Saltwater & Marine aquarium network
Oh yeah, an update from this summer to the present
My friend converted his 180 gallon reef tank into a cichlid aquarium, and on September 1, 2009, he gave me so much of his live rock that I couldn't fit all of it into the 28 gallon tank I setup to receive it. He also gave me one Yellow Tang, one Purple Tang, a Tomato Clown, a Green Chromis, a Watchman Goby, five Pyjama Cardinals, and about six damselfish. Two of the damselfish were put in my other 28, with a pair of Blue Devils.
The next day, I ordered a large hang-on-tank refugium from http://www.aquatraders.com/, the largest one, which is pretty awesome. I also got a 65-watt compact fluorescent light from the same company, and it is has worked well.
There have been a few surprises and a few changes. One of the Pyjama Cardinals was holding eggs within the first week, but there were no babies. Also, I think the Watchman Goby died within the first couple days and was never seen again. I found a skeleton a week ago that I thought was the Goby's, but now I think it could be the Green Chromis, because that fish was pretty old when I got it and didn't seem to be doing well recently, and I couldn't find it when I looked recently. It's hard to see everything because of the live rock. On September 13, I gave both the tangs to some friends who have a 75 gallon reef tank, because there really isn't much swimming space in a 28 that is wall to wall rock. In my other 28, the two damselfish started off very skittish, but they've since bonded with the larger of the two Blue Devils, so now it's three against one, I guess.
On October 24, the North Central Pennsylvania Aquarium Reef Society (NCPARS) held our Fall Frag Swap, so I picked up one Rhodactis polyp and a small colony of what I think are Palythoa, but they were called Button Polyps. That stuff went into the 28 with the damsels and seems to be doing fine.
Well, that brings us up to the present, more or less.
The next day, I ordered a large hang-on-tank refugium from http://www.aquatraders.com/, the largest one, which is pretty awesome. I also got a 65-watt compact fluorescent light from the same company, and it is has worked well.
There have been a few surprises and a few changes. One of the Pyjama Cardinals was holding eggs within the first week, but there were no babies. Also, I think the Watchman Goby died within the first couple days and was never seen again. I found a skeleton a week ago that I thought was the Goby's, but now I think it could be the Green Chromis, because that fish was pretty old when I got it and didn't seem to be doing well recently, and I couldn't find it when I looked recently. It's hard to see everything because of the live rock. On September 13, I gave both the tangs to some friends who have a 75 gallon reef tank, because there really isn't much swimming space in a 28 that is wall to wall rock. In my other 28, the two damselfish started off very skittish, but they've since bonded with the larger of the two Blue Devils, so now it's three against one, I guess.
On October 24, the North Central Pennsylvania Aquarium Reef Society (NCPARS) held our Fall Frag Swap, so I picked up one Rhodactis polyp and a small colony of what I think are Palythoa, but they were called Button Polyps. That stuff went into the 28 with the damsels and seems to be doing fine.
Well, that brings us up to the present, more or less.
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