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03-20-2009, 04:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Galesville, WI
Posts: 50
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1st post
Hi everyone, I just sent in my invitation for membership. Not sure how all this goes but thought I would throw this out there.
I am relatively new to this hobby and learning a lot. I had a 65g predator tank about 15 years ago, before the live rock filtering was known. I now have a 30g set up with about 45lbs of live rock thats been going for about 2 months. 130watts of pc lighting, emperor 300 hob filter, seaclone 100 protein skimmer ( I think I finally have it modified where it's doing a good job) and 1 Koralia 2. I bought a gsp, a zoa, and a fire shrimp from matt at OTP a few weeks ago. Also have a pair of common clowns and a green chromis (would like to remove him if I could ever catch him) and a handfull of snails and hermits.
I have a lot more to do with this tank and am already thinking of bigger and better things.
Dale
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03-20-2009, 04:25 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: LaCrosse
Posts: 634
Reviews: 5
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Welcome to Lark Dale.
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03-20-2009, 04:33 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,619
Reviews: 23
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Glad to have you join us!
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Matt
90g Peninsula Mixed Reef w/ 40g growout
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03-20-2009, 04:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Galesville, WI
Posts: 50
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Thank you guys. This has really become an obession so I hope I don't get carried away with questions and such. Thanks for your help at the store Matt, everything I bought is doing great and will probably be back in this weekend.
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03-20-2009, 05:00 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Posts: 952
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Welcome to the obsession.  You're definitely not alone. Questions? Ask away. Great group of folks here, ready to share what they know.
Jennifer
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90 Gallon Box-O-Rocks.
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03-20-2009, 05:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Galesville, WI
Posts: 50
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Ok... you asked for it. I'll ask this one and be good for awhile as its been bothering me for quite a while now. My son actually is asking me and I can't answer. There are tiny red crawly things on all surfaces of the tank, almost worm like. Can't see them with the naked eye, can barely make them out with a 5x power magnifying glass. I would say there are 4-5 on each grain of sand. Are these bacteria? I thought bacteria would be smaller than that. It is very interesting how much life is really in there.
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03-20-2009, 05:48 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Winona MN
Posts: 1,320
Reviews: 27
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Nice to have ya with us!
If they kinda look like little bugs could be a type of copepod. There are a plethora of unknown creatures that live in our rock work though that sometimes we may never even see.
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There's a reason why blood, sweat and tears are all salty. I have saltwater coursing through my veins. - Melev
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75 Gallon RR, SPS dominated, Outer Orbit 2x250 (14k)MH 4x54 T5, Bubble King Mini160, Tunze Ozmolator 3155, Eheim 1262
45 Gallon Perfecto Cube, 24" Sunpod 250 Watt, Modded Coralife Super Skimmer 125, Tunze Ozmolator 3155, Oceanrunner 2500
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03-20-2009, 05:54 PM
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Reef Grand Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Western WI
Posts: 1,121
Reviews: 21
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Welcome to LARK Dale. I approved you for access into the member's only area (although there usually isn't much posted there). That area is primarily used to provide directions and such to club meetings.
You'll find that many of us here will be just as much, if not more, into reef keeping as you are. Try to make it to the next LARK meeting that will be at OTP in April and you'll see just how many of us there are and you'll be able to meet many of us and ask questions.
As for the tiny red things, there are many different types of things that it could be, but it is probably either some type of small critter or algae, with algae waving in the current being my guess. Without seeing it in a picture or in person it will be tough for anyone to say for sure. Have you checked out www.webwebmedia.com They would be a good place to start to try to find a picture of it in their algae, critters, or pests area.
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Current Tanks: 220 Gal Reef, 10 Gal FW, 6 Gal FW
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03-20-2009, 06:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Galesville, WI
Posts: 50
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I could never get a picture of them because of the size but I will take a look at that website. They aren't algae because I can see them move from grain of sand to grain of sand in different directions. There are probably millions of them but I would never had noticed if I didn't have the magnifying glass.
I will try to make the meeting. Would be good to go and I would like to see and possibly get some of the frags I have been hearing about on this site. Don't have any to trade yet but can buy some.
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03-20-2009, 06:28 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
Posts: 2,236
Reviews: 4
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Welcome Dale, I agree with Brian that w/out a picture it'll be hard to I.D. the critter... But, along with WetWetMedia I also find that http://melevsreef.com/id/ is a great place to find stuff just as widely accepted for quality info as W.W.M. is.
BTW questions are definately accepted and there is NO LIMIT to the number asked. Because really if there is something that we can't answer right away it's probably something that we should be researching anyhow thus it helps you get an answer and it helps us learn a little more about this fantastic hobby that seems to control our lives lol.
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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03-20-2009, 07:35 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,619
Reviews: 23
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Hey Dale,
They are NOT bacteria, you are right...bacteria are far too small. I agree they are likely algae, or in come cases 'pods or worms. There are a host of critters, most of which are good, that populate your sandbed.
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Matt
90g Peninsula Mixed Reef w/ 40g growout
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03-20-2009, 07:59 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: caledonia MN
Posts: 1,640
Reviews: 1
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03-20-2009, 08:09 PM
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The Watcher
Join Date: May 2007
Location: La Crosse WI
Posts: 1,517
Reviews: 22
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Welcome to LARK and TRT Dale!! This is a great community!
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03-20-2009, 09:19 PM
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: chippewa falls, wi
Posts: 1,907
Reviews: 4
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ya know...when i first clicked on this thread i thought i was seeing a post my me and was wondering where all my post,title and avatar went...then my brain kicked in and i realized that im a DUMB Apple.....
welcome to the mental ward.....on this floor we have bingo,pudding with no spoons, nap time and NO meds that can cure whats wrong with ya!!!!
so..before anyone gets a chance to pester you about them...WHERES THE PICS!!! LOL most if not all of us like to stare at other peoples tanks....and pics a re a good way of helping us with are social disorders.....
psssttt.....dont tell anyone but there is this guy that lurks on here..some call him "old matt"....beware of him...he likes to take all your money!!!! LOL
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03-20-2009, 10:00 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: La Crosse WI
Posts: 606
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welcome dale. Looking forward to meeting you.
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