Big changes in the new tank! About two weeks ago I moved my green micro lords mini colony into this tank from the nano because it had gotten absolutely wrecked by my purple torch coral when it decided to go on a rogue killing spree while I was gone during the day. I got home and a huge chunk of the tissue on the back half of the colony facing the torch was just gone. It's doing really well and has started to regrow the tissue that was destroyed.
Here it is right after moving it where you can see all the exposed skeleton.
Since that first LPS coral did so well after moving it, a few days later I moved my two most aggressive corals (Hollywood Stunner chalice, and purple torch) from my
Evo 13.5 over to this tank because they were just getting too large and stinging the bajesus out of everything they got close to, and everything in there has grown so much it had gotten to the point where it was impossible to give them space away from other corals. They settled in really really well, and the torch opens bigger than I've ever seen it before now that it had all the space it wants.
After giving them a week to watch how everything was doing, earlier this week I decided to move a large majority of the coral out of the nano tank and into this one as most everything was just getting too large for that tank. So far all of the pieces I've moved seem to be loving the new tank and all the extra breathing room they have now. Still tinkering with their placement in the tank to fit what I would like to add in the future and make sure they're all happy with the light and flow where they are.
On Friday after work, I stopped by Aquatic Art and got a cleaner shrimp and fire shrimp to add a nice pop of red color and some movement to the tank. They acclimated perfectly and get along really well with each other, choosing overhangs right next to each other as their spots to chill out. And since Benny is an ocean fish rather than captive bred like all of my others, he immediately knew what was up with them and came over to see them and let them check him over for stuff to clean off of him. That was fun to see, as all of my captive bred fish are FREAKED when my cleaner shrimp in the nano tries to touch them. Hahaha. And the little fire shrimp is so friendly! He let me pick him up with my hand to move him into the tank and pretty much refused to leave my palm once we were in the new tank.
Here they are getting drip acclimated before going in the tank! (What should I name them??)
And here they are in their new home! (With Benny photobombing. Lol)
I've also got baby snails this week! The ceriths have been laying eggs ALL OVER and this weekend I noticed 4 suuuuuuuper tiny little baby snails on the glass. No bigger than half a grain of rice. If you look smack in the middle of this photo you'll see the tiniest one of them on the glass, and there is another on the bottom right. Too friggin cute. I've also got a tiny new little nassarius, but no pic of that one yet.
And here's the tank as of this morning! (Complete with reflection of Aubie on my sweatshirt in the glass. War Eagle!) I'm loving how well everything is doing so far. Levels are all great, and algae is staying under control *knocks on wood*. I'm thinking next weekend I will move the two other micromussa lords colonies from the nano to join the green one in the center, and perhaps the blastomussa frag as well.
And in fun other pet related news, my dog Riley
loves to watch TV...especially when there are other animals on screen. I mean, this weirdo dog will watch an hour long animal show without ever breaking eye contact. But she has always ignored the life moving around in my nano tank. Last night I caught her staring at the new tank watching the shrimps walk around and Benny swimming around picking algae off the rocks. So now she has a never ending animal show in her living room for her to watch intently. Lol.
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