On a much happier note:




Nice kolors, right?


these are the new pinks...


pinks under actinics....



blues....

Awesome update
keep up teh good works

this one.....



...beat the crap outta this one!



the [New!] Acan displaying Victory kolors, lol....



these are gonna be [SWEET!]



good shot of the play-doh.....



Sunset Monti turnin' purple under the actinics....


[Macro]



Hairy Mush' is doin' really well.



the same cannot be said for the Birdsnest



Background much?

Isla de LPS.......




Mush' Side w. flash....




LongShot.....





[thatsall4now.]

I'm sorry for your loss, but I can't say this enough-- this tank is really impressive.
*thumbs up*

thanx weets.... i really appreciate the sympathy and compliments....


im trying really hard to get this one right. im doin the research and watchin my params and all that.... thats the main reason im so upset that cruella died...because she shouldnt have. there was no reason for it that i can see.... i just dont get it.

anyways. im just gonna go look for a decent new mate for SP, before he get's too depressed. i feel for the little guy. he was a tank-bred 'exclusive' species. so ya know hes already pretty much inbred. his one eye is blind (im almost certain of this), he's scared of his own shadow (when alone), and the only reason he ever even came out of that corner of the tank, was because of Cruella.... poor bastage.

i got SP a new mate.... she's a pretty, mis-barred ocellaris.


i also got something else >>>>


pics tomoro....

your tank is looking amazing.


and your acan fought because there different kinds.your old one is a Acanthastrea lordhowensis and your new one is a Acanthastrea echinata.

Sorry about the loss. I really dig that X-men mushroom. Your tank is looking great.

thx

yeah.... just figured that out about the acans...
I knew there was a difference between the species, i just didnt know how much, lol....
i just feel bad for the 4 heads that died.

and thanx for letting me know




thx


the x-men's are dope!

I sold a frag to a LFS.
now, 2 days later, that frag is in their display,

First...
my wifeys turtles are adorable....

($30 a pop for the black one's...but w/ coral prices, how can i argue?)





Second... I got some sexy, new, PurpleGloves!



the gloves were worn while cleaning this fabulous lady....

[w/ Flash!] (these were just after cleaning/ acclimation. this morning.)







[No Flash!] ( a few minutes ago.)







here's her story....

this 3" Squamosa was the last of a small group of clams at JoJo's Aquariums (LFS). kinda the runt of the litter.
no one wanted it.
So, after seeing this clam a few dozen times, i decided it needed a better home.

i felt bad that her intake valve was always gaping in the store, and her colors were starting to bleach a lil'.
Mike, the dude that gives me the sweet deals, told me it was mine for $25, as long as i took it today.
So, i did.
i got her home and discovered the whole colony of pyramid snails on her base....not happy at this point.

i scrubbed her clean, threw her back in a bag (w/ 50% tank-water, 50% new saltwater)...waited 12hrs.
then did it again. im 99% sure i got ALL of the pyramids and their eggs.

she is on the sand for now, still gaping, but getting better.
(shes already gained most of her color back.)



Top Left: [New!] Pink Millepora!
Middle: SP's new mate "Farva"
Bottom Right: [New!] Squamosa




First FTS w/ a Clam....

Nice scores! Soon you won't be able to put your hands in the tank man. Haha

ya....


im about 90% "hands-out" at this point.

the only time my skin contacts water, is if my fingertips hit the water when im feeding the shrimp.
(and ive been good about stopping that as well.)

i have 14" long medical tweezers that i use....keeps my hands outta the agua.




EDIT: I think i forsee a Halide in my near future...


but in all honesty....i dont plan to add, or do, anything else to this tank for a month.

ill make new videos and take pics still, but i want to let the tank settle again.

[New!] Pink Millepora.... (if it has a novelty name, plz let me know.thx.)







[Back!]



w/ friends!



my cam isnt handling the actinic light very well lately....

could this be caused by AEFW?

i didnt see any yet, but im new to sps..... (the flesh has been receeding RAPIDLY, 3-4mm a night!)





[HAPPIER NOTE:]
the new lady in town,....



slowly sealing the gap in her incurrent.....

Mornin Pismo, that's STN. And it's likely that the flesh will recede until it is all ghostly white. At this point, you should cut a 1" frag from the top, in order to save the piece. How's your alk/Ca today?

Hey Pismo, I have been dealing with something similar although not as aggressive. From the advice I have been receiving I would cut the good coral off a little away from the bad part and then place on a new plug. Or you can try placing super glue on the bad part and a little on the flesh. I have been told that can stop it sometimes. But if it doesnt slow, definitely frag it so you can save the coral. I bet with that frag you could make several frags out of it which would increase your chances of survival.

Oh and nice Mille! I love those!

OMG purp....you seriously just made my day 10X better!
(AEFW wouldve sucked the big one.)

im gonna cut two 1" frags from the top and see if they can be saved.

Calcium stays @ 440ppm
DKH (alk) @ 10

i dose Kent Tech CB (2ml Cal., 1ml Alk) every morning to keep these params.

EDIT: just tested salinity... 1.026, that wouldnt be the cause would it?




that was a mouthfull, lol.

and ya...thats the advice that im seein' around the boards....

and thanks! i love the pink mille, too....

Traded straight-out for the Baby Plate Coral.

Hey, how much were your orange people eaters? I got some but never knew exactly what they were.

What's your Mg looking like today? Now that you're keeping SPS, you should target 1300+ for magnesium. It'll help prevent precipitation and stabilize your dKH/Ca. I notice you're keeping those levels a little higher than NSW, which is okay (I do too), but Mg dosing will be key to preventing a crash.

