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Posted: June 05 2004 at 11:22am |
What is a Sea Apple?
Does anyone have a picture of one?
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 11:33am |
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 11:58am |
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Pretty much a glorified filter-feeding sea cuke.
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 12:10pm |
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Thanks for the quick answers!
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 2:18pm |
Sea Apples can cause big problems very fast, before the hobbyist even has time to respond.
I advise against them unless the tank is:
1) over 100 gal. and
2) over a year old and
3) has a kick  skimmer.
Then they need some good nutrients to feed on and water inlets need to have a larger strainer around them to prevent the stupid animal from getting itself wrapped up in it. If they don't die within the first month or two, most of these animals just waste away. In other words, they slowly starve to death.
If anyone here has had one for more than a year, please speak up and tell us what you believe has made it last that long.
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 10:01pm |
Bingo!!! 3 years and counting... mature system, DIY kick skimmer and I run only carbon 24/7. Screen all powerheads inlets. I run a refugium with chaeto in one chamber and grape caulerpa in the second(Lit 16 hpd... opposite of show tank). I use a dsb in the first and a plenum in the second, as well. I do a monthly water change of 20-25%. I dose only with those thing I can test for... basically just calc and alk... as for everything else, it's pretty replenished with water changes(Calcium reactor should be complete and running, soon... I hope). I feed only 3x's per week(M,TH,Sat) 2 tsp home made fish mush and just reduced using cyclop-eeze to 1 small pinch every Monday while feeding the fish mush. That's about it. I also have a pink/green filter feeding cuke that's been in the tank for 2+ years... still looks great!
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 10:15pm |
BTW... here's a couple of pics...
pink/green cuke.
sea apple.
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Posted: June 05 2004 at 10:18pm |
Alright!  That's fantastic! So the reef tank that's set up right can keep them alive.
Way to go Reptoreef. 
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Posted: June 06 2004 at 2:47pm |
 Mark Peterson wrote:
Sea Apples can cause big problems very fast, before the hobbyist even has time to respond.
I advise against them unless the tank is:
1) over 100 gal. and
2) over a year old and
3) has a kick skimmer.
Then they need some good nutrients to feed on and water inlets need to have a larger strainer around them to prevent the stupid animal from getting itself wrapped up in it. If they don't die within the first month or two, most of these animals just waste away. In other words, they slowly starve to death.
If anyone here has had one for more than a year, please speak up and tell us what you believe has made it last that long. |
I had a Sea Apple for about 2 years until I sold it (I wish I could remember who I sold it to). It was in a 60 gallon reef with no skimmer. It had been setup for a couple of years before I added it. I believe that my success was due to regular feedings.
I think the scary thing about Sea Apples are what happens to your aquarium if they die? With so much flesh they can quickly pollute and crash your tank.
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Posted: June 07 2004 at 8:00am |
Jake Pehrson wrote:
I believe that my success was due to regular feedings.
I think the scary thing about Sea Apples are what happens to your aquarium if they die? With so much flesh they can quickly pollute and crash your tank.
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I find it mind boggling to think that Jake had a tank he regularly fed.
Adam
(and I find them scary just like Jake)
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Posted: June 07 2004 at 8:37am |
| Adam Blundell
I find it mind boggling to think that Jake had a tank he regularly fed.
Adam
(and I find them scary just like Jake)
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Oh, when I said regular I meant every once in a while.
No, really. I would target feed him every couple of days. |
Oh, when I said regular I meant every once in a while.
No, really. I would target feed him every couple of days.
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Posted: June 07 2004 at 12:10pm |
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I've never target fed.
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