T.Rob's 8g BC. noob tank

[fish.freak]

looks like those frags are coming along well.
How are you fragging those mushrooms?

[trob]

Originally Posted by fish.freak

looks like those frags are coming along well.
How are you fragging those mushrooms?

Well, fortunately I have a very productive mother mushroom (big one on the bottom of the tank) that I have received most of my fragged mushrooms from. It is attached to what was a fairly large, easy to break rock. I found that if I turned the rock in different directions the mushroom would relocate to a different part of the rock. When relocating it would usually leave some of it's trunk behind which would form an new head. I then break off a small piece of the rock that has the new mushroom and mount it in the center of my tank. This has worked for about 4 or 5 heads now and hopefully the new heads will start some of the same behavior.

[fish.freak]

nice method, I usually am trying to get rid of them, but now with my nano, I want all the weeds to grow.

[trob]

Some new pics.

new sighting (stometella)
good worm pic

[fish.freak]

nice worm shot!

[trob]

thx again,

Water test 3-23:
8.14, 0.0, 0.00, 0.0, 1.025, 2.78 alk, 450 ca, 1140 mag, 0 phos., 0.06 iodate

[trob]

I added a new red bali star on Wednesday but I keep forgetting my camera at home. I'll try to get some new pics up soon.

Water test 3-30
8.22, 0.0, 0.00, 0.0, 1.025, 3.48 alk, 425 ca, 1200 mag.

[fish.freak]

I love those litle stars, mine didn't make it though.

[trob]

Within the last week I have seen 3 new creatures in my tank. They must have all been hitchhikers.

[fish.freak]

Can you get a better shot of that snail, it resembles a pestulant type.
Any those mini stars in pic 3 can be pests too if they spend too much time on your coral pull it out, if not they can just multiply quickly.

[trob]

Thanks for the info, I keep an eye on them.

[zero186]

any Updates

[trob]

Sorry, been really busy. I'll try to get some new pics up later today.

[trob]

Sorry falling behind.
Water parms.
05/01 - 8.32, 0.0, 0.00, 0.0, 1.025, 2.46, 450, 1125

Everything is doing good, I've got pics whenever I get time to upload.

[trob]

Hey everybody, sorry I've fallen behind. I've been busy purchasing a house, planning a wedding, and stuff like that which takes away any thought of freetime.

Just to update, the tank is doing well. My hammer coral was kinda shabby for a while but after extensively feeding it every other day its puffed back up very nicely. I also now have about 11 red mushrooms, 15 stalks of xenia, and and plenty of chaeto.

Hope everyone's tank is doing well.

-t