What did you do to your tank today?

[Shawn_epicurious]

Well it took me about an hour to get it all cleaned up and figure out the cause and fix that. I need to buy an auto skimmer shut off device for sure.

The one time I did it, I was doing a water change and forgot to turn it off... the water level in my sump is WAY HIGHER when I turn the pumps off. I had just spent an hour doing the water change and cleaning and then look under my tank... lol... yeah, that same mess.

Water level can have that effect on a skimmer. So can using new socks. ....and probably a dozen other things I haven’t discovered yet...

 

[GrandpaShark]

Scraped some algae and hand fed my cleaner shrimp his friday piece of scallop. Sundays are my elbow deep in tank day. Have a great weekend

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Scraped some algae and hand fed my cleaner shrimp his friday piece of scallop. Sundays are my elbow deep in tank day. Have a great weekend

I do elbow deep on Saturdays lol

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

I had a really good day today with my tank. 5 months ago I started a project to get my tank ready for SPS... and a few clams.... yeah, so, I just got there today. I can put a list of new toys in here and the other things I got completed today... that feels like bragging....

The part about this post that matters is... I’m done! I’m ready.... we’ll, my equipment is ready. Imma about to find out if I am ready. : )

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

I had a really good day today with my tank. 5 months ago I started a project to get my tank ready for SPS... and a few clams.... yeah, so, I just got there today. I can put a list of new toys in here and the other things I got completed today... that feels like bragging....

The part about this post that matters is... I’m done! I’m ready.... we’ll, my equipment is ready. Imma about to find out if I am ready. : )

I did really stress my tank out today : (

 

[mrk1720]

Calibrated my doser. Planned for a larger sump. Watched and fed the fish. Added an emerald crab.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Calibrated my doser. Planned for a larger sump. Watched and fed the fish. Added an emerald crab.

When I add emerald crabs it’s as food for my snowflake eel lol

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

I think this will be a cool tread! (Fingers crossed)

I don’t care how hard you are working on your tank... there are a lot of...come on now... : ) a lot of boring days : ) You just don’t get to do much on a daily basis... lol... monthly basis... that really makes a difference. Occasionally... you do get to do something really cool! : )

The pics below are what I got to do today! : ) My lighting just became awesome!!! I have plans to make it better still (see my build thread : ) These lights are 9” above the water. I just added an “AquaticLife 61" T5HO X18 Hybrid NON-Dimmable Fixture” today. : ) The LEDs in the center are; 2 Hydra 32 HDs and 1 Hydra 26 (Very center)

Show it off!!! What did you do today? Let me learn from you!!!!!!,

(pics count!)

My new lights : )

 

[X-37B]

Calibrated my doser. Planned for a larger sump. Watched and fed the fish. Added an emerald crab.

Keep an eye on the emerald crabs!
I have removed 3 and need to remove 3-4 more from my 120.
They are hard to catch.
They have been found in several acro colonies eating polyps and flesh.
They have caused 2 colonies to stn and are working on 2 more.
I will never have them in any future tank.
I had 3 in my 120 for a year before they went rouge on acros. I added 4 more and thats when it started.
One colony was the size of a softball amd I dont think it will make it.
Live and learn.

 

[RobB'z Reef]

Prepped my tank for it's first leak test tomorrow. Hooked up my dual return pumps and two klir-7's along with double checking all unions, valves and bulkheads etc.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Prepped my tank for it's first leak test tomorrow. Hooked up my dual return pumps and two klir-7's along with double checking all unions, valves and bulkheads etc.

You did a lot!

 

[KWT]

Just a little daily maint, checked on the 2 nems that just joined the party, one in each tank. Tried some new food one the Cardinals, they seem to enjoy it immensely.

 

[jeffrey750750]

I have diatoms in my new build so what better way to correct that with some new snails from the lfs

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Just a little daily maint, checked on the 2 nems that just joined the party, one in each tank. Tried some new food one the Cardinals, they seem to enjoy it immensely.

What new food? I have 5 cardinals. : )

 

[Rich 9_70]

Did something today I hope I never have to do again, I floated ziplock bags of ice in my 4-month old Biocube 32.

We live in Phoenix, AZ and our air conditioning crashed last night. Was not until 8:00pm tonight when I got the AC back up and running. We hit 109 degrees Fahrenheit today. By floating ice the new little reef never got above 82.2.

 

[Paul B]

I added a couple of small Bangai Cardinals because I can't find anything interesting or odd

 

[Conchman]

5 Gallon water change, installed and setup 1 new Gen 5 Radion, vinegar cleaning 1 MP10, and oh yeah, cleaned the skimmer, yuck, ugh, yick...

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

5 Gallon water change, installed and setup 1 new Gen 5 Radion, vinegar cleaning 1 MP10, and oh yeah, cleaned the skimmer, yuck, ugh, yick...

Come clean my skimmer!!!!

 

[living_tribunal]

Added more newbies to the frag qt.

 

[fnlyreefready]

So today I spent my time building this tank. Tire down my 74 for this 90 don’t mind my algae! I am trying to get it under control.