125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

[billyocean]

Have to order some myself and set up a doser for a Vaca. I think once you hit the sweet spot for phos you will see a decrease in nitrates as well. So be sure you test those also

You will but it's not that fast..neo nitro is what I use but there are cheaper alternatives if your system requires a ton. Also, check after W/C.

 

[Stang67]

You will but it's not that fast..neo nitro is what I use but there are cheaper alternatives if your system requires a ton. Also, check after W/C.

Not there yet taking it slow.

 

[Mschmidt]

Merry Christmas!
Double post. It's early.

 

[tbrown]

Have to order some myself and set up a doser for a Vaca. I think once you hit the sweet spot for phos you will see a decrease in nitrates as well. So be sure you test those also

Yep! Sitting at 30 right now.

 

[tbrown]

Couple of newbies. Free fish (up to $20) for my birthday so I decided on a Two Spot goby. I'll probably grab him a Pistol Shrimp next time I see one.

Also, a few Aiptasia showing up so...

 

[tbrown]

I caught one! Didn't let the Bower eat this baby! So to me it looks like an Alveopora rather than a torch but people have posted several of similar looks beasts as torch babies. Pretty sure I've got an Alveopora polyp here. Whether it's a baby Alve or a polyp that broke free, I'm not sure. We'll see if it attached to the plug or not over the next couple of days. If it does... Woohoo!

Also, it only has 11 lashes instead of the typical 12 for an Alveopora...

 

[tbrown]

$3 Zoas.

 

[Mschmidt]

$3 Zoas.

worth it.

 

[tbrown]

worth it.

I figured. The one I think is Utter Chaos. They grow fast and crazy. The other I'm not sure of.

 

[tbrown]

So my Twin Spot and Lawnmower Blenny decided to bond. They're currently digging out the entire underside of my GSP rock.

 

[Stang67]

So my Twin Spot and Lawnmower Blenny decided to bond. They're currently digging out the entire underside of my GSP rock.

Bob the builder and his friend Jose.

 

[Mschmidt]

So my Twin Spot and Lawnmower Blenny decided to bond. They're currently digging out the entire underside of my GSP rock.

They have so much room for activities!

 

[tbrown]

He gets right up on the front glass so my camera can't focus... He matches my sand almost exactly too...

 

[tbrown]

There! He posed in a good spot.

 

[Mschmidt]

He gets right up on the front glass so my camera can't focus... He matches my sand almost exactly too...

Just another way to avoid being photographed. most fish just hide.

 

[tbrown]

Ignoring the Aiptasia for a second, well not too much, look directly above the Aiptasia and THEN ignore the Aiptasia.

 

[billyocean]

Baby?

 

[tbrown]

Baby?

Yep. Supposedly a Blue Raven Blasto but definitely not a true Blue Raven - red putter, green inner, blue mouth. True Blue Raven have blue inner and mouths.

 

[rmorris_14]

New heads are always exciting....

 

[tbrown]

Started dosing phosphates today. Still non detect after 4 capfuls and 100 drops. Brightwell says 1 drop per gallon equals 0.06 ppm. Salifert says 100 drops and 4 capfuls equals less than 0.03 ppm? I'm going to order the Phosphate ULR Hanna colorimeter.