Tank Entry

Saturday night, just after lights out... I was in the kitchen with the overhead lights on. The reef was already heading into sleep mode, but I noticed my Peppermint shrimp was out and about, very active. I'd noticed a few days ago that she was carrying eggs, and I had a feeling she was getting ready to release them. I'd not witnessed this in a very long time, and quickly dashed off to get my camera to capture the event.

The tank light was off, so I relied on the flash. Starting off ...

Back in 2011, I spotted a nice bowl-shaped Yellow Scroll coral at the frag swap. No-one was buying it, and I figured it must be expensive. To my surprise, it was $20 and yet not a single buyer. "Done," I said, handed him a $20 bill and walked away. I picked it up at the end of the event, and the seller told me he was glad I bought it because he knew it would do well in my system.

It quietly grew in ...

Back in December, I purchased what I figured was a Green Slimer acropora. It's a coral I've always wanted to grow out, but due to the tank leaks over the past couple of years previous attempts were foiled. As it has been growing out, it is turning out to be a different coral. The blue hue in the skin is never seen on slimers.

Here's the coral the day I brought it home.

Here it is today. I took these pictures when the light above ...

I don't know how Day 90 snuck past me, but what's another day when it comes to reefkeeping?
Shot under actinics and 20,000K Metal Halides moments ago.

I've had some requests to see the Valonia tank, er... I mean the frag tank. It's been going since Feb 2011, and could really use a full clean up. I've considered just scrapping it and setting up a different one that is independent of the 400g system.

The frag tank holds 10g, and is made of 3/8 material. It does bow out like the picture indicates, and it's only 8" tall. Rimless isn't really a good idea for longterm tanks made of acrylic. The Mp10 pumps provides flow, and it is lit ...