for a sand bed, nassarius snails will be sure to show up well despite their small size and it's always fun to watch them pop up during feeding time.

Fishwise there aren't many fish I'm comfortable putting in a tank that small. Clown gobies are about the only fish that seem like a good idea to me. I'm half tempted to try a clown in anemones in my nano (it's 5G as well) but if she doesn't host then that's not much room to pace back and forth. :neutral:

[aquariumgirl]

Hey Rikko, I'll definitely have sexy shrimp in the five gallon (I also have them in my pico tank too, they are fun to watch :biggrin: ). I was also thinking of a blue legged hermit crab, what do you think of them in a small tank? Do you have a picture of your tank, I'd like to see what other invertebrates such as corals, polyps and so on?

[BCOrchidGuy]

Blue legged hermit crabs are fun to watch. I personally always like to watch cleaner shrimp though, especially if you have two. You'll end up with larvae in the rock etc and they are inturn wonderful food for your corals. I'm not sure why you'd put a skimmer on a 5 Gallon tank though but hey, we all do things different don't we.

Doug

[Rikko]

The tank itself is pretty new, so not much in there yet. My stocklist changes daily with plans and opportunities. :D
At the moment I just have a couple of orphaned bubble-tip anemones, so I'm going to have to see how mobile they are before I chance adding any corals. I'm getting a new camera delivered in the next few days so I'll snap a bunch of pics then.

I think hermits would be fine - I just wouldn't add them because I have an intense distrust of all crabs. I have a single Marshall Island blue leg hermit in my 65 that I watch very closely and fortunately my bicolor blenny keeps him in line.

Coralwise I would probably suggest something small, so that your small tank encourages you to see the details. Corals like small zoos and candy canes or hammers have interesting details when you watch them very closely.. I always feel like you don't "see" them as much in a huge tank.

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks for the reply rikko and BCOG! and the advice. Right now I'm still putting a few things together, getting ready to start the nano. I'm thinking of getting a very small frogspawn, some zoos, a small pineapple brain, mushrooms, cloves and I think that is all on my list of corals. What do you think of this? I've put 2 20watt CF.

I had a candy cane but my sexy shrimp kept munching on it :cry: I brought him back to recouperate!

However, I was thinking of putting a yellowhead jawfish and a fire goby

[Rikko]

Corals sound fine! Frogspawns can expand pretty huge so be sure to give it a wide berth from all the others - wouldn't want 'em stinging one another.
I think both of those fish are out.. The firefish would be pretty cramped in there (they're around 3-4" adult and while they aren't big continuous swimmers, a 5G wouldn't afford him much). The jawfish should really have a deeper sand bed as well to burrow into - some appear to use caves but all the literature always insists on 4" of sand (shrug). Beyond that, both of those fish are notorious jumpers so unless you had the top absolutely bulletproof, you'd probably find one on the floor before too long.

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks Rikko, do you have any recommondations for fish that I could put in the tank? I would like to have at least one fish that will swim around in the open.

[Rikko]

There are some small dottyback species that might be alright, but they do tend to pick on crustaceans.
The only other fish I can really think of that might be out a little more would be a smaller blenny species - but even they would probably have to get moved out after some time. Maybe not a huge deal though - if you can find a tiny bicolour blenny (hands down my favourite marine fish) you could probably have him several months before he starts getting to a size where you'd want to find him a bigger home. Then you could start again or find another species (like so many people do with goldfish).

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks Rikko!

Here are some pictures of the five gallon, I think I'll fill it tomorrow, yahoo!! :mrgreen:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-1a.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-1b.jpg

[lukep77]

Hey have you decided on what fish you are going to put in the 5 galon?
I just moved my 2.5g to a 5.5, I am planing on 2 pepermint shrimp this weekend, and a small fish in the near future. #1 on my list is the Neon blue goby.

I was just reading your other thread, I was just in Safari Pets, last week.
Love the store, and the live rock. Cant find any thing that has that much color and life on it out here in Calgary. I acctualy brought some back with me when I was out in February.

[aquariumgirl]

hey luke, I'm sort of jumping around between fish at the moment. Right now I think I might go with some yellow and brown gobies and maybe one or two mollies (dalmations), just for something different :biggrin:

So you were at the store, that's great!! I'm glad you like it, we all try to do are best working hard. I think I remember you in February actually :razz: I double bagged your live rock and gave you some extra bags too.

[lukep77]

Yup that was me,

The rock made it home safe and sound, and looks great in the tank.
We are hoping to be out on the island some time in August, this time maybe for good. Keep up the great work.

L

[medic_eva]

i dunno how well a jawfish would do in such a small tank, i was scared to put him in my 20g, but here is an awesome site, it shows what size tank the fish needs to have at minimum, and it has a specific area for nano tanks... check it out!

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=2124

good luck and keep us posted!

eva

[aquariumgirl]

Here is another updated picture of the nano. I liked the sand so I decided to go with that. Everything is looking good, I've also put sand in the AC.
Thanks for the great link Eva!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-2a.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-2b.jpg

[medic_eva]

no prob, that site helped me decide alot!

good luck!

[Johnny Reefer]

Lookin' good, AG.
You are obviously exercising the first rule in reefkeeping. Patience! :smile:
Can't wait to see the rest.
I've finally got around to posting a few pics in DIY. More pics to come later this week. Still busy with the new sump set up.

