oh207 65g Tank Thread

[oh207]

APEX Fusion

Finally got my invite for APEX Fusion Beta! I had to make an extraaaa-long ethernet cable to do the firmware upgrade since I currently use a wireless bridge.
Something is off with the pH. Its not actually that high!

 

[oh207]

Update Pictures

Some updated pictures taken with Note 3.

 

[oh207]

The Walking Nem

So the GBTA has walked back and forth for 2 weeks. It seems to have find a place to settle. Hopefully it stays there. I just observe the frogspawn and the RBTA fighting! I'll post a video to YouTube.
I added a blue maxima clam over the weekend, bottom right of the first picture.

 

[MrsDubs]

Love you nems!!

 

[oh207]

Love you nems!!

Thank you. I'll post a video in a few.

 

[oh207]

Anemone & Frogspawn Fighting

I was home earlier this week and noticed that the RBTA was getting a whooping from the frogspawn. The RBTA is about 8" and the frogspawn is about the size of a baseball. I grabbed my phone and recorded this short video. Enjoy!

The frogspawn has since been relocated.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JzYndR4pc0o

Disclaimer: No corals were intentionally harm in order to produce this video.

 

[oh207]

Anemone Feeding Time!

So I've always fed the Nems PE Mysis since I got them. I finally decided to feed Silversides. It is quicker, cleaner, and easier! The Silversides were individually frozen, so it was easy to thaw and feed. Enjoy the video!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eySIynKkAG8

 

[oh207]

Reach for the Stars!
All pics taken with D-Link webcam. Pics taken every hour and email/ftp.

 

[Jenna X]

very cool that you got this via webcam

 

[lnevo]

Very nice nem! Webcam shots are great..i have mine on the side where I typically don't view from so it's like a whole other tank

 

[oh207]

Very nice nem! Webcam shots are great..i have mine on the side where I typically don't view from so it's like a whole other tank

I know exactly what you are referring to, its like a different tank!

 

[oh207]

Webcam shot

Here is a webcam shot from 7pm today. Tank has been fishless since the beginning of November 2013. I'm restarting QT tank this weekend!

 

[reefer4eva]

I see the zoa's and paly's I sold ya are doing well!

 

[oh207]

I see the zoa's and paly's I sold ya are doing well!

The palys are doing great! Those things are indestructible. I've moved them several times, they were even in my sump at one point. Unfortunately the zoas on the plate all melted away. So did the blue xenias...at least so I thought.
I almost throw out the plate because it looked dead. The xenias disappeared completely and then suddenly reappeared a couple of months ago and they are growing like crazy. They are almost covering the plate now and growing into the sandbed.

 

[oh207]

Ahem...Cover yourself up

Indecent exposure.

 

[reefer4eva]

The palys are doing great! Those things are indestructible. I've moved them several times, they were even in my sump at one point. Unfortunately the zoas on the plate all melted away. So did the blue xenias...at least so I thought.
I almost throw out the plate because it looked dead. The xenias disappeared completely and then suddenly reappeared a couple of months ago and they are growing like crazy. They are almost covering the plate now and growing into the sandbed.

Hold on to the xenias ...hard to come by!i bet they look nice,I lost all mine.i love the new look of the apex fusion and the webcam option is great!if you don't mind me asking what kind of webcam?im looking to hook one up myself

 

[oh207]

Hold on to the xenias ...hard to come by!i bet they look nice,I lost all mine.i love the new look of the apex fusion and the webcam option is great!if you don't mind me asking what kind of webcam?im looking to hook one up myself

I remember you told me about how rare they are and how difficult to grow. I think the reason why they started to grow is due to the absence of fish in the tank. Or maybe the low nutrient, since I'm not feeding the tank daily (no fishes at the moment).

I'm using the DLink DCS-5020L webcam. The DLink allows me to Pan/Tilt/Zoom and it supports night mode (which I can manually set). It integrates well with the Apex dashboard and provides live video feed! I also have it setup to send me hourly snapshots of an image and 15 seconds video recordings to my email. Same files are simultaneously uploaded to one of my servers via FTP.
You can open ports on your router to view video/audio stream directly from the camera or you can use the D-Link portal to view video/audio. This is free and it doesn't require any port forwarding!

Fusion is coming along great. I should clarify that you don't need Fusion to have the live video on the dashboard (Fusion is still on Beta invite). Any Apex shipped with 4.20 firmware (probably in the last year or so) will support the live video on the dashboard. Actually, Fusion DOESN'T currently support live video in the dashboard.

 

[oh207]

QT Restarted

So my 20g QT has been restarted and has been up an running for almost 2 weeks now. I've tested the levels and did the ghost feeding and added a bottle of awesomely miraculous live nitrifying saltwater bacteria to help with the cycle. Also added Dr. Tims One and Only and Dr. Tims ecobalance.
I'm picking up a pair of clowns tonight and I'm so excited!

 

[oh207]

Caught in the act.

 

[bigsink]

Tank looks awesome.