Rebuild and recovery of a dead tank

[Misled]

It may be an encrusting variety. Any yes, things look very good. I'm having some cake.

 

[griss]

It may be an encrusting variety. Any yes, things look very good. I'm having some cake.

Did Marie Antoinette provide you that cake

 

[Misled]

Nope, Pepperidge Farms.

 

[jason2459]

Here's my other Gregorian with its nightly closure.

 

[jason2459]

Cleaned the Turbo ATS today. I'm liking the growth so far after starting it back up. Doesn't look like much until I clean it off both sides. Remember this is an over sized screen for my tank and I have two of them.

I swipe it down with the shim you see in the picture below and scrub the very top with the brush to help keep the water flow even across it.

Before cleaning.



After




And replaced the zip tie with a reusable one

 

[jason2459]

Just watched my blenny sit for a cleaning for a good 15 minutes. Don't think I've ever seen a fish sit that long for one.

 

[jason2459]

I didn't buy these two as a mated pair and didn't expect them to hang out together but they've been together non stop.

 

[jason2459]

Oh and I did get these the other day but don't think I posted them



Frog spawn




And a torch

 

[jason2459]

 

[griss]

Nice on all fronts Jason.

 

[jason2459]

Thanks, still figuring out what I want to add next. I think I'd still like a leather. I was thinking yellow Fiji but I'm looking at some really pretty toadstool's with long neon polyps.

 

[Misled]

The Fiji's tend to be a slower grower. But the yellow in them is pretty sweet. Neons can grow pretty quick, but the green, (depending on your lighting) can be incredible. On my softy tanks, I kept both.

 

[griss]

Back in the day, smiller had the sweetest yellow Fiji and @Nanook had a frag from him.

 

[jason2459]

That did not make my decision any easier.

 

[jason2459]

But my mushroom problem is solved. I just need about a 1000 more tuxedo urchins

 

[griss]

But my mushroom problem is solved. I just need about a 1000 more tuxedo urchins

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[jason2459]

Kinda silly but I can't help but peak into the WSR ATS with how easy it is to slide the lights up to get a view



First week after seeding

 

[jason2459]

Well, my tangs have decided they like the taste of the corky polyps. I may have to remove it if they keep it up.

 

[jason2459]

Here's that poor corky. I moved it and kind of put it out of the way hoping that may help but doubt it.

I did pick up a tiny royal gramma. I tried one before in my 180. I never saw it again after putting it in. That was a long time ago. Luckily this one has picked a hole on a side of the tank i can see.

 

[griss]

Nice I love grammas.