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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Nope, it doesen't look like that. it actually looks like a tiny ball with four "warts evenly spaced around it like a Sputnik. I will try to get a picture but I doube it
Tank Thread Tank reached 38 years old...in 2009!
- Thread starter Paul B
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
OK it was not easy, I took this picture through a jeweler's loupe and 2 magnifying glasses all hand held, try that sometime.
Of course here the thing does not have the polyps extended because I sucked it up in a baster looking thing and put it in a tiny dish. make believe the polyps are extended as they do in the tank.
I Lied, it is an eigth of an inch, not a quarter.What do you think the chances were of me finding this in a 6' long tank?
Of course here the thing does not have the polyps extended because I sucked it up in a baster looking thing and put it in a tiny dish. make believe the polyps are extended as they do in the tank.
I Lied, it is an eigth of an inch, not a quarter.What do you think the chances were of me finding this in a 6' long tank?
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I just found another one in the bottle behind the rainsford gobi
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I got it, they are colt corals. The thing is re producing. When they extend their polyps they look exactly like the adult.
Mystery solved
Mystery solved
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I added this guy today. I have hundreds of astrea starfish and in the summer I can collect starfish
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
They can live alone just fine
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Hello Awilda, thanks, hope all is well
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
That little Bumblebee gobi is living the good life. He now seems to eat a variety of foods and judging by his stomach, he is also finding other things to eat. He also eats live baby brine which I am glad about because I feed those twice a day.
If I have time I want to get a few more of these gobie's today.
They are a nice colorful addition to a reef although they are more of a brackish inlet or bay type of fish. I just don't tell anyone and they think he is a reef fish. He thinks that also, I think
If I have time I want to get a few more of these gobie's today.
They are a nice colorful addition to a reef although they are more of a brackish inlet or bay type of fish. I just don't tell anyone and they think he is a reef fish. He thinks that also, I think
- Location
- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I just got two more of those $3.00 bumblebee gobies. I am acclimating them to saltwater now. I love those things. Maybe they will spawn, everything else is, why not?
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
I have four or five of them now and will get some more.
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Pedro Nuno Ferreira
Liquid Breathing
- Location
- Portugal - Vila Nova de Gaia
Hi Paul
Your tank is very interesting and it is a living source of information, a living research laboratory.
If you succeed, and I hope you do, it will be another breakthrough.
Here is some information about Bumble Bee Gobies that I found by searching the internet.
Brachygobios xanthozona & Brachygobius nunus
Bumble Bee Goby
Bumble Bee Goby Brachygobius xanthozona
Bumble Bee Gobies
Breeding Bumble Bee Goby
Look forward to read more from you.
Cheers Paul
Pedro Nuno ;-)
Your tank is very interesting and it is a living source of information, a living research laboratory.
If you succeed, and I hope you do, it will be another breakthrough.
Here is some information about Bumble Bee Gobies that I found by searching the internet.
Brachygobios xanthozona & Brachygobius nunus
Bumble Bee Goby
Bumble Bee Goby Brachygobius xanthozona
Bumble Bee Gobies
Breeding Bumble Bee Goby
Look forward to read more from you.
Cheers Paul
Pedro Nuno ;-)
- Location
- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Pedro, thanks for the links, I read them all. They seem to think these things are hard to feed. They seem to do fine and luckily for me and them, they eat what I give them.
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Talaverus, a member on another forum was kind enough to test my water for me. I was very happy as I don't usually test for anything and was surprised by some of the readings.
The last number in each line is my reading, the number before it is the amount present in seawater.
For instance my calcium reads 516, seawater is 418
My copper and zinc seem a little high, but I figured that.
My nitrate is 5, not too bad
Everything else seems OK.
Thanks again Stuart.
