It was this big... Now its this big...

[fishguy242]

Evening..sweet wrasse.. couple of your babies...

 

[F i s h y]

Evening..sweet wrasse.. couple of your babies...

They are looking great!

 

[F i s h y]

Oh my oh my nom nom!

The lfs had a rock with 6 of these on it for 300 bucks....

This one was loose sitting next to a nem basket. Asked for a price expecting $$... said 30... I said bag it up...

 

[fishguy242]

UMMM..UH HUH..

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Got a new fishy...

What's that guy?

 

[F i s h y]

What's that guy?

Solar fairy wrasse.... so much talk about wrasse lately I caved to the pressure had to find one I liked...

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Where do I find those notes? I need to find Another one that I like

 

[F i s h y]

Where do I find those notes? I need to find Another one that I like

Classified unfortunately

But I'm sure we can get some help over on your thread for wrasse.

If I were you I'd start by figuring out what you like. Google pics. Then we can help with compatibility and such...

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I'm about to be at my tang limit so good w figure out something

 

[najer]

Love that shroom.

 

[Erin O]

@sfin52! Did you see Jason's new YELLOW coral?

 

[sfin52]

@sfin52! Did you see Jason's new YELLOW coral?

I did.

@fishguy242 @Eagle_Steve @MERKEY do you think I'd be ok to run 2 of my T5s while doing this? I'm afraid the coral won't survive if I dont...

Im sorry I missed the tag


I never turned off lights with dinos
Agree with @Eagle_Steve black outs only work for some and most always come back.
*Dino release toxins and will hurt corals and possibly people always run activated carbon when dealing with dino
* dino can go into a phase where they don't photosynthesis and become predators another reason blacks out don't solve problem
* Stop water changes. There is something in synthetic salts that fuel a bloom also helps to raise nutrients
* dino will do 1 of 2 things at night depending on species. Go to hind in sand or rock or enter thr water column. Id will help
* uv sterilizer can help with some species. It works really well one the ones that go into water column at night.

The first thing I do when bottoming out nutrients and dino are growing is in a 5 gallon bucket install 5 micron sock and a mp1200. I siphon water into the bucket and pump back into tank removing as many dino as possible. 5 micron is smaller than dino so you are removing them from the tank

2 Raise nutrients. This will help restore balance and give food to the strong photosynthesizers. Add bacteria this has always seemed to help me. I use the dr tims recipe for dino

After the dino your rock will absorb alot of the nutrients and release back into the water causing an uptick in algea. Avoid the knee jerk reaction of reducing nutrients again if they are with in range. (I didn't and had to redo all the steps) Instead increase cuc.

 

[F i s h y]

I did.

Im sorry I missed the tag


I never turned off lights with dinos
Agree with @Eagle_Steve black outs only work for some and most always come back.
*Dino release toxins and will hurt corals and possibly people always run activated carbon when dealing with dino
* dino can go into a phase where they don't photosynthesis and become predators another reason blacks out don't solve problem
* Stop water changes. There is something in synthetic salts that fuel a bloom also helps to raise nutrients
* dino will do 1 of 2 things at night depending on species. Go to hind in sand or rock or enter thr water column. Id will help
* uv sterilizer can help with some species. It works really well one the ones that go into water column at night.

The first thing I do when bottoming out nutrients and dino are growing is in a 5 gallon bucket install 5 micron sock and a mp1200. I siphon water into the bucket and pump back into tank removing as many dino as possible. 5 micron is smaller than dino so you are removing them from the tank

2 Raise nutrients. This will help restore balance and give food to the strong photosynthesizers. Add bacteria this has always seemed to help me. I use the dr tims recipe for dino

After the dino your rock will absorb alot of the nutrients and release back into the water causing an uptick in algea. Avoid the knee jerk reaction of reducing nutrients again if they are with in range. (I didn't and had to redo all the steps) Instead increase cuc.

Funny you say that nutrients will jump. I tested last night and they were high. I will let it ride for a few days. Corals look good. And nems are back to looking good... all signs point to moving in right direction.
I turned on the 2nd set of T5s yesterday, no whites yet. Will wait until later this weekend.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

No update today. Spent the day with my kiddos. Turns out I can still ice skate pretty good. And I wasn't embarrassing to my teenage kids ...

I know it's old, but the last line here makes it too real.

Recently went paintballing with my 15 and 13 yo boys, they brought a few friends each as well as two friends of mine (also former military) guys. The biggest compliment was given by my oldest son's ride or die buddy.

He told my oldest " I'm glad you brought the Marines, they make us look Good!"

My oldest still thinks I'm a nerd.

 

[F i s h y]

Age is only a number... im getting ready to start all over on the kid thing. I can't wait. Being a dad is my favorite thing in the world. Even on the hardest most trying days. And those closest to me know my oldest has put me through some things

 

[sfin52]

Age is only a number... im getting ready to start all over on the kid thing. I can't wait. Being a dad is my favorite thing in the world. Even on the hardest most trying days. And those closest to me know my oldest has put me through some things

Of your parents are sane when you left the nest you have to ask your self where did I go wrong

 

[F i s h y]

New wrasse is looking great and settled in

 

[sfin52]

New wrasse is looking great and settled in

That looks familiar. I. Checking my tank when I get home.

 

[F i s h y]

Took some shroom pics... wish I was better at snapping pics...

 

[F i s h y]

Some other pics...