naughty's bc 14!! - Page 12

naughty · 04/17/2011, 04:22 PM

guess what i got at the super awesome marine conference that i went to!!!

annnd i won a 25 dollar certificate to a fish store from the raffle

awesome trip.

GF3 · 04/17/2011, 06:52 PM

Oh god no, not a ricordea. You have no idea what kind of flood gate you just opened. Before you know it your going to have a whole section of your tank covered in a garden of them! There's just so many variations of colors it's hard to have just one.

Here's mine (and these are all the more "common" colors from the LFS I got them from $5-$8 a head)

Glad to hear your nitrates are dropping, gonna be interesting to see what you stock your tank up with once you get the ball rolling...

naughty · 04/17/2011, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GF3

Oh god no, not a ricordea. You have no idea what kind of flood gate you just opened. Before you know it your going to have a whole section of your tank covered in a garden of them! There's just so many variations of colors it's hard to have just one.

Here's mine (and these are all the more "common" colors from the LFS I got them from $5-$8 a head)

Glad to hear your nitrates are dropping, gonna be interesting to see what you stock your tank up with once you get the ball rolling...

that's soooo pretty

how'd you get them off the frag plugs??? i tried to scoot mine off of there but i don't think you can do that cause it wasn't very happy with me afterwards...

glenns · 04/17/2011, 08:39 PM

They are super glued to the plug. I guess the only way to get them off is a razor blade. May be easier to cut the plug part of and use superglue gel or reef epoxy to fix it you rock.

Watch out for these guys. Under the right conditions, they grow like weeds. Soon, you may be selling these guys kids at your meetings.

GF3 · 04/18/2011, 08:09 AM

Usually they attach themselves to a piece of rubble that then gets glued to a frag plug or disc for sale. If you break the piece of rubble from the plug it's glued to, you can then glue that piece of rubble to your rock where you want the Ricordea in your tank. They prefer low to moderate lighting, and lower flow areas, so in a stock bc14, anywhere is fine for light and just keep it out of direct flow of your Hydor.

CoreyGardner · 04/18/2011, 01:56 PM

Very Nice Nano Build... Hope the Nitrates come down for you soon!

garetjax · 04/24/2011, 08:14 PM

How's the tank doing Naughty? Have the nitrates come under control?

Garetjax

naughty · 04/24/2011, 09:28 PM

hey guys!

sorry i haven't updated much, i haven't really done a lot with the tank since the last two weeks of school are taking up so much time, stupid finals...

i've got the nitrates to stay at 10 ppm fairly consistently, i haven't had time to do a bunch of water changes so i've only been doing them around weekly, but in two weeks i'll start changing it every other day and see if i can get the system to finally catch up.

other than that, everything seems to be doing pretty well, the chaeto grew like crazy, so even though the crabs ate the bunch i put in the display area, i was able to put another big chunk out from the refugium. i was a little concerned with all this green hair algae i found in chamber 2, i scraped it all off, but i'm not sure if it's bad or good to have it.

also found a couple of these things in the chaeto, not sure what it is, it's about a quarter inch big

i've tried a couple things with the gorgonian, moving it out of light didn't help, but in the light and with a lot of flow it seems to be opening up a bunch more, and since i've been spot feeding it i think it's doing better, at least i haven't noticed any new damage. still looks pretty

the ric's still not very happy, but seems to be alive and slowly recovering from my experiment of taking it off the plug

rearranged some stuff today, did a full clean and wc, it looks pretty cool, i'm thinking i'm definitely ready for my clownfish very very soon!

here's a couple more fts's and whatnot

GF3 · 04/25/2011, 05:14 AM

One thing I have noticed in my tank, having the same circulation setup you have, I seem to get better flow with the Hydor mounted just below the upper overflow slots, aimed towards the surface and pointed as far towards the far corner as the mount will allow. I tried it where you have yours now and things didnt seem as happy with the pump there.

drew_l · 05/06/2011, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GF3

One thing I have noticed in my tank, having the same circulation setup you have, I seem to get better flow with the Hydor mounted just below the upper overflow slots, aimed towards the surface and pointed as far towards the far corner as the mount will allow. I tried it where you have yours now and things didnt seem as happy with the pump there.

Any Progress naughty? Tank looks so lively, I think its the rock.