Cheers,

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks Mark, I'll be keeping a look out for your pictures.

I just got some live rock, some really nice looking live rock :mrgreen: This picture doesn't do this tank justice, it's a lot brighter then it looks, but the camara keeps adjust the brightness of the picture. I'll have to work on my camara skills :rolleyes:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-3.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

oh and here is a updated picture (after moving rock around three times until I was happy :mrgreen: hehe) this is with the moon light.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-4.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

oh no!! Erik and noticed some cracks on the front of the aquarium, then we heard a crack :eek: :cry:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Day-6.jpg

[Johnny Reefer]

What happened! :sad: Did a piece of rock fall over?

[aquariumgirl]

no, I think it had a small crack in the acrylic when I first set it up and it was slowly getting bigger :rolleyes: Ah well, I guess this means it's time for a bigger aquarium, hehe :biggrin:

I tried to relieve some of the pressure of the filter by putting stuff under it and putting foam behind the filter and the wall, maybe it wasn't enough.

[Johnny Reefer]

Ah well, I guess this means it's time for a bigger aquarium, hehe

:lol:

[aquariumgirl]

alrighty :biggrin: here is the new tank (thanks Japarto!!) it's a ten gallon. it looks like I need more live rock too. the water hasn't settled yet so it still looks a little cloudy.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-Day-1.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

A better picture.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-Day-2.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-Day3.jpg

[Johnny Reefer]

Looks like your getting the "Select" rock! :lol:

[aquariumgirl]

Haha, maybe :mrgreen: Ive rearranged the rocks in the tank, but "bummer" one of the lights went kaput. So, I'll have to get another bulb tomorrow.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-Day4.jpg
Oh, and if you look closely you can see the hairy mushrooms I just put in there, annnnd if you have laser vision you can see the pistol shrimp hidding under a rock (I guess I don't have the laser vision cause I can't see him :sad: ) There is two sexy shrimp too.

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-Day5.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-Day5a.jpg

[outtafocus]

Looking very good aquarium girl.

I cant wait to see what the tank is going to look like when it's full. If the pico is anything to judge by.

[Crabaris]

:evil: :evil: Crabaris says: Nano not good!
Look nice anyway! Crabaris angry and hungry, go find dead fish now! :evil: :evil:

[aquariumgirl]

umm, thanks crabaris, I think :confused: enjoy your dead fish :confused:

[outtafocus]

Whats next?

I think you need an open brain.

Any further pics?

[aquariumgirl]

Here is a picture with the protein skimmer. Having it on the side of the tank is temporary, I would like to put it on the back of the AC 110. Hopefully I get my stand by time I get back from my trip.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano2-skimmer.jpg
And just for fun, here is a few pictures of my other pets. :mrgreen:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Riley-and-Blossom.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Tivvy3.jpg

[Manny]

nice tank. i like your aquascaping. is that a crstal galexy coral in your tank? it looks really cool under the moon light.

[outtafocus]

I have an ac110 (500) and a Remora skimmer. I to had the problem of where to put the skimmer. It would have been perfect on the side of the tank , like yours, but them my coralife light wouldnt fit as it runs the full length of the 10gal.
While starting this reply I thought I may have solved the issue of light interferance, moving the fixtures legs all the way over on one end and letting the other end of the fixture overhang the side of the tank. Thought it was a good idea but also did not work.
For now I have decided to run skimmerless, and I am selling the remora.
http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17728
(shameless plug)

As for your idea of hanging the skimmer off of the AC110, I would be a little nervous about that. First off, the AC110 (set up as a refugium) with live rock,sand and water weighs probably around 15lbs+ add on the weight of the skimmer full of water, and you know have alot of weight hanging off of the back of your tank. If the entire tank doesnt tip backward, then you run the risk of all that stuff putting pressure on that back glass pane. Which could cause it to crack or burst.
You would have to at least build a mini stand for both the skimmer and AC110. This however could be as simple as a few books or a couple chucks of 2x4 spruce.
Good luck.

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks for the reply and info outtafocus, I was thinking about the problems I'll be facing with hanging the skimmer off of the filter. I will definitly have to build a mini stand for the filter and skimmer. When I get it all done (all I need is my stand which I hope to get tomorrow, HOPEFULLY!!) I'll post pics for everyone to see, hehe :lol: . Hope it all works out :eek:

Manny, those are a bunch of hairy mushrooms, maybe if I'm good I'll get a galaxy!! :mrgreen:

[aquariumgirl]

Well here it is!! :mrgreen: not quite finished. I still have to make a mini stand for the AC and skimmer, right now they are sitting on tin cans inside a box and books. And my new (well used-new) stand and a few other pictures. :razz:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/AC110-with-skimmer.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/AC110-with-skimmer-2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-with-Stand.jpg

Here is a picture of a snail I had in the pico tank. He was so small when I got him maybe only 5mm, now he is close to half an inch long!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Snail.jpg

And here is the green mushroom I had in the pico, as you can see it was covering some of the mushrooms and zoos before I transfered it. And an updated picture of the hairy mushroom.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/GreenMushroom-in-Pico.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/GreenMushroom.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/HairyMushrooms.jpg

Now I have a question for all of you, here is a very poor picture of a coral I found growing on one of the live rock, do any of you know what it is??
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Unknown-coral.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Here is a slightly better picture with a big red circle around the unknow coral.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Unknown-2.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

And more pictures :lol: :lol:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Clown-fish.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/July-15-2005.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/suncoral.jpg

[Johnny Reefer]

Is that the sun coral that was in the sump on the front show tank at the store?

