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12/07/2017, 09:58 PM | #851 |
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Yeah I just had to have him when I saw him!! He's an absolute guts! Loves his pellets!
I must admit, I'm really starting to miss my sticks though I literally can't wait to have the tank filled with them again!
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12/08/2017, 03:17 AM | #852 |
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Great fish pickups Dom, stellar choices. Love hawkfish, damn things eat anything that'll fit in their mouths though.
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12/08/2017, 01:45 PM | #853 |
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Love those fish. Flame hawk is a fav of mine. So is the anthias. I don’t seem to get email updates anymore since downloading tapatalk.. oh well.. I can stalk you the old fashioned way.. When are you good to put some sticks back?
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Yeah, I went a little overboard with the fish haha but I'm super happy! You should see how fat the little borb is!! I'm feeding like crazy at the moment too, a couple of cubes of frozen a day and several big pellet feeds Everyone is starting to get fat haha and not to mention half a scallop twice a week or so! Burgers goes absolutely nuts as soon as I touch the food clip as he knows the scallop is coming and if I'm not quick enough he swims round pecking my hand to hurry me up haha Yep thanks Alex!! I just couldn't pass him up when I saw him at the store!!
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12/12/2017, 04:52 AM | #857 |
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Hawkfish are intelligent and inquisitive little guys for sure. I had a small biocube on my desk with a little pygmy hawk that was just shy of 2". He would perch right next to me and watch me / my computer all day. He loved staring at the screen especially, I think he was just watching the shifting colors and waiting for food to come out of it -- kept his attention none the less.
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01/23/2018, 03:23 PM | #858 |
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Well I'd like everyone to know that I'm still alive and so is the tank
I had a fantastic time in the US and even the snow storms in NY that kept us stuck there for three days was an experience and a half haha I did manage to visit AquaSD and Two Guys Corals which were both amazing! There was a couple I missed out on but I'll get to them next time! The tank survived my absence really well, my partner was amazing looking after my babies The only big bad news was that we lost my big baby maxima she was lost under mysterious circumstances and no idea why. It certainly wasn't from lack of care from my partner though (her friends at work are calling her the "Clam Killer" now haha). So while that news was pretty upsetting as you can imagine all the fish are happy and safe and all the other corals are doing really well The best part about getting back is now that the tank has been completely acro free for the last 10wks or so, it's time for the fun to begin again!! I have a few big plans for the restocking process and it should be a rather fun time! I'm excited to say the least! My plans are to get at least 50% of the water changed in the next couple of weeks, run the battery of tests twice a week and get two or three Triton tests done over the next month or two done. On top of that, guess who's FINALLY getting a screen top made haha. TopLids are making my top for me and so far he's been absolutely fantastic to deal with so I'll be doing a small review on them when I get my top on the tank!! I spend a few hours last weekend giving the tank a good scrub, clean, water change and rescape too. Cleaned all the glass, tidied the frag tank, got bullied by my female maroon lol and overhauled the scape! It looks like a big ol' pile of rocks but it's all lifted and open underneath using rebar mesh chairs (which are amazing to use for reefing purposes haha) and the reason I haven't gone super creative with the scape is it's tailored more for the happiness of the fish than having a crazy wack-a-doodle scape There's lots of acro mounting space and I already have the layout and acro placements in my head so it's just a matter of getting there now
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Next time you're down here and you check out Vivid Aquariums -- Ask about the back room. ALL the good stuff is hidden in the back, gotta ask to see.
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01/23/2018, 07:17 PM | #860 |
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Hey Dom, hows your American accent?
Glad to see you back.. Your clean reef is getting on my nerves... I NEED ACRO BUSH!!!
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haha accent is still as Australian as they come, had a few minor confusions from people not being able to understand what I was saying I'm happy to be back lol and it's getting on my nerves as well now!! I just want acro's again I'm going to do a 50L water change tonight and run a full battery of tests on the tank to see where I'm at in the hopes of maybe adding a piece or two this week as the delivery is meant to be pretty insane!! lol
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I'm happy you had a good time over here. I'm excited to see what you fill that tank up with.
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What sort of protocol are you going to use to make sure you don't get any pests again?
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Myself, I would go to Andrews house when he is not home and "borrow" any across you deem rooftop worthy. then leave kangaroo prints around, and blame it on the Acroroo!
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02/03/2018, 11:20 PM | #867 |
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The bright side of no acro's in the tank is that nobody is bothered by the nutrient levels... 50ppm nitrates and 0.4ppm phos... Ooops!
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Can i have this fish please wormer. I call anyone who has, or has had AEFW a ' wormer ' so don't take offence. It sounds a lot better than ' unclean ' or ' tainted ' which is what you really are tbh
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I think it sounds like a plan....a good one, indeed!!!
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You guys are trying to get me beat up!
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I was here. Cute fish, how much longer do you have to go acro less?
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100L in water changes done so far this week! Another 50L to do tonight and then again tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday! That'll be 300L in water changes done in a week which is pretty much 100%! Should clear things up nicely. I'm using NSW at the moment due to it's ease but I'm thinking about getting a 25kg bag of Red Sea Blue Bucket tomorrow to start getting some more controlled water going through the tank All in preparations for some goodies that will be arriving next week! haha
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Buddy it seems like forever since you've kept acros. I can't wait to see some of that aussie fire!
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Yeah that tank needs some sticks. What happened to the large clam? It was a nice one.
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Today I added several tester pieces into the tank a shortcake, a spath and a tricolour type thing! Should give a well covered base to know what's going on in the tank :beach bum: in time for some Red Dragon, WWC Pink Cadillac and Bubblegum Digi to arrive for me later this week Quote:
She was lost while I was away no idea why but it was a sad lost that hurt a lot but sometimes these things happen so I'll be on the hunt for some new babies!
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