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One of our LFS’s came by to pick it all up because Ray and I were going to be too busy putting things back in the tank to go anywhere for a while. But instead of doing any real aquascaping, we decided to just mount the displaced pieces solidly around the tank in approximately the same light and flow conditions from which they had been removed. Then, when I get back from vacation, we’ll do our ‘permanent’ placement. We figured this would give everything a time to recuperate, as well as give me time to decide on an unrushed, more aesthetically pleasing arrangement.
So yes, the tank is a bit of an unorganized mess right now, specifically through the middle. But, being gone, I don’t have to see it like that every day so I don’t have to be stressed out about it. Ray has been sending ‘check-up emails’ and of this writing (6/29), everything is stable and looks to be doing well  . By the way, I’m also using my time away to cure some replacement live rock. It seems that with all the bugs, flatworms, and coral eating nudibranchs out there these days however, I will still probably dose the heck out of them with Lugols, Interceptor, AND Flatworm Exit (Salifert) before putting them in the tank. After all that however, I wonder if they can even still be considered live rock.
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Anyway, regarding my other livestock, everything else also seems to be doing well. Again, there is absolutely no news on the fish front; nothing went in and nothing went out. Attilla must weigh well over a pound now. I can remember as a child keeping bluegill the size of Attilla.
My only softie (besides the Blue Ridge), my Sinularia dura is now completely gone. I’d guess this is due to the natural chemical warfare for dominance between the acros and the softies. Well, in this tank, the acros finally won. But this final victim was probably THE oldest coral I had, a holdover from the years the tank was dominated by ‘LPS’ and softie type corals, so obviously it will not go unmissed. It also never really recovered from the fragging we gave it a few years back so perhaps that aided in its demise.
My new temperature alarm is still working well, though not having had any temperature problems this month, I guess it’s difficult to really be sure if it’s working at all!. And everything else is still in the garage, waiting for the great Sump Swap, which is still on for the third week of July. But the there WAS one new acquisition in regards to hardware and it’s an acquisition I should’ve thought about getting years ago!
Now, most of you recall my earlier rantings about how much I hated cleaning filter socks. This tank goes
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