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12-07-2008, 07:29 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: caledonia MN
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Taminate, glad the yellow polyps opened up good for you can't wait to see your tank in person, also glad things are working out so well for you...
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12-08-2008, 01:54 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: La Crosse, WI
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looks Good.
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12-08-2008, 09:55 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 434
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it moved a bit when we put in this tank--but not before and not since
when we took it out of the nano-it was a lot bigger. but the levels in that tank where though the roof! (stupid people not taking care of stuff and then pawning it off) anyway, i fed it a frozen brine shrimp cube last night, and it almost completely closed around it right away (the whole thing doesnt fit inside of it) i do not really want to "over feed" my tank right now...would like for my algae to go down.
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12-08-2008, 10:32 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: LaCrosse
Posts: 634
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Not still frozen I hope?
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12-08-2008, 04:37 PM
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: chippewa falls, wi
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ditto....i hope ya thawed that out....
when ya done the move did this nem get in the air?? i have a condi that hit air that done the samething and never recovered and then a chocolate chip star ate it......
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12-08-2008, 07:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 434
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nope, NEVER touched air...not since i got it..and when we got it (in the nano---terrible conditions) it was open and big.
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12-17-2008, 07:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 434
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Rearranging rocks...
Well, we did some moving around in the tank-after looking at it for awhile I was just not happy  . We piled everything up on opposite ends, and now will need to fill in the middle with a BEAUTIFUL piece...I will wait to find the one that I know FITS. Here are a couple pix. Oh, and the corals are not in their places yet, want to get everything situated before gluing into place.
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12-17-2008, 07:33 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: caledonia MN
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If you can just place corals for now without glueing down that way you can move them as you adjust things...I think for my tank I have maybe 50/50 glued/attached and other are still loose so they can be moved....
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12-17-2008, 07:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 434
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yea, we did that with a few, and the rest are in the sand bed. those darn hermit crabs knock everything over-so we have to be careful.
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12-17-2008, 08:44 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
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I think I'm less than 50/50 for my tank... I'm probably more like 30/70 for movable pieces... Really there are only about 5-10 pieces TOTAL in my tank that have permenant homes. If you do not want to mount your pieces for good you could always drill the rock. One person holds the rock (while in the water mind you *or in a 5 gallon pail would work as well*) and drill holes slightly larger than your frag plugs so that they can just snug into the holes. I've seen this done on several tanks and if done correctly the holes complete coraline over and you wouldn't even really know they are there when unfilled.
This would also cure part of your pesky hermit crab issues.
Jason
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12-17-2008, 11:36 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,619
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ditto the rock drilling...
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12-18-2008, 10:03 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 434
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i have mentioned that to nathan several times...but not happening yet...
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12-18-2008, 10:32 AM
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: chippewa falls, wi
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i actually drilled some of my rock just for placing frag plugs in......works great and the rock drills nicely with a nice new bit.....it wont crumble and break apart like some think it might do....or at least mine didnt....
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12-18-2008, 08:47 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: La Crosse WI
Posts: 606
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about your nem, has it ever opened since you took it in?? I'm thinking you might have a water chemistry problem, if its always closed. Are you using efficient test kits when testing your water??
mine get fed fish meat, and squid twice weekly. They got large quick lol.
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12-18-2008, 10:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 434
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It has not opened up since we took it out of the Nano that we bought. When it was in the nano it was opened up but the nitrates were 200ppm )not sure how anything was alive). When we acclimated it to our 55 gallon set up it closed and has stayed closed since(6 months ago) We also had another anemone in the tank with it that was in perfect shape. We test water with quick dip strips along with the occasional chemical test. We test for nitrates,nitrites,alkalinity,PH,calcium. Our nitrates are currently 0. Nitrites 0, alkalinity 180, PH 7.8 to 8.0, and calcium was 480. Since the move from the nano. It has been moved to a 55 gallon, then to a 47 gallon and now to our 125. It has been very small and closed ever since it came out of the nano.
BTW tangmang, were you the guy at Old towne pets tonight that we talked to?
Thanks
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