Smooth's 29 gallon build!

[SmoothSmoke]

Very sorry about the gramma.

I wish I knew what did him in. Im wondering if he was already sick. Im thinking he was just too stressed out.

 

[vlangel]

I wish I knew what did him in. Im wondering if he was already sick. Im thinking he was just too stressed out.

Did he ever eat for you? When they never settle in I agree with you, they are just stressed out and sickly. If I lose fish, it is usually in the first 2 weeks. After that they live forever!

 

[JerSaint]

Bummer on the gramma and diatoms. But good stuff on the coralline.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Did he ever eat for you? When they never settle in I agree with you, they are just stressed out and sickly. If I lose fish, it is usually in the first 2 weeks. After that they live forever!

Yeah he ate a tiny bit for 2 days. Thing is that he was super skittish. He would dart out of the cave and retreat immediately. The night before he passed he didnt come out for food. Next morning he was found dead

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Bummer on the gramma and diatoms. But good stuff on the coralline.

The live rock i used to seed had some coralline on it already. But growth seems to have doubled this past week.

Is the red cyano?

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Skimmer is starting to kick butt. Pulling lots of junk. The SCA-301 is well worth the price. Took almost 2 weeks to break in.

All my parameters are optimal. So I went and picked up 3 small frags.


Ricordea

Stylophora

Bicolor Hammer

FTS

 

[vlangel]

Wow, you aren't kidding about the skimmer! Nice.

 

[JerSaint]

Corals are looking good. I looked at the SCA-301 but ended up not having an sump to run it in. It looks like it is a good option at a great price! I am looking forward too seeing the growth you will have with your new pieces.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Thanks Dawn and JS!
Picked up a new mini colony zoa up yesterday, 50 polyps or so. I fragged it down into 3 separate pieces. 25-30 polyps, 15 polyps, 6 polyps. Not sure of the name of this zoa.

Here is the bigger of the 3.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Checked all my levels again today. My diatom bloom lasted all but 1 day. A few trochus snails made quick work of that I do have some diatoms on the sandbed. But these snails do not like cleaning up the sand bed. I'm surprised I haven't really gotten a case of the "uglies" just yet.

SG = 1.024
PH = 7.8
Phosphates = 0 to .25ppm (test color is in between both points, API)
Alkalinity = 9 dkh
Calcium = 480
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 5ppm

 

[vlangel]

Not all aquariums get real ugly, diatoms feed on the silicates in the sand and glass of the aquarium. Once the silicates are used up then that stage is over.

 

[Pete polyp]

Thanks Dawn and JS!
Picked up a new mini colony zoa up yesterday, 50 polyps or so. I fragged it down into 3 separate pieces. 25-30 polyps, 15 polyps, 6 polyps. Not sure of the name of this zoa.

Here is the bigger of the 3.

The glow of that candy cane on the rock is killer!

 

[SmoothSmoke]

The glow of that candy cane on the rock is killer!

Probably my favorite. Its doing very well and bigger. I may have to move it to give it more room away from the rock.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

FTS update. Added a few tiny frags. All levels are perfect. A tad of hair algae now. Hoping its part of the new tank blues.

 

[vlangel]

Wow, those yellow and oranges really glow in that lighting! Very cool.

 

[revhtree]

Looking good!

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Thanks!!!! Im using a photo gel to take pics.

Here is a closeup of my Blondie frag.

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Closeups

 

[SmoothSmoke]

Starting to get some coralline on the dry rock now.

 

[vlangel]

Good for you!