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peacepleasure · 05/04/2013, 07:13 PM

Your brain will explode with great information on the down and dirty of reef keeping.. not just the perty cool looks of it

Snyper19 · 05/19/2013, 10:59 AM

Hi all,
I noticed this worm in my tank, is this a bristle worm? If so, how do I get rid of this? I've read that they ok in the tank cuz they eat a lot of junk but they just look horrible!
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Just spotted another one yikes!!!
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Snyper19 · 05/19/2013, 11:32 AM

My new addition!!!! Can't wait to start using it!!! Now my water temp should be steady at 78

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pnavarro170 · 05/19/2013, 04:13 PM

i usually get rid of the bristle worms, cant see in the pic, but its not that they are bad now, but if you got alot of them down the line and they can get bigger and bigger its not a good feeling when your scared to pick up any rock. lol

chiller is neat.

rpjaws74 · 05/19/2013, 05:03 PM

six line wrasse or mystery wrasse keeps them in check. but they also get aggressive so make sure its your only or last wrasse you add thou

Snyper19 · 05/19/2013, 10:12 PM

Feels good ti have the water temperature at 78!!!

The chiller has been working great!

Snyper19 · 05/19/2013, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pnavarro170

i usually get rid of the bristle worms, cant see in the pic, but its not that they are bad now, but if you got alot of them down the line and they can get bigger and bigger its not a good feeling when your scared to pick up any rock. lol

chiller is neat.

Lol...I agree that's why I need to create a trap to get them out

egq · 05/20/2013, 01:04 AM

i got me long tweezers/forceps, whatever, and i pluck them out as i see them... sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt...

my mentality is, if they are in the rock, they are keeping it clean so they are ok... but if they grow a pair and decide to come out ike they own the place, they get pulled out into a cup placed under the lights for 15 mnutes till they dry out and then crushed into pulp then rinsed down the sink... teaches all the other worms a lesson on whose boss and keeps them in their place... hope this helps

Snyper19 · 05/26/2013, 02:33 PM

Quick question... I traded my Xenia and got a hammer coral, but I'd like to know where should I place my coral, I've read that they need to be at the bottom , any suggestions?

Tristan66 · 05/26/2013, 04:48 PM

place at bottom where the current is minimal. then if you see fit move it closer to the top but only if you think it needs it. i would leave it alone where it opens at its fullest. good luck

Chaka · 05/26/2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Snyper19

Quick question... I traded my Xenia and got a hammer coral, but I'd like to know where should I place my coral, I've read that they need to be at the bottom , any suggestions?

I forgot what lights you have (I think T5). If so then you should be good to place them in the middle to lower sections of your tank depending on height from fixture to sand bed. They also prefer a medium flow. I place them slightly under over hangs and sheltered from direct flow and have had great results with extension and growth. Just remember to slowly bring them from the bottom of the tank to the middle sections over a period of time to adjust to lights.

Snyper19 · 05/26/2013, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaka

I forgot what lights you have (I think T5). If so then you should be good to place them in the middle to lower sections of your tank depending on height from fixture to sand bed. They also prefer a medium flow. I place them slightly under over hangs and sheltered from direct flow and have had great results with extension and growth. Just remember to slowly bring them from the bottom of the tank to the middle sections over a period of time to adjust to lights.

Thanks a lot Chaka!!!

Snyper19 · 05/27/2013, 10:50 PM

So I placed the hammer on the sand bed and it seems to like it more. Also, I got a torch coral since the LFS got everything 25% off... The torch I placed it in a hole that existed in one of my rocks so its a bit higher than the hammer, I don't know if I should place the torch on the sand bed

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Snyper19 · 06/09/2013, 01:32 PM

I have one question, as most of you might know , I own a refugium but at the moment I just have water on it... The last water test I did was about 2 days ago and I didn't have any issues with my water as my last test came good... Some one gave me macro algae from one of his tank ( it was from a LFS ), my question is should I put it in Or not even with it?

915MANG · 06/09/2013, 03:59 PM

I would put it in

pnavarro170 · 06/09/2013, 04:24 PM

id add it, but needs a light

Snyper19 · 06/09/2013, 05:12 PM

Thanks for your comments

Snyper19 · 06/28/2013, 08:01 PM

Well I won some corals online... Needed to start adding new corals
These wil be my new additions... Can't wait for them to come
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chuy marquez · 06/29/2013, 08:09 AM

Nice corals. Did you win them all?

Snyper19 · 06/29/2013, 09:29 AM

Yeah, I won these... The only one I didn't win was the purple bonsai but I contact the owner and he added it for the ending bidding price , I lost the purple bonsai at the last minute by 50 cents

chuy marquez · 06/29/2013, 01:42 PM

How much did you end up paying for them including shipping?

rpjaws74 · 06/29/2013, 03:47 PM

nice corals man

Snyper19 · 06/29/2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by chuy marquez

How much did you end up paying for them including shipping?

