150g Anemone Prop System

[peacetypes6]

any nems for sale yet?

 

[ProjectAnemone]

Nothing yet. I had a significant set back. I was at 59 nems then I had a crash. After getting things under control, I have 29 remaining. All are eating PE Mysis, but I'm going to wait before I do any more propagation. I was hoping to give some to Richard over at www.exoticreefcreations.com so he could test the market at MACNA, but that can't happen now.

I think I went at this too fast, and, as we all know, nothing good happens fast in a reef tank.

 

[ProjectAnemone]

On a positive note, all seven of these survived.

 

[knukles55]

How did the system crash if you know the cause

 

[CRW Reefer]

I agree can you please explain crash? Was it a chemical warfare or a water parameter issue?

 

[ProjectAnemone]

I got too confident. I had a good system in place, and one day I didn't follow it. I cut 8 nems, 4 each from 2 strains, and just tossed them back in the baskets without keeping them isolated with extra carbon first. I think that started the tail spin. I don't think the bio pellet reactor, GAC, and skimmer was enough to deal with all generated waste. Since adding a sump with live rock, the nems stopped getting excessive foot slime, algae on the baskets stopped growing (I was cleaning the baskets weekly, now I do it once a month) and the surviving nems stopped turning to mush!

I just did my first cut in months tonight. One nem only. I'm leaving the cuts in an isolation tank for 24 hrs.

Fingers crossed.

 

[ProjectAnemone]

The cut from last night is looking good 10 hours later. One is fully inflated, while the other is slumped over - but looks OK to say it just got bifurcated.

 

[mochaclownlover]

how do you keep them in isolation? Can you explain the tank setup? please

 

[ProjectAnemone]

I keep the cuts in an all-in-one nano.

I was only keeping them in here for 45 mins. Now I have decided to keep them out of the main system for 24 hours. To keep the light constant, and water temp steady, I just put the nano in the tub.

 

[gettaReef]

Ha! Very creative place for the nano. Such a cool system!

 

[zup33r]

very cool project

 

[mochaclownlover]

Awesome idea, might have to use it some time.

 

[ProjectAnemone]

I decided to change up the flow and let one strain out of the baskets, they looked like they were getting too much light. To remove the impending death by impeller, I inverted the pumps, and housed them in the baskets. Egg crate and a couple zip ties locks them in place.

 

[mochaclownlover]

awesome idea!

 

[peacetypes6]

let me know when youre ready to sell i can use a couple.

 

[ProjectAnemone]

I ordered some gel filters to help get better pictures, they arrived today. Can't wait to get home and try them out on the nem tank. Here's a couple of iPhone pics I just took of my office tank.

Here are pics using an iPhone6 with and without the filters.

No filter:

With filter:

Link to gel filters: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gel-Filters...s-Muti-tint-/262013494484?hash=item3d0138a4d4

 

[mochaclownlover]

Awesome! can't wait to see more pics! How are the nems doing?

 

[steiger33]

Nice looking nems

 

[gettaReef]

Very nice! I love those filters also...makes phone pics sooo more realistic

 

[Hawain_Rob]

Where in maryland do you live?
I'm from md as well.