**New Neo Nano Pics** Tank 5 days old [Archive] - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

Flucker

08-25-2009, 10:49 PM

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Green Hairy Mushroom
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Thanks to ZoeElite
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Thanks to ZoeElite
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Thanks to ZoeElite
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My New Bi colored eel blenny
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Side photo

noirsphynx

08-25-2009, 10:59 PM

Looks good but do you realize you posted this in the freshwater section annnnnd you don't need to keep posting a new thread each time you'd like to share :wink:
I ALMOST bought this tank. Can't wait to see it established. Have you posted a FTS yet?

Flucker

08-25-2009, 11:02 PM

O sorry. did not realize that this was fresh water and what does FTS stand for?

noirsphynx

08-25-2009, 11:04 PM

O sorry. did not realize that this was fresh water and what does FTS stand for?

The moderator's will move it to the proper location for you once they notice or if you just let them know.
FTS = Full Tank Shot

noirsphynx

08-25-2009, 11:07 PM

annnnnd you don't need to keep posting a new thread each time you'd like to share :wink:

Oops, never mind, I see you've only posted once before in the pics section about your neo, my bad. :redface:

Flucker

08-25-2009, 11:12 PM

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9135/p1080328y.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1080328y.jpg)
I have this from a couple days ago.
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This is from the front of the tank.

Flucker

08-25-2009, 11:16 PM

haha thats fine how long have you had your tank ?

Zoaelite

08-25-2009, 11:17 PM

Looking good man! No more fish for a month though, take it slow. I'm sure a mod will change this to the correct place shortly.
Levi

Jason McK

08-25-2009, 11:21 PM

Moved

It says your tank is 5 days old. Is that 5 days after the cycle or 5 days total?

J

Zoaelite

08-25-2009, 11:27 PM

The tank has been up for about a week and has established live sand/ rock from my tank. That being said flucker has been told 100 times now to slow down on the livestock, perhaps a few people from Canreef could explain to him the reason behind this :lol:?
Levi

Moved

It says your tank is 5 days old. Is that 5 days after the cycle or 5 days total?

J

noirsphynx

08-26-2009, 12:26 AM

haha thats fine how long have you had your tank ?

The tank I have now is just a custom cube, not the neo but it has been up and running since May but like you I started with established rock, sand and some water from the other system I had running.

Flucker

08-26-2009, 06:55 PM

Please note that my Neo nano tank has live sand and live rock and live water that has been transfered from a well established 175 gallon salt water reef tank.

Snitch..

Flucker

08-26-2009, 07:05 PM

Yeah corals will do well if there in the same water you got them from.

JDigital

08-26-2009, 08:52 PM

Please note that my Neo nano tank has live sand and live rock and live water that has been transfered from a well established 175 gallon salt water reef tank.

Snitch..

You're still likely going to have a cycle of some kind. Things still die off during transfers.

Snaz

08-26-2009, 09:52 PM

People here will give you a hard time about going slow and taking your time and for good reason. They speak from experience and don't want to see another new hobbyist give up because the tank crashes after 2 weeks. That said EVERYONE wants to see you succeed and will answer any question you may have.

You sound like you are off to a great start but you do need to slow down. NO MORE ADDITIONS!

Test pH, ammonia, nitrate and nitrates every night for at least two weeks, preferably four so you know what kind of mini cycle you are going through because your tank will cycle to some regard, perhaps so small that your test kits won't pick it up. :lol: After 4 weeks of no nitrite and ammonia you can think about adding another species.

"The only thing that comes quickly is failure." <--- This should be on the banner ad rotation of this site. :)

Boomboy

08-27-2009, 01:03 AM

on another note, i really like the tank very clean, how about some more pictures of it for me :biggrin::biggrin:

Flucker

08-28-2009, 04:28 AM

My tank has finally cycled there is algae covering my live rock, sand and glass. Over the past couple days it has bloomed into a wonderful world of the unknown. My Bi colored blenny is now named Blink and lives in his snail shell with his black eel head always sticking out. The algae is very light and can fall off with a touch, i can tell that my PH is changing although my coral are still doing great. I will post more photos tomorrow.

Flucker

08-31-2009, 03:55 AM

My snail just cummed everywhere is that normal?

Zoaelite

08-31-2009, 04:37 AM

That's one way of putting it :neutral:, if you mean did it release sperm/ egg into the water column then its a possibility. My snails do it when they get stressed out, btw your cycle will last longer than 4 days and what are your water parameters right now.

Flucker

08-31-2009, 04:41 AM

I did not see any eggs only a long line of white sperm. Parameters ?