About 120 shipping included

Snyper19 · 06/29/2013, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rpjaws74

nice corals man

Thanks man! They should arrive by Tuesday morning

Snyper19 · 07/07/2013, 12:09 PM

A few days after adding my new corals, seem to be doing good[IMG]

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05/04/2013, 07:13 PM	#76
peacepleasure Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 145	Your brain will explode with great information on the down and dirty of reef keeping.. not just the perty cool looks of it __________________ ~Lisa~ Current Tank Info: future 40B sps w/ 100g sump

05/19/2013, 10:59 AM	#77
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	Hi all, I noticed this worm in my tank, is this a bristle worm? If so, how do I get rid of this? I've read that they ok in the tank cuz they eat a lot of junk but they just look horrible! [IMG][/IMG] Just spotted another one yikes!!! [IMG][/IMG] Last edited by Snyper19; 05/19/2013 at 11:08 AM.

05/19/2013, 11:32 AM	#78
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	My new addition!!!! Can't wait to start using it!!! Now my water temp should be steady at 78 [IMG][/IMG]

05/19/2013, 04:13 PM	#79
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	i usually get rid of the bristle worms, cant see in the pic, but its not that they are bad now, but if you got alot of them down the line and they can get bigger and bigger its not a good feeling when your scared to pick up any rock. lol chiller is neat. __________________ 150G

05/19/2013, 05:03 PM	#80
rpjaws74 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,340	six line wrasse or mystery wrasse keeps them in check. but they also get aggressive so make sure its your only or last wrasse you add thou __________________ rpjaws Current Tank Info: 500 glln system/ Reef

05/19/2013, 10:12 PM	#81
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	Feels good ti have the water temperature at 78!!! The chiller has been working great!

05/20/2013, 01:04 AM	#83
egq Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso Posts: 513	i got me long tweezers/forceps, whatever, and i pluck them out as i see them... sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt... my mentality is, if they are in the rock, they are keeping it clean so they are ok... but if they grow a pair and decide to come out ike they own the place, they get pulled out into a cup placed under the lights for 15 mnutes till they dry out and then crushed into pulp then rinsed down the sink... teaches all the other worms a lesson on whose boss and keeps them in their place... hope this helps

05/26/2013, 02:33 PM	#84
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	Quick question... I traded my Xenia and got a hammer coral, but I'd like to know where should I place my coral, I've read that they need to be at the bottom , any suggestions?

05/26/2013, 04:48 PM	#85
Tristan66 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: El paso, TX. Posts: 132	place at bottom where the current is minimal. then if you see fit move it closer to the top but only if you think it needs it. i would leave it alone where it opens at its fullest. good luck

05/27/2013, 10:50 PM	#88
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	So I placed the hammer on the sand bed and it seems to like it more. Also, I got a torch coral since the LFS got everything 25% off... The torch I placed it in a hole that existed in one of my rocks so its a bit higher than the hammer, I don't know if I should place the torch on the sand bed [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

06/09/2013, 01:32 PM	#89
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	I have one question, as most of you might know , I own a refugium but at the moment I just have water on it... The last water test I did was about 2 days ago and I didn't have any issues with my water as my last test came good... Some one gave me macro algae from one of his tank ( it was from a LFS ), my question is should I put it in Or not even with it?

06/09/2013, 03:59 PM	#90
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	I would put it in __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana

06/09/2013, 04:24 PM	#91
pnavarro170 S.T.A.R.S PRESIDENT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 3,963	id add it, but needs a light __________________ 150G

06/09/2013, 05:12 PM	#92
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	Thanks for your comments

06/28/2013, 08:01 PM	#93
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	Well I won some corals online... Needed to start adding new corals These wil be my new additions... Can't wait for them to come [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

06/29/2013, 08:09 AM	#94
chuy marquez Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Santa Teresa Posts: 300	Nice corals. Did you win them all? __________________ hooked

06/29/2013, 09:29 AM	#95
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	Yeah, I won these... The only one I didn't win was the purple bonsai but I contact the owner and he added it for the ending bidding price , I lost the purple bonsai at the last minute by 50 cents

06/29/2013, 01:42 PM	#96
chuy marquez Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Santa Teresa Posts: 300	How much did you end up paying for them including shipping? __________________ hooked

06/29/2013, 03:47 PM	#97
rpjaws74 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,340	nice corals man __________________ rpjaws Current Tank Info: 500 glln system/ Reef

07/07/2013, 12:09 PM	#100
Snyper19 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 288	A few days after adding my new corals, seem to be doing good[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]