**former thread of the month** Rebuilding the Reef - Log of a 90 Gallon Restarted - Page 14

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 07:19 AM

I think that's the key - keeping delicates out of the tank for a few days while the dust settles... Then stocking slowly (I forgot that last part)..

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 04:36 PM

Couple updated pictures - this one of the pagoda with the main lights on but the polyps retracted. Man I love this coral.

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 04:36 PM

A green Monipora Cap:

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 04:38 PM

Some red(orange)/blue zoanthids.

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 04:41 PM

And as requested, the full tank shot:

Kip · 01/25/2005, 05:22 PM

lookin good man

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 07:17 PM

Thanks man. It's really starting to mature quickly. The pod population has exploded (having no predators probably helps - although that pseudochromis might snag an amphipod if the timing is right).

How do you like them apples?

Can't thank you enough for those snails - the tank has ZERO algae. NONE.

Kip · 01/25/2005, 07:32 PM

yeah...stromb macs are awesome little guys... youre very welcome.... and to think they all started with about a half dozen from heslinga a few years ago.... cool thing is you can knock them (the adults) off the glass when you clean and they will turn themselves over if need

those egg sacs.. when you see a hole open up... it time for the little guys to come out... here is a pic

melev · 01/25/2005, 08:32 PM

Kip, that is an excellent picture! Can I use that on my ID page? What kind of snail is that specifically?

bugshop · 01/25/2005, 08:59 PM

I got some of those snails from pi
about 1 yr ago and have passed some on to
a few other reefs.
They are very cool

Timmy

Kip · 01/25/2005, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
Kip, that is an excellent picture! Can I use that on my ID page? What kind of snail is that specifically?

thanks... sure you can use it... is a strombus maculatus... i like to call 'em dwarfed conchs.. they stay tiny and can get into those hard to reach places... i have an adult pic around here somewhere
those egg sacs in that pic are probably about 1/4"

Kip · 01/25/2005, 09:53 PM

here is a full grown stromb mac (after this i will try not to further detract from james' thread

)

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 09:59 PM

feel free to detract - hell, you're the source of those little guys. That egg grouping is awsome. How long till they hatch?

Kip · 01/25/2005, 10:12 PM

at the point in your photo... week to 10

Kip · 01/25/2005, 10:16 PM

ok.. .last one... adult stromb... and the little white specks.. .the babies (except for 2 spirorbidae in there)

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 10:32 PM

How does the egg laying cycle work? IE: all the time?, once a month they all lay eggs?, moon cycle?.

That - and does each snail lay 1 eggsack?

melev · 01/25/2005, 10:59 PM

That's cool. I need a few of those Kip.

Thanks!

Kip · 01/25/2005, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jamesurq
How does the egg laying cycle work? IE: all the time?, once a month they all lay eggs?, moon cycle?.

That - and does each snail lay 1 eggsack?

uh... hmmm??? ...... i dunno... i have tons of them so one of them is laying eggs at any given time.... i havent seen it.... but i think mutiple sacs per adult

melev... i can surely get ya some... when it gets warm... hit me up... you can ship em 3day postal and they will do just fine... this time of year.. they need be overnited... kinda expensive just for snails

Jamesurq · 01/25/2005, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kip
i havent seen it.... but i think mutiple sacs per adult

What?!! No mpeg videos?

melev · 01/26/2005, 01:17 AM

Thanks Kip, I'll be sure to ask you in a few months.

thrlride · 01/26/2005, 08:01 AM

Hey Kip,

Can I get some of those off of you? I'll drive up to Salisbury to get them!

Kip · 01/26/2005, 08:10 AM

sure.... how many and when?

thrlride · 01/26/2005, 08:20 AM

It's for a 90 gallon. How many would I need? I'm setting the tank up this weekend so I imagine in a week or two.

Did you hear that James? I'm SETTING THE TANK UP THIS WEEKEND!!!!!

Kip · 01/26/2005, 08:38 AM

how many would you need depends on how fast you want their populations to grow

i guess it only takes two.. but it would take months and months for you to start seeing them all of the time (not every baby snail makes it)

i think 6-12 would get you rolling nicely... i have people asking me for them all of the time... so it will depend on how many i see on the glass in 2-3wks

lemme know when you are ready

Jamesurq · 01/26/2005, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by thrlride
Did you hear that James? I'm SETTING THE TANK UP THIS WEEKEND!!!!!