Analysis Atomic Symbol Units
(ppm) Acceptable Range
(Assumes Corals) Natural Seawater Value Your
Sample Results
Aluminum Al mg/L <0.2 0.001 <0.02
Arsenic As mg/L 0.0023 - 0.0037 0.002 0.07
Barium Ba mg/L 0.01 -0.03 0.015 0.040
Boron B mg/L 3 - 15 4.4 1.76
Calcium Ca mg/L 350 - 422 418 516
Cadmium Cd mg/L <0.0003 0.000114 <0.0003
Cobalt Co mg/L 0 - 0.002 0.0000068 0.0023
Chromium Cr mg/L <0.05 0.0001? 0.0005 <0.05
Copper Cu mg/L 0 - 0.01 0.000212 <0.05
Iron Fe mg/L <0.1 0.00014 - 0.045 0.05
Potassium K mg/L 380 - 500 399 468
Magnesium Mg mg/L 1200 - 1350 1280 1320
Manganese Mn mg/L 0.000275 - .05 0.000275 - .002 <0.001
Molybdenum Mo mg/L 0.008 - 0.01 0.01 0.015
Sodium Na mg/L 10800 10800 9390
Scandium Sc mg/L <0.005 0.000001 <0.005
Nickel Ni mg/L 0.000633 - 0.01 0.000633 <0.01
Lead Pb mg/L 0.000002 - .001 0.000035 0.006
Lithium Li mg/L 0.15 - 0.3 0.178 0.02
Selenium Se mg/L 0.0000085 - 0.15 0.000085 <0.1
Silicon Si mg/L <5.5 2.8 0.26
Strontium Sr mg/L 7.7 - 13 7.7 - 13 6.38
Sulfur S mg/L 30 - 930 904 861
Titanium Ti mg/L 0.0000009 - 0.003 0.000014 <0.01
Uranium U mg/L 0.0025 - 0.005 0.0032 0.0010
Vanadium V mg/L 0.003 - 0.02 0.0012 - 0.002 <0.003
Zinc Zn mg/L 0.000529 - .01 0.000529 <0.1
Bromide Br 60 - 75 66 78
Chloride Cl 1500 - 19345 19345 20000
Fluoride F 0.5 - 1.5 1 0.24
Sulphate SO4 <2701 2701 2600
Sample Temperature For Remaining Analysis: 73.7F
Analysis Acceptable Status Results
Iodide mg/L 0.02 to 0.04 Reef Low 0.002
Iodine/Iodate mg/L Reef Low 0.00
Ammonia mg/L 0 (below surface) Normal - Client will see 0 <0.15
Alkalinity Total dKH 8 - 13 dKH Good 11.462
Alkalinity Borate dKH Good 2.236
Alkalinity Carbonate dKH 8 - 9dKh Good 9.225
Nitrate mg/L 0.1 - 2.5 Reef High 5
Nitrite mg/L 0 Good 0
Phosphate mg/L 0.07 High 0.2
Silicate mg/L 0.02 High 0.5
Salinity ppt S=35 Perfect 35
Specific Gravity 1.025 - 1.026 Perfect
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The last number in each line is my reading, the number before it is the amount present in seawater.
For instance my calcium reads 516, seawater is 418
My copper and zinc seem a little high, but I figured that.
My nitrate is 5, not too bad
Everything else seems OK.
Thanks again Stuart.
Analysis Atomic Symbol Units
(ppm) Acceptable Range
(Assumes Corals) Natural Seawater Value Your
Sample Results
Aluminum Al mg/L <0.2 0.001 <0.02
Arsenic As mg/L 0.0023 - 0.0037 0.002 0.07
Barium Ba mg/L 0.01 -0.03 0.015 0.040
Boron B mg/L 3 - 15 4.4 1.76
Calcium Ca mg/L 350 - 422 418 516
Cadmium Cd mg/L <0.0003 0.000114 <0.0003
Cobalt Co mg/L 0 - 0.002 0.0000068 0.0023
Chromium Cr mg/L <0.05 0.0001? 0.0005 <0.05
Copper Cu mg/L 0 - 0.01 0.000212 <0.05
Iron Fe mg/L <0.1 0.00014 - 0.045 0.05
Potassium K mg/L 380 - 500 399 468
Magnesium Mg mg/L 1200 - 1350 1280 1320
Manganese Mn mg/L 0.000275 - .05 0.000275 - .002 <0.001
Molybdenum Mo mg/L 0.008 - 0.01 0.01 0.015
Sodium Na mg/L 10800 10800 9390
Scandium Sc mg/L <0.005 0.000001 <0.005
Nickel Ni mg/L 0.000633 - 0.01 0.000633 <0.01
Lead Pb mg/L 0.000002 - .001 0.000035 0.006
Lithium Li mg/L 0.15 - 0.3 0.178 0.02
Selenium Se mg/L 0.0000085 - 0.15 0.000085 <0.1
Silicon Si mg/L <5.5 2.8 0.26
Strontium Sr mg/L 7.7 - 13 7.7 - 13 6.38
Sulfur S mg/L 30 - 930 904 861
Titanium Ti mg/L 0.0000009 - 0.003 0.000014 <0.01
Uranium U mg/L 0.0025 - 0.005 0.0032 0.0010
Vanadium V mg/L 0.003 - 0.02 0.0012 - 0.002 <0.003
Zinc Zn mg/L 0.000529 - .01 0.000529 <0.1
Bromide Br 60 - 75 66 78
Chloride Cl 1500 - 19345 19345 20000
Fluoride F 0.5 - 1.5 1 0.24
Sulphate SO4 <2701 2701 2600
Sample Temperature For Remaining Analysis: 73.7F
Analysis Acceptable Status Results
Iodide mg/L 0.02 to 0.04 Reef Low 0.002
Iodine/Iodate mg/L Reef Low 0.00
Ammonia mg/L 0 (below surface) Normal - Client will see 0 <0.15
Alkalinity Total dKH 8 - 13 dKH Good 11.462
Alkalinity Borate dKH Good 2.236
Alkalinity Carbonate dKH 8 - 9dKh Good 9.225
Nitrate mg/L 0.1 - 2.5 Reef High 5
