silver97
Active Member
I went with a friend to my favorite saltwater pet store yesterday and found a bunch of very interesting things.
One of the first fish I saw was a six line wrasse, just like mine, except double the size. I was surprised to say the least that it was as big as it was! It had to have been full grown, and I knew mine could get up to 3 inches, but reading a description online and comparing a live fully grown specimen to yours are 2 different things. It was weird to me how it grew proportion wise though, it looked a bit fat to be honest. But it swam around the tank and through all the caves and stuff just as well (or better) than mine does. Very cool to see in person. This makes me think that mine is a bit younger than I thought, but he has grown a considerable amount since getting him in March, so I'm sure he'll be up to that size sooner rather than later.
Th other creature that got my attention was a bright purple and red nudibranch. It was one of the cooler and more colorful varieties that I have found at stores near me. I thought one of them was eating hair algae, as the tank they placed him in was covered in it for critters like him and he seemed to be working on a good spot. I didn't buy him, but instead I did a little research on it today and found that the species that I saw only ate sponges. At least I'm pretty sure, because even though I saw the one possibly eating hair algae, I might not have found the correct species online. I'll be heading into the store again in a couple weeks maybe, so I'll check again to see if they're still holding up. There are a LOT of different nudibranch species, so maybe this one was a good one for hair algae.
Then they converted part of their store into a showroom for different tanks and stands they had in stock, and they had some great deals on them. I was looking at some tanks that were 150 gallons, with an oak stand and canopy for only $1300 or something low like that. Well, low compared to other tanks. I figure if I do end up moving I might buy the new tank from there and move it or see what's out in the new town and buy it there. Although I did price out the different Red Sea tanks, it still might be more worth it to buy another bigger tank and do another DIY build just due to the fact that it would be cheaper. WWWWAAAAYYYY cheaper.
Nothing new has happened with my tank in the past few days, except I have seen even more and more nass snail eggs. Still no baby snails, but I do see my wrasse and clowns picking at the eggs every now and then so I'm guessing that's why. I have noticed a lot more corraline algae growing on the back wall of the tank ever since switching to the Reef crystals salt mix. The elements from that seem to be beneficially affecting everything in the tank. The hair algae is just kind of staying where it is, hasn't necessarily grown out or taken more space, so I'm thinking the new salt mix and the GFO are working good together. I'm so tired of looking at it though that I will buy the first sea cucumber or algae eating nudibranch that I can find to get rid of it.
One of the first fish I saw was a six line wrasse, just like mine, except double the size. I was surprised to say the least that it was as big as it was! It had to have been full grown, and I knew mine could get up to 3 inches, but reading a description online and comparing a live fully grown specimen to yours are 2 different things. It was weird to me how it grew proportion wise though, it looked a bit fat to be honest. But it swam around the tank and through all the caves and stuff just as well (or better) than mine does. Very cool to see in person. This makes me think that mine is a bit younger than I thought, but he has grown a considerable amount since getting him in March, so I'm sure he'll be up to that size sooner rather than later.
Th other creature that got my attention was a bright purple and red nudibranch. It was one of the cooler and more colorful varieties that I have found at stores near me. I thought one of them was eating hair algae, as the tank they placed him in was covered in it for critters like him and he seemed to be working on a good spot. I didn't buy him, but instead I did a little research on it today and found that the species that I saw only ate sponges. At least I'm pretty sure, because even though I saw the one possibly eating hair algae, I might not have found the correct species online. I'll be heading into the store again in a couple weeks maybe, so I'll check again to see if they're still holding up. There are a LOT of different nudibranch species, so maybe this one was a good one for hair algae.
Then they converted part of their store into a showroom for different tanks and stands they had in stock, and they had some great deals on them. I was looking at some tanks that were 150 gallons, with an oak stand and canopy for only $1300 or something low like that. Well, low compared to other tanks. I figure if I do end up moving I might buy the new tank from there and move it or see what's out in the new town and buy it there. Although I did price out the different Red Sea tanks, it still might be more worth it to buy another bigger tank and do another DIY build just due to the fact that it would be cheaper. WWWWAAAAYYYY cheaper.
Nothing new has happened with my tank in the past few days, except I have seen even more and more nass snail eggs. Still no baby snails, but I do see my wrasse and clowns picking at the eggs every now and then so I'm guessing that's why. I have noticed a lot more corraline algae growing on the back wall of the tank ever since switching to the Reef crystals salt mix. The elements from that seem to be beneficially affecting everything in the tank. The hair algae is just kind of staying where it is, hasn't necessarily grown out or taken more space, so I'm thinking the new salt mix and the GFO are working good together. I'm so tired of looking at it though that I will buy the first sea cucumber or algae eating nudibranch that I can find to get rid of it.