blueether Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Started to cycle my local marine setup (last weekend, 220 L) and went to see what I could in Kawhia harbor on the way back from the food festival. Stopped at the old bridge 1/2 way up the harbor at about 1/2 to 2/3 full tide and had a quick look on some of the rocks (placed there when building the bridge and new culverts). In about 10 min and in 5m of shoreline I collected (a few too many?) Blue-banded Periwinkle, Austrolittorina antipodum; two Smooth Shore Crabs,Cyclograpsus lavauxi; three Anemone (Olive Anemone? or White Striped? not sure as they have a striped column); Looks looks one of the rocks I collected must have had a couple of what look like Leathery Sea Slug or is it some sort of Chiton?; most of the rocks I grabbed (about 5 fist sized ones) all have Barnacles, Brown Surf Barnacles? and I caught about a dozen Glass Shrimp... One of the anemone immediately up and moved under the rock it was on another has moved down about 30mm and has stopped and the last one looks happy where it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 pic 4 is a chiton, good algae eater and tough as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 It will be a while untill I add any more inhabitants so you may need a big bag of popcorn there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 got one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 http://home.inreach.com/burghart/newzea.html http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio04Tuat01-t1-body-d2.html both helped me ID a strange one I found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 got one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Ira that's you :smot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Sure it's a slug of some sort Onchidella spp? O. nigricans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 HD video of Anemone feeding on BBS: LA got an ID on it? I'm guessing white striped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 yep, apitasisa of the temperate tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 that was a cool movie, and the music was a fun choice. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 yep, apitasisa of the temperate tanks. I take it that that means they could become a pest then. Turned on the wave maker to lift some of the crud off the bottom and all the barnacles opened up and feed instead of just a few open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 yes, excuse the spelling :oops: They can go a bit rampant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 nothing worse than a rampant white stripe :iag: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 LA: was that the same type I gave you???, there were some lil guys multiplying like there was no tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 no they were sand anemones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 The white striped anemones are trying to take over the rock they came in on, started with 3 now there are at least 3 new small ones as well. May have miss ID'd the crab - look more like mud crabs :dunno: Ammonia has fallen to under .25 at a guess and nitrites look to have peeked and there are some nitrates so the cycle is underway, just have to wait for the longest part of the cycle. Diatoms have started, there is a tiny bit of green algae and it looks like two of the macros are starting to grow. All of the (what looked like) green hair algae got eaten by the shrimp/snails in the first week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Long time no posts on this tank. It has finally finished its cycle with nitrates now reading 0 - around 6 months, as I was told by LA :sage: The diatomes have gone, as have 2 of the shrimp and the mud crab. The snails have grown heaps and so have the whitestripes, one of the macroalgae has has taken over any rock that gets sun or us under the 24w CFL. The other macro has vanished but there looks to be another that looks a little like BBA. There is also a touch of what looks like it could be cyano on the rock that gets the most sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 brilliant show of patience my man so when are you coming over to get some fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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