I need to go buy a new Mg test kit

'bout to head to the fish stor 2moro...

since im dosing "Tech CB"... what Mg supplement would you suggest, Purp?

EDIT: thank you for the priceless info as well....

your definitely going to need to dose or get it automated. those clams will suck down your alk like a hungry man in a eating contest.

Another easier way to remember what magnesium should stay at is approximately 3xCalcium level. Love the new clam pismo frag that sps and save it!

Wow, I'm afk for a few days and look what I miss. I bought my wife a 150G tank for her RES a couple of months ago and that thing is a pita to clean lol. I love the black ones too .

Nice clam. Isn't it nice to know that the clam likes its new home? You really need to get a Mg test kit fast too. I ordered mine and turns out my Mg was 900. Now I can't keep my calcium above 400 so I am waiting on my Kents Tech M to come in now so I can start dosing that too lol. This is the test kit I got and it's pretty good for the price:
Mg test kit

Sorry about the STN, I hope you get 2 good frags out of it. Just be glad it isnt RTN, thats gotta be the worst since there's nothing you can do.

I almost forgot, hows SP and his new mate? Pics!

oh i know....
im already dosing for Alk/ Calcium....
just hadnt been testing/ dosing for Mg, because my alk/cal. has been stable.

but im getting the stuff today.




3x440=1320...
that sounds about right.....neat trick.

and dont worry....its gettin fragged!

wtf is "afk?"



ya...imma get some moar pics later.
she's doin' REALLY well.... her gaping is getting less and less everyday.

she actually moved herself 1" closer to the glass last night....
(you can see the drag marks from the shell on the sand)...wierdo.





theyre doin' GREAT....

she's happy. he's happy. im happy!

Cruella was "wild-caught", so i think that had a lot to do with her only lasting 28days.

"Farva" is tank-bred and is older, so she should be fine.


thx 4 axin'

EDIT: SP took to her before she EVER took to him....lol he was shiverin' and submittin' all over the place, and she was like, "whateva..."

the good news:

i just bought a bottle of 'Kent Tech M' (Mg), and a bottle of 'Lugols Solution'...
[*the Lugols is for dipping new arrivals....]


the bad news:

i went to 4 LFS' today to find a Mg test kit.....

out of the 4 i called, 3 said they had it (but DIDNT!), and the 4th had the salifert kit for $35.00!!!
(told me $20 over the phone.)

ugh... not my day today.

anyone in sac have a Mg kit they wanna sell or trade for?

"rocky"



"stallone"

--------------------


the new lady "Farva"



she's mis-barred...



the happy couple....





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[Teasers]







moar later....

This tank is ill beyond words, Pismo! Awesome job!

Good luck with the Squamosa and hopefully you can save the acro.

thanx cody...


if only you could see it in person...

newest addition, doin' great....



'Loser' Acan's.....



"Victory! brand" Acan's....






red/ purple monti....



LOVE this Coral!!!!

i honestly cant say enuf good things about these KeddRedd's....they grow fast, stay healthy, and are SUPER RED!

colony shots....

TANK SHOTS!


full right.....




longshot




FTS!




THX 4 LOOKIN'

Wow!! Looking totally unreal! Great shots too. Jealous, much. XD

i was just staring at the backside of the tank...

As i was looking i saw a little cloud of sand come out from under the suncoral colony.

so i stared at the little space the puff came from, and sure enuf, a teeny-weeny pistol shrimp poked out....


ineteresting...

wonder what he came in on?

I have a tiny one in my bedroom tank that I have yet to locate. You gonna leave him, or trap him?

i'll leave him until he becoms a nuisance.

hell, i might even swap out the clowns for a Goby.....

they could be patnaz!

what the heck is the pvc doing in the back of your tank mike

Couldn't you get a goby and keep the clowns too?

It looks like that clam is doing better man

"Frag Rack?"


i know, i know....get some eggcrate...




ya... the clam's doin' a lot better!


and for now, the goby is just an idea. but honestly, i'd feel mean if i put a goby in a tank so small.

(unless it was a wee-little goby.)

lol ic! i thought you had some type of closed loop or somethin get some eggcrate, you can fit more.

no, no, sam... im the SIMPLE things guy. lol







ive been fighting the tissue loss on this piece for a month now... :ugh:



either thats one tiny frag...or one HUGE shrimp!!!!



bada$$ Ricordea....





VIDEOS ARE UPLOADING RT NOW....

your filling it up w/ lots of nice corals. looking good man.

What are those blue corals that look like snowflakes? Sorry for the ignorance, but I think they look amazing.

i need some MOAR FUZZY STICKS!




but i gotta wait another month for new livestock....
(except for the monti's im gettin on friday, from PurpleUp.)




Ironically, they're called "snowflake clove polyps"....and thank you.

btw, they're INCREDIBLY easy to keep alive and pretty, and they spread like wildfire! my frag was less than 1/2" a month ago!

* i made 3 frags outta that STN'd Acro....they all look really healthy!

this is the biggest frag.

[NEW!] ACRO FRAG VIDEO!!!>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLb6mNasNgQ

Awesome pix!
too bad i cant watch teh vid cuz im at school =(


Best wishes!

aww that suxxerz ....
i think you shuld bypass their firewall, thats we used to do in highschool,



YOU WANNA SEE THE WHOLE TANK?


4mnths old....here ya's go!!!>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQh2txjSeOE