Here's a video I shot just prior to leaving on another trip.
The tank looks sick... i like that you used gray/black pvc pipes.
What is the foot pedal for?
your tank is looking nice. It's a shame you lost many of your SPS and larger LPS.
Congrats ! Great job ! Reef Addicts TOTM !
Looking good Marc
So nice to see you back up and running.
Beautiful Marc.
Nice, but it's too quiet. I get paranoid if I can't hear my equipment running.
Awesome Marc! Phil is right, super quiet.
The pedal is a foot-controlled on/off switch. The perk is that it has a longer cord than the circulation pump, so it could reach the plug on the wall. Plus, it is hands-free. I love how quiet it is. It was pretty noisy in the living room with all gear running, so having that gone is wonderful.
Looks great! How many of the original 8 anthias do you still have? I still think you should paint your walking board black and add the sand/traction product to the paint to make it slip-proof. You still have not revealed what you are going to do for a backdrop. I am sure it will be something "trick". Maybe you can find some electronic LCD screen to put on the back of the glass....that can dim by a switch:-) I just hung a curtain rod and hung a black piece of polyester fabric. When you look from the front, the curtain gives a cool illusion of depth across the back of the tank. I can easily slide it out of the way when I am working back there.
I have 7 anthias, so those held up amazingly well. Frankly, I'm surprised.
They did better than my blue/green chromis. I bought 6 and only have 3 left! 3 died on me within a week of getting them. I hope anthias are hardier, I plan on getting some next.
Chromis die easily, but if you get some good ones they last a long time. Anthias are far more frail.
OK, Good to know about the anthias. Any special precautions I should take when I do get them? i.e longer acclamation, longer QT?
They needs tons of oxygen, so faster acclimation is better actually. Or an airstone in the holding container if you wanted to take your time. I've tried to quarantine Anthias many times, but it never played out well for me. They want to be fed often, like nature.
And airstones in acclimation buckets can cause dramatic pH and temperature swings.
Yes, that is true. With the lowered pH during transport, ammonia isn't toxic yet, but as pH levels rise due to greater oxygen levels, ammonia quickly becomes an issue. It really depends where you are getting your fish - local vs online.
I would be getting them at a LFS. I don't want to introduce them and have them bring something and wipe out my tank. If I could get my LFS to do the QT that would be great.