GF3, Do you mean keeping the pump right pointed in the same direction as naughty has it and just pushed furthe back to the back wall? or actually attached to the back wall?

smokinsarge · 05/17/2011, 10:56 PM

Nice build I am looking forward to getting my BioCube14 at the level I want.

KeysKid · 05/17/2011, 11:00 PM

From experience I learned the rics will do alot better higher up in that tank.

naughty · 07/03/2011, 09:25 AM

hey guys!

sorry i haven't updated this thread in forever, my camera broke

i'm looking into getting another one, but i'm not sure if i'm quite ready to dish out that wad of cash yet....

buut as crappy as iphone pictures are, i'm sure they can relate some of my excitement about the new addition in the tank

i've waited about two months for my lfs to special order some nano clowns (they are AWESOME for doing that btw) annnnnd here it is

in other news, the ric died

i poked it too much that first time and it never quite recovered. that's okay though, because i know the tank is doing well.

the anemones are getting huge

gorgs are growing, the purple one is still getting eaten though :/
i'm thinking of taking 2 of my 3 urchins to the store because i saw one take a big bite out of a healthy gorg though.

anyway, buying this clown made me want more fish, so i'm thinking eventually i'll get a dottyback/firefish and maaybe a little pygmy hawkfish instead of my goby :P

but, all that when i'm sure all is well and growing

Pallobi · 07/03/2011, 09:35 AM

i like it

Girly Gears · 07/03/2011, 08:08 PM

Really cool, when I get my 40 breeder set up I'm so getting rock from TBS! That purple gorg is gorgeous, hope I get one as cool as that!

Jmnazari · 07/04/2011, 09:04 AM

I have heard many horror stories about clowns and condi nems. Even though clowns will host in condis, most people that I have talked to first handedly with the condi clown setup, said that the clowns died after a month or so because of hosting in the condi. Personally, I have had a coral beauty angel die in about 4 hours because it's face barely grazed a condi.

Jlobo · 07/21/2011, 11:22 PM

Hi Naughty. I'm the proud owner of a new 29 gal cube and I have a couple of questions for you. When you first put water in your tank did you take out the bioballs and immediately install the inTank basket? I have one on order.
Also, how is everything going with your TBS package. Any bad hitchhikers causing trouble? I have concerns about that.

Thanks!

naughty · 07/23/2011, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jlobo

Hi Naughty. I'm the proud owner of a new 29 gal cube and I have a couple of questions for you. When you first put water in your tank did you take out the bioballs and immediately install the inTank basket? I have one on order.
Also, how is everything going with your TBS package. Any bad hitchhikers causing trouble? I have concerns about that.

Thanks!

hey! congrats on your purchase

you're going to love it. yes, i took out the bioballs right away, and put chemi pure and purigen with filter media in the basket. then after the cycle i added chaeto to the back chamber, it grows under a jbj nano glo light.

i absolutely love my tbs package. i'm not going to lie, the first couple of months i was fishing for whelk snails and gorilla crabs pretty often, but so far i haven't seen a whelk for months and pulled out maybe one more gorilla crab in the last couple months, so as long as you're good with taking them out once you see them in the beginning, they won't be any trouble

wish my camera was working so i could put an updated fts up

Jlobo · 07/24/2011, 10:28 AM

Okay, well I don't think there will be a problem with watching the tank for nasties and pulling them out as I see them then. I'm a student too so I figure I can just peak in the tank and pull out stuff in between classes.

I would love to see new pics so I'll watch for some.

naughty · 08/25/2011, 10:34 PM

akvaryumtutkusu · 08/26/2011, 01:08 AM

Anemones, and a very beautıful clown.

naughty · 09/27/2011, 01:30 PM

still no camera, so i've been neglecting these forums but...

today was so exciting that i just can't not share it!

my black clownfish is hosting my rbta!!!!

well, i think half the reason is that my yellow tailed damsel chases him around, but they all seem to be getting along great

(made sure to add the damsel last)

i'm hoping eventually my baby clowns will be a mated pair, but for now they're just chasing each other and fighting more than doing the tail shakes

alos, my purple gorg is dying but i don't think there's much i can do. i simply can't overfeed my tank enough for it to grow

naughty · 10/07/2011, 08:14 AM

pretty dslr pictures make me sooo happy

ange062 · 10/07/2011, 08:34 PM

Nice to see an update! Hows the tank doin and give us an FTS!

john miller · 10/08/2011, 09:46 AM

What happened to the black clowns?

