McPuff
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Quick update: I added a few small frags from a local reefer (very generous!) and they are doing great. The milka stylo (originally from my tank) has grown quite a bit, encrusted fully, and is already splitting off new heads. The spongodes is also growing nicely. Several others also looking great!
The calothryx has almost entirely subsided. There are a couple little puff-balls that are hard to reach though it's hard to tell if they are turf algae or calothryx. Either way, no harm at this point. I did end up scooping out a bunch of sand so I could clean it off. That pretty much took care of the bloom I had in the sand. It's looking nice and white again. The rocks are back to purple and not brown and covered in sh*t. :0)
Finally had the chance to clean my skimmer pump and the return pump. Amazing how much difference a simple 10 minute cleaning will make. I had to turn down the return pump actually!
Tub/refugium - decided to make this into a lagoon instead of a refugium. Removed the MarsAqua grow light as I was just getting a ton of nuisance algae growing in there. Did a massive cleaning (again) in there, and then added a DIY LED light (using what I had available). I'll want to get something with better control because right now it's all constant current and VERY blue. Also made another live rock structure with the help of e-marco 400. I'll have to get some pics of this to post soon. It looks pretty cool to me so far! And it'll give me a good place to acclimate new fish and [eventually] put a trigger or two and puffer. Really looking forward to that!! It can also be used for frags (incoming or outgoing).
Finished 2 acrylic TTM tanks of 12x12" (~7.5 gal). This size is just about perfect for this purpose. Now I just need to get some fish into these things! I'll probably use a simple 20 gal for the QT after the TTM has completed. Then I can observe for external parasites and treat for internal parasites with medicated foods.
Last thing - the fish. Holy cow are they getting fat! I've been feeding a LOT more nori lately in hopes they could graze more often. They love it but the grazing is still mostly a gorging. The pyroferus tang is still a bit skinny so I decided to feed some frozen food soaked in metronidazole just in case it had/has something in its gut. It has been putting on weight, just slowly. The drugs won't hurt so I figured it was worth the effort. The tiny naso tang is finally starting to put on some size as well. Have had it more than a year now but it's reached the "turning point" in my opinion, where it is very wide and will probably start to shoot up in size quickly. Its colors are also coming in very nicely.
The calothryx has almost entirely subsided. There are a couple little puff-balls that are hard to reach though it's hard to tell if they are turf algae or calothryx. Either way, no harm at this point. I did end up scooping out a bunch of sand so I could clean it off. That pretty much took care of the bloom I had in the sand. It's looking nice and white again. The rocks are back to purple and not brown and covered in sh*t. :0)
Finally had the chance to clean my skimmer pump and the return pump. Amazing how much difference a simple 10 minute cleaning will make. I had to turn down the return pump actually!
Tub/refugium - decided to make this into a lagoon instead of a refugium. Removed the MarsAqua grow light as I was just getting a ton of nuisance algae growing in there. Did a massive cleaning (again) in there, and then added a DIY LED light (using what I had available). I'll want to get something with better control because right now it's all constant current and VERY blue. Also made another live rock structure with the help of e-marco 400. I'll have to get some pics of this to post soon. It looks pretty cool to me so far! And it'll give me a good place to acclimate new fish and [eventually] put a trigger or two and puffer. Really looking forward to that!! It can also be used for frags (incoming or outgoing).
Finished 2 acrylic TTM tanks of 12x12" (~7.5 gal). This size is just about perfect for this purpose. Now I just need to get some fish into these things! I'll probably use a simple 20 gal for the QT after the TTM has completed. Then I can observe for external parasites and treat for internal parasites with medicated foods.
Last thing - the fish. Holy cow are they getting fat! I've been feeding a LOT more nori lately in hopes they could graze more often. They love it but the grazing is still mostly a gorging. The pyroferus tang is still a bit skinny so I decided to feed some frozen food soaked in metronidazole just in case it had/has something in its gut. It has been putting on weight, just slowly. The drugs won't hurt so I figured it was worth the effort. The tiny naso tang is finally starting to put on some size as well. Have had it more than a year now but it's reached the "turning point" in my opinion, where it is very wide and will probably start to shoot up in size quickly. Its colors are also coming in very nicely.
