iyachtuxivms Reef

[Sir Patrick]

Looking awesome man!!!

[iyachtuxivm]

How'd you know that! lol
Pics to come once they are out of hiding. Kinda hard to get a pic in the rockwork.
They are Blue Flasher Wrasses. Andy got three in and I decided after the loss of my angel I needed a pick me up.

[iyachtuxivm]

Well still in hiding. Found 2. 1 mia. Still no way to get a good pic. If the Female squarespot anthias would quit power tripping I think they would be more apt to come out. They did zip out and grab a couple bits of food at feeding time well at least two did.

[iyachtuxivm]

I think I am down to one unfortunatly now. But he is a looker to bad he's still so skittish. He eats great just cant get food in and pic quick enough. I really want to turn the squarespot into a fish stick!

[iyachtuxivm]

Well to answer a question posed by Jim.... The 75g is no longer up. I had a unfortunate kalk issue that killed a few corals and a few fish and I continued having issues with algae on the aggracrete. I think and have a little proof now that the aggracrete was leaching phosphates in to the water. The proof was that everything that survived the kalk issue and a few new things are living in a 100g rubbermaid in the basement sump system that is still unchanged, just took the 75g off line added the 100g moved critters. All of the sudden after the 75g came off line the phosphates went to zero (still using the gfo) this came with a few problems in itself as 0 phosphates isnt good. (checked with a hanna meter) I took the gfo off line and in about a week the phosphates slowly climbed up to about 0.06 (i feed alot of pellets and frozen). I cut back the gfo to about a quarter cup (from 1 cup) and tonight the phosphates is back to 0.01. I couldnt get it below .08 before the 75g came down.

Now after taking the 75g down my nitrates have climbed to about 10-15 never been above 0-5 before. Right now I dont have a very large sand bed or live rock filter system either. I took out 100+lbs of sand and at least that much liverock when the 75 came down so I guess its to be expected. The remaining fish are fat and happy except the jerk fish shes isolated and hates me still fat and eating well though. The wrasses (2) eat from my hand I know crazy right. The leopard wrasse hid for over a week in the 75g after everything was out and on the night it was finally comming down no live rock left except for the aggracrete back ground, no corals no other fish or inverts she just popped up. I had scrounged through the sand every day for 5 days no sign. Anyway really glad I waited I could have drained it and she would have died. She eats anything I feed and some things I dont oh well shes a wrasse. I picked up an eibli mimic tang and its doing great no good pics though shes going in this along with everyone else too ofcoarse.


But thats another story............

[iyachtuxivm]

Well I do have at least two left. I still cant get a pic. lol They are getting more brave by the day hope to see them out more soon instead of just a flash here and there.

[iyachtuxivm]

Ok well two definitely in the tank i have photographic proof sort of pics are bad and well they are fast.

those two are of the braver one.
this is or was the other one way to skittish and fast but that is where he is living cant wait to post a pic of him really pretty.
and the jerk fish. (can you call a female a jerk?)

[Corvette Reefer]

thats alot of corals! thumbs up to you for a amazing tank!

[iyachtuxivm]

Thanks!

[MizTanks]

Lol-that last pic looks like you scared the heck out of her-very original shot for sure