BlueAbyss

08-31-2009, 08:09 AM

Parameters = temperature, salinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, calcium, alk, magnesium, phosphate (don't think I missed anything). You really only need be concerned with the first five at this point.

Flucker

09-03-2009, 02:16 AM

So i am alittle scared and feal a bit hiprocritical, my snail is not moving and two of my zoos browned and closed up...... :(

Flucker

09-03-2009, 02:35 AM

My salt levels have randomly changed to 1.30, i have a fealing thats bad....

xtreme

09-03-2009, 03:01 AM

My salt levels have randomly changed to 1.30, i have a fealing thats bad....

Have you been topping up with fresh water?

Flucker

09-03-2009, 03:05 AM

Yes i have been topping it off everyday with reverse osmosis water. Unfortantly If it does not start doing better in a couple days, I think i might need to turn this into a predator tank :(

JDigital

09-03-2009, 04:34 AM

Yes i have been topping it off everyday with reverse osmosis water. Unfortantly If it does not start doing better in a couple days, I think i might need to turn this into a predator tank :(

No need to turn it into a predator tank.

Just SLOW DOWN, we told you from the beginning you were moving to quick and now you are starting to see the effects. Let the tank cycle, buy some test kits for Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate, and start testing.

Zoaelite

09-03-2009, 05:48 AM

Have to take it slow man :lol:, like I said every single tank has a cycle with a spike and some algae. Just sit back and enjoy the ride in a few months the tank will have a sweet mini reef system going!
Levi

Flucker

09-03-2009, 02:28 PM

I kinda want to turn it into a mantis shrimp tank. Would i still have to wait for my tank to cycle becasue i already have one fish, so when i put the mantis shrimp in he could just eat the blenny.

lorenz0

09-03-2009, 03:07 PM

letting the tank cycle is the worst torture in this hobby but it is worth it in the end

but it's your tank and imo if you want a mantis tank, sell your blenny to someone of give it back to the LFS. please don't use it as food

findingnemo1

09-03-2009, 03:40 PM

I kinda want to turn it into a mantis shrimp tank. Would i still have to wait for my tank to cycle becasue i already have one fish, so when i put the mantis shrimp in he could just eat the blenny.

Really???
Why would you want to let it eat the blenny? Turn it into a mantis tank fine but take the poor blenny out, And your still gonna have to let that tank properly cycle or your gonna have a dead mantis...

Zoaelite

09-03-2009, 04:27 PM

Have to agree, don't put the little guy through more torture. He's already stressed from the cycle no need to get him munched on by a mantis. Stop doing stuff, don't add anything and IMO and don't make it a mantis tank. You're going to want coral and then your going to want nano fish and then the mantis is going to have to go. Just stop changing your mind, come get some more liverock from my tank and take it slow!!!

Flucker

09-03-2009, 06:46 PM

I finally know i am going to make it into a clown fish tank so they will have babies and i will sell them.
Btw i would never do that to my blenny i was kidding...........

Flucker

09-17-2009, 03:55 AM

My clowns finally hosted in my new magnificent anemone :D
This is in my tank now,
Pics later.
______________________________________________
Condy Anemone 5in
Magnificent Anemone 9in (HUGE)!!
Sea Anemone 7in
GBTA 3in
RBTA 4in
GSP 5in covering rock still growing..
3 Pocillopora frags
2 Zoanthids frags
1 Frags full of algea
Green toadstool
Green hairy mushroom
7 Hermit crabs
4 Snails
2 Breeding Ocellaris Clown fish
1 Bi colored eel blenny
_________________________________________________

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 04:22 AM

I mean no offense to you Flucker, but what are you trying to accomplish with your tank here? Why are you posting this information wanting feedback from other reefer's and not paying any attention to their advice? What research have you done? What experience do you have with reef systems other than this potentialy beautiful tank?

If your reef system makes it through all of this, and I mean all of the coral and fish, I will be amazed and I will call that a once in a lifetime.

But yah, take some time and read through Canreef and do some research, you will find that everyone that has posted "TAKE IT EASY!" has a reason to say so. But yah, if you do pull off this tank going the way that you are going, then I look forward to the end result. But I will have a higher chance of seeing the end result of this reef system if you listen to some of the more experienced reefers.

Good Luck Flucker!

Flucker

09-17-2009, 04:37 AM

I used some solution that cyced my tank in two days about a month ago.

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 04:38 AM

I used some solution that cyced my tank in two days about a month ago.

Oh, and what solution is that?

