Tried to get some pics today, failed miserably. Took around a hundred, only these were halfway decent, and most still out of focus. I really need a better lens to try and make up for my crap skills.
FTS
Six of the nine maxis
I'm still fully unable to get a decent picture of this fish, the camera just cannot figure out what do with the purple color.
But look at it going after pellets! That thing has a massive mouth.
Peek a boo
Tank is still covered in cyano mats. Not sure if I want to tempt fate (well, dinoflagellates) with carbon dosing or what. I've got 100mL of Phosguard that's been in the tank a week with no end in sight. I've moved one of the MP40s up a bit (it had drooped down almost two inches) and I was able to successfully up my return pump to 50% capacity without any additional noise, so I hope that the higher turnover rate will increase particles getting to the skimmer. I've been using KZ Coral Snow almost daily.
For losses, the stylophora and montipora from Reefgardener bit the dust. They both weren't looking so hot on the rack, so I moved them to the rocks, still went downhill. The birdsnest has lost color intensity, but has no tissue recession and has full polyp extension. The brain coral is almost fully gone now. It only has a couple of bits of flesh holding on to the skeleton and has almost no extension. Cyano has matted it and immediately afterward is when the recession sped up, so I am thinking that it is the ultimate cause of its demise.
For fish, I have not seen the royal gramma or the dispar anthias in a couple of days. The royal gramma may be hiding (I didn't see it for a week after putting it in), but the anthias was always out and about, so I fear that didn't make it, it was only interested in frozen foods and I was not able to keep up with it (as I feed almost exclusively pellets).
All other fish and corals seem to be doing pretty well, despite the cyano matting issues.