04/17/2011, 04:22 PM	#276
naughty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 139	guess what i got at the super awesome marine conference that i went to!!! annnd i won a 25 dollar certificate to a fish store from the raffle awesome trip. __________________ my bc14 thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1951543 just starting :) Current Tank Info: 14g BC :)

04/17/2011, 08:39 PM	#279
glenns Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 623	They are super glued to the plug. I guess the only way to get them off is a razor blade. May be easier to cut the plug part of and use superglue gel or reef epoxy to fix it you rock. Watch out for these guys. Under the right conditions, they grow like weeds. Soon, you may be selling these guys kids at your meetings. __________________ Glenn Current Tank Info: 90G w/20L Sump/Refugium, 6 T5 lights @54W ea., Reef Octopus EXT-PS-120, DSB/LR ,SPS, Derasa, GBTA, Zoo's, Fish, Inverts.

04/18/2011, 01:56 PM	#281
CoreyGardner Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Posts: 117	Very Nice Nano Build... Hope the Nitrates come down for you soon! __________________ ~Corey Gardner Current Tank Info: 10 Gallon Nano- 60 gallon Rebuild

04/24/2011, 08:14 PM	#282
garetjax Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: mississippi Posts: 125	How's the tank doing Naughty? Have the nitrates come under control? Garetjax __________________ JBJ NC28 CF-Quad, 35# LR. 25# Sand Gobie/Pistol shrimp, Blue Cromie, Porclein Crab, Banded Coral Shrimp, Pincushion Urchin. Trumpet coral, Frogspawn, Torch Coral, Duncan Coral, Cabbage Coral, Birdsnest Coral

04/24/2011, 09:28 PM	#283
naughty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 139	hey guys! sorry i haven't updated much, i haven't really done a lot with the tank since the last two weeks of school are taking up so much time, stupid finals... i've got the nitrates to stay at 10 ppm fairly consistently, i haven't had time to do a bunch of water changes so i've only been doing them around weekly, but in two weeks i'll start changing it every other day and see if i can get the system to finally catch up. other than that, everything seems to be doing pretty well, the chaeto grew like crazy, so even though the crabs ate the bunch i put in the display area, i was able to put another big chunk out from the refugium. i was a little concerned with all this green hair algae i found in chamber 2, i scraped it all off, but i'm not sure if it's bad or good to have it. also found a couple of these things in the chaeto, not sure what it is, it's about a quarter inch big i've tried a couple things with the gorgonian, moving it out of light didn't help, but in the light and with a lot of flow it seems to be opening up a bunch more, and since i've been spot feeding it i think it's doing better, at least i haven't noticed any new damage. still looks pretty the ric's still not very happy, but seems to be alive and slowly recovering from my experiment of taking it off the plug rearranged some stuff today, did a full clean and wc, it looks pretty cool, i'm thinking i'm definitely ready for my clownfish very very soon! here's a couple more fts's and whatnot __________________ my bc14 thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1951543 just starting :) Current Tank Info: 14g BC :)

04/17/2011, 06:52 PM	#277
GF3 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 241	Oh god no, not a ricordea. You have no idea what kind of flood gate you just opened. Before you know it your going to have a whole section of your tank covered in a garden of them! There's just so many variations of colors it's hard to have just one. Here's mine (and these are all the more "common" colors from the LFS I got them from $5-$8 a head) Glad to hear your nitrates are dropping, gonna be interesting to see what you stock your tank up with once you get the ball rolling...

04/18/2011, 08:09 AM	#280
GF3 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 241	Usually they attach themselves to a piece of rubble that then gets glued to a frag plug or disc for sale. If you break the piece of rubble from the plug it's glued to, you can then glue that piece of rubble to your rock where you want the Ricordea in your tank. They prefer low to moderate lighting, and lower flow areas, so in a stock bc14, anywhere is fine for light and just keep it out of direct flow of your Hydor.

04/25/2011, 05:14 AM	#284
GF3 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 241	One thing I have noticed in my tank, having the same circulation setup you have, I seem to get better flow with the Hydor mounted just below the upper overflow slots, aimed towards the surface and pointed as far towards the far corner as the mount will allow. I tried it where you have yours now and things didnt seem as happy with the pump there.

05/17/2011, 10:56 PM	#286
smokinsarge Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 22	Nice build I am looking forward to getting my BioCube14 at the level I want.