[aquariumgirl]

Hey Mark, no, Japarto got some more sun corals in and I bought one of those instead. (That one suncoral was moved to the top and it looks so nice in Japarto's tank :biggrin: )

[aquariumgirl]

Oh, I think I found out what that mystery coral is, thanks to melev in RC. It looks to be a cup coral.

[Johnny Reefer]

It's a beauty just the same.

Cheers,

[aquariumgirl]

I found anothe unknown, much like the first one (still unknown), in my pico tank but there are two of them. Again, my camara does not have zoom (I know, I know, time to upgrade that too :cry: ), so this is the best picture I can get. They are both brownish-red with a round base that looks like it's hard (but hard to say), the tips of the tentacles are whitish and tend to connect like webs of a ducks feet. Any help would be great, if not I'll just wait until it gets bigger.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/unknown-in-Pico.jpg
here is another picture of the sun coral during feeding time.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/suncoral2.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Also, is this a type of SPS coral or bryozoan (the white spot with small polyps). The base looks to be blue then there is a layer of off-white (may be the skeleton with small indentations) and then the very white layer on the outside with little polyps.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/white-coral.jpg

[One_Divided]

Looks like a sponge to me, but it's hard to tell from that pic..

[aquariumgirl]

Here is an updated picture. The new additions are: frogspawn, blue sponge, green, leafy macroalgae, a few more mushrooms, three large snails, and two blue-legged hermit crabs.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-July-25-2005.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Frogspawn.jpg

[Murminator]

Cool sponge and starfish. Is that a redtipped starfish or a linkia?

[StirCrazy]

aquariumgirl

was that you would sold me the fresh water fish on Sunday?

Steve

[aquariumgirl]

Hey Steve, it might have been me, there was another girl working that day too. :mrgreen:

Murminator, I think they are the porous sea star in Shimek's book Marine Invertebrates. They are not Linckias, I think the arms are too short and they move slower.

[aquariumgirl]

Hey everyone....lastnight was almost the worst day of my life!! (well, maybe more my BF since he had to listen to me whine :lol: ). We had a power outage lastnight that lasted for about 8 hours :eek: And, of course, I was worried about my aquariums and he was worried about the food in the fridge/freezer. It wouldn't have been so bad, but the power went on and off from midnight to about 3 am. We stayed up all night because as soon as we had everything turned on the power would go off and we would have to start all over making sure everything was turned off. Crazy, I tell you, CRAZY!! But all in all, everyone made it! :biggrin:

[christyf5]

Thats awesome that everything survived. Power outages can be real nail biters thats for sure. One day I woke up before my alarm and realized and the power had gone out, I called in to work that day and told them I wasn't coming until the power was on cuz my fish were more important than work (no I wasn't talking to my boss at the time :wink:).

Christy :)

[aquariumgirl]

Just a few updated pictures, yet again :mrgreen:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/red-star.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Aug-4-2005.jpg

I moved the suncoral just to make it easier to feed it, does anyone have any suggestion to what I can put in the spot where the suncoral was? It gets a little bit of light and lots of flow.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Frogspawnupdate.jpg

The frogspawn looks even better then when I first put it in!! The clowns love it!

[OCDP]

Very nice tank.. glad to hear everything pulled through that power outage as well!

Just a question about your sun coral.. I just picked one up, and have it in a mixed shade/light area in the tank receiving medium/high flow..

How do you get yours to extend during the day? How do you feed yours?

Just getting other reefers advice and tips...

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks OCDP, about the suncoral...when I first got mine I put in in parial shade and light. It didn't open a whole lot only when I feed it. But as soon as I moved it to where there was more light and more flow it seems much happier and opens whenever I feed the fish (twice a day in the morning and evening).

[Invigor]

Oh, I think I found out what that mystery coral is, thanks to melev in RC. It looks to be a cup coral.

marc strikes again!

[OCDP]

Hey . Well maybe I shall try and put mine more in a little more light.. although I have seen mine open quite a bit already

Here's another little tip if you didn't know... I have been feeding cyclopeeze (freezedried) and flakes, and that seems to be enough to get mine to open up ! :smile:

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks OCDP :biggrin: I've been feeding mine frozen cyclop-eeze (works great hey?) and mysis shrimp.

[aquariumgirl]

My new open brains (how exciting :silly: hehe), very cool looking!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Aug-7-2005.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/openbrains.jpg

Here are some small zoos I've been collecting in the pico tank :mrgreen:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Zoo1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Zoo2.jpg

[deacon hemp]

It looks really good now,those brains add some great contrasting colors.The brains look quality too.

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks deacon, I really like how the little tank looks now, very happy! So far both the brains are doing well, the green one hasn't eaten yet, but seems to puff up when the light go off the same as the red brain. However, the red brain eats like a pig (try not to feed too, too much, but couldn't resist. Very cool to watch it eat, hehe). I've also noticed a small little crab (probably a anemone crab) living in between one of the folds of the red brain. It's very small, maybe only a quarter of an inch!

