ABQ_Chris RSM Nano

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 13, 2022

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

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 13, 2022

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

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 14, 2022

	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 · Aug 15, 2022

Custom lid arrived! Thanks @Top_Lids! Beautiful work!

Top_Lids · Aug 17, 2022

ABQ_CHRIS said:
Custom lid arrived! Thanks @Top_Lids! Beautiful work!

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

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 17, 2022

Not super exciting, but a top down look.

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 18, 2022

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

deron_d · Aug 18, 2022

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

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 18, 2022

deron_d said:
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

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 21, 2022

	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.

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 25, 2022

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!

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 26, 2022

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

ABQ_CHRIS · Aug 31, 2022

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?