Flucker

09-17-2009, 04:51 AM

http://www.weissorganics.com/bacterboost.html
Look for yourself....

findingnemo1

09-17-2009, 04:56 AM

Oh dear god tell me you don't have a Ritteri in that tank? ( aka Magnificent)
Those are one of the hardest nems next to a gigantea that you can have and you have mixed it with a condy and some other sea anemone and some bubble tips?
You are gonna kill it.... Look at the fact that you have a BRAND new tank and you have piled it full of things that should be held off on untill at least the 3-6 month mark but you are mixing species of things that should NEVER be mixed in a small tank....
Have you read on what Magnificent anemones need?
You do not have enough light,flow, or room for that nem let alone a whole crap load worth of other anemones that you can't provide the right enviroment for except for maybe the bubble tips. I wish you would listen to what everyone has been telling you all along....SLOW DOWN and do some research...You are going to have some wicked fighting going on with all those anemones and they are gonna die one by one when they don't need to.

My clowns finally hosted in my new magnificent anemone :D
This is in my tank now,
Pics later.
______________________________________________
Condy Anemone 5in
Magnificent Anemone 9in (HUGE)!!
Sea Anemone 7in
GBTA 3in
RBTA 4in
GSP 5in covering rock still growing..
3 Pocillopora frags
2 Zoanthids frags
1 Frags full of algea
Green toadstool
Green hairy mushroom
7 Hermit crabs
4 Snails
2 Breeding Ocellaris Clown fish
1 Bi colored eel blenny
_________________________________________________

Flucker

09-17-2009, 04:58 AM

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 05:00 AM

Ok, not to often do I see people using that stuff. I havent heard much about this product so I cant say much.

Do you have a test kit for your tank? Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Ph, Alkalinity, Calcium test kits.

And do you use purple up? I find that works very well for jump starting the coraline growth, but watch your doses though, to much purple up well sky rocket you calcium levels so high that you will end up with enough algea to fill a five gallon bucket(seen it happen once on my buddy's tank, kinda funny to see but a major pai to fix)

And I noticed that you dont post to many questions on your forum here, do you have any questions at all or are you confident enough.

Flucker

09-17-2009, 05:02 AM

All the fish stores have told me i am aloud to have them i also have carbon running if that means anything...

findingnemo1

09-17-2009, 05:06 AM

All the fish stores are wrong then.....Keeping more than one in a big tank can possibly be risky let alone as many as you have in a small tank....And the Magnificent worries me....He is gonna die if thats what he is as they need VERY strong flow and very high light...they will perch themselves on a rock directly under a 400 watt halide..Stick with the bubble tips..They would be okay in your system but your gonna have to get rid of the rest. And if they walk into a powerhead or die when you are not home they can kill your entire tank.

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 05:15 AM

Look here on your Magnicent, read everything from BEHAVIOUR and below...

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/hetmagnifica.htm

Snaz

09-17-2009, 05:15 AM

Lets see some pictures of your new additions!

Flucker

09-17-2009, 05:16 AM

Well hes flurishing now right infront of maxi flow power head are you a fish expert??

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 05:22 AM

In this hobby, there are no experts, just people with no experience, people with some experience, and people with alot of experience.

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 05:23 AM

but thats awesome the the magnificent is flourishing though, can we get a pic of it?

the marine apprentice

09-17-2009, 05:24 AM

nobody knows everything there is to know about this hobby, but this does seem to sound pretty amature with what you are doing with your tank. im not trying to butt heads with anyone but honestly dude id slow it down and think about what you are putting in your tank. especially a smaller tank like yours. if you do something to make your magnificent mad and it dies or gets really stressed it will kill your entire tank over nihgt. a guy i know did the same thing and it ended up costing him a grand worth of fish and coral.
good luck

findingnemo1

09-17-2009, 05:25 AM

Well hes flurishing now right infront of maxi flow power head are you a fish expert??

Really???
Flourishing hey??
Then either you don't know what you have or we will see a few weeks from now...
A fish expert? We'll i know enough to ask for help when i need it and actually take the advice given to me. So i guess i am knowledgeable enough.
And actually when it comes to Anemones i am pretty darn knowledgeable there to...I have 3 of the hardest anemones to care for next to the magnificent so i guess i must know something.
I guess trying to give you some advice is out of the question because you apparently have all the answers and knowledge.

Good luck on your tank

bauder1986

09-17-2009, 05:27 AM

oh and flucker take alook at findingnemo1's tank ticker! over 3 years! after three years, must know something!

Flucker

09-17-2009, 05:32 AM

I guess i know the most because i have the hardest anemone to take care of...
BTW thanks for the knowledge.

