00W's AIO Smorgasbord

kevgib67 · Mar 30, 2025

I just added reef chili and phyto to the tank and my little porcelain crabs fans are moving supersonic!

smitten with ocean life · Mar 30, 2025

kale chips? sounds interesting!

Imrahilwjz · Mar 30, 2025

The big rabbitfish has taken to hiding at the bottom of the tower during the day. He was out swimming this morning, but goes under there the rest of the day. He looks okay and ate aggressively this morning, but didn't come out when I fed this afternoon. I squirted food into the "rock portal" and then peeked through the bottom of the tower and I can tell he is grabbing the food.

Calmwaters · Mar 30, 2025

smitten with ocean life said:
kale chips? sounds interesting!

They turned out really good and are so easy to make!

kevgib67 · Mar 30, 2025

@WalkerLovesTheOcean , any pictures of your haul?

Calmwaters · Mar 30, 2025

@smitten with ocean life all you do is wash them then shake off any excess water, then tear the leafs off the stems and put them in a big bowl, the recipe said about 2 inches for each chunk but I didn't worry about that part, after that toss them in a little olive oil, then lay them out in a single layer on a baking pan sprinkle them with salt, put them in the oven then turn it on to 300. Once the oven is at 300 cook for 5 minutes then turn the oven off but leave the kale in there until the oven cools off. You might have to repeat the last step until they are as crispy as you want them it took me two times to get them how I wanted them. You do not preheat the oven.

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 30, 2025

kevgib67 said:
@WalkerLovesTheOcean , any pictures of your haul?

Sorry! The LFS was 2 hours away, and we hit some traffic! I just got the clam in after a long acclimation, so he's not that open... yet! Better pics will come tomorrow!

The clam is so sensitive, even if a fish swims by he retracts! But that means that he's healthy!

Imrahilwjz · Mar 30, 2025

The hermit crab has been less active and when I put half a silverside in the refugium it felt colder than normal. I have a second Finnex 300W heater which I added to the tank after that. It's digital display said 74 degrees and it's been creeping up ever since (set to 78). I also added a power head to mix the water in the tank more thoroughly.
Sorry. I can't find any of my brighter flashlights so the pictures aren't great.

kevgib67 · Mar 30, 2025

WalkerLovesTheOcean said:
Sorry! The LFS was 2 hours away, and we hit some traffic! I just got the clam in after a long acclimation, so he's not that open... yet! Better pics will come tomorrow!

The clam is so sensitive, even if a fish swims by he retracts! But that means that he's healthy!

Nice haul Walker, I want clams so bad. I tried a derosa my first go round and a squamosa in this tank but neither worked out. Fingers crossed when I upgrade.