Griev's IM-200 Mangrove Lagoon

[Griev]

Finally got the NP rehoused and running. Let's see how well it works.

 

[Griev]

Pretty close to the Hanna checkers. Not bad so far.

 

[Griev]

Looks like I'm seeing results similar to other users of the new NP. Nitrates seem to be pretty spot on, but Phosphates are reading zero when they're much higher.

Here's the NP as of today

Hanna checkers;
P: 0.10
N: 15.6

 

[Griev]

Trimmed up my BC Spainbow since it grows like a weed. Maybe I'll give them away at the next local frag swap.

 

[Griev]

Reefer experience means knowing your tank didn't really turn acidic overnight and you probably just need to shake the gunk off your probe. :face-with-tears-of-joy:

 

[Griev]

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Love all the Anthia! How many are in there? Lyretails? Did you introduce all at once? Thinking of adding some for my 8’ 240

 

[Griev]

Love all the Anthia! How many are in there? Lyretails? Did you introduce all at once? Thinking of adding some for my 8’ 240

It's a group of 11. I added them in two big batches of 6 or 7. I was considering adding 3-4 more to the school since I had to re-home the male that got popeye, putting me under a dozen. In the wild they're like 35-40 to 1.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

That’s awesome! I have been considering them but have seen people adding in groups of 3-5.
Did you get them all as females?

 

[Griev]

That’s awesome! I have been considering them but have seen people adding in groups of 3-5.
Did you get them all as females?

Yeah, all added as females. If there's no male in the tank, it won't take long for one to start changing.

From what I've observed, the more females there are, the more the 'charging' from the male will be spread out and less stress overall for the others. It's probably why you see people start who start with 3-4 end up with 1, but people with 9+ don't seem to lose any.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Yeah, all added as females. If there's no male in the tank, it won't take long for one to start changing.

From what I've observed, the more females there are, the more the 'charging' from the male will be spread out and less stress overall for the others. It's probably why you see people start who start with 3-4 end up with 1, but people with 9+ don't seem to lose any.

Do you find that odd number groups work better or does it really matter?

 

[Griev]

Do you find that odd number groups work better or does it really matter?

No real change since the school went from 12 to 11, just a different fish doing the bossing around. So I'd hypothesize it doesn't matter.

 

[Griev]

Got 6 of these guys on order. I've got plenty of pods and hair algae for them, so no worries on what typically makes these guys challenging. Most first person experiences I could find were people keeping them solo in a nano. Interested to see how social they are in a group in a big tank.

 

[TheWB]

Got 6 of these guys on order. I've got plenty of pods and hair algae for them, so no worries on what typically makes these guys challenging. Most first person experiences I could find were people keeping them solo in a nano. Interested to see how social they are in a group in a big tank.

That's gonna be really cool to see. I had one from Biota but it was just one and my tank didn't have much hair algae or pods. It eventually just disappeared. I never have a good pod population despite adding them on several occasions. I really like pairs and groups so these will be fun to watch. How are the Black Cap Basslets doing?

 

[Griev]

How are the Black Cap Basslets doing?

They've settled into their territories and open their mouths at any other fish that gets too close. Never chasing or actually biting, more of a territorial display. At first the new Copperband would be scared by this, but now he just puffs up his top spines and angles them at the basslet's mouth until it gets bored or satisfied that it has "won" and swims off. They're very entertaining.

 

[Griev]

 

[Griev]

Loving the little Rainfordis, not nearly as shy as I was led to believe, to a fault unfortunately. At least two didn't back down from a Blackcap's open mouth territorial display and were attacked. They were so small they didn't stand a chance. The remaining 3 or 4 are bigger and smart enough to give the Blackcaps their space. I'll probably try and add another 6 or so but make sure they're bigger before releasing into the display. Very fun to watch them sifting sand and chomping on algae.

 

[Griev]

 

[Tahoe61]

Really enjoyed reading your wonderful tank thread. The coral arrangement is very pleasing to the eye.

 

[Griev]

Leaving on a two week vacation soon, so I'm making water jumper cables to double my ATO capacity using siphons.