• My new Nps system 500 liters +

  • Cheyenne2747

My old aquarium has been completely refurbished to accommodate non-photosynthetic corals: 3 species of Dendronephthya, several species of sponges, Gorgonarians, 5 species of Dendrophyllia, Tubastrea, and more, plus around 20 fish. The lighting consists of 10 actinic lamps, each 39 watts. Examples of some species are

Danielle9144

I can only dream about a marine aquarium...

Jacqueline5976

Beauty!!! The care of non-photosynthetic organisms is very challenging because in nature they feed 24 hours a day, and the current changes twice a day to the opposite. It is quite difficult to replicate this at home, especially the feeding (which contradicts water quality). It is frustrating that in most cases we have to witness the degradation of corals. Moreover, the better the conditions are in our understanding (over-skimmed, multiple feedings, etc.), the longer the degradation process lasts. In short, this is just poetry!!! Very beautiful!!! Good luck!!!

Tina

In the 5th photo, is it a Chilean sponge? How does it behave when it opens? What do you feed it?

Brandon4517

With such a diet and consistently high calcium levels, it is possible to successfully keep tube worms with various colored crowns. It will greatly enhance your beauty!!!! But you will have to remove the Helmonchik!!!! (It's a delicacy for him!!!)

Jessica5016

Helmonchik is unremovable!! I barely managed to fatten him up. I had to specially buy zPorites for feeding and recovery. Now he eats everything, but definitely not for the worms.

Guy

WELL DONE! Good luck.

Cheyenne2747

provide a detailed description of feeding and feeds!!!!!

Brandy1134

Can you tell me what this thing (зПоритес) is, and is it really possible to transfer хелмона to a dry one?

Mark

Porites lobata For the first week, I only fed them and almost ate all of them. The main thing is to fatten them up. Now I am feeding them thinly sliced raw tiger shrimp. The pieces are the size of a bloodworm, and in the evenings, when half of the fish are hiding, they eagerly eat the dry pellets from Red Sea.

Joseph2576

Porites lobata is an expensive treat for fattening... I was fattening it with moths and brine shrimp, but the bastard doesn't want to take the dry food...

Yvette209

Helmon and moray eel Dendrophilia Snowy Dendronephthya

Stephen5841

Very beautiful aquarium. I occasionally think about having an aquarium just for filters, but I can't bring myself to do it.

Sydney

fresh photos

John828

We are waiting!!!!!!!!

Derek7322

As far as I know, no one else keeps dendronephthya except for you.

Anne4851

Happy holiday! So, did you get the fish?

David3217

feeding video >ogloids> corals usually feed throughout the day in small portions but sometimes they enjoy indulging in ice cream moths and artemia... and fish get some too small size

Rebecca1419

Does the moray eel also eat Artemia?

Allison

Yes, sometimes it's just out of inertia. Otherwise, she eats tiger shrimp once a week.

Elizabeth882

Could you tell me what kind of lighting you have for Nps?

Destiny

You are reading the ray inattentively; in post number 1, I wrote: "light of 10 lamps of 39W actinics."

Joshua9340

Well, sorry, it just slipped away...

Jeffery7866

the light has changed a bit now it's a bit gloomy with just the actinics the light now is like this: behind, on the shimmering box, there's a 1 MH 150W light where the Mangroves live in the center, there's a fixture with 2 x 150W suspended quite high + in front, there are 6 actinics of 39W each on the bottom and under the rocks live NPS corals + at the very top, there will be carpets of mixed species of all colors of Zoanthus it has created different light zones with their own shadows

Tasha

Well!

Christopher1252

It would be brighter - 39 actinics at 10 watts each.

Bethany

only more expensive but in general, what is heavier, 1 kg of straw or 1 kg of iron?

Jenny

straw, of course! wet

Stuart

Straw, when its location is in the head! And iron, when it's in the body! (Let's not mess up the topic!)

Helen

as soon as any food gets into the aquarium, this happens.... recorded at 2-second intervals over 10 minutes </param> </param> </param> </embed>

Anthony

Gorgeous!

Brent7831

This is how stereotypes are broken. Thank you.

David3217

The video is just SUPER!!!

Karen2578

What a beauty! A very successful shot!

Jill1815

Awesome! Is this really not 3D graphics?

Heather6148

this is HDR graphics these are 3 frames taken with different exposures and then stitched together into one as a result, it creates a huge dynamic range in the shadows Added after 2 hours 31 minutes Added after 2 hours 32 minutes

Veronica

The side view sometimes appeals to me more than the main one; here, there is a sharply descending wall with its overhangs and grottos. In general, everything is like in nature. In the Red Sea, dendronephthya also hangs upside down on the rocks. In the photo, this is not so visible, but in reality, when you look at it, it seems that everything is just hanging in the air.

Denise

Chilean Sponge

Karen1649

Good day! Beautiful corals, excellent health, quite a bit of fish, and with all that, a huge input of feed! Can you briefly explain the filtration system? Has anything changed after the system was reconfigured for non-photosynthetic organisms?

