Phosphate - Hanna low range colorimeter
Nitrate - American Marine Nitrate Moniter (probe)

How are you able to detect 1ppm of phosphate? The Colorimeter isn't accurate to more than about 1ppm.

Congratulations on the anniversary! Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing.

Just a nice photo for no reason at all
 

I just like this photo. I suppose it would have been better if the feeding clips weren't there, but cropping them out seem to ruin the shot.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/100_0580.jpg

Simply stunning, and I bet he knows it :wink:

Wow I love that fish. He's amazing and seems pretty darn plump too. Are you planning on keeping him for his full lifespan?

I can photoshop out the clips if you like. Email me the largest version you have of this image if your interested. chokomoloko "at" yahoo . ca

Keith

Full lifespan? Sure...but does anybody know what that is? I'm obviously concerned about how large he might actually get, but I would say his growth rate has slowed a bit lately. (slower..meaning less than 1" per month!) I think if he gets much beyond 2 feet long, it is going to be a problem. Just checked...I've had him in the tank for exactly 1.5 years now.

For obvious reasons, you just don't see people post images of N. vlamingi at full maturity. For over a year, Freckles had no visible sign of the Naso twin spines...but in the last few months they are starting to show. Maybe they never develop beyond small bumps, but spine-wise...he's still a baby.

Thanks, I could do that as well. No big deal.

GORGEOUS pic!!! I wouldn't even care about the clips...I wouldn't even notice if you hadn't pointed it out! It's fantastic!

Any updates on the mantis?