Tank Entry

I recently released a few more anthias and gudgeon gobies into the reef. Here are two of the six gobies. The new fish were bathed in Safety Stop last Saturday and then placed in the Peacemaker for a few days - my usual procedure.

And then last night in total darkness I spied the tiger cowrie on the front glass, so I had to get a few pictures. These came out pretty nice considering I was shooting in the dark.

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The Orange skunks are adding some nice activity right in the front of the reef. These pictures are a little bigger than usual, so I'm attaching them as thumbnails. Click on them for the bigger version.

It's time for another mini-update. Here's how the tank looks today.

A view from the back.

The Anemone Cube

View from the living room

The newest addition are these little fish from Sustainable Aquatics. Originally I thought they were pink skunk clownfish, but they are actually ...

Done:
Clean the penductors and get the flow improved again
Fix the sandbed on the left end of the reef
Rearrange the rock and corals a little for a new look
Remove dead coral rubble in the sand
Make space around the Sebae anemone and move some zoanthids
Clean the overflow panel
Clean the Vortech pumps - soak in vinegar
Feed the fish
Water change
Clean the sump of detritus, tube worms and other calcifications
Clean the skimmer body ...

Here are the other two birdsnests that showed up all on their own during the past six months.

Blue Polyped Montipora capricornis

Red Acropora sp.

Blue tort. I added some darkness to the background to make it stand out.

Same picture, ...