ABQ_Chris RSM Nano

[ABQ_CHRIS]

Added a Koumansetta rainfordi, Court Jester Goby, 8/12. Name is Birdie. Thanks for the suggestion @Erin1971Texas

 

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Next week, if the water chemistry is okay, the coral adventure begins! Still need to decide where to start.

 

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	8/14/22
Temperature	77.8
Specific gravity	1.025
pH	7.9
Ammonia	0
Nitrite	0.125
Nitrate	4.6
Calcium	486
Alkalinity	8.8
Phosphate	0.05

 

[ABQ_CHRIS]

Custom lid arrived! Thanks @Top_Lids! Beautiful work!

 

[Top_Lids]

Custom lid arrived! Thanks @Top_Lids! Beautiful work!

And many thanks for the compliment brother! Enjoy the lifetime of protection

 

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Not super exciting, but a top down look.

 

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Added several invertebrates from Reef cleaners. Thanks @reefcleaners ! Everything arrived in good condition.

 

[deron_d]

I really like your aquascape! What inverts did you get?

 

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I really like your aquascape! What inverts did you get?

Thanks! Here is what I added today.
3 Dwarf trochous added 8/18
5 zig zag periwinkles added 8/18
1 tiger conch added 8/18
3 nassarius vibex added 8/18
3 limpets added 8/18
5 Dwarf planaxis added 8/18

 

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	08/21/22
Temperature	77.8
Specific gravity	1.025
pH	8.4
Ammonia	0
Nitrite	0.125
Nitrate	7.1
Calcium	474
Alkalinity	9
Phosphate	0.08

Had hoped to pick up my first coral two days ago, but I was cautioned to wait for nitrites to go down to zero first. A bit bummed, but patience will probably pay off.

My guess about nitrites is that I am feeding too much. Gomez the Goby hides during normal feeding times and only eats with moon lighting. So, like a sucker, I feed him then. Shirley the Wrasse will NOT eat unless the lights are on. So, "lots" of food. George eats at all hours. Birdie only eats algae and sucks on sand.

 

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I added a Random Flow Generator from @Vivid Creative Aquatics . It is very cool and definitely generating random flow. I also added some live reef rubble from @AquaBiomics . We'll see what the rubble does for my biome and my water parameters.

I need to update pictures!

 

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Corals added today! A candy cane, a Duncan, and two zoanthids.

 

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Gomez the Goby is spending way more time at the entrance to his burrow. Everything is going okay.

Maybe a rock flower anemone and definitely a couple more zoanthids planned for purchase on Labor Day.

I will try to use less epoxy on the next corals.

Why is epoxy so stinky?

 

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Added another zoa, a RFA, and a hammer today. I need to take a decent picture once the sun starts setting earlier.

 

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Temperature	77.5
Specific gravity	1.025
pH	8.4
Ammonia	0
Nitrite	0
Nitrate	10.9
Calcium	515
Alkalinity	9
Phosphate	0.12
Magnesium	1350

 

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Discovered a hitchhiker on my live reef rubble for @AquaBiomics !

 

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Temperature	77.2
Specific gravity	1.025
pH	8.1
Ammonia	0
Nitrite	0
Nitrate	10.4
Calcium	509
Alkalinity	9.7
Phosphate	0.11
Magnesium	1320

 

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Added a Caulastrea, another zoa, another rock flower anemone, and an anemone crab today.

 

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