3 week old tank pics

[JCnflies]

This is probably the last thing you guys want to see, but you have helped me a lot, so I figured I'd post where we are at so far. Thankfully all of the water parameters are right on - except temp. But the highest it gets is 83 now and I am learning wahat has the biggest impact - the sun! Part of the day sees sunshine hittiong the short side of the tank. Now I keep the blinds down.

Two pics of my tough as nails foxface. I put him in the day I stocked my LR (learned too late that was a no - no) and the tank temp on day 2 hit 90! A couple of days later, he got stuck when one of the powerhead covers fell and he even survived that. He's a tough one! His color fades a bit when he sees the camera and he seeks cover - usually he is cruising the tank and picking at algae.

My blackcap basslet is tough to get agood picture of. I can see him a lot now, but he doesn't go too far from his cave. If he ses the camera he withdraws into it.

I have a cool cleaner shrimp. I have yet to see him clean a fish. I thought he was trying to get to the foxface once, but the foxface swam away. Did you ever see t hese guys eat? It's pretty cool! His real color is a much deeper yellow - I'm not sure why the camera lightened it so much....... maybe the flash shoots through the body?

I have a lot of this lavendar stuff growing on the rocks; in fact, I have 3 different shades of purple!

Thanks again for all of the help

 

[jnfallon]

Lookin real good. Take lots of pics, its fun to look back. Tank should color up really well over the next few month. Watch the alk and maybe dose 2 part to boost the coralline.

I'd watch the 83 degrees thing, that seems high to me. I have mine hovering about 78, and have the controller set to kill the lights at 82 (half off) and 83 (all off). Others might feel differently, but I lost a big tort when the water hit 85 during the heat wave. I like to have room for error.

 

[JCnflies]

Thx? Do you mean I sholuld put in twice as much alkaline only or twice as much of both the alkaline and calcium parts? ThxHow do you get a device to control the lights? Thx.

 

[eboonaman]

I have a lot of this lavendar stuff growing on the rocks; in fact, I have 3 different shades of purple!

that is coraline algae which is good,
tank looks good :thumbsup:
chuck