Perseverance Reef

[fishguy242]

settling in nicely...

 

[crusso1993]

Aaaaaannnnddddd let’s try this again shall we?

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Nice.

That, what looks to be, yellow tail damsel wants to be a movie star!

 

[Fishy888]

That’s typical. Usually it’s both yellow tailed damsels and both clowns photobombing the subjects of my videos. Sometimes only one or two do it.

 

[Fishy888]

Much like the title of this video, there’s that moment when you’ve been so busy focusing on your RBTA you don’t realize that you’re tank’s been taken over by spirorbids. I’m sure there’s a moral in there somewhere.

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I’ve said it before, and it’s still as true as ever, that I love the micro life as much as the macro. I’m actually glad to have the spirorbids.

I’m also noticing more of my red micro feather duster worms making a comeback. I thought I lost all of those too after getting the 90 gallon cube set up in mid September.

Speaking of comebacks it turns out the halloween hermit is very much alive. I thought it was possible that it moulted but the moult looked meatier than most hermit crab moults I’ve seen. As a result I thought it died when it was in fact hiding in its own shell.

I scraped the back glass and the overflow tonight. After that I used a net to catch as much of the algae as I could (really cyano, lyngbya in particular so not really algae). I also blew th detritus off of the rocks. The anemone took a puff of water while I was taking care of the rock it’s on. Of course it retracted but even now it’s still out and with plenty of bubble tips. It amazes me that it hasn’t budged from where it’s been since I put it in. Hopefully within the next few days it will stop gaping or be close to stopping.

I added some baking soda to the system tonight. After I read an article about LaCl and how it drops ALK because the lanthanum binds not only to phosphates but to carbonate even when there are high phosphate levels. The article also states that even if the lanthanum bound only to phosphate it still brings ALK down; and that phosphates contribute to ALK. My system, according to the BRS baking soda ALK calculator, needs 2.4 tsp of baking soda to raise ALK by 1 dKH. I added 1 tsp. That was good to raise my ALK about 4 dKH. It will help my raise my pH and restore what I lost with the lanthanum dosing. I’m going to have my water tested tomorrow or Monday before I dose anymore. I know that my pH is likely low and I’m willing to bet my ALK is low too. The next Hanna checker I get will be for ALK.

 

[crusso1993]

Much like the title of this video, there’s that moment when you’ve been so busy focusing on your RBTA you don’t realize that you’re tank’s been taken over by spirorbids. I’m sure there’s a moral in there somewhere.

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I’ve said it before, and it’s still as true as ever, that I love the micro life as much as the macro. I’m actually glad to have the spirorbids.

I’m also noticing more of my red micro feather duster worms making a comeback. I thought I lost all of those too after getting the 90 gallon cube set up in mid September.

Speaking of comebacks it turns out the halloween hermit is very much alive. I thought it was possible that it moulted but the moult looked meatier than most hermit crab moults I’ve seen. As a result I thought it died when it was in fact hiding in its own shell.

I scraped the back glass and the overflow tonight. After that I used a net to catch as much of the algae as I could (really cyano, lyngbya in particular so not really algae). I also blew th detritus off of the rocks. The anemone took a puff of water while I was taking care of the rock it’s on. Of course it retracted but even now it’s still out and with plenty of bubble tips. It amazes me that it hasn’t budged from where it’s been since I put it in. Hopefully within the next few days it will stop gaping or be close to stopping.

I added some baking soda to the system tonight. After I read an article about LaCl and how it drops ALK because the lanthanum binds not only to phosphates but to carbonate even when there are high phosphate levels. The article also states that even if the lanthanum bound only to phosphate it still brings ALK down; and that phosphates contribute to ALK. My system, according to the BRS baking soda ALK calculator, needs 2.4 tsp of baking soda to raise ALK by 1 dKH. I added 1 tsp. That was good to raise my ALK about 4 dKH. It will help my raise my pH and restore what I lost with the lanthanum dosing. I’m going to have my water tested tomorrow or Monday before I dose anymore. I know that my pH is likely low and I’m willing to bet my ALK is low too. The next Hanna checker I get will be for ALK.

As long as you like the spirorbid worms that’s all that matters.
Sounds like nearly everything is going your way. Hoping your nem makes a full recovery soon!

 

[Fishy888]

Whelp I did some rearranging of furniture and threw out my back a bit so I’ve been in bed most of today. When I came down I found this…

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I think my hermits were cleaning the edges of the crevice the RBTA is in. Before I went up, around 8 AM, it looked like this…

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Like I said last night I dosed 0.4 dKH of ALK. I also scraped the algae from the back glass and from the front of the overflow. While trying to net the larger pieces of algae scrapings I also blew the dust off the rocks. I squirted the nem in the process and it closed right up. I would think if my cleaning the glass and dosing ALK was an issue it wouldn’t have looked as good as it did. It looked good this morning. As a result I think the hermits (or a fish) may be the culprit. The clowns were also staying close to the nem (and they still are). I don’t think they did it but it’s possible.

The nem will be ok. It’s looked this way before, especially when the lights are about to go out for the night. It still has great color too. I’d wager that the nem will look awesome once the lights come on.

 

[Fishy888]

LOL look who’s back, back again….

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Although I am certain it was the hermits that made it retract it could still be a water chemistry issue. Of course I’ll be watching closely. If it keeps opening and closing all night it’s more likely that water chemistry caused it to retract. I also know that nems need to expel old water and take in new water every few days.

