Long long week and a half. A friend getting out left me with a bunch of live rock. And two tomato clowns. The clowns are fine, but the live rock required some re-aquascaping and another tank being started. It looks ok, pictures later. Trying to quit smoking before re-aquascaping however, terrible. Bad times man. Totally leaving me drained as I'm not drinking caffeine either. Hard to gain motivation to even change water, and I love water changes!
December 2010- My losing battle with Nitrate reaches an all time high, at an excess of 80ppm. An executive decision is made, and a spare phosban reactor is commissioned to begin running two little fishies npx pellets. February 2011- Nitrates retreat to 20ppm, but not without taking its toll. In an event forever to be known as the St. Valentines Day Massacre, the reef begins a trend of sudden death starting at 1 am, ending at 5 am. Casualties include all mollusk life, one fish, and multiple ...
Updated 07-12-2011 at 10:47 PM by melev
A few pictures of the tank, somewhat recent. Been battling cyano back and forth due in part to the biopellets, but I don't mind too much! Still getting the hang of posting pictures, so please forgive this round. Just to get something up!
Hello fellow Reef Addicts! My name is James and after a couple of weeks of reading others posts and listening to podcasts, I've decided to join in the fun! I'm fairly proficient at the id of reef animals, but I guess I'll get to what you want to know, my reef! I run a fairly normal 75 gallon system. Eight 54 watt t-5s, overflow box, yada yada. I guess everyone thinks their reef is special or different from everyone elses, and no offense, but I find this to ...