00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I've been awake for a while now, but what a wake-up lol, long story short, I was woken up by the thermometer alarm that the temperature was 73 (yesterday while taking some photos at night I turned off the powerheads and I forgot to turn them on and since the return pump points up to surface movement the temperature dropped, I need a new and bigger heater I think) the second thing that happened, the green tip birdsnest fell from its place and a piece broke off, I glued the largest one where it was and I put the smallest one in another place until I see what I'm going to do with it, and the third was that 2 of my Mexican turbo snails were fallen face up

Yikes Luis! Crazy morning!

 

[LadyMac]

Good mornin!

 

[luis angel]

Good mornin!

Good morning!

 

[luis angel]

Yikes Luis! Crazy morning!

 

[luis angel]

Maybe I haven't had any disasters with the tank (I hope it never happens lol) but my biggest fear with the tank has always been the heater.

 

[Calmwaters]

I've been awake for a while now, but what a wake-up lol, long story short, I was woken up by the thermometer alarm that the temperature was 73 (yesterday while taking some photos at night I turned off the powerheads and I forgot to turn them on and since the return pump points up to surface movement the temperature dropped, I need a new and bigger heater I think) the second thing that happened, the green tip birdsnest fell from its place and a piece broke off, I glued the largest one where it was and I put the smallest one in another place until I see what I'm going to do with it, and the third was that 2 of my Mexican turbo snails were fallen face up

You have had a very busy morning!

 

[Calmwaters]

Ok... It's official: I've joined the Tailspot Club. Order arrives Tuesday.

Welcome to the dark side we have cookies...

 

[luis angel]

You have had a very busy morning!

Yes lol and I hope it never happens again, maybe today I'll go out in search of a heater to be calmer, I have a 100W one, would it be good to put a 150W?

 

[Calmwaters]

Yes lol and I hope it never happens again, maybe today I'll go out in search of a heater to be calmer, I have a 100W one, would it be good to put a 150W?

Having a backup is always good in my opinion.

 

[00W]

Good morning y'all!
Happy Friday!!

 

[00W]

Yes lol and I hope it never happens again, maybe today I'll go out in search of a heater to be calmer, I have a 100W one, would it be good to put a 150W?

Have you got a controller for it?
150w probably be just fine.
100w is pretty mellow IMO Luis, but fine if no emergencies.

 

[luis angel]

Have you got a controller for it?
150w probably be just fine.
100w is pretty mellow IMO Luis, but fine if no emergencies.

No controller, just a small up and down switch on top and the heater is glass

 

[00W]

No controller, just a small up and down switch on top and the heater is glass

No worries. :smiling-face:
It's probably fine.
Inkbird controller, 150w heater, no more worries.
I love the inkbird.
Eheim heaters are great.
I've been using the new aqueon heaters too. They're not as long and actually work great.
Just a few thoughts.

 

[luis angel]

The day gets worse, the electricity went out!

 

[Calmwaters]

The day gets worse, the electricity went out!

That's not good hopefully it will be back on soon

 

[ESABOE]

So much beautiful stuff going on I didn’t notice your sand and I doubt anyone else will. Mine stays white and crystal clean with my nassarius snails, conch and diamond watchman goby. I never have to vacuum it. Not sure what you have in there for sand cleaning.

Luis,

I wanted to clarify on the different types of goby you both are speaking of. As they function in the tank very differently. I have owned both and have seen first hand the difference.

Unfortunately, both vendors and hobbyists categorize these guys wrong all the time. So if you focus just on the Genre name vs. the Common name when purchasing you should be ok. But confirm also by their coloring. There are other Genres that fall under the category of true sifter vs not really sifter; but I am giving you the two most popular that are easy to get from you LFS.

The Genre - Cryptocentus cinctus. - who can pair with a pistol shrimp and share a burrow. He sifts sand around the burrow; but does NOT spend his days going through entire tank and cleaning sandbed. If there isn’t a shrimp for him to form a symbiotic relationship with, he will still stay relatively close to his burrow. Also, he does not swim up the water column and spray all your corals with sand. I had this type in my 26gal nano with a pistol shrimp- so cute to watch, but I did not consider them part of the CUC.

