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I declare today tank eviction day... tank divorce day... make the aquarium great again day...
Turtle, that looks great but... where'd you put the frag tank? There's a few corals you haven't been able to kill yet in there. Plus, that frag moving urchin and evil, fish chasing shrimp you swore were never going in The Deep Blue Sea.
Relax, I didn't get rid of the frag tank... it's over here.
Turtle, that looks great but... where'd you put the frag tank? There's a few corals you haven't been able to kill yet in there. Plus, that frag moving urchin and evil, fish chasing shrimp you swore were never going in The Deep Blue Sea.
Relax, I didn't get rid of the frag tank... it's over here.
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following this fun thread.
Where in Central Cal? Modesto gal here.
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You might be having trouble seeing the last picture in my previous post... the frag tank moved over to the other side of the fire place.
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Welcome to The Deep Blue Sea @mmw64! You joined in right as everyone gets to see the right side of the tank, including Me! Here's some pictures from a new perspective.
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@mmw64 oh my god, TRACY We're only 30 minutes distance or so
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Nice. At a quick look through the tanks look very similar. Those are two nice looking tanks.
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We tested water today and used our Triton kit we won from BRS. The Triton test is easy, you go online and register an account and fill out your tank information, register your bar codes for the test, fill them with water and put them in the box. There's a shipping label included and the only thing you need is postage. We'll go get that tomorrow and leave it at the post office to be mailed off.
Well, testing water is pretty boring so here's my results.
Salinity 1.025SG (refractometer)
Ca 425ppm (Red Sea Pro)
Alk 7.8dKH (Hanna HI772)
Mg 1400ppm (Red Sea Pro)
NO3 16ppm (Red Sea Pro)
PO4 0.68ppm (Red Sea Pro)
Temp 78.5°F (Hanna pHep)
Well, testing water is pretty boring so here's my results.
Salinity 1.025SG (refractometer)
Ca 425ppm (Red Sea Pro)
Alk 7.8dKH (Hanna HI772)
Mg 1400ppm (Red Sea Pro)
NO3 16ppm (Red Sea Pro)
PO4 0.68ppm (Red Sea Pro)
Temp 78.5°F (Hanna pHep)
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Update #3 for the day... I'm really treating my minions.
The Kessil H380 is hung!
We took some measurements with the Seneye too. First measurement is at the water, 6.5" away from the light. The second measurement is down at the chaeto. This thing is a powerhouse.
We set it up on a WiFi wall timer (fancy junk, I know), it turns on at 2300 and turns off at 1100. Exact opposite of the display lights. Right now, my base ball is down to a golf ball. Hopefully we can make that golf ball a base ball, or even a soft ball here soon.
The Kessil H380 is hung!
We took some measurements with the Seneye too. First measurement is at the water, 6.5" away from the light. The second measurement is down at the chaeto. This thing is a powerhouse.
We set it up on a WiFi wall timer (fancy junk, I know), it turns on at 2300 and turns off at 1100. Exact opposite of the display lights. Right now, my base ball is down to a golf ball. Hopefully we can make that golf ball a base ball, or even a soft ball here soon.
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Any decent fish stores near you or do you head to Hayward or the Bay? Nothing here except for supplies.
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@mmw64 not a blessed thing here in Tracy. Got my scooter blenny and peppermint shrimp at the place in modesto. Not much else there or worth going back. I head for Hayward or San Jose/Neptune. Nice new store just opened in Santa Clara. I also go to Sac. Kids live up there so I always plan a couple stops that way.
If you are ever passing through, PM. Would love to meet you.
If you are ever passing through, PM. Would love to meet you.
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Nice updates
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I know we said no new additions to the tank until the first of the year... but the fish I had given up on came available last week and we had to order one. He got here at 1200 and I started floating him in the display. 30 minutes later he was released to go find a hiding spot. Almost 5 hours later, and he's out swimming. I took some really crappy pictures from the couch, because I'm afraid of scaring him back into his hole.
I know what you're thinking. That just looks like a yellow watchman goby. Those aren't rare.
That's not a yellow watchman. It's a gold assessor basslet.
I know what you're thinking. That just looks like a yellow watchman goby. Those aren't rare.
That's not a yellow watchman. It's a gold assessor basslet.
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I just want all of them...Cool fish! I had looked at Basslets as well. Someday.... To many fish on my “I want one” list