Red Coral Aquariums

09-17-2009, 06:53 AM

All the fish stores have told me i am aloud to have them i also have carbon running if that means anything...

minus Red Coral we are not part of the ALL
Flucker if you would like some constructive advise instead of what (All the fish stores will tell you) Pop in to the store and ask for me.
Kevin

Here is a link for directions to our store: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3604+-+52nd+Ave+N.W+calgary&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.416919,108.984375&ie=UTF8&ll=51.101676,-114.139087&spn=0.00636,0.013304&z=16

lorenz0

09-17-2009, 09:39 AM

What everyone is saying is correct. If one of those anemones die you are going to loss alot of your live stock. In such a small system i would only reccomend BTA's for that tank. Also never trust a bottle of mix. 99% of the stuff out there is just to make a newbie think they are achieveing something fast. Purple up for instance since it was refered to here. Its just concentrated calcium. If you proply dose calcium your not going to have any issues with coraline growth. I think purple up is a horriable product since it has the potential to cause calcium spikes, but so can over dosing. I used to work at a fish store and had many loyal FW customers who would speak to myself or a friend due to experience and we would tell they truthfully that most of our products were bullsh!t. The only line of products out there that i will put in my tank is tailored aquatic's, for one its canadian, and it works great. but back to the subject at hand. To the newly trained eye "cycle in 2 days" this seems awesome. 90% of people who first get into the hobby don't want to wait for a cycle so here is their loop hole so they can say, yes my tank has cycled. Double check all your parameters. I think some of the sadest stories you hear in this hobby is about crash's. Which I for one would never dream to hope that someone would go through.

The one thing i have learned about this hobby is that nothing comes fast to achieve the best results. Remember we are here to help you and each other on this forum.

Doug

09-17-2009, 12:51 PM

minus Red Coral we are not part of the ALL
Flucker if you would like some constructive advise instead of what (All the fish stores will tell you) Pop in to the store and ask for me.
Kevin

Here is a link for directions to our store: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3604+-+52nd+Ave+N.W+calgary&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.416919,108.984375&ie=UTF8&ll=51.101676,-114.139087&spn=0.00636,0.013304&z=16

Great offer from Kevin. Perhaps take him up on it.

Anyways, if it was my tank of that size, I would be using a two part for calcium and alkalinity. Perhaps something like ESV 2-part or C-Balance or even Seachem products.

Flucker

09-17-2009, 03:15 PM

Heteractis magnifica

Quick Stats: Ritteri/Magnificent Anemone
Family: Stichodactylidae
Range: Indo-Pacific
Color Form: Red, Pink, Purple, Orange, Green, Blue
Ideal Supplements: Iodine, Trace elements
Tank Set-up: Marine: Coral or rock, sand, gravel, coral rubble
Reef Compatible: Yes
Tank Conditions: 72-78ºF; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4
Water Flow: High
Light: High
Dominance: Aggressive
Care Level: Difficult

The Ritteri Anemone is also referred to as the Magnificent Anemone, or Heteractis Magnificent Sea Anemone. Some aquarists still refer to it as Radianthus ritteri, but this name was recently changed to the current H. magnifica. It can grow to over three feet in diameter in the wild, although, it generally does not grow larger than 1½ feet in the aquarium. Its tentacles have a long, non-tapering shape that may, on occasion, appear swollen at the tips. They can almost completely retract into the base.

This Anemone requires strong lighting combined with strong, but intermittent, water movement within the tank. It generally prefers a high point in the tank to ensure it obtains all the light it needs, but it may change locations, seeking the ideal conditions. Its strong sting can harm corals. The presence of a Clownfish, such as Amphiprion ocellaris, Amphiprion percula, or Amphiprion perideraion, will help it acclimate. Ritteri Anemones from different locations may serve as hosts to other clownfish, and even shrimp.

The diet should include mussel, fish, crustaceans, and frozen foods.

subman

09-17-2009, 04:06 PM

This thread is just sad and I fear a verrry bad ending!

sarzeff

09-17-2009, 06:50 PM

He's obviously not going to listen so let him waste his money and learn the hard way

fraggalrock

09-21-2009, 06:26 PM

By The Content Of His Posts I Would Wage A Bet That He Is Playing Games And Trying To Mess With People? I Have Found Some Of The Best And Most Helpful People On Here And Even Made Some New friends.I Couldnt Undestand Why Someone Would Want Bad Karma And Mess With A Gift Like That :biggrin:

Zoaelite

09-21-2009, 07:00 PM