[aquariumgirl]

Okay, I was staring at my tank tonight and saw this huge ugly butt poking out of a live rock. This crab is huge (about two inches long!!) I don't know how I could have not seen this crab before.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/bad-crab.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/bad-crab-2.jpg

Unfortunatly, my little anemone crab (different one then the one living in the open brain) was on the same rock and he had fallen out during the process. He made it and I put him back in the tank (same hole he was living in too).

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/anemone-crab-2.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Well, I started up a 3 gallon mantis tank!! There are two mantis in the tank, but one is having a little trouble staying rightside up. I also have a hand full of small crabs in case anyone wants to come over for a seafood salad :mrgreen: , JK, they are reserved for the mantises :evil: Oh and I also have a sundial snail, but he doesnt get to eat any zoos (I like my zoos :mrgreen: )

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantis-Tank.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantis.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/sundial.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Just a few more pictures, my mantis is starting to venture a bit and I changed some things in the pico, yet again, hehe. Oh, yesterday my star fish got stuckin the intake of the AC, poor guy, but he's healing fast!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Pico-Aug-16-2005.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantis3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantis-Shrimp.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Hurt-Star.jpg

[OCDP]

Lookin really good there...

Cool Mantis :cool: Also, sorry to hear about your starfish incident.. hopefully he makes a full and speedy recovery for you!

[Johnny Reefer]

Your 10g is lookin' awesome. You have more specimens in there than I have in my 135g!
BTW...how do you post so many pics without goin' over your allowable limit?

Cheers,

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks OCDP, the star fish is almost completly healed, and all his little legs are in working order :biggrin:

Hello there Mark! Really, I have more specimens then you!!?? Hehe, 10 gallons is fairly small and cost much less then stocking up a 135 gallon tank. You'll get there...someday... :mrgreen:

[aquariumgirl]

Hey everyone, just posting some more Pictures!! Recent aditions are: Pistol shrimp and goby pair in the ten gallon, a green chromis in the mantis tank. And then there is just another poor, very poor picture of the mantis shrimp.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/ShrimpGoby.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/GreenChromis.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantis4.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Brw-mushrooms.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Spike-and-Boo.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/skunky.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Marlin-and-Coral.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Spike-in-burrow.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/New-set-up-Aug.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

First I would like to say thanks to Rob for the sexy shrimps!! When I put them in I don't think they knew what to do first ("should we go left or right??" "How about down or up??" :eek: )

Tonight I made a very exciting discovery. I found these little yellow polyps and I think they are baby sun corals!! I'm guessing they have a pelagic larval stage? Does anyone have any experience with suncorals, do they multiply and grow fairly fast? Here are some pictures (sorry the pictures aren't very good, I don't have zoom on my camara, it's very old!) And there are some updated pictures as well.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Baby-suncorals-3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Baby-suncorals-2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Baby-suncorals.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/suncoral4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Sexies-and-Clowns.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/sexies2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Sexies.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/frogspawn4.jpg

[Fish]

The tank is looking great and I love your mantis'. The first picture looks liek a g. smithii (like mine) and I don't know what the second is but it sure is pretty.
Cheers,

- Chad

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks fish, G. smithii?? I hope it grows up to be just as beautiful as yours :biggrin: .

[Fish]

Haha, I don't think you've got anything to worry about.
I've only got one nice tank and one nice mantis - looks like you've got me beat on both counts! :biggrin:

- Chad

[aquariumgirl]

I don't know, your little tank is quite the invention and your videos are fantastic!! We can split the greatness between the both of us shall we? Oh, and congrates on the thread of the month entry (did you win yet??)

[deacon hemp]

Aquariumgirl I'd have to say those are baby sun corals! Ive owned a few sun corals but ive never had that happen.However i've seen it happen in many ppl's tanks,usually they do that at night so u would never see it.

Once they get big enough try feeding them?

Theres a good thread on RC that shows an acan reproducing,in the lps forum :razz:

BTW if they are doing that in your tank,your definetly doing something wright!

[Fish]

I second that, you are definitely doing something right. Have you looked into whether or not they are just yellow polyps? That would be my first guess. Here is a link:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reef/zoanthids/yellowpolyps.htm
If they are an lps like a sun coral you will be able to see their skeleton.
Cheers,

- Chad

[aquariumgirl]

They might be yellow polyps, they don't seem to be the same shade of yellow or look, then again I don't see a skeleton yet. But I was wondering if sun corals have skeletons right away or do they gradually form a skeleton as they get bigger. I've started to add kalkawasser drip to the tank, maybe that will help if they are sun corals. Either way they look neat!

[deacon hemp]

I'm pretty sure they are sun's,they look orange even in the photo's.Also with your sun coral looking that plump and healthy,theres a good chance that they did reproduce!They also look like they are kind of in random spots and if they were yellow polyps they would share a mat.

If they are suns,you should feel pretty lucky that doesnt happen in many tanks.Sun corals when they reproduce non asexually start as a little nub of flesh so i would assume that they will develope a skeleton later!

[Fish]

Haha, it looks like there is a lot of interest in how this turns out! Don't get me wrong, I hope they are sun corals - because that would be a lot cooler. But they look just like any yellow polyps that I have seen (yellow polyps do not grow in a mat but pop up as individual polyps). Maybe BobI can shed some like of the subject if he stops by. I know that he has some.
Cheers,

- Chad

[aquariumgirl]

:biggrin: True enough, thanks deacon and fish for all your help, I'll wait and see what happens (I'd take another picture, but there really isn't any point at the moment, my camara just can' handle close ups). Maybe in a month or two we should be able to solve this mystery!!

