DAHansen's 34G Solana

[AndtheBonus]

Looks awesome!

[DAHansen]

Two things today.

First - A new Ricordea Fl. - She's a multi-color two-mouthed pretty little one with a destiny. She looks like she's splitting at the moment - at least I think she is. And she's going to be fragged - a LOT!

Stay tuned for cheap Ric. frags in the next few months.




Second - Some macro hitchhiker that came with my seriatopora frag has really gotten out of hand! I'm still trying to decide what to do about it. Break off the coral? Or, try to trim the algae?

[DAHansen]

I just accidently fragged my Pink Birdsnest - again. At least this time I glued the frags to a piece of rubble. We'll see how they do!

[yungreefer2410]

how did u do it on accident?

[DAHansen]

I whacked it with the rock that my green montipora digitata is attached to while trying to move the monti over a little bit.

The first time I did it was when I had a fish net in the tank a couple weeks ago and snagged a branch. They're apparently very fragile!

[yungreefer2410]

lol. i hope the frags do good

[sambrinar]

Wow great pics, I cant get my camera to focus on macro, but this inspires me to try and try again!!!!!

[DAHansen]

Sambrinar, If you have a Point & Shoot (all in one). It is typically the "flower" setting that will let you do Macro photos. I have a DSLR, so I just bought a macro lens (mostly for photographing fish stuff).


In other news:

Huzzah! On THREE counts!

1. I was able to pull most of the macro off the Seriatopora without being attacked by my Clown. This was a major accomplishment.

2. My little pistol shrimp is still alive. I saw him the other night. (This gives me hope for my Yasha Hase Goby, who I haven't seen for several weeks. He was pretty shy when I did see him. I'm hoping he is in the rocks in back.)

3. The Pink Bird's Nest "frags" are doing well. Definite polyp extension and white growth tips. This stuff is unstoppable!

Bad News on One Count:

My Big pistol shrimp has stolen a mushroom that was attached to a frag on the bottom. He is rotten - in his little pistol shrimp kind of way. Today, he tried to steal another, and I have to see if I can get it back. He may have taken it into his "lair" by now. He is ALWAYS redecorating.

[DAHansen]

A free-thought/free-flow update!

My Kenya Trees have GOT to go! (See coral swap/sale section for thread.)

I noticed some tissue loss on my pocillopora. I believe it is from rubbing or being too close to my big pinkish kenya tree - on the opposite side of the poci, there is new growth going on!

ALSO, my hydnophora is not happy. There is some tissue loss, but it is only on the shady side of the hydno... may post a new thread on that.


Good news!

My orange monti cap hasn't shown a lot of edge growth, BUT the "hole" - from where the evil clown flipped it onto a mushroom and the mushroom tried to eat it - is almost completely re-fleshed! I didn't even notice it until tonight, but there is almost NO white there.

My purple grape monti cap is growing fast. The orange monti digi and green monti digi are growing fast and well. My acros are growing well. My birdsnest is a growing MACHINE! Frags of that thing will be coming soon.

Bad News

- NITRATES ARE UP! A hair over 20! ... I forgot to clean the sponge in the over flow (I leave it there for noise control) for like two weeks. It was FILTHY. I also needed to change the carbon in the back compartment as it was old too. Nitrates should be back down pretty soon.

Kalk is a little low, and so is calcium, both in the good zone, but on the low side. I dosed a two part to bring them up a bit. pH is good!

I need to get a Magnesium test kit and soon!

More Good News!

My big pistol shrimp "released" the mushroom he stole last week. The mushroom is recovering in a shady spot in the back of the tank. Hopefully he will live. He was expelling a little something after I "rescued" him.

Odd news

My fish don't swim out in the open unless they see me there. What is that about? My clown stays behind "his" rock. My royal gramma stays in her cave. My six-line swims in the rocks. My yellow watchman takes a nap.



Finally

Amquel smells like Japanese or vietnamese food. I can't quite tell which, but I'm leaning towards beef underdone with vermicelli.

[SeahorseBT]

Good news is always good to hear. It's been a while since the last FTS. Do you have one handy?

[DAHansen]

No FTS at the moment. I do need to do a new one as stuff has moved around. Well... I moved stuff around.

It was "Light's Out" at 9:15, so not new FTS until Friday (I work late on Thursdays) - which should feature something new, as I plan on swapping out my Kenya Trees for something interesting that day.

Also, this Friday, I'm building a frag shelf for use in the tank until i can get my fuge all together.

[DAHansen]

Photo Update! I need to do some cleaning, but here's some new ones.

Full tank shot.


Orange Monti Cap mostly healed.


Orange Digi looking great


Pinky is still growing like crazy.


Purple Cap (undulata?) is doing well!


Mushroom is Splitting


Finally got a decent photo of my little six-line wrasse.


That's it for now... Back to work.

[Octoman]

Great pictures!

[SeahorseBT]

Everything looks great, and awesome pics as always!

[GSELLERS]

The Purple Cap I Sent You Is The Tyree Idaho Grape

Awesome Job On The Digi. I Thought It Was A Gonner

The Green Encrusting Is Psamacora....it Will Grow At A Moderate Pace When It Gets Settled In. It Comes From The Tonga Region.