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Weetabix7
16 minutes ago, calvin said:

@Weetabix7 - I got one too!!

 

 

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I like Tank Alienz!!!

Is yours the same as mine though? 

It looks a little different in the pic.

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Got part of my MD order today which included an Eheim 1000. FINALLY replacing the stock pump. It's sooo much quieter. Wifey is very happy. 

 

I also spray painted the top to get rid of the glare from the reflection off the white. 

 

Final item was a feeding ring. Never had one of these before but I thought I'd give it a shot to reduce the amount of uneaten food. The odd couple actually ate a bit from it on day one so that's a good sign. 

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Just now, Christopher Marks said:

Interesting spraying the mesh top, notice any change in light? I bet it looks a lot more sleek on the tank.

Still waiting for it to dry completely before I put it back on but I've seen several folks do it and say it worked out fine. 

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FTS (sorry for the window reflection)

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uninvited guest on my red grape

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pic of the side. I've put some macro frags there but they're a bit hard to see

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most of my brown film problem has subsided and I noticed for the first time today that I think there's a little coralline on the front glass. I have some more CUC members arriving tomorrow.

 

Painting the top black did cut down on light a bit more than reported, so I just turned the lights up a bit. I'm starting to get this Bluefish thing figured out.

 

 

oh and @Weetabix7 - I trimmed one of the sargassum pieces down a good bit. It just wasn't doing well and was dropping leaves. We'll see how the trimming does

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4 minutes ago, calvin said:

most of my brown film problem has subsided and I noticed for the first time today that I think there's a little coralline on the front glass. I have some more CUC members arriving tomorrow.

 

Painting the top black did cut down on light a bit more than reported, so I just turned the lights up a bit. I'm starting to get this Bluefish thing figured out.

 

 

oh and @Weetabix7 - I trimmed one of the sargassum pieces down a good bit. It just wasn't doing well and was dropping leaves. We'll see how the trimming does

 

Ah, ok. I trimmed some off of the top of one of mine yesterday, the other seems to be doing okay. 

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So I've had this brown macro looking growth for a couple of weeks now on the rock. Since this rock sat dry for years, I can only assume this is sargassum. What do you think?

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45 minutes ago, calvin said:

So I've had this brown macro looking growth for a couple of weeks now on the rock. Since this rock sat dry for years, I can only assume this is sargassum. What do you think?

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I think that's really crazy.

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Ok, THAT is pretty cool!  Love sargassum!

 

Wonder, if I found the rock that used to have sargassum on it and got it wet again, would it grow back?  Hmmm...

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Now if it turns out to be dictoya I'm throwing in the towel 

12 minutes ago, Lula_Mae said:

Ok, THAT is pretty cool!  Love sargassum!

 

Wonder, if I found the rock that used to have sargassum on it and got it wet again, would it grow back?  Hmmm...

It didn't come from dry rock. I have sargassum in the tank

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18 minutes ago, calvin said:

Now if it turns out to be dictoya I'm throwing in the towel 

It didn't come from dry rock. I have sargassum in the tank

Awww shucks, there goes my daydream! :blush::lol:

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so I got some stuff in last week from KP Aquatics and still haven't posted it. I'm lazy. Will soon.

 

I've put myself on a spending hiatus until I transition into a new job and see what the compensation is like. Also until I get some health issues figured out.

 

I think the new hermits I got have been picking on my baby sargassum. It's still there but has been trimmed. :angry: Didn't really want hermits but my little one did and I'm a pushover.

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5 minutes ago, calvin said:

so I got some stuff in last week from KP Aquatics and still haven't posted it. I'm lazy. Will soon.

 

I've put myself on a spending hiatus until I transition into a new job and see what the compensation is like. Also until I get some health issues figured out.

 

I think the new hermits I got have been picking on my baby sargassum. It's still there but has been trimmed. :angry: Didn't really want hermits but my little one did and I'm a pushover.

 

Uh oh!!

I think as long as the big leaves around the base are in place you're ok, especially if you planted it. 

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On 5/11/2017 at 5:41 PM, calvin said:

They're all over the place!

 

 

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So have these grown any more?

Can you tell what they are now?

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On 5/19/2017 at 7:18 PM, Weetabix7 said:

 

So have these grown any more?

Can you tell what they are now?

That's what I was saying had been pruned

 

so another alien appeared today at the surface. This came in on the toadstool algae from KP

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6 minutes ago, calvin said:

That's what I was saying had been pruned

 

so another alien appeared today at the surface. This came in on the toadstool algae from KP

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Those are Medusa Worms, they're the same thing I found in my Macro!!!

I really like mine. 

They're safe as long as they don't get caught in a powerhead. 

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31 minutes ago, Weetabix7 said:

 

Those are Medusa Worms, they're the same thing I found in my Macro!!!

I really like mine. 

They're safe as long as they don't get caught in a powerhead. 

Eek! Just read about them. It was really close to a powerhead. Now it's gone :o

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