Out With The Old, In With The New (New Build)
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shred5
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There is allot of good aqua-cultured rock even though it varies from place to place and it seems time of the year...
Gulfview seems to have more halimeda.
Tampabay ships mainly airfreight under water but seems to have more sponges and corals.
KP Aquatics seems to in between the two above.
Another I have been hearing good stuff about is Salty Bottom..
I couldn't read any further after I read kids in college. Man you are old Griss. It's been many years since we made Guacamole that one Saturday.
Yes, I am old. Good to see you man.
Yellow Sponge & Pistol Shrimp Shed
I saw this shed from a Pistol Shrimp about a week ago. Never heard any popping or saw indications of a pistol that survived. However, this past Saturday, I heard the distinctive popping of a pistol on several occassions.
FTS from 5/7/18. A week ago I added the follwoing: (3) Astrea from the old tank, (2) Mexican Turbos, (6) Blue Leg Hermits, and (1) Emerald Crab. With their help and water changes, the algae bloom is slowly clearing up and the tank looks much cleaner today.
As of yesterday, Ammonia & Nitrites are still at zero and Nitrates are down to 1.
I plan to add more snails (including Nassarius) and hermits along with some Peppermint Shrimp. I'll relocate the Caribbean Hawkfish (if I can catch him, he's proven very elusive).
I also noticed what I believe is a Chiton crawling around the back glass, but was unable to get a good picture due to the angle.
I saw this shed from a Pistol Shrimp about a week ago. Never heard any popping or saw indications of a pistol that survived. However, this past Saturday, I heard the distinctive popping of a pistol on several occassions.
FTS from 5/7/18. A week ago I added the follwoing: (3) Astrea from the old tank, (2) Mexican Turbos, (6) Blue Leg Hermits, and (1) Emerald Crab. With their help and water changes, the algae bloom is slowly clearing up and the tank looks much cleaner today.
As of yesterday, Ammonia & Nitrites are still at zero and Nitrates are down to 1.
I plan to add more snails (including Nassarius) and hermits along with some Peppermint Shrimp. I'll relocate the Caribbean Hawkfish (if I can catch him, he's proven very elusive).
I also noticed what I believe is a Chiton crawling around the back glass, but was unable to get a good picture due to the angle.
Curlique Anemone (Noticed a second one in the tank this weekend)
IME, you want to try to remove this now. They do not reproduce as fast aas the super invasive standard aiptasia but it will become a problem. They look nicet than regular aiptasia but they will still divide, spread, and sting your coral. I have had sections of large Zoa colonies die off and montipora edges get tissue necrosis.
Other than that the rock looks great, I hope your coral hitchhikers survive any cycle!
Any time brother. Just let me know. And, I need to get down to your place to check out your tanks in person as well.
Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.
