Finally, life is good...

[TANGOMAN]

There's no point to this topic other than sharing my long awaited excitement in seeing positive results and obtaining some fish that survive in the main tank after quarantine. Well, maybe there is one point. Or perhaps just an excuse...It gives me, and Bob, something to do/read as we both seem to have a lot of time on our hands
My Yellow Tang that developd Black Ich three days after bringing it home recovered, survived quarantine, overcame that swimming pattern that resembled a psychotic inmate, and is now "happy to see me" when I approach the 60g. Inverts. have done well in this tank in the past but fish have been a real problem. Nothing to do with moving every 6 months I'm sure...
I seem to have found the right combination of bulbs after three years of experimentation. Corals are improved and my Coraline is coming back with a vengence. Dosing Kalk for a month now has also helped I'm sure. I'm now ready to add a Royal Gramma, later, a Coral Beauty and finally a smaller "something" to complete the "color scheme" to accent the drapes... A long way to go yet but so much has improved since we bought this house last year !
My 90g still needs a lot of work but I think I've done what I can and I'll see what biology/chemistry can do with it. I removed and scrubbed all the hair algae off the rock. Replaced , over time, the "junk" substrate that was in the tank when I bought it. Fired up the new Actinics yesterday. (no smoke ). Dosing Kalk here as well. Removed the bio-balls from the corner overflow and hopefully my water input is of good quality now...I got a new "kid" in there as well ! A Lemon Peal Angel. She's a beauty. I got "her" after Christmas and released her from quarantine on Saturday. I wanted a Yellow Tang in this tank as well but the Angel just looked too good ! That screws up the whole "color scheme" in the front room though. . A Purple Tang is now on my must have list...besides, they're cheaper . Any recomendations for a fourth fish to join the Angel, Lionfish, and a "stupid" Neon Damsel ? Reef safe. Wrasse? Nah...
So all you folks who said there's some blue 'shrooms/frags (colts,leathers,yellow polyps?) for sale...the phone could be ringin' soon.
It's so nice to see hard work/patience be rewarded with positive reults...

Well Bob, that killed about 45 minutes for me, "how you doin'..."

ps Jonny, the posting about "lighting periods..." ???