Biocube 32 #2 Anemone Tank
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Idk i can make cut out if needed with the dremmel.
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Yea, I'm seriously thinking I may need to add another one only because of coverage. Normally one would be good for a biocube. Yet the height of the rock structure and tight grouping of nems at the top seems to prevent light reaching the outer edges of the rock structures. Where other nems are. I won't add a second though until I can confirm with a par meter.
The nems on the side don't look very happy. This first day anyway. I know they will move. But I would like the nems to spread out more throughout the tank making it easier for me to share some with the club.
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can you tell the nems apart?
they all look the same from here.
I've heard that if you combine the different "strains" in the same tank...they will morph into a single "strain"
they all look the same from here.
I've heard that if you combine the different "strains" in the same tank...they will morph into a single "strain"
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I have 4-5 different types and I can easily tell them apart.
Most are 2 types only a few of the others so I can easily keep up with them, even when they move around.
If they do morph may the all turn into colorados lol.
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I was having issues with the other lid. I got tired of having to flip it over every week, to try to prevent it from sagging down in tbe back. I was also starting to grow alage and stayed kinda foggy to the point it was possibly starting to block more and more light.
This was one hell of a project took 2.5 hours in total, cutting and removing trim to get the screen to fit flush with a dremel. In the end I got it done. Eager to watch the next few days to see how the nems respond to increased light penetration.
There is also a XXL paddle fin wrasse I need to figure out how to catch and relocate to the 210 at somepoint. It's so fast I fear it may be impossible to catch without emptying most of the tank
I will be looking for a tester fish to go into that tank first hopefully one that I would actually want long term.
This was one hell of a project took 2.5 hours in total, cutting and removing trim to get the screen to fit flush with a dremel. In the end I got it done. Eager to watch the next few days to see how the nems respond to increased light penetration.
There is also a XXL paddle fin wrasse I need to figure out how to catch and relocate to the 210 at somepoint. It's so fast I fear it may be impossible to catch without emptying most of the tank
I will be looking for a tester fish to go into that tank first hopefully one that I would actually want long term.
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As of a hour ago this tank is no more. Nems we all taken by a fellow bar member. He's been in the hobby for a while soni expect they will do well in his care.
The issue i had here was to many types of nems in one tank 5 different types of nems.
It worked well for years and months until it didn't. Nems went from all being 6-8 inches to being only 2 inches each.
I strongly suspect the nems were waging chemical warfare with each other.
It got to the point I could only distinguish two types in apart in the tank. All of those that were similar coloration though individually unique nems seemed to have all morphed in to having the same appearance. Where i couldn't tell them apart. To my knowledge haven't actually lost any nems at all since having the tank. They just went from thriving to just surviving.
My larger maroons use to host them but since they got so small it became impossible for them too. Despite the maroons going out their way to feed each nem in the tank they stayed 2 inches.
the fish were moved into the 210gallon today. I wanted them to get really comfortable in the tank and claim territory before introducing the other fish and tangs that were in the observation tank following qt.
These maroons are my favorite and oldest fish with the exception of my six line wrasse current in my main tank. There are plenty of leather corals and a few hammers and torches in the 210gallon hopefully they find a house with the leather corals. Though these clowns are probably to smart to be fooled by a imitation nem.
I hope to prehaps snag a Colorado or Chicago sun burst nem for the 210gallon at somepoint in time.
I wouldn't add any other nems tk that tank. I've also been considering a mag nem though they aren't common and I've only ever seen one at a lfs myself.
This biocube32 including everything but the light is now available. I have a stock led hood i could ley go with it, in addition to the screen top and a polycarbonate lid. So 3 different lid options go with the tank.
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The issue i had here was to many types of nems in one tank 5 different types of nems.
It worked well for years and months until it didn't. Nems went from all being 6-8 inches to being only 2 inches each.
I strongly suspect the nems were waging chemical warfare with each other.
It got to the point I could only distinguish two types in apart in the tank. All of those that were similar coloration though individually unique nems seemed to have all morphed in to having the same appearance. Where i couldn't tell them apart. To my knowledge haven't actually lost any nems at all since having the tank. They just went from thriving to just surviving.
My larger maroons use to host them but since they got so small it became impossible for them too. Despite the maroons going out their way to feed each nem in the tank they stayed 2 inches.
the fish were moved into the 210gallon today. I wanted them to get really comfortable in the tank and claim territory before introducing the other fish and tangs that were in the observation tank following qt.
These maroons are my favorite and oldest fish with the exception of my six line wrasse current in my main tank. There are plenty of leather corals and a few hammers and torches in the 210gallon hopefully they find a house with the leather corals. Though these clowns are probably to smart to be fooled by a imitation nem.
I hope to prehaps snag a Colorado or Chicago sun burst nem for the 210gallon at somepoint in time.
I wouldn't add any other nems tk that tank. I've also been considering a mag nem though they aren't common and I've only ever seen one at a lfs myself.
This biocube32 including everything but the light is now available. I have a stock led hood i could ley go with it, in addition to the screen top and a polycarbonate lid. So 3 different lid options go with the tank.
Free to supporting members.
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