[deacon hemp]

LOL sorry fer showing too much interest in this,i like weird things like this! If its yellow polyps that would suck!

[aquariumgirl]

hehe, thats okay deacon, :wink: I'm very curious what they'll turn out to be. I'm almost positive they are sun corals too, but b/c I'm so new at this I have to leave room for errors. Ah, well. I think this is what makes reefing so much fun; finding things you've never seen and trying to guess what it is. It seem like everytime I look at my tank there's something new and I look at my tank a lot!! I thought I loved the hobby of FW keeping, but now reefing has become more than that, my BF thinks it's an obsession, haha. :mrgreen:

[deacon hemp]

Oh it is an obsession for sure! :) and that how i started too with freshwater setups. I still remember the dude at king ed's pets telling me i was crazy for setting up a 18 gallon with MH lighting like 4 years ago! LOL

Im still sticking to my story as they are baby suncorals! lol :)

[aquariumgirl]

Haha, me too. And some more proof they are suncorals, I was looking under one of the rocks and I found a bunch more, see if you can see them all! They look orange!! And just a reminder, I don't have zoom so this is as good as it gets, sorry.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Baby-suncorals4.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

This one is a little better.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/baby-suncoral5.jpg

[muck]

Almost looks like aptasia... :eek:

[aquariumgirl]

Haha, I guess that picture sorta makes it look like an aptasia, doesn't it? I'm 99.99% positive that's a sun coral (I hope the other 0.01% doesn't prove me wrong :eek: )

[deacon hemp]

Totally sun corals ....they are popping up on undersides that would be a postive match,cant wait to see them when they grow up...

[Diana]

Tanks are looking great. I just started up a 20 gallon in addition to my 5 gallon nano. I have 5 sexies in my 5 gallon and they are great little shrimps... they sometimes bug my mushrooms though.

Good luck on the baby sun corals, i LOVE those guys. Been waiting to find some decent ones around here.

-Diana

[Bob I]

I don't want to rain on your parade, but Yellow Polyps will leave the rock they are growing on, and pop up somewhere else. However, if you don't have any Yellow Polyps in the tank, it could be a bit of a stretch to have them show up. :eek:

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks Diana, I also have five sexies in the 10 gallon. They are very cool little guys and they hang out in the back of the tank mostly. The only problem I have with them is they bother and eat my zoos! But I like them (tried to name them all, but I still have a hard time telling them apart).

Thanks deacon, I'll for sure keep you posted on the sun corals (I think you might be more excited them me :eek: ) Just to give you an update, I've been feeding most of the little ones (the ones I can reach) and they love the cyclop-eeze! And....I can see their bright orange mouths!!

Hey bob, no worries :wink: I don't have any yellow polyps in the tank, if they are, they may have been dormant in the rocks when I got them. So, there is always that 0.01% doubt lingering.

[snailbuddy]

Oh, I love sun corals! Mine have little tiny babies too, but I only find them on the rock around the mature ones. Perhaps if I dug around a bit I'd find more . . . Yup - cyclops are the food for them - they grow like little weeds! Enjoy them :)

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks snailbuddy!!

Some updated pictures. Enjoy!! :D

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Unusual-shot.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Another-shot.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Green-Cloves.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Sept-27-2005.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Skunky2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Unusual-shot-2.jpg

[OCDP]

Nice shots :cool:

I really would like some sexy shrimp in my tank... they don't seem to be too common though :sad:

[snailbuddy]

What a pretty tank! I love the mix of mushrooms, everything looks great! I really love everything about it :)

[aquariumgirl]

To the person that came to the store today, I got the measurement of the bakpak skimmer. It's 7.5 inches, so this would definitely fit your tank!!

[leslr]

Thanks aquariumgirl, much apprec:)
By the way I rounded up a spare 60cc Syringe for you to make a feeding/cleaning/pick-up tool like I mentioned to you when we had our talk about skimmers.
I'll drop it off for you next time I come in to the store.
ps. Let me know when you are getting the new feather dusters in. Thanks.
Dave.

[aquariumgirl]

Okay, thanks!! I'll pm you when we get more featherdusters :biggrin:

[aquariumgirl]

Well, got a new camara today!! hehe, works great!! I was so excited, but I think my BF is now holding it hostage :eek: Managed to get a few shots and got one of the suncorals, take a look:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/New-suncorals.jpg

I haven't had the chance to really get to know the camara yet (it held hostage :confused: ) but so far this is the best shot. So what do you think, looks like sun corals??

[StirCrazy]

Can you get a closer pic of them? if the BF is holding it hostage ask him if he thinks he can get a clear macro shot for you (makes him feel important :mrgreen: )

Steve

[aquariumgirl]

He tried, and sadly (considering the amount of time he spent with it) the picture above was the best. I will see if I can get a better shot :wink:

[aquariumgirl]

By the way Steve, you were in the store today and you didn't introduce yourself :frown:

[StirCrazy]

By the way Steve, you were in the store today and you didn't introduce yourself :frown:

Didn't know forsure who you were, I though Japarto might have but he was to busy selling me stuff :mrgreen:

Steve

[aquariumgirl]

Ah, okay. Well, I think that is the best picture I can get. The largest of these suncorals is probably only 5mm wide, so they are very small.

