Mobile Bay Reef Keepers

My opinion on the superman monti... don't get it. I'd advise against any encrusting monti honestly unless you are going to put them on rocks that are not touching any of the other rockwork. They damn near took over my tank. I have some superman monti if you are still interested in getting some. Heck I have an entire tonga branch covered in it.

Some of the critters:



The chaeto didn't need much so I have a five gallon setup and I'm gonna run it for pods, when I need them dump them in, thinking about a spotted mandarin (male).



One of the misc. Hermits got about 6



One of the nass. snail got 5



The astrae star on one of the cerith snails got 5.



Stomatella snail got about 6

Then got a starter group of amphipods and copepods with my chaeto.

Also:


Went with eggcrate for my top instead of glass.


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Fishfood wrote:My opinion on the superman monti... don't get it. I'd advise against any encrusting monti honestly unless you are going to put them on rocks that are not touching any of the other rockwork. They damn near took over my tank. I have some superman monti if you are still interested in getting some. Heck I have an entire tonga branch covered in it.

I was gonna have it on its own rock, just incase it really live my setup :b, how much for a frag? Or the toga rock?

3 dime sized patches of diatom algae is on one my rocks doing first water change tomorrow about 5 gallons because i picked up harmless amounts of nitrate and nitrite tonight. No ammonia.

Ok guys done the water change yesterday and look what hichicked in on my rocks, well just kidding I got some coral frags, that opened up fully day one even the sps.



Fts



Superman montis, they were browned out in the guys tank he had a tank crash. Hopefully they color up soon. All polyps are 100% open.



Two heads of a red blasto, can you guys Id? He fully opened also.



Two heads of a green candy cane. Doing great first coral to fully open.



Purple/brownish Blasto with green mouth. Can you Id?

Sorry about crappy phone pics. Hope you guys enjoy and comment.

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The red is a blastomussa wellsi and the the other is probably a blastomussa merletti but could also be a wellsi. I got it as that single head.

Fishfood wrote:The red is a blastomussa wellsi and the the other is probably a blastomussa merletti but could also be a wellsi. I got it as that single head.

Thank you for that. Also thank you for the corals too.

Feed those guys mysid once and a while and they well grow a lot faster. I just never took the time to use a turkey baster to get it down to them in my tank.

Fishfood wrote:Feed those guys mysid once and a while and they well grow a lot faster. I just never took the time to use a turkey baster to get it down to them in my tank.

I'll get some today, was gonna get something because feeder tentacles were out on some of them especially that candy cane.

in your pictures both blastos are fully open. when food comes into contact with then they just suck it in. I just never did spot feeding in my tank. Plus the damn shrimp would usually steal the food anyway.

Fishfood wrote:in your pictures both blastos are fully open. when food comes into contact with then they just suck it in. I just never did spot feeding in my tank. Plus the damn shrimp would usually steal the food anyway.

Lol last tank I had was the clownfish taking the food. I was gonna get mysid and when everything got larger pieces of squid or silversides.

Feed the corals brine shrimp, thought they was gonna pop they responded well to food. Ate it like champs. Couldn't pick up the Mysid like I liked to have had as petsmart was out.

Some more pics




Candy cane with feeders out.



Purple green blasto



Red blastos



Superman



Fts.

Sorry crappy phone pics. Comment on what you think.

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Not much of an update, its more pics of the same inhabitants. I'm not adding anything until this small diatom blooms goes away. It just the bloom right after a cycle because its the first and only algae to ever show up.

Here is the pics:



Pink Pincushion Urchin, found some shells.



The Purple/Green Blasto Is Huge Surprised If It Doesn't Make A New Head Soon.



Not A Good Pic But The Best I Had. The Red Blasto Has Grown And Gained Somewhat Wavy Appearance. Unlike The Purple/Green That Is Rounded.



These Green Candy Canes Are Huge, They Should Be Splitting Soon. They Have Tripled In Size Since I Got Them.

Comment Guys And Let Me Know What You Think.

So how is this tank doing? I'm also curious how your plants are doing in your new vivarium.