jnowell
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Yep, that's the one Kathy! OK Steph, now you are official, post away! 
Well, it's the end of day 5, and only one loss today. I actually saw several of them eating the dry food tonight, I added a little more this time just to see, because it was time to clean their tank anyways. This is crazy, eating dry food at day 5 before ever even seeing any artemia?!?
It's a good thing too, cause my rotifer culture was almost depleted tonight. I fed three "scoops" (after they missed their lunch) and two hours later, I could hardly find a rotifer. I held my 10X loupe up to the glass and watched, and saw maybe two per second! It was still two hours before lights out, so I fed three more scoops, and some more dry food. They had just about cleaned that out when I cleaned the tank. I added another scoop after the lights went out (but there weren't many in it), and put quite a bit of phyto in there, so maybe they'll get a chance to re-populate a bit before morning.
With this many fry, I can't keep up with only one ten gallon culture. My phyto is barely holding also, today I had to pull one that wasn't as green as I like, just so i had something to feed the rotifer culture. I also borrowed 3 - 20 oz. bottles of phyto from my freind here who is keeping a culture going to feed his reef, and as a back for me. I may have to double up on Phyto, and add another ten gallon rotifer culture before the next hatch...which should be next Wed. or Thursday.
I REALLY need to get my grow out system online, but am having a terrible time trying to drill tanks, can't afford the return pump, sand, salt, and everything else I need to get it ready. I may have to skip a hatch or two until my bank account can catch up! I'm thinking it will at least all pay off in the long run, and granted I did jump into it all pretty fast (I have a habit of that).
Well, it's the end of day 5, and only one loss today. I actually saw several of them eating the dry food tonight, I added a little more this time just to see, because it was time to clean their tank anyways. This is crazy, eating dry food at day 5 before ever even seeing any artemia?!?
It's a good thing too, cause my rotifer culture was almost depleted tonight. I fed three "scoops" (after they missed their lunch) and two hours later, I could hardly find a rotifer. I held my 10X loupe up to the glass and watched, and saw maybe two per second! It was still two hours before lights out, so I fed three more scoops, and some more dry food. They had just about cleaned that out when I cleaned the tank. I added another scoop after the lights went out (but there weren't many in it), and put quite a bit of phyto in there, so maybe they'll get a chance to re-populate a bit before morning.
With this many fry, I can't keep up with only one ten gallon culture. My phyto is barely holding also, today I had to pull one that wasn't as green as I like, just so i had something to feed the rotifer culture. I also borrowed 3 - 20 oz. bottles of phyto from my freind here who is keeping a culture going to feed his reef, and as a back for me. I may have to double up on Phyto, and add another ten gallon rotifer culture before the next hatch...which should be next Wed. or Thursday.
I REALLY need to get my grow out system online, but am having a terrible time trying to drill tanks, can't afford the return pump, sand, salt, and everything else I need to get it ready. I may have to skip a hatch or two until my bank account can catch up! I'm thinking it will at least all pay off in the long run, and granted I did jump into it all pretty fast (I have a habit of that).
Still quite a few alive, but it seems like less than half what I had happy and healthy last night. When will I learn to leave well enough alone....
I never really had that much faith in Murphy's law...until now! I keep going back to your "benign neglect" post. Maybe I'll make a flow chart, something like:
