• The RESUN DMS-400

  • Jeffrey

As the SASH aquarium has moved in with me, I'm creating a new topic about it. This will be the further

Jennifer7578

So... I'm looking and I don't see anemones in the aquarium - do Clownfish live fine without them? I mean, can you keep Clownfish without "anemones"?

Ronald

No problem. Just like anemones without clowns.

Joshua9340

Clowns don't really need an anemone, they have no enemies in their aquarium. The anemone will definitely be there, but only after the tests arrive and I gain some experience; for now, it feels a bit scary...

William

Is there anything else besides a couple of clowns and a pile of stones?

Jeremy8404

There is a shrimp (I won't specify the exact name): A pair of shrimp toros: Strombus: And a snail unknown to me:

Danielle9144

The upper shrimp is Peppermint Shrimp.

Monica

The lower snail is good. It is an algae eater. It is commonly known to us as Turbo, although it is a whole class.

Robert800

Well, she's quite the algae eater, just polishing the stones, and the poop comes out of her like from a machine gun...

John5528

Good photos. What are you using? The brittle star is useful - a detritivore. Let it live. Unfortunately, I don't know about the snail. As for the zoanthids and the rubber band - don't rush. Leave it like that for 2-3 weeks.

Chelsea567

A regular soap dish, everything on automatic: Canon PowerShot A650 IS Thank you, but how can I transplant colonies, should I cut them? And how do I remove the daiscosoma from its place without damaging it?

Kendra2262

There is a topic about how to propagate discoactinia. In it, a person put a couple of pieces in a blender, ground them up, and then spread them on coral rubble in a calm spot in the tank. Almost all the pieces attached and developed into full-fledged mushrooms. So, carefully but confidently. They will be fine.

Emily3506

The snail resembles a stomatella.

Aaron580

+1 Stomatella is indeed. A harmless creature.

Anne

I added some light: The actinics from Jebo shine strangely purple... I hope the livestock will do better now...

Dana6523

Good light! I have almost the same, just instead of 1 actinic I have a Hagen Power-Glo lamp and the jar is a bit smaller... Where did you buy the epra?

George5104

I didn't buy the Epra, I used two such fixtures: There is built-in Epra there...

Randall7906

Brr... I meant the lamp.

Helen

The standard light fixture had four lamps and built-in electronic ballasts.

Jeremy8404

In the water after osmosis, nitrates should be at 0! If it shows anything after osmosis, it means there is something wrong with the membrane.

Jeremy3637

I read about this topic on the forums, and opinions vary... In any case, the nitrates in the aquarium have dropped to 0.25 now...

William

Getting settled a bit: I bought a bubble anemone, placed it in the light, it opened up, but overnight it crawled under a rock and is sitting there now. Should I try to dig it out into the light, or leave it like that?

Kevin8087

Nonsense. After osmosis, my nitrates are 20-50. It depends on the season. The membrane does not filter nitrates.

Earl

It will crawl out on its own if it survives, let it get used to it for now.

Joseph8592

Yes, she's getting used to it, today she came out from under the stone, I fed her with a moth, everything seems fine.)))

Diana3118

Here it is.

Ricky9405

Where have you been? How's the anemone, what new things have you got?

Jonathan6173

I'm not gone, always here, the anemone is slowly growing, crawling over the rocks, it has already climbed half of the aquarium, I feed it with bloodworms every day, it's getting fatter before my eyes... Everything else is the same, today the shrimp swept out a larva, it was a feast, I caught a bit and threw it into another aquarium, although I won't be able to raise it, because I have nothing to feed it.

Melanie

YES, exactly, there was something to profit from.

Lindsey3628

Where can I buy "live rocks" for fish??? Please message me privately.

Nicholas5194

Do you want to go to Odessa? I'm sure you can find it in Dnipro...

Charles4157

Aquas looks great! And where is Entakmeia, has she hidden somewhere?

Cheyenne2747

Thank you, regarding the entacmaea - look to the left of the shrimp.

Matthew

I looked. I found. - Vision.....

Selena4467

I also seem to have vision issues. I didn't find the entacme, only a small sand actinia in the first and last photo with the shrimp.

Robert

however, it looks more like little Entakmeia. Please clarify...

Jade

I won't make any claims, as the photo is small, but the such (jointed) shape of the tentacles and the colorful center of the disk remind me more of a sand dollar than a sea cucumber.

