JamesL

That is a lot of zoas on that rock!

This is the anemone shrimp I recently got at the dome. It was a few weeks ago, but they had a few in the tank:

Looking real nice!

They will trap snails in a "web". I had/have one in my 75g... it might have killed a clam also, but unsure if it was the main culprit.

just word for warning, im a tunze fan boy. The nano streams still make a clicking sound when cycliing. The 6025 and 6045 are known chatter boxes, i.e. they have a REAL hard time with on/off.

That is a real good point. In the past I have used some other powerheads with "wave-maker" kits on them (I am grasping at straws for the brand right now), and they rattled to no end turning on and off. Scared my fish to death... so much so, my tangs constantly hid.

The Evolution pumps have been pretty quiet turning on and off.

Look around in the HW section for people selling the controllers. I got mine from a member here. It is basic, but does what I wanted, random water flow.

Probably a molt. But awesome either waySent from my Samsung Galaxy S4

Well, my coral is still a boss.

>My Red Sea 4 plug wavemaker box has a night mode (reduces the flow) which I use for the 4 pumps. I think the fish kinda like not being thrashed around at night when they sleep

Yeah, I'm just wondering if it is hard on the powerheads to go on and off. But the fish do seem to look for reduced flow areas when the lights were out, so it started me wondering. Maybe a controller is not a bad idea.

As long as you have powerheads rated for wave makers, you would be fine. I specifically got the Hydor Evolutions because of that.

They can come after me if you get in trouble

A few quick phone pictures:

Took down the picture of the clowns in the anemone ... partly because one of the clowns this morning looked like he was about to try hosting in the real anemone, and partly because the other clown kept hanging around by the picture :-p

Grabbed a quick panorama of the tank shortly after the lights came on:

Recent full tank shot of my 75, main light had just turned on so not everything was fully opened (mainly the carpet anemone):

And a not-so-exciting full shot of my 24g tank ... it is still in it's early stages:

Two things popped to mind while watching:

1) Must be a pain to clean (for whoever the poor soul's job it is)

2) And money to burn. The stocking levels in there are insane, and I bet fish/octopi are replaced very frequently.

And I agree with the above comments. This was done as a show of money, not by someone interested in the welfare of the animals.

You might also peruse through the FTS thread that is pinned in this section.

My Red Sea 4 plug wavemaker box has a night mode (reduces the flow) which I use for the 4 pumps. I think the fish kinda like not being thrashed around at night when they sleep

While not a mod anymore, I would think eBay links to non-fish/reef/coral items would be fine.

Awesome stuff!

Nice! Those are the more colorful things I have seen people catch in Port A.

Decided to keep this, as I need the pump.

So this morning, anemone was coming back out, and one of the clownfish was swimming by the picture ... doh!

The picture might have worked... the anemone went into hiding, and it seems the clownfish were looking for where it went.

Most LPS will benefit from extra feedings, mostly by growing faster.

That said, be aware that the extra feedings will add nutrients to your systems, so don't go overboard or you will see a bloom of algae/cyno/etc.

But it is really cool to see them feed. When I feed my fish frozen food (like mysis and cyclopeeze, oyster eggs, etc), I tend to target some food (with a turkey baster) towards my LPS, gorgonians, etc.

Yeah, this is the first time trying it myself. In the past, the clowns I have had almost instantly went into an anemone.

Time to get the clowns in the anemone. I taped a picture of some clowns in a rose anemone to the side of the tank this morning. Let's see if they get the message.

No movement in the anemone position over night, might have gotten lucky as he picked right up front in the tank!

PPE = purple people eater zoas? Yours are really nice, but don't look like google's.

Looks like you had a great day.

Correct on the name ... though I think it can apply to a wide range of palys (I am not really that big into the whole name game). I think what makes a PPE a PPE is the highlighting around the mouth.

Yes, a little too good But everyone in the house likes that there is more movement in the tank now.

The anemone moved slightly last night, still hoping it stays in the general left side of the tank.

Again, I thank you, sir. I can feel you on the names, too. There are too many slightly different color morphs for my feeble brain.

>The anemone shrimp was out and playing this morning in the tank.

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Neat. Now if he an just chase down that roving nem.

Him and the clowns ... they are having a lot of fun playing in the current at the moment.