[Ruth]

Hi I've been following this thread with interest as I think it is so cool to have your suncorals reproduce like that.
It would be nice to see a better picture tho cause in the one you just posted they look suspiciously like majano anemones. I'm sure they probably are not as you would probably recognize them.

[aquariumgirl]

Alright, here's another picture and I've circled them. If you look closely you can see their orange mouths. I think maybe I should have gotten a better camara :confused: ah well, these guys are very small, maybe only 5mm for the largest ones. This is probably the best I can do, sadly, I really wanted to post a good picture of them.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/suncoral-number-23562.jpg

And here is the mommy picture, just so you can see the orange mouths.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/suncoral-number-35489598.jpg

[Ruth]

Very cool. And your right you can see their orange mouths! Are you feeding them?

[deacon hemp]

Awesome....i knew they were baby suns,keep up the good work.

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks deacon and ruth, I try to feed as many as possible, but some are in unreachable places. Leslr gave me a syringe to help with feeding (thanks again Dave) :biggrin: . It looks like a few have disappeared, but the majority are still there. I do, however, am battling with this bristleworm, he keeps covering some of the polyps with pieces of crushed corals :mad: . But I think I'm winning;he moved back downstairs :smile:. These little polyps are very slow growning, but I'm starting to see a small skeleton growing on the largest one :biggrin: .

Anyway, I've entered for tank of the month on saltcreep.com soooo, if anyone would like to vote for me; http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/showthread.php?p=29110#post29110&conly=
here is the link!!

[Johnny Reefer]

You got my vote, AG. Hands down, the best.
Question, though. What's up with the 29galkid tank? Is that a joke?

Good luck! :biggrin:

[spsmike]

You got my vote, AG. Hands down, the best.
Question, though. What's up with the 29galkid tank? Is that a joke?

Good luck! :biggrin:

He submitted so his tank s entered. I let the members decide what deserves totm.

AG your tank is rocking!


I would vote for you if I could....

[aquariumgirl]

Haha, thanks Mike and Mark...I know what you mean mark, I was thinking the same, but the kid submitted and I couldn't see his tank winning so I submitted my tank too :lol:

Mike welcome to canreef!!

[aquariumgirl]

Well, I put the cloves into the three gallon last night and about and hour later I found three nudibranchs crawling on the glass. So...today after work I did a reef dip to see if there were any more of these suckers in the cloves. After about five minutes all these nudibranchs came falling out and after about an hour of picking through the coral I came up with 31 nudibranchs!! Plus the three I found last night.

I think I know what the problem is ;) Unfortunately I had the healthy bunch of cloves originally in the three gallon and and now they became infested. I think I got all of them and some egg patches as well. This should be a road to recovery from now on :D

Why I didn't see these guys, I do not know :frown:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/nudibranchs2.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks to everyone who voted for me for TOTM on saltcreep!!

http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/showthread.php?p=29871#post29871

[aquariumgirl]

Just got a small tripod today for $12, so I had to test it out!!

As you can see the clove is recovering well and I see more and more polyps opening!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Cloves.jpg


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mushrooms-2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Openbrains-2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Snail-2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Zoos.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Zoos-2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Zoos-3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Zoos-4.jpg


This is the newest additon, a black suncoral. So far I see about 15 polyps and they are growing.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Black-Suncoral.jpg

[NanoReef]

i have having the same thing with my sun coral!!! they are springing up in diffeent spots!!! is this normal? apperently it doesnt happen often??

[aquariumgirl]

Really?? That's great!! No, it doesn't happen too often, so consider yourself lucky. Well, congratulations NanoReef :biggrin:

[aquariumgirl]

Got some more little critters in my tank, took a picture as soon as I added them (probably the last I'll see of them too).

Can you see the blue shrimp?? Anyone have any idea what kind of shrimp it is??
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/blue-shrimp.jpg

Cowrie.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/cowrie.jpg

An unusual picture of all five sexies in a single shot!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/five-sexy-shrimp.jpg

[NanoReef]

pics look really good. sorry, dont know the mystery shrimp though? also what is the second picture??? type of haire?

[deacon hemp]

Hopefully the shrimp isnt a saron shrimp! they chow the corals hard.

[JasonJ]

wat lighting are u using AG?

[aquariumgirl]

NanoReef, thanks! The second picture is a cowrie, not sure what type yet.

deacon hemp, a saron shrimp, I'll have to look it up on google...If it's bad, I hope its not a bad shrimp :frown: It's so cute and blue!

JasonJ, I have a 65W 50/50 PC.

[Diana]

Be careful with those cowrie's, some are nasty. Is the tissue part white with black spots?

The shell kinda looks like a 'ring cowrie' which i think are okay... not sure though.

;)
-Diana

[aquariumgirl]

eeks, okay thanks diana. I do some more research on the little guy.

[Reef_kid]

hey aquariumgirl just was looking through your post noticed you thought you had some baby sun coral

they actualy look more like a strawberry anemome
notice the club tips on the tenticals its a notiable characteristic that defines these animals

Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Subclass Zoantharia
Order Corallimorpha
Family Corallimorphidae

hope it helps you out.
they will pop up here and there since they divide like mushrooms and are active movers.. they lack the calcium carbonate skeleton.
and come in colours from red- orange-white.
there pretty cool anthozoa thought

cheers dave

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks Reef_kid! It very well might be, but I think those are cold water anemones (Corynactis californica) ranging from california to BC. I didn't put anything from our waters into this tank, so I think it's unlikely. Maybe it is some type of anemone.