Laura3673

Everything is possible; if there are experts, then here’s a better photo:

Diana7891

The rock anemone Entacmaea quadricolor. Around the mouth, there are whitish (which can also be green, depending on the lighting and pigmentation). The tentacles can change shape; sometimes the bubbles on them are pear-shaped, sometimes spherical, and sometimes simply elongated. It all depends on the conditions and lighting, as well as the current. It attaches its foot in a crevice to a hard substrate. Sand anemones usually sit on the bottom, burying their foot in a layer of sand, and their tentacles do not have spherical or pear-shaped forms.

Angela7060

I won't argue, anything is possible, the actinia is still small, let it grow - it will be clearer then. It's a pity that my sand rats can't read, and they always try to climb to the top of the stones closer to the light.

Mariah

Sand anemones like to sit on the sand, but sometimes they hide their foot in a niche between the sand and the rock. To crawl on the rocks closer to the light... perhaps... maybe they lack it?

Tonya

It may not be enough, but I can't attach more. So, on the DMS 400 (the same as the topic author), there are 2x36W CFL 14000K + 2x12W actinics + diodes. As a result, I had to move them to another aquarium because they loved to swim around too much, and the constant movement caused a lot of discomfort.

Patricia

The aquarium is 7 months old. There is neither cyanobacteria nor nitrates, but the Carolina is growing uncontrollably, even on the sand; the corals are growing, and I already have to do some weeding. The clownfish really want an anemone and are trying to get into the Ksyusha and zoanthids, which is causing dark spots to appear on their bodies. In general, they need to find a home. (((

Alan273

It's great that Carolina is thriving, but mine is growing slowly, and I don't understand why. What are the levels of Ca and Mg in the aquarium?

Scott8536

It might be cool, but she has already closed almost all the stones, I did the tests on the 10th: Ca-380 Mg-1120 Kh-7 Ph-7.5 PO4- not determined. NO3-5mg/l

Allison

Can we get a closer photo of the sand? Off-topic Max () - take note. Even in this photo, the resemblance to yours is noticeable. And how do pumps feel about such gorgeous "montis" on them?

Emily3144

Well, I don't know, it seems like nothing, they don't complain.

Jeremy8404

I don't understand, I have tests for the end of August, Ca - 450 Mg - 1350 Kh - 9 Ph 8.2 And the corals are growing slowly, I can't figure it out, maybe someone can suggest something, maybe it's the stones that need to be with it, where it is abundant and plentiful. Here the sponges are growing differently.

Melissa1838

When I was at his place, I asked why his Carolina was growing poorly. He said that it doesn't like the strong light from the metal halide, and that's why it only grows in the shade where it isn't scorched by the metal halide. My light is quite mediocre; maybe it suits the Carolina?

Amanda5586

I don't have MG either, just T5. I don't think they can burn out, can they? Water column is 55 cm.

Devon107

Then the mystery of nature. Maybe I have some special Carolina cay, I can chop it for free and send it for sowing.

Whitney

There is no mystery; the first growth factor for Carolina is the current. Carolina loves a good current, and it primarily starts to grow in areas with abundant water flow. Carolina also needs moderate light; even under strong light from T5 lamps, it can get scorched and either not grow or grow very slowly and have a very pale color.

Cynthia6578

Sanyok is right. That's exactly how it happens to me.

Andrew9246

Guys, it seems like you're not telling the whole story, you're keeping something to yourselves. I have more than one marine aquarium, all with T5 lighting; there are tanks with 8, 6, and 5 corals. Some aquariums have strong currents, some have a vibex, and some have weak currents, but the Carolina doesn't grow that well. I think you're adding something to the aquarium, but what is it?

John3432

This is a special device designed to stimulate the growth of Carolina.

Eric5208

I only add Tetra salt to the aquarium during water changes, plus the fish poop, there are no other additives... I'm currently reading about the beneficial properties of calcium hydroxide, but I don't see a reason to use it in my system.

Steven7574

Well done, I like the aquarium. It seems you immediately acquired a successful live rock with Carolina and, as they say, gave it a start, meaning the culture is there, and the rest will grow under favorable conditions.

Anne

Offtopic Just so - this is exactly what is called in Latin - cacarolina. Sorry, I made a kind joke.

Dana6523

With a shudder in my heart, I watch her march through new territories:

Mark7376

Awesome!!! I was just about to write that it's time to add something new. Who did you buy it from?

Bethany

Sent from Airif.

