Xavier's 120 Gallon Journal

[gemini aquarius(t)]

Update:
Algea is taking over... green algae. everywhere. Cant.. See... Fishes...

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

12/31/11
Added carbon yesterday.
algea is looking thinner.
All coral and fish look good.

Basslet is showing its face occasionally.

Need to do a water change soon. pics soon too

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

New Year Update
1/2/12

Water change today. 15 gallons.

Everything is looking pretty healthy.
I added one more Koralia 1050 to the tank in hopes of ridding the tank of the small cyno problem it is starting.
The tank now has 6 Koralias and a return pump.

I need to upgrade the return pump from the Rio it is running now, and use the Rio 2100 for an ATS pump.
That should happen sometime in the next month.
Still fighting the green algae that is growing ridiculously fast on the glass. (I have to mag float it once a day)

But here are some pics from right after the water change, and pump addition.

 

[thebanker]

What is that on the glass, looks like a zig-zag? Eggs from something? A worm?

 

[jg210302]

Good looking tank, I was going to ask the same thing about the zig zag?

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

I think it is snail eggs

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

Update 1/5/12:
Went to Ali's Amazing reefs today and picked up a cleaner shrimp, a coco worm that needs to recover, and 10 snails.
Pics soon

 

[gofor100]

Update 1/5/12:
Went to Ali's Amazing reefs today and picked up a cleaner shrimp, a coco worm that needs to recover, and 10 snails.
Pics soon

I don't go to Ali's enough... his place needs to be a regular stop for me, but I think I lose track of time staring into his tanks. Great place and great guy!

Glad your tank is moving along.

-Chad

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

Thanks man. I need to go there more often too! That was my first time in years

 

[thebanker]

Guess who has a $25 gift certificate to Capistrano Reef in his pocket? Hint: the answer is me.

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

Guess who has a $25 American express gift card they are going
To use with you at Capistrano Reef!

Hint: the answer is me

 

[thebanker]

Ohhhhh touche sir.

But is your gift certificate autographed by one Ron Johncola? Mine is. It appears to be an authentic.

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

No... It isn't

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

See you there around 18:17 o'clock?

 

[thebanker]

18:17 indeed.

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

It's a date. We should pool our cards and get a 50 dollar coral, then frag it

 

[thebanker]

Not a bad idea.

I was actually considering getting some activated carbon (borrrrrrrrrrringgggggggggg) or something for my nano.

But if we find a fraggable thing, lets frag it.

 

[gofor100]

But if we find a fraggable thing, lets frag it.

People should do this more often... but then again, whoever cuts the frag has to let the other one pick their piece!

-Chad

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

Haha I was about to joke about how you're probably going to buy something stupid like carbon..

Sounds like a plan. I have a little extra carbon for your nano

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

People should do this more often... but then again, whoever cuts the frag has to let the other one pick their piece!

-Chad

That's not a huge deal though. Most corals you frag are still cool. Haha he would get the smaller piece cause it will actually grow in his tank.