Tank birthday, 47+ years

[BurgerFish]

I am not sure what to do with my tank. Everything is healthy including unfortunately the photosynthetic sponge that is taking over everything. Nothing eats it.

I am afraid to change water because those new nutrients makes it grow faster but the lack of nutrients the tank has now due to the sponge removing everything from the water is having a negative effect on the corals which are all soft.

I trim it when it covers gorgonians and other corals but it exudes toxins when I do that.
I added "Phosguard" to remove silicates but that didn't seem to have much effect so I am still experimenting. This is a hard problem to correct and this will be my last tank so I don't want to remove everything and soak the rock in fresh water to try to kill the stuff. I am not even sure if that would work.

But this is an interesting situation that will keep me thinking for a long time. :)

Paul, this pretty angel on the bottom, is he reef safe?

 

[Paul B]

You mean the Waspfish? Yes, I think he is. If he does well I may get a few more.

 

[BurgerFish]

You mean the Waspfish? Yes, I think he is. If he does well I may get a few more.

Nope, this one:

 

[Paul B]

Oh that guy. I wish I could catch him to give away as he is to big for my tank. Someone gave him to me but he is reef safe.

 

[atoll]

Oh that guy. I wish I could catch him to give away as he is to big for my tank. Someone gave him to me but he is reef safe.

Koran angel?

 

[Paul B]

Playing with new I Phone

 

[Paul B]

Making progress killing invasive sponge.

This is last week.

And this is today. Now the zoa's are overgrowing the sponge.

 

[Paul B]

My walk this morning was wet, windy and cold. Like my Mother used to say, the cold goes right through you.. I would imagine as long as it doesn't pass through anything important like your Gall Bladder, you will be fine. (well, I used to say that last part)

My Grand Mother also used to have a saying.......Unfortunately, the Woman didn't speak a word of English, so I never knew what it was.

 

[Paul B]

 

[atoll]

Me thinks you are becoming quite attached to that angel Paul

 

[BurgerFish]

Do you have cyano or dinos on the sandbed?

 

[Paul B]

Me thinks you are becoming quite attached to that angel Paul

You want it?

Do you have cyano or dinos on the sandbed?

Yep. I got everything on my "gravel" and I like it. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[atoll]

You want it?


Yep. I got everything on my "gravel" and I like it. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Na I have 5 angels already all be they dwarf ones

 

[Rybren]

My Grand Mother also used to have a saying.......Unfortunately, the Woman didn't speak a word of English, so I never knew what it was.

We must have had the same grandmother. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: She'd say something to me and then laugh, I'd have no idea what she said, but I'd laugh along with her.
There's nothing like an old Italian grandma!

 

[BurgerFish]

I just took a video. There are about 30 fish in there but most are small and thy like to hide especially when I open the top.

The flow is pretty strong.

 

[Paul B]

Yeah they are surfing in there. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[anthonygf]

We must have had the same grandmother. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: She'd say something to me and then laugh, I'd have no idea what she said, but I'd laugh along with her.
There's nothing like an old Italian grandma!

HaHa. Makes me remember my old Italian Grandmother when I was a kid, she would pinch my cheek with her fingers and try to rip my face off. She didn't speak English.

 

[Rybren]

HaHa. Makes me remember my old Italian Grandmother when I was a kid, she would pinch my cheek with her fingers and try to rip my face off. She didn't speak English.

I grew up in Toronto's little Italy and the neighbourhood was full of old Italian grannies who didn't speak English. All of them used to do the cheek pinch thing.

 

[dieselkeeper]

Nice pics, you should get a job photographing models. Every man's dream job right.

On a serious note, how did you kill the invading sponges? Kalk paste?

 

[Paul B]

Dieselkeeper. I actually have some experience (watching) models getting photographed. I rebuilt the New York Playboy Club and Penthouse Magazine office and worked in each place for 2 years. "I am a construction electrician foreman) I became friends with the photographer and he showed me the tricks to making models look better even if they were not so good looking and a few other photographer tricks to pose the models.

He even gave me some filters for my "at the time" Nikon film camera. I also worked a couple of "Victoria Secret" photo shoots and one Miss America Pageant in Manhattan. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
But I never found out their secret. :thinking-face:

As for the sponge, I invented an injector so I can inject vinegar into the stuff and in a few days it disintegrates.
I will never be able to eliminate all of it because it is everywhere but at least most of it.