here are a few pictures

[1979camaro]

those "feather things" appear to be zoanthids

 

[S.Reef]

Hippo should be fine for a few months.

 

[TRe]

those "feather things" appear to be zoanthids

well while i was there i also picked up a coral life 18" fluoresent 50/50 shouold this be better than a stanard light that comes in my cheap a** hood?? will it make any differance? ive been adding Reef plus as well as Reef trace should this help as far as what in the tank now of is it worthless??

 

[1979camaro]

won't help you at all in terms of growing corals...the other stuff is probably worthless also

 

[TRe]

i figured the additive may may help my hawian feather duster since their filter feeders and i was planning on getting a pink sea cucumber (also filter feeders)... if thats not the right stuff then what should i get? as far as the light u think i should have stuck with the lights that came in the ceap hood i got? what if i got a better hood that can hold more bulds ? would 4 make a differance?? in terms of the zoos spreading, are there additives that would benifit them?

 

[1979camaro]

the lights are too little either way you go...the 50/50 will give you a more oceany feel but that is about it...if you want corals (including zoanthids) you are going to need a new fixture...you would be better off going for PC or t5 rather than a bunch of t10 or t8 bulbs. additives aren't going to help the zoanthids, they need light

reef trace adds elements to your water which may be benefitial in terms of the worms tube building but aren't going to do a bit for it as far as feeding...reef plus may do something for you and it may not. feather dusters are tough to feed because they have very specific size requirements for what they will catch from the water column

not sure what a "pink sea cucumber" is, perhaps Holothuria? no matter what, a sea cucumber would be a very bad choice; first, they are not filter feeders they actually process the substrate (they eat a bunch of gravel, suck out the goodies, and spit the gravel back out) and the amount of stuff in a ten gallon will not sustain one. second, when it dies (as it inevitably will) it will relase some really toxic stuff into your tank which will be very damaging in a ten gallon...all and all just a poor choice

 

[TRe]

can you show me the lighting your talkin about i need to grow zoo's in my tank? a link if you can

 

[TRe]

not sure what a "pink sea cucumber" is, perhaps Holothuria? no matter what, a sea cucumber would be a very bad choice; first, they are not filter feeders they actually process the substrate (they eat a bunch of gravel, suck out the goodies, and spit the gravel back out)

not a holothuria its a pink sea cucumber and it is a filter feeder check this http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/product_info.php?products_id=657&parent_category=4&category_search=63&root_parent_id=4

 

[1979camaro]

i see...well still not a good choice. on a ten gallon i would look for around 80-90watts of PC minimum

 

[yamahaguy06]

Lights really make a difference but will they actully improve your Tank??(say algea and other probpems)? they do make a tank llokm better though, thats for shure.

 

[TRe]

hey camaro would this be fine?
LINK

 

[1979camaro]

if he/she/it wants to grow corals then lights are a requirement...algae is not a problem unless there are nutrient/waste problems which feed it

 

[TRe]

but camaro what about my question?

 

[1979camaro]

sorry...i didn't see that post, i think it happened while i was typing my response. that retrofit kit will work well now you will just need to build a hood around it...shouldnt be too hard though

 

[TRe]

and that should make the zoos on my new rock spread?? anything else i should need? and will that 50/50 bulb i got yesterday keep them alive for a little while till i get that new light?

 

[aresgod]

they wont die right away it would be a gradual process, so yes you have some time but I would get the light in the next week or 2

 

[TRe]

is this thing a zoo as well? its actually the reason i paid $30 for this rock

 

[aresgod]

those are zoo's all over that rock

 

[1979camaro]

didn't you know what they were when you bought it? otherwise, you could have been buying almost anything

 

[TRe]

didn't you know what they were when you bought it? otherwise, you could have been buying almost anything

nope didnt know what it was...all the guys at the lfs told me was it was tonga brach... i just really like all suff on it theres like this slug thing stuck to the bottom and besides the zoos theres also these things that are kinda like feathers but they look more like thorns.. definitly my nicest rock by far