Mike
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Just one of several species of pod that come with the rock, harmless free members of your clean up crew - do a google for amphipods or copepods.
As for the worm, could be a brislteworm, handy to have but painful to touch.
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Just one of several species of pod that come with the rock, harmless free members of your clean up crew - do a google for amphipods or copepods.
As for the worm, could be a brislteworm, handy to have but painful to touch.
great looking LR, but i cant make out what else is comming out....could u get another shot 
thanks david
its hard to id things and without a clear pic we are often gusing in the dark and thats not helpful to you but i think the brownish thing looks like it has short tentacles? when you move something near the creatchure does it react, pull away into a tube or does it close over slowly?either way, its these hitchikers that make LR so facinating and enjoyable, pods worms, nennies....even aptasia is nice to find when its the first comming out
keep watching your tank, its amazing how they evolvei tryed to take more pcis but this is the best i got. These two look the same only colour diffrance.
There is a third but he has alot of little transparent arms and the tips are dark. the arms vary in lenth he seems to controll the lenth.
All three can xtend themselves out of there holes but if you come near them with light they withdraw into themselves
There is a third but he has alot of little transparent arms and the tips are dark. the arms vary in lenth he seems to controll the lenth.
All three can xtend themselves out of there holes but if you come near them with light they withdraw into themselves
oh but thats easy to ID.....thats a hand drawn green circle.
but on a more serious note, that does indeed look like a hitchiking jewel nennie and the colour variations dont ring true with aptasia which is a very good sign I hestitate to give a definate answer as I am not certain myself. if i recall corectly that tank is in cycle period and this fella will be your first sign of life?? It looks like a lovely hitchiket either way
what are the chances of a FTS, and i would love to see your engine room, especially the plumbing as that sounded a little complicated to me in beginning so would be nice to see what u have done and its always nice to see the aquascape on new tanks as it opens so many possibilities .
but on a more serious note, that does indeed look like a hitchiking jewel nennie and the colour variations dont ring true with aptasia which is a very good sign
I hestitate to give a definate answer as I am not certain myself. if i recall corectly that tank is in cycle period and this fella will be your first sign of life?? It looks like a lovely hitchiket either way what are the chances of a FTS, and i would love to see your engine room, especially the plumbing as that sounded a little complicated to me in beginning so would be nice to see what u have done
and its always nice to see the aquascape on new tanks as it opens so many possibilities . oh but thats easy to ID.....thats a hand drawn green circle.
Why dont you go for a swim in Lake Mjosa:razz:
I will work on the FTS
My DSB after 3 weeks. i notice brown algea growing on the glass a dark brown layer over the top of the DSB. There is also black algea groing deep down in the DSB
Do i clean or do i leave it?
In my DT only on power heads magnets do i see green Algea.
The DSB has a light that burns 24/7.
Am i doing it right so far?
Just leave it..
NO dont clean it leave it!! That is a good sign that the nitrifying bacteria is starting to work. I will not leave my lights on 24/7 but rather go for 12 hpd.
My DSB after 3 weeks. i notice brown algea growing on the glass a dark brown layer over the top of the DSB. There is also black algea groing deep down in the DSB
Do i clean or do i leave it?
In my DT only on power heads magnets do i see green Algea.
The DSB has a light that burns 24/7.
Am i doing it right so far?
At what temp do you run your maturing cycle? Do you have any Caulerpa in your sump if not I whould recommend you to get sume.
looking good, leave the algae for now
the best way to run the sump light is opposite to your tank lights
so at night when your tank light go off, the sump light turns on a vice versa, giving a 5min overlap, the reasoning for this is that it stops or tries to , a PH swing, as the lights turn off your PH normally drops a bit, but by doing this we minimise or prevent the PH from changing.
also algae and the likes need a dark period to process the food, glucose and nutrients they collect and this happens when photosytesis is not happening.
just keep a check on the brownish algae in the DT, as for the sump not to much to worry about.
with regards to the DSB, never disturb the sand there, one can how ever keep a hermit crab there to remove the bigger ditrius that collects there.
hope this helps
the best way to run the sump light is opposite to your tank lights
so at night when your tank light go off, the sump light turns on a vice versa, giving a 5min overlap, the reasoning for this is that it stops or tries to , a PH swing, as the lights turn off your PH normally drops a bit, but by doing this we minimise or prevent the PH from changing.
also algae and the likes need a dark period to process the food, glucose and nutrients they collect and this happens when photosytesis is not happening.
just keep a check on the brownish algae in the DT, as for the sump not to much to worry about.
with regards to the DSB, never disturb the sand there, one can how ever keep a hermit crab there to remove the bigger ditrius that collects there.
hope this helps