Smitty's Reef

[Smitty]

No problemo bro :)

 

[cageburn]

so i went to jewel yesterday and grabbed myself a clam! lol i had to do it, with what you telling me about how they come back to life, i was way to intrigued! lol i put it in the tank and sure enough if started to open and an hour later it was opening and closing! way to cool lol.

 

[Smitty]

Hahaha....told you. :) They are filter feeders who will help reduce dissolved organic matter and nitrates. Congrats :)

 

[cageburn]

:) thanks again man! its amazing the new things you learn everyday in this hobby

 

[Smitty]

Evening everyone...just a quick update while at work...I just picked up a pulsing xenia frag and a red monti frag from cageburn. I'll post pics sometime tomorrow after I get home and situate them.

 

[Bifferwine]

Woohoo! Can't wait to see.

 

[cageburn]

hey man thanks for stopping by today, dont forget about the green monti! lol. that pavona and birdsnest you gave me are really nice thank you again i really appreciate it!, hope the montis do well for you i know the xenia will lol

 

[Smitty]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that one...thanks. :)

 

[cageburn]

lol the green one shouldnt need super high light or anything so that one could even go probably mid tank.

 

[Smitty]

Cool, thanks bro.

 

[Smitty]

Here's a pic of the green monti...

 

[cageburn]

very nice! ya it will color up good and grow for you, i had it on the frag rack under the overflow thats why it was a little brown but give it like a week in will jump right back, super fast grower too!

 

[Smitty]

And here is the red monti...it seemed to bleach already, I don't think it transported well yesterday. Hopefully it recovers well.

 

[cageburn]

if it doesent bounce back let me know ill break you another piece :)

 

[Smitty]

I hope it recovers, I hate seeing stuff perish. I had to knock the crabs off it a few times, from eating the loose flesh.

 

[Smitty]

I was just observing my tank, and discovered that I have a baby abalone...I know it's a bad pic, but I still had to show some sort of proof.

 

[Smitty]

Here's a better pic...

 

[bjohanson1234]

Looks more like a stomatella to me. If it is, they are great to sit and watch. Especially when they spawn. The will climb to the top of the rock work where there is a lot of flow rise up on their hind foot and start blowing smoke like stuff into the current. Really cool to watch.

 

[cageburn]

ya ive got like 50 of them between my two tanks they are really cool! sweet pic by the way!

 

[Smitty]

Hey Bj, you may be right...I only thought it was an abalone because of the flat shell that curves to the side, and also the shell has several small holes in it like the abalone shell. But it is fast moving like the stomatella.