Made2Rock
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Could be chocolate, life is like a box of chocolate you know
A Reef Tank in the Desert - +/- 1,400 gallon system
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Could be chocolate, life is like a box of chocolate you know
danfeig
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Thanks apayan!
danfeig
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Thanks guys! Maybe I can get Alex Trebek or Pat Sajak to be the host or moderator!
danfeig
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Lil Update
Lil Update
We are on a train from Boston to New York and so I had a little time to respond to some emails and update things. So we have been away for 11 days and everything seems to be going real smoothly at home. I go online several times each day to look at the tank.
Justin has been going by the house on Mondays and Fridays to change out my filter socks, wipe down the aquarium glass, add fresh saltwater to the mixing bin, check all my parameters, clean the skimmer, feed live brine shrimp to all tanks and make sure everything is good.
Our house keeper along with our house sitter has been doing a good job of feeding and checking on things.
I am able to see with my Apex when the fish room door is opened and closed. I am able to adjust my dosing pumps online when Justin has reported my water parameter results. I have also been able to monitor my temperature. I love my Apex Unit!
Speaking up temperature, it is supposed to be 113 degrees on Friday in Tucson! My water temperature has been staying between 75 - 78 degrees. I like it on the cooler side with the seahorses. I suspect with this weekends weather, it won't get below 76.
I have been spending a lot of time lately look at various forums trying to get an idea what I want to do with one of my QT's. I only have the two Sohals in one and they will be going into my main display once I return. At first I was thinking about a nem and clown tank. Now I am thinking about going with some small rare fish or anglers. Just can't decide.
Lil Update
We are on a train from Boston to New York and so I had a little time to respond to some emails and update things. So we have been away for 11 days and everything seems to be going real smoothly at home. I go online several times each day to look at the tank.
Justin has been going by the house on Mondays and Fridays to change out my filter socks, wipe down the aquarium glass, add fresh saltwater to the mixing bin, check all my parameters, clean the skimmer, feed live brine shrimp to all tanks and make sure everything is good.
Our house keeper along with our house sitter has been doing a good job of feeding and checking on things.
I am able to see with my Apex when the fish room door is opened and closed. I am able to adjust my dosing pumps online when Justin has reported my water parameter results. I have also been able to monitor my temperature. I love my Apex Unit!
Speaking up temperature, it is supposed to be 113 degrees on Friday in Tucson! My water temperature has been staying between 75 - 78 degrees. I like it on the cooler side with the seahorses. I suspect with this weekends weather, it won't get below 76.
I have been spending a lot of time lately look at various forums trying to get an idea what I want to do with one of my QT's. I only have the two Sohals in one and they will be going into my main display once I return. At first I was thinking about a nem and clown tank. Now I am thinking about going with some small rare fish or anglers. Just can't decide.
danfeig
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Eggs
Eggs
Any thoughts as to what these eggs might be from. I shot this picture before I left. They are on the back wall of the tank.
I was thinking at first they were some time of snail or crap as no fish are staying near them. I have others spread out in other areas of the back of my tank too.
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Eggs
Any thoughts as to what these eggs might be from. I shot this picture before I left. They are on the back wall of the tank.
I was thinking at first they were some time of snail or crap as no fish are staying near them. I have others spread out in other areas of the back of my tank too.
danfeig
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I don't think so. Knock on wood.... I have been very fortunate not to have any unwanted anemones.
phoenixstar89
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this is definitely the nicest tang collection I have ever seen. One day I'd love to get something this large setup. Have you ever thought of adding some large derasa or squamosas to help absorb up some of the nitrates? or a gigas if you could track one down.
danfeig
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Thanks phoenixstar!
While not very large I had a variety of clams.
It's not a surprise, my house sitter is feeding a little less while I am away and at this point in time I have zero Nitrates!
OK.. so... your house sitter held the line and put the tank on a diet... SO.... Your turn. (and mine too btw)
One pinch here one pinch there...
One cube here, one cube there....
Yeah... DIET... now if I can just do that to my self, I would be back to 110 pounds like when I graduated High School over 20 years ago.
danfeig
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I am definitely going to need that after I return from vacation. Sorry that I didn't have a chance to call you when we were in DC. It was hectic and non-stop from the moment we arrived.
coralreefdoc
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Any thoughts as to what these eggs might be from. I shot this picture before I left. They are on the back wall of the tank.
I was thinking at first they were some time of snail or crap as no fish are staying near them. I have others spread out in other areas of the back of my tank too.
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Snail egg capsules ... Neritidae sp. (Nerites) to be exact
danfeig
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I appreciate it Worm. Thanks!
danfeig
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That's it!
Thanks! I had been looking at snail eggs but didn't think to look into Nerites.
danfeig
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Dan,
Just seeing the tragic news regarding fires in AZIs the fire close to you? Do you have methods to wet down parameter of home and saltwater reserves don't count
Thank you very much for the concern.
It is definitely a big tragedy. Being away on vacation, I didn't read about it until the very next morning and was deeply saddened. Prescott is 4 hours away but other fires are burning much closer to us. This is our Monsoon season and we get a lot of Thunder & Lightening storms.
It was 113 today and things are very dry. I do have the brush surrounding our house removed a few times per year. The issue we'd have with any fire is the wind. Our house is in a canyon and with any fire, the wind would send sparks flying. I have too much land to wet down if there was a fire.
Hopefully, we will never have to deal with such a tragedy. Thanks for your concern.
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Reefing is my middle name
I too was concerned about your house, especially the fish tank, when I was watching the news. Glad all is well. Hope your vacation is going great as well also.
coralreefdoc
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You're welcome ... Anytime
If, in the future, you see more that have long, gel like/dense intricate trails of eggs, those are from the Cerith sp.
aquaph8
Love The Fish
Dan,
Just seeing the tragic news regarding fires in AZ
Such an awful story
We're getting some rain this morning finally, hopefully it's giving the firefighters some help.