First "Proper" Reef - RSM 130D

najer · Mar 11, 2020

Ratvan said:
Yeah she can bury herself. The sandbed is sloped so I can more easily see the whole tank. ranges from 0" (as you can see) to about 4" at the back of the tank.

She left the sandbed briefly at 3pm, ate some mysis from pipette, rested on the sandbed for 30-45 seconds and buried herself again. I find this strange as she was the most active fish in the display

Her colours are the best I have ever seen on her, she just seems more and more lethargic. Am fairly certain it isn't Velvet, Ich, Flukes or Internal Parasites. I cant spot a wound on her, gills look normal (no swelling or redness), and she doesn't lay on her side?

Had this one since October so not a new addition

I have one, if she is looking well and eats she might be de stressing and sleeping the food off, fingers crossed for her.

Ratvan · Mar 11, 2020

Guess she might have run out of pods too? Will pick up a couple of pints or so tomorrow

Ratvan · Mar 13, 2020

Not seen her in QT for the last two days. I do have a decent pod population in both the QT and DT now, I guess that she'll come out the sand if she was to pass?

Ratvan · Mar 13, 2020

Also have a meeting in a few minutes regarding shutting down the office with this Cov-19 blows over..... that'll be the final nail for this tank

Ratvan · Mar 16, 2020

Final nail went in at 8am this morning, Office Closed until April 6th. So RSM is going to be dead on my return as is the Little Fluval Rockwall Tank.

I think i'm going to take a break from Reefing for a while

Ratvan · May 4, 2020

Eeeeeeew

trio91 · May 5, 2020

Yea, I think it needs some TLC

Ratvan · May 5, 2020

It's clean but freshwater so ;Happy

Plugged in the wavemaker and light (for photo only) need to give the back a good clean out tomorrow now. Yay.

Rock I had stored in a tub with a pump and water but no changes so need to check that too

Ratvan · Jun 12, 2020

Well I plan on restarting this as soon as I can transport it home, Covid19 shutdown has battered the equipment so need some replacement parts, namely heater, return pump and would like a jump guard style lid

Ratvan · Sep 17, 2020

Well it has returned to a reef tank, cycle started some point this week by Apprentices in the Office (someone wants a raise clearly)

Ratvan · Sep 18, 2020

What are people's thoughts on Malu Anemone's? Have seen a couple of nice ones locally that I can actually afford!

najer · Sep 18, 2020

Very pretty but I have never had one.

Ratvan · Sep 18, 2020

najer said:
Very pretty but I have never had one.

Seems much the same wherever I ask, seems to be once past acclimation they're fairly Hardy. I don't really think I can pass up on this deal plus comes with 3kg of rock that's been in a DT for 5+ years. Plus gets me a Clarkii

Ratvan · Sep 22, 2020

So a small update, mainly tidying cables, hanging power strip, hooking up Inkbird and Probe. I will get a proper pendant hanging kit to swap out the gooseneck eventually.

Cycle is complete (2ppm Ammonia processed in 24 hours) so waiting until Monday for first introductions

Ratvan · Sep 23, 2020

I decided that the small central rock was causing too many issues with dead spots and detritus so it has been shuffled to the right to join the larger island. Liking the double islands rockwork at the moment, still deciding on livestock but will have a look in my LFS today for some ideas.

Also tank seems to have settled at 76F, I cannot get the tank above or below this

;Bored

najer · Sep 23, 2020

Ratvan said:
I decided that the small central rock was causing too many issues with dead spots and detritus so it has been shuffled to the right to join the larger island. Liking the double islands rockwork at the moment, still deciding on livestock but will have a look in my LFS today for some ideas.

Also tank seems to have settled at 76F, I cannot get the tank above or below this

;Bored

Have fun shopping.

Ratvan · Sep 23, 2020

najer said:
Have fun shopping.

Thanks, I know what I want it is now just seeing if LFS has stock or not

Ratvan · Sep 24, 2020

So have done a thing

Ratvan · Sep 24, 2020

Well just learning that the office will be shutdown again for phase 2..... thats a bugger

Ratvan · Sep 25, 2020

So while the office will shut down I am allowed to work within the building stll as long as I maintain a 2m spacing from other staff. I will be the only member of my team in.

So not the clowns I wanted but cheap from a local breeder