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Long polyp green toadstool - might be a weeping willow (I don’t remember exactly what I bought it as, I think just a long polyp).
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Double checked—Pretty sure it’s a long polyp green toadstool
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Online somewhere or through a LFS?
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Through a local coral vendor called Ultimate Corals. They have a website too with some really nice frags and colonies!
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Added the Hawkfish!
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Royal gramma up and disappeared, adding to the trend of fish that strangely vanish in my aquarium. Glad that problem no longer exists… 
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Well, this time the gramma actually showed up! However, this scar on his face indicates that it may have been attacked, which would explain why it went into hiding. Gonna have to get him into quarantine and treat antibiotics, then figure out who the aggressor is.
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Dang, that looks pretty nasty...any suspects off the top of your head?Well, this time the gramma actually showed up! However, this scar on his face indicates that it may have been attacked, which would explain why it went into hiding. Gonna have to get him into quarantine and treat antibiotics, then figure out who the aggressor is.
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Yeah, I think it’s the orange spotted blenny. He chases down any fish that go near his territory, and the royal gramma tends to stay a little too close to his cave. Ever since the incident the gramma has been very shy around other fish though.
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Added the clownfish today!
Thankfully, I haven’t seen much aggression issues since the royal gramma incident! I’m hoping that with the fish more settled in, there will be less issues regarding territories. We’ll see how things go with the clown, though I doubt there will be much an issue, assuming it picks the anemone as its territory.
Thankfully, I haven’t seen much aggression issues since the royal gramma incident! I’m hoping that with the fish more settled in, there will be less issues regarding territories. We’ll see how things go with the clown, though I doubt there will be much an issue, assuming it picks the anemone as its territory.
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I love this fish such a personalityAdded the Hawkfish!
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Those Duncan's are freaking awesome! I have never kept them before. But I plan to have them be one of the first corals I add to my new build!Added the clownfish today!
Thankfully, I haven’t seen much aggression issues since the royal gramma incident! I’m hoping that with the fish more settled in, there will be less issues regarding territories. We’ll see how things go with the clown, though I doubt there will be much an issue, assuming it picks the anemone as its territory.
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Well, I was impuslive today. Bought a 24k torch that was on sale at the LFS. All I can say is that I’d better be 100% confident in my tank!
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Pics or it didn't happen!
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All in due time! Right now it’s still closed up from the transfer so isn’t much to look at. Also, it may be slightly bleached, so getting it nice and colorful will be a bit of a project!
But, here it is at the moment!!
But, here it is at the moment!!
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Yeah…definitely a bit bleached, which is rather disappointing based on the price I paid for it. Given the right amount of care though, I’m sure I can get it colored up!
To the left is a new hammer, which is looking great!
To the left is a new hammer, which is looking great!
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Sadly the torch coral died. Not sure if I could have done anything differently, or if it was just in too rough a state to begin with. The store was kind enough to offer credit for the loss, which I can always use to try again when the time is right.
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That's pretty cool they gave you credit. My LFS offers no garauntees on coral and inverts and only a 24 hr 50% garauntee on fish.
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A quick update—I wound up moving the “dead” torch into the Fluval, and did repeated iodine dips—at that point it was already covered in brown slime, similar to how my green torch colony looked upon death. This time, I decided to just keep dipping and testing my luck. To my surprise, two of the heads actually rebounded, and are now fully extended (though still bleached)!
This made me wonder if the Fluval’s conditions are slightly better, and decided to move the hammer and psammocora, which were both fairing decently, into the Fluval as well. They have doubled in polyp extension since. Decided to test both tanks and found out that the fluval’s alk reading nearly doubles the 40B (yikes!). While my dosing schedule for both is nearly the same, my water change schedule for the Fluval is significantly less frequent than it is with the 40. So I think moving forward I will be doing less water changes, and seeing if alk remains more stable that way.
Also, here are some other photos!
This made me wonder if the Fluval’s conditions are slightly better, and decided to move the hammer and psammocora, which were both fairing decently, into the Fluval as well. They have doubled in polyp extension since. Decided to test both tanks and found out that the fluval’s alk reading nearly doubles the 40B (yikes!). While my dosing schedule for both is nearly the same, my water change schedule for the Fluval is significantly less frequent than it is with the 40. So I think moving forward I will be doing less water changes, and seeing if alk remains more stable that way.
Also, here are some other photos!
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Clown getting friendly with the toadstool:
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