I can guarantee that Slocke does...
I do have a wrasse that I suspect is eating my conchs, it could be the hermit crab also. Not really sure as I have not seen it happen. Also I have put 6 shrimp in the tank and cant tell how many are there still but I can tell at least 3-4. They are good hiders.
I'm likely going to be replacing my supplemental T5's with light bars soon(ish).I forgot to mention that there are a few shipments inbound:
-fish (cant ruin the surprise)
-invert and a few corals from TSA
-another dalua powerhead and backup return pump that seems to be lost in the mail
Next thing to buy will either be a hydros controller or some supplemental light bars for the front and back to minimize shadowing, probably quanta helix
Looking great!Ok, time for an update I suppose its been a while due to spending more time with the fam and some personal stuff going on and I have only done daily dosing and feeding and about weekly glass cleaning. Obviously I kept the ATO up and emptied the skimmer cup as well.
All in all the tank is doing pretty good but I have had some casualties due to neglect including a black clam (cause unknown, it had PMD for quite some time but I was too stuck in my own muck be bothered to do anything about it, things are certainly doing better now though), my rasta zoas were killed my the purple pavona which I saw coming and did nothing about, nearly lost the scrambled eggs zoas to the same and my holy grail micromussa lord somehow was buried in the sand for a few weeks (this one I did try to do something about, I dug around in the area that it was lost for about 30 minutes one day, to no avail) then about a week later it mysteriously reappeared right where I left it, colors are definitely a bit muted, I have fed and re-mounted it since.
My refugium is also doing odd things, the cheato and dragons breath in there has started to decompose I think due to not enough flow and it stinks. I originally thought it was my skimmer cup but I put a DIY carbon filter on top of it and the stink is still there so further thinking and investigation led me to the obvious of the decomposing life in the fuge… I will add more flow and pull some of the backup macro from one of the fish holding tanks to try it again.
The final piece of my battery backup that I should have put up a long time ago so I wouldn't have to use a suitcase generator when power goes out arrived a couple days ago. I will need to build a shelf in the stand for it to sit on though. I also still need to build the doors to the stand… ADHD is a… family friendly site…. Distraction… yeah that’s the word I was gonna say the whole time…
Full tank shots and other pictures of things described above.
What brand are you thinking?
on the plastic utility sink in your fish room. They are invaluable!
I'm starting to plan the 10', and will need to invest a significant amount of the budget into lighting, so don't want to spend a lot now. So, I'm thinking four (4) 33" of the Chinese variety on eBay for the time being.
Aluminum is pretty easy, wear safety glasses and gloves for the burrs and use hardwood blades when you cut. Cut slow and with a good saw it should look and feel pretty clean after you knock the burrs down with fine file and sandpaper. It drills pretty easy too, just use a punch to start the hole so the bit doesn’t try to walk away, a drill press or even one of those hand held things are best if you have one.
Cool, cool. I have all of the tools (DeWalt), save for a drill press (for now). I saw a cool jig made specially for 8020, though.
Pff, get outta here with that hijack stuff. I wouldn't worry too much about the drill press its not too bad.
Gives the herbivores snack time too!He's out and about
The holding tanks stay au natural, I feel like the algae gives it a natural look and helps the fish acclimate for their 2+ week observation period… or its just my excuse to do less
It do be facts
I forgot to mention the tang only made it about 4 days. He came in SUPER skinny/sunken belly and didnt want to eat anything. I tried frozen, algae clips, seceral kinds of pellets, there was planty of hair algae in there with pods and amphipods.This past weekend I got the battery backup with 2x 200AH powerqueen LiFePo4 batteries for the return pump and a power station for the heaters so I can have automatic backup and not have to haul the generator over with an extension cord going out the door.
Before:
After:
I do still need to make some jumpers to parallel the batteries together because I dint think about that. They have both been charged separately so when I do parallel they will have already been equalized. Todd with Puddle Aquatics was a huge help with the setup, hopefully I wasn't too annoying Todd.
https://puddleaquatics.com/products/the-reefboxx-complete-bundle-pack-12-24-volt
1,024Wh Power station I used
Amazon product ASIN B0FN7MSY4L
Now for the fun stuff!
NEW AAARRRRIIVVAALLS!!!
Mccoskers flasher and exquisite firefish
Yellow eye spotted kole tang
And Mr. Hidey pants one spot foxface hiding behind the heater. The first one I had did this for a day or so also (about 10 years ago). I’ll get a better picture eventually.
And one casualty DOA (carpenters flasher)
You made the ramen and your wife made the fish?I made this yesterday when my wife was doing a school project for her college anatomy class. I bet you cant tell which one I made and which one the wife made 0.o
