Liz’s Waterbox 70.3
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gobyvin
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Glad to hear your power outage was not a problem! Your hawkfish is doing great. Seeing increase in size already. It is a tough customer. It was going toe to toe with a 4-5 inch fat blue damsel this morning! No problem though. Roosts in my gorgonians, sps, leathers. Very cool. The kids love her!
Oh thats awesome to hear! Yes, he is a tough guy. He used to hang out in my gorgonians too. Super neat.
Figured I would update this.
Got some new corals in yesterday including my first clam. Got a bonded pair of shrimp, and tomorrow I am expecting another clam from Pacific East Aquaculture because the first one they sent wasn’t the one I ordered. So since I am adding clams, I need to keep a close eye on my parameters.
And a shot of my nano planted tank. Getting some Bloody Mary shrimp for it soon.
Got some new corals in yesterday including my first clam. Got a bonded pair of shrimp, and tomorrow I am expecting another clam from Pacific East Aquaculture because the first one they sent wasn’t the one I ordered. So since I am adding clams, I need to keep a close eye on my parameters.
And a shot of my nano planted tank. Getting some Bloody Mary shrimp for it soon.
Got an elegance and a couple acans from OSA yesterday. Yep- drove through that awful rain on the highway. Thought I was going to die- but it was worth it to see the corals 
Also just ordered a bunch more “asian” acans from BSA corals. So now I have seven morphs of acans to start my garden. Have no idea where I will put them. Clam will be moved to the rocks I think near the zoas.
Oh and one of my nero 5’s decided it was toast. So I have a new one on the way. And now my ecotech backup isn’t working. So fml. Haha
Also just ordered a bunch more “asian” acans from BSA corals. So now I have seven morphs of acans to start my garden. Have no idea where I will put them. Clam will be moved to the rocks I think near the zoas.
Oh and one of my nero 5’s decided it was toast. So I have a new one on the way. And now my ecotech backup isn’t working. So fml. Haha
Slombardi
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The battery on my ecotech battery backup failed too. I ordered a new battery on Amazon for $40 and changed it out. It was way easier than I thought it would be and works great.Got an elegance and a couple acans from OSA yesterday. Yep- drove through that awful rain on the highway. Thought I was going to die- but it was worth it to see the corals
Also just ordered a bunch more “asian” acans from BSA corals. So now I have seven morphs of acans to start my garden. Have no idea where I will put them. Clam will be moved to the rocks I think near the zoas.
Oh and one of my nero 5’s decided it was toast. So I have a new one on the way. And now my ecotech backup isn’t working. So fml. Haha
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Thing is I have only had it since September.
What was happening to yours? My vectra remote would glow red which is supposed to indicate low charge. But the battery backup’s light was green showing full charge. Just sucks, its brand new.
Slombardi
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I had tested mine by unplugging the power to the mp40 and the backup would keep the power head on, however the back up was still plugged into working power from the wall. Once I unplugged the backup from the wall the powerhead would just turn off. So the battery itself was just dead. Opened it up and replaced the battery and now works like a charm.
If you just got yours I feel like it should be covered under warranty. Mine is years old.
Slombardi
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All your money? I've said that before then walked out of the lfs with a bag of corals the next week..
Well I don’t like to add up what goes into the hobby. I get spurts where I spend a lot and then recuperate enough cash to do it again. Its a vicious cycle. But at least I can frag some stuff now and throw the funds back into the tank. Thats the best.
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
Looks awesome but I think we need some close up shots of the acans when you get them!
These are them. Crossing my fingers. The green one is pretty much the deal breaker. He didn’t have a name for it yet they just came in. I just call it the Green Thing. Well see what he comes up with.
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
Nice!!! When I get my new tank I plan to go crazy with acans again!!! I almost want to keep the same amount of rock that's in my 25 gallon and it'll be closer to 50 gallons if I get the corner tank I really want!
I have though about making a acan dominant tank. They are just so awesome. However I need to see how their color will change over time. No point if they are all going to shift to bland reds and greens. I hear the LEDS will do that. Maybe my T5s will help
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
I had my citrus acan (one in my profile pic) shift colors when I switched to LEDs but they were cheap ghetto LED's not a real fixture... Let me see if I can find a picture in my build thread...
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
Here's a photo of the color switch afboundguy's downsizing 25 gallon cube build | Page 2 | Boston Reefers Society
I will save I have 2 "cheap" acan frags for a while now and their colors have stayed the same under my current LEDs...
I will save I have 2 "cheap" acan frags for a while now and their colors have stayed the same under my current LEDs...
wow they did change a lot. But I actually like the coloring when they had more green. Those are very pretty! Ill have to check out your thread.
Tank was looking happy today. Getting my alk dialed in pretty good. Moves about .1dkh in two days now.
Hammer definitely does better with alk at 8. I was running a bit lower and it was finicky. Now its fluf.
Love these fish
Close up of some new plain acans. Simple and pretty.
Hammer definitely does better with alk at 8. I was running a bit lower and it was finicky. Now its fluf.
Love these fish
Close up of some new plain acans. Simple and pretty.
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