howaboutme October 31, 2021 Author Share October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, YHSublime said: Is that a clown harem I spy? Nope! You've been tricked by the glass reflection. Probably because I am obsessed with keeping all 4 glass panes clean. There's only the pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni November 1, 2021 Share November 1, 2021 Looking good! How are you planning to stock it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme November 1, 2021 Author Share November 1, 2021 11 hours ago, roni said: Looking good! How are you planning to stock it? Thanks Roni! Besides the 2 clowns from the transfer, I have added an assessors basslet. It's a pretty awesome fish, great colorization and stays out all of the time. I'm waiting on a YWG to go with my already added pistol. After that, I'm thinking 1 more fish, maybe. For corals, I'm just busy stocking the new rock on the right. Besides the sticks already on the rock, I have a coupe on the rack. After those get placed, I think I only have room for 2 or 3 more sticks. Then it's pretty much sit back and relax. The sticks are a mix of high end (mostly) and more traditional ones. I usually pick based on color but also nostalgia. I think my next will be trying to search for a copps 24k. Hey mods! Can we change this title to something like this? If so, I'll keep it going. "Howaboutme's Return - Waterbox PM15 UNS 75s" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni November 1, 2021 Share November 1, 2021 Love 24k mille. Hard to capture how pretty it is in real life. Being patient and waiting is hard. So many nice sticks these days, though my favorites are many of the "older" pieces. Picked up my first colored up true pearlberry this weekend and I'm in love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme November 1, 2021 Author Share November 1, 2021 54 minutes ago, roni said: Love 24k mille. Hard to capture how pretty it is in real life. Being patient and waiting is hard. So many nice sticks these days, though my favorites are many of the "older" pieces. Picked up my first colored up true pearlberry this weekend and I'm in love I agree! The SSC I picked up from @jhOU is my favorite so far. It was "high-end" back in the day but it's still top notch to my eye compared to some of the current high-end sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni November 1, 2021 Share November 1, 2021 57 minutes ago, howaboutme said: I agree! The SSC I picked up from @jhOU is my favorite so far. It was "high-end" back in the day but it's still top notch to my eye compared to some of the current high-end sticks. Yup. That SSC is pretty fantastic. Pink lemonade, green slimer, red dragon, and Hawkins echinata are others that grow well and are really nice imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme November 1, 2021 Author Share November 1, 2021 @YHSublime Thanks for the name change. No strikethrough ability for titles? Pink Lemonade and green slimer, I have! We're on the same page. Slimer is stagnant in growth because my sexy shrimp eats it's polyps. Yet, it just won't die but regenerates and provides more food for the shrimp. Oh well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime November 1, 2021 Share November 1, 2021 1 minute ago, howaboutme said: No strikethrough ability for titles? This right here. You could pull a "Formally Known as Prince" move I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme November 1, 2021 Author Share November 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, YHSublime said: This right here. You could pull a "Formally Known as Prince" move I guess. Ha! We're good! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme November 14, 2021 Author Share November 14, 2021 2 weeks later. See any difference? Me neither! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime November 14, 2021 Share November 14, 2021 Still looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme November 15, 2021 Author Share November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, YHSublime said: Still looks good! Thanks! Just trying to get to your level....Gold standard for nanos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime November 15, 2021 Share November 15, 2021 13 hours ago, howaboutme said: Thanks! Just trying to get to your level....Gold standard for nanos... Ah, you're making me blush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme December 1, 2021 Author Share December 1, 2021 Helped Toplids make a promotional video of my tank. Link is Facebook. https://fb.watch/9CBBeEroOc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme December 2, 2021 Author Share December 2, 2021 Couldn't update my previous post but here it is on youtube for a broader audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme December 13, 2021 Author Share December 13, 2021 Some images of the livestock! Sometimes I forget that we keep these tanks for the fishes/inverts as much as for the corals. Didn't include the 2 clowns as they tend to show up elsewhere. This shrimp has gotten huge! I think it still