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| great for general
detritus removal also so I will probably
make this a semi-annual task even after
the Cyano is gone. My phosphate levels
were measured by the Hanna HI 93713
Low Range ISM, by the way. The (well)
water straight out of the tap measured
0.28 mg/l. |
Refugium Go!
Well, things are going MUCH better in here. With the recent addition of the
quarantine tank, it no longer has to serve double duty whenever I purchase
a new fish. Also, I am transitioning from growing traditional macroalgaes
to onlygrowing Chaetomorphia  as
this stuff doesn’t go ‘sexual’, grows like a weed, and
the pods just love it. By the way, I don’t ‘plant’ it.
I just let it float like a ball around the water column. The subsequent
light loss used to cause a bit of a Cyano problem in here too but lately
(the frequent water changes maybe) this situation has begun to diminish
on it’s own. Originally, I got my Chaeto from Inland Aquatics. If
you’re interested, they call it “Spaghetti Algae”. Click
here to see them Now, as far as critters go, I did reseed my ‘livestock’ after
I finally got all the fish out.I mostly went with the usual breeder pods,
Gammarus Shrimp, and nassarius snails from Inland Aquatics and IPSF. The
coolest new ‘fuge critter was probably a pair of Striped Serpent
Stars from Dr Mac . |
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most serpents I've kept, these
guys will readily show themselves,
especially during feeding time. |
History Go!
Am told by Marty Kendrick of Reef Systems in OC, CA that 850 lbs of base
and LR initially went into the system. I believe there was another order
after that but so much has changed since them, I have no idea how much
is in there now. I'd guess it's easily over a half ton. |
Viewing
Room Go!
"What? I have a viewing room? Where?" |
| Workroom Go! Oh,
well THIS place I'm kinda familiar
with." The new pic shows the
room with the QT tank in place . |
As the old joke goes, if this
place was any smaller, I'd
have to go outside to change my
mind. |
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Due
to the Feb. fragging and overhaul
then the
Crystal Sea/IO bleaching event (hereafter called the CS/IO episode), there
is hardly a
coral in the tank that hasn't been completely
unaffected since the last update. Therefore, to keep things simple, I'll
just run down the list, then relate in words (and pictures if necessary)
the condition of each piece. |
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