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[SashimiTurtle]

So, I know as humans we anthropomorphize a lot of things. It's easier for us to think of other creatures as thinking like a human, because well, we think like humans...

But it's not too far off with the more intelligent species that we share this rock with. Take dogs, for instance. They can learn and understand thousands of words and commands, in all different languages. They even pick up body language and know what to do off of that. I was just watching a Zoo show the other day where they had to do a physical on a zebra shark, and in order to isolate this shark they used a target that they could lower into the water. They feed the sharks by using this target and placing food in front of it when the shark swims up to it. Once trained, isolating the shark is as easy as putting a stick in the water. Fish are a lot more complex than most people give them credit, keeping them for 30 years(almost my whole life) has taught me at least that much.

 

[sfin52]

So, I know as humans we anthropomorphize a lot of things. It's easier for us to think of other creatures as thinking like a human, because well, we think like humans...
Agree
But it's not too far off with the more intelligent species that we share this rock with. Take dogs, for instance. They can learn and understand thousands of words and commands, in all different languages. They even pick up body language and know what to do off of that. I was just watching a Zoo show the other day where they had to do a physical on a zebra shark, and in order to isolate this shark they used a target that they could lower into the water. They feed the sharks by using this target and placing food in front of it when the shark swims up to it. Once trained, isolating the shark is as easy as putting a stick in the water. Fish are a lot more complex than most people give them credit, keeping them for 30 years(almost my whole life) has taught me at least that much.

 

[najer]

This is why I like reefing. There's a balance and harmony that can be achieved on an individual system.

- No water changes
- 1/2tsp reef roids and benepets every 2 days
- feed 3-4x per day
- Nutrients above WWC levels

And here's a coral when I got it vs a month later. Conventional wisdom says it shouldn't be alive. Both pics under full spectrum lighting.

Then the question, what is water quality? Does it mean complete and balanced trace, or do you mean nutrient free.

We are all reasonably aware of how my tank runs with a bit of input from me, well said Sir, every tank is different, find the balance of your tank?!
I have been watching this colour up for a week now, England here (the light island by europe), we don't do the funny names, as long as I can keep healthy corals I am happy.
... because they said I couldn't do acros running a tank like mine!
I forgot what used to be quoted, something like .02 phos and nitrates 1 (feel free to correct that), to my thinking that sounds like "starve your corals of naturally occurring nutrients and then add all this stuff to try and make up for it"!?
Big charges at bringing them down too harshly might cause other problems, slowly does it, my last test 2 weeks ago put me at less than .25 phos and less than 75 nitrates!

Don't be afraid to step outside the boundaries a bit but again, do it slowly if you are thinking of raising them, questions are good!

Just now!

 

[Katrina71]

@najer she looks like a happy fat girl at the buffet!

 

[najer]

@najer she looks like a happy fat girl at the buffet!

Serious, that is exactly it, I can spot a starved but could be healthy brown sps frag from feet away in the bargain sections!

 

[Katrina71]

Serious, that is exactly it, I can spot a starved but could be healthy brown sps frag from feet away in the bargain sections!

I was looking at a friend's pics and told him they were hungry.

 

[sfin52]

thanks for the info and the photo spam. I love it.

I run po4 at 1.0 and no3 at 60-80. I worked really hard and got them to 0 and 20. I ended up with really nasties that almost whipped all my corals out. I lost about 80% of my corals.

We are all reasonably aware of how my tank runs with a bit of input from me, well said Sir, every tank is different, find the balance of your tank?!
I have been watching this colour up for a week now, England here (the light island by europe), we don't do the funny names, as long as I can keep healthy corals I am happy.
... because they said I couldn't do acros running a tank like mine!
I forgot what used to be quoted, something like .02 phos and nitrates 1 (feel free to correct that), to my thinking that sounds like "starve your corals of naturally occurring nutrients and then add all this stuff to try and make up for it"!?
Big charges at bringing them down too harshly might cause other problems, slowly does it, my last test 2 weeks ago put me at less than .25 phos and less than 75 nitrates!

Don't be afraid to step outside the boundaries a bit but again, do it slowly if you are thinking of raising them, questions are good!

Just now!

 

[crusso1993]

@najer she looks like a happy fat girl at the buffet!

Her name could be Lydia...

 

[Fin]

A pool for 7.50. Lol Half price+coupon.

Would be a cool QT tank.

 

[najer]

thanks for the info and the photo spam. I love it.

I run po4 at 1.0 and no3 at 60-80. I worked really hard and got them to 0 and 20. I ended up with really nasties that almost whipped all my corals out. I lost about 80% of my corals.

I aim for about .1 and sub 50 nitrates, I am feeding heavily for a few reasons, the engine room will catch up eventually, I harvested about 2 kg of caulerpa a week before I started feeding more, yes, impulse buy!

 

[Hemmdog]

My sweet spot is .03 PO4 and 15-20 NO3. Things look weird if it’s higher or lower.

 

[sfin52]

My sweet spot is .03 PO4 and 15-20 NO3. Things look weird if it’s higher or lower.

Since I switched to rodi water I'll have to see what my numbers are. When I was running just ro 60-80 and 1.0. I should test again.

 

[Katrina71]

We finally brought Linda home. 3 chest tubes, 1 blot clot, and a slight case of pneumonia later.

 

[norfolkgarden]

There is an episode of 'Big Pacific' on Amozon streaming that documents a rare Pufferfish building a nest. He is a 3 inch fish that builds a perfectly radial symmetric series of hills and valleys that reduces the flow of current in the center of the nest by 25 percent, and traps the fine sand in the center where the female will lay her eggs. There is obviously something more to a fishes thought process than i once believed.

Similar to this?

I am still in awe of these guys.

It also begs the question, "40 gallons minimum?"

7 foot diameter nest...

 

[norfolkgarden]

We finally brought Linda home. 3 chest tubes, 1 blot clot, and a slight case of pneumonia later.

Wow! Glad she can rest at home.

Hope she is a good patient.

Give her a (gentle) hug from us.

Prayers for continued recovery.

 

[Fin]

We finally brought Linda home. 3 chest tubes, 1 blot clot, and a slight case of pneumonia later.

Good deal. Glad she got to go home, but seems a little soon, don't you think? I am assuming you will have nurse duty for a while. She would probably enjoy some time out on that balcony soon.

 

[Katrina71]

Wow! Glad she can rest at home.

Hope she is a good patient.

Give her a (gentle) hug from us.

Prayers for continued recovery.

Thank you. She is stubborn and very loved.

 

[Katrina71]

Good deal. Glad she got to go home, but seems a little soon, don't you think? I am assuming you will have nurse duty for a while. She would probably enjoy some time out on that balcony soon.

She is tickled to be home. I think we can go back to the condo in the fall.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Something like this might work great in my living room.

 

[NY_Caveman]

We finally brought Linda home. 3 chest tubes, 1 blot clot, and a slight case of pneumonia later.

This is great news, but I was surprised, like @Fin said. My mother in law was recently hospitalized after a fall down some stairs (weakness from cancer treatments probably contributed to her light headedness). She ended up taking a long time to recover. It is pretty scary when seniors tip over. Heck, most days I worry I may tip over.