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tektite 04/26/2009 10:40 AM

New rock part 1 (lots of pics)
 
So, I received my part 1 for my 125 gallon tank. Shipping went well, the boxes were packaged wonderfully. The rock was incredible. At least 2 of the rocks were over 12 inches long. They were covered in living things of all sorts. Within a couple hours of being in my tank, feather dusters were out, tons of barnacles were sweeping the water (very cool looking), snails were emerging, anemones opened, heard lots of click-clicking from mantis shrimp, you get the idea.

This rock was everything I hoped for and so much more.

So far I've seen species of (though I'm sure I'm missing lots of things) – crabs (gorilla, some red type, porcelain), mantis shrimp, lots of snails, limpet, octopus (yes, octopus), serpent star, coral, lots of copepods, anemone, bristle worm, lots of other worms, feather duster, barnacle, sponge, gorgonian, tunicate, and red macro algae.

Now I have to post pictures, of course :)

The boxes and packaging:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020854.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020860.jpg

Quadruple bagged:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020861.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020880.jpg

tektite 04/26/2009 10:41 AM

Rock out of the box:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020865.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020867.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020870.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020873.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020882.jpg

Huge rock:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020888.jpg

Porcelain crab hiding:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020884.jpg

FTS with rock in (aquascaping later):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020958.jpg

tektite 04/26/2009 10:41 AM

Living things – I'm no expert so I just guessed what some of these things were:

Red, blue, tan sponge/coralline algae (?):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020962.jpg

Tiny feather dusters in red sponge (?):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030012.jpg


Red tunicates/sponge (?) and red macro algae:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030060.jpg

More red tunicates/sponge (?):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030065.jpg

tektite 04/26/2009 10:42 AM

Snails:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020968.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020975.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030006.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030007.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030076.jpg

Barnacle feeding (hard to see but its little sweeper was out):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020969.jpg

Tiny gorgonian?
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030026.jpg

Feather duster:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030027.jpg

tektite 04/26/2009 10:43 AM

Weird thing cruising my glass:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030133.jpg

Bristle worm (?) it was iridescent, cool looking:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030150.jpg

Something cool:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030028.jpg

Second something cool:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030037.jpg

Third something cool:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030047.jpg

tektite 04/26/2009 10:44 AM

Crabs left in the boxes (3 gorilla?, 1 red kind, 1 hermit, 1 porcelain):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1020980.jpg

Little orange anemone of some kind:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030014.jpg

Another anemone of some kind:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030071.jpg

Mantis shrimp checking me out:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030054.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030099.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030107.jpg

Coral:
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030057.jpg

Octopus (very tiny but cool):
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...TBS/octopi.jpg

tektite 04/26/2009 10:45 AM

Thought I'd share, this was some incredible stuff!

divemonster 04/26/2009 02:43 PM

you've got some REALLY AMAZING stuff there! That Lobed Star coral is huge. I can't imagine how old it might be. WOW!

Keep posting pics as you find stuff :D

noahm 04/26/2009 06:23 PM

Yeah, you can pretty much just label all of them 'More cool stuff'

Way cool!!

Yogre 04/27/2009 05:48 AM

Very, very cool!

How big is your tank? Looks huge!

tektite 04/27/2009 08:45 AM

My tank is a 125 gallon, 6ft. long.

divemonster 04/27/2009 10:34 AM

good size reef!
 
with a tank that size your cycle will probably be minimal. In fact you may think you are doing something wrong or get impatient while waiting for the ammonia to rise above 1.0 when it probably won't.

The guys who do have tanks your size and larger could give you more accurate info regarding their cycles. Mine looks like a nano compared to yours :D

tektite 04/27/2009 10:58 AM

I'm hoping I won't have much of a cycle. Two days into it my readings are:

Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 79.7
Ammonia: 0.05 mg/L
Nitrite: 0.8 mg/L
Nitrate: 1.3 mg/L
Alkalinity: 3 meq/L
pH: 8.0

Can't wait for part 2!

Yogre 04/27/2009 03:55 PM

Quote:

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14905262#post14905262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tektite
I'm hoping I won't have much of a cycle. Two days into it my readings are:

Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 79.7
Ammonia: 0.05 mg/L
Nitrite: 0.8 mg/L
Nitrate: 1.3 mg/L
Alkalinity: 3 meq/L
pH: 8.0

Can't wait for part 2!

Your parameters look good! I had to check my logbook to recall my ammonia readings... my tank is just a wee bit bigger, it's a 215 (6' x 2' x 2.5') , and I had so little ammonia I never had to do a water change to lower it. With Part 1, I never saw a NH3 reading above 0.25ppm. With Part 2, NH3 never got above 0.5ppm. In both cases, NH3 peaked within 2-3 days, and then was at zero within a little over a week.

In talking to Richard about having not much NH3, he said his rock is alive when you get it and it tends to stay alive; I definitely agree. The freshness is just one reason I'm a big fan of TBS live rock.

You'll love Part 2!

tektite 05/03/2009 09:22 PM

HA!!! After about a 3 hour battle, I caught my main clicker dude. I don't know how many rocks I chased it around.
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030266.jpg
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/P1030283.jpg

Pretty little guy, but noisy...

Also found this odd red thing, anyone seen anything like it? I haven't a clue where to start to ID it. Its about 1/4" long, and can stretch to 1/2", not including its arm thing. Its anchored in one place, but is quite active, wiggling, moving back and forth, stretching...
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/v...S/Redthing.jpg

NeonFish 05/04/2009 12:03 AM

Nice pistol shrimp. You should keep it and get a goby so theyll pair up.

divemonster 05/04/2009 12:06 AM

It looks like it is transitioning from larval stage into something juvenile. It is hard to know for sure but it appears to be a crustacean. I am just guessing as there is so much odd macro life in the oceans and seas.

noahm 05/04/2009 01:58 PM

Looks like some kind of peanut worm. Some definitely look more like their name than others.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/...d18f53.jpg?v=0

divemonster 05/04/2009 04:17 PM

I've heard of peanut worms but have not seen one. Nic photo, Tektite!

g8gxp 05/06/2009 09:30 PM

not sure, but the pic of the orange anemone looks like a mojano?!? If it is, probably want to get rid of it asap if it is. can anybody else verify?

liverock 05/07/2009 07:41 AM

nope
 
Quote:

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14966511#post14966511 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by g8gxp
not sure, but the pic of the orange anemone looks like a mojano?!? If it is, probably want to get rid of it asap if it is. can anybody else verify?
Wrong ocean for a mojano...

Richard TBS:rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

Johanv 12/30/2011 01:12 AM

Any updates and the anemone is probally a rock flower anemone?


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