Tank birthday, 47+ years

[Paul B]

This is how I dress for all Veterans Days. I wore this shirt in the States before I went to Nam. (they wouldn't let us take anything home from there)
It's over 50 years old.

Now that I lost 25 lbs, it even fits.

 

[fishybizzness]

This is how I dress for all Veterans Days. I wore this shirt in the States before I went to Nam. (they wouldn't let us take anything home from there)
It's over 50 years old.

Now that I lost 25 lbs, it even fits.

Thank you for your service Paul.

 

[atoll]

Respect Paul.

 

[Rybren]

Here in Canada, this is Remembrance Day. It is a day to remember all of those who died while proudly and courageously serving our Country. We wear a poppy to symbolize our remembrance. The poppy comes from a poem written by a Canadian military doctor during WWI.

In Flanders Fields​

By John McCrae


In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

 

[atoll]

Took another pic of my new mag yesterday. You can clearly see not only it's improvement but that its grown within a week. The clowns are also clearing loving their new home.

 

[Sean_B]

thank you for your service!

 

[Paul B]

I had to move some more corals around after my partial re-aquascape because some of them ended up facing down or in the back of the tank. I removed some to remove encrusting sponge and under the sponge is loaded with amphipods. (not copepods that are all over the place)

The amphipods I added from the sea a few years ago and I am glad to see they are still reproducing. I can't really collect them easily here but I am always looking for collection places.

I like the new look of my tank as it is more open and I can see all the way to the back in many places including most places under the reef because very little of it is actually resting on the gravel which is the design I was going for when I built the new back bone rock before I moved here.

My gorgonians filled the tank and are all over the place reaching up almost out of the water which I am happy about.

I think the fish are also happy because I have been finding fish in there I didn't even remember I had.

Fish can, and do hide in my tank for months. My Janss pipefish is still kicking and I think way past his lifespan.

Yesterday I got ambitious and collected and changed about 30 more gallons of NSW. I just like collecting the stuff because it is right down the block and on a beautiful beach.





I also thought this urchin was going to croak due to the poisons from the sponge but he may just have had an upset stomach because he is fine.

 

[Paul B]

My walk this morning.

 

[Hot2na]

Yesterday I got ambitious and collected and changed about 30 more gallons of NSW. I just like collecting the stuff because it is right down the block and on a beautiful beach.

north shore? throw out a lure..should be lots of activity right about now withe stripers,blues..

 

[atoll]

My walk this morning.

Nice. Looks just like my walk through the woods this afternoon Paul.

 

[Maximitsurugi]

Only the Sun going out or a Meteorite, the likes of which killed the Dinosaurs, will destroy @Paul B reef. I bet even after that new alien life will make its way to the sands surface. Lol

 

[Paul B]

LOL. The last time I collected water, a couple of days ago I brought it home and pumped it into a huge vat to filter and heat. The sea was very rough that day and I collected it right from the surf so it was very murky, loaded with sand, seaweed etc. and I could only see a few inches into it.

As I cleaned it up with my diatom filter, I thought I saw something swimming around, occasionally getting near the surface.

After it was crystal clear I saw it clearly. It was a mole crab. I never saw one on the Sound but they are very common sough on our ocean beaches.

I didn't want to go back to the water to throw him back in so I put him in my tank. They don't live long in a tank and I haven't seen him since then but very cool animals.

If you never saw one, they are the size of a jelly bean or a little bigger and the same shape. They are also white or slightly beige. They live right where the waves crash and after each crash, bury into the sand.

Very cool but I get a headache watching them.

 

[atoll]

LOL. The last time I collected water, a couple of days ago I brought it home and pumped it into a huge vat to filter and heat. The sea was very rough that day and I collected it right from the surf so it was very murky, loaded with sand, seaweed etc. and I could only see a few inches into it.

As I cleaned it up with my diatom filter, I thought I saw something swimming around, occasionally getting near the surface.

After it was crystal clear I saw it clearly. It was a mole. I never saw one on the Sound but they are very common sough on our ocean beaches.

I didn't want to go back to the water to throw him back in so I put him in my tank. They don't live long in a tank and I haven't seen him since then but very cool animals.

If you never saw one, they are the size of a jelly bean or a little bigger and the same shape. They are also white or slightly beige. They live right where the waves crash and after each crash, bury into the sand.

Very cool but I get a headache watching them.

Too warm, not enough oxygen or not the right food possibly.

 

[Paul B]

Atoll, all three of those things although I am sure there is plenty of food in my tank.

My tank is doing very well (sorry I don't have any problems or diseases to report, but maybe some day, I hope not)

Soon I need to buy more clams to feed. Now I buy them frozen in a pint from a bait store. It is just easier. About ten bucks worth is good for about 6 months. My fish, especially my copperband thinks he died and went to "Chicken of the Sea" where all fish swim around doing the macarana.

(In your case Atoll, they swim around listening to old Beatles songs. Maybe Yellow Submarine. )

My "water leveling device" I built for my skimmer didn't work exactly as I wanted so I am designing another one. The last one allowed to much water to enter the skimmer so it kept overflowing. I need a much higher container which I can't find and may have to build one out of plexiglass.

I have a 4" acrylic cylinder with a bottom that I built for something years ago but I can't remember what it was for. Looks like some type of reactor. I may use that for what I want but I need to change my design for a cylindrical container instead of rectangular.

I drew a sketch for what to do with it and when I get time I will build it and test it out before I actually install it permanently.

We have some trips planned so I will need to get a tank sitter for a few days. I have some prospects but I know no one anywhere near here that knows anything about fish except how to eat them.

 

[Hot2na]

LOL. The last time I collected water, a couple of days ago I brought it home and pumped it into a huge vat to filter and heat. The sea was very rough that day and I collected it right from the surf so it was very murky, loaded with sand, seaweed etc. and I could only see a few inches into it.

As I cleaned it up with my diatom filter, I thought I saw something swimming around, occasionally getting near the surface.

After it was crystal clear I saw it clearly. It was a mole crab. I never saw one on the Sound but they are very common sough on our ocean beaches.

I didn't want to go back to the water to throw him back in so I put him in my tank. They don't live long in a tank and I haven't seen him since then but very cool animals.

If you never saw one, they are the size of a jelly bean or a little bigger and the same shape. They are also white or slightly beige. They live right where the waves crash and after each crash, bury into the sand.

Very cool but I get a headache watching them.

Down here we call 'em = sand fleas...or also known as mole crabs...great fish bait , btw ...

 

[atoll]

I mean the correct food for it Paul.not no food as zi am sure you have lots of food but perhaps the wrong type for it.

 

[Paul B]

Atoll, I feed everything in my tank what I eat. Linguine and clams.

 

[atoll]

Atoll, I feed everything in my tank what I eat. Linguine and clams.

Yeah but do you feed whale sperm and pasta Paul?

 

[Paul B]

I am playing with the camera.

 

[Miami Reef]

@Paul B

Let me get this straight: you removed a lot of sponges which caused them to released toxins into your tank, killing some corals and fish?

In addition to the water changes, couldn’t you have also ran activated carbon? I think it would work much better in absorbing toxins.