Nitrite mg/L 0 Good 0
Phosphate mg/L 0.07 High 0.2
Silicate mg/L 0.02 High 0.5
Salinity ppt S=35 Perfect 35
Specific Gravity 1.025 - 1.026 Perfect
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Kathy, Why what? Why are they high or why did I assume they were high?
Last year I lost most of my corals to what I think was zinc orthophosphate from the water company so I assume there is still some zinc in there. It is low enough not to cause a problem but still higher than NSW. Copper was used in my tank continousely for years many years ago. I don't know if any of that copper is still leaching from my rock (I doubt it) or if it is coming in with my NSW or through my resins and RO. which I also doubt. It also is low enough not to cause a problem.
Yes he works for a water testing company in Canada and he offered to test my water for free because they never tested water this old before.
It is a lot of tests
Last year I lost most of my corals to what I think was zinc orthophosphate from the water company so I assume there is still some zinc in there. It is low enough not to cause a problem but still higher than NSW. Copper was used in my tank continousely for years many years ago. I don't know if any of that copper is still leaching from my rock (I doubt it) or if it is coming in with my NSW or through my resins and RO. which I also doubt. It also is low enough not to cause a problem.
Yes he works for a water testing company in Canada and he offered to test my water for free because they never tested water this old before.
It is a lot of tests
Yes to both 
What water company is in your area Paul? Did any of the other reefers near you (if you know) have similar issues?
Do you think the bottles & cans and other interesting items in your tank add to the metallic compounds in your water that others may not have in theirs?
What water company is in your area Paul? Did any of the other reefers near you (if you know) have similar issues?
Do you think the bottles & cans and other interesting items in your tank add to the metallic compounds in your water that others may not have in theirs?
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- Baiting Hollow Long Island NY
Kathy, this happened twice to me in 30 years. The large LFS a few blocks from my house had the same problem and they still have it. I now have filters designed specifically designed to remove lead and zinc so it should not be a problem again but regular ro/di does not remove enough of these elements if the initial supply is very high.
As for the bottles, they are all very old and most of them I found underwater, they are inert, I only had a can in the tank for a few months and that was aluminum. (it was covered in fiberglass resin)
My iron is not that high and my iodine is zero which surprised me being that I dose Lugols Iodine.
The zero iodine level means to me that something in the tank is using iodine.
My town regularly uses zinc orthophosphate to control corrosion in the town plumbing. Brass plumbing in my town corrodes fairly fast which this is supposed to correct. They add it fairly close to my house. I don't know anyone near my home with a saltwater tank
As for the bottles, they are all very old and most of them I found underwater, they are inert, I only had a can in the tank for a few months and that was aluminum. (it was covered in fiberglass resin)
My iron is not that high and my iodine is zero which surprised me being that I dose Lugols Iodine.
The zero iodine level means to me that something in the tank is using iodine.
My town regularly uses zinc orthophosphate to control corrosion in the town plumbing. Brass plumbing in my town corrodes fairly fast which this is supposed to correct. They add it fairly close to my house. I don't know anyone near my home with a saltwater tank
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