TheRope Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 This is slowly becoming my favorite build, due to how easy it must be to scrape the glass, seeing that yiu can remove it entirely and even work on you rockscape with no glass impeding your movement... i love it all. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, metrokat said: Got some snails from @johnmaloney. These are zigzag periwinkles. For size reference, that sand grain is Fiji Pink. The description says: Eats Diatoms, Algae and Detritus on the rocks and glass in your tank. Extremely hardy under normal water conditions. This smaller snail only grows to about 2/5-3/5 of an inch. The Zig Zag Periwinkles will consume algae, detritus and diatoms on your aquarium's glass and rocks. They are small, growing to a size of only about a 3/5 of an inch at most. They should only be kept in a tank with a lid, as they have a habit of staying just above the water line. <---- true We have found them to be extremely hardy, the hardiest aquarium species that we know of, and an excellent addition to the aquarium that focuses on diversity.However, they are very small, and have little impact on algae. They are very good for certain applications so we keep them, and they make a good feeding species for mantis shrimp since they spend most of their time out of reach of the shrimp, allowing the aquarist to feed their mantis easily. I had some of those! Sadly they did not live long. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 And then there were 2. Mushrooms that is. 10 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hi! Just a reminder to please pm me your November full tank shot (FTS) along with a link to your build thread by the end of the day on November 30th. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 HOT MESS FTS For November, we decided to show that we really are dirty girls. Hairy Dongs. Salt creep. But it's real. Every day is not a pretty day. The airstone bubbles splash on the dome causing the salt creep or salt splash. And the algae forest is quite something. Since the tank is very new and we went through a mini cycle, it was okay to let it ride out and do it's thing. Ignore the lavender essence oil in the back, it isn't my secret dosing regimen We also have cyano. It's a hot mess 6 5 1 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 As real as it gets. Love the picture 2 Quote Link to comment
Lypto Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 make little algae trolls. You can clean and scrub as much as you like, but In the end we rely upon some pretty dirty organisms to make the whole thing work (not to say I don't love a clean reef) 1 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I love it. A hot mess happens to all of us but most of us don't document it, which is unfortunate. Now new potential reefers will not think that we always have clean, well groomed tanks and get discouraged and quit when their tank is a hot mess. Anyway, green is my favorite color! 8 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 37 minutes ago, vlangel said: I love it. A hot mess happens to all of us but most of us don't document it, which is unfortunate. Now new potential reefers will not think that we always have clean, well groomed tanks and get discouraged and quit when their tank is a hot mess. Anyway, green is my favorite color! Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 hours ago, vlangel said: I love it. A hot mess happens to all of us but most of us don't document it, which is unfortunate. Now new potential reefers will not think that we always have clean, well groomed tanks and get discouraged and quit when their tank is a hot mess. Anyway, green is my favorite color! Agreed! Look at all that fuzz Interesting how the salt creep climbs the glass dome. Double sided magnet cleaner? 1 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 13 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: Agreed! Look at all that fuzz Interesting how the salt creep climbs the glass dome. Double sided magnet cleaner? That would streak, the salt wipes off easily enough. Just being lazy. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Fuzzy dongs!! And hey, Dick is still living life in there!! 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 If you need 1/10th a tablet of Fluconazole let me know ? 1 3 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Interesting, my jar suddenly spouted green tufty algae too. I agree it's good to share the hot mess pictures so everybody knows it's normal 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Hello Hello. Pico is coming along. Our challenge right now is lighting. We have burnt through 2 bulbs and are using a temporary one ATM. I think @Mariaface if the bulb you still have right now doesn't work out we might just need to switch to a CFL - that's allowed right? Peechurs! 10 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Do you know why they're burning out? Quote Link to comment
MainelyReefer Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 18 hours ago, fishfreak0114 said: Do you know why they're burning out? Because they are sketchy par38's that probably don't even have a UL listing or any safety standard at all, that's why I rep the CFL but the spectrum leaves much to be desired. Guessing temporary one means not a socket bulb? 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 December FTS @Felicia Hey @Mariaface Major overhaul of the pico today. I drained it, took off the forest that has grown back after the previous water change when we also scrubbed and did a peroxide dip. While I was doing that I decided to remove the very big dong and replace it with something more dainty. Did a very thorough water change - where did that much detritus come from?! sheesh it was nasty. Anyway - redid the scape, pasted a couple of new corals. It is still pissed off and the water is cloudy. Pretty sure I may have started yet another cycle Wil post pics later. 7 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 8 hours ago, metrokat said: Hey @Mariaface Major overhaul of the pico today. I drained it, took off the forest that has grown back after the previous water change when we also scrubbed and did a peroxide dip. While I was doing that I decided to remove the very big dong and replace it with something more dainty. Did a very thorough water change - where did that much detritus come from?! sheesh it was nasty. Anyway - redid the scape, pasted a couple of new corals. It is still pissed off and the water is cloudy. Pretty sure I may have started yet another cycle Wil post pics later. It was Dick, wasn't it?!!? Hooray for dainty dongs! I'll bet you didn't even spill a bunch of water on your floor without me there, too... 4 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 What in the world? Lot's of dong envy going on in here. I have to read the entire thread, from this end I'm very confused how this was setup. 1 3 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Tank and corals look great. I've had issues with patches of gha too. Did a major overhaul on mine today. Where does all the detritus come from? I barely feed my Pico! 1 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 53 minutes ago, Clown79 said: Tank and corals look great. I've had issues with patches of gha too. Did a major overhaul on mine today. Where does all the detritus come from? I barely feed my Pico! Dick keeps making a mess, I swear! (But really, there are feather dusters and a ball anemone and hermits and snails generating waste in there! It's a tiny ecosystem!) 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 13 hours ago, Clown79 said: Tank and corals look great. I've had issues with patches of gha too. Did a major overhaul on mine today. Where does all the detritus come from? I barely feed my Pico! 13 hours ago, Mariaface said: Dick keeps making a mess, I swear! (But really, there are feather dusters and a ball anemone and hermits and snails generating waste in there! It's a tiny ecosystem!) Maria is right here, I also feed one pellet a day for dick and there is a small hermit crab in there too. Lots of bristle worms, spaghetti worms, feather dusters. I should take a picture first thing in the morning before I turn on the light - all these critters are on the surface of the sand, it's quite something to see so much life in there. Last week I put in some tigger pods too. 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 New orange zoas. So now we have green yellow and orange corals. 8 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Just a friendly reminder that if you haven't already, please pm me your December FTS and a link to your build thread by January 5, 2018. Quote Link to comment
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