Tank Entry

Two nights ago, I was tinkering in my reef a little, as the cyano on the substrate was getting too close to some livestock. I didn't do much more than use a long handled scraper to peel the cyano mat away from some stuff. However, the next day the prettier of my two maximas was dead - the shell was completely empty.

One of the BTAs lives under my shelving Acropora plana, and occasionally gets snagged on some of the dead branches. I've intentionally left them in place ...

My LFS has been talking about this product for the past few months, and while attending MAX, they were giving away free samples of their product. I need to double check, but I think I was told the single tube would treat one gallon of saltwater. I brought home several of their samplers.

You guys might like their cartoon commercial.

This morning when I arose, I saw one of the Tigertail Cucumbers on the front glass of my tank, in the upper right corner. This isn't the first time, but I thought it was worth taking a few pictures.





It was holding onto the glass, but reached over and rested on the Toadstool Leather.
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I got this coral in the past, and thought it was pretty neat. It's in the favia family, somewhat like the "war" coral people want. However, this one is far more shaggy. Check out the polyps on this one, which I got a few months ago.

This one is down on the substrate under a 400w Radium bulb, 42" from the bulb.

Usually whenever I hear some new idea, I'm pretty cautious and resist the urge to proceed until I get more information. However, this time I just ran with it. Pretty out of character, right? Part of the reason is because the stuff recommended is no stranger to this professional stripper.

So here's the premise. Mix up lye (Sodium hydroxide) with water, and attack those pest anemones. Sounds simple, and it's cheap!

20 years ago when I started stripping, I used ...