Just to give everyone an update on how these guys are doing... I only have a few left (very hard to feed). They are usually closed and open up when it's feeding time. They are very slow grower. I'll see if I can get a picture of them later on.

[aquariumgirl]

Here are some updated pictures of the ten gallon and the three gallon tanks. The coco worm was a little shy for pictures but you can see its home on the left.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/3G-Dec-7-2005.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Nano-Dec-7-2005.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

So I have done some changes to my tank, mainly upgraded to a 30 gallon tall (it's about time, how long have you been planning this?? ). Yes it's been done, but I've run into some problems; the thingy to cover the hole in the back of the tank is leaking!! So, the tank is not fully filled and the silicon is drying. I don't have pictures yet and the tank is bare. I'll post when I think the tank is ready for show ;) . Anyway, a certain person (s) has been bugging me to post something (anything), so here you go...

To past time I've recently decided to extend my hobbies to the arachnid area. Here are a few pictures of what I have. (I know this is in the nano reef section and that this is a reefing forum, but I feel so comfortable here that it's like an internet home for me :D ). ENJOY!!

This is Lou...a juvenile male Lasiodora parahybana.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Lou-Jan-4-2006.jpg

This is Sami....a very young sling Avicularia versicolor.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Sami-post-molt-Dec-20.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

This is Tashbaan...a very young sling Poecilotheria fasciata.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Sri-Lankan-Ornamental.jpg

This is Tisroc...a very young sling Poecilotheria formosa.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Salem-Ornamental.jpg

This is Ginger...an adult female Brachypelma vagans.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Brachypelma-vagans.jpg

And this is d'Arcy...an adult female Eupalaestrus campestratus.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/dArcy-Dec-26-2005-2.jpg

[nanoreefer]

aquariumgirl dident know you were into spiders! ive had lots of strange pets but i liked my tarantula a lot(it was a rosehair)but my mom found out i had it and it had to go...sorta:wink:

i love your nanos! do you still have the pico setup?

[addam4208283]

cool spiders. i almost took one from a friend when i was little but the thing bit like mad so my mom said no.
ADAM

[Raf]

I never expected in my wildest dreams to see THOSE HERE! AHHHH.

*runs away screaming*


*shiver* Give me ANYTHING except a spider. Instinct is in full force here... :p I love snakes though.

-Diana

[Chaloupa]

I gotta say UGH...they are my only phobia in the world...give me a snake, eel, bat, ANYTHING but a spider...you're on your own here Aquarium Girl!

[asherah]

oh dear god !
*palpatations...runs away screaming*

Sureeee looking pretty pictures of fish etc and BAM ! SPIDERS !
Just can't seem to get away from those =p They are on my reptile board to.

*shudder*

asherah

[asherah]

Oh I forgot to mention that I like snakes to =)
I might be breeding ball pythons in my new house..not sure if I have the room yet =)

asherah

[aquariumgirl]

Haha, well I got some interesting reactions on the tarantulas ;) Well, I upgraded the ten and the three gallon into the 30 gallon. Here is a picture:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Upgrade-Jan-7-2006.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Now I have a mantis shrimp for anyone who would like him (or it). He feeds off the stick and has been eating shrimp of various kinds (I don't think he's too picky). I've had him for about six months I think and is only about and inch and a half.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantisshrimp4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantisshrimp3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Mantisshrimp2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Manisshrimp1.jpg

[Xtasia]

Why are all your posts to the same thread? Why not start a new thread in "misc lounge" for things like this.. Are you self bumping under the guise of sharing?

- Curiousity.

[aquariumgirl]

ummm???? I've posted in the lounge (called "tarantulas"), I've posted in the for sale section (called "free mantis in victoria"). I like keeping things in one place and I know lots of people who follow my thread. It's simple. Maybe I'm bumping my thread to keep it on top so more people find it. I don't see anything wrong with it. I hope you don't mind, not trying to be sneaky.

[Willow]

looks like you need a wack load more rock in there.

[Johnny Reefer]

ummm???? I've posted in the lounge (called "tarantulas"), I've posted in the for sale section (called "free mantis in victoria"). I like keeping things in one place and I know lots of people who follow my thread. It's simple. Maybe I'm bumping my thread to keep it on top so more people find it. I don't see anything wrong with it. I hope you don't mind, not trying to be sneaky.

I don't see anything wrong with it either.
You go girl!

Cheers,

[christyf5]

Actually I've skipped the last two pages of your thread and thank god I didn't click on the page that had the spiders. They creep me out and quite frankly I hate them. I won't be following this thread anymore if it has anything but reefs or cute puppies in it :razz: Please try to keep your photos reef related in this forum and keep the spiders to the lounge. Thanks :D

[aquariumgirl]

Here are some new additions to the thirty gallon:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/watchman-goby-jan10-2006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/30-gallon-jan-10-2006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/3-pipefish-jan10-2006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/3-pipefish-2-jan-10-2006.jpg

[Diana]

That is one tall tank! wowzers. Gonna be hard to aquascape ;).

How are you finding the pipefish so far? I thought they needed thier own tank set up around thier needs... like how they dont like the high flow of a reef tank? I would love to try them one day.

