My sps journey

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 6, 2020

And some pics of the corals taken lately.
maleficent

rainbow loom

gelato millipora

papi chulo

wd, still not top shape

marvin the martian, polyps out, polyps in... sort of

Wrangy · Jul 7, 2020

Love the new scape mate :) Looking really nice! Corals are looking great too :D

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 7, 2020

Wrangy said:
Love the new scape mate :) Looking really nice! Corals are looking great too :D

Thanks, some corals have seen better days (wd, op, aquaman) but on the most part things run smoothly.
Not sure what caused the drop in the kh, the kamoer was calibrated, i ditched the kh solution and made a new batch (same brand: fauna marin, not the same container).
The blue hippo are fun to watch, one of them is quite bold, the other one way less he's always trying to hide under rocks or between them.
The new scape does not induce more agression so far.
Starting to make plans to add a frag tank, probably not this year (money money) but it's starting to make sense given the interest for frags nearby.

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 18, 2020

2 new frags today, oregon tort (same lineage than the colony i lost in 2018) and rr fruitopia.
Wysiwyg pics from the seller (handpicked corals).
t5
t5

reef brite

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 20, 2020

Also some other frahs, i did trade one of my frags for a piece of "holy grail" acro (no pic yet) and a friend gave me 2 frags of goniopora and one of "mystic sunset" montipora.
So far the angels don't bother them.

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 23, 2020

New project: cat proofing the tank.
I did the ro this week after seeing him bite one tube...
So much fun...

Wrangy · Jul 26, 2020

sam.veilleux30 said:
New project: cat proofing the tank.
I did the ro this week after seeing him bite one tube...
So much fun...

Oh boy do I relate to this! Agatha loves cables!

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 27, 2020

Wrangy said:
Oh boy do I relate to this! Agatha loves cables!

At least so far he hasn't got on the top of the tank.
One time inside the cabinet from the aeration opening (with all the dosing cables).
Already the foam is full of claw marks.
Well, love is blind they say and i love my little cat.

For the picture on the cabinet he went there by himself, so the tank will be easy game when he choose to set his mind on it.

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 27, 2020

Well, first time such thing happen since i have a saltwater tank, this year the tank will pay for itself just by selling corals.
It's motivate me to keep things running smoothly.

sam.veilleux30 · Jul 31, 2020

Feeding time

sam.veilleux30 · Aug 22, 2020

So far the "cat proofing" is holding up...
A ladybug was the initial motivation to jump.

Wrangy · Aug 23, 2020

Looks like a perfect spot to watch over the house and make sure everyone is behaving!! hahaha glad the cat-proofing is working haha

sam.veilleux30 · Aug 28, 2020

Wrangy said:
Looks like a perfect spot to watch over the house and make sure everyone is behaving!! hahaha glad the cat-proofing is working haha

Yeah me too!
Turn out it will need some adjusments, he's able to get on the overflow, from there it will be a joke to get in the tank.

sam.veilleux30 · Aug 28, 2020

So, i have the acropora white bugs in my tank.
Found out after speaking with someone who traded me one of his frags.
In the process of getting interceptor, not easy, so far 3 vets refused to sell me the drug.

Wrangy · Aug 31, 2020

Oh dear! Hopefully you can get it sorted smoothly!!

sam.veilleux30 · Sep 4, 2020

Wrangy said:
Oh dear! Hopefully you can get it sorted smoothly!!

Hi Wrangy, turn out the guy who told me about the bugs was able to procure me one pill.
I did the first treatment last friday and saw some bugs (near 100) on my bonsaï during the week (doing a dip with melafix).
So i made the decision to do the second interceptor treatment with double dose (the remaining of the pill) and then follow up with the same procedure i used for the aefw (1 melafix dip/week for 6 weeks).

Some work coming!