BobcatReefer

do a chemiclean dip

Why Chemiclean? And would iodine (which I have on hand) work?

Any reason proximity would matter - not touching, just close? Compare the pic above to this one taken today (vs 5 or 6 days ago, above). The zoa colony has been progressively closing up and today has zero heads out. I did not consider proximity as an issue, because the progression of closing started from the far side. They do not touch.

Same with zoas, most palys can touch other palys but not zoas, most zoas can touch other zoas but not palys, so,etimes telling the difference is hard. Best not to let them touch at all.

Well, crap. That means I need to move some of these guys, eh? I was hoping to turn that ledge into a zoa/paly garden.

That was my thought as well Mike. Tang is the biggest by orders of magnitude and needs another larger, active fish to pal around w/. Based on the description of actions, the tang isn't going after the other fish, as he stops after a quick charge.

Were you able to set up the UV system?

Was picking up a purchase at another poster's house and he offered up his UV filter when he heard I had some disease issues, so I have that hooked up now:

Yep. They are too flimsy to hold full volume. Worked really well.

Have 2 hinged glass lids w/ handles. Fits standard 75gal tank measuring 48"x18" w/ center brace. 22"x14" each.

Used for maybe a month, but don't work well w/ my lighting set up. Paid $75 + shipping, asking $50. PM please.

I've got 2 hinged glass tops for my 75gal. If they'll fit your tank, I'll sell them to you. PM if interested.

Thanks Kim! Wish I had a better camera - tank/corals look so much better in person!

Open Brain from ARC meeting at Just Reef

Metallic Green shrooms from Wes


Candy Cane from Wes


Pocillipora from phamily


RBTA from Wes

Screaming green birdsnest from Juiceman

The paly/zoa zone. Far left are from Just Reef, Candy Apples from scubasteve, ones on the right from Dan - Scrambled Eggs and ?? Idea is to have that whole area grown in over time. Might need to add another frag or two.


Red monti (?) from the ARC meeting at Just Reef - ended up breaking it, so there's 2 frags back there.


Peach Toadstool Leather from Juiceman


Blue fuzzy schooms from PeeperKeeper and Superman Rhodactis, the big one that is splitting from ozarkawater, other 3 from Wes.

Blue shrooms from Wes, think the zoas are from Just Reef.


Mystic Sunset Monti from Dan


Tyree Undata, also from Dan. Hoping it encrusts that whole wall.


Palmer's blue Mille from Juiceman (not bleached out - just the pic)


(??) monti from Just Reef

Acro from the ARC meeting at Just Reef

Monti (pretty sure it's from Just Reef)


Branching Hammer (Wes Daniels)


Acans - hopefully they all grow together eventually. Some from Just Reef, some from another ARC poster (can't recall screenname)


Alien Eye Chalice from Isaac


Bubble Coral from same ARC member I got some of those Acans from. Right 1/3 has been grumpy for a while - hopefully it cheers up soon.


Frogspawn from Wes -seems fairly cheery these days.


Lonestar Leather from Juiceman


Duncan from KimP, GSP from Wes


Rogue Pocillipora branch I knocked off the colony (phamily)

Corals have been doing really well. The Wall Hammer bit the dust pretty quick from the brown jelly disease, but other than that, everyone seems pretty happy. I'm definitely getting better at gluing/epoxying/mounting frags w/ practice! Probably running out of room soon, but I have my eye on a couple more...

I think it's pretty cool that most all of my corals have come from other posters on here. Just another reason this place is great!

Swapped out the bulbs that came w/ my light for ATI ones - 2 blue +, 2 coral +. Probably a bit too blue and might pick up a white to swap out. We'll see how things look in a month or 3 when fish are back in the tank.

Was picking up a purchase at another poster's house and he offered up his UV filter when he heard I had some disease issues, so I have that hooked up now:

Alrighty...little update time.

Started dosing 2 part a couple of weeks ago. 15ml of each, every other day:



Alk started around 7.3-7.5, hit a high of 8.68 the 2 or 3 days ago, and was 8.18 today.
Just got a Ca checker last week and it was 461 today.
What should my target range be for these?

pH is 7.78
Phosphates at .05

Feeding AquaVitro Fuel and Reef Chili every 4 days (Fuel - 2pt - Chili - 2pt - repeat)

That's not even a question. The sump is dead sexy, so figure out what your new skimmer is going to be!

The living/dining/common room looks more like a fish store / laboratory:

My dining room right now:

glow from the windows at night

heh...The way my house is set up, the main living area is on the 2nd floor - kitchen, living room, master bedroom. Tank is on the far wall, so the angle coming up the driveway is perfectly aligned to look up through the glass into the lights. Come home right after dark and that window is just BLAZING blue/purple.

It's neon green stringy stuff and appears to be part of the mushroom. I tried to siphon it off with a turkey baster last night, and it's definitely part of the shroom.

Is the big Superman on the top left trying to die or reproduce/split?

Hate to hear about the fish, Ty.

He looks exactly like the one in the vid of the worm in my sump. Cameras and flashes and water and glass and all that.

After snatching it up out of there, I can confirm it's a fireworm. Or, at least it's not the same type of bristleworm I was dealing with previously. Shorter, fatter, considerably slower - this guy was easy as hell to catch. Definitely had the fuzzy cilae, which those others didn't have.