Paul’s 240 gallon upgrade!

[Clownfish2]

And he’s well behaved. I picked him up in Florida (hydra aquatics in Fort Lauderdale. Stuck him in the cockpit and brought him home lol

Guess I’m not the only one that frequents fish shops while on trips and brings stuff back in the cockpit

 

[Dubs83]

Guess I’m not the only one that frequents fish shops while on trips and brings stuff back in the cockpit

Oh sweet! What are you flying?

 

[Clownfish2]

Oh sweet! What are you flying?

I’ve had copepods accompany me in a PC12 and a pair of clownfish in a CE525 during my corporate flying days.

Flying an Embraer 145 now 121 so pretty much impossible to get to fish stores on overnights.

 

[Dubs83]

I’ve had copepods accompany me in a PC12 and a pair of clownfish in a CE525 during my corporate flying days.

Flying an Embraer 145 now 121 so pretty much impossible to get to fish stores on overnights.

Oh for what operator?

I instructed on the 525 with CAE for a while and flew the 145 with ExpressJet for almost 10 years!

 

[User]

Plane nerds!

 

[Victoria M]

Plane nerds!

Yeah, but their access to LFS is unparalleled. Paul, have you been to Old Town Aquarium in Chicago?

 

[Dubs83]

Yeah, but their access to LFS is unparalleled. Paul, have you been to Old Town Aquarium in Chicago?

Not yet. Haven’t been to Chicago in a while. It seems like I’m all over the east coast with a California/Nevada trip peppered in on occasion.

 

[Dubs83]

Gil and the gang are doing well. Ate this morning and again this afternoon. Gil has taken to the nori after watching the PTs enjoy it. He now hovers around the clip and is never more than 3” from its location.

I’m surprised at how personable he is. The tangs dart into their PVC homes when I first come in and still need a few minutes to warm up to me but Gil could care less.

Fed them with GC and upped their copper by 2.5ml this morning and I’ll do so again this evening. Should bring me up to just under 1.5.

 

[Dubs83]

Plane nerds!

Lol. Eh. It may come off like I am, but I only know the 5 airplanes I’m typed in. Sometimes I’ll hear “follow the hawker on Bravo, you’re number 3. Contact tower on 119.5” and I’ll read back but the only thing I’m thinking is, “which one is the hawker?!”

 

[BillG]

Fantastic thanks

 

[Victoria M]

https://tenor.com/view/nemo-sharkbait-hoo-ha-gif-5012980

This is stuck in my brain, and I blame you.

 

[Dubs83]

https://tenor.com/view/nemo-sharkbait-hoo-ha-gif-5012980

This is stuck in my brain, and I blame you.

Ha! I’ll take ownership of that!

 

[User]

Lol. Eh. It may come off like I am, but I only know the 5 airplanes I’m typed in. Sometimes I’ll hear “follow the hawker on Bravo, you’re number 3. Contact tower on 119.5” and I’ll read back but the only thing I’m thinking is, “which one is the hawker?!”

Lol, not helping your case bro.

I kid, you know that. If I hadn’t gone scuba, I think I’d have ended up flying. For some reason, A LOT of the technical deep/penetration guys and girls are also PPL. The technical aspects of both require similar focus and discipline which is why I feel it ‘calls’ to them

 

[Dubs83]

Lol, not helping your case bro.

I kid, you know that. If I hadn’t gone scuba, I think I’d have ended up flying. For some reason, A LOT of the technical deep/penetration guys and girls are also PPL. The technical aspects of both require similar focus and discipline which is why I feel it ‘calls’ to them

I know your joking, man. What I am going to report you for is your above average knowledge of how plumbing works.... butt

 

[Dubs83]

I’m too scared to dive, though. Major kudos to ya.

 

[User]

I’m too scared to dive, though. Major kudos to ya.

It’s easy. Just keep breathing. Just don’t look behind you once the light starts to dim/

 

[User]

Lol, just saw the plumbing jibe. I missed it over the sound of rushing water in my house.

 

[User]

That’s great news about the newbies eating. So soon too. That always gets me nervous the first day or two.

 

[Dubs83]

Tiny tiny update:

Today is day one of officially being in the therapeutic levels of copper at 1.63.

Last night, the purple tangs weren’t as eager to eat as they have been. The Idol, however, has been eating like a pig. I will raise copper another .15 today to get me in the middle of the therapeutic range

I have noticed some HLLE on both tangs, something I believe maybe due to copper and poor nutrition/water quality. I’m currently feeding GC with selcon and making sure ammonia doesn’t rise. It’s a delicate balance keeping the Idol fed and keeping water quality high but I’m on vacation for the next three weeks so this shouldn’t be an issue. @HotRocks @4FordFamily, anything else I should be doing to keep ahead of HLLE on the tangs?

 

[4FordFamily]

Tiny tiny update:

Today is day one of officially being in the therapeutic levels of copper at 1.63.

Last night, the purple tangs were as eager to eat as they have been. The Idol, however, has been eating like a pig. I will raise copper another .15 today to get me in the middle of the therapeutic range

I have noticed some HLLE on both tangs, something I believe maybe due to copper and poor nutrition/water quality. I’m currently feeding GC with selcon and making sure ammonia doesn’t rise. It’s a delicate balance keeping the Idol fed and keeping water quality high but I’m on vacation for the next three weeks so this shouldn’t be an issue. @HotRocks @4FordFamily, anything else I should be doing to keep ahead of HLLE on the tangs?

IMO you’re on the right path. Keeping meds therapeutic almost immediately so as to limit the time in copper would be all else you can do. Feed varied foods soaked particularly in zoecon as well, as it seems to help the most with HLLE.