loves polyps on occasion. Can't/won't get him out so I just have to manage this carefully. He's taken over the 'nem so clowns won't touch it. Sad for the clowns. Beautiful assessor. I can never get enough of the pistol/goby dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 13, 2021 Share December 13, 2021 NoiceSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni December 17, 2021 Share December 17, 2021 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme December 17, 2021 Author Share December 17, 2021 10 hours ago, roni said: Looking good! On 12/12/2021 at 10:25 PM, YHSublime said: Noice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks all! Ironically, my YWG disappeared shortly after that picture. I haven't seen it in about 5 days...Hoping it shows up but not holding out hope. I don't have a lot of places it can hide for this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme January 1, 2022 Author Share January 1, 2022 (edited) Happy New Year! Thought I'd share something interesting. (Note that I don't chase PH, just love numbers.) My family took a few days away recently. I was interested in what my tanks PH situation would be before and during. In other words, how does having 4 humans and 1 cat affect my tanks PH readings. What I found was not rocket science and certainly expected but I didn't expect it to be affect the readings as much, especially as it compared to just opening windows and airing the house out. Below shows 7 days with the dates away marked between the red lines: As you can see, we were only gone for 2 nights/3 full days. As soon as we left (the left red line), the PH bottomed out. In a typical day, the PH would still go a bit lower before ramping up. But as soon as we left, the PH started to rise. From there it did it's usual day/night cycle. The middle day (the 1 full day/night we weren't home) had the highest PH low ever. It stayed above 8 and it never does that. What is more interesting is that when we came home, the PH stopped rising, literally. At the time we came home, the PH would typically continue to rise a bit more before dropping for the night. Not this day, as soon as 4 humans stepped into the house, the PH froze and started to dip. I never (and dislike taking specific coral shots) but here are 2. Bill Murray, encrusting nicely. BC Bohemia. This was one of the frags being sold off by @nburg. I wish I had a before photo but from what Nick said, it was "brown"! It went from complete brown out to this nice deep green/red w/ green/reddish polyps (redder under blues). This is what the coral is supposed to look like direct from Battlecorals. I am wondering if it will ever gain that colorization again. I'm beginning to think that the new base that is encrusting is showing signs of the original colors. It's not as easy to see from this top down shot but a left side shot (hard to photo) shows a more vertical portion of the base showing the original colors. This one will be interesting to follow. Other news...I, of course, have plenty of sticks not showing the right color or downright STNing so hoping they improve. My sexy shrimp is still eating polyps and still no signs of the YWG. Lastly, I have tons of either spionid or chaetopterids worms..... Edited January 1, 2022 by howaboutme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nburg January 1, 2022 Share January 1, 2022 That Bohemia frag base is close to what it looked like when I got it from Adam. Much better than color than when it settled in my tank ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime January 1, 2022 Share January 1, 2022 Great color! Happy new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme January 23, 2022 Author Share January 23, 2022 More picts. Good growth on this compared to image above: Nick's salvaged corals: Some of the nasuta's original colors are coming in at the base: And the bohemia continues to come back to it's original color: Still can't find my YWG, it's lost. Added 2 paired firefish and they now live in the same burrow as the pistol. I'm set for fish now. Time to let it ride. Boy do these things grow slow.... What do you think @nburg ? Colors good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nburg January 23, 2022 Share January 23, 2022 Yep, that nasuta had some bright green between coralites when I got it, but that’s a strong color. That Bohemia is looking good too. I’m thinking you’ll get that brighter color on the base on new branches. I think the old growth might stay dark. looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme January 23, 2022 Author Share January 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, nburg said: Yep, that nasuta had some bright green between coralites when I got it, but that’s a strong color. That Bohemia is looking good too. I’m thinking you’ll get that brighter color on the base on new branches. I think the old growth might stay dark. looking good! Thanks buddy! I have to admit, I enjoy experiencing the two sticks from you the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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