Eric_n_Ga
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Found it at Nemo's in Gwinnett about a month ago . I think it was 20 or 25bucks but it has almost doubled in size . My wife loves it
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Found it at Nemo's in Gwinnett about a month ago . I think it was 20 or 25bucks but it has almost doubled in size . My wife loves it
Eric_n_Ga
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Anyone have a good pistol shrimp cocktail recipe ? This thing moved a solid 2lbs of sand yesterday . In the process he has moved a 3inch mushroom into the main rock structure and I can't get to it . I moved every thing up and glued all the rocks together . Had to add a few pieces to create some more real estate.
Good news is my sand bed never needs cleaned
Good news is my sand bed never needs cleaned
FWIW-
I put pieces of egg crate under anything I don't want to be moved.
Then cover egg crate with substrate of choice.
Then place said 'anything' on top.
Tip: Cut egg crate to desired size/shape using diagonal cutters. I prefer to not leave sharp edges on, so cut flat across adjoining cross members.
I put pieces of egg crate under anything I don't want to be moved.
Then cover egg crate with substrate of choice.
Then place said 'anything' on top.
Tip: Cut egg crate to desired size/shape using diagonal cutters. I prefer to not leave sharp edges on, so cut flat across adjoining cross members.
My randals pistols are so small they dont do any harm and dont move to much sand or cover anything but my tiger pistol....he sounds like the one you have. I tried all week to trap mine and have not been able to. He is so smart. If I ever trap him, I am giving him away and replacing him with the much smaller randals kind. By the way...everything is looking so wonderful in your tank and sorry to hear about your mandarin. I going to get one soon too.
Eric_n_Ga
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Well I have been so busy I haven't had time to post anything so here's a quick update on the tank.
Added a few pieces from the expo , lost a few pieces to a rock slide , squished mushroom , not sure but everything in a 6" radius of that mushroom died in 48 hrs .
Lost a purple stylo , a fungia plate , Xenia , a pink bird nest, orange monti and the mushroom .
Other then that everything else looks amazing. All the euphyllia are splitting or have split at least one time . New zoas popping up every few days . This Duncan is out of control . Started with 2 or 3 heads and now has 12. Clown fish are still homeless .
Added a few pieces from the expo , lost a few pieces to a rock slide , squished mushroom , not sure but everything in a 6" radius of that mushroom died in 48 hrs .
Lost a purple stylo , a fungia plate , Xenia , a pink bird nest, orange monti and the mushroom .
Other then that everything else looks amazing. All the euphyllia are splitting or have split at least one time . New zoas popping up every few days . This Duncan is out of control . Started with 2 or 3 heads and now has 12. Clown fish are still homeless .
Eric_n_Ga
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You would think with all the squishy stuff in the tank they would at least try it out ? Nope they host plastic .
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Looking great. My pair of clowns are homeless too. Set up a film loop for them yesterday, they haven't learned yet.
Eric_n_Ga
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Think I figured out my secret . I stopped testing the water , I stopped worrying about the calcium , dosing , and stopped all additives. 
I keep doing weekly water changes and just watching the critters . If there's no algee growing ,sad inhabitants, blooms happening , corals dieing , im sticking with that . Feeding corals a mix twice a week , fish get that and live baby brine shrimp one extra time . Everything is doing good except a few sps issues I dad but I added some clean up crew and they are actually looking better now.
Little baby coral every where , mushrooms splitting , homeless clown fish clowning , so much fun. Enjoy
I keep doing weekly water changes and just watching the critters . If there's no algee growing ,sad inhabitants, blooms happening , corals dieing , im sticking with that . Feeding corals a mix twice a week , fish get that and live baby brine shrimp one extra time . Everything is doing good except a few sps issues I dad but I added some clean up crew and they are actually looking better now.
Little baby coral every where , mushrooms splitting , homeless clown fish clowning , so much fun. Enjoy
Eric_n_Ga
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I actually have lost a few corals , but in reality these were mainly small frag test pieces to see what works best for my style . The tank has basically told me to stop messing with it ..lol . The stuff that's thriving will continue to grow the stuff that struggling will probably die off in time. I'm not trying to push the limits . Rather just have a tank full of corals that just look good with low maintenance.
The refugium is enough filter on it's own to keep the nitrates low and everyone seems to like it . I'm having to throw out hand fulls of cheato a week . Starting keeping it in jars and raising copepods in them and straining them out . That's not even necessary anymore as there are so many .
These look so much better with out the stock lid on them.
Eric_n_Ga
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Everything looking Happy Today . Still dealing with this green algae but besides that it's all good . Took out the Duncan that was funky , moved a few things other then that just doing maintenance and watching things grow .
George and weezy are still homeless not hosting anything .
George and weezy are still homeless not hosting anything .
Eric_n_Ga
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That was in April
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If I could just get rid of this stupid green algae id be happy
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Rearranged some rock structure to change the flow and eliminate slow spots in the tank. Added a pair of small emerald crabs to hopefully eat some algae . 9 months old today. 
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Don't remember who gave me this piece but I was worried about it at first but after 6 months it's become one of my favorites. Now totally encapsulated in this sponge this guy is super happy . The sponge seems to be growing too. You can actually see the water valves now. 
