Cade Chaos Grimoire

[danieyella]

Stupid tank transfers that should go smoothly.

Exactly why I hesitated to do much of anything with this tank from move to move. Now that it's in a permanent spot though.....

 

[danieyella]

I grow my own pods and phyto. I use this system, expensive to start with but I love it. I’ve tried the diy jars but didn’t have as good as luck with it.
https://poseidonreefsystems.com/

Poseidon Reef Systems

Poseidon Reef Systems

poseidonreefsystems.com

Saving, thanks!

 

[MrsBugmaster]

What was your source for both phyto and pods? That was my fail every time. Besides the equipment part

I used Poseidon’s pod and phyto cultures.

 

[danieyella]

Okay, I'm not really seeing any tiny aiptasia in the tank, just the big monsters.... so maybe the molly miller is eating the small ones?

I really need to break down and start poisoning them but I have so many cuts all over my hands ALL THE TIME I've been putting it off for way too long and it's getting seriously out of hand.

 

[danieyella]

One piece broke quite a bit, I'll have to put it back together. The other just has a tiny piece that broke.

Overall? Pleased.

 

[danieyella]

I also may or may not have ordered a fish....

 

[fishguy242]

filefish ?

 

[danieyella]

filefish ?

Also being considered. Gonna try nuking myself first though.

 

[danieyella]

filefish ?

Trying another cow & a tilefish, now that I'm getting a massive pod order in and starting culturing next week I'm hopeful I'll do better this time.

 

[danieyella]

Ugh what a day.

Anyway, I ordered some corals on Sunday. I ordered some culturing stuff last night. I ordered some fish today.

None of the corals or fish should be here until next week.

 

[danieyella]

Skeletor got me up at 6am

I have an 11am appt in town that should be quick, then we have a 230 vet appt an hour away because he has some weird thing on - you guessed it - his foot. It's always his feet. Probably needs some anti-inflammatories to pull down the swelling and to have it possibly aspirated or biopsied depending on what it is.

On the tank list today: glue the broken branch rock - try to figure out where it'll go in the tank.
Aiptasia hunt?

Trying to hunt down photos of the living things I bought so I can share.

 

[Katrina71]

I have an appointment at 11 too. It's close to the way overpriced lfs, but I'm gonna go look.

 

[danieyella]

Incoming over the next few weeks.

Mandarin will long term stay in this tank, the others will get moved to the big tank once it is *in existence*

All corals except the tube anemone and the chalice will stay in this tank.

 

[danieyella]

I have an appointment at 11 too. It's close to the way overpriced lfs, but I'm gonna go look.

Since I moved counties to have land, we really have no LFS unless I drive back to the Tampa area or over to the Orlando area. Most of them are overpriced at this point.... I have pretty much given up on buying in person.

 

[Katrina71]

Since I moved counties to have land, we really have no LFS unless I drive back to the Tampa area or over to the Orlando area. Most of them are overpriced at this point.... I have pretty much given up on buying in person.

Here a frag of gsp (quarter size) is 35.00 at the cheap store.

 

[danieyella]

Here a frag of gsp (quarter size) is 35.00 at the cheap store.

YUP! Ridiculous. A single head of a generic duncan is $50.

 

[Katrina71]

YUP! Ridiculous. A single head of a generic duncan is $50.

Same. I just can't do that very often.

 

[fishguy242]

Same. I just can't do that very often.

or at all ,even online only 20$ a head for a duncan ,still overpriced IMO...

 

[danieyella]

I have a plank in a box for the big tank. I didn't want to set it up on this tank because there's no cut out on the lid for it and it'll be an ordeal to get it going.

In the meantime... I got this cheap autofeeder on amazon that I can schedule for a ton of times a day:

It has feets, and can dump right over the screen, the pellets I use fit through. Making things a lot easier for me.... I also found the old feeding ring I used to use in my freshwater tank. I need to set that up today so the food doesn't flow straight down the return.

 

[danieyella]

Same. I just can't do that very often.

agreed

or at all ,even online only 20$ a head for a duncan ,still overpriced IMO...

agreed

At this point if I'm buying a duncan it better be a full happy colony with the way things get priced. I refuse to pay more than $5 for a gsp frag - which, to be honest, I would love some gsp for this tank - maybe it'll choke out the aiptasia