The Genre - Valenciennea puellaris these are true Sand Sifters - they spend their day going through entire sandbed and making it crystal clean; they do not pair up with shrimp. Mine is the “Diamond” variety who has actual blue diamonds on upper body - so quite sparkly. Since I have a 75 gal, they have a lot of real estate to clean and they really need that. The downside is that they will make multiple burrows and will re-fluff them a lot. Some get more settled, but here is the problem- they swim up the water column and spray any coral in the way with sand. So if you don’t keep up with observing and turkey basting the sand off those corals, they will eventually suffocate.

Luis, I made a conscious decision to have this type of goby in my 75gal - I wanted clean sand and was willing to put in the time to “assist” my goby in where the sand Should be! I wouldn’t have a non-nano tank without one. I just chose Not to put corals on sandbed. However, for my nano I will have a zoa garden, some favia, and a meaty coral all on sandbed so I will Not put this genre in there. In fact, I will not be putting any goby in there as it’s only a 20 gal and I can easily clean myself.

Here is a thread from our friend, @i cant think That explains in more detail- he cited more genres as well.

Thread 'True vs False… what’s the difference?'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/true-vs-false…-what’s-the-difference.925479/

 

[ESABOE]

Ok... It's official: I've joined the Tailspot Club. Order arrives Tuesday.

Of course he had to beat me to it! And while on vacation!

Prolly took phone snorkeling and ordered it while underwater!

dangit Timmy!

Hehehehe

 

[luis angel]

Luis,

I wanted to clarify on the different types of goby you both are speaking of. As they function in the tank very differently. I have owned both and have seen first hand the difference.

Unfortunately, both vendors and hobbyists categorize these guys wrong all the time. So if you focus just on the Genre name vs. the Common name when purchasing you should be ok. But confirm also by their coloring. There are other Genres that fall under the category of true sifter vs not really sifter; but I am giving you the two most popular that are easy to get from you LFS.

The Genre - Cryptocentus cinctus. - who can pair with a pistol shrimp and share a burrow. He sifts sand around the burrow; but does NOT spend his days going through entire tank and cleaning sandbed. If there isn’t a shrimp for him to form a symbiotic relationship with, he will still stay relatively close to his burrow. Also, he does not swim up the water column and spray all your corals with sand. I had this type in my 26gal nano with a pistol shrimp- so cute to watch, but I did not consider them part of the CUC.

The Genre - Valenciennea puellaris these are true Sand Sifters - they spend their day going through entire sandbed and making it crystal clean; they do not pair up with shrimp. Mine is the “Diamond” variety who has actual blue diamonds on upper body - so quite sparkly. Since I have a 75 gal, they have a lot of real estate to clean and they really need that. The downside is that they will make multiple burrows and will re-fluff them a lot. Some get more settled, but here is the problem- they swim up the water column and spray any coral in the way with sand. So if you don’t keep up with observing and turkey basting the sand off those corals, they will eventually suffocate.

Luis, I made a conscious decision to have this type of goby in my 75gal - I wanted clean sand and was willing to put in the time to “assist” my goby in where the sand Should be! I wouldn’t have a non-nano tank without one. I just chose Not to put corals on sandbed. However, for my nano I will have a zoa garden, some favia, and a meaty coral all on sandbed so I will Not put this genre in there. In fact, I will not be putting any goby in there as it’s only a 20 gal and I can easily clean myself.

Here is a thread from our friend, @i cant think That explains in more detail- he cited more genres as well.

Thread 'True vs False… what’s the difference?'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/true-vs-false…-what’s-the-difference.925479/

Thank you Jen!

 

[i cant think]

Luis,

I wanted to clarify on the different types of goby you both are speaking of. As they function in the tank very differently. I have owned both and have seen first hand the difference.

Unfortunately, both vendors and hobbyists categorize these guys wrong all the time. So if you focus just on the Genre name vs. the Common name when purchasing you should be ok. But confirm also by their coloring. There are other Genres that fall under the category of true sifter vs not really sifter; but I am giving you the two most popular that are easy to get from you LFS.

