I received a box of rocks today.

[NY_Caveman]

Check out the algae on the rock, if I was a mithrax / emerald I would sit there!

Yep. Bubble Algae is all over. Probably should add another Emerald. Like many, I have mixed feelings on crabs. Getting a little hair algae in two spots as well. Been feeding a little more lately, so not surprised. Algae is always there. I am learning to live with it. Never a reason to panic.

 

[Victoria M]

Check out the algae on the rock, if I was a mithrax / emerald I would sit there!

Oh shut it...

Yep. Bubble Algae is all over. Probably should add another Emerald. Like many, I have mixed feelings on crabs. Getting a little hair algae in two spots as well. Been feeding a little more lately, so not surprised. Algae is always there. I am learning to live with it. Never a reason to panic.

That is the spirit.

 

[Hemmdog]

Tanks looking awesome man!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Our Shimmer and Shine SPS got knocked over again. It has grown the least from our first SPS pack, but had great polyp extension. Dumb snails, do you not know you are supposed to flee the scene of the crime?

Yellow Arrow - original spot
Red Arrow - knocked over

 

[NY_Caveman]

Here are a few pictures of the algae.
#HonestyInReefing

 

[Victoria M]

Pick them off now and make sure you are siphoning the water with the other hand. No biggie

 

[Katrina71]

+1 I have had some in my tank, and no big deal. The little girls across the street called them green pearls. Lol

 

[Raege]

Here are a few pictures of the algae.
#HonestyInReefing

Show off! You even have nicer looking algae than me lol
Tank is awesome so many beautiful things happening that a little algae takes nothing away from the whole

 

[Victoria M]

Show off! You even have nicer looking algae than me lol
Tank is awesome so many beautiful things happening that a little algae takes nothing away from the whole

This is perfectly true! It made me lol.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Saw the Emerald Crab today and I am not happy with his hiding spot.

Awesome pic!

 

[NY_Caveman]

I did a massive cleaning today. Cleaned out the chambers, vacuumed the bare bottom, blew off the rocks, cleaned the skimmer, return nozzles also, changed carbon and did a 10% water change. I glued three snail removed frags back as well and realized I am out of super glue gel. Nooooooo! Had just enough luckily.

Everyone was pretty unhappy in the tank, especially the anemone who completely retracted into the rock

Chewbacca was unrinated off at me

He is saying, “Dude, where’s my anemone!”

 

[NY_Caveman]

When I vacuumed and blew off the rocks I added a filter sock in one overflow and a filter pad in the other atop the media basket. I vacuumed right into the filter sock. Yummy

Normally I run with no socks or pads.

The anemone is starting to come back out. When he retracted deep into the rock, I realized there is a fat sponge growing behind him

 

[NY_Caveman]

The anemone came back out before I left for work. Lights were out before I left, so I thought perhaps I could get some interesting night shots. The pictures are not great, but I still found them worthy of sharing

FTS

Caulastrea feeders

Acanthastrea feeders

Pajama Cardinal

And what is this? A Turbo snail immediately goes back to the newly affixed Shimmer and Shine SPS frag. Do these snails love super glue gel? Come on, fella, I’m out of glue!

 

[NY_Caveman]

@Victoria M here is a video of spot feeding the Acanthastrea. Did pretty well holding the phone and spot feeding with one hand, LOL.

 

[NY_Caveman]

A couple of FTS from today. Everything looks so clean in the tank after giving it some love this weekend.

Full shot with LED

FTS

Well, the glass still needs a hard razor scraping, but the rocks and floor are much cleaner.

 

[SDK]

Looking great!!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Looking great!!

Thanks! Spent a long time watching the tank today with my 8 year old.

 

[SDK]

I do that with my 9 year old. She likes to name everything.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I do that with my 9 year old. She likes to name everything.

LOL, mine too. She has given about half of the names so far. Good ones, too.

 

[Victoria M]

Those feeding responses are fascinating. Thank you for that video. The tank looks great. Those sponges popping up are fun to find. Always something new to see. Ooh, that reminds me to post something I saw in my sump. ttfn