 

[Fishy888]

The nem is still out so I’m certain the hermits disturbed it.

I took this picture an hour ago. Even though the picture is dark you can still see the bubbles.

I’m quite blessed. Despite the mistakes I’ve made and all the different tanks my animals have been transferred to and from, they’re doing great. My reef’s looking better each day. You guys have helped me tremendously with great advice. Some of you even gifted me equipment and livestock! Most importantly I’m blessed because I’ve made some good friends here! I mean it. I appreciate all of you. I look forward to getting to know you all better and to drive you all crazy with my antics and my posts about CORALLINE. LOL @Lost in the Sauce I know how much you love my posts about coralline. But seriously thank you again for the RO/DI system. I’ve probably made 50 gallons or so of RO/DI with it and there’s only a quarter of an inch if that of depleted DI resin.

Lost gave me all brand new media except for the RO membrane. The membrane seems to be doing well. I’d have probably used up most of the DI resin by now if the membrane was shot. As for the resin, Lost majorly packed it in. He didn’t skimp on anything. It means more to me than I can express. Not too many people are willing to do something like that.

I also want to thank @sfin52 for the RBTA. It’s been coloring up a little bit each day and I can’t wait to see it grow to its max size.

I thank all of you for the great advice you’ve given and for making this place a bit more lively. Your advice has helped me immensely. You’ve helped get me get to where I am. Yes this isn’t a TOTM exactly but it’s getting there thanks to all of you.

 

[Fishy888]

It’s been a while since I took any videos of the overflow refugium in the DT. This video was taken a little over an hour ago. I have no idea what these are. Please let me know what these things are. @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal I heard through the sea grapevine that you’re an expert in things like this.

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Today is the seventh day of having this beautiful anemone with me. This video is of the nem waking up while the lights warm up.

 

[Mschmidt]

How is the coralline going?

 

[Fishy888]

It’s going pretty well. It’s slowly expanding on a few rocks. The purple coralline that I was constantly taking pictures of has been replaced with pink since I got the metal halide.

 

[Fishy888]

I took one last video of the nem for now. When the lights are going out I’ll take another video. It’s still gaping about as much as it’s been the last three days. It’ll take time but it’s going to keep getting better. Stability is key here.

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[crusso1993]

Hey brother... It's been a while since last FTS. How about one?

Also, how is Kyliegh the cockatoo? How about a pic of her too?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

It’s been a while since I took any videos of the overflow refugium in the DT. This video was taken a little over an hour ago. I have no idea what these are. Please let me know what these things are. @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal I heard through the sea grapevine that you’re an expert in things like this.

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Today is the seventh day of having this beautiful anemone with me. This video is of the nem waking up while the lights warm up.

Sorry, but I'm definitely not an expert. Might be an isopod...

@ISpeakForTheSeas , any ideas?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Sorry, but I'm definitely not an expert. Might be an isopod...

@ISpeakForTheSeas , any ideas?

Isopod or amphipod would be my guess too in this case, but I'm not sure.

 

[Fishy888]

Kyliegh sadly bit my wife twice and drew blood both times so we gave her to a cockatoo rescue where she’s doing well. Her previous owner died a week before I got her so she was quite unsettled. My wife never provoked her. Kyliegh became quite possessive of me and was jealous. Even when my wife was sitting on the opposite side of the couch minding her own business Kyliegh bit her hard. I miss the bird but not her biting everyone else.

I agree it’s time for a FTS. Here goes…

This is from the right pane.

The view from the left pane.

I also took some closeups of the RBTA.

The DT looks a bit greenish but micro algae has coated the glass. I’ll clean the glass tonight.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Love the xenia!

 

[Fishy888]

Love the xenia!

I love xenia. It’s growing nicely. It’s started on a third rock now. I’ll get a picture of it when I can. The xenia colony on the top rock was the first coral to go in when I had dinos. A friend sold me both rocks with xenia on them. They single handedly killed the dinos.

 

[Fishy888]

I cleaned the glass and topped off the tank. I also added another 0.5 dKH worth of ALK. The micro current from the glass cleaning was probably the last straw. The nem is closed for the time being but it’ll be back out again soon. It’s my intention to get my water tested tomorrow at the LFS but they might be closed for Presidents Day. I expect my ALK at this point to still be low but not drastically so.

The nem’s been looking good though otherwise. It retracted a bit the last time I dosed ALK. It might take a couple hours but it will be back out. I didn’t have my phone with me when the nem retracted so I didn’t get a picture of it.

 

[crusso1993]

Kyliegh sadly bit my wife twice and drew blood both times so we gave her to a cockatoo rescue where she’s doing well. Her previous owner died a week before I got her so she was quite unsettled. My wife never provoked her. Kyliegh became quite possessive of me and was jealous. Even when my wife was sitting on the opposite side of the couch minding her own business Kyliegh bit her hard. I miss the bird but not her biting everyone else.

I agree it’s time for a FTS. Here goes…

This is from the right pane.

The view from the left pane.

I also took some closeups of the RBTA.

The DT looks a bit greenish but micro algae has coated the glass. I’ll clean the glass tonight.

Sorry to learn of the troubles you had with Kyliegh. Hopefully she’s doing better in her new home.

Tank is looking good.