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Posted: August 17 2011 at 11:43am |
Well the bangaii cardinal and yellow clown goby died. The clown goby was a starvation problem as it would not eat anything. The bangaii just disappeared one day, kind of odd. I thought I would give a little update on the tank and how it is doing. The mangroves are doing really well and only 2 or 3 still have not started producing new leaves. Also the macro algae is flourishing. The only thing that I have noticed is the copper lined cardinals are hiding out more in the top layers of the tank within the algae. All of the cardinals are taking flake food. Also I have removed one of the lights as the mangroves were getting close to the bulb.
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Posted: July 13 2011 at 9:27am |
Sad day...I lost one of the copper lined cardinal fish. They had been eating just fine, so I'm not sure why it died. Also my yellow clown gobby is one skinny thing. I tried rotifers to see if he would eat them, but from what I observed he did not touch them. He is still hanging on. If anyone has a good suggestion on what to feed him, I am ears.
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Posted: July 01 2011 at 7:52am |
Awesome, I it.
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Posted: June 30 2011 at 3:13pm |
Well I found another jewel to add to the tank, red macro algae Halymenia Floridana. There were a few pieces at Fish4U and I bought one and found 2 lovely hitchhiker mini brittle stars on the algae. Nice to finally add some color other than green to the tank.
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 3:46pm |
Did some research on the fish and found out their actual names for the cardinal fish I added. The fish are starting to get a pecking order setup and still doing good.
Apogon margaritophorus - Red/Copper Striped Cardinal ( http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=58156&genusname=Apogon&speciesname=margaritophorus)
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Posted: June 27 2011 at 3:42pm |
Well I finally have my cardinal fish! Now my tank is full of life. I went over to the Aquarium and they had exactly what I wanted! Now it is just a wait and see how things settle in. Also I have been seeing some really good growth on the tops of the mangroves
2 yellow striped and 4 red/copper striped (were listed as gold striped at the store)
Growth shots of the mangroves.
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Posted: June 03 2011 at 2:09pm |
Actually I get traffic into my office periodically to see what new 'life' I have in the tank. No one has brought up about the pot farm yet.
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Posted: June 03 2011 at 1:35pm |
Looks great.....
I wonder how many co-workers or neighboring offices think your farming something illegal...especially with those lights now...looking at the pictures, I started to wonder what I would think if I saw that setup and wasn't familiar with the hobby.... ....probably gets you a lot of extra conversation with peeps!
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Posted: June 03 2011 at 10:52am |
I finally brought my good camera to give everyone an update and good pics of the tank. This first one is just a full show showing the lights and everything. I have only had the lights on the tank for 3 days, so I am curious to see if the growth improves. The mangroves were growing roots within a few days of putting them into the tank, but it has taken almost this long for the leaves to start to show signs of growth. Also I have been misting them on a daily basis even though the leaves are not getting salt on them, but the pods do get some salt creep. Also there are a few of the mangroves that lost their 'baby' leaves, but most kept them and are looking good. Oh, and don't forget the sea friends hanging out at the top, my beluga and dolphin.
Here is a close up of the tank. I love the way the C. prolifera has clumped together to form this column of macro algae. The C. peltata seems to be making a showing now along with the C. mexicana. The last two calerpa species came in on some LR from Florida, and the prolifera I purchased at a LFS. I really would love to get some red calerpa, but I need to see if anyone locally has it available.
This is the typical growth on the mangroves right now, just about nothing, but showing signs that they are close to starting to leaf out.
Here are some real promissing signs of the mangroves starting to leaf out.
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Posted: May 27 2011 at 3:30pm |
Well, I added some supplimental lighting to my tank. I was worried that the macro algae and mangroves were not getting enough light to grow and flurish. My IT department had a spare mounting bracket, so I used that and a dowel for the stand. Then I used the generic utility lamps and 27W bulbs.
Also I removed the zoanthid frags a week ago as they were not doing well, but the GSP are hanging in there. Along with that I added tiger pods to the tank and I have had a good growth rate with them and the other pods from my other tank that were seeded into this one. The fish seem to only be eating the pods as they ignore the flake food I put in.
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Posted: May 12 2011 at 2:40pm |
I will let you know. It might be a bit before I am ready, but I will let you know.
Here is a better shot of the fish. Fun to watch them play hide and seek.
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Posted: May 11 2011 at 11:04pm |
When you're ready to cut back the caulerpa let me know!
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Posted: May 11 2011 at 3:22pm |
The goby is still doing good and the star polyps, but the zoanthids are not very happy still. I will give them a week or so and if they still look bad then I will be taking them home for my other tank.
Went out and purchased a few more things. I got 3 bubble bee snails, 3 nerit snails, some more calerpa, feather duster, tiger pods, and a bangaii cardinal. I have a few pet stores looking for some other cardinal fish for me, hopefully that will work out some time soon. Here are a few updated shots. (I apologize for the poor quality, that's what I get for not having a good camera at work, so my phone is my only option).
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Posted: May 09 2011 at 12:02pm |
All 3 margarette snails died over the weekend. I think it might be due to a dead one that was transfered when I seeded the tank. I did not know it was dead, but the smell this morning was nothing but rancid. So far the shrimp looks okay and at least one of the cyrth snails. Also the yellow clown goby is hanging in there.
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Posted: May 06 2011 at 12:58pm |
Chromis died...sad...
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Posted: May 05 2011 at 4:15pm |
Well I finally did it. There is life in my tank! I added in a yellow clown goby, chromis, peppermint shrimp, 3 margarette snails, 3 cyrth snails, green star polyp frag, and 2 different zoanthids. Here are some photos.
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 3:26pm |
WhiteReef wrote:
I must say that I love the shimmer the sunlight gives the tank as it makes it just sparkle, |
For me it's impossible to describe that awesome look. It has to be seen to be appreciated.
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Posted: May 04 2011 at 2:10pm |
Thanks for the offer on the fish, I will PM you about it.
The tank is now completely converted over to SW. All of the mangroves have their leaves still, except for the one in the direct flow of the powerhead (also it looks like it has a 50/50 chance). The only thing that I am needing to start doing is spraying them with fresh water. They have been getting a small build up of salt on them, and the spraying should help correct that.
Monday I added in about 1 1/2 cups of sand from my refuguim (loaded with crap), a small piece of LR, a small LBTR from my backyard (living in Magna I find some pieces on occasion), macro algae from my refugium, and some phyto. The tank looked like a mess and I was ashamed to even look at it much since the water was so polluted. Today the water is clear and looking good.
Also the roots on the mangroves have been developing nicely and a few of them with partially exposed roots are showing growth (in the photo the red roots are new growth). Also at this point I still do not know if the root dip helped or not.
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 9:34pm |
i have 2 orbic cardinals (sphaeramia orbicularis) the silver/black ones. if you would like one i would be more than happy to give you one. they are both males and fight sometimes. from my understanding they are mangrove fish. let me know
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Posted: April 11 2011 at 12:45pm |
I like it. I've been thinking of putting up a tank at work that wouldn't need a lot of work. A mangrove tank could be cool.
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