Saturday, November 04, 2006
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Snails...Gone
Well, in my last post you can see that I have a serious problem with pyramid snails. Unfortunately, all other snails have lost the battle. I am going to leave my system snail free for about 6-8 weeks and see if they die off. They need a host, so I am not going to give them one. I am experiencing a bit of an algae problem. But, it will get better when I replenish my snail population.
-Chuck
-Chuck
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Pyramid Snails
Within the last two days I have had three of my large snails die. Curiously, as the crabs were devouring the upside down snails, I noticed a bunch of tiny white snails along the bottom of the shell. They were positioned just on the exterior edge of the shell where the occupying snail can be seen.
In these two pictures, you can see where the tiny snails are located. Every single astrea snail I have, has these small snails on them. Oddly, my Margarita snails and ceriths do not have these on them. When I first saw them, I thought that maybe they were baby astrea or cerith snails. With the sudden deaths, I soon realized they were not.
In these two pictures, you can see where the tiny snails are located. Every single astrea snail I have, has these small snails on them. Oddly, my Margarita snails and ceriths do not have these on them. When I first saw them, I thought that maybe they were baby astrea or cerith snails. With the sudden deaths, I soon realized they were not.
I will have to do research on these. From what I have found so far, these are typically clam predators. There have been a few reports of some types of pyramid snails that go after astrea snails. From what I have read, the best course of action is to knock off the adults and use a brush to remove any eggs. Without a host, they cannot survive. With a clam, you would need to remove the clam to another tank and wait for the snails to die off. I will not be able to remove all of the snails, so I will have to pick them out, and brush them off. One by one.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
My Tank In The Living Room
My local reef club asked members to post pictures of our tanks and the rooms that they are in. So, here is mine. I am not a big fan of where we live right now. But, you will get the idea.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Check Out DFWMAS!
Check out DFWMAS for a ton of information about Marine Aquaria. Our President, Marc Levenson, owns Melevsreef.com
Saturday, May 13, 2006
My Idea For A Refugium
I am trying to come up with a different idea for a sump and refugium. This is my idea:
The idea is to have water enter the skimmer area. Then the water will travel through teeth cut into the lower half of the first baffle. The water will then travel over a 14 inch length of macro algae to the next baffle. That baffle will have 8 inch slits cut out in the middle to allow water to pass through without changing the water level in the Macro area. The water will repeat this process two more times. After passing through the third baffle with slits, the water will then pass through an additional 14 inches of macro algae before being forced to go over the final baffle. The final baffle has teeth cut into the top to keep the water at the proper level through the refugium filtration process. The water in the Macro section will only be as high as the teeth in the final baffle. The newly cleaned water will then travel through the return section into the return pump, and then back into the tank. All told, the water will travel through 56 inches of macro filtration. The water will be 12 inches high through the macro area, 12.5 inches tall in the skimmer section, and will be kept at 10 inches tall in the return section. The total water volume through the three sections will be 28 gallons.
The idea is to have water enter the skimmer area. Then the water will travel through teeth cut into the lower half of the first baffle. The water will then travel over a 14 inch length of macro algae to the next baffle. That baffle will have 8 inch slits cut out in the middle to allow water to pass through without changing the water level in the Macro area. The water will repeat this process two more times. After passing through the third baffle with slits, the water will then pass through an additional 14 inches of macro algae before being forced to go over the final baffle. The final baffle has teeth cut into the top to keep the water at the proper level through the refugium filtration process. The water in the Macro section will only be as high as the teeth in the final baffle. The newly cleaned water will then travel through the return section into the return pump, and then back into the tank. All told, the water will travel through 56 inches of macro filtration. The water will be 12 inches high through the macro area, 12.5 inches tall in the skimmer section, and will be kept at 10 inches tall in the return section. The total water volume through the three sections will be 28 gallons.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Pictures of Corals
A few more pictures of my corals. I hope you enjoy!
This is a Candy Cane coral. They eat various small shrimp, i.e., mysis. This is a great looking coral.
This is a Coral called Xenia. Xenia is a great coral for removing nitrates. It is also exceptionally beautiful.
This is a Candy Cane coral. They eat various small shrimp, i.e., mysis. This is a great looking coral.
This is a Coral called Xenia. Xenia is a great coral for removing nitrates. It is also exceptionally beautiful.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
More Pictures Of My Corals
I decided to take some pics tonight of some of the corals in my tank. I hope you enjoy!!
Frogspawn
Montipora Cap.
Green Zoos
Multi-Color Zoos
Mean Green Zoos
Frogspawn
Yellow Fiji Toadstool
Frogspawn
Montipora Cap.
Green Zoos
Multi-Color Zoos
Kenya Tree
Red Zoos
Copper Penny Zoos
Copper Penny Zoos
Mean Green Zoos
Frogspawn
New Shot Of My Tank
For some reason blogger isn't posting the date on this shot. It was taken May 6th, 2006.
This is my newest shot of my tank. It is coming along very slowly. I removed the rock in the very middle. I thought that would open it up a bit. I need to update this page more often!
This is my newest shot of my tank. It is coming along very slowly. I removed the rock in the very middle. I thought that would open it up a bit. I need to update this page more often!
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