Yesterday the tank was moved. Pretty painless (for the tank, I’m flaring today) though long and exhausting. My pistol shrimp is MIA. I’ve not heard her for awhile but that’s not uncommon honestly. Sadly I don’t think she’s in the rockwork either.
The goby was out in the open this am. She did go in one of the crevices soon after lights on. So there is that.
I’m always nervous when moving fish, hoping they make it through the night but scared to wake up to jumpers or floaters. I didn’t see the dottyback, and was worried that she bailed on me. Though once the goby when into the rock ( I could still see her) I saw the dottyback poking out begging for breakfast.
My coralline may be dying? The rock was out of the water while I was removing the sand, but didn’t dry completely out. But now it’s pretty vibrant pink. I’m thinking of sticking the SHU box on and having it at just the right level to get my skimmer going. Just as a precaution. Hopefully it’ll work.
All in all everything seems ok. I have tossed the calurpa into the 70 for now, awaiting someone to come grab some. Today regardless of the pain I’m going to have to finish draining it and give it a good scrub. It’s very hard to look at it being so empty but I think I can get it going better than ever.
So now the planning process for the 70! Idk if I want to keep these guys here in the 35 or plan their move back to the 70. I may look into getting some Picasso like I originally wanted. Wrasse?
So I need for the 35:
-Skimmer. It needs a HOB one for the overflow. I’ve read others use an ehopps, so I’ll look into that.
-Corals! I’m confident the kessil can support just about anything, and it’s quite empty lol.
-Pistol shrimp. My goby is lost it seems. I’m wondering if I should dig out a little spot for her. Or just hold off until I can see if I can locate her a buddy.
The 70 needs:
-Sand. I’d say two bags. And going with something not as fine grained as the other?
-Rock. I may go with actual live rock. Give me those hitch hikers. lol. I have a ton of vermintids, and zero bristle worms. Which take that as good or bad idk.
-Light. I’m still hoping to win one of the Noopsyches haha. It seems like a great choice. I’ll work on saving up for one, while hoping my luck will be with me.
-Skimmer. No idea what I want. I’d love for a DC but as long as it works better than what I have.
-Powerheads. I have one of the old one on the 35, but I think I want to go with something better on the 70.
-Fish. I really want picassos. But I also want something else. I’d like to be able to keep something that’s not going to be beat up. Suggestions are very much welcome and appreciated.
Now the not boring stuff, pictures.
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I’ve worried over her as she’s usually popped her little head out of the rock when I feed. However since the calurpa explosion I’ve not seen scale nor fin of her. I’m pleased to say that she perched her happy little self up high enough to say “Hey, cut this grass, I can’t see! Also give me some food.” So I did. Feed her that is. I have a local friend coming I think Thursday to grab a little of the calurpa so she will get her lawn mowed then. I also have the week off-ish. Russ is going to his other grandmas for a visit. 
She’s trying to keep her mind off it. Her husband has no idea how to offer her support. He wants to make her smile but of course this is hard. I pray that he can find a way to comfort her. I’m here for whatever she needs but I think she’s wanting that marital support. Please keep them in your thoughts. Send good loving prayers/ vibes/ whatnot their way. 
