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[andestang]

Well someone I'm sure someone got some nice stuff Are you looking for full size colonies or starting from frags ?

Originally Posted by josie

the 2011 make-over as started!!

some colonies were sold yesterday!
In march we will get new SPS!!

[josie]

small and medium size colonies... can put more wen it's not large!
also maybe frags... if we dont find bigger size and if it's really really "unique"

[josie]

update:

the monti capricornis did not like to be re-glued (after the latest LR slide)..they bleach

New adition to the set-up: a quarantine/hospital tank
It's a 33g connected to the set-up with valves to separate it when in use...
The new SPS colonies will go in there before being placed in the main tank

[josie]

Installation of the quarantine tank:



we put a valve in the water inlet so that we can shot it to quanrantine the tank from the main systeme

today we are going to install the second tank (on the upper-shelf) that's going to be a frag tank.

[abcha0s]

Originally Posted by josie

Installation of the quarantine tank:



we put a valve in the water inlet so that we can shot it to quanrantine the tank from the main systeme

today we are going to install the second tank (on the upper-shelf) that's going to be a frag tank.

Looks like the bulb is around 14K. Maybe consider a 10K for qt. It might make it easier to spot something and it will encourage growth - albeit at the possible cost of colouration.

- Brad

[josie]

thanks for the info Brad!

should I start with a 10k to check the corals for parsites and after I'm sure there's nothing switch to 14k (it's what I have on the main set-up)?

[josie]

Finally we decide to stop the bio-pellet reactor after 8 months of use.
Reason : start STN spots in some corals ... and the readings of several posts on on forums describing problems after 6 months of bio-pellets ...
Our hair Algea problem is nearly eliminated we decided to stop the pellets ...
So we reinstalled Matrix in the mediar eactor (nextreef)...

Last night: large water change of 30% and cleaning of the sump (Berlin)...

6 new SPS in the quarantine tank!
which will be place in the main tank in the coming weeks, if everything is ok.

[josie]

Sorry to not having giving news sonner.. many things happened... not many good things...

the last 2 weeks have been long and sad ... On april 3rd we had to euthanize our beloved greyhound, Tuffy...
the void left by his departure is huge...
We remember all the good times we had with him during the 6 years we got him.
We miss our big dogy a lot...


The tank has it's up and downs...

We had to frag down the blue and green staghorn because of algae got stuck in the midle of the colony and started bleaching...

We discovered montipora eating nudi this week ... cursed bugs... we sucked out all the eggs visible and cut quite a bug section of different montis (among other the big undata ) .. We entered a six-line wrasse that looks busy swimming around corals for critters...
for the moment everything is under control, no new spot nibbled and no new pile of eggs ...
If we see new ones we will get dipping products ... coral RX probably ...

One of the overflow has also decide to block ... we play the plumber ... and in the bottom of the overflow I rescued a fish ... our 2nd blue-spotted watchman! it must be 6 months that we did not seen it! it was doing good in the overflow .. eat all the flakes and another food that flows down there lol

The new frag tank will be placed under the aqua in the cabinet ... We will remove aquas in the work-shop..less problems with noxious fumes of Marc hobbies (restauration of old cars) ...

We found the pistol shrimp in the sump... little naughty critter have fun in going down the durso pipe ... we put it back in the main tank .. the goby was happy to see it's friend back! lol

so that's the news here...

[Leah]

So sorry to hear about your dog Josie.

[Chowder]

Very sorry to hear about your dog Jossie, hope things get better for you.


Chris