TEST RESULTS

Ammonia @ 0
Nitrite @ 0
Nitrate @ 5.0
Phosphate @ 0.5
KH @ 12
Calcium @ 420
Salinity @ 1.021

PHOTOS: HOT PINK MUSHROOMS

PHOTOS: PIPE ORGAN POST FW DIP

PHOTOS: PINK/GREEN DUNCANS

PHOTOS: LITTLE ITTY BITTY WHITE BUBBLE ANEMONE

PHOTOS: GRUMPY JUMBO PURPLE/ BLUE YUMA

PHOTOS: CAUGHT ANOTHER REALLY BIG BRISTLEWORM

HI BUNNY!

Just in case you forgot, I <3 you! xOxOx

PHOTOS: WEIRD LITTLE WORMS CRUISING THE TANK @ NIGHT

PHOTOS: OMFG THIS BRISTLEOWRM IS HUGE!

THE RARE AND ELUSIVE GHETTO SNAIL...

mercedes
4:05
anyway
enough about you
lets talk about me

rob
4:05
Yes lets

mercedes
4:06
and how im going to decorate my hermit crabs + snails w/ bling

rob
4:06
And by 'you' I mean no snails

mercedes
4:06
super glue + rhinestones

rob
4:06
Nice

mercedes
4:06
my bf is going to shit

rob
4:06
The rare and elusive ghetto snail

R.I.P. YELLOW SEA CUCUMBER

Sadness! He was mush this morning so I had to restock the tank w/ new itty bitty creatures to make up for our loss. :(

NEW POM POM CRAB

Ours is hiding b/c I was poking at him. He is angry w/ me, I'm sure. Little dood needs a name! We're waiting on Brad. Hope he gets along ok w/ Guy + Mr. Sparkle Sanchez.

PHOTOS: SPIRAL STAR (ASTRAEA) SNAILS

PHOTOS: RELOC THE BLASTOS

PHOTOS: LETTUCE NUDIBRANCH + OUR MASSIVE PILE OF ALGAE (AKA PIPE ORGAN CORAL)

PHOTOS: THE NASSARIUS WANTS AT IT...

Mr. Sparkle Sanchez wanted a piece too but gave up. Good results so far. Hope the bristle worms will want it just as bad.

PHOTOS: TRYING OUT THE NEW BRISTLE WORM TRAP

Tried the pantyhose method w/ no luck. Hopefully, this puppy will get 'em. I'll keep you posted!

PHOTOS: CAUGHT THE CERITH LAYING EGGS

PHOTOS: SURPRISE! SURPRISE! SNAIL EGGS ON THE ALGAE MAGNET...

PHOTOS: CRAZY BUBBLE MUSHROOM

PHOTOS: SECRET STASH OF SNAIL EGGS ON OUR HAMMER BRANCH

PHOTOS: OMG YAY FOR TUBS

PHOTOS: NEW MINI PINK + GREEN PLATE & GREEN BUTTON POLYP

PHOTOS: PURPLE + GREEN ACAN

PHOTOS: OUR FANCY LITTLE ARCH

PHOTOS: OUR LITTLE ORANGE PLATE IS HEALING :)

PHOTOS: WTF? MORE SNAIL EGGS

PHOTOS: PIPE ORGAN FRAG SURVIVOR POLYP

PHOTOS: SLIGHT TISSUE DAMAGE ON OUR ORANGE PLATE

Lots of rock re-org. Orange wasn't too thrilled getting shuffled around and coral/rocks dropping on him. Loose frags = bad news bears! :(

PHOTOS: WHY IS THE FROGSPAWN SHOWING HIS STARFISH?

PHOTOS: MORE OR LESS 2 MONTHS

PHOTOS: MORE CERITH SNAIL EGGS

PHOTOS: OUR ZOO ISLAND IS BOOMIN'

PHOTOS: THE FROGSPAWN SURVIVED!

Our little green dood took a nasty fall yesterday and landed on his head. I was worried he kicked the bucket but he looks like all is well in our little mini reef.

PHOTOS: MORE SNAIL EGGS

TEST RESULTS

KH @ 15
Salinity @ 1.020
Calcium @ 400
Nitrate @ 0
Nitrite @ 0
Phosphate @ 0.5
pH @ 8.8 <---need to buy buffer to bring this down
Ammonia @ 0
---
pH scare is a false alarm. I just read the results wrong. I just took it again x2 # 8.2. All is well again. :)

PHOTOS: SNAIL EGGS ON GLASS

BRAD NAMED THE SHRIMP...

Mr. Sparkle Sanchez! Apparently, he needed a last name too.

TEST RESULTS

KH @ 12
Calcium @ 380
Nitrate @ 0
pH @ 7.8
Nitrite @ 0
Ammonia @ 0
Phosphate @ 0.5 <---probably b/c of the Coral Frenzy + shrimp pellets
Salinity @ 1.023

PHOTOS: HAPPY CHILI

I MET THE CUTEST COUPLE TODAY...

I bought frags off of Quinn + Katelyn (?) today and was very thankful for their enthusiasm + hospitality. They were the cutest couple ever! Katelyn bought stuff + Quinn took care of all the technical details, which totally reminded me of Brad + I. Lots of trial and error too, which is what we're experiencing. They let me in on a few tricks they've picked up, like the use of iodine + vitamin c supplements, buying online anytime but winter, using a paint brush, and frag placement. Hopefully, we'll keep in touch and they'll ping me when their blue zoos are ready to frag. :)

PHOTOS: NEW CORAL + PIPE RELOC

PHOTOS: BLUE/GREEN MUSHROOM + BLASTOS

PHOTOS: BABY BLUE RICORDEAS (3 MOUTHS)

PHOTOS: NEW PINK + PURPLE ZOOS

PHOTOS: THE NEW ARRANGEMENT

PHOTOS: NEW EAGLE-EYE (?) ZOOS

PHOTOS: ZOOS RELOCATED TO THEIR OWN LITTLE ISLAND

OMFG! POWER OUTAGE!

I nearly shit a brick today b/c I came home to fine my power out and the tank thermometer reading 76 degrees. The coral have been subjected to extreme heat (86 degrees) from last week's heat wave and now this? OMFG! I was going to flip out if I came home and my babies were dead. Luckily, power was back on when I got home and everybody looked ok. *Sigh!*

PHOTOS: 1+ MONTHS

PHOTOS: MACRO CHEATO + ULVA ALGAE FOR THE REFUGIUM

PHOTOS: ANGRY LITTLE FROGSPAWN

PHOTOS: RED BRAIN

PHOTOS: CHILI CORAL