Third time better be the charm

[Stang67]

Water test Wednesday results
Ph 8.0 gonna put skimmer on at 12 hrs/day
No 10
Po 20
Alk 8.3 topped off ato and added bkg soda
CA 440
MG 1500+6
Have no idea why my MG is routinely so high. Maybe because I strummed the rocks? Gha is some what under control. At least I cleaned out 75% of it. Gonna take care of the back glass today and kill some aptasia. Water changed as well. Seems like the ca is being consumed by the new frags.
Have some saltwater mollies coming to maybe help with the algae but we shall see.

 

[Mschmidt]

You used mollies before? how did they work?

 

[Stang67]

You used mollies before? how did they work?

Never used them heard they work. Very apprehensive. May end up as food. They were a trade for some chaeto.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

You used mollies before? how did they work?

They do work. They peck at the rocks constantly. A few things about them I've found. They don't last that long in salt. They can't handle normal reef flows. If they are constantly fighting flow, to eat, they normally starve. They don't know to stay away from anenomes or other things that will eat them. They are small and have small stomaches so you need quite a few to do the work of one tank or FoxFace or angel.

 

[Mschmidt]

They do work. They peck at the rocks constantly. A few things about them I've found. They don't last that long in salt. They can't handle normal reef flows. If they are constantly fighting flow, to eat, they normally starve. They don't know to stay away from anenomes or other things that will eat them. They are small and have small stomaches so you need quite a few to do the work of one tank or FoxFace or angel.

Thanks for this. I might do well with them. I don't have enough flow for a reef tank, 2x 500gph power heads alternating in a 40. Tank's too small for a foxface, could swap out the hawk fish for a coral beauty. But I'd hate to see Cid Vicious leave.
Would they be safe from rfas?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Thanks for this. I might do well with them. I don't have enough flow for a reef tank, 2x 500gph power heads alternating in a 40. Tank's too small for a foxface, could swap out the hawk fish for a coral beauty. But I'd hate to see Cid Vicious leave.
Would they be safe from rfas?

A 40 b is also likely too small for a coral beauty forever. Mollies would be safe from rfa yes. Rock flower don't have much holding strength.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

A 40 b is also likely too small for a coral beauty forever. Mollies would be safe from rfa yes. Rock flower don't have much holding strength.

This is true. My yellow watchman resides in RFA and Sebae nems for whatever reason lol.

 

[tbrown]

I'm considering making the 5 gallon that I'm bringing to work and RFA tank.

 

[Mschmidt]

A 40 b is also likely too small for a coral beauty forever. Mollies would be safe from rfa yes. Rock flower don't have much holding strength.

This is true. My yellow watchman resides in RFA and Sebae nems for whatever reason lol.

I'm pretty happy with the stocking, so I'm not sad about it being too small. The only thing my rfas have taken out even a little is a zoa that decided to rehome underneath it.

 

[Mschmidt]

I'm considering making the 5 gallon that I'm bringing to work and RFA tank.

do it.

 

[tbrown]

do it.

My wife wants it to be a freshwater. If I do that it's probably going to be guppies and cherry shrimp. Or maybe a herd of ember tetras and cherry shrimp?

 

[Mschmidt]

My wife wants it to be a freshwater. If I do that it's probably going to be guppies and cherry shrimp. Or maybe a herd of ember tetras and cherry shrimp?

Also worth it. Here's mine. It loves perpetually out of sight, can you tell?

 

[Stang67]

Second Vaca underway. Bonus points if you can guess where I am.

Hint not warm or sunny yet.
Hope to get a dive in on wednesday.

 

[tbrown]

New York?

 

[F i s h y]

New York?

Lol this was my first thought...

 

[tbrown]

Lol this was my first thought...

Either that or California but based on the grey sky I'm thinking east coast. Could be Philly too I suppose.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Either that or California but based on the grey sky I'm thinking east coast. Could be Philly too I suppose.

Architecture is wrong for any Cali areas I know.

 

[Mschmidt]

Second Vaca underway. Bonus points if you can guess where I am.

Hint not warm or sunny yet.
Hope to get a dive in on wednesday.

Is it Seattle? Could be a Seattle ferry.

 

[tbrown]

She's on the Hudson River.

 

[Stang67]

Back after a long drive from Norfolk. Tanks are looking good. Test and better eval when home for good tomorrow. Dinner and doggos tonight.