Heather6148

Well, as I knew, the anemone crawled behind the rocks, and now it’s completely out of sight. People, please advise what to do to make it come out into the light.

John3142

Direct the flow pump at her.

Dawn6148

Well, I did just that, she got completely under the rocks, and the current can't reach her there. ((

Jasmine

In general, I dismantled half of the aquarium and pried the anemone out from under the very bottom stone, placed it on a separate little rock, and set it at a distance from all the other stones, hoping it won't move. I also had to turn off the nano coral, as it was creating too strong a current, which is probably why the anemone was hiding in the crevice. Now it has already opened up, eaten, and looks great. The largest clownfish constantly swims around the anemone, either observing it with caution or curiosity, but doesn't dare to approach it. That's how things are.

Natasha7622

Thank you for the advice, I know that pulling the anemone is not good, but in the crevice, it would definitely be done for. I just placed it in the spot where I usually feed, I think it will like it; the rock is big enough for it, and I don't really want to pile up the structure. By the way, I haven't fed it much, just threw in a little artemia, it liked it, and now it's sitting contentedly, all puffed up. Here's a photo of what came out:

Megan

For the bubble, the decisive factor is not the size of the stone, but the presence of various cracks/holes in the stone where the anemone can hide its foot.

Bridget

Well, before starting the peeling procedure, I read quite a bit about it, and they say there’s nothing critical if you do everything wisely. Besides, before the anemone ended up in my aquarium, I think it had been peeled off and reattached more than once, so it’s used to it.))) It’s interesting to read about your feeding schedule and what you feed them, thank you. And one more question, I was afraid that it would sting me, but nothing like that happened. Can anemones actually sting humans? I understood this; the stone she has is the right one.

Monica

Regarding stinging. Entekmiae do not sting much (possible allergic reactions are not considered). Carpets, yes, they can really hit, causing hives. Once, a Magnifica about 60 centimeters in diameter passed over my Adam's apple (while diving) - hives and a paralyzed swallowing reflex for about ten minutes...

Mitchell7972

I didn't notice this with Quadricolor, but Magnifica sticks to the fingers. However, I didn't burn myself with it; thank God for that. I just need to wash my hands to avoid accidentally rubbing my eyes or lips. As for Catatala-philia, when I handled it with my bare hand, it burned three of my fingers, which I felt a couple of hours later as a strong burning sensation and itching between my fingers. The consequences were unpleasant, and even after three months, my fingers didn't fully heal.

Ryan2281

Frozen Artemia when I feed the fish. The current brings it to them in its tentacles. Frozen shrimp once every 2-3 weeks, pieces of 0.5 cm. That's about it for feeding. Otherwise, the role of the feeder is performed by zooxanthellae; the MH lighting allows maintaining their presence at the necessary level.

Jeremy3637

The clown found his little bed:

Teresa

To catch up on sleep is not quite the right phrase... For the first time in my life, to actually get enough sleep!!!

Bryan1851

New residents: And some photos of the old ones:

Melissa3200

Beautiful!

Susan9583

The wrasse is cool. How does it behave: is it in plain sight or hiding?

Melissa

50-50, likes to sneak through the cracks, to play with the sand, but doesn't intentionally hide, I see him almost all the time, just living his life, the clowns regard him with curiosity.

Kendra2262

This is the eight-striped wrasse (Pailinus octotaenia)?

Julie3950

The fish is called Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, Six-stripe Wrasse.

Elizabeth882

Gubana took it, thinking the planaria would eat the mushrooms, but he liked the brittle stars more; all the stones were covered in small brittle stars, the clowns didn't perceive them as food, but he already cleaned out half the aquarium...

Tiffany5069

The overall view, everything assembled, only the anemone is hiding behind the stones:

Melanie

Well done, it's a pleasure to see...

Thomas5021

Well, there are still empty spaces on the stones, which means there is something to strive for.)))

Stacey4437

And we know, since school, "nature abhors a vacuum...." So let's go, for the orders (in the form of bonuses, of course).

Jonathan6173

I want to ask about the goby. I read that it likes to hide and even buries itself in the sand. Is that true? I like it, but I would like to see it more often... Is it not interested in planaria yet?

Jennifer7578

It can only hide if scared, it doesn't bury itself in the sand, but it can dig in the sand while searching for a worm... My wrasse has already figured out who brings the food, and when I appear near the aquarium, it tries to take the strategic position at the viewing glass before anyone else.)))

