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I thought it was only one at first and was like, that's pretty cool! Still neat as two and they pair well
I’m jam packing this 14gallon so I don’t have a lot of options on where to put stuff. lol the peach definitely has to fight for light, but it seems to be doing okay.
 
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Ok, ICP results are back, help me decipher them! I think everything is ok, maybe need iodine?

RODI water and DT water. The one thing I see is Aluminum, and I don't know if it's good or bad, I figure bad. I have no idea where it would have come from though?

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Here's a logger video for our 6 week update. Have corraline starting to grow on things now. Hopefully everything pulls through with the SPS. The raspberry runt, toys story, monkey bomb, super nova, sailor moon, tiger are all still hanging on.

 
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Just a quick update. Things are still looking well. Keeping the windows open at night and that has really been helping the PH! We'll see how things go!

Alk: 9.2
Mg: 1420
Cal: 420
No3: 2
Po4: 0.11
Sal: 1.0255
PH: 8.38
Temp: 78.6

Wish the No3 would come up to about to about 10-20, but will get it there. Was surprised that Po4 was at 0.11 that was with the hanna checker ULR.
 
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Good news! We finally got Seymour, our male clownfish out of the overflow! Took a couple of days and getting lucky. Hard to do when you have only 10" above the tank and nothing can move and you can't really see in the overflow lol. But he's out!

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Just checked parameters this morning. Things are looking better!

Alk: 8.1
Mag: 1440
Cal: 420
No3: 10!!!!!
Po4: .09
Sal: 1.0255
PH: 8.29
Temp: 78.5
Time: 1:50 pm

And a quick video of our @SBB Corals Torches being all happy today!

Those are all about as close to ideal as I could imagine. Wow, gotta feel good!
 
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Those are all about as close to ideal as I could imagine. Wow, gotta feel good!

It definitely does feel good getting everything back in order. Ready to get more SPS next sale and hopefully get back to growing 'em like I was before.
 
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Well, went to get some Berghia Nudibranchs and didn't. They only had 4 for $20 a piece. Said if I had some wrasse's in the tank, they'd pretty much just be an expensive snack. Said they'd recommend aiptasia eating filefish. So, I'll probably look for one of those.

Ended up grabbing the pumpkin patch bounce mushroom and and Engineer goby though. Saw a full grown one at their store and didn't realize they grew out and looked like an eel. And I wanted an eel in the tank, but didn't want it eating my shrimp or crabs or smaller fish lol.

Here are some not so great pictures. I'll get some more after WC today and hopefully better quality.

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The pumpkin patch bounce is doing well and spreading out nicely. The little engineer goby, we named Falkor. It's been all over the tank, eating pods and also our eating frozen food blend.

I did a WC of 15-Gallons this evening. I'll check all the parameters tomorrow when I get off work and hopefully get some new pictures and video up. But for now, it's bed time. Gotta get up for work on the morning.

Also, here's a quick video of Falkor the new goby, if it works. If not I'll upload one via youtube tomorrow.



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I think I may go ahead and grab a green filefish. The LFS got some in today and they're $35. Read a lot, it's hit and miss if they eat aiptasia or not. Most seem too, and seems most don't bother corals to much.

I'm hoping with the little bit of aiptasia I have and all the pods that it'll not mess with any of our corals. We'll see. Hopefully I can make it over there after work today.

Also debating an IM 20g AIO peninsula tank. Can get it and a kessil a80 for 125. Looks pretty much brand new. Why do they have to temp me so much! Lol

Once I get home from work this evening, I'll get some pictures of everything and a new video. Maybe I can get my fiancé to send some pictures while I'm working.
 

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I think I may go ahead and grab a green filefish. The LFS got some in today and they're $35. Read a lot, it's hit and miss if they eat aiptasia or not. Most seem too, and seems most don't bother corals to much.

I'm hoping with the little bit of aiptasia I have and all the pods that it'll not mess with any of our corals. We'll see. Hopefully I can make it over there after work today.

Also debating an IM 20g AIO peninsula tank. Can get it and a kessil a80 for 125. Looks pretty much brand new. Why do they have to temp me so much! Lol

Once I get home from work this evening, I'll get some pictures of everything and a new video. Maybe I can get my fiancé to send some pictures while I'm working.
Is it a Tassled?
 
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Is it a Tassled?

This is the species (Acreichthys tomentosus) they say it is. From what I was reading this one is usually better at not going after corals. So hopefully it'll be safe and not make me want to hunt it down lol

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New pumpkin patch bounce is doing well still. Fiance sent me a quick picture. The engineer goby had been Mia, but she just found him!

I'll get a better picture and video of both this evening.

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