SPR
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High five! LolShaun - EUREKA !
I have just read something that says it is difficult to grow GSP when you are a good reef keeper as it needs 'dirty water' to thrive !
Give me a high five matey !
High five! LolShaun - EUREKA !
I have just read something that says it is difficult to grow GSP when you are a good reef keeper as it needs 'dirty water' to thrive !
Give me a high five matey !
lol... poor reefers.... lolShaun - EUREKA !
I have just read something that says it is difficult to grow GSP when you are a good reef keeper as it needs 'dirty water' to thrive !
Give me a high five matey !
Things are pretty quiet with the tank at the moment. I did have a Cyano outbreak due to the NOPOX dosing failing leading to a rise in Nitrates and Phos, but that has now gone. I've reduced the NOPOX now down to about 6ml a day as my Nitrates are reading 2 and phos is 0.02ppm. The corals did seem to enjoy the higher nutrient levels, so I aim to bring the Nitrates back up to 10 or 15, and I think I'd be happy with Phos at 0.04ppm.
No new fish have been added for quite a while now, although my favourite LFS has had some Royal Grammas delivered this week and I am thinking of getting another two to go with the one I already have. I have never been a big fan of them before, however the colours on the one I have are stunning. Getting another one or two will also reinforce my policy of trying not to have single fish of any particular type. I know it is not always possible to have more than one, but where I can, I will.
They also have some Harlequin Shrimp and I may get one to feast on my Asterina's. Would it be sensible to put a piece of rock in the Sump with some of the Asterina's I can catch, to give them somewhere to breed as a food supply for the Harlequin? Has anyone done this?
Please come take mine...plague!I’ve been having the same problem regrowing GSP after the Freckle Face took a liking to it. Infact I’m wondering if he damaged what’s left.
I might get a new patch as it’s one of my favourite corals
That is a success story! the royal gramma are very vibrant.Last Saturday I went to my LFS, and returned home with two small Royal Gramma's! Now, my existing one is a 'medium' size, so I assumed that it was a Male and I was hoping the two smaller ones would be Female.
I popped them both into the tank. One of them didn't look too good. In fact, when it first went in it was 'sucked' onto one of the water outlets at the back. I had to reach in and give it a push with a finger, where it then sat on the sand for ten minutes, and then promptly disappeared into the rocks. The omens were not good.
The second one was more lively and confident and was darting out to eat in no time at all.
In fact, I assumed the first one didn't make it as I didn't see it at all. However, on the fifth day it re-appeared to grab food ! They both appear to be settling in, and both are eating.
Not only that, but the resident Royal Gramma hasn't shown any aggression towards them, so I am assuming that HE is indeed a Male, and the two newbies are Female !
Ménage a gramma?The two small ones have now 'found' each other. In the shop they were in the same tank, but when released into mine they ended up about 60cms apart. Now they stay together, and the larger one even joins in from time to time without showing any aggression.
No, I leave them there as they are the only food the Harlequin will eat. When they're all gone I have to try and rescue the Harlequin and return him to the LFS, otherwise he'll just starve.So can you extract them from the glass now that they are out or are you waiting for the bloodbath to begin?
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Can you post him to me because I’ve had some start to come back!No, I leave them there as they are the only food the Harlequin will eat. When they're all gone I have to try and rescue the Harlequin and return him to the LFS, otherwise he'll just starve.
It's still ongoing. As the lights go down in the evening and the Harlequin becomes active, I still get Asterinas climbing up the glass on all sides.I did not know that the Harlequin shrimps had this effect on Asterinas. That is very interesting to know.