My First Softy Tank... which has turned into a mixed reef

[New&no clue]

your clowns are so cute , whats the width of your tank?

I have the Red Sea Reefer 350. It’s a four foot tank

 

[Dj City]

It's been a while since i last checked in.
I have a LOT of catching up to do but I wanted to stop thru and say hi...


Hi

 

[Sinibotia]

Maine reefer?? What part? I'm from the Bangor area

 

[New&no clue]

Maine reefer?? What part? I'm from the Bangor area

Small world, I’m in Brewer

 

[New&no clue]

It's been a while since i last checked in.
I have a LOT of catching up to do but I wanted to stop thru and say hi...


Hi

WELCOME BACK!

 

[Sinibotia]

Small world, I’m in Brewer

Oh hey! I'm guessing you've been to Vances in Bucksport then? If not I highly recommend it. By far the best store in the area. (Actually the only store I really trust with saltwater around here)

 

[New&no clue]

Oh hey! I'm guessing you've been to Vances in Bucksport then? If not I highly recommend it. By far the best store in the area. (Actually the only store I really trust with saltwater around here)

no I haven’t but I’ve heard only good things about it and would like to go at some point. Actually I tried to get a hold of him just last week to get his opinion on emerald crabs and if he had any in stock, but I wasn’t able to.

 

[Sinibotia]

no I haven’t but I’ve heard only good things about it and would like to go at some point. Actually I tried to get a hold of him just last week to get his opinion on emerald crabs and if he had any in stock, but I wasn’t able to.

He doesn't like them, lol, I got mine from Petco a while back.

 

[New&no clue]

He doesn't like them, lol, I got mine from Petco a while back.

How do you like yours? Does it bother corals or fish?

 

[New&no clue]

While doing my WC last night I went on a bubble algae hunt, and pulled everything I could. I was able to get it all out without popping any of the bubbles...;Hilarious;Hilarious;HilariousHaHaHa, just kidding most of them popped. However I had the flow turned off and had my siphon hose right next to, or on top of where I was working. So hopefully the majority of spores were sucked up.

My zoa is now cleaned off as well as some other rocks.

While the flow was turned off I was looking around to see if I could see any more algae. I didn’t see any more. But I did notice some odd creatures.

I believe these are limpets. They are all over my rocks.

I think they are good cuc, and I’ve got a ton of them.

The last thing I found was what almost looks like a slug, or maybe a snail without his shell. It’s very weird looking.


It has a hard spot on top of his body but not a shell.

 

[Sump Crab]

I Always dip all corals no matter where the come from. Even then you can still end up with pest like vermitid snails

When did vermetid snails become pests? I happen to like mine.

 

[Nburg's Reef]

pretty sure that’s a black stomatella snail. Definitely a good guy and people often sell them locally. If you have more than one, they could reproduce.

 

[New&no clue]

pretty sure that’s a black stomatella snail. Definitely a good guy and people often sell them locally. If you have more than one, they could reproduce.

Yep, I agree after looking it up. That looks exactly like it.

 

[New&no clue]

When did vermetid snails become pests? I happen to like mine.

I think people don’t like when they attach to corals as they can cause issues with the coral.

 

[Sinibotia]

How do you like yours? Does it bother corals or fish?

Mine died after a few months but it left everything alone except for fighting off hermit crabs from food pellets. He was neat, but not the algae eater I sort of needed him to be so I ended up replacing him with more snails

 

[New&no clue]

I have a goniopora that I bought in the frenzy of a live sale. It was cheap, I was caught up in the moment and I bought it. I didn't know at the time that they were hard to keep. It has been sitting on the back of a rock for about 5 months. It hasn't been doing terribly, but it hasn't been thriving either. After reading @Magellan build and his trials with his goniopora I decided to move it lower down in the tank. After doing some more research I see that a lot of people have theirs in the sand. Well my demon goby wont allow that. The only reason my Elegance isn't buried is because I think it stings him when he gets to close.

I moved it over the weekend and so far I think it's been doing good.

I'm hoping in its new spot it will start growing more. I have a duncan that was in that spot but closed up after some time. I'm wondering if I move it over the the higher spot would help him. I figured out the reason the duncan was closed is my clowns were irritating it. The clowns don't go over and behind that rock on the right very much so maybe the duncan will do better over there.

 

[Magellan]

I have a goniopora that I bought in the frenzy of a live sale. It was cheap, I was caught up in the moment and I bought it. I didn't know at the time that they were hard to keep. It has been sitting on the back of a rock for about 5 months. It hasn't been doing terribly, but it hasn't been thriving either. After reading @Magellan build and his trials with his goniopora I decided to move it lower down in the tank. After doing some more research I see that a lot of people have theirs in the sand. Well my demon goby wont allow that. The only reason my Elegance isn't buried is because I think it stings him when he gets to close.

I moved it over the weekend and so far I think it's been doing good.

I'm hoping in its new spot it will start growing more. I have a duncan that was in that spot but closed up after some time. I'm wondering if I move it over the the higher spot would help him. I figured out the reason the duncan was closed is my clowns were irritating it. The clowns don't go over and behind that rock on the right very much so maybe the duncan will do better over there.

If you moved it and it’s already out, it definitely likes the spot! When I moved mine to the bottom it came out fully within a couple days, I was expecting weeks ;Dead

I’ve since moved it again to the back corner, it took much longer to get all the way back to 100%. Clearly not as ideal as the front corner in low flow, but after adding a wave maker that was just too much for him and he didn’t like it anymore.

 

[New&no clue]

This weekend I went to pick up some corals I bought from the AquaSD live sale. When I walked into UPS to get my box the women immediately said "You're the fish lady right?" I think it's official, I have became a true reefer when the UPS workers recognize me as "the fish lady".

I bought a bunch of stuff... as usually, I have no control when it is a sale. However, most of the things I bought are going into my office 30 gallon tank. I only got a couple new things for this one.

I bought a new torch to replace the one that died last month. This one is soooo little though. Seems happy so far.

I got a Micromussa. It has had its feeders out a lot...So I've been feeding it... a lot

Lastly a Hydnophora. I'm still doing research on this one to find the best placement in the tank.

I'm going to have to do some rearrange of some of the other corals. I say this every time I get something new... I just don't think I have space for anything else, but I always seem to find something I need.

 

[Magellan]

This weekend I went to pick up some corals I bought from the AquaSD live sale. When I walked into UPS to get my box the women immediately said "You're the fish lady right?" I think it's official, I have became a true reefer when the UPS workers recognize me as "the fish lady".

I bought a bunch of stuff... as usually, I have no control when it is a sale. However, most of the things I bought are going into my office 30 gallon tank. I only got a couple new things for this one.

I bought a new torch to replace the one that died last month. This one is soooo little though. Seems happy so far.

I got a Micromussa. It has had its feeders out a lot...So I've been feeding it... a lot

Lastly a Hydnophora. I'm still doing research on this one to find the best placement in the tank.

I'm going to have to do some rearrange of some of the other corals. I say this every time I get something new... I just don't think I have space for anything else, but I always seem to find something I need.

My hydnophora gets a lot of light and a lot of flow and is happy and growing!

just be careful about it’s proximity to other corals, think of it as the Hulk...no one will like him when he’s angry! It can put out sweepers several inches long.

 

[New&no clue]

My hydnophora gets a lot of light and a lot of flow and is happy and growing!

just be careful about it’s proximity to other corals, think of it as the Hulk...no one will like him when he’s angry! It can put out sweepers several inches long.

My original thought was to put it back where my Goniopora was. I will have good light and flow. It's on the back of a rock so there isn't anything around it.