Hello, Geezer coming back to this forum. Paul B

[Paul B]

So I finally broke down and took out my vintage microscope that I got from Galileo to see what this stuff is that is growing all over my tank in ugly strands which I thought was an evil algae. But like some people told me, it is dino's. Millions of them (I counted).

I took this from just putting my finger in the floating gunk on the water surface.

View attachment 98122

I know it looks like the moon, but it isn't. They are dinos and they are alive, well and doing the macarana all over my tank. I find them rather interesting but they are beginning to bore me. I want to leave them there a little while longer until I am totally sure there is no more invasive sponge in my tank and these guys will smother anything trying to encrust on the rocks.

Soon I will change out this ASW which I am not thrilled with and again fill my tank with nice slightly polluted New York real seawater which should eliminate these guys. I think it's the sauerkraut water from the Hot Dog carts that does it.

In spite of all these dino's the tank is doing very well and the corals look great. I have about 44 fish but most of them are tiny so they are very hard to count, sort of like counting dino's.

 

[JohnL]

I think it's the sauerkraut water from the Hot Dog carts that does it.

Lol

 

[Paul B]

My Doctor called me today to say he has my MRI. It seems the two tendons that hold my arm on my shoulder are both completely torn off the bone and that is bone on bone. My bicep is also shredded like cottage cheese. So if I turn fast my arm may fly off and hit someone casually walking by.

He said he is surprised I can move my arm at all. So my surgery is set for about 8 weeks from now and I will be getting a Brand new shiny aluminum shoulder most likely from Home Depot.

Now I go for (I think) a CAT scan so I may have to bring my Daughters cat. They need that to see how to build the artificial shoulder joint. This will be I think my 8th shoulder surgery and I also think my 33rd surgery in all. I am going for a record.

I already have a new knee which I am very happy with

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

I guess we better go looking for those Amphipods pretty soon then.
Aluminum pits with saltwater.

 

[Paul B]

Morning walk

 

[Paul B]

I think these guys are spawning in the back of the tank. Possum wrasse is watching

 

[Paul B]

Yesterday morning at 6:15 I walked down to the beach with a bucket. I knew it would be low tide at 7:30 and I was early but thats when I do my morning walks. I also like to watch the sunrise before the rest of the world gets up and I get back home when most people are still sleeping.

The tide was somewhat low and there were exposed rocks at the shore so I decided to try to collect.
The first rock I lifted surprised me with hundreds of amphipods which I quickly swirled in a bucket of sea water. Then another and another. In 5 minutes I had thousands of amphipods and I assume millions of "free" copepods along with healthy mud full of bacteria.



I strained out most of the very fine mud and seaweed but kept everything else. I put it all in a small container and submerged it in my tank. I did that because I didn't want all the rocks and gravel I collected, just the bacteria and pods.

For hours they left the container and darted all over the tank. I also "shot" a bunch of the larger, "breeder" amphipods with eggs into my reverse undergravel filter where they will spawn. Even though these amphipods are from New York, they continuously spawn in my tank. I still find them from last year under the rocks. They make excellent scavengers and fish food and the bacteria keeps the tank healthy.

I took pictures and video's but I can't access those on this computer. When I get a minute, I will download them. I also twisted my ankle yesterday helping out a friend and between that and my broken shoulder, it takes me a little time to do some things right now.

 

[JohnL]

twisted my ankle

Ouch. I hope it's better soon.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

I guess we better make a date soon before I have to start looking for pieces of Paul on the beach!

 

[Paul B]

Me too. Between my broken left shoulder and my twisted left ankle, I keep tilting to the right.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

This week is all used up.
How does next week sound to you?

 

[Paul B]

I have to check the tide tables.

This was the sunrise yesterday when I went to the beach to collect amphipods.
I have a video but it is sideways and I don't

know how to put it on U Tube like that.

 

[Paul B]

Let me try that.

 

[Paul B]

I turned it over in my phone but it is still sideways on my computer. I am sure it is something stupid I am doing so I will try again later.

 

[Paul B]

I kind of like this whisky so maybe I will pick up a bottle or two.
I also use it to clean my skimmer cup

 

[Paul B]

I am so happy. For a week I couldn't find my favorite fish. This girl.


He was always in the front of the tank begging for food and I looked for her every day with a flashlight under the rocks and on the floor.

Just now, I see her in a new home under the rocks.

Make believe you see a picture of a red waspfish here. I can't find my picture reducing app to put the picture here

 

[Paul B]

Pods I collected at the beach. There are thousands of them

 

[Paul B]

Morning walk

 

[albano]

Pods I collected at the beach. There are thousands of them

View attachment 32386339

Hard to count them without the white lights!

 

[Paul B]

That picture is after 20 minutes of them swimming into my tank from that small container.