Angela7060

Good ...! A relevant question. I'm also interested in the feeding of your corals. I understand that in addition to feeding them twice a day, they are also constantly feeding around the clock. How? Portion pumps?

Vanessa

In the latest video, the helmon looks like Buratino.

Anne

a little Mangrove for the mangrove area I plan to acquire a couple of dozen stems in the future

Katie5500

Out of nowhere, Euphyllias began to appear and grow on the dead rocks. It's unclear where they came from. Interestingly, they are a bright white mutation. It's one thing when zoanthids and all sorts of weird stuff show up, but to have Euphyllias resurrect from the void is something I've never heard of. In short, this is what life-giving supplements do!

Joseph6461

FIRE SCALOP

Kimberly3727

Is it a bivalve mollusk? What does it need electricity for, for defense or for attack? I wonder how it swims?

Nicole7268

The current only scares fish and predators, but they don't approach it. It swims by rapidly opening its shell.

Martin3206

Yes, the creature is amusing, but everyone immediately hid behind the rocks and rarely came out, and then they disappeared altogether. I understood it was from starvation. P.S. Are you sure that's a discharge? I observed it - it looks like some kind of luminescent undulating membrane. I think it's pumping water with it. I believe that if the mollusk could generate a visible discharge underwater, it would have shaken everyone up quite a bit!

Mariah

It says that the page cannot be opened!

Alec9378

Oh, how beautiful it is, beautiful!!!!!

Patricia1746

Yes! From the heart! And most importantly, it's fresh! You don't see that often! Well done!

Diana7891

Tyunz vs. Sea Cow I always thought that Lactoria Cornuta doesn't like strong currents; my one can hang under the pressure of the pumps for hours. Up there, the current is so strong that it's even hard to keep your hand steady, and only Surgeonfish and this wonderful creature swim there.

Tammy

Cool creature. Why did you tie it with a string to a stone?

Alyssa1438

Yeah, like a kite. I thought my old-timers would be interested in her, but no! All the fish are ignoring her, even the Artemia don't take her. Added after 22 minutes Sphaerella krempfi christmas tree

Jeffery

She is high on life. She eats algae from the refugium very well, any kind. In general, you still have a baby; they have a problem with food, as all the other animals take it away, resulting in the lactoria not living for more than a year. I also have one like that at the site, 15 cm long. Out of hunger, she nibbled on the sacrophyton and made huge holes in the sand (precious DSB) while looking for little worms, and she also spits water!

Yolanda

Can you provide a description of your system: lighting, flow, sump design, protein skimmer - or is it a secret?

Joshua8425

secret

Emily

...and they also want marine aquaristics to develop...

Russell8484

I agree. DOWN with the information deficit!!! It's time to create a union.

Matthew

Why develop marine aquaristics? So that marine life cannot be bought. Fewer people, more oxygen. P.S. I will describe what I have today.

Lynn4242

Today is Aotero's holiday! He is celebrating his Birthday! Let's all congratulate him! - "Happy Birthday!" Wishing you success!

Amy

Congratulations, I wish you well and all kinds of success!

Andrew4194

My sincere congratulations!!!!

Tracy4603

Thank you !!!!

Anne

A little late, but I also congratulate you on your Birthday, wishing you health and success!!!

Daniel132

a bit from my collection of Polyps Added in 6 hours 58 minutes

Jennifer7578

The first photo shows the effect of full immersion.

Jennifer5784

Awesome polyps. I'm just crazy about them. I only have a few species growing myself. Where did you get them? From Rey? By the way, how is your Chilean sponge doing? Mine probably won't open anymore, it seems to be done for; it just has the stem and that's it, not opening at all.

Daniel

Oh, yes, everyone has a little bit of everything, and I don't remember, there are some polyps that came in green and turned blue, for example. The Chilean sponge is the same, red with white flowers, but I see it can't tolerate light at all, so it lives at the back on the wall. It's really not an interesting inhabitant, and like all sponges, it doesn't live very well in aquariums. I notice that the same Dendronephthya live better than sponges.

Richard

Well, feeding is quite important... I still don't understand what magical formula he uses to feed his animals. By the way, how is the white euphyllia doing???

Christopher4125

It seems she is not doing well at all. I must have lost her somewhere after rearranging the sand and stones. Or maybe she got buried under the sand after the Tyunze storms; there was a tiny little stone there. It's a pity... it was such a new hybrid. Nothing, she will still grow something.

Brent8919

It's a pity, I also had a white one, it was a long time ago, it disappeared after the new sand was added.

Stefanie9771

just super!!!!!!!!!!

Debra8438

I used to have 2 Dendronaphthies. I planted them close to each other about a month ago. Now they have fused together. Now there is one thick plant.

Kenneth7210

Interesting. I didn't know that could happen.

Andrew7823

Aren't you afraid that the cow will poison the aquarium in case of stress or sudden death (it happens to them)?

