Reef A on Apr 14

Hand feeding one of the Scarlet Cleaner shrimp. They are doing very well and having had hatchings since being introduced to this reef.

Reef A Apr 14

Cucumber with it tentacles extended to plankton. It is sitting on the encrusting gorgonian preventing it from opening fully.

Reef A on Apr 14

The orange coral is a capricornis recovering from being recently fragged. The concern for it is keeping the star polyps away from it. Star polyps are capable of stinging lots of SPS and LPS corals.

Reef A on Apr 14

The Royal Gramma guarding its hole where it hangs out during the day. It is full grown and has been in this reef for about two years.

Reef A on Apr 14

In the center background is a colony of Sinularia that is struggling to recover from hypersalienty while back. Note the seashell in the upper right corner. It is separating the Hydnophora and Pocillopora. The Hynophora was sending out sweeping tentacles and stinging the other corals. My mistake was gluing the frags so close together. Horn corals need lots of space.

Reef B on Apr 14

This Halimeda showed up on its own several weeks ago. It has already been thinned a couple of times. The challenge is to keep the calcium level normal during this time. It has been suggested that it will out-compete the Caulerpa but so far the Caulerpa is still a nuisance!!

Reef B on Apr 14

In the center is a frag of cabbage leather cut from the main colony in Reef A.

Reef B on Apr 14

The mushrooms in this tank have really multiplied over the past few months. The Xenia are also doing very well. They are the same as the ones in reef A but for some reason are darker and pulse more.

The Lighting in Reef A is MH 10K K at 175 watt. In Reef B there lighting is PC 4X55 watts also 10K K.

Reef A on Apr 14

The fish and shrimp are all excited as they are about to be fed. The menu today is Formula One flake food.

Reef A on Apr 14

It is feeding time and every critter has come to be fed. Nowadays both Neon gobies only come out during feeding time. Not sure how the Neon goby out in the open lets the other one o food is available. The lower fish is just above the hole where they may have a nest.