The Genre - Cryptocentus cinctus. - who can pair with a pistol shrimp and share a burrow. He sifts sand around the burrow; but does NOT spend his days going through entire tank and cleaning sandbed. If there isn’t a shrimp for him to form a symbiotic relationship with, he will still stay relatively close to his burrow. Also, he does not swim up the water column and spray all your corals with sand. I had this type in my 26gal nano with a pistol shrimp- so cute to watch, but I did not consider them part of the CUC.

The Genre - Valenciennea puellaris these are true Sand Sifters - they spend their day going through entire sandbed and making it crystal clean; they do not pair up with shrimp. Mine is the “Diamond” variety who has actual blue diamonds on upper body - so quite sparkly. Since I have a 75 gal, they have a lot of real estate to clean and they really need that. The downside is that they will make multiple burrows and will re-fluff them a lot. Some get more settled, but here is the problem- they swim up the water column and spray any coral in the way with sand. So if you don’t keep up with observing and turkey basting the sand off those corals, they will eventually suffocate.

Luis, I made a conscious decision to have this type of goby in my 75gal - I wanted clean sand and was willing to put in the time to “assist” my goby in where the sand Should be! I wouldn’t have a non-nano tank without one. I just chose Not to put corals on sandbed. However, for my nano I will have a zoa garden, some favia, and a meaty coral all on sandbed so I will Not put this genre in there. In fact, I will not be putting any goby in there as it’s only a 20 gal and I can easily clean myself.

Here is a thread from our friend, @i cant think That explains in more detail- he cited more genres as well.

Thread 'True vs False… what’s the difference?'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/true-vs-false…-what’s-the-difference.925479/

If you want a Valenciennea in a big enough tank that won’t throw sand over the rocks I love this guy - Valenciennea wardii.

He sticks close to the sand and rarely if ever goes above the first inch of rockwork (even when away from the rocks).

 

[luis angel]

Luis,

I wanted to clarify on the different types of goby you both are speaking of. As they function in the tank very differently. I have owned both and have seen first hand the difference.

Unfortunately, both vendors and hobbyists categorize these guys wrong all the time. So if you focus just on the Genre name vs. the Common name when purchasing you should be ok. But confirm also by their coloring. There are other Genres that fall under the category of true sifter vs not really sifter; but I am giving you the two most popular that are easy to get from you LFS.

The Genre - Cryptocentus cinctus. - who can pair with a pistol shrimp and share a burrow. He sifts sand around the burrow; but does NOT spend his days going through entire tank and cleaning sandbed. If there isn’t a shrimp for him to form a symbiotic relationship with, he will still stay relatively close to his burrow. Also, he does not swim up the water column and spray all your corals with sand. I had this type in my 26gal nano with a pistol shrimp- so cute to watch, but I did not consider them part of the CUC.

The Genre - Valenciennea puellaris these are true Sand Sifters - they spend their day going through entire sandbed and making it crystal clean; they do not pair up with shrimp. Mine is the “Diamond” variety who has actual blue diamonds on upper body - so quite sparkly. Since I have a 75 gal, they have a lot of real estate to clean and they really need that. The downside is that they will make multiple burrows and will re-fluff them a lot. Some get more settled, but here is the problem- they swim up the water column and spray any coral in the way with sand. So if you don’t keep up with observing and turkey basting the sand off those corals, they will eventually suffocate.

Luis, I made a conscious decision to have this type of goby in my 75gal - I wanted clean sand and was willing to put in the time to “assist” my goby in where the sand Should be! I wouldn’t have a non-nano tank without one. I just chose Not to put corals on sandbed. However, for my nano I will have a zoa garden, some favia, and a meaty coral all on sandbed so I will Not put this genre in there. In fact, I will not be putting any goby in there as it’s only a 20 gal and I can easily clean myself.

Here is a thread from our friend, @i cant think That explains in more detail- he cited more genres as well.

Thread 'True vs False… what’s the difference?'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/true-vs-false…-what’s-the-difference.925479/

Yes, I would have liked it to move more sand, but that incredible symbiosis between two different species was what caught my attention about the yellow watchman goby, The thread you sent me is super interesting, I saved it with others I have, thank you