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General
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| Name: |
Debra Berlin ( DLBerlin ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Epicystis crucifera
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=33835
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| Spawn Date: |
04/09/2007 |
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Time of Spawn: |
unknown spawn date estimated
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80
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PH: |
8.2
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Salinity: |
1.026
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Size:
( Gallons) |
300
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Dimensions: |
96 X
24 X
30
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Lighting:
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3x250w MH XM 10k
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Lighting Shedule:
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approx 10hrs per day daylights and 3 hrs per day dusk/dawn total 13 hrs per day
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Filtration:
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
5"
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Size of Male: |
7"
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
6+ yrs
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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approx 8 mo
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Feeding
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Food: |
Mysis, krill, Cyclop-eeze, Golden Pearls, freeze dried copepods and rotifers, Spirulina algae flake,Spectrum pellets, chopped raw shrimp, selcon, naturose astaxanthin powder. Usually mixed up and fed with turkey baster
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Feeding Schedule:
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2-3 times a week plus daily fish feedings
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Egg Details
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Size: |
unseen
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Color: |
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Quantity: |
unseen
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Description:
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Location:
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300g mixed reef with 120g sump/refuge combo with live sand, chaeto, protein skimmer
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Other Details:
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http://www.michiganreefers.com/forums/advanced-topics/47430-epicystis-crucifer-flower-anemone-sexual-reproduction.html
Approx 31 offspring survived, several sold to an LFS and local reefers, and 9 remain in my system. The original broodstock passed from a suspected bacterial infection that also affected my Haddoni, but the Haddoni recovered with antibiotic treatment.
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