I walk past my 60g cube all the time, and always look how things are doing. What caught my eye made me smile, and I grabbed my camera to share it with y'all. A snail was on the glass, but he had a hitchhiker. I've seen hermits make their way up the silicone bead to the top of the tank, but to see this one hanging onto the snail's shell with no exit strategy in place was pretty funny. There's some algae on the shell that the hermit no doubt wanted, but the snail wasn't too pleased ...
Overall the reef is doing well. Corals are growing and stinging each other as they seek space. I'm intentionally growing some cyano bacteria for an upcoming video on treatment. The tank is pretty overall, but needs some additional cleaning to make it look the way I prefer it. For now, the glass is swiped to keep the film algae off of it, but I'd like to tinker, remove some stuff and clean the area between the sand and the glass. All the Vortech wetsides need to be soaked and cleaned. ...
I recently released a few more anthias and gudgeon gobies into the reef. Here are two of the six gobies. The new fish were bathed in Safety Stop last Saturday and then placed in the Peacemaker for a few days - my usual procedure. And then last night in total darkness I spied the tiger cowrie on the front glass, so I had to get a few pictures. These came out pretty nice considering I was shooting in the dark. ...
The Orange skunks are adding some nice activity right in the front of the reef. These pictures are a little bigger than usual, so I'm attaching them as thumbnails. Click on them for the bigger version.
It's time for another mini-update. Here's how the tank looks today. A view from the back. The Anemone Cube View from the living room The newest addition are these little fish from Sustainable Aquatics. Originally I thought they were pink skunk clownfish, but they are actually ...
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