It's been a bit of a frustrating month or so. Ever since the switch to the faux bed, my tank has still not recuperated.
Since the switch, I lost:
- Both cleaner shrimps, which REALLY bugs me.
- A bunch of Digi frags (Half gallon's worth).
- Unrelated (I think) but I lost my Maxima clam just two days ago.
The only silver lining is that the fish look absolutely stunning. I'll just hold the LRS Herbivore Frenzy responsible for that. God they love that stuff.
Other issues:
- The faux bed still looks like hell. I have no hair algae, but the faux bed is still, what I would call in terms of looks, pre-cured.
- Only my German Blue and Purple Digis look good. The rest still look like hell, even though there hasn't been recession in about a month plus.
- The Zoos look good. Some are looking a bit off, but nothing that I am worried about.
- The Blue Squamosa and the Derasa still look great. I would be devastated if I lost either one of these.
This all bothers me because of the sheer amount of consistency that I keep with the water. I test Alk, Mag, Cal, Nitrates, Phosphates, Salinity, and pH weekly! All parameters have been rock solid.
If this crappy trend continues I am going to rip it all out, keep some of the stuff and all clams, plus fish, and ditch the faux bed. How annoying.
