Diefs 120 Peninsula

[TDiefRN]

Sailfin needs a bigger appetite

 

[fishguy242]

good morning... :) need to manually remove as much as "he" can, pinch between fingers ,try not to let too many pieces slip away,get as much out as possible...;):)

 

[DiefsReef]

good morning... :) need to manually remove as much as "he" can, pinch between fingers ,try not to let too many pieces slip away,get as much out as possible...;):)

Spent some time removing gha last night and hope to get the rest of the long stuff tonight. Also going to get large cleanup crew ordered today.
The whole tank fills up with floating hair and most get caught up in the mp40's. Have to swap out and clean several times before its all cleaned up. I had it all cleaned out a few weeks ago but it came back with a vengeance before I was able to drop in the sailfin.

 

[fishguy242]

when doing it,place a couple of fine fishnets over 40's, that will help a bunch... :)

 

[DiefsReef]

OK @fishguy242 before and after.. Took pic right after feeding;

After a little clean up;
Mo better!!

 

[Mjl714]

Nice clean up, great painful work.

 

[fishguy242]

good morning Rich , got your weapons ready... ;):)

not the smartest snails in the ocean...:D:rolleyes:

 

[DiefsReef]

good morning Rich , got your weapons ready... ;):)

not the smartest snails in the ocean...:D:rolleyes:

Should be here sometime today. kinda concerned, already saw a FedEx truck but he didn't stop here :(

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

It's a pain to remove that stuff but worth it! Looks a ton better!! Cool aquascape as well!

 

[DiefsReef]

It's a pain to remove that stuff but worth it! Looks a ton better!! Cool aquascape as well!

Thx @revhtree !! My wife worked on the scape for a long time. She did a great job!

 

[DiefsReef]

214 snails arrived today from @reeftopia FedEx delivered at 7pm :( got them acclimating now.
Will post pics later.

 

[fishguy242]

cool, now get two container's, one di, one tank water, grab hand full swish in di, swish in tank water pile in tank,
once done rising ,then start placing " strategically"... ;) :)

 

[DiefsReef]

cool, now get two container's, one di, one tank water, grab hand full swish in di, swish in tank water pile in tank,
once done rising ,then start placing " strategically"... ;) :)

Took hours and by the time it was done my back was toast. Probably spent more time flipping then placing. They didn't like where I put them on the rock and jumped I guess :p Oh well, we'll see how they all look when the lights come on this morning.

Dont think I'll ever order the little ones again, what a pain to try and place a snail the size of an eraser!

 

[fishguy242]

the little ones actually hold on better, but yes the bigger ones do more damage to the algae.
happy flippin,my guess only 107 to flip... :D :rolleyes:

 

[DiefsReef]

the little ones actually hold on better, but yes the bigger ones do more damage to the algae.
happy flippin,my guess only 107 to flip... :D :rolleyes:

Felt more like 180 :p

 

[DiefsReef]

This morning only about 15 or so. Oh and I pulled a Scarlet reef hermit from the frag. Keep eating the snails

 

[fishguy242]

SUMP THE CRABS...:oops:
nothing personal,just not a crabby guy...:D

 

[DiefsReef]

SUMP THE CRABS...:oops:
nothing personal,just not a crabby guy...:D

Me either! LFS all trying to sell me emerald's. I caved and got the little Scarlet and still he attacks snails so none mo for me :cool:

 

[TDiefRN]

These white spots are scattered throughout th scape, can anyone tell me what they are? Are they snail eggs?

 

[fishguy242]

good morning, looks like it...;) :)