Adrienne

Everyone says that this can happen, but I personally haven't heard of such cases, and it's only 3 cm and doesn't grow at all. It's unlikely that it can do anything bad.

John3142

A 25-liter container (NOT an aquarium) can be filled "with ease" by 3 cm of cow along with all the neighbors and itself in just a few minutes. In an aquarium with filtration, charcoal, a skimmer, etc., I think everything will be fine. I have had cases where sea apples were sent to a large heavenly aquarium, with their insides being turned out and other "special effects." In a 600-liter aquarium, no one even raised an eyebrow.

Jeremy3637

I'm curious under what conditions a cow releases toxins.

Christopher1252

A calf and a cow are slightly different things.

Bethany

Yes, and the cow that came from the ocean is 20 cm, of course, it is poisonous! Planting it in the reef is extremely risky, unlike the little body. The little body is so tiny, what can it do! If it grows in the aquarium and survives to such sizes, it simply won't have any toxins! But planting freshly bought large-sized body cows is really not allowed!

Daniel132

Oh! I have a cow swimming at my site, or rather walking, 15 cm long - it's been like this for six months now. The little belly lets me scratch it. It munches on everything - from caulerpa to dry flakes.

Justin

Once, in the old aquarium, my shrimp died and for 2 days it was stuck to the pump, and nothing happened in the 200 liters.

Alec9378

A loud and, it must be said, responsible statement! Considering that people may make decisions after reading it. On what basis is this assertion made? - Based on scientific research? It would be interesting to know the reason for the non-toxicity of cows raised in captivity and to read about it. - Based on a comprehensive study of the practical experience of many aquarists. I would like to see a reference to such an analysis. - As a last resort, based on personal experience in raising these fish in captivity.

Andrew419

I read a long time ago on the RIF central that a person had a cow for about 2 years, and it grew three times. It loved to hide in the blades of the current pump when they were turned off during feeding. Somehow it got stuck there, and the cow lay dead in the aquarium for a day. Nothing was lost. I once had a little fish that also got sucked into the tunnel, and it lay there for a couple of days. There was even a link somewhere.

Amy1672

You apparently haven't read my question. It's completely unclear what your answer is about. I have an acquaintance who fell from the fifth floor and didn't break anything. But that doesn't mean that falling from the fifth floor is safe.

Thomas

No one says that cowfish and cows are non-toxic. After all, marine aquaristics is one big risk. I once had a cantigaster Valentini for about six months. I gave it away because it seemed to be eating worms from the DSB. It's a poisonous creature. I also had a slug that ate all the plants and died—there was nothing wrong with the aquarium. I had a sea cucumber too, but only for a month—it was disgusting and red, yuck. Right now, the cowfish has been in the tank for six months. It's not a long time, and of course, there is a risk, but how can you avoid risk?

Beth3383

I also read here, but I think it's not necessary to blindly believe everything that is written on the internet. The internet does not provide accurate answers to all questions, but it offers a whole range of contradictory information from which one can choose something valuable. In any case, it's also advisable to use your own brain.

Cynthia6578

Did a person leave somewhere far away? Or is this a moderated thread without spam? Why is there no continuation?

James1625

The participants of the interesting discussion disappeared as quickly as they appeared. Many of them are no longer on the Forum... A lot of water has already passed through the samps... How is Aotero doing, where has Omm gone? Where is Tulip?? Or is the sea already somewhere in the past? I wasn't on the Forum at that time, and, to be honest, I now look at Aotero's aquarium and am amazed. Well done.

Chad

Aotero has long disbanded the aquarium due to relocation (moving out of the country). The inhabitants and equipment have moved to Luhansk.

Melissa1838

So that's it. I didn't expect that. What a pity... Well, what about the others who were mentioned? Did they also go abroad... respond if it's not so...

Ashley5975

Oh, Tulip, what is that! But we haven't heard from Tkach in a long time...

Katie5500

Tkach has his own forum and he "rules" there :-)))

Rebecca

Apparently, some of your thoughts regarding our... Well, never mind...

Travis572

That forum has been gone for a long time... I used to visit it, a year ago there were statistics like 10 new messages a month... Now I can't even remember the address.

Brian6895

It's a pity... I really wanted to ask questions about "non-photosynthesis." Feeding, current, light. I want to "propagate" the tube. New polyps are appearing. But I want it to transfer to others like "in nature." Or am I asking for too much?)))

Marie5735

No, just a little bit... I wouldn't refuse that either... mine is also producing new polyps. But she has only one specimen. And now try to find a new one in our little town...

Rita

My manager Igor hooked me up with such a gorgeous tube back then... mmm, delicious. A stone with a good-sized man's hand completely covered in polyps. Beautiful! Let me find out from them - maybe we can attract some colonies. Or are there better non-photosynthesizers?

Justin

It's hot right now, it's scary... otherwise...

Larry9400

Well, recommend me another animal from this series) We'll order it for autumn.

Jesse3979

In September, you can... Something from cool LPS...

Jessica

This one - ? The statistics have always been small there.