Dendronephthya & Scleronephthya aquaculture

Slingshot357 · Dec 20, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
Is it 7 to 10 days to harvest? it's been awhile since I've done it

Yea. Normally it's 7 to 10 days, but I think I dumped way too much starter culture into the small jar or something. It got dark real fast.

Slingshot357 · Dec 20, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
If you can test for NO3 & PO4. Get an idea how high, before feeding algae

Would I go with NO3 & PO4 or TDS?

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 20, 2019

Slingshot357 said:
Would I go with NO3 & PO4 or TDS?

NO3 & PO4

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 20, 2019

If I fed your batch to my tank I would have no issues but your tank may be different

Slingshot357 · Dec 20, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
NO3 & PO4

Not sure how I can test it though. wouldn't the green throw off the titration?

Dr. Dendrostein said:
If I fed your batch to my tank I would have no issues but your tank may be different

Oh, you mean test my tank. I thought you wanted me to test the culture. LOL I'n sitting here scratching my head trying to figure out how I'm going to do a titration test on green water.

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 20, 2019

Slingshot357 said:
Not sure how I can test it though. wouldn't the green throw off the titration?

Oh, you mean test my tank. I thought you wanted me to test the culture. LOL I'n sitting here scratching my head trying to figure out how I'm going to do a titration test on green water.

If you've been feeding fertilizer to culture then it will be high on NO3 & PO4. Won't have to test. You may want to try one drop every 30 seconds and I'm guessing you will have to figure it out but the reason you do a drop and then wait is hopefully your filtration system will handle the high nitrates and PO4 at that rate or you may have to do like one drop then wait a minute, you'll have to figure it out

Slingshot357 · Dec 20, 2019

Dr. Dendrostein said:
If you've been feeding fertilizer to culture then it will be high on NO3 & PO4. Won't have to test. You may want to try one drop every 30 seconds and I'm guessing you will have to figure it out but the reason you do a drop and then wait is hopefully your filtration system will handle the high nitrates and PO4 at that rate or you may have to do like one drop then wait a minute, you'll have to figure it out

Hmm. I think I'll wait just to be safe then. I have plenty of filtration but it's only phytoplankton. If it crashes it crashes. I can always start another batch and at least I'll have some idea of what color I'm looking for next time. compared to the picture I posted last Sunday I can't even see the hard line tubing or even the light though the jar anymore.

Slingshot357 · Dec 20, 2019

So, this morning I go to check the tank because the roller filter is beeping again and I notice there is sand everywhere on the rock in my tank. It appears as though my Electric Blue Damsel is deciding to spawn and had dug a huge hole in the sand bed under the rock.

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 21, 2019

Some of tonight's pictures

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 21, 2019

Tonight's pictures
The new kid on the block, all the way from Vietnam

@najer trying topping that.....you Anglo Saxon

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 21, 2019

Here's some of the children of the sea

MyTankSux · Dec 21, 2019

Hey just chiming in mostly to follow. Looks good. Any tips as far as mounting filter feeders so you can place them upside down? I usually like to move my corals around a bit get get them in a happy spot for them that is also visually pleasing. Gluing something upside down makes this a lot more difficult.

Dr. Dendrostein · Dec 21, 2019

MyTankSux said:
Hey just chiming in mostly to follow. Looks good. Any tips as far as mounting filter feeders so you can place them upside down? I usually like to move my corals around a bit get get them in a happy spot for them that is also visually pleasing. Gluing something upside down makes this a lot more difficult.

I use magnet, I do this you may not, but ceramic magnets (homedepot)don't dissolve, there's epoxy and plastic covered ones too.