So it seems that this thread is almost a month since I posted.
Quick up dates.
Doing the home improvements, and it is seemingly going to end in the near future. Maybe 2 weeks. The parts being done are looking good. The rest of the space is a large storage unit looking area, lol.
Started cleaning up some things, the tops and glass and stands and the piles of things built up in front of them.
Pond was decommissioned and at least I don't have that worry. What I do have is 2 containers one of SW live rock on the back porch with a heater in the freezing and once in awhile sub freezing temps. The RH snails in a 5G bucket didn't have heat and were doing okay until the last big sub zero and although there weren't too many left as I removed a bunch when I took down the pond, the plants are mush now. Could be something survive who knows.
PRL tank is now the Chili Boraras Brigitae tank. Holding off on more fancy shrimp until I get all projects under control - and some order and calm back. If they come from the CAS spring auction or a friend maybe something. No PRL though.
Might consider adding the Chili Rasbora to the 72G. Doing so would require the removal of the pair of Odessa Barbs as the voracious eaters might mistake the Chilis as a wee snack.
Also with the 72G I have 6 (was 7) all sizes Clown Loaches. 1 medium died last month, about the same size as the other one that died last year. I think the big one might be aggressive. Since the large pieces of DW and plants cover them from view I just don't know anything else it could be.
Unfortunately the little SW nanos have been on very low basic care with boxes piled in front of them. So bare minimum was done. 4 months since home upheaval happened.
Wishing it was not this way but the house thing and dad with Alzheimer's have caused attention not to be focused on the tanks.
I need a new SW nano and not the 80G project I envisioned at this time. Almost want to cry as it was such a long time to make the decision to do a unique big SW tank - 80G is big to me, and literally the week I was finally done moving all the stuff to make room for it, the house problem hit. The build went on hold & did not happen.
Could think of it as a good thing it didn't get built right before the messy life circumstances. It would have been worse.
So in the last couple months I know it is a bad time for a new 80G SW tank.
Maybe a 25-35G nano. Maybe smaller as I have lost a bunch of corals. Still only have 3 fish in the 2 tanks. The Yellow Clown Goby is old now. If it dies before I get new set up, I might just change down to one 20G long, peninsula or something smallish like that and just keep inverts and one small Clown Goby.
Problem with replacement fish I have found is they aren't really like the first fish and it rings a bit hollow.
Interesting thing is the wine glass tank continues to produce nearly invisible Ghost shrimp. Though not too much time is spent doing it, I spot them in shadows as I feed. Need to see food in their belly as evidence of them moving around, to know where they are.
Darnedest thing they are making babies. If I get the magnifying glass I can see the tiny ones too. A couple weeks ago the berried big momma shrimp was seen.