Tank Entry

I've been absent for the past week or so because my family was in town. Now that things are back to normal, I thought I'd share a few images and update on how the 400g is progressing.

First off, I have to report a couple of losses. The Gudgeon Goby that I've had for the past 3 years was seen blowing around the tank last week. I don't know why it died. And Dyson, the Mimic Filefish was last seen sucking up food like spaghetti last Saturday night, and then vanished. I finally found ...

Today, my tank turns three months old.







Here's a picture from the fishroom side.


From the kitchen side, looking toward the overflow.
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As of last night, all three of the Helfrichi firefish died. Perhaps it was pursued by the Mystery Wrasse; I really don't know. For those keeping score, one died in quarantine, one vanished, and the third one perished last night. I may not try those again.

I"m still getting some strange brown stuff growing on the purple gorgonians, on the shells of Astrea snails, and it is visible in the overflow box. Since I don't know what it is but have a bad feeling about it being toxic (aka ...

Saw this last night on the sand in the refugium, so I quickly removed it with some forceps. You can watch this at 1080p, thanks to my iPhone 4.

Over the past two months, I've watched algae grow in the overflow. Since it is lit from the metal halides above, a cover was needed. Now that the fifth and final Durso was installed, the cover could be fabricated and placed over that area.

I decided to make the cover big enough to cover the entire external overflow and overhang the teeth a little. It had to be drilled for the Durso caps, as well as for the Aqua Controller probes.

Top side
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