Thursday, February 23, 2012

Got a couple of new rocks today, mainly so I'd have more open rock space for future coral additions.  After a thorough boiling, peroxide bath, and rinsing, I tore the tank down and reworked the 'scape.  I'm pretty pleased with it so far.

Got a few pictures, they're not real clear as the water hasn't settled from all the excitement yet.





This is why we boil our rock before putting it in the tank!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Took some more pics today, turning off the Koralia for just a few days has done amazing things for my tank!  The mushrooms had all but vanished, and are now coming back in full force!  Also found out what the encrusting SPS in my previous post is, apparently it's called Porite.  Nifty.












Thursday, February 2, 2012

Not exactly sure what this little coral is, but I noticed it today while cleaning out the thank.  Some sort of encrusting coral, probably a small polyp stony, which is interesting considering my low lighting and flow.

Not a great pic, but the best I could do.

Did a lot of cleaning today, and everything is looking pretty good except for all the mushrooms, which are not doing well. The rics are growing, two of them have grown another mouth. I did give the urchin two loose individual zoa polyps, just for the hell of it. Also, Stupid McGobyface (as I have finally christened the YWG) has taken to perching on my big zoa rock, which pisses them off and means they're closed all the time.  Dumb thing.