125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

[Mschmidt]

second vote for r&d.

 

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So much for R&D... I won $165 to POTO. Still waiting for $25 of it but I picked up a couple of dooley-bobs.

 

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Got the code for the $25. Figured I'd start over with montis.

 

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This is sand, right?

 

[Mschmidt]

likely. but what do I know?

 

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likely. but what do I know?

I just don't want Monti Nudis again... I'm going to have to inspect real close. Most of it looks like sand but that one larger piece almost looks like it has blue streaks.

 

[Mschmidt]

I just don't want Monti Nudis again... I'm going to have to inspect real close. Most of it looks like sand but that one larger piece almost looks like it has blue streaks.

Those I wouldn't be able to ID.

 

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Those I wouldn't be able to ID.

Between them and the magnet leaching I lost half of the 75 a couple of months ago but I had already set up the 125. I bought the Melanurus Wrasse as a Just in Case and am watching for a Yellow Coris Wrasse.

 

[Mschmidt]

As pest control? That's why I got my springer damsel.

 

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As pest control? That's why I got my springer damsel.

Yep. I'm considering a Springeri and a Six Line wrasse later on but I want to get the majority of the other fish first.

 

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So today was the official return to work day for us but I decided that I still have too much crud in my head and chest. I'll probably head back tomorrow. That means today can be another tank maintenance day? I think I'm going to transfer the Alves over and I found a couple more hidden Spongodes frags. That's going to leave the Cyphastrea and Rhodactis shrooms. I just finished another bottle of carrot juice and realized that the mouth is big enough for the Tang trap so I can start trapping the remaining fish today. Also, if I finish cleaning the 5 gallon I can take that to work with me tomorrow.

 

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Ok, so blue dot is for the Bower, pink dot is for the Bubble Gum Digi, yellow dots are for the Blastos, red dot is the for Monti Cap, green dot is for the Acro (we'll see how it does), and white dot is for the Favia.

Everything should arrive Thursday which is my next work from home day.

It's hard to see but there's a small "cove" under the white dot. I'm going to try the Alves there as it's similar flow and light to what they currently receive in the 75.

 

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Something really interesting happened today - I got to see my Starry Blenny go white. It's the craziest thing! He was white except for his face and tail and his blue spots really popped! I almost wish he had his angry coloration natural and not just when he's mad.

 

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Little more flow than they were getting but they were getting fluffy and needed a hint more flow anyway I think. Hard to see in this picture but there's a TON of new polyps in the green one and it's super bright in the 125. Way more than it ever was in the 75. Hopefully that brings back some of the original colors. Both have "browned" a bit in the other tank and I figured lights were the culprit.

Top one. Was pink, now kinda orange.

Bottom one - used to be Pink, now green.

 

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You can see the baby polyps in this picture. There's a group of 3 right in the center of the colony and another couple of small clusters at the edges of the base. It's expanding outward and upward!

 

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Fading Star is opening.

 

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Even my Darth Maul Porites are happy! It hasn't shown this much PE since I got them in the mail. You can see the magnet leaching in the 75 did a lot of damage. Some of it looks like it's coming back.

 

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Both are fluffy and open!

 

[Goaway]

So much for R&D... I won $165 to POTO. Still waiting for $25 of it but I picked up a couple of dooley-bobs.

Awe the luck never ends! Congrats!!!

Both are fluffy and open!

Love the colors on these.

I didn't see that I missed too much. Glad things are going in a positive direction here.

Also, looked like debris to me, the stuff on the monti. But, any type of syphon to remove to check to verify if you are in panic mode.

 

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Also, looked like debris to me, the stuff on the monti. But, any type of syphon to remove to check to verify if you are in panic mode.

I'm thinking it's sand. That one bigger grain just had some blue lines running though it - most likely the shadows showing up weird from the filter they used. I'm not completely worried, just saw it after I bought it. If it looks bad, I'll toss it - it was a gift card purchase so no money lost. I don't want to add MENs to this tank. It took such a toll on the 75.