On the chalice front, my chalices are doing pretty well, and thought I'd show a few pictures. They have only been in my tank for about 2 months, but I am seeing growth and colors are beginning to get better. ...
Here are some recent pictures that I have taken of some of my SPS corals. I have kind of a mixed reef right now, but I am working towards having a half SPS and half chalice tank. ...
Just thought I'd share this. I've noticed a couple of baby clownfish in my tank (pinhead sized) and today I was picking at some gha and the big clownfish (2") attacked my hand and bit me so hard he drew blood!!! Man they have sharp little teeth and so brave!!! I think I'll name him Clownbo!!!
Sadly, I have procrastinated updating my blog since my custom tank arrived about 4 months ago. So much has been done to the tank that I don't even know where to begin to restart my blog. I may just post a recent front tank shot from this morning, and work my way backwards with things that I feel may be interesting or relevant. Hopefully I can be more diligent with keeping my blog updated. To be honest, I don't like change and it has taken awhile for me to wrap my head around blogs and not just updating ...
It is always a challenge to add new fish to an established reef, primarily because of territorial issues. Each fish in the tank has already picked out their favorite haunt, and they are not prepared to share space with a newcomer. As hobbyists, we always try to come up with ways that might work: dump them in and pray, add them after lights out, introduce many at once (shock and awe), or put them in a section divided off from the rest of the reef. Several years ago, a friend of mine ...
Updated 02-15-2012 at 02:33 AM by melev