:)
-Diana

[aquariumgirl]

It's going to be challanging for sure!! Thanks diana ;) The pipefish seem to be doing fine; all three are eating and no one seems to be bothering them or be bothered by them. The tank seems to have little current on one side where they stay most of the time. I just have to make sure they get lots to eat (mysis shrimp).

[i have crabs]

get a background to cover those ugly cords.

[aquariumgirl]

Here are some updated pictures of some of the corals and crawlers.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/sexy-and-sun-coral.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/coco-worm.jpg

Pipefish searching for food, so cute!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/pipe-and-sun.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/openbrain-jan-20-2006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/frogspawn-jan-20-2006.jpg

It's looking so much better!! These things grow fast, they are all over my tank.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/cloves-jan-20-2006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Thoven-1.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/30-gallon-feb-3-2006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Ascidians.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/30-gallon-feb-3-2006-2.jpg

[digitalsteve]

how hard is that suncoral to keep , i wanna pick on up for my fowlr tank as i hear you spot feed them rather then filter feed which would suit my tank better. do they like a lot of light , i had head they were more of a night time coral

[Skimmer Juice]

how much did you pay for the coco worm?Sun corals are easy to take care of youjust got to spend a little extra time feeding them

[aquariumgirl]

digitalsteve: suncorals can be difficult in that you have to spot feed them at least two times a week (more the better). I haven't had a problem yet. Try to feed as many polyps as you can. The suncoral should be fine in a FOWLR, they don't have zooanththellae so you don't have to have them in full light just as long as it's in a spot where they can be easily spot fed. Oh, and as long as you don't have any coral nipping fish either.

[addam4208283]

tank looks great, i can't get over the spider pics. do you have any macro pics?
ADAM

[aquariumgirl]

Hey Adam, I don't have any macro shots of the spiders, I'm having difficulties getting my camara to not focus on my refection throught the critter keeper, grr. Also, as soon as I touch the cages they run back into their burrows. But, guess what, my little versicolor molted this morning and it's now over an inch long!! Such a beautiful spider, I can't wait until it gets older and starts showing it's adult colors. I'll keep trying on those macro shots :D

Reef tank is coming along nicely, just finish putting my live rock that I've been curing, into the tank yesterday. It's so full!! But I do have bad news, my pipefish beauty died today while I was at work. She got stuck in the seio, nose first. My BF had to put up with me for two hours of crying :( It was the sadest loss. I really liked her, the queen of the tank!

RIP my queen
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Queen-1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Queen-2.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Here is an updated picture with the additional live rock. Looks much fuller now!!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/30-gallon-feb-12-2006.jpg

And here is a few pictures of a mystery corals I found, it looks like an anemone or a Caribbean corallimorph. It only opens up at night, seems to like caves and cracks within live rocks and has a white strip patter at the center.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/mystry-coral.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/mystry-coral-2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/mystry-coral-3.jpg

[i have crabs]

ya the rock looks alot better,so does the background(-:

[Ruth]

Sorry to hear about your pipefish - they are neat looking fish.
I just love your tank and the addition of more rock has just improved it.

[aquariumgirl]

Thanks Ruth and IHC!! Here are some pictures I took the other day and thought I'd share:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/yellow-tunicate.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/sea-squirt-red.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/purple-zoos.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/purple-pink-zoos.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Pink-zoos.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/green-sea-squirt.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/green-pineapple.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/cocoworm.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Clown-frogspawn.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/brown-green-zoos.jpg

[d-bo]

hey whats the name of that pink zoo u have?

[saltaddict]

Your nano tank looks great :biggrin: makes me wanna start one

[psychedelic]

Those zoas are beautiful. How did you get your clown to host in the frogspawn like that? I think mine's hosting my cleaning magnet. Not too bright.

[niloc16]

absolutely awesome job aquariumgirl. i'm currently planning on a 10g nano. i just bought a 50/50 96w coralife for the tank and trying to figure out what fish will happy in a 10gal. i already have a 55g but i'm even more excited to get the 10g going after seeing yours.

[TheReefGeek]

Makes me want to start up a nano! Good thing I have a 20g bow just waiting :)

[aquariumgirl]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/30-gallon-may-20-2006.jpg

[Manny]

Wow. Your tank is looking really good.

[aquariumgirl]

Hey everyone, just wanted to update you with some pictures (I'm a photo freak ;D )

Cleaner Shrimp
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Cleaner-shrimp-poses-Aug-6.jpg

rhodactis mushroom
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Beautiful-mushroom-aug-6-2.jpg

Black suncoral
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Black-suncoral-aug-6-2006.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Green Open-Brain
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Green-openbrain-aug-6-2006.jpg

Yellow Watchman Goby aka "One-Eyed Willy" (for those who remember "The Goonies" ;) )
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/One-Eyed-Willy.jpg

Red Discosoma Mushroom
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Red-mushroom-Aug-6-2006.jpg

[aquariumgirl]

Red Plate Coral
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Red-Plate-coral-aug-6-2006.jpg

Fully Tank Shot take just yesterday!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/aquariumgirl/Reef-Aug-6-2006.jpg

[Squiddy]

Love the shot of the goby!

[aquariumgirl]

Hehe, thanks Squiddy! He is one of my favorite fish well, they all are but he's pretty cool.