Doni Marie's Blog (6)

It has been over 1 year since I updated this - YIKES! The reef tank is doing great and the purple haddoni anemone continues to grow. It must be close to 2' wide now. I frag the corals to keep them trimmed back but I sure wish I could frag the haddoni! My A. Percula picasso clown pair started spawning in June and I have been very busy setting up a nursery to raise their. I just recently started selling the 3 month old juveniles. At that age, they are 1+ and are quite hardy. They will tolerate… Continue

It's been a while since I posted here so I will try to catch up on recent events...

I replaced the fractured aga 120 with a new one and man am I glad that is over! *whew* That was way too much like work~

Mostly, I have been kicking back and enjoying my reef; doing as little as possible to it in order to catch up on my quiet time. I rescaped a bit and I think I finally like it. It is impossible to get the scaping back the way it was but I think it is acceptable now....

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I discoverd a small fracture in the corner of my new 120 aga reeftank this morning. It has only been set up since March =( So far it isn't leaking *whew* Hopefully AGA will replace it under warranty. Either way, I will get my replacement next wednesday and I have already taken off work Thursday =) Wish me luck!!

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UPDATE: Ocean Reef Aquatics replaced two of the three DOA clowns and shipped them to me for free. They made it right! Thanks Mario!

Funny thing is, a few weeks later, Aquarium Center in Kernersville (an hours drive) had a pair for sale at a great price. *sigh* So I have four picasso clowns now. I had toget them because they had different white markings that I haven't seen yet.. yes, I am sick! hahaha Three have paired off and rejected the fourth. I have the fourth in my refugium th

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I ordered three picasso clowns (expensive fish) and all three arrived DOA (the carrier was actually early).

Ocean Reef Aquatics promised to replace for FREE, two of the three dead fish....

I am waiting for them to get some in stock...

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Ch.. Ch... Ch... chaaanges~~ Lots of changes in my life lately... but we'll only discuss the reef related ones =)

I set up a QT for my sick "Moe" blackcap basslet. He appears to have some sort of bacterial infection. The only symptoms he has are; not eating, tummy bloated, raised scales, and very disoriented.

"Deisel" (chevron tang) was kicked out of the reef due to surprisingly very aggressive behavior and munching on my xenia. At first he behaved well but after a few months, h

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