20g High Nano-Reef

[FishEggs]

RIP

lol

yup

 

[fishmonkey]

anything new with the tank?

 

[thominil]

Well, coralline algae was starting to fill in when we left. So, I may come home to a purple tank

 

[fishmonkey]

and are you happy about coming home to a purple tank?

 

[Sharkbait430]

If you get one when your tank gets set up make sure you know that they molt so you dont freak out and think that it died like I did.....lol

I have two cleaners and when they molted it looked like there were another 2 shrimp in the tank, lol. My girlfriend started to freak and thought they died because she saw the shell was floating around. They are really awesome though. Whenever I have my hand in the tank one of them jumps onto my hand and tries to clean everything off my hand and under my nails - its hilarious

 

[fishmonkey]

lol i gotta see that

 

[Sharkbait430]

lol i gotta see that

Ill take a picture of one of them doing it next time, its hilarious

 

[fishmonkey]

ill bet!

 

[thominil]

Yes, I'm happy that the tank may be purple when I get back. My cleaner has done that too, but tends to stay on the ph more often than not

 

[fishmonkey]

lol post pics when you get back

 

[fishmonkey]

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[Zer0]

A Little unnecessary don't yah think? lol. One "update!" might have done the trick..

 

[fishmonkey]

well i figured that twenty updates would suffice for the two months of absence.

 

[thominil]

Not much has changed besides a small head of frogspawn and some new zoas. Maybe after I get my second mandarin and train it to frozen.

 

[fishmonkey]

you dont really know the differenvce until you compare it to a before picture...

 

[thominil]

Lol....Trust me, there is almost nothing different than in the first pics.

 

[fishmonkey]

wow. maybe your light bulbs need to be changed? they become less powerful as they get older, and that could be the cause...

 

[Zer0]

Why would he need to change his light bulbs? I'm a little confused here..

 

[fishmonkey]

because if the corals havent grown much, then that could be a sign of light deficiency. as i stated before, if he hasnt replaced the lights in a while, they start to not work as well and although they may look like they are working, they could have stopped being good enough for coral growth a long time ago.

 

[thominil]

lol... My bulbs are fine, only 6 months old. Coral doesn't just magically grow 5x bigger overnight buddy... I have seen coral growth, like I just got my frogspawn on Saturday and I am already seeing a new head or two coming in and the original head is bigger than it was when I bought it. Gotta have patience buddy. Besides, I'm not about to go waste $40-$100 on a new set of bulbs when the old ones are still good for another month or two, and in that time period, the new tank (either a 90g or a 150g) will be set up.