05/17/2011, 11:00 PM	#287
KeysKid Nano Reefer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 333	From experience I learned the rics will do alot better higher up in that tank.

07/03/2011, 09:25 AM	#288
naughty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 139	hey guys! sorry i haven't updated this thread in forever, my camera broke i'm looking into getting another one, but i'm not sure if i'm quite ready to dish out that wad of cash yet.... buut as crappy as iphone pictures are, i'm sure they can relate some of my excitement about the new addition in the tank i've waited about two months for my lfs to special order some nano clowns (they are AWESOME for doing that btw) annnnnd here it is in other news, the ric died i poked it too much that first time and it never quite recovered. that's okay though, because i know the tank is doing well. the anemones are getting huge gorgs are growing, the purple one is still getting eaten though :/ i'm thinking of taking 2 of my 3 urchins to the store because i saw one take a big bite out of a healthy gorg though. anyway, buying this clown made me want more fish, so i'm thinking eventually i'll get a dottyback/firefish and maaybe a little pygmy hawkfish instead of my goby :P but, all that when i'm sure all is well and growing __________________ my bc14 thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1951543 just starting :) Current Tank Info: 14g BC :)

07/03/2011, 09:35 AM	#289
Pallobi CTARS, BRS & OSRAS Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 7,001	i like it __________________ Zoas & Palys

07/03/2011, 08:08 PM	#290
Girly Gears Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Deland, Fl Posts: 121	Really cool, when I get my 40 breeder set up I'm so getting rock from TBS! That purple gorg is gorgeous, hope I get one as cool as that!

07/04/2011, 09:04 AM	#291
Jmnazari Hangin' w/ Rome from SWR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tucson Posts: 385	I have heard many horror stories about clowns and condi nems. Even though clowns will host in condis, most people that I have talked to first handedly with the condi clown setup, said that the clowns died after a month or so because of hosting in the condi. Personally, I have had a coral beauty angel die in about 4 hours because it's face barely grazed a condi.

07/21/2011, 11:22 PM	#292
Jlobo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 359	Hi Naughty. I'm the proud owner of a new 29 gal cube and I have a couple of questions for you. When you first put water in your tank did you take out the bioballs and immediately install the inTank basket? I have one on order. Also, how is everything going with your TBS package. Any bad hitchhikers causing trouble? I have concerns about that. Thanks! __________________ 29 cube

07/24/2011, 10:28 AM	#294
Jlobo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 359	Okay, well I don't think there will be a problem with watching the tank for nasties and pulling them out as I see them then. I'm a student too so I figure I can just peak in the tank and pull out stuff in between classes. I would love to see new pics so I'll watch for some. __________________ 29 cube

08/25/2011, 10:34 PM	#295
naughty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 139	__________________ my bc14 thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1951543 just starting :) Current Tank Info: 14g BC :)

08/26/2011, 01:08 AM	#296
akvaryumtutkusu Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Samsun, Türkiye Posts: 69	Anemones, and a very beautıful clown. __________________ Ufuk September 2011 nTOTM http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2065513

09/27/2011, 01:30 PM	#297
naughty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 139	still no camera, so i've been neglecting these forums but... today was so exciting that i just can't not share it! my black clownfish is hosting my rbta!!!! well, i think half the reason is that my yellow tailed damsel chases him around, but they all seem to be getting along great (made sure to add the damsel last) i'm hoping eventually my baby clowns will be a mated pair, but for now they're just chasing each other and fighting more than doing the tail shakes alos, my purple gorg is dying but i don't think there's much i can do. i simply can't overfeed my tank enough for it to grow __________________ my bc14 thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1951543 just starting :) Current Tank Info: 14g BC :)

10/07/2011, 08:14 AM	#298
naughty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 139	pretty dslr pictures make me sooo happy __________________ my bc14 thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1951543 just starting :) Current Tank Info: 14g BC :)

10/07/2011, 08:34 PM	#299
ange062 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 3,223	Nice to see an update! Hows the tank doin and give us an FTS! __________________ JBJ NC28, Radion, MP10, HOB-1, Mini Arctica, 2LF Phosban 150's - MARSH May 2012 TOTM JBJ 3g Picotope, Panorama Pro, AC70 29g AGA Planted FW

10/08/2011, 09:46 AM	#300
john miller Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: central KY Posts: 1,053	What happened to the black clowns?

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