What Lurks In The Not Dark Places

[bae1994]

Very nice

 

[seffieuk]

Looks kinda scary doesn't it

Nah, I think it looks beautiful a dark beautiful coral for the Lord of darkness

Any news yet, is swmbo cleaning loads and eating curry yet?

 

[sorgan]

Just picked up a sea squirt, tube nem, conch and a pigmy basslet. All are going into this tank for now. Will post pics soon

Seffie she is getting twinges but cleaning! HA! That will be the day!

 

[sorgan]

Sea squirt

The fish which is actually a sunrise dotty back and the conch have gone into hiding lol.

Do you like the nem

 

[seffieuk]

Oh my god, a black one, dont think I have ever seen one that colour before, they are usually neon colours

Can we have some more photos please?

 

[sorgan]

as soon as I get in, all the tentacles have toxic green dots down them aswell

 

[sorgan]

ok so soem more pics

and the sea squirt or sea pork as they are also called, you have no idea how happy it makes me to have pork in my aquarium

and the conch

PEEKABOO!

and FTS

i have just relised that i now have more NPS in this tank then anything else...... i am doing it again lol.

 

[seffieuk]

Just lovely and so nicely balanced with the black sun on the other side. But boy is that squirt, well, squirt looking

 

[bae1994]

Wow very nice

 

[weezawoo]

That nem is fantastic!

 

[sorgan]

BAH i am having loads of trouble getting the black sun to extend and its starting to lose flesh.
i have now decided to start removing it from the tank into a bowl and flooding the water with food, hopefully even if it doesnt open it will filter some food from the water.

 

[bae1994]

It may be daft question but have you tried the half a pop bottle trick?

Were you cut a big pop bottle in half put it over the coral and introduce food through the lid put the cap back on and you can leave it for a fair time as the corals still in your tank ?

 

[sorgan]

i do something close, i pop it into a bowl (without coming out of the water) and then put the bowl into a heated water bath (to maintain temp) feed the water then put into the dark.

 

[bae1994]

Makes sence

But why the dark does that help suns feed ?

 

[sorgan]

Because they are photosensitive, they usually feed at night.