Growth and color (growth especially) had taken a serious hit with my move to 50g changes every 2 weeks. A guy just can't save a buck! So I've got another 10 pails of salt in my fishroom and I'm going to suck it up and do weekly changes again. I have added some new fish recently to the tank and I managed to get pics of most:

- Kien's beloved banana wrasse pair (thx bro!)
- red coris wrasse
- yellow tang
- starry blenny

This post is dedicated to the fishies (that played nice to semi-nice for the camera):

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Wowee, them's some gorgeous fishies

So, are you saying that you do about 50g a week when you should ???
Guess I never thought about it

Holee, I just can't fathom going through a bucket and a half a month

Good thing I sold my 125g :lol: Maybe one day we'll have a bigger tank, with a few $K more equipment, but not right now :wink:

Loving seeing your tank as something to strive for Brett

PS -
I see a new avatar in them pics :wink:

Thanks Greg. Honestly I try and pay no attention to how long a pail lasts. I'm often dumping what's left of one and opening another it's all a blur! I think a pail is nearly good for 3 changes but not quite?

I guess $40 +/- a month isn't so bad with a tank your size

How's your sock changing going ??
I'm having to change my 3 pretty much daily still, and I only have snails and hermies. I'm wondering if the new CUC is kicking up stuff from the rocks ie; leftover epoxy residue and such

$40/month I wish! I'm using Reef Crystals... very reasonable compared to others but not that reasonable =)

As for the socks I run a pair of 200 micron and a a mesh 300 to catch larger stuff and bubbles should the first 2 clog before I change them.

I have four of the 200s and have started machine washing the ones not in use with a little bleach. Wish I'd done this sooner! Wife didn't even hit me when I told her.

That's a great avatar :mrgreen:

Nice fish, nice pics, nice tank... :)

Yeah I suddenly came up with this awesome idea to update my avatar glad you like :lol:

Thanks =) I really do need to pickup an easyblade again one of these days. Haven't touched coraline since the transfer... I'm a slacker!

So you're running 7" or 8" socks, right

I'm running 300 micron 4" socks. 3 of them at a time. I have 9
When 6 are dirty, I machine wash them. I've stopped bleaching this last time to see how long they last as the bleach use every 2 days may add up :rolleyes:
I'm still going through 3 a day, with no fish

I think mine plug up right now as my sand and rocks are new enough to keep adding silt and epoxy residue to the water column ( CUC disturbances )
I hope this is the case http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/us...erscrossed.gif