Say it aint so!!!

Good deal!!!

01/25/2005, 05:22 PM	#331
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	lookin good man __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

01/25/2005, 07:32 PM	#333
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	yeah...stromb macs are awesome little guys... youre very welcome.... and to think they all started with about a half dozen from heslinga a few years ago.... cool thing is you can knock them (the adults) off the glass when you clean and they will turn themselves over if need those egg sacs.. when you see a hole open up... it time for the little guys to come out... here is a pic __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

01/25/2005, 08:59 PM	#335
bugshop Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anderson/ Belton S.C. Posts: 652	I got some of those snails from pi about 1 yr ago and have passed some on to a few other reefs. They are very cool Timmy __________________ Greenville, SC Reefer? Join the PMAC.

01/25/2005, 09:53 PM	#337
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	here is a full grown stromb mac (after this i will try not to further detract from james' thread ) __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

01/25/2005, 10:12 PM	#339
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	at the point in your photo... week to 10 __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

01/25/2005, 07:19 AM	#326
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	I think that's the key - keeping delicates out of the tank for a few days while the dust settles... Then stocking slowly (I forgot that last part)..

01/25/2005, 04:36 PM	#327
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	Couple updated pictures - this one of the pagoda with the main lights on but the polyps retracted. Man I love this coral.

01/25/2005, 04:36 PM	#328
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	A green Monipora Cap:

01/25/2005, 04:38 PM	#329
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	Some red(orange)/blue zoanthids.

01/25/2005, 04:41 PM	#330
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	And as requested, the full tank shot:

01/25/2005, 07:17 PM	#332
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	Thanks man. It's really starting to mature quickly. The pod population has exploded (having no predators probably helps - although that pseudochromis might snag an amphipod if the timing is right). How do you like them apples? Can't thank you enough for those snails - the tank has ZERO algae. NONE.

01/25/2005, 08:32 PM	#334
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Kip, that is an excellent picture! Can I use that on my ID page? What kind of snail is that specifically?

01/25/2005, 09:59 PM	#338
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	feel free to detract - hell, you're the source of those little guys. That egg grouping is awsome. How long till they hatch?

01/25/2005, 10:16 PM	#340
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	ok.. .last one... adult stromb... and the little white specks.. .the babies (except for 2 spirorbidae in there) __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

01/25/2005, 10:32 PM	#341
Jamesurq Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,470	How does the egg laying cycle work? IE: all the time?, once a month they all lay eggs?, moon cycle?. That - and does each snail lay 1 eggsack?

01/25/2005, 10:59 PM	#342
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	That's cool. I need a few of those Kip. Thanks!

01/26/2005, 01:17 AM	#345
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Thanks Kip, I'll be sure to ask you in a few months.

01/26/2005, 08:01 AM	#346
thrlride Aka lemmywinks Join Date: May 2003 Location: Harrisburg, NC Posts: 8,017	Hey Kip, Can I get some of those off of you? I'll drive up to Salisbury to get them! __________________ Beer Snob Current Tank Info: 210 gallon FOWLR (H&S 200a-1260 , panworld 50px-x, 2x Vortech w/ WWD)

01/26/2005, 08:10 AM	#347
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	sure.... how many and when?

01/26/2005, 08:20 AM	#348
thrlride Aka lemmywinks Join Date: May 2003 Location: Harrisburg, NC Posts: 8,017	It's for a 90 gallon. How many would I need? I'm setting the tank up this weekend so I imagine in a week or two. Did you hear that James? I'm SETTING THE TANK UP THIS WEEKEND!!!!! __________________ Beer Snob Current Tank Info: 210 gallon FOWLR (H&S 200a-1260 , panworld 50px-x, 2x Vortech w/ WWD)

01/26/2005, 08:38 AM	#349
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	how many would you need depends on how fast you want their populations to grow i guess it only takes two.. but it would take months and months for you to start seeing them all of the time (not every baby snail makes it) i think 6-12 would get you rolling nicely... i have people asking me for them all of the time... so it will depend on how many i see on the glass in 2-3wks lemme know when you are ready __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.