So, some big changes to the tank... I got sick of the sand. There was places where it had been blown away and the bottom of the tank was showing, and other places where it was deeper than 4", not to mention the pile where the tangs poop was over 8" deep! It smelt terrible when I sucked out that mound, there was some definite hydrogen sulfide buildup... there's still quite a bit of substrate, larger pieces I wasnt able to suck out with ridgid and unacessable piles under rock. I think I will be happier with the thickness as that works its way out and spreads out.
I did have a bit of a nutrient spike after sucking it out, so I sacrificed some anaerobic denitrifying zones. But between the sea cucumbers, sand sifting stars, and I added a goat fish turning the sand bed over along with the other brittle starfish and detritivores. I think this send bed will be a lot less work for me long term, and hydrogen sulfide buildup scares me.
The goat is in this picture if you look hard enough, LOL he's so little. If anyone is in Denver this weekend, all those frags on my makeshift frag rack are going to Reefstock. great speakers really awesome event, Jake Sdams and Rob Mougey always put on a good convention.
I broke down and decided to do some pretty serious trimming as well. Some of these colonies were getting substantially larger than others. I think I want to pull the green slimmer (yongei) out of the tank completely, it's not growing the direction I want it to. and I have to trim it a lot already. It's going to cause more and more issues as it continues to get bigger.
Pre hacking pictures anyone?
I did have a bit of a nutrient spike after sucking it out, so I sacrificed some anaerobic denitrifying zones. But between the sea cucumbers, sand sifting stars, and I added a goat fish turning the sand bed over along with the other brittle starfish and detritivores. I think this send bed will be a lot less work for me long term, and hydrogen sulfide buildup scares me.
The goat is in this picture if you look hard enough, LOL he's so little. If anyone is in Denver this weekend, all those frags on my makeshift frag rack are going to Reefstock. great speakers really awesome event, Jake Sdams and Rob Mougey always put on a good convention.
I broke down and decided to do some pretty serious trimming as well. Some of these colonies were getting substantially larger than others. I think I want to pull the green slimmer (yongei) out of the tank completely, it's not growing the direction I want it to. and I have to trim it a lot already. It's going to cause more and more issues as it continues to get bigger.
Pre hacking pictures anyone?
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