Griev's IM-200 Mangrove Lagoon

Griev · Apr 21, 2023

They act like I never feed them

Griev · Apr 25, 2023

Some purple on the way.

Griev · Apr 26, 2023

Everyone's still being shy.

TheWB · Apr 26, 2023

Griev said:
Everyone's still being shy.

Nice, I love pairs and/or groups of fish. Hopefully they get more bold once thier settled in to your tank.

Griev · Apr 26, 2023

Getting a little less shy now

Griev · Apr 29, 2023

It happened again! Pinky's spirit lives on.

After enough observation for me to feel comfortable that all 6 Blackcaps were ready for the acclimation box, I started collecting them from the QT tank. Well that's weird I can only find 5 after removing the PVC pipes. I checked all around the tank thinking it went carpet surfing somehow through a crack in the lid, but no sign. Well through the process of elimination there was only one place left, the rear chambers. Took everything out and was able to spot it, way deep in the L shaped biggest chamber. No possible way to get it out without draining it (or printing another patented Pinky trap), luckily it was a 15 gallon QT tank this time and not a 50 gallon display.

All 6 are now in the acclimation box, recovering from the stress of relocation by hiding and puffing up at me when I check on them (basslets are so dramatic).

TheWB · Apr 29, 2023

Griev said:
It happened again! Pinky's spirit lives on.

After enough observation for me to feel comfortable that all 6 Blackcaps were ready for the acclimation box, I started collecting them from the QT tank. Well that's weird I can only find 5 after removing the PVC pipes. I checked all around the tank thinking it went carpet surfing somehow through a crack in the lid, but no sign. Well through the process of elimination there was only one place left, the rear chambers. Took everything out and was able to spot it, way deep in the L shaped biggest chamber. No possible way to get it out without draining it (or printing another patented Pinky trap), luckily it was a 15 gallon QT tank this time and not a 50 gallon display.

All 6 are now in the acclimation box, recovering from the stress of relocation by hiding and puffing up at me when I check on them (basslets are so dramatic).

Pinky!!!!! Still a bad influence after all this time, lol

Griev · Apr 29, 2023

Finally caught all 6 in a single photo. Probably the first and last time, lol.

Griev · Apr 30, 2023

They're a little too comfortable with their acclimation box. I lowered it this morning before the lights came on, and they're still just chilling.

Griev · May 3, 2023

Some new additions. These Oregon torts from AquaSD are the bluest I've ever seen, plus a unique blue encrusting montipora.

Griev · May 5, 2023

Thinking about filling these two areas with some new corals, I heard there's a battlecorals sale going on...

TheWB · May 5, 2023

Griev said:
Thinking about filling these two areas with some new corals, I heard there's a battlecorals sale going on...

Too bad that doesn't slope the other way. You could have got some red/orange corals to be the fire coming out of the dragon's mouth.

Griev · May 5, 2023

Look who popped out for a few seconds today. I've found where 5 of them are hiding, the 6th is a professional.

Griev · May 7, 2023

TheWB said:
Too bad that doesn't slope the other way. You could have got some red/orange corals to be the fire coming out of the dragon's mouth.

Maybe something like this?

Griev · May 7, 2023

Time for the evening dance off.

TheWB · May 8, 2023

Griev said:
Maybe something like this?

How about a red acropora mounted on the end of a clear acrylic rod coming right out of the mouth?

Griev · May 17, 2023

Notice anything different?

All the coralline algae on the back wall came off in a giant sheet last night. Luckily it was so light it didn't break any of the SPS it landed on. Was weird to pull it out as a giant sheet.

Griev · May 20, 2023

My BattleBox arrived, but with a slight mistake. Adam didn't have to, but is fixing it anyway. He's the best, and he'll have customers for life.

Here's a preview of the Sniper's Blue and Space Ghost for the two last big rows of 8+ frags.

Found spots for the "extra" frags I wasn't planning for.

A little shortcake on top of the rock

Twilight Dragon on a dragon

Hell on Earth next to the cold blue of Oregon torts

The tank is looking pretty awesome!

Griev · May 22, 2023

The blackcaps are getting braver, sometimes even swimming in the water column outside of feeding time. They're all staying pretty clustered together still on the right side. It's so hard to capture the really subtle violet patterns on their fins.