http://nanoreef.wordpress.com From a nanoreef experiment to a mini-reef... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/greetings-from-aiptasia-island/#comment-713 Me Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52:48 +0000 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/?p=1743#comment-713 But the experiment itself may not work because according to a comment on my birthday post what I have may not be Aiptasia! :roll: Also, the tiny rock chip is just overrun with algae which I haven't been able to keep in check, so whatever it is may not have survived, unless I can get the algae off without disturbing it! But, yeah, I'm thinking I need to try this experiment with maybe a slightly bigger specimen of Aiptasia. :-) But the experiment itself may not work because according to a comment on my birthday post what I have may not be Aiptasia! Also, the tiny rock chip is just overrun with algae which I haven’t been able to keep in check, so whatever it is may not have survived, unless I can get the algae off without disturbing it! But, yeah, I’m thinking I need to try this experiment with maybe a slightly bigger specimen of Aiptasia.

]]> http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/greetings-from-aiptasia-island/#comment-712 jeffry r. johnston Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:42:28 +0000 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/?p=1743#comment-712 Cool idea for an experiment. Cool idea for an experiment.

]]> http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/my-birthday-sun-coral/#comment-711 Me Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:04:17 +0000 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/?p=1719#comment-711 The frills aren't visible to the naked eye. Remember, the body is about the diameter of a thin needle, the tentacles even smaller than that, and the frills even smaller than the tentacles! The pics are enlargements of close-ups, hundreds of times bigger than the animal in this case. The animal itself is barely visible unless it's tentacles are out. It's a bump smaller than the head of a pin. My photos matched a photo which was a magnification of Aiptasia. If I can find my source, I'll edit this comment to give it. Perhaps it is misidentified: it's hard to be sure when dealing with almost microscopic babies. The frills aren’t visible to the naked eye. Remember, the body is about the diameter of a thin needle, the tentacles even smaller than that, and the frills even smaller than the tentacles! The pics are enlargements of close-ups, hundreds of times bigger than the animal in this case. The animal itself is barely visible unless it’s tentacles are out. It’s a bump smaller than the head of a pin. My photos matched a photo which was a magnification of Aiptasia. If I can find my source, I’ll edit this comment to give it. Perhaps it is misidentified: it’s hard to be sure when dealing with almost microscopic babies.

]]> http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/my-birthday-sun-coral/#comment-710 Leroy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:57:59 +0000 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/?p=1719#comment-710 Those arnt aiptasia, aiptasia dont have smaller branching frills on the tenticles. That looks more like a anthelia of some sort Those arnt aiptasia, aiptasia dont have smaller branching frills on the tenticles. That looks more like a anthelia of some sort

]]> http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/im-a-baaad-reefkeeper/#comment-703 jeffry r. johnston Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:29:08 +0000 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/im-a-baaad-reefkeeper/#comment-703 This week will be better! Happy belated Labor Day! :-D This week will be better! Happy belated Labor Day!

]]> http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/the-creatures-and-i-are-on-facebook/#comment-697 jeffry r. johnston Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:41:04 +0000 http://nanoreef.wordpress.com/?p=1609#comment-697 We are a fan. :-) We are a fan.

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