Woogalie Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 whats the name of that fish store in the LBC? Imma get my stroll on and make a visit. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 whats the name of that fish store in the LBC? Imma get my stroll on and make a visit. Age of Aquariums Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I know it's tiny, but it looks awesome Very awesome You can't really tell it has that light violet color in the pics Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 In the bags: Yoshii, I found a pink and white in our area!! No pics of them in the tank yet, they're busy munchng away on phyto and oyster feast so the water's a bit cloudy Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Yoshii, I found a pink and white in our area!! No pics of them in the tank yet, they're busy munchng away on phyto and oyster feast so the water's a bit cloudy Wow is the first one really a neon/light green?? Yay! I'm guessing Aquarium Concepts? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Wow is the first one really a neon/light green?? Yay! I'm guessing Aquarium Concepts? Yep, it's chartreuse. I'm hoping it gets brighter like the yellow and purple one did. And yes, I got them at AC. They were a bit expensive though. But they were cool so I didn't mind. It also helped that my mom paid and not me. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Some new pics: I got this guy yesterday. He's a bit skinny but I'm hoping my 3X daily feedings of live phytoplankton will bring him back to health. (yes I know this is a horrible pic) Why are mandarins so difficult to photograph? Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Lol I totally forgot you were getting the flame "scallop" Have you seen pj's pico? He has a flame in there, but feeds 10-15x a day I think That last pic of the shrimp made me laugh Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Beware: long post So I've been testing my water almost every day and here's the general trend: Calcium drops by about 20ppm every week, despite 4-5 gallon water changes Alk drops by 1dkh every day Nitrate and phosphate are undetectable pH hovers around 8.2 My fresh saltwater mixes to 560 ppm calcium and 8 dkh I now dose a small amount of a dkh buffer every morning to keep the alk at 9dkh and I did an 8 gallon water change yesterday to try to bump up calcium and trace minerals. Here's the test results from a few minutes ago: Calcium 460ppm Alk 9dkh pH 8.2 Phosphate undetectable nitrate 0 I'm thinking about doing a 2 part but I'm afriad of messing it up and crashing my tank Also, my yellow and purple feather duster hasn't come out since I got back from vacation so I think it either lost its crown or died But the weird thing is I feed all my dusters like crazy so there's no way it starved, I did a water change just before I left, and my brother (who has a decades worth experience with freshwater tanks) followed my instructions spot on for feeding and topping off. I can't see any reason why it would be in distress. On a happier note, I think the duster made babies. A while ago I noticed a tiny little duster the exact same color as the bigger one on the same rock. Now that one has gotten a bit bigger and there is a second one, again the exact same color, on that rock. Another duster species I have multiplies asexually so is it possible this one can too? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Quick update. I got 4 new corals, a rainbow monti and red zoas with a blue center that I got last weekend, and I just got 2 birdsnest corals from Yoshii(you're the best ) Sorry no pics, yoshii has the camera Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Stinks about that yellow feather duster! It was so pretty! Oh, you should have kept it for another day so you could get pics of your new corals! Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Stinks about that yellow feather duster! It was so pretty! Oh, you should have kept it for another day so you could get pics of your new corals! It's ok, I'll get pics of them some other time. And it turns out the feather duster is still alive, it just lost it's crown. It only comes out at night and it's crown is still really small, but it's growing back. And the "baby" dusters are getting bigger Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Nothing has really been going on in my tank. I do have a eunicid worm, but he's not bothering anything. The mandarin has definitely gained weight. I can no longer see her bones, and she is even getting a small beer belly Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 yep, that's a hammer sweeper tentacle stuck to the birdsnest... my clown hosts the xenia at night, but won't go near it during the day Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 I got a new forest fire digi today Link to comment
Squared Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 your mandarin is so cute i want to punch it or pet it Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 your mandarin is so cute i want to punch it or pet it Please don't punch her, I want her to live. Link to comment
Squared Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 im sure you do so does this mandy live only the pods you raise? does it eat frozen? fuge or no fuge? im getting a 10g sump mostly fuge and i want a mandy but will the fuge be enough? what do you think? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 im sure you do so does this mandy live only the pods you raise? does it eat frozen? fuge or no fuge? No fuge, eats pods I raise and frozen 1-2 times per day. Link to comment
yoshii Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 So you finally got the forest fire It's going to look beautiful once it grows! Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 So you finally got the forest fire It's going to look beautiful once it grows! IKR!! I can't wait until it gets bigger. Brian said he's going to get me a frag of his other digi too. I think it's called a peach smoothie or something like that. Link to comment
splinter492 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 wow you have an amazing tank!!! Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 wow you have an amazing tank!!! Thanks Link to comment
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