Jose

New residents:

Alexander

And the residents are classic, but that resident on the first photo on the left—the little red one—looks like a keyboard, I can't really see it. Could you post a close-up? I really want to take a good look at it... Tell me a bit about it, who it is, where it's from, how it lives, what it loves...

Spencer7805

This "Klava" is called "Ksenia Pulsating," it can be seen in the center.

Diana8604

Offtopic I’m amazed! In that photo, she looks like some kind of super keyboard. That’s why she left me speechless... Even more respect to the owner for managing to groom the beast so well that it turned red from its luxurious life...

Brent7831

and Carolina, everything has grown so much!!! The aqua looks great!

Whitney

Fresh photos for the story: From this photo, it's clear that the wrasse I got is lazy: I used to wonder what the difference between a briarium and a clavularia is, now I see: Briarium: Clavularia:

Amy1672

Hi. Do you have planarians on your discs? I think you started a six-striped one for that. Not eating? Mine isn't eating either. The day before yesterday, I saw some other wrasse in the aquarium. Denis said it eats. And it's beautiful too.

Anthony

Yes, that's the one, the wrasse doesn't notice her; if you find out the exact name of that wrasse, let me know, otherwise you can't just shove any fish to me.

Lori4746

Let's ask.

Tanya

Here it is Halichoeres melanurus

Vanessa6144

Cool fish....

Brandy

Andrey, this wrasse that I have in the link has eaten all the planaria... verified in my aquarium. I didn't know what it was called in Latin.

Jessica5016

Take another little goby, then tell me how to deal with planarians - it's relevant for me too.

Colin1418

It's a shame to think that way about him; maybe he's just getting used to her. My six-striped pseudochromis, the pajama wrasse, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia. I didn't pay attention for a month, but after a little more than two months, the planaria started to disappear, and after three months, there were none left in the SPS tank; he ate about 99% of them. I apologize, the photo isn't mine, but the wrasse looks exactly like that; he's a hard worker and has a distinct character.

Brian

but it's not six-lane

Joseph1346

I'm afraid there will be too much fish for my bucket...

Brandi

Well, yes. I have a six-lane like Dima's on the planarian - zero. Only Alik got lucky.

Zachary

Don't worry, it's fine. Where's the little one, crawled away? Off-topic, there's a topic on the logo, in the "bucket" there's a heptatus, a spinorog, and someone else I don't remember, seems like no one is dying.

Samuel6138

It seems that the act is falling apart, the clown has completely messed it up...

Thomas5021

Is this one red? What, is it eating it? Maybe there were problems because of the weather? My "sand" completely deflated for 3-4 days (I thought it was dead), then it crawled away, and for another 3 days it was wobbling until it fully deflated - now everything is okay again for the second day! Who knows what was wrong with it.

Eric

A similar situation with the yellow tamarin. 100% eradication of the soft-bodied pests is not achieved - I introduced planarians with it. But slowly, the wrasse has probably been dealing with them. It has been pecking at something all day in the live rock. I haven't changed the feeding regime, maybe even intensified it. Now, with the appearance of tubastrea, there is plenty of food of any kind in the system!

Jacob4800

Yes, the red one, he doesn't eat it, he just climbs into it, apparently she doesn't like it very much...

Karen1649

The aqua looks good! Well done.

Rebecca1419

But can you put a six-inch fish in your incredibly beautiful but small aquarium?

Tracy

Kostya, she will be 6 inches in about 5 years. During this time, she will eat all the planarians and can possibly be successfully sold to someone. For example, to me. In the one I saw on ireef, the length was about 5-6 cm.

Leslie

Oh, Kostya, I've already done so many things that I shouldn't have done...

Amber6362

I may be unlucky, but the wrasse is the most harmful fish in my reef, it has grown like a horse and eats everything... and the main thing is it digs in the sand like a mole... because of this, the water is constantly cloudy. It is actually green, not six-striped... but think twice before getting one...

David2398

Offtopic I had three formozas. While they were small, their coloration was stunning and everything was great with the tank mates, but as they grew, first of all, their coloration worsened, and secondly, they behaved inappropriately with the tank mates. No tricks helped to catch such a fish. Except for a hook-swallowing method. One by one, quietly and without fuss... off to another aquarium...

Brent5588

The point of comparing completely different fish? The only thing they have in common is that they are wrasses. That's where all similarity ends.

Hannah

Well then, here's what they will offer me as a replacement: Halichoeres chloropterus, don't take it... I also ordered a wrasse as a fighter against planarians... I seem to have few of them, but the green one is a rare nuisance... and it's a nasty creature, trying to nip at the clownfish...

