Deb’s Studio 12 Aquarium

[debbeach13]

7 hours ago, Sharbuckle said:

Looking fantastic. Really filling in nicely! 

 I added some stuff. But honestly, I am going to remove that and more over to the IM10 that's been empty since March. Then maybe take to the LFS. Before summer is over. 

[debbeach13]

I have gone back to feeding reef roids once a week since there is no fish. For snails and critters, I sometime squirt some frozen in when feeding the 20L.  I have some little pellets I should try a sprinkle. I am very happy with the growth of the corals in the tank. Just enough so I see it. I have manually turned the rock with the bird's nest and hammer a couple times to get even growth. Yeah I move stuff to much.

[sugar]

2 hours ago, debbeach13 said:

I have gone back to feeding reef roids once a week since there is no fish. For snails and critters, I sometime squirt some frozen in when feeding the 20L.  I have some little pellets I should try a sprinkle. I am very happy with the growth of the corals in the tank. Just enough so I see it. I have manually turned the rock with the bird's nest and hammer a couple times to get even growth. Yeah I move stuff to much.

 

 ... same. 😂

[banasophia]

6 hours ago, debbeach13 said:

 I added some stuff. But honestly, I am going to remove that and more over to the IM10 that's been empty since March. Then maybe take to the LFS. Before summer is over. 

What are you thinking of taking to the LFS? One of the corals? 

[debbeach13]

Probably 2 toadstools I have 4 frags plus the mother, of course I always have clove ploys and can make more, some purple with green stripes mushrooms. Maybe some zoa's. Just to make some room and hopeffully get something different.

[debbeach13]

Instead of doing whatever I said last time. I tried to glue zoanthids to a rock I took out of the 20L. See all the nice white glue everywhere.

[debbeach13]

Well the glue doesn’t show in that picture. Look under the yellow zoa. Still not great for how much is there. But all the white in the middle without Zia’s is not glue. Plus FTS but it is in flux and will change again. My bad.

[banasophia]

Yeah I hate that when I first glue stuff, but I find it usually develops algae and blends in pretty quickly. The tank looks good…I really like how you have it arranged.

[debbeach13]

Introducing Fred my new Fire Shrimp.

[debbeach13]

FTS

[spectra]

like those zoas on the top left............ 

[banasophia]

6 hours ago, debbeach13 said:

FTS

Gorgeous!!! And hello to Fred!! 👋

[debbeach13]

Found Fred dead! He ate every day and was even starting to wonder around the tank when I wasn't near it. 

[debbeach13]

Been awhile. I haven’t posted much a lot going on with family and also some minor health issues. Basically just in a bad mood. The results have been rather negative for my tanks. The first picture is a couple weeks ago. I did throw out the birds nest the next day. It was just a white bone. Changed to Red Sea coral pro salt and did just a 2 gallon W/C the next day. Second picture a couple days after that.

Going to do another W/C today. After feeding some reef roids, I grabbed the tongs or tweezers and went bristle worm fishing. I dropped and broke my little glass shrimp/worm catcher. Got at least 20 but there are still a ton in there. 

[mitten_reef]

2 minutes ago, debbeach13 said:

 

🤢🤮 

 

glad you caught those sob...

[banasophia]

Just checking in to see how you and your tank are doing? 🤗😊 

[debbeach13]

Funny you should ask. Here is how it looks right now. I did the regular maintenance Today. Cleaned the glass except the back, 2-gallon W/C, and new filter pad. I rinsed the carbon and reused it. I added a tiny pump in the display. The lights have only been on a short time. He tank will  be a year old in a few days.

[debbeach13]

 3 little red mushrooms. I tried to wipe these out when I had hundred of them. I took the rock out and removed one. Then placed it between Diver Dan’s legs in the 20L. This is how everything got moved around, you know by mistake.

[ml86743]

how do you keep everything so neat and tidy.  My sandbed looks like a bomb went off 99% of the time.  

 

Looking soooo good:)

[debbeach13]

Good morning, everybody.

This tank got wet one year ago today. Here is a summary of how things went.

1st coral added on 10/15/22

1st fish added 02/24/23 - 2 green banded gobies

    1 jumped on 03/09/23. the other found dead on 03/12/23

Flinch the fire-fish moved into this tank 0n 03/26/23

     He also jumped on 06/02/23

Fred the fire shrimp added on 08/12/23 

He was found dead on08/22/23

the one and only coral I have lost was a neon green birds. 

Almost all of the coral has done great in here.  The only coral that hasn't thrived and grown is one hammer. At least it is still alive! 

I have enjoyed the tank immensely and look forward to another year. Hopefully with some fish!

 

 

 

[banasophia]

Wow, congratulations on the tankiversary!! It looks really great! @ml86743 is right, it looks so pristine!! Hoping you will be able to find some good lil fishes that will settle into this beautiful reef soon!!

[debbeach13]

Friend or foe

[banasophia]

Kinda looks like a stomatella snail to me but I can’t tell for sure… 

[debbeach13]

I was pretty sure. Just wanted to double check. I put it back it the tank.

[debbeach13]

Moved the blue devil over here. From the 20L. Testing testing 1. 2