Rodney

I wasn't planning to. It's just important to know which of the guys might pose a threat to the peacekeepers.

Brandon4517

This wrasse was never a fighter. I am not "specific." I am "general."

Joyce

Well, the discussion about gobies has started "in general." Here we are talking about Halichoeres melanurus. Denis from Airif told me that it eats planarians; additionally, there is a mention on the RC that it specifically eats planarians.

Christopher7213

Today, the anemone finally died, and cyanobacteria immediately spread on the sand... All the inhabitants of the aquarium are in mourning, the clownfish are homeless again...

Jason9952

That's bad. At least she didn't die in the aquarium; did you manage to get her out before her last breath?

Brian

the type of anemone, remind me please, let's think about what could have gone wrong with it...

Stuart

She died in the aquarium, I couldn't bring myself to throw her out until the last breath, that's why the cyanobacteria appeared right away... Probably the clownfish stressed her out, she was still small, here's her photo:

Sarah5423

The clownfish was much bigger? My anemone also doesn't look great compared to the first days in the aquarium, it doesn't inflate well, and the clownfish constantly goes into it and rubs against it. But it's unlikely that this is because of the clownfish.

Bethany

Easily, the clown doesn't care about the condition of the anemone; he just needs to get into it. And if the size of the clown is large compared to the anemone, the anemone is doomed.

Nicole2404

I'm not doing so well without the clown (the little sandfish, the clown probably doesn't even see it), very finicky creatures, as I understand, although I could be wrong. By the way, the aiptasia don't care at all (they're also anemones, and they're incredibly resilient), after the treatment (hydrochloric acid) on the rock with mushrooms, more mushrooms died than these wrasses - it's better for the mushrooms to be half-closed than dead.

John3165

No, apparently you are not mistaken. Sandfish, although they seem to be fine at first, often end up dying. However, I won't argue; maybe some sailors have better luck with them. I haven't had any survive longer than 6-9 months, although at that time when I was dealing with them, there wasn't any good salt available.

Laura4892

I took some photos.

Spencer7805

I was doing this nonsense myself - chemical treatment. I used Aptasia X. I brought the aquarium to cyanobacteria, but it didn't help - the Aptasia kept spreading. I introduced a Helman and shrimp (Monaco, it doesn't matter if they're mint) - the result is evident. The biological method turned out to be preferable...

Jessica6754

There are almost no changes, a couple of corals have been added, and the lazy wrasse has been replaced with a hardworking one, so there are no planarians anymore. Photo:

Jennifer9100

And how does the "worker" behave in the aquarium? By the way, does it sleep in the rocks or in the sand?

George5104

In the aquarium, it behaves calmly, doesn't bother anyone, there were issues with the pajama, it wouldn't let him out of the sand, had to get rid of it, sleeps in the sand, dives in there with a run-up.

Amber6362

Hi. How is the light green mushroom? Has it settled in?

Bryan1851

Yes, it can be seen to the left of the pink hat.

Collin

Accept my congratulations.

Jacob4800

Photo of a hard worker:

Justin9867

Please tell me the full name of the fish. Off-topic. I would buy one for myself.

Yolanda

Halichoeres melanurus was discussed on the previous page.

Judy

I have Offtopic. It's time for me to ask him for a commission.

Wanda666

Off-topic. We only have Night Express for transportation with Som, and it's unlikely that Guban will agree to travel on the Titanic.

Michelle13

It's better to remove the upper shrimp; it likes to bite the anemones.

Emma

As you say, prepare the liver.

Michelle1662

Well, actually, I took the fish from a... )) It's been a long time since it was in the aquarium, it ate Ksyusha ))

Devon107

Handsome wrasse! The aquarium has been nicely complemented... not ready for a bigger sea yet?

Jessica

I've been ready for a long time, but I don't want to create a big budget swamp, and I don't have the money for a beautiful lagoon.

James4757

Everything is quite budget-friendly for me, but it doesn't look like a swamp.

Jamie3553

Sorry, but in my understanding, your sea doesn't quite qualify as "Big."

Tammy

If we think about it that way, the sea starts from a ton, but essentially I understand what you're talking about.

Veronica

I would love to see some fresh photos! How is the little pig doing?

Javier5186

I am also looking at the small sea, if it's not too much trouble - can you summarize all the improvements to the standard system?